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ASVAB Exam for All 10th Grade Students In December of 2016, TN State High School Policy 2.103 was revised to state that all students in 7th and 10th grade shall complete a career interest inventory. At SHS, we have decided to use the ASVAB exam for our 10th graders. The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success. The test is approximately 3 hours long, and will be given to all 10th graders on Monday, November 20th, 2017. Please avoid checking out your students until after 4th period so s/he may complete the exam. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s counselor.

School Picture Retakes The make-up date for underclassman school pictures will be Tuesday, November 21.

Parent Advisory Meeting Nov. 28 @ 6:00 We will host our monthly Parent Advisory Meeting at 6:00 on Tuesday, November 28 in the SHS Library. Please join us. At each meeting, we discuss a relevant topic and then seek your input

for our continuous improvement. Last month, the topic was the Dual Enrollment classes we currently offer and the requirements for the DE classes. The topic this month will be new Dual Enrollment opportunities through APSU. We recently learned of a Dual Enrollment Collaborative through APSU during which students may actually earn an Associate’s Degree while attending high school! Representatives from APSU will visit us sometime in January to provide more information and to answer questions you may have. In the meantime, we would love to tell you what we know

so far so that you and your children can be considering your options before we start scheduling for next year. The Parent Advisory Meeting is an opportunity for parents to ask questions and to have conversations with school administrators. We hope to see you there on November 28!

TN Promise Mentors Needed We are nearly two weeks away from

our December 1st mentor application

deadline, and Cheatham County still

needs 44 mentors to work with the

record number of TN Promise

applicants from the Class of 2018! Interested mentors

can apply at www.tnachieves.org/mentors/apply.

Happy Thanksgiving! Just a reminder that schools will be closed November 22, 23, and 24 for Thanksgiving Break.

Play Production of Little Women The SHS Drama Club under the direction of

Mrs. Caitlin Page will present Little Women Dec. 7th and 8th at 6PM and Dec. 9th at 2PM. The Dec. 9th show is a Family Event with special Meet N Greet with cast after the show. Cast will answer questions about their characters, their process, and their experience with the show.

The House Opens 30 Min. Prior to show.

SHS Parent

Newsletter

November 17, 2017

Ashland City Mural National Art Honor Club students continue to work on

the Ashland City Mural that SHS Art student Lauren

Hunsicker designed. The mural workday will be Sunday,

11/19 instead of Saturday, due to weather. Contact

Melanie Perry for more information.

Rendering of what it will look like when completed:

Progress as of November 4:

Congratulations to Lily Davis Lily Davis (pictured above left) has been selected to sit on the Teen Advisory Committee for Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. During the monthly meetings, Lily will work together with other to challenge each other, enhance leadership skills, plan and deliver a program for teens and help make decisions towards the betterment of Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee.

News from the Agriculture Classes

This Fall students from Sycamore also attended the State Fair for the gubernatorial Ham Breakfast. Students heard from candidates for the race for governor on how they plan to impact CTE and agricultural programs if elected. Local school board member Jennifer Hamblin was also in attendance at this annual Ham Breakfast.

Students pictured here are L to R, Jackson Morton, Kenzie Carter, Chandler Nalls, board member, Jennifer Hamblin, Savannah Hale, Dalton Wolf, and advisor Toni Hawley.

While at the State Fair in Nashville, they also found, the infamous pumpkin from local farmer, Freddie Burcham.

National FFA Convention

11 students from Sycamore High School attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN Oct 25-27. They participated in leadership workshops, attended the career fair, and attended leadership sessions. This was the largest convention of the organization to date with over 67,000 students and guests in attendance.

