Solon High School

As I sit here drafting this letter, I find myself filled with joy and appreciation. Often times in education this stretch of learning can become burdensome for students, staff, and parents alike. The lack of sun, challenging weather, and pressure of school can take its toll. For whatever reason, I have not felt that yet, and I am grateful that is the case. As we continue to strive for greatness over the course of the next six weeks please know that we all have plenty going on in our busy lives. We will continue to give our best for your son or daughter regardless of the season and look forward to the month of February! Enjoy your weekend, Zach

Just a reminder if you haven't jumped on the SCSD social media train yet, please do so below!

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Senior Awards Night will be Wednesday, May 13th at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium.

National School Counseling Week 2020 (#NSCW2020) is Feb. 3–7, 2020. The week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), highlights the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and the tremendous impact they can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Take a moment to thank our counselor, Mike Thompson! Follow #NSCW2020 on social media.

To learn more about National School Counseling Week, visit www.schoolcounselor.org/nscw

As communicated in our ICAP conferences, below you will see the timeline for course selection/registration this year. If you have not already, please fill out this form regarding your ICAP conference experience. A huge THANK YOU for those of you that were able to attend! Preliminary numbers indicated that we had 70% participation.

February 3rd: Any student that did not complete their ICAP conference will get their 4 year planning packet to take home.

February 3rd: The Course Planning Guide goes "live" . Please use this to identify class selections for next year. NOTE: without knowing our staffing situation for next year, you will NOT see any FCS or Health Science courses in the guide. If we end up filling one of those roles at a later time, we will let everyone know.

February 10th: PowerSchool registration will go "live". A separate email will be sent to each of you with the link.

February 14th: 4-year plan document as discussed in ICAP conference will need to be turned in to seminar teachers.

We have seen an increase in illnesses at the HS. Please remember to follow the illness policy and keep your students home for 24 hours after fever, diarrhea, or vomiting to help keep everyone healthy. Thank you!

Just a reminder that Seniors who are interested in earning their Silver Cord for graduation must complete 125 hours of service learning by May 1st. Students can contact Mrs. Sutton in the Media Center if they have any questions.

The Solon Legion Auxiliary has made reservations for two junior girls to attend

this year’s Iowa Girls State 2020 on the campus of Drake University in Des

Moines, June 14-19. If you are a junior and would be interested in being a

representative from Solon, please contact the high school office for additional

information. Iowa Girls State is one of the premier programs sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and was started by a dream of four women over 75 years ago in hopes of teaching young women about the political process. Girls State is a “learning by doing” program, which takes the girls through the entire political process. For more information, visit this website

We all know how calendars can get filled, so please add the following dates to your December calendar! Reminder that we dismiss at 1:45 on Thursday's (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th)

February 1st (tonight): Jazz Choir Dessert Concert in CFA lobby at 6:30

February 3-7: School Counseling Week

February 17th- NO school (professional learning for our staff)

February 25th- 8th grade ICAP orientation

The SCSD board meetings will now be held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 5:30pm in the Solon Central Office Board Room, 301 South Iowa St. We hope you consider attending the board meetings as we are always stronger together!

J-FAST

The Solon CSD has partnered with J-FAST to offer Mental Health services to all students in our district. J-FAST is a great resource if you have concerns about a child in crisis or overall questions about Mental Health resources. Check out this flyer for more information.

Summer 2020 Workplace Internships Opportunity

The Workplace Learning Connection (WLC) will be offering job shadow opportunities to students in grades 10 & 11 for summer 2020. An internship is a 60-hour on-site experience. Over the past three years, more Solon HS students have completed an internship during the summer months because they have more time to schedule the hours. Solon HS students who have completed an internship experience continually report that the experience solidified their career plan. Students who successfully complete an internship receive three (3) elective credits.

The internship portal is NOW OPEN and WLC is accepting Summer 2020 internship applications. Current sophomores and juniors are eligible, with applications DUE by 3PM on Friday, February 7th!

Next Step Event (Post-Secondary Planning)

Kirkwood Community College is hosting an event called Next Steps at the Regional Center on February 11 from 4:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. that will give students the opportunity to talk with admission representatives from both Kirkwood CC andThe University of Iowa. Admission officials from both schools will discuss academic advising, how classes will transfer, college credit opportunities both at Kirkwood CC and U of I, as well as anything else related to classes students are either taking or looking to take. This event is open to any and all students who are interested. Check out this flyer for more information.

8th Grade ICAP Orientation for Parents of 8th Graders (Class of 2024!)

Solon HS is hosting an orientation for parents/guardians of our current 8th Graders. The event will be held on Tuesday, February 25 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the HS Auditorium. The purpose of this event is to share with parents how we will guide your students through the ICAP Process. Included in the ICAP Process is academic planning so a portion of this orientation will be spent sharing information about 2020 - 2021 course registration.

• ICAP-What is it and why?

• Career Planning

• Share information about 2020 - 2021 Course Planning

• Course Planning Guide

• Course Offerings for 9th Graders

• 4-Year Planning

• Share Career Resource: MAP

From Mike Thompson, Solon HS Counselor

Contact Information:

Phone: (319) 624-3401 extension 1117

Email: mithompson@solon.k12.ia.us

Website: https://sites.google.com/solon.k12.ia.us/solon-hs-counseling/home

For all things school calendar related, please use this link to find schedules, locations, dates and times. Any questions can be directed to Casey Hack, district Activities Director. chack@solon.k12.ia.us

Email: zwigle@solon.k12.ia.us
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Location: 600 West 5th Street, Solon, IA, USA
Phone: 319-624-3401
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