Congratulations to our PHOENIX tennis teams on their dominating performance in the region tournament. Both teams came away with convincing wins, and will play for the region championship Tuesday, April 11th at 11:00 am at Lakeshore in Dalton.
GOOOO PHOENIX!!
Spring Break--April 3 -7, 2023
Return to School--Monday, April 10, 2023
April is School Library Month! Take some time during Spring Break to Check Out the New Books that are NOW available from the SHS Library. New Ebooks & Audiobooks have been added to SORA. The 2023-24 Tome Society IT Book nominees and Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers nominees have been added to the collection.
www.gcbe.org/SHSLibrary
https://www.gcbe.org/o/shs/page/library-media-center
GOOOO PHOENIX READERS!!
SHS APRIL 2023 Breakfast & Lunch Menus
On Tuesday, March 28th, the following seniors from Sonoraville High School graduated from the Calhoun-Gordon County Youth Leadership Program: Katey Ball, Kayleigh Kelley, Serenity Price, Ansleigh Quarles, Rance Smith, and Taylor West. These students were selected to participate in several events throughout the year, including tours of local business and service industries, meetings with local and state government officials, and interactions with community resource and arts and culture representatives. The program is sponsored by the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce.
Photo: Ansleigh Quarles, Rance Smith, & Taylor West
Ethan Hibbert signed today with Western Carolina for track and field. This is an amazing accomplishment for one of our student athletes. Please congratulate him on his decision to further his track and academic career. GOOOO PHOENIX--Ethan Hibberts!!
More Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=SonoravilleHighSchool&set=a.664790232319712
GOOOOO PHOENIX!! Both the girls’ and boys’ soccer teams defeated Ridgeland last night to finish their season strong on Senior Night. The girls won 3-1 and had goals scored by Charity Perez, Fatima Toledo, and Lily Kindl. The boys dominated Ridgeland 8-2. Mateo Trujillo led the team with 3 goals. William Soldevilla, Sergio Perez, Kevin Garcia, Jose Garcia, and Daniel Perez added a goal each. Please congratulate both teams and coaches when you see them.
SHS would like to thank all those who participated in Phoenix & Fenders…whether a sponsor, volunteer, or show participant. We appreciate the support of the Class of 2023!!!
More photos located in the FB Photo Album: Phoenix & Fenders 2023: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=SonoravilleHighSchool&set=a.661459792652756
Sonoraville High School is pleased to announce Carmelita Everett as the 2023-24 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Everett strives to create relevant and engaging lessons. Her passion about teaching science in an interactive manner is evident every day. Students are excited to attend her class, often sharing experiences with family and friends. Ms. Everett makes strong connections with students and staff, leaving no doubt how much she cares. Her positive, energetic attitude and support of all extracurricular activities brings a lot of spirit to the SHS campus.
Gordon County Schools (GCS) is pleased to announce the 2023-24 School Teachers of the Year Winners.
In the spring semester each school year, each GCS school is asked to select its own Teacher of the Year using nominations received from fellow staff members and community stakeholders. All school-level winners then become eligible to compete for the honor of being named the Gordon County Schools System Teacher of the Year.
The annual system-wide competition is judged by a panel of community partners, retired educators, and system leadership based on applications submitted by school-level winners and classroom observations.
Three system finalists will be announced the week of March 27th and the 2023-24 Gordon County Schools System Teacher of the Year will be announced at the annual banquet tentatively scheduled for May 2nd. The winner of the system-wide honor will represent Gordon County Schools on the state level for the Georgia Teacher of the Year competition.
Gordon County Schools 2022-23 School-Level Teachers of the Year:
Ashworth Middle: Judson Peacock
Belwood Elementary: Brenda Gilmor
Fairmount Elementary: Christy Smith
Gordon Central High: Neal Crawford
Red Bud Elementary: Brooke Cigainero
Red Bud Middle: Jacqueline Cascio
Sonoraville Elementary: Heidi Murphy
Sonoraville High: Carmelita Everett
Tolbert Elementary: Cathy Musacchio
W.L. Swain Elementary: India Bennett
Learn more about the 2023-24 School-Level Teachers of the Year by visiting www.gcbe.org/2023-24teacheroftheyear
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Phoenix & Fenders is NOT cancelled. The forecast currently predicts the rain to end early morning with sunshine and temperatures ranging from 65-77o during the hours of the show. If there is a change in the forecast that will impact the show, we will post updates on social media. We look forward to seeing you Saturday. GOOOO Phoenix & Fenders!!!
SHS is excited to announce the 15th Annual Phoenix & Fenders Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show will be held Saturday, March 25th. Thank you in advance for supporting the Class of 2023.
CONGRATULATIONS to Sonoraville Phoenix Boys’ Basketball Brent Mashburn for being named Region 7-AAAA Coach of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association. Mashburn also serves as Athletic Director for SHS. 🎉🏀
Photo l to r: SHS Assistant Principal Joe Psaila, SHS AP Kim Pruett, SHS Coach Brent Mashburn, SHS Principal Amy Stewart, SHS AP Jesse Martin.
SHS FBLA Letters from the Easter Bunny. Get your custom letter from the Easter Bunny. Letters will be mailed home. Kids love receiving letters in the mail especially when it comes from someone as magical as the Easter Bunny!
SHS Art club is collecting donations to help our local animal shelters. The drive ends April first. We have placed four boxes in building 4 with suggested donation items attached. There is one near the exit to the bus loading area, one outside the counseling office, one in the front lobby, and one outside the art room. Please help if you can. Thanks and have a great day!
Suggested Donations:
Bath/beach towels
Cat/dog toys
Cat/dog food
collars
leashes
hand sanitizer
disinfectant wipes
Seniors- Cap and Gown delivery will be 3/23, during lunches.
Flute players from the SHS Band attended a clinic and workshop today at the Harris Arts Center with Georgia State University Flute Professor, Jessica Petrasek, along with other flute players from area schools.
Congratulations to the Sonoraville High School Literary competitors, Tyler Abercrombie and Ambree Quarles, for their individual placements in this year's AAAA state championship at Warner Robins High School:
Ambree Quarles: 3rd in Humorous Interpretation
Tyler Ambercrombie: State Runner-Up in Argumentative Essay
We are so proud of the work our team has put into their events this year! GOOOO PHOENIX!!
Last Thursday, the Phoenix tennis team played a region match against Southeast! The boys and girls team both swept the raiders! Starting for the girls at #1 singles was Hannah Jones with a great win! Following her was #2 singles, Morgan Guyton, and #3 singles, Reese Davis. The #1 doubles, Joanna Gilette and Abbie Knight, and #2 doubles, Bristin Gordon and Pamela Aguliar, closed out the 5-0 win!
For the boys, #1 singles Ian Martin started off strong taking away a win. #2 singles, Ross Stewart, and #3 singles, Donovan McDaniel, both followed with terrific wins. The #1 doubles, Ross White and Garret McGill, played an outstanding match which was then followed by #2 doubles, William Dunnaway and Braxton Coats, who closed out the 5-0 win for the boys!
Our JV picked up wins as well. Camdyn Kuhlman & Karson Bone won their doubles match. McKenna Boswell win her singles match.
When you see these players please congratulate them on another region win!
We play at home Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week and next week.
Save the date for SHS Market Day April 21st... Vendor Booths, Food and Fun!!!
Congratulations to the SHS Symphonic Band for another outstanding performance at the Georgia Music Educators Association Large Group Performance Evaluation hosted at Woodland High School. The band received an overall Superior rating for their stage performance as well as a Superior rating for Sight Reading. Great job to all band members for the great results on a very challenging program!
