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April, 2016
Volume 14 Issue 1
Mission Statement
An organization where the faculty
and staff work to build meaningful
relationships through relevant academic
and extracurricular activities. A place
where students grow intellectually and
lead successful, fulfilling lives through
rigorous training and modeling.
Prom is Saturday, May 21st from 7 – 11pm
Gulfport Casino - 5500 Shore Blvd S, Gulfport, FL
Graduation Information
Graduation is June 1st at 11:15am at Tropicana Field
(One Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg Drive, Florida 33705)
Parking is $10
Vision
All students are able to learn and
experience success leading to postsecondary and career readiness.
The School Board of
Pinellas County, Florida,
prohibits any and all
forms of discrimination
and harassment based
o n r a c e , c o l o r, s e x ,
religion, national origin,
marital status, age, sexual
orientation or disability
in any of its programs,
services or activities.
‘Warhawk News’
April 2016
Published Four Times Per Year
Pinellas County School Board
525 Pensylvania Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Issue #1
Thank you to our Business Partners!
Please welcome the following business who have joined the SHS business partner family:
• Jet’s Pizza, The Club House Restaurant and the Seminole Snack Shack!
Thank you to our current business partners:
• Beef O’Brady’s (Walsingham Road), Belle of the Ball, Campbell’s Tutorial, Chick-fil-A, Conch Republic, Golden Corral,
Helinger Advertising, International Diamond Center, Joto’s Pizza, Law Office of Paul Castagliola, P.A., Lorilarson
Flowers, MidFlorida Credit Union, Mike’s Pizza & Pub, Oakhurst United Methodist Church, Pappa John’s Pizza,
Portobello Barbers, Publix (Oakhurst Plaza), Rent King, Rita’s Ice, Rotary Club of Seminole, Sardo’s Pizza, Seminole
Garden & Party Store, Seminole Kiwanis, Seminole Kiwanis Breakfast Club, Taco Bell, Tampa Bay Rays, Winn Dixie.
If you are interested in becoming a business partner with Seminole High School, please contact Ann Wilson at 547-7536,
extension 2136
Outstanding
Volunteers
of the
Year
Congratulations to This Year’s
Outstanding School Volunteers
Catherine McClure - Youth
Farnoosh Shirali - Adult
Eugene Mohney - Senior
A big thank you to all of our SHS volunteers! We could not do it without you!
Please remember to enter your volunteer hours!
Attention All Volunteers!
Please remember to go to Portal to log in your volunteer hours. Go to www.pcsb.com and enter your user name and password.
• Your user name is v.lastname, first initial. For example: v.smithm
• Your password is your last name (with the first letter being capitalized) and followed by the year of your birth. For
example: Smith1956 would be your password.
If you have a common last name you might have to use the first two letters of your first name. If you have any trouble
accessing your volunteer account, please contact Ann Wilson at 547-7536, X2136.
To download a PDF version of this newsletter, go to http://academypublishing.com/schools/seminole_pinellascounty/seminole_pinellascounty.php
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Homecoming Dance
2016-17
September 24, 2016 @ the Coliseum in St Petersburg
Gilbert’s Corner
Do you want to be Wally Warhawk? Auditions for our school
mascot are June 13th-16th from 10-12 in the auditorium. You must have
school insurance and a notarized application for athletic participation
which requires an updated physical.
So you think you can dance? We are looking for experienced
dancers (males and females) with positive attitudes and school spirit!
Auditions for the Hawkettes Dance Team are June 13th-17th from 1012 in the auditorium. You must have school insurance and a notarized
application for athletic participation (which requires an updated
physical).
Yearbooks will remain on sale for $85 until we sell-out (which
has happened the past two years). Our yearbook has been placed in the
top 2% of the nation and will be used by Balfour as a national sample.
If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, please see Ms. Gilbert
in D-4, or you may order yours online at smart-pay.com. Please Note:
Online sales close after May 1st, and (as of April 1st) bookkeeping will
only accept cash or money orders.
Behold the beautiful artwork, photography and creative writing
of some of Seminole’s most talented students by purchasing a copy of
the Standing Room Only literary magazine. If you are interested in
purchasing a copy of our winter edition or preordering a copy of our
spring edition, please bring $10 (each) to Ms. Gilbert in D-4. There are
a limited number of copies available.
Help keep our school newspaper in print! If your business is
interested in advertising opportunities, please consider running an ad
in our award-winning Hawk Talk magazine. You may contact Ms.
Gilbert at [email protected] for a pricing guide.
If you have any questions about the events listed above, please
feel free to contact me anytime at [email protected].
Thanks!
Candace Gilbert
SHS Newspaper/Yearbook Sponsor
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” - Leo Buscaglia
Dr. McKee (middle) poses with Daquez Warren (left) and Tyron Jackasal (right) as they
get ready to leave SHS to go to the Keys to Manhood Conference @ SPC.
