Spartan News Blast - October 8, 2020

Homework Club is a place for your student to complete homework, receive peer tutoring, and quietly socialize with friends in a supervised environment. The program runs every school day (including half days) after school until 5:30PM. It will begin the first day of school! If interested, use this link for the registration form and more information. Please email Mr. Underdal with any questions!

Health & Safety

Temperature Takers Needed

Do you have a few minutes to help out in the mornings?

Please sign-up here for a time slot to take temperatures in the front or back of the building.

Quarantine Procedures after International Travel

We wish to remind you about the quarantine requirements in the Great Hearts Covid Response Guidelines for students who travel outside of the country. Students are required to "Stay home for 14 days after returning home from international travel." Traveling internationally (regardless of means of transportation) over Fall Break would cause your student to be absent from on-campus learning for a minimum of 14 calendars days from their return to the United States. Thank you for your partnership and support for creating a safe return to campus learning in 2nd quarter.

High School Class T-Shirts, Spirit Wear, and Spartan Gear

The high school class shirt online store is reopening for a limited and final time. Shirts are $25. Please note that the vendor requires a minimum of 12 shirts be ordered to run these again for us. If we do not meet the minimum as a school, you will be notified. These high school class shirts may be worn every Friday. Proceeds benefit the senior class graduation trip. The store closes October 11th, so click HERE to order today!

Spirit Wear will be sold online only so don't miss out on this opportunity to purchase these great t-shirts for $20 each. They are 100% combed ring spun cotton in sizes from youth small to adult 3xl. Show your school support by getting shirts for the whole family! Consider purchasing one for a teacher. These shirts may be worn to school on spirit days! Proceeds benefit the senior class graduation trip. Store closes October 11, so order today!

Check out the NEW SPARTAN GEAR: All items are preorder online only to make sure vendor minimums are met. If minimums are not met on a particular item (we hope this is not the case!), you will be notified and your money will be returned. Orders must be placed by 11:30 pm on Sunday, October 18 by clicking HERE. Items will be delivered to the school in early November. Thank you for supporting SPA and senior fundraising! If yo have any questions, please contact seniorcommittee@spapso.org.

Yearbooks! Yearbooks! Yearbooks

Order your 2020-2021 Yearbooks

Save money and pre-order your yearbook for only $55. Click here to place your order. Our school code is 16379. Prices go up on November 26th.

Seniors: Order your Senior Ad

Order your senior yearbook ad by December 20th for $100! You can create and pay for your ad here. Use the order number: 16379 or search by school name.

Did you Miss Picture Day?

We still want to include you in the yearbook! Please send us any photo (in uniform) for inclusion in the yearbook, and we will do our best to include in the book. Please send us your photos using this link. The code is SPA. We are also at "Last Call" for first day of school, SPA siblings, and back to school photos. Those pages are being built and will be completed shortly, so get your submissions in today!

College Counseling Corner

PSAT for all 9th, 10th, & 11th Grade Students

Click here to register now for the PSAT, which will take place during the school day on Wednesday, October 14th! Please remember to bring your calculator and non-mechanical #2 pencils. All 9th, 10th, & 11th grade on-campus students will participate. Please email Mrs. Fletcher with any questions.

College Newsletter

Click here for Virtual College Visits, Zoom Meetings with College Counselors, and 2020 College Acceptances.

Dropped Off Items

If you drop off any items for your student, we will ask you to place them in the cubbies near the front desk. We regret to inform you that we cannot interrupt a class to let your student know about the item. It is the student's responsibility to come and check for anything they may want or need. We appreciate your support of our students' learning environment.

SPA PSO Information

PSO Used Book Sale: Need to sell your gently used textbooks or consumables? Looking to buy a second set of text books or gently used consumables? Click here to sell or click here to buy! If you had books for sale from last year and still have them to sell, please repost them as the list for this year has been updated. Contact Lori Neumann at usedbooks@spapso.org to remove sold books from the list.

BOX TOPS are getting a makeover! No more clipping, just scan your receipt! Click here to learn more. If you have any questions, contact Brenda Kimery at boxtops@spapso.org. Deadline to submit clipped box tops is October 25th and can be turned in at the front office.

Save the Date for these PSO Events!

PSO General Meeting

Friday, October 16 at 8:15 AM

Join Zoom Meeting.

Meeting ID: 936 9280 8254

Passcode: #k%qG5

SPA Dinner Out or "At Home"

October 27th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM

from Chipotle (FLW & Thompson Peak location)

You can print this flyer, show it on your phone, or use the code (TJGJZBE) when ordering online.

Volunteer at Scottsdale Prep

If you would like to volunteer at Scottsdale Prep or Archway Scottsdale, please use this link. The cost is $5.00. All volunteers must be approved through this process, no exceptions. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to John Lund, Great Hearts Safety Manager at jlund@greatheartsaz.org.

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