Sparkman High Capitol News
Volume 18/19, Issue 28, April 2019
SPARKMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Telephone: (256) 837-0331
Visit our website at: https://sparkmanhigh.mcssk12.org/
Progress Reports for the 4th Nine Weeks went home today, Thursday, April 18th.
NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 19th due to it being a Weather Day.
The Sparkman Medical Academy hosted a student/faculty Tug of War competition. Through their efforts, they raised $2200.14 for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. That puts Sparkman High School 3rd in the nation for fundraising for this organization this school year!
We want to congratulate Sparkman Senator Drew Whitt who has been selected as a delegate to Girls State at The University of Alabama! Way to go!
Congratulations to our students featured this week for being named into ACT Club 30 for scoring 30 or higher on the ACT!
We want to thank both WHNT News and WAFF News for covering Sparkman Indoor Percussion's World Championship Win!
See below the Registration Timeline for the 2019-2020 School year
Great News! PowerSchool online registration for 2019-2020 starts soon! ALL currently enrolled students must register April 22 - May 31, 2019 for continued enrollment in the Madison County School System. In order to register current students, you must have a SNAP code which is being mailed to your home address on April 15. Registration for new students also begins on April 22. New students do not need a code to register. PowerSchool registration information and links are under the Registration tab on all MCSS school websites.
The Senior Awards Ceremony is May 8th at 2:00 p.m. in Gym One. Seniors, please turn in all scholarship offers you have received to the College and Career Center as soon as possible.
Herff-Jones will be back in the cafeteria on Wednesday, April 24th from 11:30-2:00 to hand out cap and gowns.
GRADUATION INFORMATION
Important Information for Seniors 2019 and the End of the Year:
Finals for Seniors will be Tuesday, May 14th through Friday, May 17th. Please check the school calendar on the SHS website for specific exam times.
Your cap/gown fee must be paid prior to receiving your cap, gown, stole, and tassel.
The gowns belong to you; therefore, you will not be returning them.
Please view the Dress Code, Behavior Letter and other Graduation related items on the SHS website.
Honor cords will be sold for $10 following the graduation practice. These are available to students who have a cumulative average for their high school career of 90.0. Please note that an 89.999 will not qualify.
There will be two mandatory graduation practices. The first will be at SHS in gym 1 on Monday, May 20th at 2:00 pm. Students are required to stay the entire practice. The second practice will be at the VBC Arena on Tuesday, May 21st at 7:15 AM. Everyone should be on the arena floor in their seats by 7:30 AM. Students are required to stay for the entire practice.
The Von Braun Center (VBC) doors will open at 12:30 PM on Tuesday, May 21st. Your parents and guests may come at that time. Graduates must be present no later than 1:00 PM.
Each graduate will receive 9 tickets.
Graduation tickets may be picked up in Gym #1 on Monday, May 20th after Graduation Rehearsal when rehearsal concludes.
Every guest requiring a seat must have a ticket for admission into the VBC Arena.
Only the graduate will be allowed to pick up graduation tickets.
*** This information is subject to change: The cost for parking is: City Garage $5 per vehicle, South Hall $10 per vehicle, and North Hall $10 per vehicle. (There will be no charge for parking at the VBC Lot for rehearsal; however, if anyone parks at the City Garage during rehearsal and pays for parking, keep your ticket and you will not be charged for parking in the same area that night.)
The Boy Scout lot is no longer there. $5.00 parking on the City lots and $10.00 on the VBC lots.
Graduation Dress Code is as follows: Black pants, black socks and shoes, white shirt, dark tie for our young men and our young ladies will wear a black dress or black slacks, and black shoes (absolutely NO FLIP FLOPS). Please keep jewelry to a minimum (only small earrings or a watch). See the SHS Graduation Dress Code Flyer for more details. This is located on the SHS website.
Tossing your cap after you’ve been pronounced graduates will be permitted, as long as this privilege is not revoked by the principal.
