Fall sports tryouts/practices (cross country, football, soccer, volleyball and water polo) are August 24-28. Students who want to participate must complete a participation form, have a current physical on file (they are good for two years), and pay the appropriate fee, $190 for athletics and $75 for activities Athletic paperwork can be turned in beginning August 17, when the athletic secretary returns from summer break. All required paperwork (participation form, physical, and/or fee) must be submitted together.
We value your feedback as we work to improve communication between the school and home. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey found at the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6veg4KbPCXnFzVxDk7iYGA_3d_3d
All students are encouraged to attend Apollo Preview Days. This is your opportunity to complete a variety of important tasks, such as picking up your class schedule, paying fees, and taking school pictures. Each grade is assigned a designated time:
- Sept 1st from 12:00 - 1:30 Grades 9 & 12
- Sept 1st from 2:00 - 3:30 Grade 10
- Sept 2nd from 12:00 - 1:30 Grade 11
- Sept 2nd from 2:00 - 1:30 Open to All
Further details may be provided at the link below.
As new information comes in on H1N1, we will continue to pass it along to you. Guidance is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the H1N1 virus, intended for K-12 schools, teachers, administrators, and parents. You will find it here:
http://www.flu.gov/plan/school/schoolguidance.html
Additionally, CDC has also created a health-focused toolkit for teachers and parents, located here:
Sunset student Lexie Franklin-Grant competed in the Country Classic Horseshow in July, earning a grant for Sunset's library through the Riding for Reading program. Congratulations Lexie!
Language Arts teacher, Catherine Kernodle, was honored with a National Endowment for the Arts award to study poetry and poetry instruction at Northwestern University in Chicago during the summer.
In addition, Ms. Kernodle received a Miller Foundation grant for new teachers to study this summer at Harvard University in the Project Zero program. Congratulations Catherine!
