As a reward for positive behavior in October, kindergarten celebrated with a Harvest Fest/ Fall Spooktacular. The students rotated through each of the 6 kindergarten classrooms participating in a special activity in each room. Mrs. Detz read the story The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything and the students retold the tale using props and rhythm sticks. Students then completed a directed drawing of a scarecrow. In Mrs. Lutz's room, the students played a Halloween-themed bingo game with candy corn. As a BONUS prize, everyone got a candy corn treat at the end of the game. Ms. Cooper facilitated a yoga routine. Mrs. Anderson turned her room into a bat cave, where the students took a virtual tour of a bat cave and then made bat hats to wear and take home. Mr. Lesniak held a Monster Mash dance party. In Mrs. Verbecken’s room, the students decorated cupcakes to look like monsters with green icing, confetti sprinkles for scales, and lots and lots of eyes. Everyone had a great time and is looking forward to November’s monthly motivator just before Thanksgiving Break.

In Mrs. Arigo’s first-grade class, students have been learning about the seven continents since the beginning of the school year. During reading, they have been discovering how children throughout the world receive books. After reading each story, students were able to explore where specific characters live. For example, Ana from Waiting for the Biblioburro lives in Colombia, which is in South America. As the class looked closely at the continents, students learned how to identify them in order from biggest to smallest. Students also learned about the different types of animals that live on each continent, as well as which oceans surround them. To conclude their study about continents, each student painted their own paper plate globe, colored/labeled the continents, and independently wrote a sentence about a continent.

On Friday, November 3rd, all PRIDE Club students in grades K-6th participated in Pancakes with Principals for their 1st PRIDE Club Event. We honored students for their good behavior.

Students were able to wear pajamas to school, hang out with the behavioral staff and principals while eating pancakes!

Mrs. Winter-Davis' Human Geography class is currently studying human culture. Students made culture collages to represent their individual cultures. The images represent the seven elements of culture: family, language, traditions, arts, religion, government, & economics. This elective class includes students from 9th through 12th grade.

To view the students' work, please visit the link below.

On October 26th the 8th grade took a class trip to Lake Tobias in Halifax. Students went on a safari tour and afterwards were able to walk the park.

On Wednesday November 1st, 2023, Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Yarnevich took a group of students to Hershey Medical Center to tour their Project Search Program. Project Search is a unique one-year transition program for young adults with mild to moderate disabilities. Each student receives classroom instructions and hands-on experience through internships in departments within Penn-State Health. The goal is competitive employment.

On Thursday November 2, 2023, Mrs. Warner took a group of students to CAIU in Enola to take part in Partnership for Career Development: Careers in Finance and Accounting. Students participated in presentations, and interactive table-talks with presenters from Members 1st, Carlisle Area School Districts Business Office, Orrstown Bank, Belco Federal Credit Union, and Americore.

On Thursday, November 9th, the Elementary Color Guard accompanied by Mr. Joe Ulrich and Mrs. Ashley Ward-McMullen, attended the Veteran's Day Breakfast hosted by State Representatives Justin Fleming, David Madsen, and Patty Kim.

Don’t be late for this very important date! Follow the white rabbit down the rabbit hole and go see Alice in Wonderland at Steelton-Highspire high school auditorium on Friday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. or Saturday, November 18th at 2:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. Tickets are sold at the door and are $10 for adults and $8 for students.

Counselor for grades K-2: Mrs. Lopez, glopez@shsd.k12.pa.us

Counselor for grades 3-6: Mrs. Rash, jrash@shsd.k12.pa.us

Counselor for grades 7-9: Ms. Sunday, bsunday@shsd.k12.pa.us

Counselor for grades 10-12: Mrs. Albert, aalbert@shsd.k12.pa.us

College & Career Counselor K-12: Mr. Bragg, lbragg@shsd.k12.pa.us

Guidance Administrative Assistant: Ms. Navickas, jnavickas@shsd.k12.pa.us

Please visit this link for information regarding upcoming SAT testing dates and registration instructions: https://www.shsd.k12.pa.us/Page/4845

Important Dates:

11/14: Jr. Achievement STEM Event on campus

11/29: Financial Aid Night (12th grade), 6-8 pm HS Auditorium

• 11/14: Elementary Picture Retake Day
• 11/17: National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Day - Wear red
• 11/22: Early Dismissal Students & Staff
• 11/23-11/27: Schools & Offices Closed, Thanksgiving Break