Warrior Weekly
Week of January 24, 2022
Masks still required on all school buses per Federal mandate.
Physicals for Spring Sports
Links to Privit and instructions can be found at https://www.smithvilleschooldistrict.net/domain/548
Freezin' for a Reason
We are taking the Polar Plunge!
Our SHS Student Council is raising money to benefit Special Olympics by running into Smithville Lake! We are forming a team of staff and students to help us on our adventure!
This event is a ton of fun and the proceeds benefit a great cause! You can join the party with us by joining our team, but if you prefer to hibernate you can make a donation to our page! Click this link for more information!
Whether you are choosing to join us or you are choosing to donate, you'll be supporting Special Olympics and the best reason for freezin'!
If you choose to join us, register as a student and pay ZERO registration fee. We ask that each plunger tries to raise at least $75 to plunge.
There are great resources to help you raise money on your participant center once you register!
Through year-round sports, Special Olympics fosters acceptance and inclusion in our community. The money we raise supports our local Special Olympics athletes.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
-Ms. Milby
Archery Update
The Warrior Archers competed in the 6th Annual Furious Flurries tournament @ PCMS over the weekend. It was a rough start since the tournament was scheduled for a few flights on Friday night & then continued with the remainder on Saturday. Due to the weather conditions the Saturday portion was canceled but they managed to get it rescheduled for Sunday. Raven Brown came out strong & shot a 284 taking 2nd in HS girls, Wesley Duncan came out strong as well shooting a 282 & taking 2nd in HS boys.
Madison Breshears stayed focused & shot a new personal best of 266 & took 8th in HS girls. We have the 5th Annual Northland Christian State Qualifier this coming Saturday.
Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year is Coming Soon
Please remember: Students arriving late to school may not bring in outside food or drink.
Swim Team Update
Junior, Lily Medley, broke the school record in the 100 freestyle and freshman, Izzy Sapp, broke her previously established record in the 500 freestyle!!
Congratulations girls on a fantastic meet!
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Words of the Week - ‘Phase’ vs. ‘Faze’
What to Know
Phase is a noun, referring to the stage in a developmental process, or a verb, often followed by in or out meaning to introduce gradually or remove gradually respectively. This is different than faze, which is a verb meaning "to daunt or discern," such as when one is "fazed," or conversely "unfazed," by something intimidating or unsettling.
Phase is a noun referring generally to a point or stage in a developmental process. The moon has its phases, as do fickle teenagers. An artist might go through an impressionist phase.
As a verb, phase is most often followed by in or out. To phase something in means to introduce something little by little:
Rather than unilaterally hiking the wage to $15, the former Colorado governor proposes phasing in the increases depending on an area’s cost of living. The most expensive quarter of the country would get a $15 minimum wage by 2021, and the least expensive would see that hike in 2024.
— Nicholas Riccardi and Associated Press, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2019
Conversely, to phase something out means to stop using it gradually:
One of the largest supermarket companies in the U.S. has announced it is phasing out single-use plastic bags in an effort to reduce plastic waste. The Kroger Co. says it plans to stop distributing single-use bags completely by 2025 across its chains.
— Merrit Kennedy, NPR.org, 23 Aug. 2018
The homophone faze is generally used only as a verb, meaning “to daunt or disconcert.”
But Homa never flinched. He made two birdies on the front nine and added two more on the first two holes of back nine, and he wasn't fazed by an hour-long weather delay. He finished three strokes ahead of Dahmen.
— Bob Harig, ESPN.com, 5 May 2019
This sense is often found in negative constructions, such as the above example. It can also be negated in the form of the adjective unfazed :
Following a report – blasted as “100 percent untrue” by Holmes’ publicist — that the couple had been planning a wedding and called it off because they split due to “trust issues,” the “Blame It” singer and the Dawson’s Creek star proved they were unfazed by the rumors.
— Dana Rose Falcone, People, 29 June 2018
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