IHMS Weekly News
February 24 - March 3, 2023
Upcoming IHMS Events
Monday, 2/27:
Read Across America Week Begins!
Hats off to Reading! Wear a Hat
StuCo Meeting - 8:00
Tuesday, 2/28:
Reading is Everywhere: Wear a Readable Shirt
Panorama Survey during Knight Time
Wednesday, 3/1:
Exercise Your Brain with a Book! Wear Athletic Wear
Jr. Board - 7:45 - Library
SEEK Model UN
Art Club / Board Game Club - 3:45
Thursday, 3/2:
Read Across America Day: Dress as Your Favorite Character
Late Start PLC Thursday (start time at 9:19)
Chess Club - 3:45
Band/Orchestra Concert - 7:00
Friday, 3/3:
Snuggle Up with a Good Book: Wear Pajamas
Team 7-2 Fun Friday during Knight Time
Upcoming Events:
3/6: Middle School Band Festival - SM South
3/8: Jr. Board - 7:45 - Library
3/8: Tornado Drill - 10:15
3/8: Art Club / Board Game Club - 3:45
3/8: Choir Concert - 7:00
3/9: End of Qtr 3
3/9: Late Start PLC Thursday (9:19 a.m. start)
3/9: Chess Club - 3:45
3/9: Middle School Orchestra Festival - SM Northwest
3/10: No School / Teacher Work Day
3/13 - 3/17: Spring Break
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Section 1: Important IHMS Information
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IHMS PTA Reflections Contest Winner
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Read Across America Week is Here!
Next week, IHMS will celebrate Read Across America week. There will be activities during Knight Time and a spirit week. Let’s see some clever costumes on Thursday for dress up like your favorite book character day!
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Market Day is Back!
Our fall Market Day was such a success that we are doing it again this spring. This time, it will be all virtual.
If you have a student that wants to participate again or a student that saw how awesome it was and want to join in the fun, sign up using the QR code or the link in Knight Time Canvas.
Our first informational meeting will be March 8th.
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For Students: Pitch Great Ideas, Win Prize Money!
Shawnee Mission students have an exciting opportunity to turn their ideas into reality this spring!
The Next Great Idea competition gives students a chance to share their ideas for solving a problem, with an opportunity to win prize money to advance their idea. The Next Great Idea is a part of the district’s Research and Development Forum (R&D Forum), a districtwide celebration of student innovation and achievement.
Here are three steps students can take to prepare to enter the Next Great Idea Competition:
- Find out more at a Virtual Information Session Feb. 2
- Time, Date, Place: Webex, at 6 p.m. on February 2
- Who can enter: Any interested student, grades K-12
- What: Learn more about the process.
How to join: A link to the informational session can be found here.
- Sign up for the Contest
How to apply: Application information can be found on the R&D webpage.The deadline to apply for the pitch competition is Friday, March 3, 2023. Optional practice sessions with industry mentors will be available for students who apply to compete.
About the contest: Applicants chosen as finalists will pitch their Next Great Idea to a panel of judges during the morning of April 29, 2023, at the Center for Academic Achievement, 8200 W. 71st Street. The pitch competition will be live-streamed so friends and family can participate as well. Top awards are $2,500, of which $1,000 is a cash award to be used by the winner to pursue their passion and education and up to $1,500 will be awarded as "build it" grants to support making the winner's pitch a reality. A People's Choice category, determined by public voters, will be awarded a $500 prize. There will also be an Idea of Promise award with a prize of $500.
More about the R&D Forum:
Student Showcase:
The R&D Forum student showcase, with display-only and competitive exhibits, will be held in April 2023. Students, families, and staff members are encouraged to enter student-created projects, experiments, or art projects to share in this district-wide event. All submissions must be registered and information on how to register can be found online. The deadline to register for the showcase is Friday, March 24, 2023.
The SMSD community is invited to take part in this year’s 61st R&D Forum by attending the following events at the Center for Academic Achievement (CAA), 8200 W. 71st Street.
SHOWCASE OPEN HOUSE RECEPTIONS
- April 25, 2023: 4 - 7 pm
- April 26, 2023: 4 - 7 pm
- April 27, 2023: 4 - 7 pm
Entries will be on display at CAA, with a reception for all entrants and families.
NEXT GREAT IDEA LIVE PITCH
April 29, 2023:
- Morning - Finalists will present their Next Great Idea to a panel of judges. Public voting will follow the presentations.
- Afternoon - Awards ceremony for Showcase Entries, Regnier Award winners, and the Next Great Idea Pitch Competition award winners
About the R&D Forum
The Shawnee Mission Research and Development Forum celebrates its 61st year in 2023. It is one of the SMSD’s biggest student project showcases of the year!
Sincere appreciation is extended to the Regnier Family for 61 years of generous support for the SMSD R&D Forum.
Click here for more information and contacts if you have additional questions.