Be sure all outstanding debts have been taken care of before attempting to pick up your diploma. Outstanding debts include library fees, lost books (textbooks or library books), uniforms, drivers’ education fees, etc. A hold will be placed on your diploma until these debts have been resolved.
Diploma pickup will be will be at the VBC immediately following the commencement ceremony. You will pick up your diploma from your homeroom teacher.
Final transcripts will be requested starting on Wednesday, April 18th during the Senior Meeting by completing and returning a FINAL Transcript Request Form. The last day to make final transcript requests is Friday, April 26. The final transcript request form will be provided for you during the Senior Meeting on April 18th.
Any transcript request after the April 26th date must be completed in MySchoolFees with a $3 fee applied.
As a reminder, if the administration deems that a behavior violation has taken place at graduation, a student will have to complete 40 supervised work hours before receiving their diploma.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In an effort to improve school and system practices, Madison County Schools is conducting a brief parent survey. In order to complete the survey, please go to the link below.
Please be assured your responses to this survey will be anonymous. Your honest opinion is appreciated.
For those with students in multiple schools, this survey can be completed for each school.
Thank you for your time and attention in helping us improve your child’s school.
We have implemented the Raptor system at Sparkman High School. This new sign in system will scan your drivers license or other acceptable identification and provide the visitor with a printed badge to wear while on campus. Please make sure to have your ID ready the next time you visit. Thank you Madison County Schools for providing this service to ensure our students and staff are safe!
Prom guest forms are now available for pickup outside of Mrs. Fitch’s room (407). Forms must be submitted to the front office no later than May 3 in order to receive administrator approval.
The LAST Day to purchase Prom Tickets is April 30th.
Tryouts for SSO Step Team will be April 22 - 24 from 4 - 6 pm in the cafeteria. Anyone interested in trying out can pick up a packet from Mrs. Maxtion in room 231.
MySchool Fees - Online Payment System to pay for Fees
- Go to https://sparkmanhigh.mcssk12.org/
- Select “Resources”
- Select “MySchoolFees”
- Select “Category”
- Pick “Course” and add to Cart (Repeat as needed)
- Once all categories have been selected, hit “Checkout” button and follow instructions for payment. (Do not check use billing information to create a MySchoolFees.com account)
- Click on who will “own Public Fees” and designate if the funds are for the same recipient or several recipients
- If funds are for the same recipient, identify the recipient by typing in the recipient’s name.
- If funds are for several recipients, identify the recipient by typing in the recipient’s name for each category.
- Submit and continue.
- Follow instructions to checkout
LIBRARY WISHLIST
Upcoming Dates for Sparkman High
January
Jan 3 - Final Exam Make-up day for 1st Semester Exams
Jan 17 - Club Photo Day
Jan 21 - No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 23 - Herff Jones Cap/Gown and Class Ring payment day - Cafeteria - 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