5000 Role Models Shine!
On February 12, 2016, our 5000 Role Models students attended the Keys to
Manhood conference at the Seminole Campus of St. Petersburg College. It was an
exciting day as 17 of Seminole High School’s finest attended workshops led by college
professors. In addition, they were treated to a tasty breakfast and lunch. The keynote
speaker, Chris Zorich, spoke about overcoming obstacles. In addition, students attended
seminars entitled, “How to Make an ‘A’ in Class,” “What Career is Right for Me?” and
“Let’s Not Take it There (domestic violence).” Everyone had a great time, and for many
of the students it was their first time sitting in a college classroom. We are grateful to
St. Petersburg College for the unique, enjoyable opportunity!
Dr. Lois McKee
Assistant Principal
Bookkeeping Office
The bookkeeping office will not be accepting checks after April 10th.
All payments after this date can be made by cash or money order. The
bookkeeping office is unable to make change so please be sure that payments
are made by exact payment.
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Summer Bridge – Seminole High School
Registration for Summer Bridge is underway
Summer Bridge programs provide engaging activities and intensive instruction over the summer to ensure that
students are prepared for maximum success when the next school year begins. Summer Bridge is especially important
for students who are performing below grade level or who need extra support to be successful.
Summer Bridge - High School Program
Summer Bridge is for students who are performing below grade level in reading or math and need extra support, or
for students who are behind in credits required for graduation and need to make up core English, science, mathematics
or social studies courses.
The program provides learning opportunities during the summer so that students will be on a stronger path to success
when the next school year begins. For information on all programs, call High School Education at (727) 588-6302.
Registration: Use the Student Reservation System to enroll or http://pcsb.schoolwires.net/Page/4038
Transportation: Parents will be responsible for providing transportation for their children.
Dates: June 20 - July 14
*No Summer Bridge July 4
Hours: 8 - noon
Days: Monday - Thursday
Algebra 1 EOC Preparation
This program is for current ninth, 10th and 11th graders who have failed the spring 2015 administration of the
Algebra End of Course assessment. The program provides students with prescriptive assistance and practice to close
gaps in algebra skills or content knowledge. Students will earn a ½ credit in an Algebra 1 Credit Recovery (elective).
Credit Recovery Program
This program is for current 9-12 grade students who have failed a core academic course that is required for
graduation. Students who need to recover credits use a program called Grad Point, which allows them to make up
failed courses at their own pace, so they can get back on track to graduate.
Dates: This program begins June 8 and runs through July 14 for students in grades 9-11. Courses may run all
summer for 12th graders still seeking credits.
Algebra 1 Jumpstart
This program is for current eighth-graders who have not taken Algebra in middle school. Students will earn a ½
credit in an intensive and engaging mathematics program that will prepare them for success in high school Algebra
and set them up for success in future math courses. Students must earn four math credits and pass the Algebra End
of Course assessment to graduate with a high-school diploma. This program will help students gain skills to succeed
while they are earning high school elective credit, even before their freshman year begins!
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Books
Have you ever heard the saying, “Books are better
than the movie”? Well, throughout this year, many books are
being made into a movie. Why not fight the evil government
in Allegiant? Or maybe once again dive into Rowling’s mind
with her new release called Fantastical Beasts and Where to
Find Them or even Harry Potter 8, which is the script of her
play being performed only in London this summer. The script
is being released end of July and is called The Cursed Child
where we once again enjoy the adventures of Harry Potter and
now through his son as well, Albus Severus Potter. Maybe
fantasy is not your preference, Eleanor & Park is an excellent
book about two high school students who normally would not
give each other the time of day and their relationship which
grows throughout this excellent read or John Green’s newest
novels Looking for Alaska or Let It Snow. Two next series to
be made into a movie is the Legend Series book 1 by Marie
Lu and Matched book 1 by Ally Condie. Whatever you like to
read here are some non-fiction and fiction books being made
into a movie or DVD in 2016:
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss
Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)
• Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
• The Girl on the Train
• Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
• The Light Between Oceans
• Matched (Book 1)
• The BFG
• Ugly Love
• A Monster Calls
• Fallen (Fallen, #1)
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the
Looking-Glass
• Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
• Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk
Plus many, many more…
Dr. Seuss may have said it best,
“The more that you read, the more you will know
The more you know, the more places you will go.”
So whether it is in the next alien attacked world in 5th
Wave or the heaven-like world of Narnia – The Silver Chair
or making an impossible decision of who will survive and
who will not in The Finest Hour; just pick up the book first,
escape to these other worlds, and we shall join each other for
some new adventures.
Tamara Waggoner
Girlfriends of SHS Bring Joy to the Elderly
The Girlfriends Club of Seminole High School (Girls leadership group) were able to bring some holiday
cheer to those who rarely get to interact with youth. In December, 2015, the Girlfriends walked down to the
Oak Tree Manor Assisted Living Home and sang many holiday songs, handed out cards and visited with
the elderly. Many of our young ladies had not been introduced to how the elderly live, so this was a great
experience for both the Girlfriends and the residents.
