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September 2011 Shepton PTSA presents Parenting Program Wednesday, October 26th, 7 pm (Revised Date) S HEPTON L IBRARY Developing to pay for college! There are more than 3,500 col- A Game Plan leges and universities in the United States alone, so For College: there are more than just a few great schools for your What Can I child, where he or she will Do Now To gain admission, be happy, Prepare as a and most importantly, Marilyn Kaufman, M.Ed., thrive! serves on The Princeton On the Inside Freshman or Review National College Sophomore? Some seniors will share Counselor Advisory Board Change is a Cool Thing! p. 3 their experiences explaining and is President of College Marilyn Kaufman advises what they wish they had Admission Consultants. students to think about done differently, when they Marilyn's daughter gradu- Theatre News p. 4 making the most of their were a freshman or sopho- ated from Shepton and high school years, know more! Reflections p.6 Learn offensive & defensive strategies that will help your teen to be successful in High School & gain admission to college. NHS/FBLA News p. 7 what strategies to take to Plano West, and is always study for standardized test- This is a must see program, happy to come back to a Parents, Can You Spell ing, become self-motivated, and one that will change the school she knows and re- find the right college, distin- Love? p. 8 course of your child’s direc- spects so well! guish oneself from peers, tion in the college process. and seek merit scholarships Counselor News p. 9 JROTC on the Move p. 11 F ROM O UR P R INCIPA L B URT S MITH Things to Know About Shepton p. 12 The school year is under- hope this is their best parent volunteers. Many way and we have approxi- school year ever! hours of planning and mately 1,600 students walk- preparation went into get- Carpool Tips p. 14 ing the halls of Shepton We have had a great start ting ready for the first day. High School. This is such to the school year thanks in Our wonderful PTSA pro- an exciting time in the lives large part to all the efforts vided lunch for all the staff Thinking About taking of our students and we of our staff, students, and the PSAT? p. 16 (Continued on page 2) Page 2 September 2011 F ROM O UR P R INCIPA L (CON ’T) (Continued from page 1) which you can receive e- Families who do not have a mails from the school sev- computer to use can re- on our first day back and it eral times each week with ceive a used one free of was greatly appreciated. the school announcements charge from the school Many volunteers helped to and other very helpful infor- district through a program plan, set up, and work dur- mation. You can sign up at called Computers@Home. The Stallion is a publication of ing our Stallion Stampede the following website: You are welcome to call the Shepton High School and have also helped in the http://elist.pisd.edu or you our campus technology PTSA office area during the first can access the website from assistant, Karen Hosein, at 5505 W. Plano Pkwy week of school. I don’t the main PISD webpage, (469) 752-7606 or e-mail Plano, TX 75093 know what we would do www.pisd.edu. her regarding this program without these wonderful at [email protected] . Principal: Burton Smith parents and the time they I would also like to encour- PTSA President: Kelly volunteer to Shepton. A age all parents to sign up We are excited about all of Waterman big “Thank You” goes to for Parent Portal. Parent the incredible things going Editor: Doug Rogers each one of them. Their Portal provides parents on at our school and appre- time and energy are greatly access to real-time student ciate the support of our Correspondence should be appreciated by all of the attendance records and parents and community in directed to the editor at Shepton staff. grades (grades are updated helping insure the success [email protected] every Monday). You can of every student at Shepton We are looking forward to register for this free service High School. another outstanding year at at: https://parentviewer. Shepton High School and pisd.edu or you can access Have a great year! hope that all of our stu- the website from the main dents get involved in at PISD webpage, www. least one of our clubs or pisd.edu. organizations to help make their high school experi- ence the best it can be. I would like to remind eve- ryone of a wonderful com- munication tool that we have available. Shepton eNews is a free service in A big “Thank You" to Casey Cobb, and his team at the Starbucks on Parker Rd & the Dallas North Toll- way (near Tom Thumb). They generously donated the coffee for the Back-to-School Coffee. And another big “Thank You" to Robert Bollinger, the store manager, & all the wonderful staff at Market Street Plano (Park Blvd & Preston Rd). They gener- ously donated food from their catering department for the Back-to-School Coffee. Please let both of these wonderful businesses know how much you appreciate their support the next time you are there! The Stallion Page 3 CHANGE IS A COOL T HING! K ELLY W ATERMAN -PTSAP RESIDENT Hello Shepton parents, week, chatting with friends ing and money manage- faculty and students! To and hugging in the hall- ment so much easier on our some of you, welcome to ways, homework assign- volunteers. PISD also made Shepton High and to the ments, sitting at lunch with a huge change and had others, welcome to another friends. For me it was a their part of registration year. The theme of my first mouthful of braces, bad online for forms and sched- So, as you can see, newsletter is CHANGE. hair days lingering by that ules. Wow! Easy! Another change is a cool thing! When people think of locker waiting for that cute change is packet pick-up Whether or not you like change, they think oh geez, guy to walk by and hope- has been changed to Stal- change, please embrace our here we go again with that fully notice me while I lion Stampede and made changes and make the best word. They either love it or swoon and fall awkwardly into a fun get-to-know- of what Shepton has to of- hate it. But this year into my locker… I guess Shepton-High event. fer. Let’s give our students, change is a cool thing! those times haven’t Our school store, called teachers and families some When I think back on when changed either. the Stallion Shop, is chang- great experiences and I was in high school and But at Shepton, what ing with upgrades and a memories. Reflecting back think of how different it change has been made so facelift by our wonderful on our own experiences, was back then (bell bottom far and worked is our back- volunteers. The PTSA is bad hair, braces and all, pants, polyester shirts, wide to-school online registra- looking at changing-up the high school is a fun exciting lapels, awful hair styles…), I tion for school supplies, programs lineup and bring- time for our kiddoes. Those realize a lot has changed reading books, PTSA mem- ing in some cool programs things never change. (and I’m so grateful…). But berships, directory data and speakers. We are in then I see all the same fa- input and spirit wear. It the works of bringing in a Kelly Waterman miliar experiences of high streamlined the packet surprise celebrity to speak [email protected] school: band and sports pick-up process so much to our students which will practices, games, spirit and made our record keep- make them jump with Glee. C ASSEROLE D AY T ECHNOLOGY & T HURSDAY ,OCTOBER 5 S TUDENT S ERVICES As part of our Shepton PTSA tra- A warm welcome to all our new 9th grade students ditions, we show our appreciation and their families, and a warm welcome back to all our th to our hardworking staff by giving 10 grade students! We’ve had a fantastic start to the 2011-2012 school year. them a night off for dinner! Every year we provide a casserole dinner My name is Valerie VanWinkle, and I’m in a new role this year as Shepton’s Technology and Student Services to each staff member for their Assistant Principal. I will also be serving students whose last names begin with ‘Mc’ through ‘R’ concerning atten- enjoyment one night. This year, our annual Casserole Day dance and student management. is October 5th. Show your appreciation for the hard work This year, I’m excited to introduce Digital Citizenship of the incredible staff at Shepton by donating a casserole! lessons to our students. As you may know, last year we We need 160 and they can be homemade or bought. Please changed our electronic device/cell phone policy, which now allows students use of their digital devices as needed email [email protected] to be placed on the outside the classroom, and as per their teacher’s discre- email list for more details coming soon. Thanks in advance tion inside the classroom. (Continued on page 13) for your generosity! Page 4 September 2011 S HEPTON T HEATRE N EWS : TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS! The Shepton Theatre Depart- The Shepton Theatre Department ment is excited to present Shep- will soon be holding auditions and ton’s Got Talent on Friday, Sep- backstage interviews for the one act play.