SHS Seniors- Balfour will be here on Tuesday, February 22, during lunches to take any last-minute cap and gown orders for graduation.
Junior Girls - If you are interested in attending Arkansas Girls State, sign up in the counselor's office. See Ms. Cantrell for more details.
February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month, & SHS is proud to recognize our CTE teachers & courses!
One of our CTE offerings at SHS is Computer Science. Mrs. Cobie Williams and Mr. Carson Ayers teach Computer Science classes. Computer Science prepares students to build industrial and reusable software using cutting-edge programming and technology across different coding languages. At SHS, we offer different classes related to Computer Science from the basics of Computer Programming to AP Computer Science Applications and Principles. Students are also able to participate in the Technology Student Association.
February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month, & SHS is proud to recognize our CTE teachers & courses!
One of our CTE offerings at SHS is the Technology for Integrated Manufacturing (TIM) course, also known as the Kohler Academy. Mr. Mike Carpenter teaches the TIM class along with engineers from Kohler. Students in the TIM course learn how automation is now used in industry & about the different opportunities & careers in industry. In the lab, students complete OSHA training; learn programming of machines using G-Code, InkScape, Retina Engrave, & more; & learn how to use programmable logic controllers. Equipment in the lab that are used include 3D Printers, Plastic Injection Molding Machine, CNC Milling Machine, FANUC Arm, & Laser Engraver. Students design & produce metal, plastic, & wood products from the machines, some of which are sold in the YJNation Store.
National School Counseling Week -- SHS sends a huge THANK YOU to our counseling staff for everything they do! We appreciate Ms. Cantrell, Mr. Lamartiniere, Mr. Steele, Ms. Strong, & Mrs. Bean.
SHS is celebrating National School Counseling Week this week. Thank you Ms. Cantrell, Mr. Lamartiniere, Mr. Steele, Ms. Strong, and Mrs. Bean for everything you do to help our students & faculty with academics, mental health, social issues, and more!
February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month, & SHS is proud to recognize our CTE teachers & courses!
One of our CTE offerings at SHS is in our Family & Consumer Sciences dept. Lindsay Rich and McKenzie Crosby are the SHS Family & Consumer Sciences teachers and FCCLA advisers. We currently offer 4 FCS courses, including Family & Consumer Sciences; Food Safety & Nutrition; Food Production, Management, & Services; & Life & Fitness Nutrition. Family & Consumer Sciences prepares students to make informed choices regarding consumer education, food & nutrition, relationships, housing, & textiles, as well as provide skills for careers in the Hospitality & Tourism, Education & Training, & Human Services career clusters. At SHS, we offer two programs of study that include Food Production, Management, & Services, as well as Nutrition Science & Dietetics. Students take Level 1, 2, & 3 classes to be able to be a program completer. The Food Production students plan, sell, prepare, & serve meals to faculty every week. Students are also able to be a part of a student organization called Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). SHS currently has 42 FCCLA members.
Reminder -- SHS Juniors will be taking the state-mandated ACT on March 1. All juniors can participate in the test without the linked form, but if students would like scores to be shared with higher education institutions, a parent must complete the linked form and return it to the student's English teacher before completing the MyACT information. Paper copies of the form can be picked up in the SHS office. Forms need to be returned by Fri, Feb 11, 2022.
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It's National School Counseling Week. SHS sends a huge shout-out to our counseling staff for all the support & resources they provide our students & faculty every day! We appreciate Ms. Cantrell, Mr. Lamartiniere, Mr. Steele, Ms. Strong, & Mrs. Bean for everything they do.
February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month, & SHS is proud to recognize our CTE teachers & courses. One of our CTE offerings at SHS is in our Agriculture dept. Mrs. Taylor Donnelly is our Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor. We currently offer 5 agriculture courses, including Survey of Agriculture, Animal Science, Agriculture Mechanics, Advanced Agriculture Mechanics, & Advanced Animal Science. Through our Agriculture Program students first develop a base knowledge of broad agriculture in Survey of Agriculture including Agribusiness, leadership, food science, plants science, natural resource management, & several other content areas. Students then may choose to dive deeper into Animal Science content or Agriculture Mechanics content & skills. The Animal Science courses focus on production livestock, livestock management skills, & veterinary medicine. Our Agriculture Mechanics courses focus on primarily welding and woodworking with basic instruction in electricity, plumbing, small engines, & surface finishing/refinishing. As part of the Sheridan Agriculture Program, students can become members of the SHS FFA Chapter. We currently have 32 members grades 9-12 who are competing in Career Development Contests, Leadership Development Contests, as well as showing livestock & working through their own individual Supervised Agriculture Experience project outside of the classroom.
SHS seniors - Scholarship applications are starting to come into the counseling center. Make sure you are keeping up with all the opportunities through the daily announcements & the school website: https://www.sheridanschools.org/o/shs/page/current-scholarship-information
SHS Juniors - Register for the free ACT bootcamp we are hosting on Thurs, Feb 17. An ACT specialist will equip students with unique tips, tricks, and strategies for all portions of the ACT exam. Be sure to register by Wed, Feb 9.
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The SHS Library will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair Friday, February 4 through Thursday, February 10. Students may shop the fair daily from 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM.
SHS - Congratulations to Mrs. Leigh Ann Hamilton for being named the SHS Staff Member of the Week! Mrs. Hamilton is a great asset to our English Department and SHS Staff. Thank you Mrs. Hamilton!
SHS - Junior Boys: If you are interested in attending the American Legion Arkansas Boys State this summer, or you would like to know more about it, please contact LTC Easter in the JROTC room before Friday (Feb 4).
Boys State will be held at UCA May 29 - June 3, 2022.
**We have not received info on Girls State yet. We will post is when we do.
Sheridan High School will host the Junior-Senior Prom on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 8-11 PM at SHS. More information will be published as we get closer to the event.
Just a reminder about CAPS on Feb 24. We will start working with students soon to look at course options and scheduling conferences.
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SHS - We are proud of students in Mrs. Edwards' class for this great work last week! They have been studying Western expansion across all their subjects/classes.
SHS - Congratulations to these students in Mrs. Nevens’ Foundation of Teaching class who placed in the Educators Rising Region 4 Competitions recently! They will get to compete at the State competition in April.
SHS - Trap Team Registration forms are due before noon tomorrow, Friday, January 28th.