Parent Newsletter: April 20
Staley High School
Our Vision: Staley High School is a community where individual and collective gifts are celebrated to foster personal and academic excellence.
Our Mission: We commit ourselves to create and sustain an inclusive environment of learning that challenges and inspires each of us to SOAR.
Our Core Values: Service, Ownership, Achievement, Respect
UPDATE: End of the Year
No More Thursday Early Release!
No more early release!
greetings!
Check out upcoming events, meeting dates for clubs, activities, and sports below. There is a Senior Bulletin for the Class of 2018 in the Counseling section of the newsletter.
Contact Information:
Main office: (816) 321-5330
Attendance: (816) 321-5332
Counseling: (816) 321-5335
Website: www.nkcschools.org/sths/
Upcoming Events
April 20: Theater Senior Projects, 7pm
April 23: Band Concert, 7pm
April 23-27: Senior Final Exams
April 26: Parent letter to the Graduate due (see details below)
April 25: Senior attendance appeals due, Orchestra Concert @ 7pm
April 27: National College Signing Day
April 29: Baccalaureate, 6:30pm in the PAC
May 1: Senior Honors Night, 6:30pm in the PAC
May 2: Last Full Day for Seniors, Senior Meeting during FT
May 3: Senior Checkout; MacBooks returned, textbooks returned, Senior BBQ
EOC (End of Course) Exam Information
Please help us with the following reminders for your student as we head into testing week:
- Arrive to school and to your classes on time.
- Pre-hydrate and hydrate. Drinking plenty of water is important days before the EOC Exams begin.
- Eat a healthy breakfast before you test.
- Understand that the EOC Exam is not only a reflection of you, but also of Staley High School.
- Be confident that you are prepared.
- Take your time when completing the EOC Exam and check your answers.
- Get to bed early and get plenty of rest.
- Cell phones and all electronic devices must be inaccessible and turned off during testing.
- Encourage your fellow classmates to do well on their EOC Exam(s).
- Do your best.
- Bring something to read following the conclusion of your EOC Exam(s).
See the attached letter below for more information.
Reminder: Senior Parents
This form is required regardless of whether your student plans on attending and is due April 24.
Reminder: Senior Parent Letters
To help honor and symbolize the special role that parents play, we started a special tradition that encourages parents to write a private letter to their graduate. On May 7 as we gather for the Processional, we would like to hand each of our graduates a letter from their parents in a sealed envelope for them to read prior to the Processional.
The letter doesn’t need to be more than one page in length and should be placed in an envelope with your graduate’s name on the front. We would like to have letters mailed or delivered to the Administrative Center by April 26.
You can mail your letter to:
Staley High School
Student Name (Parent Letter to Graduate)
2800 NE Shoal Creek Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64156
Drive a new Ford & Earn $20 for Orchestra
For every person who takes a test-drive in a Ford vehicle during our event, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to the orchestra! All you have to do is take a simple, free test-drive! You do not need to purchase anything and you will not be contacted after the event in any way! Stop by the SHS parking lot on May 12th from 9am – 3pm to help the orchestra!
National College Decision Day - April 27
Staley Art Show 2018
Semester 2 Finals & Last Week Schedule
#staleystrong: Click images for more details
#StaleyNation
For information regarding activities and athletics, visit www.staleyactivities.com.
Baseball
On Monday, the baseball team beat Park Hill 13-0 in 5 innings. On Tuesday, the Falcons won at Park Hill South 8-7. Then, on Wednesday the Falcons shut out Excelsior Springs in 5 innings. Following that, on Thursday the Falcons pulled off a win to beat Kearney 5-4. They will play in the championship game against Liberty North tonight at 5pm at the DAC.
Boys Golf
Girls Soccer
Boys Tennis
vs. Park Hill South
Win 5-4
C. Gates: W 10-0
M. Gates: W 10-8
Newman: L 10-6
Creekmore: L 10-2
Browning: L 10-7
Bowen: W 10-8
Gates/Creekmore: W 9-7
Gates/Newman: L 8-5
Browning/Bowen: W 8-6
Loss 6-3
C. Gates: W 10-0
M. Gates: W 10-5
Newman: L 10-3
Browning: L 10-8
Creekmore: L 10-3
LaRocca: L 10-2
Gates/Creekmore: L 9-7
Gates/Newman: W 8-2
Browning/ LaRocca: L 8-5
Track & Field
At the Rockhurst Relays on Thursday, the girls track team finished 1st lead by Alex Hamre who broke the school record in the 2 mile run with a time of 11:26.58. On the boys side, Isaiah Russell ran a 22.6 200m dash. Their next meet is the KU Relays on Friday where the boys 4x1600m will be running and Tyler Miller will be throwing discus.
