Volume 23 Issue 6 March, 2020

HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS... by Principal Erin Short As the calendar turns to March and everyone looks forward to spring, the high school administration is busy preparing for the 2020-2021 school year. We appreciate all of your help in getting your student regis- tered for the appropriate classes. The course request numbers generated by student registration will be used to determine the number of sections of each course we will offer. In an effort to be as fiscally responsible as possible, we need accurate class counts; therefore, it is important for us to have all changes prior to mid- March. Additionally, please remember that if your student changes his/her schedule after May 22, WD will be posted to his/her transcript. If you have specific questions about your child’s schedule for next year, please contact our guidance department at 349-7304.

ACADEMIC AWARDS PROGRAMS

It is time to start planning for the end of year awards assemblies. The underclass awards programs will be held in the auditorium beginning promptly at 8:00 a.m. and should last about and forty-five minutes. The freshman assembly will be on May 21, the sophomore assembly on May 20, and the junior assembly on May 19. The senior banquet will be on May 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The senior awards will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last until approximately 8:45 p.m.

LAST THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL

Again this year, we will be in a testing schedule the last three days of school, June 2, 3, 4. We will admin- ister the last assessment of the quarter by period and students will be expected to take ALL of these assess- ments during the three day period. Similar to midterm exams, we will not make exceptions to this rule. Please make sure you plan accordingly with summer jobs, internships and travel.

STUDENT RECOGNITION

Congratulations to the two Solon High School seniors who have been nominated for the prestigious 2020 United States Presidential Scholar Award: Amy Wang and Kevin Zhou.

Congratulations to Head Coach Dan Ceci and the SHS Speech and Debate Team who qualified several individuals for the State meet! Also, a special congratulations to the following national qualifiers: Madison Bolden, Nick Caraballo, Aditya Kalahasti, O'rimilo Oresanya, Megan Tang, Megan Wiser and Matthew Wilson.

Congratulations to Coach Cahalane and the following divers who qualified for the State Diving meet: Tara FitzGerald, Abby Wilkov, Bethany Mercer, Alex Ludgate, Jackson Salisbury, Patrick Burke and Josh Schwartz. A special shout out to our divers who were named All-Ohio for their outstanding performances: Tara FitzGerald (10th), Abby Wilkov (14th), Jackson Salisbury (2nd), Patrick Burke (7th) and Josh Schwartz (8th).

Finally, congratulations to Senior Elizabeth Howell and junior Joe Shamosh who will represent SHS at the Business Academy State competition in March as well as senior Icarus Fernandes who earned the Silver Medal in Architectural Drafting and will compete in the State competition in April!

ACADEMIC DATES TO REMEMBER OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

Mandatory Pre-ACT and ACT March 10 Spring Break March 20-March 29 (9th/12th do not attend) Easter Break April 10-April 13 3rd Quarter Grades finalized April 6 Prom May 9 AP Tests May 4-15 Graduation May 28 Last Course Assessments June 2-4 4th Quarter Grades finalized June 11

Attention Senior Parents:

In order for your son or daughter to participate in the Commencement ceremonies, seniors must wear a cap and gown. If you are planning to use an older sibling’s cap and gown, please remember that boys wear blue and girls wear white. The only items you would need are a cap and tassel and these items can be ordered from Jostens.

If you have any additional questions please email me at [email protected].

Thank you, Jane Langston, Senior Class Advisor [email protected].

MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS ONLINE!

All morning announcements are posted online daily on the SHS page of the Solon Schools website (solonschools.org/SHS). Click on “Students” then “Morning Announcements”. Club meeting and information is also posted under “Students” then “Clubs/Activities”.

HIGH SCHOOL ABSENCE/TARDY PROCEDURES

FULL DAY ABSENCE: Parent/Guardian must call the Absence Line at 349-8037 You will be asked to leave a message with the following information: *Name and grade of student – State student’s name SLOWLY & CLEARLY; it is helpful to spell the name *Reason for and length of absence (illness, funeral, etc.) *Phone number for verification The absence line is available 24 hours a day – please leave a message as soon as you know your student will be absent from school. If you contact a teacher or counselor, please be sure to also call the absence line.

