SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Week of November 7th - 11th
From the desk of Sean Hall, Principal
Dear Cougar Families,
I would like to congratulate our ROTC Raider Team who are currently competing in a national competition in Georgia. Go Cougar Raider Team!
Our Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams are both competing in the State Competitions this weekend in Las Vegas. I am looking forward to traveling to Las Vegas to cheer them on.
Our Girls Varsity Volleyball team finished 3rd in regionals and won their first playoff in two years. We are all very proud of your accomplishments on the court ladies!
The Girls Tennis team and the Girls and Boys Soccer teams have had a good season. We have young athletes on these teams and are looking forward to seeing more great action next season!
The Boys Tennis team had a stand out season with nine boys qualifying for Regionals. Well done guys!
The Girls Golf Team finished strong and sent three girls to the Regional Competitions. Well done ladies!
Tonight, our Varsity Football team will be facing off against Reed High School in the semi-final. The game will be at Reed High School. Since it is an NIAA Tournament, be sure to purchase your tickets online in advance.
In case you missed it last night, please come to the production: Bad Auditions by Bad Actors and other One Man Plays in our SSHS Theater. There is a performance tonight at 4:00 and two on Saturday at 1:00 and 6:00.
Trick or Treat the Halls was a fun event in which our students' provided games, activities, and candy for our community members. It was really nice to see the school spirit and all the trick-or-treaters of all ages with the fun Halloween spirit.
As a reminder, our teachers will embark on their Paper training this week. Paper is a 24/7/365 tutoring resource available to students. Our teachers are looking forward to sharing additional resources with our students.
I would like to take a moment to reiterate that our Campus is Closed. Our SSHS closed campus status has not changed and it will not change to an open campus. It is closed for the safety of our students as leaving campus poses a huge liability for our teenage drivers. Please, have a conversation with your students letting them know they may not leave campus at lunch or have food delivered to campus either.
We have also noticed an uptick in inappropriate clothing. Shirts must cover the midriff and should not have images with inappropriate wording or pictures on them. As it is getting colder, students may wear a hat, beanie, or hoodie outside the building, but it must be removed once the student is inside the building. All our dress code decisions are WCSD policy and are for the benefit of our student's safety.
November is a very short academic month for us, so please make sure to be proactive when working with teachers if you are planning on being out of town for the Veteran's Day weekend or during the Thanksgiving week by getting materials in advance or completing the work within the specified time frame upon your return. The SSHS absence policy can be found at the bottom of the newsletter if you need to reference it.
The school will be closed on Election Day and again on Veteran's Day. If you can, please try to attend the Veteran's Day Parade on Friday in downtown Reno where our ROTC will be marching. We are so pleased with all the great things happening here on campus and are honored to continue to provide a great balanced education for your students.
We would like to recognize all our veterans for their dedication and sacrifice for our country. Please know we honor you always.
Sincerely,
Sean Hall
Principal
Monday
A DAY
1, 2, 7, 3
Tuesday
Election Day
No School!
Wednesday
A DAY
1, 2, Cougar Pride, 3
Thursday
B DAY
4, 5, 7, 6
Friday
Veteran's Day
No School
Go cougars!
Bell Schedules
Counselor's Corner
School Spirit
Hometown Ticketing
school newspaper
Charity volleyball Tournament
Seniors
Portraits-If your senior has not taken a senior portrait, please make an appointment for a studio sitting at prestigeportraits.com. The last day to take a photo and have it appear in the yearbook is January 9, 2023.
Senior Ads-This year families and friends can design their own senior ads—tributes to their graduates. Go to yearbookforever.com to purchase and design your senior ad. The deadline is February 28, 2023.
Marching Band Competition
Cougar Honors Orchestra
Cougar Honors Choir
Congratulations to our Honors Choir students who participated in a WCSD concert at the Pioneer Center on November 2nd.
The Honors Choir will also perform in the Choir Festival at Hug High School on November 7th!
