SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Week of May 16 - May 20
From the desk of Sean Hall, Principal
Hello Spanish Springs High School Families,
The Spring activities have been absolutely incredible! Our boys golf team has been tearing it up beating Galena last week to win the tournament for the Cougars. If you didn’t know, Galena has always had a very competitive program. They usually are going head-to-head with Manogue for the northern regional championship, so great job gentlemen.
Our boy’s baseball, girl’s softball, boys and girls track teams and boys and girls lacrosse teams are currently competing for the opportunity to go to their respective state tournaments. I have had the privilege to watch them all compete and all of our students/teams represent Cougar Nation well.
We had our annual Cougar Battalion awards night as well. It was quite impressive to see all of our outgoing and current cadets be recognized for the hard work they have done. We had a packed house full of dignitaries there to celebrate these amazing young men and women.
Coming up we have an array of activities to attend. The National Honor Society Night (5/17), Fine Arts Night (5/19), multiple Performing Arts performances (5/24), Multi-Cultural Senior Recognition night at UNR (5/25).
We don't have any new updates for graduation, but I will continue to post the pertinent information below.
On May 19th, we are planning a Senior assembly to discuss graduation protocol, behavior, and expectations during 7th period. Josten's will be on campus distributing caps and gowns, so please make sure to return any materials from previous years to the school prior to the 19th. Our boosters will also be present discussing Safe Grad Night. After the assembly, we are hoping to take a group photo for the senior video.
Graduation is June 9th at Lawlor Events Center. Students and parents may arrive at 3:30 and the ceremony begins at 4:30. Every student will receive up to ten guest passes and up to three parking permits during the Senior Assembly. We will be having a QR code coming hopefully the beginning of next week where parents/students can request the number of passes needed
A mandatory graduation practice will held June 8th at 9:00 AM in the Spanish Springs Hgh School main gym.
We will send further details home in a letter, the information will be posted in the Senior Team, and in the school announcements.
I am adding a copy of our SSHS Finals Calendar for everyone to start planning.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Sean Hall
Principal
Monday
B Day
4, 5, 7, 6
Tuesday
A Day
1, 2, 7, 3
Wednesday
B Day
4, 5, 6
Finals Schedule
Spanish Springs High School Graduation
Thursday, Jun 9, 2022, 04:30 PM
1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USA
A Note From the Student Relations Office
Food Delivery on SSHS Campus
Cougar Families,
We need your help. We are seeing an increase in students ordering food delivery (Uber Eats, Door Dash, etc.) and this creates a significant safety risk. The district does not allow this, as it creates a situation where many strangers are entering campus, without our knowledge, and interacting with our students without supervision. Please have a conversation with your student(s) to help mitigate this safety risk. NOTE: Food delivered to campus will be confiscated and must be picked up by the student no later than 2:45pm in SRO. Delivery drivers will be escorted off campus immediately.
Thank you for your help.
Senior Pranks
Congratulations on making it to the end of this dynamic school year! We are looking forward to ending the year safely and watching all of our students walk across the graduation stage. We ask that you remind your senior students to avoid the possibility of not participating in graduation ceremonies by engaging in senior pranks that threaten safety or damage school property. We support the long-standing traditions here at SSHS, but insist on keeping our students and staff safe and respecting our school campus. Thank you for your support in our pursuits of ending the year on a positive note for all.
National Honors Society Awards Night May 17th!
Fine Arts Night
Cheer Tryouts This Week!
Cheer Tryouts!
RMA (Register My Athlete) must be completed by May 13th.
Stunt Clinic – Saturday May 14 Time: 9-4pm $20.00 per girl
Tryout Clinic May 23-27 Time 4:30-7:00pm $10 per girl per day
Senior and Jr Tryout’s May 27 after clinic
Sophomores’ and Freshman Tryout’s May 28
Any questions please contact the Cheer Director, Lisa Shults 775-223-3604.
Please note: Summer Camp will be July 29-31 Mandatory if you make the team.
We are excited for this upcoming season!
Northern Nevada JROTC Raider Championships!
