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Show i ^chools B4 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 Covering what matters most SFHS Marching Band Courtesy photo MY SUMMER VACATION: SFHS students catch up on how others students' summer vacations went. Welcome back Dons' Early Light Marv Anne HUlier Welcome back to another exciting year at Spanish Fork High School. Students are settling into a new year of activities and homework that will create lasting skills and knowledge to improve themselves and their future. Collaboration Collaboration this year will be held every Wednesday starting Sept. 5 from 7:30-8:33 a.m. with classes beginning at 8:40 a.m. Teachers have already begun the process of looking at student data to improve curriculum and test results. They will continue this process with more focused information for specific outcomes. This time allows for problem-solving and idea sharing to benefit student learning. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: The SFHS marching band practices every day, right, sometimes starting at 6:30 a.m. In addition to performing during halftime at the football games, above, the band performs in parades during the summer and travels to marching band competitions across the state. 2007 Marching BancU CompetitiorvScPiedule Sept. 29 Oct. 9 Nebo Tournament of Bands ;;. v,;.^...'-..>"V BYU Rocky Mountain.; \ , ; ; > ; • ;7 -':{, "•;. Oct. 16 DavisCup ; t: •. . ", Mt. Timpanogos ;J ( - Nov. 2 v; •; \ :-V'--^;j- Weber Review Oct. 20 ••-;;• " ^ ; Sept. 2 5 ^ State UMEA Competition — in St. George Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News Know your Constitution now You can greatly enhance your knowledge of the principles of the U.S. Constitution in just one day. To celebrate national Constitution Day, American Heritage School of Spanish Fork is offering a public seminar on 'The Making of America",from the National Center for Constitutional Studies (NCCS, formerly Freeman Institute, founded by the late Dr. W. Cieon Skousen). For just a materials fee ($15/person; $35/immediate family, pre-paid), you can begin to garner the knowledge you need to be a more responsible citizen in our marvelous republic. (Mature youth 12 years and up are welcome with their parents.) The seminar will be held Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (lunch at local vendors). Register by Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 by sending a check or money order to American Heritage School, 185 E. 400 North, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. (At-the-door registration: $20/person; $45/family.) American Heritage is a non-profit, tax-exempt, LDS-based private school for pre-kindergarten to grade seven. For more information, contact 798-3444 or www.american-heritage-sf.org. Security Insurance TOP DON HONORING EXCELLENCE AT SFHS Betty Wyman DA40 G1000 Avionics Now available First Time Ever at the Betty Wyman has been the Chief Head Secretary for the past seven years. She is an integral part of the school and she loves working with the kids. When she has free time, Betty enjoys swimming and bike riding. She also loves doing handwork, such as sewing and Swedish weaving. She even loves mowing lawns. Belty is a great asset and keeps things running smoothly from day to day. Thanks for all that you do, Betty! Springville-Spanish Fort: Airport st 21 Century "Glass Cockpit" DA40 Garmin 1000 Avionics Available for Flight Instruction & Airplane Rental Diamond Sponsored by: O FLIGHT CENTER no of 290 N. Main Spanish Fork Allied Insurance A ' G ' E »N i C ' Y -798-3500 Spanish Fork, LC (801) 471-1304 www.DFCPilot.com Attendance Students may occasionally need to be absent for illness, emergencies, etc. In such cases, students may be excused but are responsible to make up any work missed. Students have the responsibility to arrange with their teachers for make-up work. Parents/guardians are advised not to check students out of school for anything other than emergencies, as a student's academics can be significantly affected as a result. If a student is truant, the student forfeits the right to earn credit on any assignments, tests, or quizzes on or due the day of the truancy. SFHS has set standards for class attendance based on research, district and state guidelines and policies that have proven to improve success in high school. On the ninth absence (parent excused or unexcused) in any single class each trimester, a student will need to make up time in attendance school (one hour per absence over eight, or appeal to the principal in order to receive credit in the class. All unexcused absences are considered truancies unless cleared by a parent/guardian prior to the end of the term, or the appropriate make up time (one hour per truancy) is made up in attendance school. Parents are required to excuse an absence by calling the attendance office, within a one week period following the unexcused absence. After one week, the absence must be cleared by an administrator. Failure to clear unexcused absences will result in a loss of credit for the class regardless of a passing grade. Punctuality is an important life skill and tardiness is extremely disruptive to the educational process. A student is considered tardy if he or she is not in the classroom when the tardy bell rings. A student who is more than 15 minutes late will be marked as a late tardy. Entering the classroom more than 30 minutes late will be considered an absence. After three tardies in each class, a student must attend one half an hour of attendance scht>ol to make up each tardy over three. If a student fails to make-up tardies, credit will be lost in any class with four or more outstanding tardies. Electronic devices A student may possess an electronic device (i.e. cell phone, i-pod, PDA, hand held games, etc.) while on the school campus. But the electronic device cannot be turned on during class time. They can, however, be turned on during class breaks and lunch. On the first offense, the device will be confiscated until the end of the class period. On the second offense, the device will be confiscated and the student's parent will be called. On the third offense, the student will be suspended from school. All three offenses will be documented. Students return Students' responses , to returning to another school year are as varied as the students themselves. . As a senior, Andrew Wilson said, "I want to enjoy my last year of school. I have some difficult classes and some fun ones. I think I will learn a lot." Jared Sanders said, "The end is in sight. This is it. The final stretch! Time to give it everything we've got! We've come so far, so don't settle for silver - go for the gold!" Tana Clarke doesn't want to leave SFHS without a lot of knowledge. "What I'm most looking forward to this year is the chance to really learn something new, something useful," she said. Seniors are anxious to have a fun year along with meaningful learning that will help them with their future career goals and life. Week at a Glance Monday, Sept 3 - Labor Day No School Marching Band @ Payson parade Tuesday, Sept 4 - A Day Cross Country @ P.G. G. Tennis @ Lehi Wednesday, Sept 5 - B Day Collaboration - 9:30 a.m. start JV Golf @ Fox Hollow Soccer @ Lone Peak Volleyball vs. Payson Thursday, Sept, 6 - A Day Golf @ Spanish Oaks Tennis vs. Lone Peak G. Soccer @ American Fork So. Football vs. Springville JV Football @ Springville Friday, Sept 7 - B Day Football vs. Springville So. Volleyball @ Hunter Tournament Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 * Cross Coijntry @ Soldier Hollow |