Back to School Comms
Sept. 2, 2022
Transitioning to Three Lunches
After reviewing data and feedback from both students and staff, we have made the decision to start our school year without Power Hour. Power Hour was developed to offer students the opportunity to receive extra academic support, attend clubs, and eat lunch. Our objectives and behavior expectations for Power Hour were not being meet.
It is is our plan to teach and support the improvement of student behavior throughout the school day and develop a new system of support that will meet the objectives Power Hour was originally designed to accomplish.
First Week's Bell Schedules
9/6
Spart Crew 7:25-12:25
1st Period 12:25 - 12:45 4th Period 1:28 - 1:42
2nd Period 12:50 - 1:04 5th Period 1:47 - 2:01
3rd Period 1:09 - 1:23 6th Period 2:06 - 2:20
9/7, 9/8, 9/9
1st Period 7:25 – 8:15
2nd Period 8:20 – 9:10
Advisory 9:15 – 9:50
3rd Period 9:55 – 10:50
Lunch A 10:50 – 11:20
Period 4A 11:25 – 12:25
Period 4B 10:55 – 11:20
Lunch B 11:20 – 11:50
Period 4B 11:55 – 12:25
Period 4C 10:55 – 11:55
Lunch C 11:55 – 12:25
Period 5 12:30 – 1:25
Period 6 1:30 – 2:20
What Lunch Do I Have?
Students will attend lunch based on who their 4th period teacher is. Students who have Lunch A will go directly to Lunch after 3rd Period. Students who have Lunch B or C will go to 4th period after 3rd period and will be dismissed according to the posted times. Students will be told by their 4th period teacher what lunch they have on the first day of school.
Our Bell Schedule after the first week.
Parking
SENIORS: Your LAST chance to buy parking will be the week of Tuesday Sept. 6th - Friday Sept. 9th. You can not start purchasing until Tuesday AFTER SCHOOL. Cost: $45
If any spots are available after this time, we will do a lottery for Juniors to be able to purchase parking spots. All juniors names will be put into the lottery. The student names pulled from the lottery will be emailed via school email. All information of how to purchase will be included in that email.
In order to purchase you will need:
- completed parking application (sent to your email)
- Valid drivers license
- Copy of insurance card
- Make, model, and license plate number (of the car you will be driving)
- No outstanding fines
*Parking at SHS is very limited, and we only have a limited amount of spots available for purchase for students.
Sign Up For Remind 101
Parents and Students: Want to get text messages sent to you reminding you of important events and timelines relevant to your grade level & school? This is an important communication method used at SHS and we encourage you to enroll! This will be one of the main ways we communicate with students & families. If you have not done so already, get signed up!
Class of 2026 Text to 81010 the message @sumner2026
Class of 2025: Text to 81010 the message: @sumner2025
Class of 2024: Text to 81010 the message: @sumner2024
Class of 2023: Text to 81010 the message: @sumner2023
Athletics: Final Forms
We are very excited to announce that the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time.
You may review your data at any time to verify it is current (please plan to do so as it's VERY important that we have your current information). You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update.
We are asking that ALL parents/guardians of athletes use FinalForms. Please click on the Parent Playbook (attached) to get started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the page bottom and click "Get Help" or “User Support”. The first step is to register at: https://sumner-wa.finalforms.com
and follow the prompts to create your account, create your students and sign your forms. Again, the parent playbook provides step by step instructions.
Thank you for your assistance in streamlining our paperwork processes in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. We wish you all the best this year!!
Below you’ll find each sport offered at Sumner High School, grouped by season, with the name and email address of the head coach for that sport. If you are interested in that sport, you should contact the coach by email. Not every sport works out in the summer, but many do.
The fall sports season starts on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 for football and Monday, August 22, 2022 for all other fall sports. In planning family vacations, please make sure that you are back in time for tryouts.
Fall Sports (begin in mid-August)
Cross Country—Head Coach Maurice Dudley, maurice_dudley@sumnersd.org
Girls Golf—Head Coach Dustin Hegge, dustin_hegge@sumnersd.org
Boys Tennis—Head Coach Michael Hochstatter, hochrock@gmail.com
Football—Head Coach Keith Ross, keith_ross@sumnersd.org
Girls Soccer—Head Coach Robi Turley, robi_turley@sumnersd.org
Girls Swim & Dive—Head Coach TBD
Volleyball—Head Coach Danielle Norton, danielle_norton@sumnersd.org
Winter Sports (begin in mid-November)
Boys Basketball—Head Coach TBD
Boys Swim & Dive—Head Coach TBD
Boys Wrestling—Head Coach Matt Harshman, matt_harshman@sumnersd.org
Girls Basketball – Head Coach Katie Hyppa, katie_grad@sumnersd.org
Girls Wrestling—Head Coach Aaron Ledesma, aaron_ledesma@sumnersd.org
Gymnastics—Head Coach Kathryn Elliott, kathryn_elliott@sumnersd.org
Spring Sports (begin in late February/early March)
Baseball—Head Coach Casey Adcox, casey_adcox@sumnersd.org
Boys Golf—Head Coach Dustin Hegge, dustin_hegge@sumnersd.org
Boys Lacrosse—Head Coach Javan Chow, javan_chow@sumnersd.org
Boys Soccer—Head Coach TBD
Fastpitch—Head Coach Megan Gaines, megan_gaines@sumnersd.org
Girls Lacrosse—Head Coach Brandon Hazzard, brandon_hazzard@sumnersd.org
Girls Tennis—Head Coach Michael Hochstatter, hochrock@gmail.com
Track & Field—Head Coach Maurice Dudley, maurice_dudley@sumnersd.org
Construction Update
The new building is coming along quite nicely. If you have not had a chance to drive by on Main Street we encourage you to do so. The progress is exciting to see.