Veteran's Day Parade November 11th
Come support our Veterans at a parade in their honor. Our JROTC Cougar Battalion will be marching in the parade.
Parade
Friday, Nov 11, 2022, 11:00 AM
345 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV, USA
Rifle Team Fundraiser
Theatre
Spanish Springs High School theatre presents Ian McWethy's Bad Auditions by Bad
Actors and other one-act plays. Enjoy a night of comedy, intruding on an irreverent
play casting, delving into a tangled faux pas, and witnessing the comedic feud of a
traveling troupe. Performances are next week,
Thursday Nov. 3 at 6 PM
Friday Nov. 4 at 6 PM
Middle School Volleyball Clinic January 8th
Spanish Springs High School Volleyball will be hosting a middle school volleyball clinic on Sunday, January 8th at Spanish Springs High School. This clinic will be run by Spanish Springs High School coaches and players. 6th Graders are not allowed to try out for volleyball in WCSD but can still attend the clinic.
Middle School tryouts will begin on Monday, January 9th or Tuesday, January 10th.
Who: Middle School Girls
What: 2023 Volleyball Clinic
Where: Spanish Springs High School Big Gym
Date: Sunday, January 8th
Times: 9 AM to 1 PM (lunch break from 11:30 AM to Noon)
Fee: $50 if form is mailed by December 15th, $60 after December 15th
Checks: Please make checks out to Spanish Springs High School. The form you need to mail in is on the second page. Please keep the first page. Questions:
fsandomenico@washoeschools.net (Frank Sandomenico – Head Coach)
Career Center
Boosters
SSHS Boosters are the best!
How would you like to be part of our amazing Booster team? Check out the flyer to learn more!
Senior Trip UPDATED!
Please let me know if you have any questions safensobersshsgradnight@gmail.com or call/text (775)842-9090. Faith Smith
Clubs
AASU
The African American Student Union would like to thank all of the Students and Staff members for their support in purchasing Pizza and Churro meals during last Friday's Pizza/Churro fundraiser.
Amnesty
FBLA
GSA
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) will be meeting on Fridays during lunch in
Room 110.
Key Club
Meditation Group
Testing
Civics Exam
Athletics
NIAA Tournament Play
The football and volleyball games are the first round of the NIAA Region Tournament and all spectators including parents and students will need to purchase an online NIAA Region Tournament Hometown Ticketing electronic ticket for entry. There will be NO tickets sold at the gate. The NIAA Region Tournament Hometown Ticketing electronic tickets are available now on the NIAA website and NIAA Live App. (see button below)
The following regular season passes will not be accepted for entry:
School District Employee ID
5A North Region Pass
SSHS Cougar Booster Pass
SSHS Student Activity Pass
NIAA Region Tournament Ticket Prices
Adult = $12.00 (No Senior and Military Discounts)
Student = $5.00 (children 8 years old and under are Free)
Cross Country at State
Boys Basketball Tryouts
Boys Basketball Tryouts for Freshman, JV, and Varsity will be on Saturday Nov. 12 and
Monday Nov. 14. All athletes wishing to try out must be cleared on the Register My
Athlete website. This may also include getting a physical. Those NOT cleared will NOT
be allowed to tryout.
Tryout times:
Freshmen
November 12th 8-10 and 2-4
Junior Varsity
November 12th 8-10 and 4-6
Varsity
November 12th 8-10 and 2-4
November 14th
ALL levels 3-5
Appropriate shoes, shorts, sweatpants, and shirt are required!
Winter Sports Registration
NIAA App
Athletic Contacts
Cougar Well Being
SSHS Food Pantry
Nutritional Services
COVID 19 Updates
Masks
WCSD Air Quality Webpage
Seniors
Dear Parents and Guardians of Spanish Springs Seniors,
Senior Ads are a great way to commemorate your student's accomplishment. For the first time, you can design your own senior ad by going to yearbookforever.com, where you will also purchase the ad. Please read the attached flyer for details. The deadline to purchase and design Senior Ads is February 28.
