High School Highlights
AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATION
REMINDER: The convenience of automatic enrollment was live as of January 2018! Your child is now conveniently re-enrolled each year without lifting a finger. Should anything change, all you need to do is schedule an appointment with your child’s principal and complete a withdrawal form no later than March 15th.
The $240 re-enrollment fee will be billed to your account annually on March 16th.
Tuition will automatically be billed via RenWeb.
Failure to withdraw before March 15th will incur a 50% charge of the upcoming school year’s tuition.
Thank you for entrusting your child's education to us. We consider it a privilege to be part of your family's life!
“Apply thine heart unto instruction,
and thine ears to the words of knowledge.”
Proverbs 23:12
SPIRIT DAY ON NOVEMBER 16TH - SPONSORED BY HIGH SCHOOL - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
First, high school will bring all the snacks by grade level. Here is the breakdown:
9th grade
Sour Candy (which is usually the most popular):
Air Heads, Air Heads Extreme, Skittles, Starburst, Trolli, Sour Patch Kids, Ring Pops, Fun Dip, Sour Punch Straws, Push Pops, Nerd Ropes, Pixie Sticks, etc.
10th grade
Chocolate Candy: (full size bars)
M&M, Snickers, Milky Way, Reese's Cups, Kit Kat, Twix, Hersey Bars, etc
11th grade
Snacks:
Cheez-it's, peanut butter crackers, chips, cookies, donuts, goldfish, cheese crackers, trail mix, etc.
12th grade
Drinks:
Coke, Sprite, Water, Yoo-hoo, Capri Sun, Juice Boxes, etc.
Please drop these items off at Mrs. Morgan's desk by Tuesday, November 13th so PTF has time to make sure we have enough of each category before Friday.
Second, we need the seniors and/or their parents to volunteer to help at the Spirit Day tables from 8:00-9:00am for set up and from 9:00am-12:30pm when all students K-12 come to purchase. We have already asked the seniors to help and have had some respond. But since this event goes straight to the trip, we need more participation. PARENTS can email Kim McDonald at kmcdonald@silverdaleba.org to volunteer.
Thank you in advance for your help with this event. PTF is so generous to help in so many areas, and we need to show our appreciation by giving in these ways.
We also wanted to let you know that PTF is providing many additional non-food items for the upper school to purchase. Here is a short list of those items:
Lightning charger cords, 6' changer cords, Cube adapter/Wall charger cube (dual and single), Jibbitz for croc's, Bracelets, Pens/pencils, Card holders for the back of your phone, Voice activated flashing bracelets, Silverdale Ink pens, Highlighters, Erasable pens, etc.
And the Fan Shop carries: Car flags, Bags, Change purses, Stadium seat cushions, Hand fans,
Plastic footballs, Mega phones, Pom poms, Rally towels, etc.
POWDERPUFF - POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 17TH - UPDATED
Cost is $3 for everyone (Athletic Admission Passes are not accepted this night as this is a fundraiser.) Come out for this fun event and watch the senior girls battle the freshman girls, the junior girls battle the sophomore girls, and the winners of each battle for the championship. The boys will cheer on the girls in each game, and then the boys will have a dance competition.
The Class of 2020 is selling videos of this year’s game for $10 each. The video will include all of the games and all of the dances so that each grade is represented. Orders will be taken through Saturday, November 17th through the following link: https://www.silverdaleba.org/ppvid. Please help support the Class of 2020 by getting your very own copy of the 2018 Powderpuff competition!
VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
Make plans to join us for our Veterans Day 2018 program, Monday, November 12th starting at 1:00pm in the Silverdale Baptist Church sanctuary.
If you (as a veteran) or your veteran would like to attend this service as our distinguished guest of honor, please fill out the form at the link below so that we have a record.
For any questions regarding this event, please contact Jeri Rizzo at jrizzo@silverdaleba.org or by phone at 423-892-2319 ext. 2221.
DRESS CODE FOR VETERANS DAY
Students will wear their Chapel uniforms on Wednesday for chapel as well.
MID-TERM EXAM SCHEDULE AND OPTIONAL EARLY DISMISSAL FORM
Below is the high school Mid-Term Exam Schedule for this semester. Students are not required to be here until the applicable exam time. But if students must arrive by 8:00am, they will report to their homeroom teacher until the exams start.
Thursday, 12/6 English Exam 9:30-11:00am - required locker clean-out after the exam.
Monday, 12/10
Language Exam 8:30-10:00am
History Exam 10:15-11:45am
Tuesday, 12/11
Science Exam 8:30-10:00am
Bible Exam 10:15-11:45am
Wednesday, 12/12
Math Exam 8:30-10:00am
Thursday, 12/13
Make Up Exams Only 8:00am - Only students with make up exams need to attend.
December 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th are optional half days after mid-term exams. The Optional Exam Dismissal Form must be filled out by Tuesday, November 20th in order to participate in the early dismissal. This will be the only documentation used to determine dismissal time.
Optional Early Dismissal Form Link - Please read the form carefully for details.
Please contact your student’s homeroom teacher with any changes to the Optional Early Dismissal Form after it has been completed.
FALL COKE SALE
Our Fall Coke sale has been extended to today, November 2nd. Pick up date is November 15th, just in time for Thanksgiving! All plastic flats must be returned to SBA no later than December 12th or there will be a $3.00 additional charge.
