Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 - Preparing Students of Today for the Opportunity of Tomorrow

FSGC presents "A Parent's Survival Guide: The Preschool Years." A free presentation via Zoom on Thursday, April 15, 2021. See below for details and sign up at: fsgcpreschool.eventbrite.com

Congratulations to SHHS student, Elizabeth Keyes, for being selected as the District 2 Winner for the Congressional Art Competition! Her work is currently on display at the White House! https://www.house.gov/educators-and-students/congressional-art-competition/Kansas

See the flyer below for information on KanCare's free or low-cost health insurance. Go to healthykansaskids.org or call 1-833-309-0121 to learn more.

Our new Shawnee Heights High School website has launched! We have been working on updating our sites and now the high school website is finished! You can visit www.usd450.net and click on schools to visit the new high school site or go directly to shhs.usd450.net

Congratulations to Katie Dinkel, for being chosen as a Region 2 Semifinalist for KSDE’s Kansas Teacher if the Year! https://youtu.be/LZLTAegZsbM

The Kansas Teacher of the Year Regional Awards Ceremony will be held online this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Our Shawnee Heights Teacher of the Year Nominee is Ms. Katie Dinkel, 1st Grade teacher at TNorth! Watch the ceremony at: https://youtu.be/LZLTAegZsbM

Reminder: There is no remote or in-person school tomorrow, March 26, 2021. We will have 4 day on-site learning for PreK-12th grade students on Monday! Have a wonderful 3 day weekend.

Shawnee Heights High School will host a Blood Drive for the Community Blood Center on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 7:30am until 1:30pm. Follow this link to make your appointment: https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/71766

Congratulations to Jenna Fischli Madisyn Landry Bella Leguerrne Katherne Motgomery Malachi Stenger-Zook Jasmin Torres Lana Walsh for having art selected for the Washburn Art Exhibition! March 26-May 30 view their work at https://www.kansasartkids.com/hsad-exhibition.html

Congrats to our SHHS Activities Dir., Cody Whitney, and our SHHS Wrestling Coach, Frank Crosson, for earning prestigious awards from the KWCA! Whitney was named the Class 5A Admin of the Year and Crosson was named the Class 5A Asst. Wrestling Coach of the Year.

Thank to Milk & Honey for including our students in their one year anniversary celebration! A mural designed by SHHS students Elizabeth Keyes and Bella LeJuerrne is in process. Madisyn Landry's design was used for a t-shirt and Simone Paparo's design was used as coloring sheets.

Reminder: Board of Education Meeting tonight, March 15, 2021, at 7:00 pm in the SHHS Auditorium. The meeting can be viewed live on our District's YouTube Channel at: https://bit.ly/3fT7WyB Find the the meeting agenda at: https://bit.ly/34v1k58

Shawnee Heights High School will host a Blood Drive for the Community Blood Center on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 7:30am until 1:30pm. Follow this link to make your appointment: https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/71766

FSGC is offering a Real-World Parenting presentation on March 18, 2021 at 6:30pm. A Parent's Survival Guide: The Elementary School Years will be presented via Zoom. Sign up at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-parents-survival-guide-the-elementary-school-years-tickets-143796528287

We are up to 100 Shawnee Heights Community Impact debit cards! All Azura checking accounts are now eligible for Shawnee Heights Community Impact Debit Cards. If you are still need of yours, learn more at: https://www.azuracu.com/personal/debit/shawnee-heights/

Do you have a child that will turn 4 years old on or before August 31, 2021? All four elementary schools continue to offer a full-day preschool class for at-risk students for the 2021-2022 school year. See the flyer below for additional details. Children must go through the screening process at any of the elementary schools to determine eligibility. Parents are notified in mid-May if their child will attend the 2021-2022 preschool class. Screening dates to determine eligibility for the 2021-2022 school year: April 2, 2021 – Shawnee Heights Elementary May 7, 2021 – Tecumseh North Elementary All screenings are held on Friday mornings. Please call the Special Services Office at 785-357-5440 to schedule a screening appointment today! Please share this information with any friends or neighbors with preschool-age children living in our district! http://bit.ly/3rh2vPT

It's National Read Across America Day! At Berryton Elementary, they celebrated by organizing a Dr. Seuss Read Aloud. Members from our community, high school students, staff, board members, and more popped in virtually to read a Dr. Seuss book to the students.

The district will hold their regularly scheduled Board of Education Meeting tonight, March 1, 2021, at 7:00 pm in the SHHS Auditorium. The meeting can be viewed live on our District's YouTube Channel at: https://bit.ly/3fT7WyB Find the the meeting agenda at: https://www.usd450.net/.../board-of.../agendas-minutes We will continue Public Comments in-person at the board meeting; however, we will not be reading Public Comments that are emailed during the meeting. Patrons are still welcome to submit Public Comments via email. They will be forwarded to each board member to review. Submit emailed Public Comments to our Board Clerk (hoyers@usd450.net).

Parent-Teacher Conferences and Spring Break are coming! Here is a breakdown of the next couple of weeks. March 1, 2021 - No School March 2, 2021 - In person learning for PreK-2nd Grade and Group A students. All other students are remote learning. March 3, 2021 - Remote Learning for all students. March 4, 2021 - In person learning for PreK-2nd Grade and Group B students. All other students are remote learning. March 5, 2021 - No School (Start of Spring Break!) March 8th - 10th, 2021 - No School (Spring Break!) March 11th and 12th, 2021 - Remote learning for All Students Link to our Year at a Glance Calendar: https://www.usd450.net/files/District/Calendar/2020-2021_School_Calendar_Updated_101920.pdf

Congratulations to SHHS student Lana Walsch and Berryton Elementary student Bradyn Maenning for being chosen to represent Shawnee Heights at the Kansas Youth Art Month Virtual exhibit!