SPANISH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Weeks of October 31st - November 4th
From the desk of Sean Hall, Principal
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, Cougar Pride, 6
Bell Schedules
Counselor's Corner
School Spirit
school newspaper
Charity volleyball Tournament
Cougar Marching Band
This past Saturday the Cougar Marching Band competed in the Damonte Marching
Invitational. The band placed 1st in Class AAA and won awards for outstanding music,
visual, and general effect. The band was awarded the Sweepstakes Award for the
highest scoring band in the contest.
The Nevada Day Battle of the Bands at SSHS
Come see our Marching Band compete this Friday at the battle of the Bands. The competition begins at 12:00 at SSHS.
Good luck musicians!
The band will also be competing November 5th at the UNR Sierra Band Crusade at Mackey Stadium
Raider Competition Results
The SSHS JROTC Raider Teams completed their season last Saturday, and the Male Team finished at the top of the League standings once again!
The Male Team finished in 1st place in 14 of the 15 Raider events they competed in this season.
The Female Team finished tied with Reno High, taking 1st place on the 5K, and 2nd place in the other 4 events. The Female team ended up in 2nd place Overall in the District standings.
The Mixed Team also finished in 2nd place Overall for the District.
The SSHS JROTC JV Male team swept all three Raider Meets and finished 1st place Overall.
The SSHS JROTC Male and Mixed Raider teams fly to Georgia on Wednesday, Nov 2nd to compete in the JROTC Raider Nationals in Georgia. This will be their 4th consecutive trip to the Raider Nationals!
The SSHS JROTC Raider team coach is Master Sergeant Kurt Baumgarten.
Theater
Spanish Springs High School theater 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 4 PM
Saturday Nov. 5 at 1 PM and 6PM
Career Center
Nevada Promise Scholarship
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
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.
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)
Varsity Senior Night Boys Soccer
Cougars, come support your varsity Boys Soccer at their senior night/morning this Saturday
October 29th, in the Spanish Springs High School stadium at 10:30 AM
SSHS Varsity Football
SSHS Varsity Football is hosting Galena HS on Thursday 10/27 at 7:00 PM.
SSHS Varsity Volleyball
Cross Country Regionals at Shadow Mountain Saturday
A huge shout our to both our Boys and Girls teams for placing 1st on October 14th and beating the top ranked team.
Congratulations to the Cross Country team for their performance at the Flat Sac
Invitational in Sacramento last weekend. 19 of our runners set personal records, and out
of 22 teams our Varsity boys were the top team from Nevada with a 4th place finish.
Our girls finished 7th with the fastest team 5K average in school history if 20 minutes and
59 seconds.
Be sure to come out to Shadow Mountain this Saturday to cheer
this team on at Regionals. Good luck Cougars you are amazing!
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!