IF A STUDENT IS TARDY: Call the Absence Line as soon as you know the student will be tardy. It is helpful if the student also brings a signed note from the parent/guardian listing date, time and reason.

IF A STUDENT NEEDS AN EARLY DISMISSAL: Do Not Call the Absence Line. The student must bring a signed note from the parent/guardian listing date, time, reason and if they will return. If an emergency arises and you need to call for a student to be dismissed early, please call the main office (349-6230, press 0). DO NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE ABSENCE LINE VOICE MAIL.

If the Absence / Tardy Early dismissal is due to a doctor appointment please bring a note from the doctor’s office upon return.

ABSENCES MARKED IN POWER SCHOOL Power School shows attendance records but the system can take up to 24 hours to update. Therefore, you may be texted regarding an absence even if you have already called it in.

INFO SNAP: ANNUAL EMERGENCY CONTACT AND INFORMATION UPDATE

Students who have not yet completed their 2019/2020 emergency forms online will not be able to attend any field trip scheduled for a class or for any sporting events. There was an email and also a letter sent home with information to log-in to the InfoSnap system that allows you to update your emergency card information. If you have questions please contact Tammy Strom at [email protected].

2019-20 State Assessment Schedule SOLON HIGH SCHOOL

State mandated tests will be given to students on the following dates. Please avoid making appointments during these dates and times for students who will be taking the test(s). Adjust work schedules accordingly.

Second Semester:

TEST: DATE: TIME: DELAYED START:

English 10 April 15 120 minutes YES

April 16 120 minutes YES

CP Government (Sem. 2) April 29 90 minutes YES

Alg. 1/Geo/Hon. Geo April 29 90 minutes YES

April 30 90 minutes YES

Bio/Hon Bio/CP US May 4 90 minutes YES

May 5 90 minutes YES

(Please note that we are also administering AP exams on May 4 and 5, and those AP students who are scheduled to take an AP test in the morning will NOT have a delayed start)

DELAYED START SCHEDULE END OF COURSE EXAMS 2019-20

April 15 & 16 * April 29 & 30; May 4 & 5 **

Testing: 7:50 – 10:00 7:50 – 9:30

Period 1 (No Announcements) 10:10 – 10:37 9:40 – 10:13

Period 2 10:42 – 11:09 10:18 – 10:51

Period 3 11:14 – 11:41 10:56 – 11:29

Period 4A 11:46 – 12:07 11:34 – 11:55

Period 4B 12:12 – 12:33 12:00 – 12:21

Period 4C 12:38 – 12:59 12:26 – 12:47

Period 5A 1:04 – 1:25 12:52 – 1:13

Period 5B 1:30 – 1:51 1:18 – 1:39

Period 6 1:56 – 2:23 1:44 – 2:17

Period 7 2:28 – 2:55 2:22 – 2:55

April 15 & 16: English 10 April 29: Sem. 2 CP Gov’t April 29 & 30: Alg 1/Geo/Hon Geo May 4 & 5: Bio/Hon Bio/CP US

* Students not testing can enter building at 10:00 – Period 1 begins at 10:10 ** Students not testing can enter the building at 9:30 – Period 1 begins at 9:40 Busses run at regular times – bussed students will be provided a supervised area to study.

AP Exams on May 4 & 5 will NOT have a delayed start.

ACT for JUNIORS – MARCH 10

On Tuesday, March 10, ALL current juniors will be required to take the ACT at Solon High School as a part of their state mandated graduation requirements. There is NO cost to students or families for this test and the school will handle registration. Juniors are expected to be in their testing location by 7:45 a.m. and testing will conclude approximately at noon. Students must bring #2 pencils (no mechanical pencils), a calculator and photo identification.

PRE-ACT for SOPHOMORES – MARCH 10

On Tuesday, March 10, ALL current sophomores will be required to take the Pre-ACT at Solon High School. There is NO cost to students or families for this test and the school will handle registration. Sopho- mores are expected to be in their testing location by 7:45 a.m. and testing will conclude approximately at noon. Students must bring #2 pencils (no mechanical pencils), a calculator and photo identification.

END of COURSE ASSESSMENTS

Below you will find the official testing schedule for all End of Course assessments. Because we are test- ing electronically, students MUST bring their fully charged Chrome book each day. Students testing in math should bring a calculator. Room assignments will be announced in English classes.