Jan 29 - Perfect Attendance Breakfast - Cafeteria - 9:30 am to 10:00 am
Jan 30 - JROTC Award Ceremony - 9:00 am to 11:00 AM - Cafeteria
February
Feb 2 - AP Chemistry Saturday Study Session - 8am -12pm - Cafeteria and Media Center
Feb 5 - Progress Reports sent home
Feb 10 - Harlem Wizards Game - 2pm to 4pm - Gym 1
Feb 13 - Herff Jones Payment Day for Cap/Gown & Class ring - Cafeteria - 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
Feb 18 - No School - President's Day
Feb 20 - ACT Exam for 11th graders
March
Mar 2 - AP Biology Saturday Study Session - Buckhorn HS
Mar 9 - AP Physics 1 & 2 Study session - 7:45am - 12:30 pm - Media Center
Mar 14 - Report Cards sent home
Mar 18 - Mar 22 - Spring Break - No School
Mar 27 - FINAL payment day for Herff Jones Cap/Gown/Class Ring - Cafeteria - 11:30 am - 2 pm
April
Apr 18 - Progress reports sent home
Apr 20 - Easter Egg Drop - Senator Stadium
Apr 27 - AP Physics 1 Saturday Study Session - 7:45am to 12:30 pm - Hazel Green HS
Apr 27 - AP Physics 2 Saturday Study Session - 7:45 am to 12:30 pm - Media Center
May
May 4 - AP Biology Saturday Study Session - Media Center
May 8 - Senior Awards Program - 2:00 p.m. Gym 1
May 11 - Prom
May 14 - Senator Learning Community Graduation - 1:00 p.m. - Gym 1
May 21 - Graduation - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Von Braun Center
May 22 - Last Day for Students
May 29 - Report Cards
Sparkman parents and athletes, mark your calendars. Athletic Physicals will be given on May 6th, 2019, 5:30pm-7:00pm. Please make plans to attend. Click the link below for more details
Sparkman Basketball
JV and Varsity Boys Basketball tryouts will be on April 29, April 30, and May 2 from 3:30 - 5:00 in gym 1. A physical and waiver are required to tryout. See Coach Coggins for more information.
Sparkman Volleyball
Volleyball tryouts will be April 22-26 from 4:30-6:30. You must have proper paperwork to attend.
Sparkman Baseball
Sparkman Softball
Sparkman Boys Soccer
Sparkman Girls Soccer
Sparkman Track and Field
The Senators Track and Field team competed Monday at the Athens High School Invitational at Athens High School. Both the Girls and Boys teams finished THIRD out of 16 teams in their divisions and athletes earned 8 NEW PERSONAL RECORDS (PRs).
Winning GOLD medals were Adriana Snow (Long Jump), Marcel White (300m Hurdles) and Adam Depew (High Jump). Taking SILVER were Raven Hall (Shot Put and Discus), Omar Myers (800m), Kyler Waters (Long Jump), Jon Keiser (Javelin) and the Boys 4x800m Relay Team. BRONZE medal winners were Janae Hilliard (100m), Ayanna Tolbert (200m), Rasia Graves (400m), Baily Wallace (800m), Adam Thomas (400m), Marcel White (Long Jump) and the Boys 4x100m Relay Team.
Earning points for the Girls were Rasia Graves (4th 200m), Ayanna Tolbert (4th 400m), Dyani Peters (5th 400m), Olivia Stout (7th 800m and 6th 1600m), Aiyana Seay (4th Discus), Madison Glass (4th Javelin), Davon Debose (5th 400m), Jacob Soler (6th 800m), Lee Smira (6th 1600m), Adam Depew (6th 300m Hurdles), Dallas Baker (7th Long Jump), Kyler Waters (4th Triple Jump), Marcel White (5th Triple Jump), Michael Poe (6th Shot Put), Jon Keiser (8th Shot Put and 4th Discus) and Nick McNeal (5th Discus).
Great meet Senators. Come out on Saturday and support the team as they compete in their last regular season meet at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville.
