Sonoraville High School

Sonoraville High School would like to recognize and congratulate our grade level Young Georgia Author winners. The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics. YGA is an annual competition sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors and the Georgia RESA Network. Ninth - Morgan Guyton (left) Eleventh - Abigail Smith (right) Twelfth - Lelia Black (center)

Mrs. Crow’s American Government class “tasted the Constitution” today by diving into the ingredients that makeup each branch of the U.S. government. After finding all of the ingredients, they added them to their recipe for the U.S. Constitution. More photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5251015071683595

Congratulations to the following SHS Art students for winning the Mohawk design contest and special thanks to the Laura Wood and the Mohawk design team for working with us! Jada Hawkins, Kaysen Mashburn, Kenzie Bailey, Ximena Morataya, Georgia Lupo, Conner Boling (not pictured), Arial Findley (not pictured) Last semester, Hannah Roddy, SHS Art Teacher, reached out to Mohawk to see if they could collaborate on something that would resemble a real-world design challenge and they created a competition for all of the SHS art classes. During their initial visit, students were challenged with creating a carpet design based on the theme, "We are all connected" using a maximum of 8 colors. The Mohawk design team provided PowerPoint presentations and talked to students about the design process, the emphasis on sustainability and what their job is like as designers. They also showed us images of the light lab and the history of the light lab. They talked to the students about how the original idea was inspired by mushroom systems in the forest but allowed students to create their own interpretation of the theme. Once the design team selected the winning designs, they printed the designs in their light lab on samples for the students to keep! The winning students also received certificates, goody bags and gift cards!

FCCLA is collecting new or gently used books for our local foster children. Bring all donations to Mrs. Holland (room 325) or to the SHS library. Thank you for helping your community!

Sonoraville High School Phoenix Odyssey Speech and Debate Team travelled to Alpharetta High School on Saturday, January 21st to compete in Sonoraville's first ever speech and debate tournament, The Alpharetta Treasure Hunt. Sonoraville placed 14th out of 29 schools, and Bella Hall won her very first round of Lincoln Douglas debate against Midtown High School. The team consisting of Bella Hall and Isabel Ulibarri was able to observe Policy Debate, Public Forum Team Debate, and various speech events to learn many techniques for use in future tournaments. Congratulations, Ladies, for an exciting and productive experience! Any student wishing to join Speech and Debate can attend meetings on Monday from 3:20 to 4:30 in Mrs. Mangrum's room (231).

Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will be 1/23-1/27 for rising 10th-12th graders.

Congratulations to SHS's Alley Cole for signing with Shorter University today to continue her academic and athletic career!! GOOOO PHOENIX!!

Congratulations to these dedicated SHS FBLA members for their FBLA Region Leadership Conference wins! We are putting our newly reactivated FBLA chapter on the map! Ivy Bone 4th place -Accounting 1 Brianna Alvarez & Kayla Tirador 2nd place- International Business Rushi Patel 4th Intro to Marketing Rushi Patel 3rd place Marketing Brianna Alvarez 1st place - Intro to Public Speaking Hanna Jones 2nd place -Job Interview Aaliyah Ingram 2nd place -Intro to Business Presentation Morgan Guyton 2nd place - Sales Presentation Layla Norris 2nd place -Graphic Design Kayla Tirador 2nd place -Website Design

Stephen Kellogg was recognized as Sonoraville High School's 2023 PAGE STAR Student, along with his STAR Teacher Mrs. Ashley Brookshire. The Calhoun Elks Lodge was pleased to host an awards dinner on Tuesday, January 17, for the local STAR Students and their STAR Teachers. The Student Teacher Achievement Program (STAR) is sponsored, administered, and promoted by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation (PAGE) and the PAGE Foundation. Since its inception in 1958, the STAR program has honored more than 29,000 students and the teachers they have selected as having the most influence on their academic achievement. To obtain the STAR nomination, graduating high school seniors must have the highest score on a single test date on the SAT and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average.

FAFSA Night: Thursday, January 19th

SHS Tennis tryouts will be Feb. 1 & 2 after school until 5pm at the rec courts. All paperwork must be turned in before tryouts. Please bring 2 new cans of tennis balls to tryouts.

🚨🚨DELAYED DISMISSAL ANNOUNCEMENT🚨🚨 Due to inclement weather, Gordon County Schools will be delaying student release today, January 12th, by approximately 30 minutes. The Afterschool Program (ASP) at our elementary schools will operate as normal. Please continue to monitor the Gordon County Schools website, all social media handles, and notifications received from the mass notification system for the most up to date information.

PHOENIX Fans say, "GOOOOOOO DAWGS!!"

PHOENIX Fans say, "GOOOOOOO DAWGS!!"

Students return to Sonoraville High School on January 4, 2023 for the first day of Second Semester.

Happy Holidays from the Sonoraville High School Faculty and Staff

Students return to Sonoraville High School on January 4, 2023 for the first day of Second Semester.

SHS Breakfast and Lunch Menus January 2023

SHS HOSA has partnered with Tapestry Hospice, we are making Fruit and Gift bags for Hospice, Assisted Living, and Long Term Care Living facilities and their residents/patients. For more information contact Nikki Swilley at Sonoraville High School at nswilley@gcbe.org.

Christmas is almost here! We wanted to invite you to our Merry Music Market tomorrow evening, Tuesday, December 13th, from 6:00-7:30 pm. We will be located on the sidewalk between the main gym and the band building in front of the horseshoe parking area. The Band's percussion ensemble and the Choral/Theatre students will be performing live all evening, helping you prepare for this holiday season! We will have food items for sale including BBQ plates from the Band, bake sale goodies from the Chorus and Theatre, and hot cocoa from FCCLA. Additional booths will include handcrafted items for sale by Ag Mechanics and Construction, as well as fun activities for kids sponsored by FBLA. These will be great gift ideas for Christmas! Oh, and SANTA WILL BE ON CAMPUS! Please make plans to join us for this community event!