If your student missed the two on-campus Senior Portrait appointments, you can still have their portrait taken in studio. Go to Prestigeportraits.com to make an appointment or copy and paste this link: https://local.prestigeportraits.com/nv/reno/80-east-patriot-blvd.html
Finally, lease make sure to prepurchase your 2023 yearbook by December 15, 2022 at the SSHS webstore. This will guarantee your senior receives a copy. Purchase on the Webstore at washoeschools.net/sshs.
Thank you very much!
Yearbooks
After School Tutoring
Bus stops are limited to the following locations:
- Alice Taylor
- Spanish Springs Elementary
- Sky Ranch MS/Bohatch ES
- VanGorder
- Wingfield Hills Rd and Lawry Dr.
- Wingfield Hills Rd and Darby Rose Lane
- Sparks Blvd. and Henry Orr Parkway.
Paper tutoring
As you may know, the Board of Trustees recently approved the implementation of the tutoring service Paper for all students in grades 6-12. While staff training for Paper are ongoing, this service is now active. Students can access this free 24/7 online tutoring service at any time.
Paper provides:
- Unlimited 24/7/365 tutoring support — sessions can run for as long as students need.
- Revisions for any typed writing assignments.
- Tutoring and writing support in 4 different languages — English, Spanish, French and Mandarin.
More information and resources for parents and students is available on our website at www.WashoeSchools.net/Paper.
Students can access Paper through by logging in to Clever with their student login and password. A login link for Clever is also available on that webpage.
If a student has any issues logging in to Clever to access Paper, they can reach out to our Family Tech line for assistance at www.washoeschools.net/familytechsupport
Thank you!
Project 150 Teen Shopping Boutique
Each Wednesday from 1:30p – 4:00p and the first
Saturday of each Month from 10:30a – 2:00p
Clothes, shoes, school supplies, toiletries and much more
Free with high school ID
· Project 150 Reno Boutique - 1340 Foster Dr. - Reno, NV 89509
· Follow us at Project150 Reno on Facebook
· Call (775)203-4755 or email info@project150reno.org
· Project 150 Reno non-profit provides basic needs for homeless, disadvantaged, and displaced high school students.
The Washoe County School District or the Board of Trustees neither endorses nor sponsors the organization or activity represented in this document. The distribution of this material is provided as a community service.
Driver's Education Class
DMV Certification of Attendance
· DMV Certifications of Attendance are processed at the district level by the Student Records Department.
· Visit the WCSD web page: www.washoeschools.net and select:
STUDENT AND PARENTS
>STUDENT RECORDS
> CLICK ON BACKPACK CURRENT STUDENT.
FILL OUT INFORMATION, AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE CHECK THE DMV BOX.
· Please allow one week of processing time.
· Please note: Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent and do not meet the DMV Certification of Attendance requirements. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.
Information for how to get the attendance for DMV is permanently found at:
The complete WCSD policy can be found here: WCSD DMV Attendance Policy
Tech Support
The hours are:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7am-2:30pm and Tuesday, Thursday 11:30am-7:00pm.
Attendance
Attendance Policy
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Spanish Springs HS follows all WCSD Attendance Policies and Procedures.
For information on the WCSD Attendance Policy as required by NRS, https://www.washoeschools.net/Page/16915.
Reporting a Reason for an Absence
Parent/guardian must email, call or request an absence via the portal/app to report your student(s) absence, To verify the absence it must be done so no later than three (3) days after your student is absent. The Attendance Office is unable to record reasons for absences older than three days without a doctor’s note.
Emailing in a reason for an Absence (preferred method)
Absences may be reported by email. Please email mailto:sshsattendance@washoeschools.net and include:
· Your student's name
· Date of birth
· The date
· Length of the absence
· The reason for the absence
Changes will be made in Infinite Campus when the email is processed.
Calling in an Absence
To verify an absence, contact the Attendance Office call 775-425-7733 x 1. Voicemail is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please leave a message with the following:
· Your student's name
· Date of birth
· The date
· Length of the absence
· The reason for the absence
· Your contact information
Changes will be made in Infinite Campus when the absence is processed.