SHS Agriculture students get a true “Farm to Table” Experience Thanks to Barry & Kent Voohries help and donation of a

hog, the SHS Agriculture Large Animal Science classes

processed a whole hog. Local Agriculture Extension

agent Ronnie Baron and MTSU professor, Nick Waynick

helped students also in making connections to future

agriculture science opportunities. This farm to table

experience was really educational and students gained

a better understanding of all uses and benefits of pork

products. Students learned the best way to dress the

hog and how to protect specific cuts. Students then

hosted a PIG ROAST that was well attended and the Hog

was unbelievably delicious, served with taters, sides and

cobbler. Mr. Voorhies agreed to donate another hog

for the following year, the event was so well received

and students had a great time being able to learn new

opportunities about their food and the processes

involved in putting it on our daily tables. In opening

ceremonies, students took a moment of silence to

honor the passing of longtime CTE/Vocational Director,

Mike Lockert. We are very grateful to the communities

support of our local Agriculture program. Pictured in the

next column is one of Mrs. Hawley’s Large Animal

Science Classes with the Voohries.

Ag Student Robert Nutter assists Mr. Voorhies

War Eagles Named to Region 6 AAA 2017 Super Region Team Three members of the SHS Football Team were named to the 6 AAA Super Region Team: Most Valuable Defensive Player Triston Hampton Most Valuable Running Back Micheal Loosli Most Valuable Tight End Konrad Schuessler

Congratulations to Our Entrepreneur Competitors The Third Annual MTSU High School Entrepreneurship Fair was held November 16. Our SHS Team (pictured right) brought home 1st and 2nd overall and the Social Enterprise medals for our school. Out of 60 teams, SHS brought home the most medals and the top two spots!!! Congratulations!

Follow Us Online For more information about SHS events and activities, please follow us online: SHS website: http://www.sycamorehighccs.net SHS Facebook is listed as: Sycamore High School’s official site Twitter account is @shs_sycpride

Dates Coming Up Soon

Nov. 20 – ASVAB Test Nov. 21 – Underclassman Picture Retakes Nov. 22- 24 – No School/Thanksgiving

Break Nov. 28 – Parent Advisory Meeting @ 6:00

pm. Athletic Events:

Nov. 20 JVB BASKETBALL @ MLK 4:30 Nov. 20 WRESTLING (Home) 5:00 Nov. 20 VG, VB BASKETBALL @ MLK 7:30 Nov. 24-25 VG, VB BASKETBALL 6th Annual John Greer

State Farm Thanksgiving Classic @ Lebanon - TBA

Nov. 27 FR BASKETBALL @ Greenbrier 7:00 Nov. 30 FR BASKETBALL vs. WH Heritage (Home) 6:00 Nov. 30 VG BASKETBALL @ Nashville Christian 6:00 Dec. 1 JVB BASKETBALL vs. Republic (Home) 4:30 Dec. 1 VG, VB BASKETBALL Republic (Home) 6:00 Dec. 2 BOY WRESTLING Tournament @ Harpeth 6:00

IMPORTANT SENIOR DATES 2017-18 Nov. 20 ASVAB offered at SHS Jan. 16, 2018 TN Promise FAFSA Deadline April 5, 2018 Mandatory TN Promise meeting @ 3:00 in the SHS

Café May 25, 2018 Graduation at APSU

Bullying Procedures If your child feels bullied here at school, there are three Ways to Report Bullying at SHS. Your child can:

1. Ask any staff member for a yellow bullying form to report the bullying at any time.

2. Text your name and information to 615-398-0192. 3. Complete your own statement on the yellow bullying

form. You can get one from the counseling center. Turn it in to any teacher, your counselor, or to Mrs. Carter

Attendance Procedures As part of our protection protocol for students, we require a written note and phone call verification before we allow students to check out and leave the campus. Students may turn in a hand

written note to front office personnel in the morning when they arrive at school. Terri Jennette is our attendance clerk, and she will most likely be the one who will be calling you to verify. We realize that sometimes the verification phone call is inconvenient, but we hope you realize we are following such protocols to protect you and your children. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Driver’s License Letter If you need to request a Driver’s License Letter in order for your student to take the permit test, please e-mail Ms. Jennette at terri.jennette@ccstn.org, or call the school at 615-746-5013 and ask for Ms. Jennette. In order to

obtain a qualifying letter, students must have all passing grades and can’t have more than 5 unexcused absences. Please allow 24 hours for processing and updated grades to be posted. The letter is good for 30 days.