It was another outstanding week at the Brickhouse last week! School spirit was at an all-time high, and our students are really settling into the flow of the school year. Please continue to stress our building expectations with your student:

1. Be where you are supposed to be.

2. Do what you are supposed to do.

3. Do it to the best of your ability.

We firmly believe that if our students focus on these three expectations, we can truly accomplish the goals we have set for our school.

Next Week's schedule:

There is a slight shift in next week's schedule.

9/11- Odd blocks

9/12- Even blocks

9/13- Odd blocks

9/14- First Late start of the school year; Even blocks.

9/15- No school

Attachments to this email

There are several attachments to this email that represent opportunities for students. Please make sure you share this information with your student. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your time. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the office if you have any questions or concerns. Let's have a great week and Go Bison!!!

We wanted to clarify that late start Thursdays will begin on 9/14 and NOT 9/7 as previously advertised. We apologize for any confusion caused by our error

September is Suicide Prevention Month and a time to raise awareness and discuss this highly stigmatized topic. In addition to shifting public perception and stigma, this month is also used to spread hope to people affected by suicide. Our goal as a district is to ensure students, staff and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention and to seek help.

• If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 immediately.

• If you are uncomfortable talking on the phone, you can chat the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org.

• You can also text NAMI to 741-741 to be connected to a free, trained crisis counselor on the Crisis Text Line.

Other links for Suicide Prevention Month:

• https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/mental-health-resources/suicide-prevention-month

• https://988lifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/

• https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/suicide-prevention-month-ideas-action

• https://afsp.org/national-suicide-prevention-week

• https://jasonfoundation.com/get-involved/suicide-prevention-month/

October 11, 2023- National Testing Day

• Seniors- 12th-grade students will have the opportunity to explore post-secondary options on this day in lieu of attending school. Look for a Google form in a future North News to complete that will excuse your student from attendance on 10/11/23.
• Juniors- 11th-grade students will have a couple of options outlined below.
• PSAT- Students who qualify for this opportunity have already registered.
• ACT- Any junior can sign up to take a practice ACT using THIS LINK. This needs to be completed by Thursday, September 14th.
• Students not taking the PSAT or ACT will have normal classes with a shorted schedule for the 1:10pm early dismissal.
• Sophomores- all 10th-grade students will have normal classes with a shortened schedule for the 1:10 early dismissal.
• Freshmen- all 9th-grade students will have normal classes with a shortened schedule for the 1:10 dismissal.

We have submitted our application to get after-school tutoring up and running for the 23-24 school year. We don’t have an official start date quite yet, but we are hoping to start ASAP. Once we have the approval, we will have tutoring for all subjects in the Learning Commons every Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00-4:20. With this, we will have FREE meals for students who stay. These meals can be picked up in the cafeteria at 2:50 and must be consumed on campus. FREE late busses will also be available to bring students home anywhere in the North attendance area. Busses will leave from the cafeteria doors in the front circle drive at 4:30. Students must have a pass from a staff member to ride the free bus.

Shawnee Mission North has been selected to take part in a pilot study for a new curriculum to assist with teaching our students the Cornerstone Standards. The curriculum we will pilot until October 31st is called Character Strong. Our students in grades 10th-12th will have opportunities for these lessons through BRICK times on Tuesday mornings already scheduled Advisory sessions. We invite you to read more details in this Introduction Letter, and reach out if you have additional questions. Surveys will be given to students, staff, and families in early November when the pilot is complete.

We would like to provide the opportunity for families and students to nominate a staff member for Staff Member of the Week. Please use this form to nominate someone and we will try to honor as many nominations as we can!

Foster Street is NO PARKING zone for dismissal. Overland Park Police will be monitoring the area and parking tickets may be issued. Also, the coffee shop parking lot is reserved for their customers, please refrain from parking there for dismissal. There are several parking spaces to the East of the tennis courts to wait for your student with an easy exit out onto Johnson Drive. Please share these procedures with anyone picking up your student.

Officer Antoinette M. Covington, Badge #879

School Resource Officer at Shawnee Mission North High School

Desk Phone 913-993-6922

OPPD cell- 913-535-3260

Celebrate your senior's graduation with a Senior Ad in the 2024 yearbook.

The first deadline is Sept. 15

There are three due dates for ads, with prices increasing after each deadline.

After the first deadline on Sept. 16, the prices increase.

You will purchase your Senior Ad online.

To pay with a credit card and/or submit all your photos go to www.yearbookforever.com. Choose SM North. You can upload all of your photos and pay here.

After you send your Senior Ad in, you will receive a proof via email by Feb. 9. Not all will be done by then, but a majority will be. If you haven't seen yours by then, please call 913-993-7012 or email notate@smsd.org and check on the ad..

Thanks so much for supporting the Brickhouse yearbook. We look forward to designing your senior’s ad.

If you have any questions, please contact yearbook advisor Becky Tate at 913-993-7012 or at notate@smsd.org .

