Parent Newsletter March 15, 2019
Staley High School
Our Vision: Staley High School is a community where individual and collective gifts are celebrated to foster personal and academic excellence.
Our Mission: We commit ourselves to create and sustain an inclusive environment of learning that challenges and inspires each of us to SOAR.
Our Core Values: Service, Ownership, Achievement, Respect
Upcoming Events
Monday - Friday, March 18 - 22
- Spring Break - No School
Monday, March 25
- Mandatory Cheer Pre-Tryout Meeting 7:00 p.m. SEC
Tuesday, March 26
- Junior Class Meeting Falcon Time PAC
- Jostens Graduation Announcement Delivery During lunches Great Hall
- Pre-Festival Orchestra Concert 7:00 p.m. PAC
Wednesday, March 27
- Spring Blood Drive Flex
Thursday, March 28
- NKCSD Strings Festival 7:00 p.m. PAC
Friday, March 29
- Commitment to Excellence Ceremony - Sophomore Class Ring Delivery Falcon Time PAC
Future Dates
April 1: Mandatory Senior Meeting Falcon Time PAC
April 2: ACT for All Juniors 1st - 3rd blocks see further information below
April 3-5: MSHSAA Large Group Festival Band/Orchestra
April 5: Prom Assembly 2:05 p.m.
April 6: Prom 8-11 p.m. The View at Briarcliff
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Attn: Senior Parents
THIS WEEK:
Parents of students that are under the required 20 hours of community service will be receiving a letter in the mail. Students only have until April 12th to get these hours logged.
HIGH PRIORITY FOR GRADUATION
District Requirement
Twenty (20) hours of Service to Community are a requirement for graduation from high school. If you do not complete this requirement, you will NOT be allowed to participate in graduation activities per board policy.
All Senior tutoring and community service hours are due by April 12th.
Take advantage of Spring Break to complete these required hours for graduation.
It's happening!
You may view the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting below.
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OBLIGATIONS OR FEES...
See Mrs. Longenecker in the main office to make payments.
Donations Wanted - New Shoes & Socks
It is that time of the year again when the Staley Beta Club and the Interact Club join forces to collect new shoes and socks for children in Guatemala. Please place your new shoes or socks in the marked boxes located in the Library Media Center. The collection will go through March 25.
NORTHSTARS iNspire
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Mr. Falcon Pageant is BACK!
Attention senior boys involved in a club, activity, or sport! The Mr. Falcon pageant is back and will be taking place on Thursday, April 11th at 7 p.m.in the PAC.
TESTING NEWS
STATE TESTING:
The Missouri Assessment Program assesses students' progress toward the Missouri Learning Standards, which are Missouri's content standards. End-of-Course assessments are taken when a student has received instruction on the Missouri Learning Standards for an assessment, regardless of grade level.
EOC Testing Window Announcement:
Monday, April 22-April 30, 2019
Biology and Government
Wednesday, April 24-May 2, 2019
Algebra I-II, ELA II
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Check out the resources from the counseling department!
Be sure to bookmark the website and check often for updates!
Staley Counseling on Social Media:
Follow @sthscounseling on Twitter, "Like" us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. We regularly post information about college, careers, financial aid, upcoming deadlines and more!
NKCSD Scholarships
SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT
Junior Parent College Night - Rescheduled
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SOAR AWARD - Have you nominated someone?
The faculty and staff at Staley High School are committed to ensuring the overall success of our students and they are the reason our students are so successful here at SHS. We would like to recognize them for all they do for our students and for our entire school community. That is why we have created the SOAR award to be presented to employees each month. Both certified and classified employees can be nominated for the monthly SOAR award.
Anyone can nominate a member of the Staley team for this award by filling out the form below. The form is quick and easy! It asks for you to share how your nominee demonstrates Staley’s core values of Service, Ownership, Achievement and Respect while positively impacting our students and community. You can also share how the nominee supports the goals and mission of Staley High School and the North Kansas City Schools District.
Please take a moment when you are so moved to do so and recognize a Staley employee!
Staley SOAR award form:
https://goo.gl/forms/IpKaJ4pa0puvKgdZ2
Dr. Larry Smith
Principal, Staley High School
#StaleyStrong
For information regarding activities and athletics, visit www.staleyactivities.com.
NHS STATE CONFERENCE RESULTS
1ST PLACE - BEST PROJECT
2ND PLACE - SCRAPBOOK
3RD PLACE - MOST ACTIVE CHAPTER
WORK EXPERIENCE
BETA CLUB INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS
Beta Club sponsors Dawn Hefner and Barbara Madden would ask you to join them in issuing a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to each of the 41 Staley students who were inducted into the Staley Senior Beta Club on March 12. A special thank you to Dr. Larry Smith for welcoming the students and their families into the Beta family as well as Beta dad Todd Warner for issuing a charge to our Betas. In addition, a big thank you to Kevin Kooi for serving as our club administrative advisor.
The Beta Club motto is LET US LEAD BY SERVING OTHERS and has been a part of the Falcon family for almost five years. Each year thousands of community service hours are logged by Staley students working with Beta Club and its various projects.
STALEY ROBOTICS
Night Shift
UNDER PRESSURE...