In addition to course requirements for a high school diploma, the State Department of Education requires students to take these six end-of-year exams throughout their high school career: English/Language Arts 10, Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology, U.S. History, and U.S. Government. The State Department develops the tests, scores the tests, and determines the criteria for scoring levels.

Please note that these tests are given on multiple days and the testing window allowed by the state is nar- row. Therefore, if your child is taking any of the classes listed below, it is very important that he or she be in school on the following days to take the required exams:

English 10 – April 15 & 16 CP Government - April 29 Algebra 1/Geometry & Honors Geometry – April 29 & 30 Biology/Honors Biology/CP US History – May 4 & 5

PTA provides drinks and donuts on the first day of testing (April 15, April 29 and May 4).

DELAYED START / NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

March 10 No School for freshmen & seniors

April 15 & 16 Students testing-in class by 7:45 a.m.; Period 1 begins 10:10 a.m. (can enter the building at 10 a.m.)

April 29 & 30 Students testing are in class by 7:45 a.m.; Period 1 begins 9:40 a.m. (can enter building at 9:30 a.m.)

May 4 & 5 Students testing are in class by 7:45 a.m.; Period 1 begins 9:40 a.m. (can enter building at 9:30 a.m.)

2019-20 YEARBOOK– SENIOR PICTURES

March 29, 2020 – Deadline for Senior Flashback & Sibling pictures. Flashback = Picture from the past (baby pics, summer, Elementary, Middle School...) Siblings = Current picture of 2020 Senior & Sibs

May 17, 2020 – Yearbook Ads Deadline – Go to www.yearbookforever to place your order.

May 31, 2020 – Yearbook Sales Deadline. We cannot order more books after this date. Order Early, Don’t miss out!!!!

September 2020 – Yearbooks arrive at SHS for distribution.

Visit QUICK LINKS on the SHS homepage at www.solonschools.org for updated information.

Contact Mr. Nyerges 349-7757 (x5791) [email protected]

GOTCHA!

Teachers and staff award a GOTCHA card when students display Comet P.R.I.D.E (Personal Responsibil- ity, Respect, Integrity, Discipline of Self, Empathy). The students and staff hold onto the cards as a reminder of how they demonstrated PRIDE at SHS. Drawings are held and prizes are distributed monthly.

The winners for January and February are:

January: February: Nandana Ahuja Lane Booker Ilangelie Camacho William Burns LaVelle Coleman Chy Hatcher Marshaya Dixon Maddie Kantin Andy Ebenstein Aleia Lowery Alice Kamalov Abby Mattlin Josh Lockman Judah Montgomery Hannah Olszewski Jared Ogle Jamie Owens Aidan Riga Amy Wang Jerome Warren

Staff - Jane Langston Staff - Susan Weiss

EMAIL CHECK

Solon High School and the Solon City Schools often use the family email system to communicate im- portant information to SHS families. If you have not yet received any email notices from Solon High School or the Solon City Schools, please contact the school office to check that your email address is entered correctly into the database. If your email system includes a spam blocker, please be sure to enable your email ac- count to receive emails from Solon High School and the Solon City Schools ([email protected], [email protected], and [email protected]). Many service providers such as Earthlink block bulk emails we send and return them to sender.

SENIOR PROJECT

This program provides seniors with real-life experiences in their career choices. For ten days in May, par- ticipating seniors will “shadow” one mentor in a field in which the students have shown interest. During this time, they will gain an understanding of the practical nature of the professional world – an experience that will provide the necessary drive to succeed in college.

More information was distributed in January, but we’d like you to be aware of some important details now. For a senior to be eligible to go on Senior Project, the student must:

 Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 after 7 semesters  Be passing all current classes in preparation for graduation  Have no out-of-school suspensions during senior year  Have missed no more than 7 days during the first three quarters of their senior year (95% attend- ance)

Students need to find their own placement. A list of possible on-site sponsors is available in the office. The last day of school for seniors who participate in Senior Project is May 1. These seniors will be exempt from final exams.