The owner, Christine Gibree, was appreciative to the young ladies for spending time, bringing joy and
giving attention to her residents. The young ladies are also taking up the activity of writing letters to the
residents, in hopes of receiving a response from them. Ms. Gibree has an art activity that gives the residents
the assistance they need to send a response to their SHS pen pal.
Thanks to Oak Tree Manor for allowing our young ladies to interact with the elderly!
Carly Jamison, Imari Blake, Marilyn Maas, Alyssa Pacheco, Rashena King, Mikale Codlyn, Dierra
Saulter, Rachelle Guevara, Demetria Hillmon, Ms. Powell, Emma Burch, Sapyria Brown
Demetria Hillmon, Rachelle
Guevara, Dierra Saulter, Mikale
Codlyn, Rashena King, Emma Burch
Ms. Powell, Carly Jamison,
Sapyria Brown
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iHAWK Academy
News
Spring Demonstration Night is a HUGE Success!
iHawk students and families participated in their
second demonstration night on February 8, 2016. While
the SHS jazz band played, our parents took part in a
project while enjoying desserts made by our very own
SHS students! After completing their projects, guest
toured student displays of learning and engaged them in
thoughtful conversations.
A New Flock of iHawk Students are on their way!
Applications are currently being processed for the iHawk Class of 2020!
Acceptance Letters will be mailed soon. We still have seats available. If you are
interested please email Carrie Short, Academy Director, at [email protected].
iHawk Fundraising in Full Swing!
The iHawk Academy needs your support. We are currently taking part in two
fundraisers purchase needs for classroom improvements, technology, and student
enrichment activities.
• 2016 Warhawk Walk: Students will be participating in a walk-a-thon on Friday, April
18th to benefit the Academies of Seminole High. Students are currently seeking
sponsors. If you would like to sponsor a student please email Ms. Short.
• iHawk CAR & TRUCK SHOW: Saturday, May 14th in the SHS parking lot. Different
classes and prizes, activities for kids, vendors, music and much, much more. For more
information email Ms. Short.
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Business Technology Students Earn Certifications
Scott Filetti , a junior and member of the Future Business Leaders of America placed 1st in Computer Applications
at the 2016 State Conference. Over 4000 students attended the State conference and competed in a variety of events.
Seminole High sent 20 students with several competing. On to NATIONALS!!
The numbers keep on rising! 244 Industry Certifications!!!
Seminole High School Business Technology students continue to demonstrate their skills by earning Industry
Certifications in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and
Cyber Security.
Many of our students have now earned the “Microsoft Bundle” which means they have tested and passed Microsoft
Word, Excel and PowerPoint!
Microsoft and Adobe Certification have many benefits and enable you to keep your skills relevant, applicable,
and competitive. In addition to demonstrating mastery of the programs, many Certifications are accepted for
college credit.
Microsoft and Adobe Certifications are an industry standard that is recognized worldwide—which helps open
doors to potential job opportunities. For more information contact Mr. Scales, Business Technology Department Chair
Business Technology Students Earn Certifications!
Shown above (from left) Caitlin Miller, Jonathan
Farrier, T.J. Hayduke, Antonia DeSimone and
Tori Rifenburg.
SHS FBLA takes 1st place at State competition. Scott Filetti with his
1st place trophy and SHS Attendees showing their support.
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College and AVID Happenings
We have had such a great time with our AVID group and other Seminole students at our
recent college trips. The trips were a great success! It was beautiful outside and the tours went
very well!! A special “thank you” to all our parents, teachers and staff, for encouraging students
to attend these trips.
If you would like to stay in the loop and keep current on all college information including
the following:
• When college field trips are taking place
• Information pertaining to college and applications
• Information about college testing and deadlines
• Scholarship opportunities
Then please sign up for our college text messages!
• Please send a text to the number 81010 with the message @SHSRAZ
Once you submit this text messages, you will be included
in text message updates on a weekly to bi-weekly basis. Any
other questions related to college, please feel free to contact me
at [email protected].
Tiffany Rasmussen
SHS AVID Teacher
AVID USF trip – students and chaperones enjoy a beautiful
December day at the University of South Florida.
AVID UCF trip – students and chaperones embark on their tour of the University of Central Florida – February 2016.
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6th Annual CEL
College Panel Discussion
Seminole Color Guard
Have you ever thought of joining the color guard? Well, NOW
is your chance! Come check out what it takes to be part of one of the
most AMAZING activities at Seminole High. Join us for our first
informational meeting and practice.
When:
Tuesday, May 3 from 6pm to 8pm
Where:
The Seminole High School Band Room
What you should bring: A great attitude and a friend…THE MORE
THE MERRIER!
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
CEL students College Day
For more information please contact Carrie Short, Guard Director, at
[email protected].
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On Thursday, January 7th, CEL held their 6th Annual College panel discussion. Former CEL
students came and spoke to students about college life. Thank you to all those who participated!
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