Warrior Weekly
Week of January 17, 2022
Masks still required on all school buses per Federal mandate.
Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year is Coming Soon
Junior Parents - Start Planning for Next Year
Dear 11 th grade Parents/Guardians:
As you know, Missouri state law requires students who attend public school to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases.
Meningococcal vaccine is required for all incoming 12 th graders. The meningococcal
vaccine needs to have been given ON or AFTER the STUDENTS’ 16 th BIRTHDAY.
Start planning for next year by getting your student their meningococcal vaccine now. And once you do, please send proof of immunization to Nurse Debbie at wilmesd@smithville.k12.mo.us
If you have questions please contact your doctor's office, or Nurse Debbie.
Debate Team News
Colten Stark and Autumn Blankenship placed 4th in Public Forum
Alex Duckwitz and Maddie Myers placed 2nd in Public Forum
Claire Albright placed 3rd in Public Forum
Lily Burns placed 3rd in informative speaking
Abby Nichols placed 2nd in informative speaking
Izzy Sapp placed 6th in original oratory
Alex Duckwitz placed 3rd in original oratory
Claire Albright placed 7th in student congress
Ben Grandstaff placed 3rd in student congress
Zac Wheeler placed 2nd in international extemp
Hazel Lockwood placed 7th in student congress
Kailey Sulzer placed 5th in informative speaking
Well done!
Please remember: Students arriving late to school may not bring in outside food or drink.
Want to Host an Exchange Student?
Warrior Fest is coming!
The Warrior Fest Dance is February 5th.
We will be selling $15 tickets from 1/18 to 1/21. These tickets include an event t-shirt.
After 1/21, tickets are $10 and only include entry to the dance.
COVID Vaccination Information
People who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as their primary series are recommended to get a booster after 5 months instead of 6 months.
Moderately or severely immunocompromised 5-11 year-olds should receive an additional primary dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 28 days after their second shot.
Warrior of the Week Nominations
Nominate a student or teacher today!
Warrior of the Week Nomination Form
Let me know if you have any questions!
Physicals for Spring Sports
Links to Privit and instructions can be found at https://www.smithvilleschooldistrict.net/domain/548
MSHSAA SANCTIONED SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES FEATURED SENIORS
Hannah plans to attend a 4 year University and major in Biology.
Isabella is a good student, dependable, respectful and a good team member.
She is looking at Mizzou for a four year degree in business administration.
He is very versatile in what he can do as an athlete.
We would like to recognize Isaiah Thurston, a Senior at Smithville High School. He is a member of the SHS Band. Isaiah is talented and fun; a tremendous worker, has been involved with theater for 4 years and shows great leadership.
Isaiah plans to attend a 4 year university for theater, planning to audition at Missouri State.
She plans to obtain a degree in Fashion from UCM.
He plans to get a degree in criminal justice, looking at MU.
He is a great team member, reliable, bumble and cares about his teams first.
Plans to study Aerospace Engineering.
He is a great friend, teammate and a proud Warrior!
Words of the Week - Try Not to Slip on 'Peel' and 'Peal'
The words peel and peal are among the many unhelpfully homophonous pairs of English words. In conversation, it matters not which one has the ea and which one has the two e's, but in writing, a context calling for one but showing the other can produce a sentence that looks, well, wrong. No worries: we're going to help you get them all right.
Peel is commonly used as a noun and as a verb, with both coming ultimately from the Latin word pilare, meaning "to remove the hair from." Peel as a noun is easily applied in the produce section of the grocery store, where we encounter items with peels all about: a peel is the skin or rind of a fruit, such as those found on bananas, apples, and oranges. The related verb has broader use, some of it close to the noun use: to peel a fruit or vegetable is to remove its peel or skin. But peeling can also be about stripping off other outer layers, such as labels from cans or paint from walls. The verb has over the years developed extended figurative uses, as when someone or something that breaks off from a group or formation is said to have "peeled off," or when a vehicle speeding away is described as having "peeled out."
The verb peel is also the word in the phrase about being watchful: keep your eyes peeled. The implication is that eyes are open, with vision unhindered by eyelids or anything else.
Peal, on the other hand, is typically seen in action as a noun referring to (historically, mostly) the loud ringing of bells, as in "the peal of wedding bells," or to a loud sound or succession of sounds, as in "peals of laughter" and "peals of thunder." A verb peal exists as well, with the meanings "to give out peals" and "to utter or give forth loudly," but the noun is far more common. Both have their origin in the Middle English word appeal, meaning "summons to church."
Confusion between these two terms mostly occurs in their extended uses. To keep your sentences looking right, remember this: sounds are "peals," be they of laughter or thunder, and eyes are kept "peeled" if the bearer of the eyes doesn't want to miss something.
Smithville High School
Email: communications@smithville.k12.mo.us
Website: smithvilleschooldistrict.net
Location: 645 South Commercial Avenue, Smithville, MO, USA
Phone: 816-532-0405
Facebook: facebook.com/SHSWarriorStrong
Twitter: @SmithvilleSD