Complete Results:
Girls
100m
Janae Hilliard – 3rd
Dyani Peters – 13th
200m
Ayanna Tolbert – 3rd – new PR
Rasia Graves – 4th
Janae Hilliard – 6th
400m
Rasia Graves – 3rd
Ayanna Tolbert - 4th
Dyani Peters – 5th – new PR
800m
Baily Wallace – 3rd
Olivia Stout – 7th
Elisha Jones – 9th
1600m
Olivia Stout – 6th – new PR
Elisha Jones – 11th
Long Jump
Adriana Snow – 1st
Shot Put
Raven Hall – 2nd
Discus
Raven Hall – 2nd
Aiyana Seay – 4th
Madison Glass – 12th
Javelin
Madison Glass – 4th
Boys
200m
Timothy Spurlock – 10th
Chance McClendon – 15th
400m
Adam Thomas – 3rd
Davon Debose – 5th – new PR
800m
Omar Myers – 2nd
Jacob Soler – 6th – new PR
Archie Scott – 12th
1600m
Lee Smira – 6th
Archie Scott – 9th
3200m
Cooper Smitherman – 10th – new PR
300m Hurdles
Marcel White – 1st
Adam Depew – 6th
Jaxon Bannister – 9th – new PR
4x100m Relay – 3rd
4x800m Relay – 2nd
High Jump
Adam Depew – 1st
Long Jump
Kyler Waters – 2nd
Marcel White – 3rd
Dallas Baker – 7th
Triple Jump
Kyler Waters – 4th
Marcel White – 5th
Shot Put
Michael Poe – 6th
Jon Keiser – 8th
Jay Zayas – 21st
Isaiah Cangelosi – 22nd
Discus
Jon Keiser – 4th
Nick McNeal – 5th – new PR
Jay Zayas – 9th
Karson Knoll – 21st
Javelin
Jon Keiser – 2nd
Jay Zayas – 9th
Nick McNeal – 14th
The Senators Junior Varsity Track and Field team competed Thursday at the North Alabama Junior High Championships at Bob Jones High School. The Girls team finished THIRD and the Boys finished FIFTH out of the 22 teams competing. Athletes earned 13 NEW PERSONAL RECORDS (PRs) during the meet.
Winning GOLD medals were Terrant Young (Discus) and the Girls 4x100m Relay Team. Taking SILVER were Rasia Graves (2nd 200m and 400m) and BRONZE was won by the Boys 4x100m Relay Team.
Earning points for the Girls were Janae Hilliard (5th 100m), Amanda Davis (4th 200m and 5th 400m), Aiyana Seay (6th Discus), Anna Stephens (7th Discus). Point scorers for the Boys were Timothy Spurlock (4th 100m and 200m), Davon Debose (5th 400m), Ja’Monte Spencer (6th High Jump), the 4x400m Relay Team (8th).
Congratulations to the team on their last official JV meet of the season. Complete results:
Full Results:
Girls -
100m
Janae Hilliard – 5th
Alayna Battle – 25th
Shalyn Croone – 36th
200m
Rasia Graves – 2nd
Amanda Davis – 4th – new PR
MacKenzie Thompson – 19th – new PR
400m
Rasia Graves – 2nd
Amanda Davis – 5th
800m
Jenna Duncan – 20th
Rylee Suddarth – 41st – new PR
Renee Buzzell – 45th
1600m
Jenna Duncan – 21st
100m Hurdles
Janae Hilliard – 33rd
Nylaa Fuller – 35th
Long Jump
Destiney Wade – 16th
Treva Powers – 28th
Shot Put
Anna Stephens – 14th – new PR
Aiyana Seay – 20th
Madison Glass – 33rd
Discus
Aiyana Seay – 6th – new PR
Anna Stephens – 7th – new PR
Madison Glass – 12th
4x100m Relay – 1st
Boys –
100m
Timothy Spurlock – 4th
Ja’Montae Spencer – 10th
Joshua Sanders – 25th
200m
Timothy Spurlock – 4th
Davon Debose – 5th – new PR
Terrell Young – 13th – new PR
400m
Davon Debose – 5th – new PR
Abraham James – 34th
800m
Cooper Durkovich – 33rd
Matthew Durkovich – 35th – new PR
Andrew Hoggard – 40th – new PR
1600m
Jacob Ellzey - 30th
110m Hurdles
William Noble – 28th
Bryson Nance – 31st
High Jump
Ja’Montae Spencer – 6th
Shot Put
Patrick Harris – 9th
Terrant Young – 13th – new PR
Bobby Gray – 29th
Discus
Terrant Young – 1st – new PR
Bobby Gray – 13th – new PR
Patrick Harris – 14th
4x100m Relay – 3rd
4x400m Relay – 8th