FRANCE TO SPAIN EDUCATION TRIP JULY 2021

The French 4 and Spanish 4 teachers are offering an educational and culturally immersive trip for stu- dents who are currently in levels 2 or 3 and planning to take levels 3 or 4 next year. Due to the limited space, this program is meant for serious students who wish to continue their language students to the highest level. Students who are interested must complete an application and be approved by the teachers, as this is not a trip sponsored by the high school. This trip will run in July of 2021 and we plan to tour the south of France and the north of Spain for 10 days.

A student and parent informational meeting was held on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. If you were unable to attend, please email ([email protected] or [email protected]) or have your child stop by Ms. Beveridge’s classroom (room 113) or Ms. Frazier’s classroom (room 111) for trip information and an application.

Betsy Beveridge Magalie Frazier

SOLON SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

The Solon Science Olympiad invitational season is quickly coming to a close. In the past few weeks, the team has had some formidable performances, including a 1st place win at both the Centerville and Piqua invi- tationals. The team won 1st place wins in four events at Centerville and in eighteen events at Piqua. With only three remaining invitationals this season, the team hopes to continue their success at Mentor, Regionals, and West Liberty Salem, and eventually at the Ohio State Tournament on April 26, 2020 in Colum- bus, Ohio.

Cherese Fiorina / Maurer Head Coach Solon High School Science Olympiad [email protected]

SCHOOL COUNSELING NEWS A Newsletter for the Students and Parents of Solon High School

Editor: Cindy Russell March, 2020

Technology continues to change and impact the way we communicate with one another, especially our children. The following are some highlights from a recently published article, Tips and Tricks on Social Media for Parents. This information will be helpful when discussing the importance of appropri- ate use of social media.

Social Media and Identity: ● Students need some sort of identity online for branding purposes (college, job/career market searches for online information about candidates). ● Online/digital footprint is the new resume. ● Employers and colleges want to have positive, vibrant people online because they represent the job/ college. ● It is important to monitor/audit student’s online image. A simple Google search is helpful as a starting place. ● Search for your student by name : even if it is not them! Know who else has your child’s name! ● High School students should post positive/good things they are doing in the community/colleges/employers

DO look for this! ○ Colleges WILL do a Google search on your student. Scholarship committees, internship locations, and athletics departments will as well - even after awarding funds. ○ Funds/college offers have been revoked after negative social media posts (inappropriate language/ content posts is one of the largest reasons this happens). ○ Slowly takes time to develop a positive digital footprint. This process can take 1-2 years to develop the student’s image the way they should be seen by others!

Dialogue regarding image and safety is important: ● Discuss the future with your child-visit colleges, write down goals/careers. This serves as a guide to moti- vate students. ● Use posts you see to start a discussion in the car or at the dinner table. ● Be open to learning from them “show me more”. ● Discuss the need for posts to be LIGHT, BRIGHT, and POLITE! ● Best safety resource is dialog with your children! ● Research from McAfee (2012) says that 70% of teens reported that they hide online behavior from their parents. ● Dangers of friending people student does not know in person. ● Discuss how one tweet can get someone fired/in trouble with their employer/college. ● Geolocation on many apps track the location of the user; this presents a safety concern. Discuss this with your children and the dangers of this. ○ Some apps allow you to turn this feature off.

Some other tips to consider: ● Be fully present - cannot run from technology. ● New! Gaming addiction is now officially a health disorder according to The World Health Organization. Read the article for more information and warning signs. ● Limiting screen time? Great blog posting from a mom called Your Phone is not your Property - When to Allow Social Media to be Public? ● YOU decide.

SHS College Night for 9th-11th graders and parents When: Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Solon High School Lecture Hall

Do you have questions about college planning? Are you on track with YOUR plans for college?

Join your SHS Counselors and representatives from Case Western Reserve and The Ohio State University for an information packed evening!

Advanced Placement Exams and Research Exams

Students enrolled in an AP course are required to take the AP exam for that course in May. The fee for each exam is $94 (Seminar Exam and Research Exam each cost $142). Checks should be made payable to: Solon Board of Education. The fee is due by March 6 to the Solon High School Bookstore or can be mailed to the bookstore at: 33600 Inwood Road, Solon, Ohio 44139 ATTN: Bookstore. Please direct questions to Mrs. Kinney at (440)349-7307, [email protected].

