IMPORTANT UPDATE: SHS and SAT School Day
This message is to inform SHS Families of updated assessment information based on recent news released from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Please read thoroughly as the original schedule has changed. We greatly appreciate your patience as we adapt to the state directed assessment requirements and options.
ISBE has adopted the following changes for 2021 state assessments:
ISBE is omitting the essay portion of the SAT.
ISBE is eliminating the PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10 for spring 2021. Freshmen and sophomores will no longer test.
Seniors are exempt from the SAT graduation requirement. All current 12th grade students will be eligible for graduation regardless of whether they have taken the school-administered SAT.
Updated Test Schedule:
Tuesday, April 13
SAT for all Juniors @ Net Church
Testing begins promptly at 8:00 am and standard testing will conclude at approximately 11:45 am. Students will be dismissed for the day at the conclusion of testing.
Freshmen, Sophomores and Seniors will attend a regular school day at SHS on April 13.
Please note the following:
The SAT for juniors remains a graduation requirement.
All juniors, in-person and remote, will take the SAT. Remote delivery of state-mandated testing is not an option. Another letter with testing information will be sent via email again in a few weeks.
Please do not schedule any appointments on the day of testing.
Students are automatically registered through SHS for the test. There is no fee for the test.
The SAT is an official test and will be scored by College Board. The SAT scores can be reported to colleges/universities.
Freshmen, Sophomores and Seniors will attend a regularly scheduled school day at SHS on Tuesday, April 13.
If you have any questions about testing, please contact the high school office at 618-635-3838.
SHS Parents: Have you changed phone numbers, added an email or moved since registering your child at SHS? If so, please email stingle@stauntonschools.org with the updates. We can then add your new information to Skyward.
In celebration of National School Breakfast Week, the following students were recognized for their respectful and polite attitude while in the cafeteria! These students received prize baskets from Opaa! Food Service Director, Mandy Helvey.
Elementary School: Victoria Mata and Berlyn Grant
Jr. High School: Drake Nolan
High School: Caleb Turner
#BulldogPride #TerrierPride #LeadChallengeAchieve
Summer School-Behind on credit, at-risk of not graduating on time, struggled to keep up during COVID? SHS will be offering an opportunity to earn 1/2 credit of math or ELA from June 1 to July 2. More information will be shared during the next few weeks.
Since 1988, the Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Award has been earned by seniors graduating at the top of their class. The awards are sponsored by Hearst Newspapers powered by The Telegraph, The Intelligencer and On the EDGE of the Weekend; Lewis and Clark Community College, Phillips 66, Olin Corporation, Wieland and 1st Mid America Credit Union. SHS will be announcing the Award winners on April 1, 2021.
Dear Staunton Community,
Gym branding creates a fan experience unique to each venue, while also adding color and life to blank and boring concrete walls and empty spaces. When students and fans enter the facility, they need to be blown away by logos, colors, and designs that boost pride and foster unity among spectators. Wall, floor, bleacher, and seats all accomplish this goal.
The coaches have made significant improvements to the gym entrance and locker rooms. We have purchased 30 new bench chairs. New conference, regional, and state banners have been hung in the gym. To continue this unity, we need the parents, coaches, administrators, alumni, and community to come together to help in reaching this vision. We are asking for donations to help purchase new wall mats that will run from door to door in the gym. This wall padding will help keep players safe and add a unique aesthetic to our gym. It will help brand our gym into something we can all be proud of. Please help support Staunton Athletics by donating to this much needed product.
https://gofund.me/da0701e4
The early bird registration with LCCC will be done virtually. The dates for SHS students are April 13th and April 15th from 1:00 – 3:30 pm. The registration page is open and available for students at www.lc.edu/earlybird/.
SHS Seniors-The Education Foundation Scholarship application is available in Mrs. Lickenbrock's office. Show off your hard work by applying. The application is due on or before April 16, 2021.
SHS Families:
All School Test Day is on April 13, 2021. Please click on the link listed below based on your student’s grade level for further information. Seniors must return the permission form by April 9, 2021.
Freshman Information: https://5il.co/qh0j
Sophomore Information: https://5il.co/qh0k
Junior Information: https://5il.co/qh0l
Senior Information: https://5il.co/qh0f
If you have any questions, please contact the high school office.
#BulldogPride #LeadChallengeAchieve
In-Person Learner Reminder Announcement: To help reduce the number of students congregating in one place, we have three entry points and multiple exit points for the building. 9th-10th graders enter through the library doors. 11th-12th graders enter through the Ag shop doors. Bus riders enter through the doors near the old gym. Hand sanitizer stations are located near each entry. Thank you all for helping to keep our COVID numbers down.
The shortage of referees is real. Why? Low pay, verbal abuse, criticism on social media and not enough younger kids joining the ranks. Please help support our referees at SHS. If you are interested in joining their ranks, contact AD Redfern at TREDFERN@STAUNTONSCHOOLS.ORG.
SHS Seniors-Planning to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or an Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid? The IL Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) will help. Email Jenna.R.Inman@Illinois.gov or call 618-979-2931 for help with the FAFSA.
In-Person Learner Reminder Announcement: A free breakfast will be served every day before school from 7:00-7:30. To ensure appropriate social distancing, students can pick up a breakfast at the library entrance, a concession stand or in the cafeteria.
The first ever Department of the Air Force total force virtual career fair is set for today at 12PM. This event is unique in that it is the first time that all the components of the United States Air Force will be presenting together. Interested students can come and go via Zoom as they please to gather information from the different Departments of the Air Force.
Zoom Meeting ID: 160 601 6565
Zoom Passcode: 315546
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1606016565?pwd=NHM1VFpoa2NRWXZaY3VRQWVIUDQ1QT09
United States Air & Space Force, Tech. Sgt. Balderas, is inviting SHS students to an online event (March 4, 12:00 PM) that will share information about the Air & Space Force.
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1606016565pwd=NHM1VFpoa2NRWXZaY3VRQWVIUDQ1QT09
Meeting ID: 160 601 6565. Password: 315546
In-Person Learner Announcement: A free, to-go, lunch will be provided every day after school from 12:55-1:10 PM. To ensure appropriate social distancing, students can pick up a lunch at the library entrance, a concession stand or in the cafeteria.
Love Kids? Enjoy smiling (under your mask) at the silly things kids do? Staunton CUSD No. 6 is looking for substitute teachers and bus drivers. Contact HR Coordinator Trish Steelman for more information 618.635.2962 or
tsteelman@stauntonschools.org
Interested in learning more about Eastern Illinois University? Contact their Admissions Counselor, Joe N Smith at jnsmith4@eiu.edu | 217-581-2345 | www.eiu.edu.
Love Kids? Enjoy smiling (under your mask) at the silly things kids do? Staunton CUSD No. 6 is looking for substitute teachers and bus drivers. Contact HR Coordinator Trish Steelman for more information 618.635.2962 or
tsteelman@stauntonschools.org
