SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Week of February 14 - February 18
From the desk of Sean Hall, Principal
Hello Spanish Springs High School Families,
As most of you are aware, masks are now optional for all staff and students per the Governor's office and WCSD guidance. Masks will still be available in the nurse's office for anyone who wishes to have one. Here at SSHS, we respect any person's choice to wear a mask. Please be advised masks are required on all school and charter buses per federal mandate.
Congratulations to our Competition Cheer Team for placing 2nd place at the Regional Competition at Damonte Ranch High School this week. Cheer competitions are fierce, and we are proud of you!
Congratulations to our Ski Team at this week's meet. State competition is around the corner on February 22nd and February 23rd. Well done Team!
On a final note, I would like to remind our students to be respectful of our neighbors. When walking to or from school, please pick up after yourselves and do not leave your trash on the ground that may end up in yards and other property.
Thank you for your continued support.
Warm regards,
Sean Hall
Monday
B Day
4, 5, 7, 6
Tuesday
A Day
1, 2, 7, 3
Wednesday
B Day
4, 5, 6
Testing
AAPPL
ACT Test Spring 2022
The ACT is required for all Juniors, and Seniors that have not participated.
Format: On-line
Test Dates:
Tuesday, March 1
Wednesday, March 2
Thursday, March 3
Tuesday, March 8
Wednesday, March 9
Thursday, March 10
Test Time:
During school hours, 8:00 am (arrive & check in by 7:45 am) to approximately 1:30 pm
This year’s ACT at SSHS will be administered on-line and during the prescribed testing window verse a one-day paper administration like in past years.
This is a required assessment for graduation for Junior, and Seniors that have not participated. The on-line testing dates are March 1, March 2, March 3, March 8, March 9, and March 10, 8:00 am to approximately 1:30 pm each day. Since these are in-school days for all 9th – 12th students, Juniors will be assigned one test date with approximately 100 students testing each day during the testing window.
Juniors will be notified of their test date and testing location in their US History Class during ACT pre-administration activities. Seniors will be notified by their Counselor.
ACT allows students to use a calculator on the math section.
ACT Test Prep Resources
See Mrs. Hefner in the library for free ACT prep through Learning Express
If you have questions, you may contact Ms. Silvia Marin, simarin@washoeschools.net
Career Center
FAFSA Night is your 1ST STEP TO FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE!
Monday February 14, 2022
6:00-7:30 p.m.
FAFSA Night will be hosted in the LIBRARY on the February 8th!
Click the links below for more information!
Receive assistance with: FAFSA COMPLETION ◉ DEPENDENCY STATUS ◉ SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES STUDENTS WITH DACA ◉ STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED ◉ TYPES OF AVAILABLE AID & MORE
You are not alone in this process...We are here to help!
Can’t Make It or Need Additional Assistance?
Register Online for a Virtual Appointment! @ myadvisor.tmcc.edu
Spanish Springs High School Needs You!
2 Special Education Resource Teachers
1 Special Education CLS Teacher
2 openings for Strategies Aide II (27 hr/week)
3 openings for CLS teacher Aide (27 hr/week)
4 openings for Custodian (40hrs/week)
Please go to the following website to apply today!
Shout Outs!
School Counseling Week
Boys Basketball
Congratulations to Boys Basketball Head Coach Kyle Penney and the Team on earning the NIAA State Academic Team Championship and the 5A North League Championship. The team will finish the regular season this week on Tuesday 2/08 at Reno and Friday 2/11 at Reed. They will host the Region Tournament Semifinal game on Wednesday 2/16 at 6:30 PM.
Good Luck!
Congratulations Rifle Team!
Our Rifle Team just returned from their competition in Phoenix Arizona. Our Sporter Team finished 5th and our Precision Team finished 4th. We are very proud of our teams in their competitions, especially since our Sporter Team are all first year shooters and our precision class has only been together since October! Well done!
Boosters
Senior Trip
Please let me know if you have any questions safensobersshsgradnight@gmail.com or call/text (775)842-9090. Faith Smith
Attention all Seniors!
Cheer Fundraiser February 17th!
February 15 - March 31
Spanish Springs High School Food Pantry will receive a $1 donation from each purchase of the $2.49 reusable Give Back Bag at the store located at Save Mart 9750 Pyramid Lakes Hwy., Sparks NV.
SSHS Food Pantry
Athletics
Ready to make a Splash?
NIAA and WCSD Athletic Guidance
NEW COVID 19 Updates below!!!
