EAGLE WEEKLY
SMA HIGH SCHOOL
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FROM OUR ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL
Hello families!
We are entering a very busy season here at SMA with events, activities, and testing. Please join us this Sunday, November 11th in honoring our veterans by marching in the parade with the Eagle Regiment. School will be in session on Monday, November 12th.
Spirit week begins on Tuesday. The schedule for activities and events is provided further down in the newsletter. The week culminates in the Military Ball that will take place on Saturday, November 17th at The Ritz-Carlton. Tickets are still available for purchase.
Thanksgiving break is right around the corner as well. After break, we will begin testing season and wrap up first semester. Please make sure that you are having conversations with your cadets about coursework to ensure a successful completion of the current semester.
As many of you are aware, the SMA community tragically lost a cadet this week. After the parade, please join us in a Celebration of Life.
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Celebration of Life
Memorial for Max Nevelus
Sunday, November 11
th
11:00am-2:00pm
Heritage Oaks Golf and Country Club
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HOLIDAY FAMILY PHOTO SHOOT FUNDRAISER
TOMORROW!
Enjoy a family photo just in time for the holidays! Each family will receive 5 professionally edited digital photos for use in their own holiday cards. Children and pets are welcome. Register today for a scheduled session TOMORROW, Saturday, November 10th between 10am and 4pm.
Locations are:
SMA Prep - Middle School 3101 Bethel Lane, Sarasota, FL 34240
REAL LIFE. MEMORIES. CAPTURED.
*All proceeds will go to both SMA High School and SMA Prep-Middle School specifically for the purchase of digital cameras for classroom, yearbook and media use.
Thank you for your support!
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VETERANS DAY PARADE
THIS
Sunday, November 11th
All SMA Cadets, staff, faculty, parents, guardians, friends and family from both campuses are encouraged to participate. Please note that the parade will be
THIS SUNDAY,
November 11th in the morning. W
e are looking forward to great support and attendance!
WATER DONATIONS
ARE STILL NEEDED
We are asking for your generous donation of cases of bottled water for the Veterans Day Parade. The water may be dropped off by the JROTC wing prior to the parade. Thank you in advance for your help!
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SCHEDULE FOR VETERANS DAY
It is advisable to arrive on the SMA high school campus prior to 0815.
Schedule:
All
Prep cadets arriving prior to formation report to the gymnasium.
0840 Call to formation
0845 Formation
0850 Executive Director of Schools welcome speech
0855 Each Head of School addresses the Regiment and guests
0900 Herb Jones to address the Eagle regiment
0905 LTC Ben Weiss to give orders to Eagle regiment
0915 Eagle regiment departs campus
0935 Eagle regiment arrives staging area; hydration!
1000 Parade begins
1005 Step off into parade
1050 Return to high school campus and final formation
1100 All cadets released
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KONA ICE AFTER THE PARADE
(SCHOOL FUNDRAISER)
Please be sure to stop by the the Kona Ice truck after the parade. The ice treats range from $3-$6 and 20% of all sales will be donated back to SMA!
Cash and cards will be accepted.
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COMMANDANT'S TALK
On Monday, November 12th, LTC Weiss will be conducting the 2nd quarter "Commandant's Talk". This is the Monday prior to the Military Ball so the timing is important to discuss etiquette and expectations. All Cadets should report to class for attendance before getting release to the cafeteria.
1st period: Seniors
2nd period: Juniors
3rd period: Sophomores
4th period: Freshmen
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SMA ANNUAL MILITARY BALL
November 17th
5:45pm-11:00pm
Ritz-Carlton
The Army Military Ball is a great experience and tickets are running out! The last day to purchase your ticket is next Wednesday, November 14th.
Tickets are only $60.00 and include a delicious dinner. You must provide the agreement form (signed by a parent/guardian) when purchasing your ticket.
Click here
for Military Ball information and the agreement form.
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SPONSOR A WREATH TODAY!
Sponsorship Deadline
Tuesday, November 20th
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, our mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.
Please show your patriotic appreciation for the thousands of veterans laid to rest at the Sarasota National Cemetery. The remembrance wreath laying ceremony embraces honor and respect for our uniformed service veterans. Since the Sarasota National Cemetery opened in January 2009, the Wreaths Across America annual campaign for the Sarasota National Cemetery has been led by SMA, its cadets, and their families.
