Applications for the Career and Technical Center are now open! Please click here for a detailed list of all programs that are offered. Students must be logged into their accounts in order to access the form. Applications are due by March 4. Please reach out to your school counselor with any questions.

Attention Students

It's time to start thinking about which courses you want to take next school year.

Course selection forms will be handed out during grade-level meetings. Grade-level meetings are scheduled during focus on the following dates:

• Sophomores- January 25th
• Freshmen- February 1st
• Juniors- February 8th

Counselors will be meeting with students individually for course selections during the following weeks:

• Sophomores-week of January 29th
  
• Freshmen- week of February 5th
• Juniors-week of February 12th

If you are arriving after 7:35 you will need to enter through the Main Entrance and the Main Office.

Good Day!

We are writing to let you know the Make up/Retake images are now viewable online. Please feel free to share this information with your community:

Makeup/Retake Day images are now viewable online.

Please visit: vosphoto.com/uc

use your student ID when prompted for the online code.

For questions regarding school pictures

please email: underclass@vosphoto.com

Thank you !

Victor O'Neill Studio!

All English Language Learners (ELLs) in the state of Virginia are required to take an annual test to evaluate their English proficiency. The purpose of the test is to measure the improvement and proficiency of each language domain (Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing) from one year to the next. Your child, if an ELL, will be taking part in this battery of tests. There are four components to the test: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. The test will take place during the weeks of January 22nd – March 7th

If you have any specific questions or concerns regarding this test, please contact your child’s ESOL teacher or the school testing coordinator at his/her school.

Boys State is a mock government program held at Radford University from June 16th-June 22nd. Students who attend are assigned to a mock political party and a city where they set up their own government. They learn the duties and responsibilities of the offices of which they are elected. Please visit this website for more detailed information. Please come see Ms. Yahl in the counseling center as soon as possible if you are interested.

Are you interested in attending Girls State? Girls State is a mock government program held at Longwood University from June 16th-June 22nd. Students who attend are assigned to a mock political party and a city where they set up their own government. They learn the duties and responsibilities of the offices of which they are elected. Please visit this website for more detailed information.

The application is due Wednesday, February 28th and can be found here. Applications must be returned to Ms. Yahl in the counseling center.

Are you interested in becoming a Spotsy Ambassador? Spotsy Ambassadors will be paired with new students to help them with the transition into the SHS. The application is due Friday, February 23rd and can be found here.

We will be having a fire drill this week, weather permitting.

Rappahannock Area Health Department will be here at SHS on March 28, 2024, to provide school-required immunizations (Tdap, Meningococcal ACWY, and HPV) to rising 12 graders. Consent forms will be mailed to the parents of all rising 12th-grade students. These forms must be completed in their entirety and given to SHS clinic nurse by February 16. Please take advantage of this easy way of obtaining your required school immunizations.

Forms will go out on January 29.

Please reach out to Nurse Martin with questions.

Have you purchased your student their 2024 yearbook yet? We have sold out of yearbooks the past three years. Do not wait to purchase! Prices go up on January 29. Order online at www.yearbookordercenter.com

Attention senior parents. Our senior ad space is almost sold out! If you are planning on purchasing an ad please do not delay. We anticipate all space will be sold by the end of the month. All ads can be purchased and designed online at www.yearbookordercenter.com

Please contact Mrs. Duvall at SpotsylvaniaHSAttendance@spotsylvania.k12.va.us when your child is absent to have the absence excused.

Swim

The women's swim team finished twelfth in the Region 4B Swim Championships and the Men finished ninth.

Senior Caleb Dawson qualified for the 2024 Class 4 State Championships in the 100-yard Backstroke. Sophomore Aden Stephens qualified for both the 200-yard Individual Medley and the 100-yard Freestyle events.

Wrestling

The SHS Wrestling team finished 6th overall in the Region. Individual results:

Region Champions: Timmy Sullivan - 215, Kyle Csikari 157
Region Runner-Up: Seth Ayo - 120

3rd Place: Jayceon Giron - 165, Cotton Yelton - 175

5th Place: Colton Jones - 144, Cohl Bennett - 190

6th Place: Ace Walcott - 285

1st - 4th all are state qualifiers. 5th place are state alternates.

Tickets for all Home Athletic Events are available in advance at gofan.co for $7. Tickets can be purchased at the gate via Credit Card for $7. All Cash Tickets at the gate are $8.

Senior Citizens over the age of 65 are eligible for a Lifetime Battlefield District pass, gaining them entry into ALL Battlefield District Regular Season events. Show proof of age at the gate and get yours at any SHS event.

Ten Event Passes go on sale Monday during lunch shifts and will be available at the gate for all SHS Home games. Ten Event passes are $65 and are good for all Regular Season Home Events.

Student Athletic Passes go on sale Monday during lunch shifts! Student passes are good for every SHS, regular season athletic contests, for the duration of the school year. Just $50, grab yours soon!

Reminder to all fans attending Athletic Events at SHS. It is Battlefield District policy that no bags are to be brought into any event. Exceptions for small, clutch purses (5" x 7"), medical equipment bags, and diaper bags for families with small children. No outside food or drink is permitted inside the gates, as well. Spotsylvania County Schools also prohibit pets on campus, which includes at our indoor or outdoor athletic events. We also ask that for the safety of all patrons, balls of any kind or other outside sporting equipment be left at home and not thrown, kicked, or batted around within the confines at Athletic events. Thank you for your support!

Monday, February 5, 2024

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

2024 Region 4B Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place on Tuesday, February 13 at Atlee High School

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Friday, February 9, 2024

10:00am Wrestling: Varsity State Tournament vs. TBA @ Virginia Beach Sports Center

Saturday, February 10, 2024

9:30am Wrestling: Varsity State Tournament vs. TBA @ Virginia Beach Sports Center

If you have any questions for concerns please feel free to reach out to your child's Assistant Principal or School Counselor. Your child's administrator or counselor can be determined by the first letter of their last name:

Principal

Mr. Marchetti

Assistant Principal Contact Information:

Mr. Gibbons: Students with the last names A-F, T-Z

Mrs. Andruss: Students with the last names G-S

School Counselor Contact Information:

Mr. Moreyra - Students with the last names A-B and all IB students

Mrs. Downs - Students with the last names C-H

Ms. Yahl - Students with the last names I-P

Ms. Klipp - students with the last names Q-Z

Mrs. Ballard - Germanna Community College: SHS Career Advisor

Athletic Director

Coach Acors.

Attendance

Mrs. Duvall

Military Family Resource Page

Website: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/o/spotsylvaniahs
Location: Spotsylvania High School, Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA, USA
Phone: 540-582-3882