November 2017Volume 15 Issue 4

Mission StatementAn organization where the faculty and staff work to build meaningful relationships through relevant academic and extracurricular activities. A place where students grow intellectually and lead successful, fulfilling lives through rigorous training and modeling.

The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida, prohibits any and all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race , co lor, sex , religion, national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation or disability in any of its programs, services or activities.

‘Warhawk News’November 2017

Published Four Times Per YearPinellas County School Board

525 Pensylvania AvenuePalm Harbor, FL 34683

Issue #4

VisionAll students are able to learn and experience success leading to post-secondary and career readiness.

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CEL II Students Serve @ Ronald McDonald House On November 14, 2017, a group of CEL II students along with their parents, prepared and served lunch to the residents of the Ronald McDonald House. As you know, the Ronald McDonald House provides parents and families of critically ill children a free place to stay while their child is receiving treatment at All Children’s Hospital. This is the third year that the CEL II students have shared their time and recourses with RMH. Each year the staff has complimented our students on their kindness and generosity. Below are a few pictures of our day. Please look closely at the second picture. On the far right is a RMH volunteer by the name of Jan. Jan was one of the first students to walk through the doors of Seminole High! Her class chose our school colors and created the first Wally War Hawk. Jan also said that SHS opened with only 300 students!!! She was so proud of the way our CEL students represented SHS to our community.

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CalendarDec. 2, 2017 SAT Test Date

Dec. 9, 2017 ACT Test Date

Dec. 11, 2017 6:00 PM SAC Meeting

Dec. 22, 2017 End of First Semester

Dec. 23, 2017 - Jan. 7, 2018 Winter Holidays - No School for Students

iHawk Demonstration Night On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, iHawk celebrated an amazing night of student successes! iHawk 1 and iHawk 2 students spent the evening showing off to parents, community members, and educators from around the state. Our iHawk 3 students spoke to parents about how powerful their internships have been and facilitated presentations for iHawk 2. We are so proud of our AMAZING academy students! Special thanks to Alan Smith, Sandra Miller, Jessica Perez and Carrie Short for teaching and supporting these amazing students! SAVE THE DATE: Our spring demonstration night will be March 19, 2018. Come out and see iHawk students in action. A HUGE shout out to Jessica Perez. She has placed almost all of our iHawk 3 students in internships in careers that they are pursuing. We have students at the Clearwater Aquarium, Jannus Live, All Childrens, and much…much more. This was a laborious task but she worked with students to ensure they are really at places they want to be and that will provide real connections to their future self. THANK YOU JESSICA…YOU ROCK!

Parents find out where their students are presenting for iHawk Demonstration Night.

Ryan Gingras – iHawk Presentation Night

Chase Wiley – iHawk Presentation Night

Jolee Redferring – iHawk Presentation Night

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On November 1, 2017, iHawk 2 students conquered the High Ropes course at USF. Not only does this require an immense amount of teamwork, many students faced fears and developed confidence, plus they had a BLAST. Thanks Coach G for being my partner on this trip!– Carrie Short, iHawk Director

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SGA Student Government Officers, Sarah Carlin, Kyle Frain, Cassidy Bulino and Sydney Noser volunteered at Bay Pines Community Living. They helped with arts and crafts and then sponsored and served lunch to all of the residents.

5Table Tennis Superstar Jenson Van Emburgh, a Seminole High senior is ranked 41st in the world in table tennis. He is a member of the 2017 US Para Junior National Table Tennis Team. Best of luck to you in your next tournament Jenson – we are rooting for you!

We have a superstar among us! Good Morning Tampa Bay recently filmed Jenson Van Emburgh for a special segment on their show.

PMAC Shines! The Principal’s MultiCultural Advisory Committee and Gay-Straight Alliance partnered up with CommUnity Tampa Bay to host another Youth Leadership Conference/”Unity Day” here at SHS on Friday, 11/10. We invited a diverse group of students from the school to participate in community-building exercises and discussed how to break down the barriers of discrimination here at Seminole High. The feedback from the participants was overwhelmingly positive, and we look forward to offering another such event (with hopefully more participants) in the spring! See Mrs. Crawley in C-15 for more information on how you can get involved!

PEP Rally TimeChannel 13 Pep Rally of the Week

Charlie Belcher talks with Coach Miller (pictured to the right), SHS’s football team, and their honorary Warhawk, Jayden at the Channel 13 Pep Rally of the Week.

Students enjoying some fun at Unity Day.