If a student is on an IEP or 504 Plan and would like to apply to the testing companies for accommodations, please see their interventionist/counselor to initiate this process.

TESTING, TESTING, TESTING, TESTING 2019-2020

ACT: www.actstudent.org SAT: www.collegeboard.org

Test Dates Registration Deadlines Test Dates Registration Deadlines *March 14, 2020 February 14, 2020 *April 4, 2020 March 6, 2020 May 2, 2020 April 3, 2020 *June 13, 2020 May 15, 2020 *June 6, 2020 May 8, 2020 July 18, 2020 June 19, 2020

Register at www.actstudent.org Register at www.collegeboard.org

* at Solon

AP Testing: May 4-15, 2020 All students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the AP exam.

ALPHA ASSIGNMENT

Cindy Russell A-C (‘20, ‘21, ‘22) A-C, R (‘23) (440) 349-6242 [email protected] Rick Nowak D-Ho (440) 349-6243 [email protected] Ann Trocchio Hp-Mc (440) 349-7407 [email protected] Kathleen Kinney Md-See (‘20, ‘21, ‘22) Md-Q, S-See (‘23) (440) 349-7307 [email protected] Brad Sims Sef-Z (440) 349-6241 [email protected] Jen Rooney Counseling Secretary (440) 349-7304 [email protected]

SHS PTA Newsletter

March, 2020

SHS PTA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The end of third quarter and spring break are fast approaching. SHS PTA is getting ready for our busy season. Please look for upcoming notices about Spring Budget Bin, student recognition, staff appreciation, After-Prom fundraisers and activities, and year-end programs. It takes many hands to make these events suc- cessful. Please help if you can.

Please mark your calendars with the After-Prom Celebrity Bartending fundraising event at 56 Kitchen on April 23rd. 56 Kitchen will be giving 10% of all sales all day long on this date. Also, a line will be added to all receipts for “after prom tip”, in addition to the tip jar. Many ways to help by participating in this fun event!

After-Prom is a huge endeavor and we would not be able to put on this popular and very important event without the support of the SHS families and our community. Watch for the upcoming all-school mailing asking for donations and volunteers for After-Prom. We need many volunteers to help set-up, work and clean-up the event. We also need your financial contributions. All donors will be recognized in our school’s newsletter and at the open house from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on May 9th.

Spring Budget Bin will be held April 1st to April 7th at Arthur Rd School. Please plan to help out by either volunteering sometime during this week long project, donate or consignor. All proceeds go to the Lois Gaze- ley PTA Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors. For more information, visit Solon Council of PTAs Budget Bin Consignment Sale on Facebook or call 440-349-7757 Ext. 5192.

The next PTA meeting will be March 31 9:15 a.m. at the Board of Education conference room. Hope to see you at many of our upcoming functions or a meeting.

JoEllen Weingarten [email protected]

AFTER PROM FUNDRAISING

Thank you everyone for your support of the February calendar raffle. We sold 739 tickets and made over $6400 in profit. And thanks to the businesses who very generously donated items for the fundraiser. Con- grats to all the winners!

We are once again offering the Golden Ticket fundraiser to our senior parents. Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50. Winners receive early admission and 4 additional tickets to graduation at the State Theatre. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

The always fun Celebrity Bartending event is April 23rd at 56 Kitchen. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

STUDENT APPRECIATION

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped unload, hand out and clean up donuts for the Valentine's Student Appreciation day. A special thank you to Michelle Williams and Andrea Pitzel.

THANK YOU TO:

Kelly Millstone and Heather Ferris and the After Prom Committees for working so hard on this wonderful event. The creative genius and energy surrounding After Prom 2020 is amazing. This is a huge en- deavor and extremely important. Our goal is to keep our seniors safe on prom night. We would love any help you can provide. Please contact Kelly Millstone [email protected] , Heather Ferris bartfer- [email protected] or JoEllen Weingarten [email protected] to get on the mailing list for upcoming meetings and/or work sessions.

The After Prom Fundraising Committee, Donna Thomas, Natalie Mandry, Debbie Marks, Alicia Russman and Kathy Soldes for running creative fundraisers for After Prom such as the February calendar raffle. Thank you to all who donated, sold tickets and those who purchased, it was a success. The list of daily winners is attached to this newsletter.

