IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SENIORS AND PARENTS OF SENIORS
Seniors need to register any and all scholarships that they have received at the following link: 2013 Senior Scholarships
SHS will use this information to create an insert in the 2013 Graduation program. Please know that it is your responsibility to list your scholarships if you would like to be recognized during the Recognition Ceremony and Graduation.
Upcoming Activities for Seniors May 30 - 8:00 a.m. - Baccalaureate Practice - Gym June 2 - 5:00 pm - SHS Baccalaureate - Gym (Seniors meet at (4:30 p.m.) June 3 - 10:00 a.m. - Senior Picture & Preliminary Graduation Practice - Gym June 4 - 10:00 a.m. - Senior Recognition/Capping Ceremony Practice - Gym June 5 - 11:00 a.m. - MANDATORY Graduation Practice - Sunnyvale First Baptist Church June 6 - 6:00 p.m. - Senior Recognition/Capping Ceremony - Gym (Seniors meet at 5:30 p.m.) June 7 - 5:00 p.m. - 2013 SHS Graduation - Sunnyvale First Baptist Church (Seniors meet at 3:30 p.m.)
THEATREWORX NIGHT Scenes, presentations, and short films brought to you by the SHS Theatre classes! WHERE: SHS Blackbox Theatre WHEN: May 23rd, Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:00 p.m. WHAT: Theatre I - Movement Piece Advanced Theatre - "Speak Life" Video Theatre I - Skirt Design Presentation Theatre I - Short Film Senior Direct Scene "Summer Brave" Directed by Katie Ingram, Cast & Crew from Advanced Theatre class RAIDERS MEDAL AT STATE TRACK MEET Congratulations to junior Josh Quinn and senior Andi Morgan on their outstanding performances at the State Track Meet in Austin! Josh took third place in the 400m and Andi, in her third consecutive trip to state took second place in two events - 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles. Well, done Raiders! We are proud of you both!
ATTENTION: PARENT MEETING FOR GIRLS' ATHLETICS - MAY 29th AT 6:00 p.m. There will be a meeting for the parents of all girls who plan to participate in 2013-2014 Raider Athletics (entering grades 7-12) on Wednesday, May 29th at 6:00 p.m. in the SHS cafeteria. Please plan to attend.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR SUNNYVALE RAIDER ATHLETES
When:
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Who:
Incoming 7th graders
Incoming 9th graders
Incoming 11th graders
Any other athlete that is in need of updated physical
These athletes will be notified by athletic trainer
Attention parents/legal guardians of Sunnyvale athletes, on Thursday, May 23, 2013 SISD Athletics will be offering physicals for the 2013-2014 school year. Adrian Chiropractic will be on hand during the day administering physical exams. The cost of this examination is $20.00 dollars. Forms will be going out starting April 30th. For more information, please click here.
THREE LADY RAIDERS COMMIT TO COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS Congratulations to senior Lady Raider Volleyball players Delanee Clark, Alex Lally and Abby Whitehead on their recent commitment to collegiate volleyball careers. Delanee will play for Texas A&M-Commerce, Alex will play for Purchase College in New York and Abby will play for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.Congratulations, Lady Raiders!SHS JUNIOR NAMED FIRST-EVER NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALIST Junior Zach Miller has been named SHS' first-ever National Merit Semi-Finalist! Zach met the requirements to enter the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. He is among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of some 1.5 million program entrants. Of these 50,000 high scorers nationwide, about 16,000 will be named National Merit Program Semifinalists.Congratulations, Zach! STATE-BOUND: SHS STUDENTS HEADED TO AUSTIN FOR UIL ACADEMICS Congratulations to the following SHS students who competed at the Regional Academic UIL Meet at Tarleton this weekend. They will compete at the State UIL Academic Meet in May: Nekka Johnson - 2nd in Ready Writing Zach Miller - 1st in Headline Writing Sanjeeth George - 1st in Computer Applications. Matthew Varkey is a State Alternate, placing 5th in Persuasive Speaking. Congratulations to all Regional participants!
SHS FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT PLANS TRIP TO NEW YORK The SHS Fine Arts Department will be traveling to New York in April of 2014. Any student enrolled in Art, Band, Choir, or Theatre for the 2013-2014 school year is invited. Registration forms and information are available. Participant letters and deposit are due May 1st. Click here for all the details. SHS CHOIRS DOMINATE AT UIL
Congratulations to all 5 SHS Choirs on their performances in Concert and Sight-Reading at Region 4 UIL Concert/Sight-Reading Contest. All SHS choirs received high honors and "stole the show" at the competition! For details on each choir and a list of their ratings, please click here.
WANT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH MS. WALKER? COME TO THIS MEETING! Attention Juniors: It is time to meet for the 2014 EF Tour to Berlin, The Alps, and Paris! Come to a meeting May 21st in Ms. Walker's room at 6:30 p.m.! Don't miss out! Come see the world with Miss Walker. More information may be found here.
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PROJECT GRADUATION 2013: DONATE NOW! Donations for Project Graduation 2013, the safe, after-graduation celebration sponsored by the Project Graduation committee. Parents and community members are encouraged to submit their donations to the SHS front office (Lisa Zmolik). Questions? Please contact Adonia Roark or Carol Morgan. MILLER AGRI-CENTRIC GRANTS AWARDED Congratulations to the following SHS Ag-Science students, who are the recipients of the first-ever Tom and Barbera Miller Agri-centric Grants: Molly Moss - Rabbits ($200) Lindsey Quiroz - Internship ($100)Kaily Graham - Goat ($300) Malorie Layton - Heifer ($300)Nathan Duckworth - Pigs ($500) Roxanna Rubio - Internship ($100) SHS CONCERT BAND WINS SWEEPSTAKES AT PEAK MUSIC FESTIVAL Photo courtesy The Eisemann Symphony Center Last week, the SHS Concert Band performed at the Peak Music Festival in the prestigious Eisemann Symphony Center, Richardson. The band was awarded a sweepstakes rating and superior from all three judges. Several students were recognized for their outstanding solos in the performance: Brandon Itong - Flute, Austin Hawkins - Saxophone, Andy White - Trumpet, and the percussion section as outstanding section.
HISTORY DAY COMPETITORS EARN ACHIEVEMENT Congratulations for earning a Distinguished Achievement award at the Texas History Day in Austin for an outstanding Senior Group Documentary "The Wright Brothers" to Brian Kurien, Jamie Mathew, Zach Miller, and Peter Pachikara! This is the first Distinguished Achievement award earned by a Sunnyvale High School group.Three other groups participated at the state competition that included Lindsey Quiroz, Caylen Campanello, Melissa Babu, Christy Lukose, Sherin Stanley, Merelyn Thomas, Maddie Foote, Cindy Le, and Nekha Johnson. Making it to state is a big accomplishment! PROM PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE Photos from SHS' recent junior-senior prom are now available at this link.
2013-2014 DISTRICT CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE Please click here for a printable copy.
