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Simley Announcements 10-4-21
Published on Oct 4, 2021 13:17

New Announcements:

The Simley Spartans have a new debate champion this week! Junior Alex Anaya went undefeated in five rounds this past Saturday in the Lakeville "Lucky Duck" Open. This weekend, Anaya and sophomore, Thomas Lorentz, will compete at the Rosemount Invitational. Good luck, Spartans!

The Simley Girls volleyball team traveled south on Saturday, October 2nd to compete in the Pine Island Invitational. The Spartans split their first two matches in a typical 2-set per match tournament format before losing to a strong and eventual finalist Lake City. Tiebreakers sent our beloved team to the consolation bracket. After eking out a victory in three sets over a weaker Plainview-Elgin-Millville squad while significantly annoying their own coach, the Spartans faced the Lancers who had played extremely well in their first playoff match. Simley saved its best performance of the day for the consolation finals and swept the match with near error-free play to take the consolation championship. The Spartans squad was diminished due to several factors and found Junior middle hitter Naomi Romslo move to the outside and simply throw down 50 kills while Junior middle hitter Summer Scofield saw her first full-time play of the season adding 13 kills and timely blocks. Sophomore middle hitter Avery Renslow continued her march to volleyball excellence with 21 kills and few errors while maintaining her strong presence at the net. It is always makes a long drive home more pleasant to win at the end of a long day. 

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There will be a short Math League informational meeting this Thursday before school at 8:15 or after school at 3:20. All are welcome to join! If you like math, want an academic elective to strengthen your college applications and resume, or want to try a new challenge Math League is for you! If you are interested, but can't make either of the meeting times stop by Ms. Wetterlin's room WA224 or email her.

Starting today, Monday, October 4, the far left lane will be an express lane at lunch for those who have their lunch bar codes ready. If you no longer have your bar code tag or never received one, your bar code can be found in the Infinite Campus app. Please be sure to wait until the cashier is able to confirm your information before leaving the checkout area!

Students who can't access their bar codes or lunch PINs can use the other lanes to get help from the cashiers.

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, will be offered tomorrow, Tuesday, October 5th. The exam is required to enlist in any branch of the military but is also a test to provide career exploration. If you are interested in more information or want to sign-up, see Ms. Kimble in the Student Center! 

College visits this week include: MN State Moorhead on Wednesday, and St. Olaf College on Thursday. Go to: http://bit.ly/visitsignup21 or see Ms. Kimble to sign-up. 

The United States Marine Corps. will be here the afternoon of Tuesday, October 5th. Interested students can sign-up in the Student Center.

Becoming Organizers, Becoming Advocates (BOBA), is an Asian Minnesotan youth leadership and organizing program co-created with young people. BOBA offers a safe and brave space for Asian Minnesotan youth to come together to discover how their identity and leadership make them a powerful force for change. Through BOBA, young leaders explore topics and issues that impact them and their communities, learn advocacy and organizing skills, and create solutions that they can take action on to create change. We are recruiting youth to join us for our 2021-2022 cohort and would like to share this opportunity with you. For more information, see your counselor.

Supply Shortages Cause Frequent Menu Changes

Just like cafeterias and restaurants across the country, ISD 199 Food Service is experiencing many challenges receiving the products staff have ordered due to manufacturer shortages and delivery delays. These shortages and delays are affecting ingredients, menu items, and serving supplies, such as meal trays.

Food service staff will update their online menus as quickly as possible when changes need to be made. However, last minute changes and product substitutions may occur without notice due to shortages and the number of students eating meals that day. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we do our best to meet the needs of all students.

La escasez de suministros causa cambios frecuentes en el menú

Al igual que las cafeterías y restaurantes en todo el país, ISD 199 Food Service está experimentando muchos desafíos para recibir los productos que el personal ha pedido debido a la escasez de fabricantes y retrasos en las entregas. Esta escasez y demoras están afectando los ingredientes, los elementos del menú y los suministros para servir, como las bandejas de comida.

El personal del servicio de alimentos actualizará sus menús en línea lo más rápido posible cuando sea necesario realizar cambios. Sin embargo, pueden ocurrir cambios de última hora y sustituciones de productos sin previo aviso debido a la escasez y la cantidad de estudiantes que comen ese día. Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión mientras hacemos todo lo posible para satisfacer las necesidades de todos los estudiantes.
 

Student Council is looking for students in grades 9-12 who want to serve in leadership roles by planning school events that help both Simley and the greater community. The first meeting will be at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 7th in the Student Center. Everyone is welcome. See Ms. Ney or Ms. Hensch with any questions.

If you turned in your tech agreement but were waiting on more devices being available, come down to the IMC to receive your device.

Bus Drivers Needed!

Fall registration for both middle and high school sports is closed. Registration for winter sports and activities will open up in early October. 

If you ordered a 2020-2021 Yearbook, but have not yet received it, please stop by Ms. Hensch's room to get it. Also, there are still 2020-2021 Yearbooks available for purchase. Contact Ms. Hensch if you are interested.

Repeat Announcements:

Lunch release is not being offered this year.  All students must remain in the building during their lunches.

Study Hall Release is available to all students who have study halls 1st or 7th hours.  Study hall releases will not be granted for study halls in the middle of the school day.  Release forms are available in the Guidance Office or the Main Office.

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In order to get your son/daughter registered for sports you need to follow the link below to our new registration site; SmartSchool K12. When you arrive at the home site of the user portal, you will see guides available that will walk you through the registration process and setting up your parent portal, step by step.

When you are connecting your student to your parent account, you will need the STUDENT ID and their DATE OF BIRTH. You WILL NOT use a family key. 

Once you are registered and you have added your student to your account, please make sure to go into your settings and add a "Funding Source". This will allow you to complete your purchases upon checkout. Do not auto-fill this section as it will not work due to security reasons.

Earlier this year we had a lot of issues with different browsers when families were registering. Please attempt to use FireFox, as it is the most successful. 

Do not hesitate to contact the activities office if you have any questions. 651-306-7001

SmartSchool K12 Registration Portal

ACTIVITIES:

Simley Activities for today:  Metro East Conference Schedules

DISTRICT APPROVED ONLINE FLYERS:
https://www.isd199.org/news_events/flyers/hs_flyers