Please check out the Class of 2024 webpage: https://smnorth.smsd.org/students/graduation

We will be utilizing the same drop-off and pick-up procedures from last year to ensure student safety. Please read the guidelines below to assist us with safety:

Bus procedures

- Students that ride the bus will be dropped off on the east side of the building and will enter through the entrance closest to the weight room facility.

- At the end of the day, students that ride the bus will find their bus on the east side.

- Bus departure begins at 2:47, so it is very important for students to find their bus as quickly as possible at the end of the school day.

- Cars will not be able to get into or leave the school parking lot from 2:40-2:47 so we can ensure a safe departure of our busses.

Drop-off/Pick-up procedures

- Students who get rides to school in the morning can be dropped off at either the main entrance or on the east side of the building.

- At the end of the day, students need to be picked up near the main entrance of the school. Please avoid picking up students on the east side so we can ensure a safe bus departure at the end of the day.

Students who drive their own car

- Students can park in any available spot in the east or west parking lot. Students are prohibited from parking in the front circle.

- Students need to make sure they have a parking pass in order to park on school grounds.

This school year (2023-2024) the Shawnee Mission School District is once again utilizing the Panorama Social-Emotional Learning survey to assess student’s perseverance, grit, determination, school culture and student-teacher relationships. The Panorama Social-Emotional survey takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes to complete and will be administered during the first semester. 9th and 10th graders will take the survey on October 17 and 11th and 12th graders will survey on October 24th. Parents/Guardians must consent for their student(s) to participate in the Panorama survey; this would have been done during the 23-24 registration process. Survey data will be reviewed at the district and classroom level to determine areas of strength, as well as areas where more instruction and/or support is needed. Once survey results are returned, parents/guardians are welcome to see and discuss the results with their students’ teachers, social workers, and counselors. Sample survey questions can be found here and here.

We encourage you to visit the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) website to learn more about how Social Emotional Learning benefits your child and their environment. All data is maintained by SMSD and will remain confidential. Please visit this site for more information about the Panorama SEL survey.

• The Parent/Teacher/Student Association (PTSA) and the All-School Booster Club are great ways for parents and guardians to get involved with our school!

• Join PTSA by clicking on this link!

• Join Booster Club by clicking on this link!

• All proceeds raised by both organizations directly benefit SMN students!

All "NEW" Bison gear (t-shirts, hoodies, hats & more!) will be available for purchase at the

Booster Club Spirit Wear Pop-Up Shop THIS WEEK on Tuesday 8/29 & Wednesday 8/30 from 11am-1pm in the cafeteria!

The SMN Booster Club online store is ALWAYS OPEN!

Click on the link or use the QR code below…

https://shawnee-mission-north-booster-club.square.site/

Volunteers are needed to assist with Spirit Wear Sales at the HOME Football Game on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st.

There are 2 shifts - 5:30-7pm and 7-8:30pm. This is a great way to meet other SMN Parents and students!

Click on the link to sign up!

Sell Spirit Wear at SMN Football Game

• Some of your students are in need of State of Kansas Required Immunizations.

• All who need them have been sent emails with a reminder of which immunization your student needs.

• Feel free to contact Nurse Kelly at 913-993-6916 or email at maryalicekelly@smsd.org

Are you interested in working at the Brickhouse? SMN has a number of para-educator positions and an ELL Aide position available. If you are interested, please apply online at www.smsd.org or contact Mr. Dustin Jamison for more information. 913-993-6900.

If you are interested in food services positions in the SMSD, please see the image below.

- The SMSD will host a Bilingual Back-to-School Community Event on Wednesday, September 6 from 4:30pm to 7:00pm at the CAA. All students and families are welcome! Flyer here.

College Now enrollment through Johnson County Community College is now open. College Now is the concurrent enrollment (or dual credit) program at Johnson County Community College. High school students who participate in the College Now program take high school courses that also bear college credit. According to the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), concurrent enrollment students gain exposure to the academic challenges of college while in their supportive high school environment.

If your student is interested in earning college credit through JCCC, please have your student apply to JCCC where they can earn college credit while attending SM North for the following classes.

AP Chemistry

AP Calc AB

AP Calc BC

AP Literature

AP Government

AP Stats

Spanish 4

AP Bio

AP Environmental Science

For more information, please visit https://www.jccc.edu/admissions/early-college/high-school-concurrent-enrollment/or contact Britt Sherer – BrittSherer@smsd.org

Enrollment deadline is September 15th, so enroll today!

YMCA: Part Time Youth Development Leader Positions Click here for more information

Freddys: Click here for more information

Montessori Asst. teacher

What an incredible week of competition. Our soccer team secured two big wins over Shawnee Heights and KC Schlagle. We followed that up with an Overtime Victory for our Varsity Football Team!!! Watch the last play of the game (we went for 2) https://twitter.com/NorthBisonFB Shoutout to our student section, PEP club, cheerleaders, dance, band, and all FANS who made this evening special!

