Sparkman High Capitol News
Volume 18/19, Issue 22, February 2019
SPARKMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Telephone: (256) 837-0331
Visit our website at: https://sparkmanhigh.mcssk12.org/
See below the Registration Timeline for the 2019-2020 School year
ATTN: Seniors!!! If you haven't ordered your cap and gown yet, your measurements must be turned in to the Guidance office by Thursday the 28th. See Mrs. Fleetwood or Mrs. Carter in the Guidance office.
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 insure our students and staff are safe!
We are proud to have two National Merit Finalists! Hope Keys and Avery Wilbanks! Way to go!!
We want to congratulate our ACT Club 30 Students that were featured this week! Our ACT Club 30 is students who scored 30 or above on the ACT.
We want to congratulate the following Sparkman photography students!
Alabama Visual Arts Achievement 2019 Blue Ribbon Finalist -
Lela Rasmussen - Watered Down Thinking
Alabama Congressional Art Competition Honorable Mention
Colby McClure - Cracked, But Not Broken
Alabama State Superintendent's Art Show Competition - 3rd Place
Lela Rasmussen - Llama
National Scholastic Art and Writing Award Recipients 2019
1. Sydney Bullard
Honorable Mention - Error
2. Owen Collins
Silver Key - Polaroid Blues
3. Kristine Fernandez
Gold Key – Strung
Gold Key – Masked
Gold Key – Silence
Gold Key – Two Faces
4. Savanna Filz
Honorable Mention - dazing
Honorable Mention - kaleidoscope
Silver Key - photo weave
Honorable Mention - expression
5. Page Fox
Gold Key - Mind in Space
Honorable Mention - Ispace
6. Nicole Garcia
-Honorable Mention - houses
Honorable Mention - Motion
Honorable Mention - Caught in the Middle
7. Iman Hankins
Honorable Mention - The Beauty from Within
Honorable Mention - Heads Up
Honorable Mention - Crazy Ladies
Honorable Mention - yellow cuties
8. Anna Littrell
Gold Key - Queen of the Clouds
Honorable Mention - In the Light
Gold Key – Nostalgia
9. Paige McGuire
Honorable Mention - Mirror, Mirror
Gold Key - Beauty in Two
Honorable Mention - Abandoned
10. Carmela Muto
Gold Key - Business Colleagues
Gold Key - “Help”
Silver Key - Sanity
Gold Key - Blind
Silver Key - Broken conformity
Gold Key - Drowning
11. Ted Pessoney
Silver Key - The Wild
Honorable Mention - MNML
12. Jordan Phillips
Silver Key - On the Fence
13. Elizabeth Shallbetter
Silver Key - All Smiles
Honorable Mention - Still Alive
Honorable Mention - Flower Child
Silver Key - Alone
Honorable Mention - Slowly Sinking
14. Lauren Stacy
Honorable Mention - Architecture
Honorable Mention - Basic Lighting
Our Senator Learning Community Students had a great time at Special Olympics Bowling this week!
Sparkman Engineering is currently taking applications for the 2019-2020 FIRST robotics team 7446. Current available positions are 3D designers, electrical techs, programmers, drivers, mechanics, and computer animationists. Please see Ms. Hawkins or Mrs. Hodge for more information.
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
College & Career Calendar
1st, 2nd, 4th Periods
Job Shadowing Information
Students must have a Teacher Pre-Approved Pass to attend.
March 6, 2019
1:00 -2:00 p.m.
University of South Alabama
SHS College and Career Center (CCC-Room 117)
Students must have a Teacher Pre-Approved Pass to attend
March 8, 2019
1st, 2nd, and 4th Periods
Kuder as a Collegiate and Scholarship Tool
SHS College and Career Center (CCC-Room 117)
Students must have a Teacher Pre-Approved Pass to attend
March 12, 2019
1st, 2nd, 4th Periods
Scholarship Roundup (Last minute scholarships with late deadlines)
Students must have a Teacher Pre-Approved Pass to attend.
March 27, 2019
1st, 2nd, and 4th Periods
Kuder as a Collegiate and Scholarship Tool
SHS College and Career Center (CCC-Room 117)
Students must have a Teacher Pre-Approved Pass to attend
April 2, 2019
1st, 2nd, and 4th Periods
Kuder as a Collegiate and Scholarship Tool
SHS College and Career Center (CCC-Room 117)
Students must have a Teacher Pre-Approved Pass to attend
May 8, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Senior Awards Day
TBA
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