Student Appreciation Committee, Jennifer Rich-Drasner, Michelle Williams, Donna Thomas and Emily Johnson who arranged treats for our students on Valentine’s Day. Thank you to all parents who vol- unteered their time to help distribute the 1,600 donuts. The students love this treat.

Staff Appreciation Committee, Donna Thomas and Jennifer Rich-Drasner, for organizing the staff brunch themed luncheon on February 6. And thank you to all the parents who provided salads, hot dishes, desserts and who worked the event. The staff at SHS really appreciate all that you do for them.

Lori Abraham and Kathy Soldes for organizing the Honors’ Breakfast. And thanks to the parents, mayors and council representatives who came in the early hours of the day to help serve these outstanding students.

All the volunteers who helped mail the course verification sheets and letters to families on February 27th.

PTA SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

SOLON COUNCIL OF PTA’s LOIS GAZLEY (Budget Bin) SCHOLARSHIP Parents of seniors, please encourage your student to apply for the Solon Council of PTAs Lois Gazeley Scholarship. Last year, PTA Council gave $24,000 in scholarships ($800 each). Scholarships are available on the guidance website and due back by March 11th at 3:15 p.m. PTA volunteers work hundreds of hours each fall and spring to raise money to fund these scholarships. It is rewarding to see so many students benefit from those efforts.

GEORGE STEYER HONORARY SCHOLARSHIP Also available on the guidance website is the SHS PTA George Steyer Honorary Scholarship. The proceeds from the PTA Coffee Bar fund these $500 scholarships.

PTA SCHOLARSHIP applicants: Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of ALL applicants must be a SHS PTA member in order to apply for a PTA scholarship. This applies to both the Solon Council of PTAs scholarships AND the SHS PTA scholarships. Please check the attached membership posting to determine eligibility.

Thank you to the Nominating Committee who chose the SHS PTA Slate of Officers for the 2020-2021 school year: Ms. Short, Donna Thomas, Alicia Russman and Debbie Marks.

SHS PTA SLATE OF OFFICERS - 2020-2021 School Year

At the January SHS PTA Meeting the following slate of officers was read for the 2020-2021 school year. The slate is as follows: President: JoEllen Weingarten Vice President: Heather Ferris Second Vice President: Ann Trocchio Treasurer: Rhonda Lockett Corresponding Secretary: Kelly Millstone Recording Secretary: Lainie Cohen Delegates: Anju Agarwal, Lori Abraham, Amy Goldman and Lorna Titlebaum These officers will be voted on at the April PTA Meeting and installed in May.

SOLON COUNCIL OF PTAs SLATE OF OFFICERS - 2020-2021 School Year

At the January PTA council meeting, the slate of officers was read for the 2020/2021 school year. The slate is as follows: President: Ghazala Kahn Vice President: Donna Thomas Treasurer: Christa Bomeli Recording Secretary: Becky Utterback Corresponding Secretary: Hope Gloger These officers will be voted on at the April PTA Council meeting and installed in May.

PTA MEETINGS

SHS PTA holds informative monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Solon Board of Education Building at 9:15 a.m. Principal Erin Short and Mrs. Ann Trocchio, from the Counseling office, at- tend every meeting. Please, join us on the following dates for this school year.

Tuesday, March 31 Tuesday, April 28 Tuesday, May 26

If you have any questions regarding PTA, please contact JoEllen Weingarten [email protected]

BE A PTA MEMBER!

As stated in the PTA president’s message above, Solon High School PTA is proud to sponsor, plan, or- ganize and conduct various events and programs throughout the school year for students and staff. Your financial help in the way of membership dues and even donation is greatly needed and appreciated! Please fill out a membership form and drop it off to the SHS office, or send it in the mail to assure we receive it: Solon High School, 33600 Inwood Road.

Or join online! http://www.Solon-high-school-PTA-membership-2019-2020.cheddarup.com

Thank you for your continued support of SHS PTA.

Have a question, contact Membership Chair Tracey Lavine [email protected]

OPEN (Organized Parent Education Network) Mark Your Calendar!