We’re thankful for the Booster Club for providing Brickhouse Bound t-shirts for elementary students attending the games with their families. We provided over 100 t-shirts to our Crestview and Merriam Park students. We look forward to hosting Santa Fe Trail and East Antioch at our next home game.

All Sports Passes are now available for purchase! All ticket sales including the All Sports Pass are available digitally through GoFan! Purchasing an All-sports pass helps the school because all monies stay in the building.

All Sports Passes are ONLY available in the digital format. You will have access to your All Sports Pass through the GoFan platform throughout the entire school year. An All sports Pass admits one individual.

The Shawnee Mission North Bison All Sports Pass allows you to pre-purchase your admission to Shawnee Mission North regular season home athletic events. This convenient option can save you money and allow for quicker access by eliminating the need for cash at the entrance gates. The All Sports Passes are not valid for KSHSAA post-season events and regular season tournaments hosted by Shawnee Mission North High School &/or specific to Sunflower League events.

There are two different passes available:

(1) Individual Sports Pass: Admits one person with the cost being $70

(2) Family Sports Pass: Admits up to four people, no more than two adults - $170

To purchase an All Sports Pass please visit: Go Fan

8/28/23

Fall sports schedule can be accessed through SMSD Calendar known as rSchool or sunflowerleague.org. It is continuously updated. There is also a Sunflower League Website that provides league standings and general information. We wish all of our fall sport athletes the best this week as they kick off their competition season.

The Shawnee Mission North All-Activities Booster Club invites you to visit our spirit wear booth at the north end of the stadium this Friday at our home football game versus SM South. We have a huge selection of NEW Bison gear available for purchase - t-shirts, hoodies, hats and more! The funds raised by the Booster Club go toward grants for student clubs, groups, and teams at Shawnee Mission North. We appreciate your support! GO BISON!!

We’re thankful for the Booster Club for providing Brickhouse Bound t-shirts for elementary students attending the games with their families. This week we welcome Merriam Park Elementary and Crestview Elementary.

All Sports Passes are now available for purchase! All ticket sales including the All Sports Pass are available digitally through GoFan!

All Sports Passes are ONLY available in the digital format. You will have access to your All Sports Pass through the GoFan platform throughout the entire school year. An All sports Pass admits one individual.

The Shawnee Mission North Bison All Sports Pass allows you to pre-purchase your admission to Shawnee Mission North regular season home athletic events. This convenient option can save you money and allow for quicker access by eliminating the need for cash at the entrance gates. The All Sports Passes are not valid for KSHSAA post-season events and regular-season tournaments hosted by Shawnee Mission North High School &/or specific to Sunflower League events.

There are two different passes available:

(1) Individual Sports Pass: Admits one person with the cost being $70

(2) Family Sports Pass: Admits up to four people, no more than two adults - $170

To purchase an All Sports Pass please visit: Go Fan

SM North subscribes to Core Course GPA. If your student is interested in participating in collegiate athletics please visit the website and begin the registration process. SMSD will host a college eligibility informational session in late fall. It’s never too early to begin this process.

2023-24 Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete is Now Available!

Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete. The 2023-24 Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete is now available for download! The guide is designed to assist your students with understanding the NCAA, NCAA Eligibility Center registration and academic requirements, and how you can help your student-athletes work toward their collegiate dreams. This booklet is a great resource to share with your student-athletes and their families! The PDF version is available via the High School Portal's Resources page or click here to download.

Back-to-School Reminders

1. Advise Students to Register. Encourage student-athletes wanting to study and compete at an NCAA school to register with the Eligibility Center at eligibility center.org. Students should plan to register before their freshman year of high school (or year nine of secondary school) with a free Profile Page account. Profile Page account registrants get an NCAA ID and important reminders from the Eligibility Center as they progress through high school. These accounts can be transitioned to a paid certification account at any time.

Any student planning to compete in NCAA Division I or II sports must create a certification account before going on official visits, signing a National Letter of Intent, or receiving an athletics scholarship.

Non-English Resources: The Initial-Eligibility flier and Division III Amateurism flier have been translated into French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish to assist international student-athletes, their families, and others involved in the student-athletes future goals.

New! Eligibility Center YouTube Channel

The Eligibility Center is now on YouTube! Our channel includes helpful videos that walk your student-athletes through their questions. Subscribe to our channel so you'll be notified as we add new content for high school counselors in the coming months.

Heat and Hydration

Adequate hydration before, during, and after physical activity is critical to the safe and healthy participation of your students. Intense exercise, hot and humid weather, and dehydration can compromise a student-athlete’s performance and increase the risk of exertional heat injury. Click here for resources on how your student-athletes can assess their hydration status and maximize performance.

Sport Science Institute

The NCAA Sport Science Institute is a leader in providing health and safety resources to college athletes, coaches, athletics administrators, and campus partners.