EAGLE WEEKLY
SMA HIGH SCHOOL
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FROM OUR ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear SMA families,
It is an honor to be a part of the SMA school community in the role of the Assistant Head of School. Although, I’ll be working mostly with 9th and 10th graders, I look forward to meeting all of the SMA students and families throughout the year. My goal as an administrator is to establish positive and respectful relationships with our cadets and reinforce the values and high expectations of our academy. I personally value education, integrity, a growth mindset, perseverance, and a grateful heart. Therefore, I hope to inspire our cadets to pursue their education as they find purpose and discover their inner strengths and potential to live happy and successful lives. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to serve our school community. I am here to assist and support our cadets and their families in any way I can.
Sincerely,
Dr. Catherine Rodriguez
Assistant Head of School
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9TH GRADE SCREENING
The state mandated 9th grade screening for height and weight will be Friday, September 21st during the JROTC class. Please ensure your cadet is in school that day. If you do not want your child screened, please send a letter to the clinic stating so. We need to have the letter on hand at least 2 days before the screening so we can notify the School Board Health Department.
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SUPPORT OUR
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT!!!
Last chance!
You have until midnight tonight!!!!
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SERVICE ACADEMY INFORMATION FAIR
TOMORROW!!!
Saturday, September 8th
10:00am-12:00pm
In the SMA Prep gymnasium
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PTCC MEETING
TUESDAY
We hope you can join us for our first PTCC meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 11th at 6:00pm in the cafeteria.
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YANKEE CANDLE & BED LINEN FUNDRAISERS
Junior State of America (JSA) students are conducting two fundraisers to help pay for travel and competition expenses to Fall State, Spring State, and Winter Congress. At these events, JSA members assume roles as mock legislators at both the state and federal level, draft legislation, and participate in policy debate. Please support their efforts by going on-line to order items direct from the vendors involved with their fundraising campaign.
Yankee Candle
offers beautiful scented candles, tea lights, and decorative candlelit centerpieces that you can purchase at a great price. If you are looking for the perfect holiday home décor item or gift, you can order directly by using the following link:
Once on the site, go to the “Start Shopping” box in the lower right hand corner of your screen. Enter the Group #
990092496
, and begin shopping! You will be amazed at how many lovely items there are to choose from, and they are generally less expensive than at your local retail outlet!
BEAUTIFUL BED LINENS
Everyone can use a new or spare set of bed linens, and via this JSA fundraiser, you can order a variety of colors and sizes for the reasonable price of $39 per set, regardless of size, plus shipping ($5.95). Sets include pillow cases; additional cases can be ordered for $10 for a pack of two plus shipping ($3.00). These sheets are made of super soft, double brushed microfiber yarns and are available in 14 beautiful colors (black, white, aqua, dark red, gold/camel, silver, crème, eggplant, pale pink, dark crème, grey, chocolate brown, navy blue, and sage). Samples of the fabric can be viewed on-line or in Room 23.
To order on line, use the code
SMA
when accessing the website below:
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SMA TRAVEL CORNER
EXCITING CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES IN 2019!!!
Have you ever wanted to experience other cultures and travel outside the states? The SMA Study Abroad program is excited to announce TWO fantastic opportunities for students to travel internationally in
2019:
Interested in Science, Engineering, Technology, or Mathematics!? Join us on our first ever STEM tour to explore
Sustainable Living in GERMANY and SWITZERLAND
during
SPRING BREAK 2019!!!
Walk through a glacier, ride a cable car to the top of the Swiss Alps, and take an expert-guided tour to an underground nuclear bunker, and MUCH MORE!!
More interested in exploring the Great outdoors? Come with us to Discover
COSTA RICA in SUMMER 2019
to hike across suspension bridges in the tropical jungles, kayak the waters around massive volcanoes, snorkel in the sparkling blue waters; then hop the border to
NICARAGUA
to experience even MORE Latin American culture, and MUCH MORE!!
These meetings will give you information on where we are going, the company we use for travel, and the cost of the trips. All SMA Cadets and families are eligible to travel with us. Please contact SMA-CPT Marks (
jeanette.marks@oursma.org
) or SMA-CPT Souders (
john.souders@oursma.org
) for information about these meetings or the trips.
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CONNECT WITH
INTERACT CLUB & CONNECTING HANDS PROJECT
Join Interact Club!!!
Interact Club is a service organization for high school students who desire to volunteer their time and aid school and community. The club gives our cadets an opportunity to participate in fun and meaningful service. We focus on different projects every month to help within our community as well as one project to further our international understanding. Interact club is sponsored by the Sarasota Southside Rotary Club.
Interact Club Meetings:
1
st
and 3
rd
Friday of every month during lunch
Connecting Hands Project Meetings:
Every Wednesday from 2:30pm-3:30pm
INTERACT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
All year volunteer: Habitat for Humanity Restore
Contact Person: Crystal Frazer
Community Outreach Manager
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity
941-748-9100 ext.116
Making Strides for Breast Cancer
October 20, 2018
6:00am- 2:30pm
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GAME DAY 10K FUN RUN
Saturday, October 13th
The Game Day 10K is a fun fitness event promoting the College Game Day ritual of Tailgating.
Participants are encouraged to come dressed in support of their favorite college team. All proceeds from this fundraising event will be gifted away in the form of academic college scholarships.
Click here for more information and the registration form.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
September 10th and 11th
Volunteers are needed for a 2 day event for the remembrance of September 11
th
. Help is needed to place 2,977 mini U.S Flags in the courtyard for remembrance of those who lost their lives during the September 11th attack. Both events are free and open to the public. See flyer below for more details.
September 10
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Flag placement:
The event will start at 3:00pm and hopefully will end by 6:00pm (until all the flags have been placed on the lawn). The location is in the courtyard by the pond. This event is open to the public, so please invite your friends, families, organizations, staff, and colleagues to assist if possible. No need to sign up. Just show up and support our event.
September 11
th
Ceremony:
Please join us for our 9/11 ceremony starting at 8:20am. All are welcome!
If you have any questions, please Carlos at (347) 489-8399.
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NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
For information on scholarship opportunities, helpful websites,
and other important information from the Director of Counseling, please
click here.
YALE INFO
FAFSA
Click here for more details on how to get money for college.
TESTING INFO
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SMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Thursday, September 13th at 4:30pm
in the band room on the SMA Prep campus.
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Sarasota Military Academy
High School Campus
941-926-1700
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