Dear Students and Families,
Even though COVID-19 has required us to make significant changes to the way we operate, our school year is off to a great start! It’s hard to believe, but we are almost through Quarter 1 of the 2020-2021 school year. As a result, we are asking you to make note of your child’s Quarter 1 grades to this point. At Sheboygan Falls High School, final grades and credits are only recorded at the end of each semester. Therefore, grades at any point prior to January 22 are only an indication of course progress part-way through the semester.
If you have questions, I encourage you to check with your son or daughter about assignments, look on Infinite Campus or Canvas for details, and/or contact a teacher to discuss any concerns in more depth.
Thank you for your active support of your child’s learning and of Sheboygan Falls High School. Please do not hesitate to contact me or others on staff to seek support, ask questions, or share ideas.
Go Falcons!
Principal
Sheboygan Falls High School
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School Calendar Changes for November and December
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The Board of Education met this week and made changes to the school calendar to allow our staff additional in-service days and time as they balance in-person, virtual and hybrid learning. Please adjust your family calendars accordingly. Your child(ren) have been working hard and hopefully enjoy the time. As always, reading is one of the fundamental stepping stones to learning. Encourage your child to spend time with a favorite book on these days. The District will seek feedback about additional days, if needed, for the second semester.
November 13 – in-service for staff, no school for students
November 25 – no school for staff or students
December 21 – in-service for staff, no school for students
December 22 – no school for staff or students
Click here for the revised November A/B Schedule at SFHS.
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National Merit Semifinalist
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Sheboygan Falls High School senior Josh DeRuyter has been named as a Semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. Over 90% of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and more than half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
Over 1.5 million juniors in approximately 21,000 high schools entered the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of US high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
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Whether to isolate or quarantine can be confusing, the below assists in explaining the differences.
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Sheboygan Country School Superintendent and
Health Department Communication
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The Sheboygan County school superintendents, in conjunction with the health department, recently sent a communication to all school families imploring them to follow health and safety guidelines in order to maintain in-person instruction in our schools. As we contact trace, we have found that the cases enter our schools and are contracted outside of our buildings. We have been able to move swiftly and accurately to minimize spread, and are asking for our family and community help. We are all in this together and want our current learning model of in-person learning to be sustained. The letter is shared again here.
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As of this week, we will no longer send the Case in School letters via Infinite Campus, as our families have indicated “letter fatigue.” We have instead started a “tracker” on our website. This is updated weekly so that families can be informed of positive cases as well as the number of quarantined students each week. The tracker can be found in the right navigation area on this page: https://www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/district/covid-19 .
This tracker will be updated each Friday by our district nurses. Note that close contacts will continue to receive communication directly from the school and county health department.
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Connections Freshman Transition
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It seems so long ago that we welcomed our freshmen to a new school year! It may have looked different this year, but the Connections Program was ready to help to make a smooth transition.
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Homecoming looked different this year, but from plaid day to dress up day to Falcon pride day to watching a virtual pep rally – we didn’t lose our school spirit!
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GREAT NEWS! Free Breakfast and Lunch
for the rest of the school year!
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We notified our families in September that free meals for ALL students were available until the end of December for both virtual and in-person students.
We have recently been notified that this has been extended until the end of the school year, unless federal funding runs out. Please watch the video to learn more. Students’ accounts will reflect that students received the meals with a no charged indicated. The only exception is when students choose ala carte items.
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Seeking Substitute Teachers
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The School District of Sheboygan Falls is actively seeking substitute teachers for immediate placement in classrooms.
In order to keep schools open for face to face learning, the District is seeking anyone with a teaching license or a bachelor’s degree to assist in filling open positions. Emergency licenses or permits may be granted to qualified applicants. You do not need a teaching license to substitute, as a bachelor’s degree qualifies you to be a substitute teacher.
For more information, please click here.
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