SHS Student Wildcat Roar

Fundraiser: FFA Fruit Sales

Monday, August 25

Tuesday, August 26

5:00 pm - Board of Education meeting @Library

6:30 pm - FBLA Event

Wednesday, August 27
9:00 am - BBH/Admin/Counselor meeting

Thursday, August 28

Friday, August 29
2:25 pm - HS Pep Assembly @Gym

7:00 pm - HS Football @Wellington (Bus leaves @TBA, Admin TBA)

A Message from the Slater FFA:

We kicked off the school year with our Annual Fruit Sales! Find a member to order or post below and we can send someone your way. The portfolio this year houses items from four outstanding wholesalers with a great array of classic favorites as well as new products to try!

Seitz Fundraising - Missouri

4 Seasons Fund Raising

Show Me Dough Fundraising - Central MO

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HS students, remember that you can get FREE breakfast AND lunch every day (see menus below)!

To get free breakfast, just go through the kitchen to get your tray (you can put what you don't want in the share bins for other students), then enter your PIN with the adult past the salad bar station in the cafeteria.

To get free lunch, go through the kitchen for the hot lunch option or the salad bar line in the cafeteria. Make sure to get a drink from the cooler and give your PIN number to the adult at the counter.

You can get extras, grab & go snacks, or food from the warmer as well, but you have to have money on your lunch account for that. You can add money to account in several ways:

On the TeacherEase app (Parent Portal side)
Bring Ms. Mindy money/check in the HS office
Bring a credit/debit card for Ms. Mindy to run for the specified amount in the HS office

Bon Appetit, Wildcats!

August 13

We were happy to host our Freshmen Wildcats & their adults last week for an orientation night before the Seniors and their adults came in for a crash course in what to expect their Senior Year.

Lady Crews was nice enough to share the mic with me - below are the topics I covered:

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August 19

We kicked off our First Day of School with a school-wide assembly to cover the Handbook before HS students received their Chromebooks and heard about Student Council Class Officer Elections. From there, HS Students went to their classes, met their teachers, and heard more details about:

Accessing your Chromebook & Email

Accessing TeacherEase

Attendance

Personal Communication/Electronic Devices

Universal HS Rules

HS students aren't to watch Netflix - or other video platforms - in classrooms, even if you're done with your work. You should have enough to do in each hour that you don't have time to pull it up, and if you do complete something early, you can utilize our Library and check out a book or work on a curricular assignment for another class.

In compliance with Missouri Senate Bill 68 (1481), cell phone use for students is prohibited during regular school hours. Students violating the policy will be subject to disciplinary action.

Electronic Devices (excluding calculators)
Students who are using electronic devices will be escorted to the office by a staff member.
1. Device may be picked up by the student at the end of the day in the office.
2. Parents will be required to pick up the device.
3. Parents will be required to pick up the device and a 60 minute student detention will be assigned.
4. Parents will be required to pick up the device and a 3 hour detention will be assigned.

*Any additional offenses may require confiscation of the device by administration.

Slater Community - Because of YOUR support with likes and reposts Slater High School was one of 100 schools nationwide to win $5000 this Friday in Week One of the T-Mobile Friday Night Lights Contest.

It's doesn't stop there! Keep Reposting and using #FN5GL and tag @TMobile & @slaterhswildcats for us to have the chance to win $25000. The more likes and repost the better chance to win! Keep it up and we will find out September 25 if we made the top

S.L.A. Serve, Lead, Achieve

You may park in the gravel lot, or in a marked/paved parking spot off of Morgan Street. (You may have to park in front of - or even past the Early Childhood Building.)

** The parking in the gravel lot behind the Fitness Center and Maintenance building will be for LARGE /OVERSIZED TRUCKS ONLY. **

Enter the lot from Parker Street (not the Circle Drive side) and

Exit via the Circle Drive, towards Elm Street (turn right, yield to buses).

You may not park in the grass or block any other car or parking spots in the gravel.

A repeated offense will result in a referral and possible loss of parking privileges.

See me if you have questions.

DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS/PARENTS!

The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development is pleased to announce that the Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Scholarship application is open for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. This scholarship helps eligible students cover the tuition and fees of dual credit and dual enrollment courses allowing high school students to earn high school and college credit for the course simultaneously.

Read More: https://buff.ly/LajNIC4

The Handbook Highlight is a recap of a handbook policy or entry that our Students/Adults need to be aware of. If I'm taking the time to include it, it's something to pay attention to - either because I'm seeing that people aren't clear on it, people aren't complying with it, or I'm about to crack down on it.

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES
All students are encouraged to attend school events. Students must be in attendance on the day of an activity for at least 4 consecutive periods. Students placed in OSS or students who have failed to serve detention may not attend or participate in a school sponsored event.

ATTENDANCE MEASURES
The following measures may be utilized throughout the school year: reminder letters/emails, hotline call(s) may be placed, outside agencies (law enforcement, juvenile office) may be contacted.

Students whose cumulative attendance falls between 80-90% as of May 1st will be required to attend one week of summer school. Students who fail to attend will serve this time in transition at the beginning of the following school year.
Students whose cumulative attendance falls below 80% as of May 1st will be required to attend two weeks of summer school. Students who fail to attend will serve this time in transition at the beginning of the following school year.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Students must meet all district graduation requirements per BOE policy IKF to graduate. Graduation requirements and grading scales for a student with a disability(ies) may be determined according to the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

Participation in the commencement ceremony is a privilege and not a right. Students must be in good standing and have no outstanding balance on school accounts to participate in graduation or promotion ceremonies.

What staff member deserves a shout out?

Take a minute to let me know all about it by filling out THIS FORM.

Students, Parents, and Staff can give a shout out to any Slater Schools employee! We'll make sure they receive a copy of it and will look for ways to share them with you throughout the year as well.

Let's get to bragging about all the good people around here!

If you know that you won't be at school on a certain day for an appointment, meeting, etc. - besides telling your teachers (which is great!) - please let Ms. Mindy know.

You can do so by emailing her at mwiseman@slaterschools.net.

Parents can call Ms. Mindy at 660-529-2278, ext. 107.

Please note the policy for Unsportsmanlike Actions at an extra-curricular activity:

Administrator Warning
Minimum of 1 week, up to and including 365 day suspension from all District extracurricular events
365 day suspension from all District extracurricular activities

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FIRST GAME: Sept. 2 @Glasgow, 5:00 pm

Due to liability concerns from our insurance company, pets are not permitted on school property, including the Sports Complex.

This excludes service animals and classroom/curricular animals, pre approved by a Building Principal.

Students must be in good standing to participate in extracurricular events/activities. (This includes attending those events as a spectator.)

Students must be in attendance at school for four consecutive hours on the day of the event to be able to play in or attend an extracurricular event/activity.

Reminder for Saline County Career Center (SCCC) students:

The van leaves at 7:25 am
If the temperature/weather results in a school cancelation or late start for Slater HS, SCCC students will NOT travel, even if Marshall is in session.
If Slater is in session, but Marshall is not, SCCC students will report to Slater HS at or before 10:45 am.