SHS Weekly Update

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - History

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - Reading

Thursday, January 25, 2024 - Science

Friday, January 26, 2024 - Math

January 30 and 31 - Final Exams

January 31 - Last day of second quarter/first semester

February 1, 2 and 5 - Student Holiday

Seniors, did you miss taking your cap and gown portraits? Check out the flyer below for information about the makeup day, scheduled for Wednesday, February 21.

Make an appointment here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/SmithfieldHSMakeup

Order your yearbook for $70 today. Price increases to $75 on January 27.

Want your student's name or special icons on their book? The last day to personalize is January 26.

Open practices are being held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:45 pm - 5:15 pm. Current game list that we will be participating in are as follows: League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate.

Tryouts for the spring season will be January 23, 24 and 25 from 2:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Now meets every Monday *AND* Thursday after school from 3 pm to 4 pm in the library.

Students must have a ride home.

Contact Mr. Pape: apape@iwcs.k12.va.us

The Smithfield Times and The Schoolhouse Museum are again teaming up for the fourth annual Black History Month Essay Contest.

The contest is for high school students in Isle of Wight and Surry.

Public, private and homeschooled students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit essays that address the contest theme, “Celebrate, Motivate, Inspire.” Contestants are asked to describe an African American in history, your life or your community who has made a positive impact and how that person personally inspired you.

A $150 cash prize will be awarded for the winning essay, which will be published in The Smithfield Times. Second- and third-place essays will earn prizes of $100 and $50, respectively.

Essays of up to 350 words should be submitted by email to editor@smithfieldtimes.com and include the author's name, school, grade, email address and parents' names. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9.

A committee of judges from The Schoolhouse Museum will select the winners.

The division is accepting feedback on the 2024-2025 School Calendar through January 31, 2024.

To provide comments on the proposed calendar, complete the Online Survey.

The calendar survey will remain open until January 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm. A final draft calendar will be shared with the School Board at their February 8, 2024, meeting. The board will vote to approve a calendar at their March 14, 2024, meeting.

A copy of the proposed calendar is available below.

The 2024 Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions will be administered

starting in January to all students in grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve and all classroom
instructors and licensed staff in your building, regardless of the grades served by the
individual. To opt out, please read through the attached letter and contact Danielle Hewitt.

Parent Letter

The first phase of the James River Bridge cable replacement work was completed on Monday, January 15, 2024. VDOT announced they will NOT use the January back-up closure dates of January 19 and January 22. Therefore, these days will be REGULAR days for all students and staff.

VDOT plans to conduct a second closure in February. As a result, IWCS has announced that February 2, which is already a student holiday, will be a staff virtual workday. February 5 will also be a student holiday and a staff virtual workday.

If there are any changes to the February dates, IWCS will notify families and employees by 3:00pm on Thursday, February 1.

As a reminder, the School Board approved January 31 as a Regular Student Day. It will be the last day of the 2nd quarter and the 1st semester.

Questions about the schedule can be shared with IWCS through the division's website at: https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/Dialogue.aspx?k=PF9D85F8B9LT@WZ8F2YLT@DY4R4G8LT

Visit this link to view information regarding Executive Order 28 related to "Parental Notification, Law Enforcement Collaboration, and Student Education to Prevent Student Overdoses."

Monday, May 6, 2024

United States Government and Politics- 7:30 am

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Microeconomics- 7:30 am

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

English Literature and Composition-7:30 am

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Psychology-11:30 am

Friday, May 10, 2024

European History & United States History- 7:30 am

Macroeconomics-11:30 am

Monday, May 13, 2024

Calculus AB & BC -7:30 am

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

English Language and Composition-7:30 am

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Biology -11:30 am

Website: https://shs.iwcs.k12.va.us/
Location: 14171 Turner Drive, Smithfield, VA, USA
Phone: 757-357-3108
Twitter: @OfficialSHSPack