Stanwood Spartans are united in cultivating character, modeling respect, teaching leadership and connecting to community.

Mrs. Carolyn Coombs, Assistant Principal and Activities Director, has accepted a new position at Snohomish High School for the 2023-2024 school year.

We want to thank Carolyn for her dedication to students, staff, and families these past nine years. Carolyn created our Spartan Strong program, supported ASB activities and clubs, developed our spring fine arts assembly, established student voice opportunities, and was responsible for our school's safety plan. We will miss her!

We will have advanced placement (AP) testing beginning Monday, May 1st and going through May 12th.

31 members from SHS Future Business Leaders of America competed at FBLA State last weekend; 13 are now eligible for FBLA Nationals (Atlanta, GA) this June. Hunter S. ran a successful campaign for the WaFBLA office; he will serve next year as our NW Regional Vice President.

All 31 students demonstrated the utmost professionalism, collegiality, and camaraderie at this event continuing Stanwood FBLA's positive impression among other chapters in our state.

We will have an advisory session on Friday, May 5th. Advisory is from 9:28 - 10 am.

We will have SAT testing on May 6th at the high school. Students should arrive around 7:30 a.m. and testing begins 8 a.m.

The senior prom will be held in Snohomish from 8-11 pm on Saturday, May 6th.

We will offer summer school in August at our school. If students failed a course, they are eligible for summer school. The program will be free this summer.

Please open the document below for all the information and application.

Upload photos for Senior Memory Night!

Click the link to upload following the guidelines. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uvrugaX-Nsn3qfoOAgVBFpEBcAdCAz-W?usp=sharing

Guidelines for submitting images for Senior Memory Night:

*Do not add any additional folders

*Do not delete anything

*Do not submit photos, videos, or songs that are not appropriate for this occasion.

*Only items submitted and placed in the appropriate folders will be considered

*Please do not submit photos or videos that are duplicates or multiples of the same event if possible.

*Not all images will be used

*Try to include photos and videos of groups of Seniors instead of individual photos

All photos, videos, and songs are due no later than Monday, May 15, 2023

Questions? Please email: shsparentsofseniors@gmail.com

Seniors and Families:

We would like to invite you to join us as we celebrate the Class of 2023 at our first annual Signing Day Celebration. Signing Day is an opportunity to celebrate students committing to pursue their education past high school. Whether a student wants to earn a two-year degree, a four-year degree, a certificate or industry-recognized credential, transfer to a new institution, complete an apprenticeship, or enlist in the military, we want to celebrate them! We will hold a ceremony at 6:00 PM on May 15th at Stanwood High School where students will be recognized for their post-high school path and sign a commitment to this path. To sign up to participate, students should complete this form by May 1st. Please only submit one form per student.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Ross Short

Director of Career & Technical Education

Stanwood-Camano School District

All proceeds will go to the SHS Booster Club/Grad Night.

We are calling our parent group "Community Builders" and if any parents are wanting to volunteer please email Ted McCammant at tedmccammant@gmail.com

This past Wednesday, Dr. Rumbaugh led staff through a reflection and planning activity. Staff discussed these two questions in small groups:

• What have we seen, observed and know about the learning of our students?
• Based on this, what do we want our students to be able to learn and do next year in our annual action plan (AAP)?

The leadership team will review the small groups' notes on May 8th. Then the staff will work on a draft of next year's AAP on May 10th.

We are headed into the postseason! Please use wescoathletics.com as a resource for tournament brackets, updated schedules, etc. We are also hosting the WESCO North Tennis Tournament on May 9-10.

Visit our website for information and follow along with us on social media at @go_shsspartans. Click Here for helpful links related to Spartan Athletics!

HOME EVENTS THIS WEEK:

Mon. May 1 - JV Tennis 3:30, Boys Soccer 5/7 (*Senior Night)

Tue. May 2 - Baseball District Tournament game

Wed. May 3 - Tennis 4pm (*Senior Celebration), Softball 6:30

Fri. May 5 - Track Meet

Thu. June 1 - Senior Athletic Awards Night

Aug. 16 (Football) / Aug. 21 - Fall Sports Begin

May Monthly Library Newsletter:

Summer reading lists: See the May newsletter for summer reading suggestions and ebooks! Ebooks can be checked out during the summer months! See the newsletter for more details.

Book Returns: It’s that time of year again. Start checking your rooms, cars, and backpacks for those library books and textbooks to return to the SHS Library. ALL books must be returned before the end of the school year!

