SHS Newsbreak
January 26, 2018
From Class Project to Maverick Challenge
All students in Mrs. Morris' Intro to Business and Entrepreneurship classes completed Business Plans according to the Maverick Challenge Competition structure. Then, students who wanted to have a shot at competing for the school prize, presented their plan and projects on November 27th and 28th. From those presentations, the top four groups were selected by Mr. Dave Church and Mr. Ray Neihaus, and allowed a few weeks to fine tune and enhance their presentations to compete for the school competition which was held on December 14th.
Winners of the SHS Competition were:
1st place - $200 awarded to - FARE - Dillyn Whittymore, Sam Everett, Treyton, Caudell
2nd place - $100 awarded to - Freeze Bandage - Logan Weilbaker, Gavin Borden, Nicholas Murphy
3rd place - $50 awarded to - Propel Window - Gavin Smith, David Petersheim, and Mason Gudgeon
4th place - $25 awarded to - Color Clothes - Xavier Beatrice
School Judges were Kelly Dulaney representing the Scott County Chamber of Commerce
Al Riggle representing the Scott County Kiwanis Club, and Dave Church, Ray Niehaus of MAS Park.
Our top 2 groups will face off against Austin's top teams on Friday, February 2rd, at 10 AM, at Mid-America Science Park.
One group will then be determined the County Winner and then compete in Columbus on Saturday, March 3rd for the Regional Competition.
Sponsors for making Maverick Challenge possible for Scott County by providing ALL participants with a Maverick Challenge T-shirt, and prize money were:
Jim Galdden owner of Genesis Plastics , Pat Glotzbach president of New Washington Bank and Mike Everett CEO of Scott Memorial Hospital.
Robert Peacock executive director of Scott County Economic Development Corp.
Meet the SHS new Jag Coordinator
I have loved meeting my new students and cannot wait to meet even more! Everyone at SHS has been kind and warm, from the sweet and hardworking custodians to the warm and kind office staff, the entire faculty here has been more than gracious. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to be here at this school and to get this new program started."
Attention Seniors! It is scholarship season!
The Scott County Community Foundation scholarship online application portal is now open and the link for those are on the Scholarship Listings page. All seniors were given this same information at a meeting this Thursday, Jan 25. GOOD LUCK SENIORS!
FFA Chapter Challenge
Chapter Challenge is an event held annually by District XI that allows the chapter within the district to come together and compete with one another. Scottsburg FFA hosted this event because they have two district officers in the Scottsburg FFA Chapter. Emma Hall is Vice President, and Tessa Richey is Secretary of District XI.
Attention Sophomores and Juniors!
The SHS Guidance Department is hosting Tracy Alexander, an admission counselor from Purdue University, to come and talk about preparing for college and increasing SAT scores. Please join us Tuesday, January 30, from 6:30 - 7:30pm. This 60-minute event is aimed at helping 10th and 11th grade students understand their post-secondary options and help them prepare for the college application process. This event will provide an in-depth overview on the following topics:
- Benefits of a college education
- PSAT scores and resources
- Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy
- College Preparation Admissions applications and other types of post-secondary education
Attention Sophomores
(left to right) Timothy (Brock) Adams, Joseph Holder, Jeffrey Prewitt, Alexis Combs, Brent Strobel, Brianna Lewis, Abby Banet, Samuel Kelley, Cameron Jeffries
(left to right) Amber Abell, Mercedes Brown, Jerred Lewis, Austin Brown, Gracie Edwards, Spencer Begley, Elijah Leland
Digital Apps Classes get Apple Certifications
SHS Athletic Sectional Information
Girls Swimming Sectional - Feb. 1st and 3rd at Floyd Central High School. Swimming starts at 6 pm on the 1st and 11 am on the 3rd. Tickets will be on sale at the door. Tickets are $6 per session or $10 for full session.
Wrestling Sectional - Jan 27th at Jenning County High School. Starts at 9 am and tickets will be on sale at the door. Tickets are $6 for the one day event.
Boys Swimming Sectional - Feb. 15th and 17th at Floyd Central High School. Swimming starts at 6 pm on the 15th and 11 am on the 17th. Tickets will be on sale at the door. Tickets are $6 per session or $10 for full session.
Boys Basketball Sectional - Feb 27-Mar 3 at North Harrison High School. The tournament draw will be Feb 18th on IHSAAtv.org. Tickets will be on sale at the SHS Athletic Office starting the 20th and will also be on sale at the door. Tickets are $6 per session or $10 for full session.
Junior Class Parents
Please help us plan an awesome After Prom 2018! Junior class parents are meeting every Tuesday from 6pm-7pm in the Commons to plan for After Prom. We need your help!
Scott 2 sets Make Up Days
Missed Day 1/12/2018--Make Up Day 2/19/2018
Missed Day 1/15/2018--Make Up Day 3/19/2018
Missed Day 1/16/2018--Make Up Day 3/20/2018
Missed Day 1/17/2018--Make Up Day 3/21/2018
Missed Day 1/18/2018--Make Up Day 3/22/2018