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Cadet Wreath Contest
Cadets that sponsor 5 or more wreaths will receive a t-shirt that they can wear on Fridays during November and December. Please turn in money to the main office as it is collected. All funds are due by November 20, 2018. In addition, the High School PTCC will be awarding a gift basket to the Cadet that sponsors the most wreaths and there will be prizes to the top three cadets for the Thank a Veteran Wreath Designing Contest.
Wreath Laying Ceremony
December 15th at 10:00am
at Sarasota National Cemetery
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MAYORS' FEED THE HUNGRY DRIVE
November 5th-16th
SMA is once again taking part in the Mayor's Feed the Hungry Drive. Donations may be brought in to the main office or to your cadet's JROTC classroom.
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RAIDERS LEAD THE WAY!
The Raiders were at their national competition this past weekend in Molena, Georgia. It was a wet/cold weekend, and at times, pretty darn nice. Leaves in full color-changing mode, etc... This is a huge event, with over 130 teams from over 85 schools, from 23 different states in attendance. As always, our cadets represented us with dignity, honor and good sportsmanship. We fielded 4 teams: Male/Female/Mixed and Lil Train (Lil Train competed in the JV event on Friday....the main event was on Saturday).
Our Lil Train (JV Team) led by Juliana Rendle, performed magnificently, and although we thought they were going to win the JV event, took 4th place overall (missing 3rd by ONE SECOND on 1 event). We (us coaches) believe that there were a few "Varsity" teams in this category this year that slipped in...not very noble, but our Lil Train held their own. One of their defining moments was posting the best time in the Physical Team Test, taking 1st place in that particular event. Although they received a trophy in all 4 events, 4th overall was their final resting place.
Although our male team posted a couple PR's on a couple events, they came up short at the end of the day. They were ALL 1st year Raiders with the exception of their leader: Noah Neitlich. Under his leadership, they fought hard and made us proud. They will all undoubtedly be major contributing factors in the next 2-3 seasons.
Our Female team (led by Rosana Viera), probably surprised us the most. We didn't field our typical "SMA Female" team.... The girls on this team were a mixture of young Raider veterans and new Raiders. Not our fastest female team by far, and at any given time, 4-5 were injured. But somehow, someway, in what is the toughest field of females teams they will face this year, they came out in 4th place overall, and would have taken 3rd if not for a bogus penalty in one of their events. They really shocked their coaches and did awesome!
At the end of the day, the story was all about our Mixed Team in the Varsity Category. Led by Anjolie Berninger, consisting of 9 seniors, 2 sophomores and 1 freshman, they blew the competition away! They won 1st place overall, unseating the current 2-time defending champions from Cape Coral, Florida (the RED Knights... only fitting the BLACK Knights took em out)! Super proud of this team and their division is immersed with super talented teams from around the country. They set two records from the SMA Raider team on Saturday... 1. They are our team's FIRST Mixed team to ever win a title higher than districts, and 2. The boys on this team are the FIRST boys to earn a National Army Raider championship title.
Congrats to the SMA Black Knight Mixed Team:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
If you see them, be sure to congratulate them:
Anjolie Berninger
Elizabeth Wagler
Aeryn Sachs
Holly Batchelder
Carlie Murphy
Lilly Dunn
DJ Nixon
Kamil Kusznierewicz
Evan Cary
Lukas Souza
Gabe Yoder
David DeHart
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HEROINES IN ARMS SERVING PROUDLY
A BOOK BY SMA CADETS
Last year, several of our Cadets went to a Tiger Bay Luncheon to honor Veterans. Phyllis Diblasi, the Veteran Volunteer Coordinator asked SMA if they would be interested in recording the history of several female WWII veterans.
SMA Captain Mackey and SMA Captain Vanston reached out to their classes about putting a documentary together to record the experiences from several women that were some of the first to serve in our country's military.
At a time when a women position in society was defined and traditional, these strong and inspirational women became role models for their time as well as for our young cadets today.
It was an honor to get to know these true patriots and record their history in our documentary video and book
(link below).
The cadets volunteered to be a part of this took the time to research the history of our country's armed forces and the roles of women during that time and then wrote questions to ask during the interviews they conducted.
Cadets: Daniel Hernandez-Curiel, Kacee Bonilla Martinez, Genesis Wesley, Quinn Selby-Gomez, Nicole Fic and Hannah Phillips.
If you see any of these Cadets, make sure to tell them what a great job they did!
Click here
to see the online photo album of the project.