Deadlines for returning books:

Seniors: June 6th (Note: Senior Checkout day is: June 8th)

Grades 9-11: Absolute final day to turn in books - June 15th.

Use the Destiny Discover catalog to put books on hold, renew books, or check out an ebook. You can also visit the Gale Library databases for recent articles and scholarly journals. Doing research for a class? Visit the Complete Research Toolkit: a website put together by your librarian.

In the month of May, there will be testing going on in the SHS Library. The library will be closed on testing days and/or during testing hours. Running start & independent students will need to work in the counseling office during that time. The library will be closed for book checkout. We will have a book drop-off area near the front office for book returns! To be announced later.

Library hours during May:

Week of May 1-5: Closed all day for AP testing

Week of May 8-12: Closed all day for AP testing

Week of May 15-19: Library OPEN

Week of May 22-26: Library closed in the afternoons for SBA testing (exact times to be announced) Open Wednesday, May 24th.

Monday, May 29: Memorial Day - no school

May 30: Library closed for SBA testing

May 31: Library open

June 1st: Library closed for SBA testing

June 2: Library open

Friday Family Message for this week:

Link

Monday - Regular Schedule

Tuesday - Regular Schedule

Wednesday - Late Start

Thursday - Regular Schedule

Friday - Advisory Schedule

Do you have questions and are not sure who to contact? Here is the breakdown by counselor and administrator based on student last name.

Counseling:

Paige Watson A – Em

Maren Holzinger En - K

Tricia Tayon L - Rh

Emily Elde Ri - Z

Administrators:

Carolyn Coombs A – K

Tom Wilfong L - Z

Zach Ward - Attendance

To review the school calendar, click on the link below.

Student Calendar 22-23

The calendar for the 23-24 school year can be found by clicking HERE.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 2nd - SCSD Board Meeting 1 pm at the District Office

May 2nd - SCSD Study Session 2 pm at the District Office

May 3rd - Jostens delivers graduation orders to seniors

May 4th - Jostens delivers graduation orders to seniors

May 5th - Advisory

May 6th - SAT testing

May 6th - Senior Prom/8 - 11 pm in Snohomish

May 12th - Advisory

May 15th - Senior Signing Event

May 16th - SCSD Board meeting 6 pm at the District Office

May 17th - Transition Program Open House 6:30 -8:00 pm

May 18th - Band concert 7 pm/PAC

May 19th - Advisory

May 22nd - State ELA test for 10th grade

May 22nd - Celebration of Excellence (invitation only/6:30 pm in PAC)

May 23rd - State ELA test for 10th grade

May 23rd - Culture night in commons/time tba

May 25th - State Science test for 11th grade

May 26th - State Science test for 11th grade

May 29th - No School

May 30th - State Math test for 10th grade

May 30th - Senior Local Scholarship Night 7 pm/PAC

May 31st - Choir concert 7 pm/PAC

June 1st - State Math test for 10th grade

June 1st - Senior Athletic Awards Night time tba

June 2nd - Advisory

June 6th - Senior Memory night time tba/PAC

June 8th - Senior check out 1 pm/Commons

June 8th - Baccalaureate for seniors (not sponsored by the school district) 7 pm/PAC

June 8th - Senior Sunset 8 pm/Bob Larson Stadium

June 9th - Senior rehearsal 7:30 am

June 9th - Class of 2023 Graduation (ticket only 7 pm/Bob Larson Stadium)

June 9th - Advisory

June 16th - Field day in afternoon

June 19th - No School

June 20th - Last day of school/out at 9:40 am

The Stanwood-Camano School District does not discriminate in employment, programs, or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX/Affirmative Action Officer and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@stanwood.wednet.edu), or the Section 504/American Disabilities Act Coordinator, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu) Stanwood-Camano School District, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Telephone: (360) 629-1200.

El Distrito Escolar de Stanwood-Camano School District no discrimina en sus programas o actividades por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, origen nacional, edad, condición de veterano de guerra o grado militar, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, discapacidad o uso de perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio, y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y a otros grupos de jóvenes especificados. El empleado mencionado a continuación ha sido designado para atender consultas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Título IX / Oficial de Acción Afirmativa y Coordinador de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles, Maurene Stanton (mstanton@stanwood.wednet.edu), o la Sección 504 / Coordinador de la Ley de Discapacidades Estadounidenses, Robert Hascall (rhascall@stanwood.wednet.edu), Distrito Escolar Stanwood-Camano, 26920 Pioneer Hwy, Stanwood, WA 98292. Teléfono: (360) 629-1200.