Monday, March 2 7:00 p.m. @ Solon Board of Education OPEN Presents: Executive Functioning Life Hacks “Executive function” is a term tossed around in many discussions regarding our children. But what does it mean? What skills does it actually include? Why are so many children struggling with these types of skills? What can we do to build better executive functioning skills in our students? Myshl Beyer, MOT, OTR/ L from the Center for Life Skills in Solon will join us to answer these questions and more! Plan to leave this educational evening with functional strategies and “life hacks” to help your child and your family overcome your executive functioning challenges! RSVP is requested but not required at https://forms.gle/ buzEsXFtqh7TRLP19 With questions or to register via phone, please contact Annie Dellamorte, Solon Schools Parent Mentor at 440.349.8039

STAY CONNECTED TO SHS AND SHS PTA

There are many ways to find out what is happening at the high school! * Join the Solon High School PTA Facebook Page. This is a closed group, so please, answer one of the three questions that applies to you when requesting to join to be approved. *SHS Website https://www.solonschools.org/Domain/11 *Click on Parents tab, scroll & click PTA to read monthly newsletters *Click on Students tab, scroll & click Morning Announcements for daily information.

SHS PTA BOARD FOR THE 2019-2020

President- JoEllen Weingarten Vice President - Paula Telepak Treasurer - Lorna Titlebaum Recording Secretary - Lainie Cohen Corresponding Secretary -Kelly Millstone

Council Delegates: Michelle Williams Lori Abraham Carol Eisenberg Jennifer Drasner

SHS REFLECTIONS LOOK WITHIN RESULTS

Literature Nandana Ahuja 1st Gina Kong 2nd Maya Moreno 2nd Alexis DiMatteo 3rd Nilima Patel 3rd Kristin Kim Honorable Mention Zhexi Cao Honorable Mention

Photography Nicole Souza 1st Emily Schneider 2nd

Music Composition Hayden Mesnick 1st Matthew Bederman 2nd

Visual Arts Catherine Yu 1st Disha Patel 2nd Aria Wui 2nd Megan Tang 3rd

Congratulations to all students! First place entries have continued in Reflections competition at the state level in Columbus Ohio PTA. Results will be announced the end of March. Next year’s theme to inspire student’s art work is “I Matter Because…”.

Thank you for participating, JoEllen Weingarten

SHS PTA FEBRUARY 2020 CALENDAR FUNDRAISER WINNERS

2/1 Natalie Titlebaum 2/16 Naomi Grunzweig 2/2 Abby Charboneau 2/17 Cindy Spurio 2/3 Carol Schultz 2/18 Jackie Miotto 2/4 Jackie Miotto 2/19 Sue Bubonics 2/5 Kelly Millstone 2/20 Andrea Hill 2/6 Erin Pollock 2/21 Lori Abraham 2/7 Pam Hesketh 2/22 Roseann Nardy 2/8 Leanne Jones 2/23 Julie Soble 2/9 David Engelhardt 2/24 Jen Schusterman 2/10 Donna Thomas 2/25 Amy Charney 2/11 Leanne Jones 2/26 Lori Toth 2/12 Sara Novack 2/27 Sally Mook 2/13 Jill Cappy 2/28 Jane Osborn 2/14 Carol Olszewski 2/29 Patti Holub

2/15 Alicia Russman 739 tickets sold

HEINEN’S ABC SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

A Membership Benefit of the Tasteful Rewards Program When you shop at Heinen's you can help the Solon High School PTA through the Heinen's ABC School Donation Program. 1% of your qualified purchases* made from September through April will be donated by Heinen's to our PTA. Please take the time to do this - it is a simple thing to do to raise money!

Follow these easy steps to participate - (Must sign up EVERY YEAR)  Go to www.heinensrewards.com  If you're already a member of the Tasteful Rewards Program, simply log in (enter your email address and password) and then click on "My Profile" in the upper right hand corner.  Scroll down to the ABC School Donation Program section at the bottom of the page and select Solon and Solon High School from the pull-down lists for "Your School of Choice" and click "Save Changes".  If you are not a member of Heinen's Tasteful Rewards program, go to www.heinensrewards.com to regis- ter. It only takes a minute. Once you are registered, complete the step above to select SHS as your school of choice. Customers without computers can contact Heinen’s at 216-475-2300 ext. 2337.