With the addition of our new building there have been some changes to our parking lots we want to make sure you are aware of. The main parking lot on the west side of the gymnasium will be divided into two lots. Lot A will be off of Main Street and Lot B will be off of Mason Street. The two lots are currently divided by a construction zone, but will later be replaced with a breezeway for students to use when traveling between buildings. There is no longer any through access in the gymnasium parking lot.
Child Nutrition Services
All schools serve breakfast and lunch daily. We offer a variety of student favorites that feature:
- A selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, many of which are sourced locally
- Entrees with healthy proteins and whole grains
- Low-fat milk and 100-percent fruit juices
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications:
All families who may be eligible are encouraged to apply for free or reduced-price meals. Applications must be resubmitted each year within the first 30 days of school. Qualified students receive the benefit for the full school year, even if the family’s financial situation changes.
Families receiving Basic Food, TANF, FDPIR or Medicaid may be Direct Certified for free or reduced-price meal benefits. These families will receive a letter in the mail from Child Nutrition Services notifying them of their student’s meal eligibility by mid-August. If a family receives such a letter, they do not need to submit an application.
Applications may be submitted online through Family Access. Start by selecting your student’s name, then Food Service, then click the Applications button, then Add Application. The system will walk you through the process and is very easy to use. Once Child Nutrition has processed the application, you will receive a notification letter by mail or email.
Printed applications are also available at each school and online at: 22-23 Application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals.
Students who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals may receive reduced school fees, however, parental consent is required. For online applications, the option to grant consent to release the students’ eligibility status is part of the application process. For others, the form is available at: 22-23 Consent Form
Meal Payments:
Since meal accounts have not been used for some time, we encourage families to check their student account balances before school starts. Families can make online payments to student accounts anytime using Visa or Mastercard through Family Access. There are also options to receive email notices when student balances are low. A $0.75 per student transaction fee will be applied at checkout for payments.
Cash or checks are accepted as a form of payment in the school cafeterias during breakfast or lunch.
Lunch Menus:
Monthly print menus, and the link to our interactive online menus are on the Child Nutrition Services website here: Lunch Menus
If your child has a special dietary need, please contact our office.
Contact Information:
Please contact the Child Nutrition office at (253) 891-6450 if you have questions about our meal programs, payments or free-reduced applications; we are happy to help! We are also available via email at child_nutrition@sumnersd.org, and follow us on Twitter @Sumnersdlunch.
Student Picture information
Pictures for ID and yearbook are taken during Spartan Days. Purchasing information is mailed home over the summer from Perlers, our school photographer. This will also be available at the picture table at Spartan Days. If you miss Spartan Days, picture makeup day is Sept. 15th and retakes are Oct. 12th during school. You can prepay ahead of time online by going to their website www.bbprepay.com and clicking on Sumner High School. Be sure to bring your receipt to Spartan Days as proof of payment.
*To ensure your picture in the yearbook, please be sure to make it to one of these days.
Fines & Fees
How to pay online
https://wa-sumner.intouchreceipting.com/
When going to this link please make sure you are signing into your account. If you use the guest link it WILL NOT be applied to your student's account. (If you login in through your student's account, it will not bring up fines or fees).
New Students to SBLSD: Your login and passwords were mailed home to you and will be active in August.
Families will be able to purchase items such as ASB cards, yearbooks, etc. There is a fee of no more than $1.00 per transaction and payments are credited to your student's account. You must bring a copy of your receipt to speed up your wait in line at Spartan Days.
Fees that can be paid online: Yearbook ($60), ASB ($40), Fall Sport Athletic Fee ($95). If you know you are in a class or activity with a fee, (like band for example,) you can also pay this online.
Fees you are NOT able to pay online: Chromebook coverage ($20). Parking (this must be paid in person due to limited space). Students must have a valid license and insurance to be eligible to purchase. Pictures can be paid online through Perlers—see picture section of this newsletter. Spirit Gear due to sizing and inventory.
How to pay online? Returning SSD Students: Use Family Access login and password. To access the Touchbase online payment system: from district homepage in upper middle band click the payment $ icon to access the Touchbase online payment system. This link will take you directly to the online payment page.
When in the Touchbase online payment system:
1. Use your Family Access username and password (case sensitive)
to login to Touchbase; if you have other difficulties, try using all
lowercase letters.
2. Click on your child's name. Browse for desired items/fees to pur-
chase at school and select "Add."
3. The processing fee will be added to give you the exact amount for
payment.
4. To purchase items for another student simply click "Your Family"
at the top.
Don’t know your Family Access login or password? If you need to obtain your user ID and password please contact the Registrar, Jessica Doble, through June at 891-5500. From June 27 - August 16 call the district office, 891-6000. FYI: These passwords can only be mailed home or provided in person.
Free and Reduced information: Paperwork to apply for free and reduced fees will be mailed home in August with the district calendar.
You can also complete this online at the district website. A confirmation letter is mailed home following the processing of the application.
Whenever paying fees at school be sure to have your Free/Reduced confirmation letter with you. Thank you!
Transcript Requests
- Go to parchment.com
- Click on create account in the upper right corner
- Create a "learner or parents" account
- From there you can request official and unofficial transcripts
Sumner High School & SBLSD Contacts
Athletic Entrance Prices
The Sumner-Bonney Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX/Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator Adrienne Chacon (253) 891-6033, ADA Coordinator Diana Thomas (253) 891-6033, Section 504 Coordinator Karen Finigan (253) 891-6040. Address: 1202 Wood Ave, Sumner, WA 98390.