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SFHS Falconer – December 2016
November/December 2016
VOTE & SUPPORT  OUR STUDENTS
Looking for something the whole family can enjoy? Vote daily for your favorite holiday creation at the 20th Annual Gingerbread Festival held at The Waelderhaus in Kohler.
Hours are Sunday-Friday 1-5 and Saturday 10-5,  from November 26 – December 30. This event is free to the public. This year’s SFHS creation is Santa’s Summer Get-Away created by high school culinary

arts students.
Greetings!
If you are a parent of a junior, you are aware that all11th graders will be taking the ACT on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and the ACT WorkKeys on Wednesday, March 1, 2017(more details below in this newsletter). In an effort to help student prepare, we are dedicating every other Wednesday during Enhancement to ACT prep and strategies until the end of February. In early December, we discussed math prep and strategies and this past week we emphasized the writing portion. To provide students with tools and resources, we have developed a Google classroom for ACT Testing Strategies. Every junior and their parent/s were invited to join via email. Please take some time to either visit your student’s account or your invited access to Google classroom and encourage your child to prepare for the ACT. There are also resources available on the counseling website for 11th/12th graders under Test Prep.
How can you help your child?
  1. Help your child set a reachable goal on the ACT. All juniors received a summary sheet of their ACT Aspire results. This was also sent home in August. Look at the composite score range and set a reasonable goal. Also, look at the summary sheet to find out which of the 5 subject areas had the lowest score range and encourage extra practice in that area.
  2. Create a practice schedule for your child. There are a multitude of resources available for your child to practice from an app on his/her phone to paper and pencil practice tests. Understand what works best for your child (and what he/she will actually do) and encourage him/her to practice. If we don’t practice, we don’t get better! Practice can also help relieve test anxiety.
We have offered an incentive to your child. On each student’s ACT Aspire summary page, there is a composite range (i.e. 18-21). If your child receives a composite score at the top of his/her range (for the example it would be a 21), he/she will earn an exam exemption for second semester to be used in any course.
To Parents of 9th Graders: I am extremely excited to invite you to a career event we are hosting for 9th grade students and their parents at Sheboygan Falls High School onJanuary 11th from 8:00-10:15 am. Sheboygan Falls High School is partnering with the Kohler Company and LTC to showcase some of the great Educational and Career opportunities Sheboygan Falls, LTC and Kohler have to offer. The following 12 careerswill be showcased for the students and parents at this event.
  • Culinary
  • Culinary Support
  • Golf Operations
  • Housekeeping
  • Front Desk/Guest Services
  • Engineering Maintenance
  • Engineering Facilities
  • Electro Mechanical
  • Main Mechanical
  • Buildings and grounds
  • Production
Our goal for this event is to tie what we do as a school district to real world experiences to what LTC and Kohler have to offer in educational and career opportunities. I hope that you can find time your busy schedule to attend this event. Your support in your children’s future career choices is imperative to their success. Hope to see you on January 11th at 8:00 am.
Wishing everyone a safe, happy, and relaxing holiday season,
Luke Goral
High School Principal
State Testing is Coming Soon!

Upcoming Assessments for SFHS:
  • Grade 9 – Aspire Testing
  • Grade 10 – Aspire Testing, Forward Testing, & Civics Testing
  • Grade 11- ACT and ACT WorkKeys
For a more detailed explanation of testing and upcoming dates of these exams, please go to:  State Testing Spring 2017
Middle School Building Construction Update

As you are aware, the voters of the School District of Sheboygan Falls
overwhelmingly approved the November 8
referendum question to  build a new middle school on the site adjacent to theSheboygan Falls Elementary School.
What’s next?
Work has begun to detail plans for the new middle school. At a very high level, the general timeline for building the new middle school is:
Now-April: Architectural design
May/June-August 2018: Groundbreaking and construction
August 2018: Open new school
What happens to the existing middle school?
While the existing middle school will continue in use until the new school is opened, a critical part of that plan includes repurposing the current middle school building. First, the Board intends to offer the building for sale. If the building does not sell, it will be demolished and converted into green space. We know neighbors of the existing middle school, staff and others in the community may have questions about this process.
Therefore a Community Conversation, open to all, will be:
January 23, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Middle School Library
Topic: Process and plans for the existing Middle School
At the Community Conversation, we will share more information about the process the Board of Education will follow for the disposition of the existing Middle School and answer questions.
 What Happened @ SFHS in Nov/Dec 2016?

Halloween Dress Up

Athletics Update from Mr. Beschta
The SFHS Athletic Department would like to congratulate all of our fall athletics teams on completing successful seasons.  The football team won a second consecutive EWC championship.  The Kohler/Sheboygan Falls girls’ swimming team also won a second consecutive conference championship, which are the only championships in the
 program’s history. Boys’ soccer,
girls’ volleyball, and girls’ tennis teams finished top-three in conference competition. The cross country team sent two individual competitors to the WIAA State competition, with one finishing second overall. Great effort, Falcons!
As the holiday season nears its conclusion, please remember attendance and maintaining academic commitment are crucial to success. First semester ends the third week of January; encourage your child(ren) to be at school every day and consistently review his/her academic performance in each class.

Kids Helping Kids

Several high school students went to SFES.
We made Thanksgiving Day cards for residents of Pinehaven.
Thank you Kindergartners and teachers!
Senior Expo

EXPLORING THE CAREER CLUSTERS
Seniors had an opportunity to meet with a variety of professionals to further explore careers.

Manufacturing
Speech Pathology
Health Care
Math Classes

Precalculus students created artistic images that are made completely of functions they have been studying in class. Sinusoids, cubics, exponentials, reciprocal, etc.
To introduce the unit on circles, Geometry Essentials students investigated the characteristics of circles through their experiences of various circle stations.
Secret Santas

Many Community Service Club and staff members were Secret Santas to over 70 residents of Sunny Ridge Nursing Home. Thank you to all who participated and made a difference in another person’s life this holiday season!
Restoration Farms Visit

A huge thanks to Debra from Restoration Gardens for working with Mr. Brunner and his students in creating holiday decor!
Show Choir at RCS

Mr. Wojo and the Show Choir students performed at RCS Empowers in Sheboygan.
Update from our School Nurses

Dear Falcon Parents,
The Sheboygan Falls School District Nurses have been notified by the Health Department that there has been an increase of Pertussis in Sheboygan County. Although we do not have a case in our community, this is a good opportunity to review your immunization records and your child’s immunization records. The Center for Disease Control recommends that children, ages 11 and up (6th grade) and adults, should receive a Tdap booster. It not only gives a tetanus booster but gives a booster of acellular Pertussis.
Please read more about pertussis here:
Thank You and Have a Healthy Holiday Season,
Jessica Mattia-Barry RN,BSN and Lisa Hackbarth RN,BSN
WAYS TO STAY INFORMED…
 
Be sure to check out daily announcements to stay on top of important dates and activities.
Co-ops are available for juniors and seniors! Co-ops are 75-90 hour experiences (1 quarter) over a 9 week period, paid at a rate of $10/hour, open to juniors and seniors enrolled in a high school technology education course. Students and Parents must attend one of the Information Nights to be eligible. Parent Information Night Sheet and What are Co-Ops?
Is your child interested in a health care career? Check out the learning opportunities for
Important deadlines for FAFSA, college information, and ACT can be found by following the School Counselors’ Twitter Feed SF COUNSELING or checking out their website.
From the School Nurses: Ways Students Can Prevent the Flu.
School District of Sheboygan Falls
Sheboygan Falls High School
220 Amherst Ave, Sheboygan Falls, WI  53085
Phone: 920-467-7890