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - UPDATED
SENIOR INFORMATION NEEDED
COLLEGE VISITS
Samford on 11/12 at 11:15am outside room 22
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPE
The Christmas Shoppe will be open for students to shop November 14-16, 8:30-3:00.
This is a highly anticipated, joyous event for our students, vendors, teachers, staff, and volunteers. We look forward to celebrating the Christmas season with you!
With Christmas JOY,
The Christmas Shoppe Committee
Caroline Hendry & Julie Gardenhire
NOVEMBER 20TH SCHEDULE - UPDATED
1st period - 8:00-8:30
2nd period - 8:35-9:05
3rd period - 9:10-9:40
4th period - 9:45-10:15
5th period - 10:20-10:50
6th period - 10:55-11:25
7th period - 11:30-12:00
We will also hold the annual Coffeehouse fundraiser sponsored by the Senior class for their trip to Greece. As teachers allow, students can go down to the Chapel at a cost of $1 per period to enjoy a Christmas themed variety show. There will also be snacks and drinks for sale. This is a fun time to enjoy different talents by our students.
JTERM INFORMATION 2019
1. The deadline for changing JTerm courses was October 31st. To change a JTerm now will incur a fee of $50 due to changing transportation and reservations. UNLESS YOU WERE NOTIFIED, ALL STUDENTS GOT THEIR FIRST CHOICE. WE ONLY NOTIFIED THOSE THAT DID NOT REGISTER BEFORE COURSES WERE FILLED.
2. Courses that are still available:
- H2. Junior Trip to Washington
- H3. Senior Trip to Greece
- H4. Fine Arts/Spanish Spain Trip - Open until November 22nd
- H6. Interact Trip to Guatemala
- H7. Family Enrichment Trip
- H8. Job Shadowing/Internships
- H11. Coding
- H16. Digital Storytelling
- H17. Sports and College Behind the Scenes (Basketball)
4. Family Enrichment Trip - The deadline for all information for each trip/Job Shadowing was October 31st. If you haven't completed the form, PLEASE DO THAT IMMEDIATELY. Here is the document with all required information. Possibilities for Family Enrichment could include, but are not limited to, completing an activity such as college visit trips, driving school, or going on a family trip with educational enrichment opportunities at least 50 miles outside of the Chattanooga Area. Disney or other entertainment parks will not qualify for a Family Enrichment option. Three educational objectives will need to be submitted for approval by the High School Administration. In addition, students will need to provide a PowerPoint presentation of their trip and what they learned through photos, video clips and written descriptions of their experience.
SENIOR CORNER
Senior Talks - Here is the Senior Talks schedule. Here are the guidelines for each talk.
Formals - If you have had your formal photos made, please make sure the photographer sends the picture you want in the yearbook to yearbook@silverdaleba.org or upload them to the folder Mrs. Bautista sent to you.
Pictures - Mrs. Bautista needs photos from Senior parents for the Baccalaureate video. They need to be photos of the Class of 2019 during school activities or functions. Please email those to Mrs. Bautista at nbautista@silverdaleba.org
Senior Lunch Privilege - Senior lunch privilege Permission Form must be completed and notarized. For your convenience, Kim McDonald is a Notary. Please email or call ahead for an appointment if this service is needed.
ATHLETIC NEWS
1. We are pleased to offer all Silverdale students free admission to home games in all sports (excluding post-season play per TSSAA rules and the Powderpuff game on November 1st). Students must present ID's in one of 2 forms: Either the actual ID or a picture of the CURRENT school year ID at the gate of home athletic events. Students who do not provide this will need to pay gate admission.
2. Want to know what is going on with Silverdale Athletics? Download the new “Silverdale Athletics” App in Google Play or App Store.
Benefits of app:
You/grandparents can see schedules, rosters, directions to game locations from the app in 2 different formats.
Parents will submit scores from the game to the app from the stands and the app will “alert” followers of final game scores.
You can see a "Daily view" and see what athletic events are scheduled that day.
Alerts about game changes and cancellations will come directly to your phone.
3. Athletic Admission Passes are available for purchase. There are many different levels from Lifetime to Senior Partner. To get a pass, pick up a form at either reception desk or here.
PARENT PRAYER GROUP
Come join us at the Parent Prayer Group every week on Tuesday between 2:00-3:00pm in Room 114 of the Student Ministry Building across the creek. Feel free to drop in at any time, for just a few minutes or the whole hour. This group will be praying specifically for our Academy, our faculty and staff, our students, and our parents. Kelli Preast and Angela Tumlin, two of our SBA parents, lead this group.
We are excited about this opportunity and would love to have you join us. Let us know if you have any questions.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 12th - Veterans Day Program - see above for details.
November 14th - Christmas Shoppe begins - see above for details.
November 15th & 16th - Drama Production "Anne of Green Gables" in the Chapel at 6:30pm - see details above
November 16th - Spirit Day - Sponsored by high school. See above for details and needs.
November 20th - *1/2 Day - see above for Upper School schedule.
*Coffeehouse - see above for details.
November 21st-26th - Thanksgiving Break
BEST OF THE BEST 2018
THEME FOR 2018/2019
WE ARE SILVERDALE!!
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