Siloam Springs High School

1500 W. Jefferson, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479.524.5134  Fax: 479.524.8211
Mr. Charles Abernathy, Principal
Mr. Jason Jones, Vice Principal
Ms, Jerrie Price, Assistant Principal
Ms, Kelly Svebek, Assistant Principal
Mr. Kerwin Dees, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director
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SSHS News: Updated February 9, 2010
Parent-Teacher Conferences This Week
Parent-Teacher conferences will be held in the high school cafeteria Tuesday, February 9th and Thursday, February 11th. Conferences will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. both nights. All parents are invited and encouraged to attend.
Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. Siloam Springs School District will host a free presentation for all parents and community members entitled Suicide 101. The presentation will be held in the Burton Elliott Fine Arts Building at Siloam Springs High School. NWA Crisis Center representatives will be presenting information on ways to identify basic at -risk behaviors and warning signs that could possibly lead to suicide.
Financial Aid Night Postponed

Due to the inclement weather and the distance the speaker has to come, the Financial Aid Night scheduled for tonight has been re-scheduled for Monday, February 15. Again, refreshments will be served in the high school cafeteria 5:30, and the presentation will be in the Fine Arts Building from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. We already have enough of a count for the event, therefore students do not have to turn in any sheet saying who will be attending.
Representatives of Simmons First Bank will present the Financial Aid Program that will include information to guide you in applying for grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, and other funding. Students and parents are encouraged to attend as well as anyone who is interested in financial aid and completing the FAFSA form. This is a free service to the community.

Project Graduation

Senior parents who are interested in getting involved with, or staying informed about, Project Graduation: please contact Gail Edwards at the address linked here.
SSHS supports the efforts of the Project Graduation parent volunteers in providing our teens with a safe alternative to celebrating the end of their high school career; however, please be aware that Project Graduation is not a school-sponsored program.
FBLA District Conference Rescheduled Again
The FBLA District I Spring Leadership Conference in Fort Smith has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 17.

College Goal Sunday February 21, 2010
Click Here to find out about this opportunity to get help submitting your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application!

The SSHS Scholarship Office produces a monthly newsletter for students and parents regarding scholarship opportunities. The newsletter is posted to the Scholarship Office website that is linked on the menu left. It is also printed for each teacher to post in the classrooms.
The January, 2010 newsletter has been posted.

Some Basic Info:

Free Online Tech Training for Siloam Schools' Students and Parents
AtomicLearning is a web-based software training program that offers easy-to-follow tutorials on more than 110 applications. Any Siloam Springs School District student or parent can use the access code and receive free computer instruction. If you would like the access codes, contact the school office or your child's teacher. To go to the AtomicLearning website, just click on AL's image above!

Internet Safety Information

There are many resources online for parents and kids to learn more about proper behavior online, and a few are listed below. But it's possible that internet-savvy teens believe they know what they need to know to stay safe -- stay out of chat rooms, don't post identifying information on public websites, report any contacts made that make you feel uncomfortable, etc. -- but they don't realize they're participating in lots of inappropriate behavior that can get them into big trouble later. Things like allowing mere acquaintances to be their "friends" on social networking sites; posting pictures of their friends without their permission; posting information that they'd really rather not everyone know; or even using a cell phone to send private pictures of themselves to someone they are trusting won't send it on to anyone else.

Some of these activities can leave teens with a mark on their character that future employers, college reps, or even sports scouts will hold against them. They could even end up in serious legal trouble. Two good rules of thumb are:
1. Set your social networking site (SNS) to private and only allow real friends access.
2. Never post to an SNS or send by cell phone anything you wouldn't want placed on the school bulletin board.

Resources on kids' online safety:
Kids Online Resources — Safe Kids -- Connect Safely —NetSmartz

For adults to learn about keeping their own computers and personal information secure, go to:
US Dept of Homeland Security - Info on Cybersecurity

Pinnacle Online Grades
The Pinnacle program is used by Siloam Springs School District to maintain student grades. Included in this program is an access site to allow students and parents to view the students' current grades online. Students and parents may access Pinnacle Grades from the menu to the left. Letters informing parents of their new Pinnacle access codes were mailed the second week of school. E-mail notifications are ways parents can utilize Pinnacle Grades online to receive information by e-mail that is automatically generated by the program based on the parents' information needs. Parents can request that an e-mail be sent outlining their childrens' grades daily, weekly, or by a particular grade threshold.

Scholarship-Finding Services?  Some parents have asked about programs for which they've received an invitation (to a free meeting) that guarantees to find full funding for college. Our advice is to beware of any program that you have to pay for a service you could get for free (they often bring up the fee after the meeting) . You can get free financial aid help from college financial aid counselors, school counselors, scholarship program directors, or the internet. Read more on the US Federal Trade Commission website at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/

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E-mail SSHS webmaster - Jamie Henderson