Track & Field
It was a very tough first meet with defending state champ Blue Springs and defending sprint champs Lee’s Summit North also in attendance. The team performed well with Isaiah Russel placing 5th in the 100m and Fabian McLeod placing 6th in the 200m. Jack Warner taking home bronze in the 1600m. Tyler Rodvelt took home bronze in the 3200m. The 4×100m took 4th while the 4×800m took 5th. In field events, Loa Grace took 5th in javelin.
Sports Physical Night May 17
Staley’s annual physical night will be Thurs., May 17 from 4:00-7:00pm in the Great Hall. Physicals will be administered by personnel from St. Luke’s to all potential Staley and New Mark student-athletes for only $10 each (ONLY CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED – NO CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS). The physicals given will satisfy MSHSAA requirements for all activities for the 2018-19 school year. We can only secure a limited number of doctors and medical personnel from St. Luke’s so lines have a tendency to be long. Make sure to plan your evening accordingly.
Make sure you bring a copy of the physical form for the doctors to fill out, for your parents to sign, and then to be scanned into our system after the physical is given: https://www.mshsaa.org/resources/pdf/PreParticipationPhysicalEvaluation_1617.pdf
Summer Dead Weeks for Activities
The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) mandates that every school has a one week (including weekends before and after) dead period during the summer for athletics and activities in order for students and families to have the ability to have some time away from school activities. During the dead period, no school activities can be conducted–in other words, no open gyms, competitions, practices, conditioning, weight training, fundraisers or any other activity where coaches/sponsors have planned contact with students. Students are allowed to attend other sport/camp/activity sessions, but they cannot involve the school facility or school coaches/sponsors.
Each school in the state can set their own dead periods for the summer. Separate weeks can be set for athletics (sports) and for non-athletic activities (band, orchestra, other fine arts). Staley High School has decided to set their dead weeks as follows:
ATHLETICS: Sat., June 30-Sun., July 8
NON- ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES: Sat., June 2-Sun., June 10
The building will be closed to all athletics and activities during those times this summer.
In addition, according to statewide MSHSAA rules, fall sports athletes are not allowed to attend or participate in any school fall sport activities the week prior to the first day of official fall sports practice. In 2018-19, the first day of fall practice will be Monday, August 6. There will not be any organized fall sports activities from Monday, July 30 - Sunday, August 5.
Staley Robotics
Check out upcoming events below!
Check out the following great resources from the counseling department!
Be sure to bookmark the website and check often for updates!
Staley Counseling on Social Media:
Follow @sthscounseling on Twitter, "Like" us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram. We regularly post information about college, careers, financial aid, upcoming deadlines and more!
ACT Prep Summer Sessions
Clubs / Meetings Information
Anime Club
FP 209 - Mr. Takahashi
ASL Club
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
CR 227 - Ms. Stone,Mrs. Newman
Twitter: @SHSClubASL
Bowling Club
TBA
CR 245 - Mrs. Taylor
Card Games & Strategies Club
Thursdays / Falcon Time
FP 209 - Mr. Takahashi, Mr. Brent
Creative Writing Club
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
CR 266 - Mr. Tapp
FBLA Meeting
TBA
CR 220 - Mrs. Martin
FCCLA
Every other Tues / FT
FP 104 – Mrs. R. Mitchell & Mrs. Winn
Twitter: @StaleyFCCLA @StaleyProStart @StaleyFashion
Instagram: @staleyfccla
French Club
Wednesdays / Falcon Time
CR 269 - Mme. Downey
Future Educators Club
Falcon Time - May 2
CR 264 - Mrs. Stepp
GSA Club
Wednesdays / Falcon Time
FP 140 - Ms. Slauson
Math Club
Wednesdays / Falcon Time
CR 121 - Mrs. Francis
Mythology Club
Wednesdays / Falcon Time
CR 213 - Ms. Eickhoff
Spanish Club
Thursdays / Falcon Time
CR 228 - Sra. Maki-Birchler
Twitter: @shs_halcones, @ProfeMakiBirch
StarBooks Book Club Meetings
*UPDATED DATES*
Falcon Time - 4/26, 5/2
LMC - Mrs. Bernskoetter
Yoga Club
Tuesdays / Falcon Time
CR 228 - Sra. Maki-Birchler, Srta. Kara Resseguie
Twitter: @ProfeMakiBirch
Connect with Staley
Website: www.nkcschools.org/sths/
Main office: (816) 321-5330
Attendance: (816) 321-5332
Counseling: (816) 321-5335
2800 NE Shoal Creek Pkwy
Kansas City, MO 64156