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SUPPORT SMA ATHLETICS!
SMA Spirit Shop
Find items that we have picked out specifically for SMA! There is a large variety of very comfortable & high quality UA gear in our Shop! Our Middle School & High School families are encouraged to show off their EAGLE Pride! With the holidays right around the corner, these items will make great gift items!!! Check out the shop details below.
Store open from
November 5th-12th
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IMPAIRED DRIVING DAY
The SMA National Honor Society is holding an IMPAIRED DRIVING DAY on Thursday, November 15th, during 2nd, 3rd, and the first part of 4th period. This activity will be held in the senior parking area of the rear parking lot (behind Windom). Cadets will wear impaired vision goggles while attempting to complete various tasks (a mini-obstacle course, jumping rope, etc.).
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PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT
AP & DE & IB, OH MY!
Thursday, December 13th
5:30pm - 6:30pm
SMA Cafeteria
Families and cadets of incoming SMA cadets, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, come and learn what the differences are between AP & DE & IB, to help guide you with your future academic plans.
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PICTURE DATES
MAKE-UP PHOTOS:
Thursday, November 15th: Senior Boys Formal and Cap & Gown (Room 11)
Friday, November 16th: Senior Girls Formal and Cap & Gown
(Room 11)
Underclassmen photo forms were distributed to cadets in class.
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CONNECT WITH
INTERACT CLUB & CONNECTING HANDS PROJECT
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
National collection for Operation Christmas Child will be November 12th-19th.
Please drop off your box to your nearest location or to the main office at SMA.
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NOVEMBER 13th
Join Interact Club in making SMA a little kinder on November 13th. SMA’s Interact Club will be hosting a poster contest to spread kindness throughout the school. 1st Place $25, 2nd place $20, and 3rd place $15. Come by SMA-CPT Bauck’s (room 216) or SMA-MAJ Catena's office (counseling office) to receive a poster.
Your poster must include:
Illustration, drawing or painting
Kindness inspiring or positive quote (cite the quote)
Can be colored or in black and white
Can be in any language
Must be submitted no later than Nov. 9th in room 216.
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PLEASE JOIN US!
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
Activities/Meetings:
November 16th: Next Interact Club meeting is during lunch in room 216
November 1st-12th: World Kindness Poster Contest
November 13th: World Kindness Day
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
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INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK AT SMA
SMA will be holding an International Heritage Week from December 3rd-7th. IB is the sponsor of this school-wide event that will celebrate the diversity at SMA. Our theme is "Making Connections." In order to make this event a success, we need donations. If everyone sends the link below to at least 20 other people, we will reach our goal of $5000.
All donations are greatly appreciated! Thank you for your support. Please click below to make a donation or copy and paste when sharing.
http://www.sarasotamilitaryacademy.org/sma-international-heritage-week
Click here for more details and for the sign up form.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR) will be hosting a volunteer event in November. They have implemented an
Attendance Awareness Poster Contest
in 4 area counties at all schools and are looking for volunteers to help frame and wrap the winning entries!
Sarasota County winning posters will be framed at the Boys and Girls Club on Fruitville Road on November 9th with 2 shifts available: 12:00pm - 3:00pm and 3:00pm - 6:00pm
For more information,
click here
. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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RAIDERS 2ND ANNUAL RISE AND RUN 5K
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
The SMA Raiders 2nd Annual Rise and Run 5K sponsorship and registration is up on our
school website.
It is open for donors, sponsors or to register for the run on February 16, 2019. Please contact Coach Trecartin with any questions at jackie.sharkey@oursma.org.
Please
click here
for more details.
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CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER
SUPPORTING THE RAIDERS RISE AND RUN 5K
Please visit the Chipotle on Fruitville Road on Tuesday, November 20th between 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Show
this flyer
on your phone or tell the cashier you are supporting SMA Raiders - Rise and Run 5k. See flyer for more details. 33% of proceeds will be donated to the SMA Raiders Programs.
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NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
and other important information from the Director of Counseling.
FAFSA
Click here for more details on how to get money for college.
BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP
TESTING INFORMATION
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MUSIC COMPOUND
Comprehensive and holistic approach to music education for children and adults from Beginner to advanced. 10% off for SMA families!
Click here for more details.
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SMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
On Thursday, November 15th at 11:30pm, the SMA Board of Directors
will meet in the conference room on the SMA high school campus.
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Sarasota Military Academy
High School Campus
941-926-1700
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