Warhawk Family Newsletter
March 9th
From the Principal’s Desk: An Important Week for Warhawk Nation
Attention all 9th and 10th grade students and families: Tuesday, September 22, is FAST PM1 Testing Day! This assessment is extremely important because it provides us with valuable information about where students are starting the year academically. The results help our teachers identify strengths, determine areas where additional support may be needed, and plan instruction to help every student make meaningful progress throughout the year.
Attendance matters! We need every 9th and 10th grader at school, on time, well rested, and ready to give their very best effort. Students, please take this assessment seriously and show us what you know!
To help everyone get off to a great start, Wendy’s is providing breakfast for all of our students who are testing!Come ready to fuel up, focus, and do your best.
Students, please remember to bring your fully charged school issued MacBook Neo and your charger on Tuesday. Families should have received a call and text message on Friday with an important technology reminder, but because this step is so important, here it is again:
Please turn on your MacBook Neo at home today, if you have not already done so, and connect it to WiFi. Leave your device connected for a period of time so that any necessary updates can download and install. This step is essential to ensure your device is updated and compatible with the LockDown Browser required for testing. Taking a few minutes to prepare your device ahead of time will help us avoid technology issues and ensure testing runs smoothly.
Important Testing Day Reminder: To protect the testing environment and minimize disruptions, over the phone Permission to Leave (PTL) requests will not be accepted on Tuesday. During testing, our front office and staff will be supporting testing operations across campus, and removing students from testing rooms can interrupt the testing environment for other students. If your student has a previously scheduled appointment that requires an early dismissal, please plan accordingly and communicate with the school in advance.
Seniors, there are important updates for you, too! Be sure to review this week’s newsletter for information regarding cap and gown orders and senior photos. There are important deadlines approaching, so please make sure you stay informed.
And Warhawks, it’s Homecoming season! The time has come to apply for Homecoming Court! Students in all grade levels who are interested in representing their class should review the Homecoming information in this week’s newsletter for application details and important deadlines.
As always, please take a few minutes to scroll through the entire newsletter for important updates, upcoming events, opportunities, and celebrations from across Warhawk Nation.
Let’s have a great week, Warhawks, and let’s make Tuesday a successful PM1 Testing Day!
Dr. Brown
Principal
Seminole High School
Say Something
Pinellas County Schools has partnered with Sandy Hook Promise to offer the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System. Say Something allows you to submit secure & anonymous safety concerns to help identify and intervene upon at-risk individuals BEFORE they hurt themselves or others. Tips made to the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System are passed along to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.
Fortify FL
Additionally, the district utilizes FortifyFL, a school-related suspicious activity reporting tool that allows Florida students and the community the ability to instantly relay information anonymously concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities, to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. FortifyFL was created and funded by the 2018 Florida Legislature as part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.