Sonoraville High School

SHS would like to invite you to the 2022 Sonoraville High School Limelight Production this Thursday and Friday evening: LIMELIGHT SHOWTIMES: Thursday, March 3 at 7:00 pm Friday, March 4 at 7:00 pm DONATIONS AT THE DOOR ONLY--NO TICKET SALES FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED! DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 pm. Limelight is a capstone project for the seniors wishing to earn the Fine Arts Diploma seal for 2022 graduates. This year's Limelight consists of two straight plays, approximately 25 minutes each in length. SPECIAL GUEST Directed by Julia Stanley and Mia Wilson Long years of hardship and poverty have embittered Nora. Directing her hate against a young detective who killed her son in self-defense, Nora invites him to her home, toys with him, then attempts to kill him. But her plan is thwarted by the dead son himself, who returns in time to prevent tragedy. NOBODY SLEEPS Directed by Bailey Casey and Abbie King Winner of numerous play competitions, this is a bright and breezy farce about a very calm family of very odd habits. Sixteen-year-old Daisy comes across Spike, a burglar, rifling through the contents of a desk. "You'll never find anything in that desk. We never can." Daisy would just as soon have Spike take her sister's money. She's saving for a guitar and the whole family dreads the results. Then Ada suggests that Mother ought to meet Spike as she's writing a mystery and wants to get to know a good burglar. But Mother is full of criticisms: "Why aren't you wearing gloves? What would you give for an alibi? Where did you park your car?" A lively, extremely funny concoction. These plays are completely student-directed and produced in every aspect, from costumes to lighting, from auditions to staging. They need to have a full house to perform for, and you will be glad you took an hour to support these fantastic theatre students and celebrate Theatre In Our Schools Month. This year's Senior Theatre students include Abbie King, Bailey Casey, Julia Stanley, Roger Thomas, Dallas Smith, Mia Wilson, and Stephanie Chavez.

PHOENIX & FENDERS 2022--Save the Date: Sat, March 19 Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show Thank you in advance for supporting the Class of 2022! Sat, March 19 11am-3pm Registration ($25): 9-11am Award Ceremony: 3pm Rain dates: 3/26 & 4/16 To pre-order a shirt, email or call SHS before March 2nd Cash or check only for registration Info: 706.602.0320 astewart@gcbe.org www.gcbe.org/SHS www.facebook.com/SonoravilleHighSchool

SHS is proud of its YGA system-level winners: Tenth Grade – Connor Carroll, Sonoraville High Eleventh Grade – Leila Black, Sonoraville High Twelfth Grade – Roger Thomas, Sonoraville High Gordon County Schools is proud to announce the system-level winners for the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) Writing Competition. The Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition serves 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. This prestigious competition, sponsored by the Georgia Council of Teachers of English in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Education, has been engaging Georgia students for more than two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12. These student entries will be moving on to the Northwest GA RESA level competition which will take place in March.

In celebration of CTAE Month at SHS, the FFA and FCCLA hosted a breakfast for the faculty and staff. Thank you to all involved!

Attention Seniors and Parents, Cap & Gown portraits are now available to view and purchase through Cady! Celebrate this special achievement. Click below to order now! https://cady.com/capgown22

FFA Week at SHS 2022

Sonoraville places 3rd in 2022 GHSA 1 Gilmer 190 2 Rockmart 184.5 3 SONORAVILLE 164.5 4 Oconee 99.5 10 State Qualifiers, 9 State Placers, 6 State Finalists, 3 State Champs 170 Colt Weaver 12 39-3 CHAMP 195 Jebb Knight 12 23-1 CHAMP 285 Jaxx Knight 12 28-2 CHAMP 126 Logan Moore 10 35-9 2nd 182 Gavin Harper 12 39-4 2nd 220 Draven Peppers 12 36-2 2nd 106 Noah Chastain 9 34-8 4th 113 Thomas Young 10 30-15 5th 120 Wade Parker 11 26-15 5th 152 Dirk Junkins 10 20-15 DNP This is a special group - did everything asked of them - wrestled their butts off on Thursday and put us in position to make a run. People outside of wrestling have no idea how family oriented this sport really is. It was incredible to look up in the stands all weekend and see a sea of RED - the roars that erupted after kids would win a match just can't be described unless you were there. THANKS to all who supported the kids efforts. The saying is it takes a village to raise kids - my saying has been it takes a village to win and compete for championships - OUR village @ Sonoraville is the BEST in Georgia and second to none

Congratulations to Sonoraville High School Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Luke White and Salutatorian, Bethany Champion. Luke White is our Honor Graduate with the highest cumulative GPA. Bethany Champion is our Honor Graduate with the second-highest cumulative GPA. This is an amazing accomplishment for both of these hard-working students. We know they will be amazing ambassadors of the Phoenix Nation in all they do in the future!

The Calhoun Woman's Club February Youth of the Month for Sonoraville High School is Luke White. Luke is the son of Robert and Rhonda White of Calhoun. He was nominated for Youth of the Month by the SHS Counseling office and admin team. Luke is the SHS STAR student for the Class of 2022. Luke is currently working at North Georgia National Bank and is playing on the SHS golf team. After graduation, Luke plans to attend Georgia Tech and major in business management with an emphasis on finance.

The Calhoun Woman's Club January Youth of the Month for Sonoraville High School is Arturo Pintor. Arturo is the son of Arturo and Maria Pintor of Calhoun. He was nominated for Youth of the Month by the SHS Counseling office and admin team. Arturo is a member of this year's class of the Gordon County Youth Leadership program. He is a member of Skills USA and is a mentor for the SHS Sources of Strength team. Arturo is currently interning with Advent Health Gordon and works part-time at RAK outfitters. He is planning to attend Berry College after graduation.