The mandatory testing of NIAA athletes and those leaving the county will end as of February 27, 2022.
SSHS Staff and Coaches:
Week (#14) Winter Activities COVID TEST on Monday 2/14 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM:
Boys Basketball (Varsity)
Winter Cheer (Varsity)
Wrestling (State Tournament Team)
SSHS Honor Choir students
Week (#14) Winter Activities COVID TEST on Wednesday 2/16 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM:
Make-Up Test
NIAA Guidance I, the product of Gubernatorial Directive 048, will expire in its entirety Sunday, February 27. **
** The mandated testing program will continue through the conclusion of the winter sports season.
The mask mandate(s), however, are exhausted as of Friday February 11th.
Please understand that districts & schools (including our California- and Arizona-based schools) may still impose more restrictive standards with regards to face covering + local testing. At this point, we are not aware of any Nevada-based district / school keeping more restrictive measures for either at this time.
WCSD COVID 19 Testing Flowchart
Spring 2022 Registration is open
If you wish to compete in a spring sport please have your
RMA registration completed by February 15th!
Spring Sport tryouts/practices begin on Saturday February 19th.
Registration for Fall 2022 will open in May.
Athletic Contacts
- Athletic Administrator - Jason Urmston (775) 321-3933
Email Link - Jason Urmston
- Athletic Director - Art Anderson (775) 321-3936
Email Link - Art Anderson
- Athletic Secretary - Kali Clayton (775) 321-3945
Email Link - Kali Clayton
- Athletic Trainer - Carol Mass
Email Link - Carol Mass
8th Grade Cougar Parent Night
February 23
This year’s 8th grade parent night is scheduled for Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. This is a great opportunity for our families to learn about classes, activities, sports, clubs, and/or programs.
We look forward to seeing you then!
CTE Month!
Attention One and All!
February is CTE Month! To celebrate, our amazing CTE programs, we are raising awareness of Career and Technical Education here at SSHS!
Here at Spanish Springs High school, we currently have 13 pathways and JAG. Last year we underwent an extensive review by the state where we shared over 4,000 pieces of evidence, and we are proud to say that we have three programs of distinction (Photo, Sports Medicine and Video Production) and one program of excellence (Foods and Nutrition). Our new pathway (multimedia) is preparing to run as a “simulated workplace”- students will be running the program as a business for all multimedia needs! Students will be designing and printing apparel, marketing, building websites, designing posters, editing videos and shooting commercials, taking sports and other photos and providing many additional services for our school and community!
Automotive Technology- Bill Meister
Animation – Juan Villegas
Cybersecurity - Chris Mendenhall
Computer Science - Carrie Mieras, Diane Ferguson, Toni McDonough
Foods and Nutrition - Jennifer Lindley, Andria Hanski
Graphic Design - Kendra Marsh
JAG- Sydney Benger, Kristina Hamlin
Military Science - LTC Wales, SFC W. Mendenhall, MSG Baumgarten
Photography - Kendra Marsh
Multimedia- Toni McDonough, Kendra Marsh, Juan Villegas
Sports Medicine- Jason Klonicke, Amber Calonico
Teaching in Training- Andria Hanski
Video Production - Juan Villegas
Web Design- Toni McDonough
Testing
Attention Seniors: Civics Exam
The Civics Exam is coming soon. Participation in the Civics Exam is a graduation requirement in the state of Nevada. All seniors enrolled in Government this semester will be taking the exam in that class starting as early as November 15th. If you are a senior who is not in a government class this year, please contact your counselor to make testing arrangements.
AP Testing
Please see below for important information for Advanced Placement (AP) students:
Students must have an AP account with College Board in order to register for the test as well as to access AP classroom for classroom curriculum. Teachers have given students the JOIN codes and instructions on how to complete this task. If your student has any questions, please direct them to their teacher.
AP tests are $94. $40 deposit to order test is due by November 15th. They can pay this to Megan Svare (bookkeeper) at lunch/afterschool or via the webstore.
AP testing is REQUIRED for all students in an AP class, there is NO OPT OUT this year.
November 15th is the final day for students to sign up for the AP classroom without a late fee. After November 15th there is a $40 late fee in addition to the testing fee.
All tests will be paper-and-pencil at school in May 2022.
Click here to view the: AP Testing Schedule
Yearbooks
Driver's Education Class
DMV Certification of Attendance
· DMV Certifications of Attendance are processed at the district level by the Student Records Department.
