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Simley Announcements 3-15-19
Published on Mar 15, 2019 12:40
Attention Seniors: Your Grad Fee of $45 is due March 22. You can pay this fee through your FeePay account or by cash or check in the main office. See Ms. Sievert in the main office if you have any questions.
Seniors- the ACCUPLACER exam will be offered at Simley on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 8:30 AM. If you are a senior planning to attend Inver Hills Community College or any other technical or community college, this is a placement test you will more than likely need to take. You can take it at Simley on 4/2 or go to the college to take it. Sign-up with, get practice material, and ask any questions to Ms. Kimble in the Student Center. Please note this is offering is only to seniors- not for PSEO students.
Attention 11th grade students: TODAY, Friday, March 15, is the deadline to turn in your ACT permission form. If this formed is not signed and returned to the main office, you will not be permitted to leave school after the ACT test is complete. Forms are available in the main office.
2019 Simley Trap Registration Deadline:
TODAY - Friday, March 15th is the deadline for registration for the Simley Trap Team. All returning athletes have been sent invitations from the Clay Target league to complete the online registration process. Some athletes have had difficulty receiving these emails and you should check your spam folders. If you were planning to register and either have not received the league registration email or attended the parent meeting in February, please contact us at the [email protected] and request the Clay Target League registration information. For any athletes who are new to the team and you were not able to make the Primer on Saturday March 9th, we will be contacting you to try to make this up prior to the first practice the first week of April. Simley Trap is open to students 7-12 grade who have completed the MN DNR Firearms Safety Certificate. Due to league requirements, once rosters are closed there will be no exceptions to add athletes. Thank you in advance for your attention to the pending deadline. Go Spartans!
ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
For Dakota County families:
COMMUNITY EVENT FREE VIEWINGS OF ANGST
A 56-minute film by IndieFlix for ages 12 and up.
Trailer: https://angstmovie.com/trailer/
Angst is a film that explores anxiety, its causes, effects and what we can do about it. The filmmaker’s goal is to have a global conversation and raise awareness around anxiety. Angst features candid interviews with kids and young adults who have had experienced anxiety and what they’ve learned about it.
The film includes discussions with mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, as well as help, resources and tools.
A question and answer session will follow the film. Parents can ask their questions to local mental health professionals. Local mental health agencies will share resources.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
April 2 – Eastern Region (Hastings High School)
April 4 – Southern Region (Lakeville South High School)
April 8 – Central Region (Apple Valley High School)
April 15 – Northern Region (South St. Paul Secondary School)
TIME:5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Viewing starts at 6:30 p.m.
Resource fair held before and after the viewing
Attention Golfers!
The first mandatory practice of the 2019 golf season will be on Monday, March 18th. More information to come! Athletes must register through Feepay before the season starts to participate!
The mandatory informational meeting for parents, athletes and coaches will be on Tuesday, March 19th at 6:00 PM in the Spartan Center at Simley High School for those wanting to try out for the boys or girls high school golf teams. Any student grades 7-12 is welcome to try out for the high school teams.
Upcoming College Visits:
A representative from the following colleges will be visiting Simley at the specified dates and times. If you are interested in learning more about a college and hearing from an admission representative from their school, sign-up and get a pass from Ms. Kimble in the Student Center.
LUTHER COLLEGE WILL BE HERE ON TUESDAY, 3/19 @ 10:20 AM
YALE UNIVERSITY WILL BE HERE ON TUESDAY, 3/19 @ 1:30 PM
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING WILL BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY, 3/20 @ 2:00 PM
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS WILL BE HERE ON THURSDAY, 3/21 @ 12:45 PM
REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Attention Parents - If you are calling in to report an absence and would like to go directly to the Attendance line, please call 651-306-7010.
Attention Students - Wearing of hats or hoods is not allowed during the school day. If you have any questions, please see an administrator.
REMINDER - The IMC, the Student Center and the Spartan Center are closed all of 5th hour. You must stay in the cafeteria during your lunch period.
Students, Are you looking for a summer job? Parents, are you looking for an opportunity to support your student in getting a first summer job, or changing a work experience? Wentworth Library in West St. Paul is hosting a Teen Job Fair! Businesses across Dakota County are assembling to hire employees for summer, seasonal, and long-term employment. The Teen Job Fair will be on Wednesday, March 20th from 3pm-7pm. Transportation will be provided to and from the fair, if needed. Stop by and see your counselor, Ms. Kimble, or an administrator for the transportation form or fill out the form found at this link: https://goo.gl/forms/YkWwzJR2qdWezeg62
March 18-April 30, 2019
Students will be participating with a student service learning project in Ms. Parker’s Room before and after school in W215 to sell for $10 H20 for Life T-Shirts for a fundraiser for Badi
Dhani School - Health, Nutrition & Education in India. The proposed project will be an integrated effort on improving health and nutrition awareness among children. Availability of safe drinking water, Bio sand filters and regular check-ups to monitor the health of the students. This school has already received water and sanitation facilities with the support of H2O for Life.
Attention Junior and Seniors: Prom is Saturday, May 11th and will held on a riverboat on the St. Croix River in Stillwater. The Grand March will be held at Simley in the Performing Arts Center. The tickets will be $40 and include Grand March, dinner and the dance on the boat. More information to follow.
Spring sports registration is now available in Feepay.
Following are the start dates for high school Spring sports:
March 18 – Boys & Girls Golf (grades 7-12)
March 25 – Simley Boys Tennis (grades 7-12)
April 1 – Boys Lacrosse (grades 7-12)
Registration - Click on the Feepay link:
https://sso.reg.eleyo.com/authorize?client_id=feepay_activities&district=invergrove&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Finvergrove.activities.feepay.com%2Flogin&response_type=code
Annual Family Maxes for Activity Fees are listed below. If you are at the maximum for the school year, please contact Kim Madigan in Activities BEFORE you register so your fee can be adjusted.
Family Maximum Activity Fees per School Year
(Summer programs not included in Maximums)
~1 Student participating per family - $290
~2 Students participating per family - $400
~3 or more students participating per family - $500
If you have registration questions, contact Ms. Madigan at 651-306-7001 or [email protected]
Reminder to Simley students - You are NOT allowed to be in the middle school. This includes cutting through the middle school in the morning and afternoons when arriving to or leaving from school.
ACTIVITIES:
Simley Activities for today: Metro East Conference Schedules
DISTRICT APPROVED ONLINE FLYERS: http://www.isd199.org/news_events/flyers/hs_flyers
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