Students pictured: Saara Alsayed, Jessica Palmer, and Aseel Shahin

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Seminole High School won the US Bands Group V Open competition at the 2017 Southern States competition in Chattanooga, Tenn. The band was also grand champion, recognized as the best band in all divisions.

Brass ensemble playing the hit at the end of part 6.

Band Wins Southern States Competition!

The Mighty SHS Warhawk Band!!

Drum Majors and Captains at Retreat (students from left to right) Amanda Magrum, Eric Monson, Marissa Stanley, Meg Hall, Caleb Ford, Lauren Lanzilotta

Mr. Madrinan speaking to the marching band about their 1st place achievement after the awards ceremony.

Trumpet players in horizontal line (students from left to right) Alex Brogley, Jonny Hill, Katie Shmick, Joe Hill

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Theatre Students Shine at FTC! The SHS Theatre Students dominated the one act festival at the Florida Theatre Conference (FTC) with rave reviews from the judges and peers. They all commended us for how well they talked to each other on stage and really listened. A very difficult skill that they all admitted they rarely see in high school performers. Huge praise for our students!!! Everyone did so well in college auditions! I even had several kids receive callbacks from 15-20 colleges and universities.

WHAT?!?!?!??! We had many students j o y o u s l y r e c e i v e immediate acceptance into theatre programs. Scholarship money is rolling in as we speak! Watching these s t u d e n t s d e v e l o p c o m m u n i c a t i o n / interview skills talking to the college reps and professors was

invaluable. Also, so many indelible life lessons were learned! This was truly an awesome trip for these students. Also, shout out to Matt Merryman who was an amazing chaperone and we couldn’t have done it without him!!! These students have been working so hard and it definitely paid off. They represented Seminole High with such professionalism and talent. I could not be more proud.– Ms. Palmer, Theatre Instructor

Students from left to right: Garrett Harkins, Matt Chambers, Gabrielle Bahr, Shelby Mattingly, Olivia Vreeland, Jay Overlin, Hannah Musgrove, Collin Roof, Taylor George, Vanessa Poole, Ava Porter, Megan Levine, Nick Ramsey

Improv Show Our first improv show was a massive success!!! The money that was collected from this event goes directly into funding our trip to the Florida Theatre Conference. Ms. Palmer is so proud of her students for a job well done!

SHS Theatre students enjoyed participating in the Florida Theatre Conference held at Santa Fe College.

More News from the Theatre …Written by Megan Levine, 10th grade

The Seminole Theatre Department is gearing up for an amazing season. The students have already participated in multiple life changing activities, such as the Florida Theatre Conference (FTC). At this event students have the opportunity to explore their field and audition for college scholarships. We also have multiple exciting events coming up! The program is proud to be inducting 26 kids into the International Thespian Society (ITS) in the upcoming weeks. Also coming up is our District Showcase (Nov. 28th @ 6pm) and December Improv Show (Dec. 7th @ 7pm). Our incredible spring musical production was announced at a killer 80’s themed kick-off party. The entire department is excited to announce that we will be performing FOOTLOOSE! So kick off your Sunday shoes and come enjoy some of the great performances coming up!

SHS Theatre Students Gearing up for “Footloose.”

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Have a Wonderful Holiday Season!From the SHS Warhawk Family

Cross Country traveled to Disney’s Wide World of Sports this fall and had tremendous success with many athletes setting new PRs!

Girlfriends Help the Homeless On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, the Girlfriends of SHS were able to deliver enough food, baked chicken, potato salad, baked beans, cornbread, cabbage greens, sweet potato pies, mac and cheese, green bean bake, mashed potatoes, sweet peas and carrots, and stuffing, for over 50 people for the residents of Pinellas HOPE, an agency that provides housing for the homeless in Clearwater, Florida. All girls made or bought food for the dinner. We couldn’t serve because lunch was at 1:00, but we were able to get a tour and learn about the sensitivities of the homeless, their needs, their hardships and how we can assist them in the future. Good Job Ms. Williams, Ms. Kent and Ms. Lovett in assisting with the project. If you would like to be a mentor for a girlfriend, please email Mrs. Lovett, our social worker, at CORRY-LOVETTS@pcsb.org. In December, the Girlfriends have planned a Holiday visit to the Oak Tree Manor Nursing home to sing carols and deliver cards and homemade candy canes!! We are proud of our Girlfriends!

Cross Country

A Big Thank YouPlease join us in thankingFeld Technologies for their

donation to the school!