Award Night
Dear class of 2022 Parents and Students. The Spanish Springs Awards Night Celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 25th.
Student Store Raffles
Textbook, novel, library book and laptop return
During the week of May 9th- May 13th, every student will receive a complete list of everything checked out to them from this year as well as anything outstanding from the past. An email will also be sent to parents during that week with the same list.
If you have any questions, please contact our librarian Liz Hefner in the library and she can assist you.
Testing
AP Testing
Please see below for important information for Advanced Placement (AP) students:
Monday is the first day of AP testing. AP testing will run from Monday 5/2/22 until Wednesday 5/11/22 for regular testing. Late testing will be Tuesday, May 17th through Friday, May 20th.
Students must have an AP account with College Board in order to register for the test as well as to access AP classroom for classroom curriculum. Teachers have given students the JOIN codes and instructions on how to complete this task. If your student has any questions, please direct them to their teacher.
AP testing is REQUIRED for all students in an AP class, there is NO OPT OUT this year.
Attention Seniors: Civics Exam
The Civics Exam is coming soon. Participation in the Civics Exam is a graduation requirement in the state of Nevada. All seniors enrolled in Government this semester will be taking the exam in that class starting as early as November 15th. If you are a senior who is not in a government class this year, please contact your counselor to make testing arrangements.
Boosters
Senior Trip
Please let me know if you have any questions safensobersshsgradnight@gmail.com or call/text (775)842-9090. Faith Smith
SSHS Food Pantry
Athletics
NIAA App
Register My Athlete
Athletic Contacts
- Athletic Administrator - Jason Urmston (775) 321-3933
Email Link - Jason Urmston
- Athletic Director - Art Anderson (775) 321-3936
Email Link - Art Anderson
- Athletic Secretary - Kali Clayton (775) 321-3945
Email Link - Kali Clayton
- Athletic Trainer - Carol Mass
Email Link - Carol Mass
New Tennis Courts!
Online Registration for 2022-2023
Parents, please go online to begin registering your students for the upcoming school year. We are requesting that you complete registration by the end of February.
Online Registration Information
WCSD has streamlined the process for families with more than one student, so the process is easier than ever! If this is the first time you are registering your student/s, we have created a how to guide to help you get into the Infinite Campus Online Registration portal more readily. How to Log Into Infinite Campus and Complete Online Registration
If you do not know how to log into Infinite Campus, please contact Francine McCrae at the SSHS Career Center or Lindsay Beck in the Library.
Yearbooks
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.
Academic Support
After School Tutoring
A late bus is now available to provide transportation to students. The late bus will leave SSHS at 4:15 and will drop off at specific elementary schools/drop off locations. Students who need transportation should sign up in the Career Center to be added to the bus roster. The drop off locations are listed below:
Taylor
Spanish Springs ES
Van Gorder ES
2 stops in the lower Raley's area (one on each side of Vista Blvd)
Sepulveda ES
Bennet ES
Palmer ES
Sun Valley ES
SSHS Well Being
COVID 19 Updates
Masks
Bell Schedule
Please click this link for a copy of this year's Bell Schedule.
Attendance
Attendance Policy
Spanish Springs HS follows all WCSD Attendance Policies and Procedures.
In Summary:
If your student(s) is sick, please keep your student(s) home from school.
Parent/guardian must call or email the school each day their student(s) is
absent to verify the student’s absence on that day to ensure the child's
safety. Please call the SSHS Office at 425-7733 to verify student absences.
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 (AUK).
The Health Department Excluded Distance Learning 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 but is able to work on Temporary Distance Learning for the length of the exclusion.
Students are to attend Temporary Distance Learning daily and complete work assigned. Students will check-in daily on MS Teams through the Daily Agenda. If a student is unable to work due to health reasons or the student chooses not to work or communicate with the teacher daily, the student will be marked HDE. The HDED and HDCT codes do not count toward chronic absenteeism. HDE does count toward chronic absenteeism.
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.
Make-Up Work
Make-up work must be provided for any absence, 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 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.