Announcements for Parents
Student Pictures
This past week, all Model A and Model B students were offered an opportunity to have their school pictures taken. Parents/Guardians who did not preorder pictures and would still like to purchase their student pictures can do so after receiving the picture proofs in the upcoming weeks. Included with the picture proofs will be a link with information about how to purchase your student’s picture.
Registration Gateway Back-to-School Forms Due
An automated phone call was made to parents/guardians who have yet to fill out Registration Gateway Back-to-School Forms. This beginning-of-the-year forms were due on September 30, 2020. Forms for approximately 250 students still need to be completed. Filling out these forms offers parents the opportunity each year to review the information that the school has on file for your student(s), and to electronically sign all the required annual forms. These forms should be completed as soon as possible. If these forms remain incomplete on Friday, October 23, then your student will not be able to use school technology (chromebooks & school provided internet) effective Monday, October 26. For more information on completion of these forms, see below.
Students Purchasing Lunch
In order to receive a FREE U.S.D.A. lunch meal, students must pick up a fruit or vegetable or they will be charged for their items since they are not purchasing a “lunch.” A lunch meal consists of a protein (chicken/hamburger); grain (bun); milk; fruit; & vegetable. You have to have three of these components to make a "lunch meal."
Parent/Teacher Conferences
The first round of Parent/Teacher Conferences is over - thank you to those parents who meet with teachers! November 13, 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. is the next time slot available for Parent/Teacher Conferences. There will be no-in person conferences. Conferences will be held virtually or by phone:
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Virtually: If the parent/guardian selects to have the conference virtually, then school personnel will contact you ahead of your designated conference time with a Google Meet link. Please click on that Google Meet link at your designated conference time. You will need a camera and microphone on your computer to participate virtually.
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Phone: If the parent/guardian selects to have the conference by phone, school personnel will contact you during your designated conference time. Please note that they call may register from being out-of-state (i.e. Boston, MA).
Unless otherwise noted, students are expected to be in attendance for the Parent/Teacher conference.
Please contact the main office at 937-748-3953 if you would like to schedule a conference with your student's teacher(s) on November 13 between the hours of 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Application Form
Springboro Schools is committed to creating and promoting a culture of respect, tolerance, and inclusion for all people. As indicated in our June 2020 statement against racism and violence, we believe it is our responsibility, as a district, to provide equity in education for every one of our students.
We also recognize that we have work to do in this regard, and that delivering on this commitment will require us to continue growing and listening as a school community. To that end, we are forming a district committee focused on diversity and inclusion that will be launching this fall. The committee will be comprised of students, administrators, board members, teachers, staff, parents, and community members who will look for ways to put these values into practice throughout our district.
As we work to launch this committee, we are seeking parents, teachers, students, and community members to join us on this journey by serving as members of the committee. If you are a parent, teacher, high school student (grades 9-12), staff or community member, and are interested in serving as a representative of the district's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, please fill out the application form below.
All applications should be submitted by Friday, October 23. Not all applications will be selected, given the volume of applicants expected to apply. A district representative will notify you after the application's deadline about the status of your application and whether or not it has been selected.
We know this work will be challenging, but it is imperative that we engage in these efforts together for ourselves, for each other, and especially for the good of our greater community.
Help Support Springboro Community Assistance Center
Springboro Junior High School will be holding a food drive to collect non-perishable & individually wrapped snack items to help support the Springboro Community Assistance Center (SCAC). The food drive will run from Monday, October 19 through Wednesday, October 28. Requested items include, individually wrapped fruit snacks, chips, pretzels, trail mix, Goldfish crackers, candy, nuts, and granola bars. Students can place their donated items in the collection bins which will be located in all 7th & 8th grade wings at the end of each hallway. Please click here to view an informational flyer for this drive.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jung at ajung@springboro.org.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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Past Junior High Principal Updates
To view past Junior High Principal Updates, please visit the Junior High main webpage and scroll down the right hand side of the page.
School Fees
School fees for the Junior High are now able to be viewed and paid online through Pay Schools Central. To access Pay Schools Central, click on the ‘Parents’ tab on the main webpage for Springboro Schools - www.springboro.org
In addition, schools fees can be paid by check made payable to ‘Springboro Junior High School.’ Please contact the main office at 937-748-3953 with any questions.
As a reminder, eighth grade students attending the 2021 Washington, D.C. trip must have their fees paid in order to attend the trip.
Registration Gateway
The Back-to-School Registration Gateway has been updated for the 2020-2021 school year annual forms collection. Updated information from all parents were due in September 2020. This mandated process offers parents the opportunity each year to review the information that the school has on file for your student(s), and to electronically sign all the required annual forms. If you are already registered, you do not need to re-register. This is simply to review the information we currently have on file and then sign this school year’s annual forms.
Please make note of the following new feature when logging into Registration Gateway: The Family Review functionality has been activated. Parents/Guardians will login by youngest child to update ALL students in the family.
Parents will now login to Registration Gateway with their youngest child's information:
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Username - Youngest Student ID
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Password - Date of Birth (MMDDYYYY)*
- *8-Digit Birthdate, No Dashes/Slashes/Spaces, Only Numbers
The district required this information to be completed by September 30, 2020. Address changes cannot be updated in Current Student Registration Gateway. If you have an address change, please contact your student’s building secretary.
We want to provide ample time to everyone to complete the necessary student registration information. If you have any questions regarding this online process, please contact the Registration Office at 937-748-6003 or the Junior High main office at 937-748-3953.
Halloween Costumes at Springboro Junior High
Springboro Junior High will allow students to wear costumes to school on Friday, October 30, to benefit charity. Every student wearing a costume will be asked to donate $1 to the Springboro Community Assistance Center (SCAC). The SCAC serves families of need from the Springboro area.
Please review these guidelines for all student costumes:
- All costumes must comply with the district dress code, including the face covering policy for the 2020-21 school year.
- Students may wear costumes to school; however, no time will be given to change into their costume at school.
- Costumes should be comfortable and not distracting to the learning environment. For example, you cannot wear a tall hat that prohibits other students from being able to see the teacher or wear a costume that prohibits you from sitting in your desk.
- No inflatable costumes.
- Any face make-up must be applied at home and cannot cover the entire face. Face paint and any accessories related to violence are not allowed.
- No masks
- No weapons or gory costumes will be permitted.
- No clown costumes or clown masks will be permitted.
Device and Internet Accessibility
A form has been created, in order to survey our free/reduced lunch families on technology needs that may be necessary for you for the upcoming start of the 2020-2021 school year. If you have a financial hardship, and have selected Model B, or in the event the district is forced to shut down again due to State orders surrounding COVID-19, devices such as Chromebooks or internet hotspots will be necessary to continue your student’s instruction.
Based on the data from this form, devices and internet hotspots will be distributed to families with financial hardships, including, but not limited to free/reduced lunch as a priority based on supply. Please fill out the form below if you are in need of a device or internet hotspot, based on financial hardship.
Lunch Payments & Free/Reduced Lunch Application
In this letter, please find important information on lunch payments, PaySchools Central, as well as Free/Reduced Meal Applications, for those families who qualify. Information in this letter applies to families who chosen in-person (Model A), as well as at-home/virtual learning (Model B).