· Visit the WCSD web page: www.washoeschools.net and select:
STUDENT AND PARENTS
>STUDENT RECORDS
> CLICK ON BACKPACK CURRENT STUDENT.
FILL OUT INFORMATION, AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE CHECK THE DMV BOX.
· Please allow one week of processing time.
· Please note: Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent and do not meet the DMV Certification of Attendance requirements. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.
Information for how to get the attendance for DMV is permanently found at:
The complete WCSD policy can be found here: WCSD DMV Attendance Policy
Tech Support
The hours are:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7am-2:30pm and Tuesday, Thursday 11:30am-7:00pm.
SSHS Library Website
Did you know the library website offers, how to guides, test prep, resources for families, newsletters, bell and balanced calendars, and of course really amazing books! Check it out sometime!
If you are having issues logging into Teams, check out this guide from Ms. Lewis!
Online Registration for 2022-2023
Parents, please go online to begin registering your students for the upcoming school year. We are requesting that you complete registration by the end of February.
WCSD has streamlined the process for families with more than one student, so the process is easier than ever! If this is the first time you are registering your student/s, we have created a how to guide to help you get into the Infinite Campus Online Registration portal more readily. How to Log Into Infinite Campus and Complete Online Registration
If you do not know how to log into Infinite Campus, please contact Francine McCrae at the SSHS Career Center or Lindsay Beck in the Library.
Academic Support
After School Tutoring
A late bus is now available to provide transportation to students. The late bus will leave SSHS at 4:15 and will drop off at specific elementary schools/drop off locations. Students who need transportation should sign up in the Career Center to be added to the bus roster. The drop off locations are listed below:
Taylor
Spanish Springs ES
Van Gorder ES
2 stops in the lower Raley's area (one on each side of Vista Blvd)
Sepulveda ES
Bennet ES
Palmer ES
Sun Valley ES
SSHS Well Being
COVID 19 Updates
Masks
COVID-19 Testing For Families Monday and Wednesdays
COVID-19 testing will be offered at Spanish Springs High School for both school screening purposes (1-3 pm) and after school hours for those who have been excluded for symptoms or been in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case (3:30-4:30 pm).
The after-hours 3:30-4:30 pm testing, while offered inside in our Commons Area (Cafeteria), is open to all students, staff, and their families regardless of where they go to school or work.
You must register first.
More information is available online at WashoeSchools.net/covid19testing.
Bell Schedule
Please click this link for a copy of this year's Bell Schedule.
Attendance
Attendance Policy
Spanish Springs HS follows all WCSD Attendance Policies and Procedures.
In Summary:
If your student(s) is sick, please keep your student(s) home from school.
Parent/guardian must call or email the school each day their student(s) is
absent to verify the student’s absence on that day to ensure the child's
safety. Please call the SSHS Office at 425-7733 to verify student absences.
Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.
Students will not be retained or fail a course (high school) based on attendance. However, students who miss 10% or more of class periods for any course that meets in a semester will be chronically absent in that course(s).
If the student must miss an entire class period for any reason, it is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to see that a written/verbal verification is provided to the school prior to, during, or within three days of an absence. Failure to do so within three days of the student's return to school will result in the absence being coded as Unverified (AUK).
The Health Department Excluded Distance Learning OR Contact Tracing (HDED or HDCT) code is used when a school has been notified by Washoe County Health Department or Washoe County School District that a student is excluded from school but is able to work on Temporary Distance Learning for the length of the exclusion.
Students are to attend Temporary Distance Learning daily and complete work assigned. Students will check-in daily on MS Teams through the Daily Agenda. If a student is unable to work due to health reasons or the student chooses not to work or communicate with the teacher daily, the student will be marked HDE. The HDED and HDCT codes do not count toward chronic absenteeism. HDE does count toward chronic absenteeism.
Guide to Attendance for Families
This guide, available in English and Spanish, helps parents, guardians, and families understand the various components of the attendance policy. Click on button below.
Make-Up Work
Make-up work must be provided for any absence, but it is the student’s responsibility to request the make-up work in advance or on the first day s/he returns to class. Because it is impossible to make-up some in-class assignments, coursework of a similar nature may be given. It is the student’s responsibility to turn in all make-up class work at the designated deadline. Failure to complete the make-up work within the designated deadline will result in no credit received for the make-up work.
Students will have the number of days absent plus one to complete missed make up work or concepts missed beginning on the day the teacher provides the missed assignments to the student. Teachers must provide missed make-up work or concepts missed within two days of the student’s return to class.