Requesting an Absence via the Parent Portal/App.
A new functionality was added to the Infinite Campus parent portal and app. It enables parents/guardians to request an absence via the portal/app. The portal/app accepts requests for absences for the current date or future dates only.
For step-by-step instructions, visit https://www.washoeschools.net/Page/17303
Changes will be made in Infinite Campus when the request is processed.
Picking Up a Student or Street Passes
When you need to pick up your student early from school, please be aware of the following procedures:
-You may call in advance to have your student waiting for you when you arrive. Please call the Attendance Office at 775-425-7733 x 1 with the exact time and reason your student needs to be dismissed.
-You may come into the Attendance Office to pick up your student. You will be required to show your ID on arrival. Please allow enough time for us to send for your student as it is difficult to send for a student during passing time or during lunch.
-ONLY LEGAL GUARDIANS may pick up a student. Anyone other than a guardian will need to have the guardian contact the attendance office in advance to give permission for the student to be released. If the person picking up the student will do so on a regular basis and is not the legal guardian, there is a form that can be completed giving permission for the student to be released with another adult. This form is valid only for the current school year and will need to be signed and turned in by the legal guardian.
Chronic Absenteeism
Students who miss 10% or more of the total number of class periods for any reason during a semester (high school) for each course will be chronically absent. Chronic absenteeism rules are set by State and Federal guidelines.
Students will not be retained or fail a course (high school) based on attendance. However, students who miss 10% or more of class periods for any course that meets in a semester will be chronically absent in that course(s).
If the student must miss an entire class period for any reason, it is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to see that a written/verbal verification is provided to the school prior to, during, or within three days of an absence. Failure to do so within three days of the student's return to school will result in the absence being coded as Unverified (UNV).
Intervention Guide for Families
COVID Exclusions
The Health Department Excluded OR Contact Tracing (HDED or HDCT) code is used when a school has been notified by Washoe County Health Department or Washoe County School District that a student is excluded from school. The HDED and HDCT codes do not count towards chronic absenteeism.
WCSD does not currently have permission from NDOE to conduct temporary distance learning during COVID Exclusions this year. The Make-up Work Policy for missed assignments is followed for these absences.
Transportation Blackouts Absences
WCSD does not currently have permission from NDOE to conduct temporary distance learning during transportation blackout dates this year. Absences due to not having bus transportation are not exempt and do count towards chronic absenteeism. The Make-up Work Policy for missed assignments is followed for these absences.
Make-Up Work Policy for an Absence
Make-up work must be provided for any absence by the teacher, but it is the student’s responsibility to request the make-up work in advance or on the first day s/he returns to class. Because it is impossible to make-up some in-class assignments, coursework of a similar nature may be given. It is the student’s responsibility to turn in all make-up class work at the designated deadline. Failure to complete the make-up work within the designated deadline will result in no credit being received for the make-up work.
Students will have the number of days absent plus one to complete missed make-up work or concepts missed beginning on the day the teacher provides the missed assignments to the student. Teachers must provide missed make-up work or concepts missed within two days of the student’s return to class.
Guide to Attendance for Families
This guide, available in English and Spanish, helps parents, guardians, and families understand the various components of the attendance policy. Click on button below.
Student Drop Off Procedure
Our Student drop off is at the north side of the building, not the main roundabout in front of the school. We ask that you follow the signs toward the Parent Drop-off Zone on the north side of the building, near the cafeteria. All drop offs should occur in drop zone which offers an easy, safe exit to Eagle Canyon Drive. Please do not stop/park at the front entrance of the school in Staff Parking to drop off your students between 7:30 AM and 8:00 AM. This creates traffic issues and significant safety concerns. Thank you for your help in keeping everyone safe while on campus.
Student Parking
ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF, PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN ANY NUMBERED OR PAINTED SPACE IN THE BACK PARKING LOT AS THESE ARE FOR SENIORS WHO PAID FOR THEIR SPOTS!