Once you join and register your card, all you need to do is show your Heinen’s Preferred Customer Card every time you shop. Last year our PTA received $1,500 from this program.

You must register your card every school year. Register today to start making money for our PTA!

STRIVE FOR .5 RECIPIENTS FOR FEBRUARY

Brent Adzema Abram Elia Jaden Morris Maryam Al Saadi Joshua Friedman Ryan Mulvaney Benjamin Arenschield Natavia Gage Jared Ogle Elizabeth Arth Taylor Grays Maxwell Peng John Beckert III Jasper Greuel Kyle Pettus Jr. Brianna Besteder Thomas Mark Groff Yahya Qureshi Evan Bogus Daylon Gulley Jake Rodriguez Brock Bowling Minji Ha Nikolas Romanov Jada Brown Ayaa Hemdanie Melissa Rothschild Shayak Chakrabarti Bryce Hirsch Arman Satary Charles Chapek Kearsten James Vijay Subramanian Reem Cronin Barry Jones Jr. Neil Thomas Michael Csismatia Barr'ea Joseph Isabelle Toll Dominic Cunningham Amara Keister Blake Tracy Shayla Curry Kylah Laster Arianna Vara Holly Davis Jamie Levy Amulya Viswanatha Shriya Dharapareddy Yakov Madar Nihjayla Warfield Anahat Dhillon Alexander Merkulov Reina-Amore White Diego Duran Flores Dominic Morlani John Wittrup Andrew Durbin Loukas Wu Maggie Yang Leo Yefimov William Zsigrai

We had a very successful Pasta Dinner in February. Thank you to all who attended, donated, purchased and volunteered. It was a great night of jazz music by our middle and high school students. If you missed it then check out our Jazz Fest in March. Lacrosse and Outdoor track will be starting soon. Sign up to work concessions at https://www.solonmusicparents.org/volunteering.html. No experience necessary. Sign up to- day!

Solon Music Parents will offer several scholarships to our senior Band, Choir, Orchestra and Starlette members. Applicants must have completed volunteer hours this year and the family must be a Friends of SMP.

Upcoming Events March 2 at 7:00 p.m. Solon Music Parents meeting in Band Room March 3 at 7:00 p.m. SMS Choral concert at HS Auditorium March 4 at 7:00 p.m. SHS Choral concert at HS Auditorium March 11 at 7:00 p.m. Jazz Fest at HS Auditorium March 19 - 22 Nashville April 7 at 7:00 p.m. Solon Music Parents meeting in Band Room

WHO WE ARE

The Solon Athletic Boosters continues to support all teams at Solon High School and Solon Middle School. In the past few months, we have purchased sideline cape jackets for our High School Girls' and Boys’ Lacrosse Team, a vaulting springboard for our Gymnastics team, and a watering tree for the Middle School sports program. We have also provided financial support for an out of town tournament for our Girls' Basketball and Boys' Baseball teams and contributed to our Boys' Basketball's team-building event. Addi- tionally, the Athletic Boosters will be purchasing a complex timing system for our track teams, with addition- al contributions from some generous donors.

BECOME A MEMBER

Also, we are always accepting and appreciate new members. If you haven't joined already, you can sign up to be a member by following this link: https://www.solonathleticboosters.com/join

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM

Solon High School 33600 Inwood Road Solon OH 44139

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE - DIRECT LINES

Solon Schools phone system has direct lines to make it more convenient for parents and others to call the various offices and individuals at Solon High School. You will find it easier and quicker to dial direct to the office of the person with whom you wish to speak. Important numbers are:

Attendance Office - 349-8037 Counseling Office - 349-7304 Athletic Office - 349-6244 Cindy Russell A-C (‘20, ‘21, ‘22) A-C, R (‘23) 349-6242 Athletic Hotline - 349-8060 Richard Nowak D – Ho 349-6243 Main Office - 349-6230 Ann Trocchio Hp - Mc 349-7407 FAX - 349-8041 Kathleen Kinney Md-See (‘20, ‘21, ‘22) Md-Q, S-See (‘23) 349-7307 Brad Sims Sef - Z 349-6241

If you need to reach a specific teacher, dial the Voice Mail line at 349-7757, then refer to the voice mail directory in the September newsletter or on our website for the correct extension.