Last Wednesday, September 14, a group of SHS Chorus and Theatre students traveled to downtown Atlanta to the Rialto Center for the Arts and Georgia State University to participate in SingFest! 2022.
These students rehearsed 2 selections of SATB music beforehand and while at GSU, they were able to work with Dr. Deanna Joseph and Dr. Jennifer Sengin, who are both Choral conductors at the university. After so much uncertainty and so many cancellations during the Covid pandemic, it was a new and fresh experience for our SHS singers. At the end of the day of rehearsals and GSU Q&A sessions, and college performances, they were part of a mass choir of 400+ students from around Georgia as they performed on an afternoon concert alongside the GSU Choirs.
All 23 SHS singers had positive comments and were asking to attend again next year. This was a great opportunity for many of them to see and hear collegiate performers and get a feel for what GSU has to offer. Many upperclassmen came away wanting to know more about GSU as a possible college choice for the future!
SHS Phoenix Faculty & Family Tailgate
Friday, September 16, 2022
GOOOOO PHOENIX!!
Some of the yearbook staff attended a fall workshop. We are designing the cover!
Join us for a Senior Parent Meeting on Monday, September 19th, at 6:00p.m. We will discuss important dates, college, scholarships, and more.
Mr. Pal's Environmental ScIence Classes Learn about Nutrient cycling
Essentials to Health Care Learn about the digestive pathway
Students in Mr. Burke's new class- Intro to Music Technology learning to work Digital Audio Workstations.
ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH: We all play a role in promoting good attendance! Help your child develop good attendance habits by:
·Setting a bedtime and morning routine
·Laying out clothes and packing backpacks the night before
·Know your school start time and/or bus schedule
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
Yearbook prices will increase after Friday, Sept. 16. This is the lowest price they will be all school year! Now is a great time to order with personalization as students can get up to four FREE icons. Visit www.jostens.com to order.
Join us for a Senior Parent Meeting on Monday, September 19th. We will discuss important dates, college, scholarships, and more.
SHS Interact Club's 2022 Fair exhibit.
2022-23 Officers
Pres.- Kayla Tirador, Senior
VP- Jessica Hernandez, Junior
Sec.- Daisy Hernandez, Junior
Treas.- Ariadna Palmerin, Senior
Sponsor- Marcus Palazzolo
SHS CTAE's Youth Organization Exhibit at NWGA Regional Fair won 2nd place. All entries had to have a theme displayed throughout the exhibit. Sonoraville chose "Enrolled, Enlisted, or Employed" as the theme. The exhibit displayed student work, as well as artifacts from each of the CTAE Pathways available at SHS and the College and Career Academy. The CTAE Department will receive a $100 award for the exhibit's 2nd place finish. The NWGA Regional Fair opens tonight and runs through Sept. 17.
SHS SENIORS: There is still time to schedule senior portrait appointments at SHS for this coming Tuesday, Sept. 13. Visit cady.com/schedule for more information.
Today Mr. Grizzle's Spanish 2 class completed CPR certification with Nurse Sandy Barton. Mr. Grizzle believes this is a fantastic way to apply Spanish outside of the classroom in real world situations. Being able to communicate with people in an emergency could help save a life. The more people that are CPR certified in our community provides a higher probability of a life being saved. Students learned how to communicate and get information from someone in Spanish, how to identify the symptoms of heart attacks and strokes or if someone is choking, and how to provide CPR and get help. His students are excited about the fact this is something they can take with them out of the classroom and use in the real world.
STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD: Gordon County Schools Special Education Director, Alecia Segursky, was announced as the winner of the prestigious 2022 Phil Pickens Leadership Award by the Georgia Department of Education’s Parent Mentor Partnership!
The Phil Pickens Leadership Award is a statewide honor recognizing outstanding leadership in the collaborative work between home, school, and community to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, outstanding contributions to the Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership program, and consistent outstanding leadership accomplishments in special education.
“I am honored to receive this award,” said Ms. Segursky. “It is a blessing to work in Gordon County Schools and have the opportunity serve our students with disabilities and their families.”
Segursky won the award during a virtual conference held yesterday in front of the Special Education Services team, her family, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Fraker, Assistant Superintendent Alice Mashburn, Director of Early Learning and Elementary Education Beth Herod, and Director of Federal Programs and Professional Learning Patricia Boswell.
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Segursky in the comments below!
To learn more about the award, visit www.gcbe.org/news
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Did you know that completing the Free & Reduced Lunch application helps beyond just receiving a free or reduced lunch price? It helps with school funding, possible scholarship eligibility, discount fees for home internet, and possible discounts on test fees.
You can apply online at www.schoolcafe.com, through the SchoolCafé mobile app, or you can get a paper application at your child's school or at www.gcbe.org/mealapplication.
The deadline to submit an application is September 15th!
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Miss Carmelita Everett was selected by her peers as the Sonoraville High School Teacher of the Month for August. Principal, Mrs. Stewart, said, “Ms. Everett is a teacher who always strives to create relevant and engaging lessons. There is no doubt how passionate Ms. Everett is about teaching science in an interactive manner. She is always positive and energetic – bringing a lot of spirit to the SHS campus.” Ms. Everett received a sign for her classroom door and a Longhorn gift card (sponsored by Beta Club).
ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH: Did you know? Missing 10% of school (more than 2 days a month) can make it harder to:
· Gain early reading and math skills
· Build relationships
· Develop good attendance habits
Help your child by ensuring he/she is at school every day and on time, sending notes when they must be absent due to illness, and supporting your child to develop good attendance habits!
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
September is Attendance Awareness Month!
To celebrate school attendance, we will have a friendly competition among our schools. The school with the highest attendance percentage during the month of September will win an ice cream party. The school with highest attendance percentage on September 30th will receive an attendance trophy!
Help your child by ensuring he/she is at school every day and on time, sending notes when they must be absent due to illness, and supporting your child to develop good attendance habits!
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
Our theme for the 2022-2023 school year is #OneBIGFamily.
We asked Christina Cote, third grade teacher at W.L. Swain Elementary and the 2022-2023 Swain Teacher of the Year, what it means to be part of our One BIG Family:
“I am thankful that I am a part of Gordon County One Big Family because we are very supportive of one another. We encourage and support one another as teachers and in our classrooms. When there are needs in our classroom, whether it be curriculum or students, we can count on our coworkers and administrators to help. We want the best for each and every student and teacher. That is something that is very valuable in this field.
As an example, one year I had larger class sizes and needed to complete an assessment for every student. I asked for help in assisting in getting the assessments completed and administration asked other teachers to come help. The specials teachers and ELL teacher gave up time from their planning to come help me so I could the assessments. They had a great attitude too as I was very appreciative of their time and help. It was so great knowing that others would help when we needed it.”
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