SAHS

Souderton Area High School December 2019 Newsletter

625 Lower Road, Souderton, PA 18964 http://sahs.soudertonsd.org

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Inside this issue:

Back to School Night 3

Calendar 2

Course Selection 4

Dance Dress Code 3

Graduation 1

Inclement Weather 3

Marking Period Dates 2

Pathways 3

Students of the Month 2

Yearbook & Senior Baby Ads 4

Class of 2020

Graduation

The date of the Graduation

Ceremony will be

announced after the

inclement weather season.

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

During this holiday season, I am thankful for the staff members

at Souderton Area High School. Whether they are teachers, cus-

todians, coaches, teaching assistants, study hall proctors, food

service workers, or secretaries, our staff members pride them-

selves on forming positive, mentoring relationships with as

many students as possible. I believe the most important and

most difficult task for school personnel is to navigate the tricky

relationships with other people. I am not disillusioned into

thinking that such relationships always go well – they are com-

plicated and often enough, they do not end up positively. How-

ever, I am confident that our staff members’ minds and hearts

are in the right place, trying to help students, rather than exer-

cising power over them. My hope is that when relationships

with staff members do not go well for students, there is always

one or more other staff members upon whom the students can

rely for mentoring.

I am thankful that Souderton Area High School is a place that

many students can call a second home because our staff treats

the students like they would treat their own families.

Have a great holiday!

Sincerely,

Sam Varano

Principal

I think the greatest

gift you can ever give

is an honest receiving

of what a person has

to offer.

-Fred Rogers

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JANUARY

JAN 8 & 9: Keystone Exam - Algebra 1

JAN 13 & 14: Keystone Exam - Biology

JAN 18: Winter Ball - 7:00PM

JAN 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School

JAN 21: Cocoa & Cram - 3:00PM

JAN 22: Parent Participation Meeting - 9:30AM

JAN 24 & 27: Final Exams

JAN 25: Winter Ball Snow Date - 7:00PM

JAN 28: End of MP2/Semester 1

JAN 29: In-Service - No School

JAN 30: Back to School Night - 6:30PM

FEBRUARY

FEB 4: 8th Grade Course Selection Presentation

for Parents - 6:30PM

FEB 6: Snow Date - 8th Grade Course Selection

Presentation for Parents - 6:30PM

FEB 6: Report Cards Available on HAC

FEB 14: School Day due to 12/2 Snow Day

FEB 12: Prom Fashion Show - 6:30PM

FEB 17: President’s Day - No School

FEB 26: Athletic Recruiting Seminar - 6:00PM

FEB 27: Parent Participation Meeting - 9:30AM

MARCH

MAR 13: Act 80 Day - No School for Students

MAR 14: SAT

MAR 26: Parent Participation Meeting - 9:30AM

CALENDAR Students of the Month

October 2019

BOY GIRL

Aryan Desai Grade 9 Makayla Anthony

Tyler Bovell Grade 10 Lacey Moll

Luke DeSpain Grade 11 Ryann Libor

Drew McDivitt Grade 12 Paige Stainsby

Photo Credit: Shawn Hanrahan

Parents/Guardians can continuously monitor

student progress on Home Access Center (HAC)

End of

Marking Period

Report Cards

Available on HAC

MP2 1/28/20 2/6/20

MP3 4/2/20 4/13/20

MP4 6/10/20 6/17/20

November 2019

BOY GIRL

Nolan Hughes Grade 9 Emely Morales

Josh Trout Grade 10 Miranda Razzi

Jonathan Booz Grade 11 Emily Pivnichny

Kevin Connolly Grade 12 Marissa Grela

2019-2020 End of Marking Period Dates

Photo Credit: SAHS Yearbook Staff

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Back To School Night Second Semester

January 30th, 6:30PM -7:30PM

The Second Semester Back to School Night at the high school is just

as important as the beginning of the year Back to School Night in

that parents will have the opportunity to meet their students’ new

teachers. With block scheduling, the beginning of the Second Se-

mester is like starting over again with new teachers and new clas-

ses. All parents are strongly encouraged to attend.

Dance Dress Code

The SAHS Winter Ball is schedule for January 18th. Parents are

asked to remind your students of the dress code. Below is an ex-

cerpt from the dress code:

Dresses/skirts must be at least mid-thigh length, with no plunging backs below the mid-back, not made from transparent material, or have side or front cut outs.

As part of Pathways 360°, this is

the time of year when JUNIORS

should be looking into mentor-

ship opportunities and SOPHO-

MORES should be considering

job shadows.

Students, if you have any ques-

tions or need assistance please

reach out to Mrs. Tarlo or Mr.

Darcy.

Mrs. Tarlo (A112) atarlo@soudertonsd.org

Mr. Darcy (guidance)

mdarcy@soudertonsd.org

Pathways 360°

Photo Credit: SAHS Yearbook Staff

Inclement Weather

In the case of inclement

weather, Souderton Area

School District closings

and delays will be posted

on the district website.

http://

www.soudertonsd.org/

schools/closings

When the weather outside is frightful...

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There is not a Drop/Add Period after schedules are released. Instead, students may change their course

requests up until May 1st, which gives them the opportunity to experience their 4th marking period classes.

After students receive their schedules, they will be able to change their schedule only if they:

● Do not meet the prerequisite

● Have an imbalance in their schedule

● Want to increase the rigor of their schedule

● Were not able to schedule all of their requests

FEB 4: 8th Grade Course Selection Presentation for Parents - 6:30PM

FEB 4: Course Selection Assemblies for 9th & 10th Grade (Extended 5th Block)

FEB 5: Course Selection Assembly - 11th Grade

FEB 6: Snow Date - 8th Grade Course Selection Presentation for Parents - 6:30PM

FEB 6-10: Course Request Entry Available to 9th-11th Grade Students/Parents

FEB 10-28: Counselors Meet with Students During Semester 2 Social Studies Classes

MAR 2-13: Counselors Meet with Students Not in Semester 2 Social Studies Classes

MAY 26: Schedules Distributed to Students

Course Selection

The following is a tentative timeline for course selection:

Photo Credit: Lifetouch