STALEY ORCHESTRA TRIP TO NYC
Just a few stops in New York City for Staley Orchestra; Times Square, Apollo Theater, Empire
State Bldg. & Central Park. They also attended a clinic with Michael Adelson, one of NY
Philharmonic conductors.
They performed at The Church of St. Paul the Apostle as part of the National Festival of
States.
STALEY CHOIRS
Falcon Chorale
Chamber Choir
Women's Choir
Men's Varsity Choir
All groups earned a 1 rating at the MSHSAA State Large Group Festival this past week.
Awesome performances!
STALEY BAND PRE-FESTIVAL CONCERT
‘On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss’-David Holsinger
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Sports At a Glance
MANDATORY CHEER PRE-TRYOUT MEETING
This meeting is for athletes and parents on Monday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the SEC. Attendance is required in order to participate in tryouts.
Email Coach Jenn Newman with questions.
CONGRATULATIONS GRACIE!
Thanks for representing our program on and off the floor.
STALEY GIRLS SOCCER
Staley Girls Soccer will compete in the Platte County Tournament over Spring Break. Good
Luck Ladies!
STALEY BASEBALL HEADING TO ARIZONA
Staley Baseball will be heading to Tucson, Arizona to compete in a Tournament at Reid Park.
They leave Friday, March 15 at 9:00 PM. Good Luck Falcons and enjoy the warm weather!
THANK YOU!
We would like to say thank you to the people who purchased a Staley Baseball Coupon Calendar this week. We sold 1562 cards, setting a new Staley Baseball record. Thank you for all the support and we look forward to you following our team on twitter this season!
DATES TO HELP PLAN YOUR SUMMER
The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) mandates that every school has a one week (including weekends before and after) dead period during the summer for athletics and activities in order for students and families to have the ability to have some time away from school activities. During the dead period, no school activities can be conducted–in other words, no open gyms, competitions, practices, conditioning, weight training, fundraisers or any other activity where coaches/sponsors have planned contact with students. Students are allowed to attend other sport/camp/activity sessions, but they cannot involve the school facility or school coaches/sponsors.
Each school in the state can set their own dead periods for the summer. Separate weeks can be set for athletics (sports) and for non-athletic activities (band, orchestra, other fine arts). Staley High School has decided to set their dead weeks as follows:
ATHLETICS: Sat., June 29-Sun., July 7
NON- ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES: Sat., May 25-Sun., June 2
The building will be closed to all athletics and activities during those times this summer.
In addition, according to statewide MSHSAA rules, fall sports athletes are not allowed to attend or participate in any school fall sport activities the week prior to the first day of official fall sports practice. In 2019-20, the first day of fall practice will be Mon., Aug. 12, 2019. So, there will not be any organized fall sports activities from Sat., Aug. 3-Sun., Aug. 11.
Be sure to have these dates in your calendars as you prepare your summer family.
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Clubs / Meetings Information
Anime Club
FP 209 - Mr. Takahashi
Art Club
Thursdays / Falcon TIme
Mr. Takahashi's Room # FP209
This club is open to all who are interested in exploring different types of art techniques and projects beyond the classroom. Anyone is welcome from people who didn’t have room in the schedule for an art class, or you want to further your artistic talents! Come see Mr. Takahashi for more information!
ASL Club - CHANGE
Thursdays / Falcon Time
CR 227 - Mrs. Newman
Twitter: @SHSClubASL
Beta Club
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
SEC
See Mrs. Hefner in CR154 or Mrs. Madden in CR129 with questions.
Bowling Club
Card Games & Strategies Club
Thursdays / Falcon Time
FP 209 - Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Brent
Creative Writing Club
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
CR 266 - Mr. Tapp
Cubing Club
Monthly / 2nd Tuesday after school
Great Hall
Open to all interested in Rubik's cubes.
Ms. Toney
FBLA
CR 220 - Mrs. Martin
FCCLA
Every other Tues / FT
FP 104 – Mrs. R. Mitchell & Mrs. Winn
Twitter: @StaleyFCCLA @StaleyProStart @StaleyFashion
Instagram: @staleyfccla
French Club
3rd Thursday of month / Falcon Time October 18th
Beginning September 13th
CR 229 - Mme. Hernandez-Hedges
Future Educators Club
CR 264 - Mrs. Stepp
GSTA Club
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
Flex Auditorium / FP 140 - Ms. Slauson
Myth Club
Thursdays / Falcon Time
CR 213 - Ms. Eickhoff
Attention Greek and Roman mythology fans. Please join us!
Robotics
Preseason Robotics will meet every Tuesday from 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. in FP149. This meeting is mandatory for first year students. See Mrs. Clark for details.
Spanish Club
1st & 3rd Thursdays / Falcon Time
CR 228 - Sra. Maki-Birchler
Twitter: @shs_halcones, @ProfeMakiBirch
StarBooks Book Club Meetings
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
LMC - Mrs. Bernskoetter
Ukulele Club
Thursdays / Falcon Time
LMC - Mrs. Bernskoetter
Connect with Staley
Twitter: @SHSFalcons
Attendance: (816) 321-5332
Counseling: (816) 321-5335
Main office: (816) 321-5330
Address:
2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy
Kansas City, MO 64156