SHS Wrestling Firebirds are Headed to State!! Sonoraville Qualifes 10 for State 106 Noah Chastain 9 3rd 31-6 113 Thomas Young 10 5th 27-13 120 Wade Parker 11 3rd 24-13 132 Logan Moore 10 1st 33-8 152 Dirk Junkins 10 3rd 20-13 170 Colt Weaver 12 1st 36-3 182 Gavin Harper 12 1st 37-3 195 Jebb Knight 12 1st 20-1 220 Draven Peppers 12 1st 34-1 285 Jaxx Knight 12 1st 25-2 PEAKING is what we are doin Our season Round 1 1st 3A Area 6 Round 2 10 State Qualifiers Round 3 State Tournament☝️💪👊 Keepin Sonoraville Great **Expect to Win** I Am Champion **You Get What You Earn**

Congratulations to Taylor Steele as she signed with Carson-Newman University Track and Field. We are proud of Taylor and wish her the best on this special day.

GOOOOO PHOENIX!! Sonoraville Qualifes 10 for State * In the last round today- we did not lose a match 10-0 👊💪☝️ 106 Noah Chastain 9 3rd 31-6 113 Thomas Young 10 5th 27-13 120 Wade Parker 11 3rd 24-13 132 Logan Moore 10 1st 33-8 152 Dirk Junkins 10 3rd 20-13 170 Colt Weaver 12 1st 36-3 182 Gavin Harper 12 1st 37-3 195 Jebb Knight 12 1st 20-1 220 Draven Peppers 12 1st 34-1 285 Jaxx Knight 12 1st 25-2 Also competing Jack Burke 126 9 15-17 35 varsity matches as a freshman Hunter Young 138 9 8th place 21-19 40 varsity matches Robert Mitchell 9 145 2-2 18-15 33 varsity matches *Futures are BRIGHT THANKS Richard/Amy Heaton for tshirts for Kids/ Coaches. WOW Appreciate you and your support 10-0 to finish the day - WOWZA kids wrestling back competed now - kids in finals competed now PEAKING is what we are doin Our season Round 1 1st 3A Area 6 Round 2 10 State Qualifiers Round 3 State Tournament☝️💪👊 Keepin Sonoraville Great **Expect to Win * I Am Champion * You Get What You Earn**

Abigail King and Luke White are Sonoraville High School's 2022 STAR Students! For the first time in school history, SHS had students tie for the honor of STAR student. STAR is an acronym for Student Teacher Achievement Recognition, and the STAR Student is awarded to the senior (or seniors) with the highest SAT Score on a single test date who is in the top 10% of their class. In addition to being recognized for their achievements, STAR Students are asked to select the teacher who they feel made the most significant contribution to their scholastic development to be named their STAR Teacher. Abigail selected Mrs. Hannah Nelson and Luke selected Mr. Nathan Schuster. Congratulations to Abigail, Luke, Mrs. Nelson, and Mr. Schuster!

SHS Wishes Everyone a Happy Friday!! Stay warm this weekend!

Sonoraville Finishes 3rd in 2022 3A State Duals! Sville 62 Morgan County 12 Sville 22 Rockmart 53 Sville 54 Oconee 20 Sville 48 Adairsville 28 Finished the day on a positive note - ran out to a 42-0 lead on Adairsville in the 3rd place dual. Keepin Sonoraville Great ***Expect to Win * I am Champion * You Get What You Earn *** ☝️💪👊

Sonoraville advances to 3A State Duals They will be pulling out from the SHS Campus about 3:45 PM on Friday, Jan. 21st. 3A State Duals Sat. Jan. 22 @ Stephens County HS Wrestling will start @ 10 am

Sonoraville High School Phoenix 212 Award: These awards are for students who have gone “the extra degree” in areas such as attitude, service, perseverance, leadership, kindness, commitment, focus, &/or belief. 212 Award Recipients: Ivan Agua, Julian Aguilar, Terra Baker, Stormy Breeding, Conner Carroll. Bethany Champion, Noah Chastain, Savannah Cochran, Savannah Crider, Kylie Curtis, Ariel Davis, Maria De Guadalupe Rosas, Blake Dendy, Austin Gentner, Hunter Gilbert, Jose Gonzalez-Moreno, Yecxon Guevara, Danielle Heath, Lukas Holbert, Rosie Holbert, Lily Holton, John Jackson, Brooke Jones, Tyler Lemons Andrew McClendon, Maria Morán-Vigil, Adan Munoz, Tristan Parker, Arturo Pintar, Katie Ramirez, Javier Sacairos, Cecil Smith, Justin Soles, Keilon Spence, Zane Stewart, Alejandra Taboada, Brianna Talley, Roger Thomas, Suset Valdes Perez, Jocelyn Vazquez-Sotelo. Congratulations and THANK YOU to these students for GOING THE EXTRA DEGREE!!

Current SHS students will register for classes for the 2022-23 school year next week. Parents are invited to attend during the student's appointment time (distributed last week). Those unable to attend in person may also request a phone call during the student's appointment by contacting the counseling department. Note: Registration for rising 9th graders will occur at RBMS mid-February. More info to come!

Gordon County Schools is currently seeking public comment and parental input for the adoption of high school textbooks and online instructional resources for select high school courses. Visit our website for more information: www.gcbe.org/textbookadoption