SHS Yearbooks are still on sale for $55. Deadline to order is Sun, Feb 28. Order at yearbookforever.com or see Mr. Keen with a check or cash (exact change). There may be extra copies available when they are delivered, but the cost will be $60. Order now to guarantee your copy!
SHS Juniors: Monday’s SHS Junior ACT Boot Camp has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb 25 during school hours. If you have registered for any of the previously scheduled boot camps, you will be receiving an email with more information. Please be sure to check your email before Thursday.
SHS Juniors: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will now be offering the ACT boot camp on Monday, February 22 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. If you are a bus rider, you will need to find alternate transportation home.
School will dismiss at 1:30 for parent/teacher conferences, and you will have about 20 minutes to make your way to the cafeteria to be seated. Be sure you are in the cafeteria by 1:50 PM.
Please bring the following items with you:
--Pencil
--Paper
--Calculator that you plan to use on the ACT (If you do not have one, then it will be provided for you.)
--Snacks and drinks, if needed
*** There are only 75 boot camp spots available, so priority will be given to the students who signed up for the original boot camp. However, we hope to be able to allow others in as well. If you can attend, please complete the survey linked below. Please watch your email for individual information about Monday's event after you sign up. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/NDdh1R7Yq8DBVB2s9
SHS Juniors: Due to inclement weather, ACT is allowing Arkansas schools to move the ACT exam (originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23) to Tuesday, March 9. All virtual juniors will need to report to campus with a Chromebook on Friday, Feb. 26 at 8:30 a.m. to complete ACT demographics and MyACT information. Our district is currently working to reschedule the ACT Boot Camp and will send out information as soon as we have confirmation.
Virtual Juniors need to come to SHS campus on Fri, Feb 19 to complete the demographics portion of the ACT test booklet in preparation for the state-required ACT. Please be here at 9 AM. It should take about 45 minutes. Bring a charged chromebook with you. If you have questions, please call the school office or email Emily Grimmett (emilygrimmett@sheridanschools.org).
Remember you also need to make plans to be on campus to take the test on Tues, Feb 23 from 7:45 AM - 1:00 PM.
ALL Juniors will need to bring their photo ID and number 2 pencils with them for this exam, too.
SHS - Congratulations to Mr. Matt Garner, one of our Speech Pathologists and Asst. Coaches, for being selected as this week's SHS Staff Member of the Week! We admire the work and compassion Matt shows his students. Way to go!
Seniors - Scholarship opportunities are arriving in the Counseling Center.
● First Electric Cooperative is now accepting applications for their 2021 scholarship program. Nine high school seniors will receive $2,000 each. Deadline to apply is April 30, 2021.
● Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union is now accepting applications for their $1,000 scholarship program. Application Deadline is April 2, 2021.
● For Senior Girls planning to major in Education, the Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship applications are now available. Deadline to apply is March 8, 2021.
See Mr. Lamartiniere in the counselor's office for any of these applications!
SHS Family and Consumer Science classes are working on floor plans for their Housing unit. Students are working in 2D and 3D views.
SHS Yearbooks are still on sale for $55. Deadline to order is Feb 28. Order at yearbookforever.com or see Mr. Keen with a check or cash (exact change). There may be extra copies available when they are delivered, but the cost will be $60. Order now to guarantee your copy!
Congratulations to the SHS Debate Team for their performance at the 4th Regional Tournament of the season!
Sophie Barrentine- 6th in Varsity IPDA speaker;
Kali Givens- Novice IPDA semi-finalist;
Reece Boykin- 2nd in Novice IPDA Speaker & overall champion of Novice IPDA
To celebrate National School Counseling Week, take time today to say a special thank you to our SHS school counselors! We love Ms. Strong, Mrs. Sites, Mrs. Fortin, and Mr. Lamartiniere!
SHS Parents of Juniors: Please tap on the link for important information about the upcoming Junior ACT. https://bit.ly/2LbTKa3
SHS - Congratulations to Mr. Greg Mattics for being selected as the Staff Member of the Week! He is always willing to help anyone who needs it, no matter how big or small of a project.
SHS Counselors are the best! “It takes a big heart to shape young minds!” Celebrate our School Counselors!
SHS - Congratulations to Rhonda Grooms for being named the Virtual Arkansas Facilitator of the Month! We are thankful for all she does to help our students succeed every day!
This week is National School Counseling Week. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of SHS our counselors--Ms. Strong, Mrs. Sites, and Mrs. Fortin! We thank them for all they do for our students and staff.
Congrats to the SHS FFA members for their performance at Sub-Area Leadership Contest.
Mason Delony - 1st Place - Extemporaneous Public Speaking;
Clay Dawson - 1st Place - Job Employment Skills;
Catherine Williams - 2nd Place - Farm Bureau High School Discussion Meet.
SHS - Congratulations to Ms. Buffy Teague for being named Staff Member of the Week! Buffy was recognized by Misty Watson as being the best boss she has ever worked with. We all appreciate Buffy's kindness and understanding towards students and adults alike!
Yesterday, Sheridan High School was one of 1,119 schools to receive the College Board’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award. Recipients of this award have achieved high female representation in #APCSP and/or #APCSA at their school, helping close the gender gap in the field of computer science. http://spr.ly/6181HbKZ9 #YJNation #makeitcount
Photo 1: SHS students attending the 2019 Girls of Promise Coding Summit.
Photo 2: KARK interviews computer science students in April of 2019 about the app they developed called the Arkansas College Calculator.
It helps students find specific colleges and scholarships they’re eligible for in Arkansas based on their GPA and ACT score.
Congratulations SHS January Students of the Month
