Shawnee Heights High School -

Hey, T-Birds! The schedule for next week is a little different for cohort B. There is no change for cohort A. Monday, January 11th: Group A (1st, T-Bird Time, 3rd, 5th, 7th) Tuesday, January 12th: Group A (2nd, T-Bird Time, 4th, 6th, 7th) Wednesday, January 13th: Group B 1st, T-Bird Time, 3rd, 5th, 7th) Thursday, January 14th: Group B (2nd, T-Bird Time, 4th, 6th, 7th) Friday, January 15th: End of semester workday for teachers - No School for Students.

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS goes out to our very own, Head Boys Soccer Coach, Mr. Steve Loy, on being named the United Soccer Coaches Association Central Region’s National Coach of the Year!! Beyond earned and well deserved!! #CongratsCoach #ItsAGREATDayToBeATBird

Live streaming update - auxiliary gym games at Topeka West can be found on FB live, or by following this link: https://m.facebook.com/TopekaWest501/videos/740335833252221/ Varsity action can be found on www.nfhsnetwork.com, and searching Topeka West or Shawnee Heights.

This is the last week for our Major Saver Campaign. Online sales will end Thursday, December 17, 2020. Our Major Saver campaign not only raises money for our schools but also helps support local businesses! See all of the local businesses on our card in the photo below. If you can’t find a student to purchase a card from, you can still help support our schools by purchasing your card online at www.majorsaver.com

Hey T-Birds! Basketball tonight at Topeka West can be streamed here: JV Girls at 4:30 & Freshman Girls at 6:00 in the Aux gym - https://youtu.be/AWZ3UlZNiUM JV Boys at 4:30, Varsity Girls at 6:00, & Varsity Boys at 7:30 in the main gym - https://youtu.be/vJsn7s3vj0E

The Board meeting tonight, December 14th, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., will be held in the Shawnee Heights High School Auditorium. The board will be discussing our Learning Scenario plans following Winter Break. The meeting can be viewed live on our District's YouTube Channel at: https://bit.ly/3fT7WyB Find the the meeting agenda at: https://www.usd450.net/district/board-of-education/agendas-minutes Please wear your mask and practice social distancing if you will be in attendance. We will continue Public Comments in-person at the board meeting; however, we will not be reading Public Comments that are emailed during the meeting. Individuals will be given 3 minutes or less for In-Person Public Comments. Patrons are still welcome to submit Public Comments via email. They will be forwarded to each board member to review. Submit emailed Public Comments to our Board Clerk (hoyers@usd450.net).

Games from SHHS will be streamed on www.NFHSnetwork.com. Boys games @ Tonganoxie can be seen here: https://youtube.com/c/TonganoxieSportsLive Spectator policy will be sent shortly. 2 parents/guardians (only, no substitutes) will be admitted per Shawnee Heights player, only.

Basketball schedule update for Friday 12/11/20 - JV Girls will play at home at 4:00, south gym. Varsity Girls will play at home at 6pm, south gym. Freshman Boys will play AT Tonganoxie at 4:30pm. Varsity Boys will play AT Tonganoxie at 6pm. All other games cancelled.

With a 3 from Schulte to tie the game up with 9.6 seconds left in the game, Heights drops a heart breaker to open the season 38-40. Great job, ladies! Way to fight!

After an awesome 3rd quarter of play the Lady T-Birds take the lead 29-27 headed into the last quarter of play! #LetsGoTBirds #ItsAGreatDayToBeATBird

Heading into the 2nd half, Free State leads 24-13. #LetsGoTBirds

Also... North gym games will be streamed on the high school YouTube page. Links to those games will be shared here, at the time of the event. Thank you for your support of Thunderbird Athletics! #ItsAGreatDayToBeATBird

Hey T-Birds!! Head to www.NFHS network.com and create your account today to catch the live stream of games in the main gym! Starting tonight at 6pm with our Girls Varsity season & home opener vs Free State! #ItsAGreatDayToBeATBird #GoBigRed

Did you know that students who sell 20 or more cards get a FREE ticket to World of Fun! Students are doing a great job. Help them reach their goal by purchasing a card from them today. Purchase your card online with a student’s personal link or go to www.majorsaver.com and enter the school and students name. Thank you to all our students and parents who have worked so hard to make this fundraiser a success for our school!

Congratulations to the Heights Varsity Boys Wrestlers on winning today’s Gardner-Edgerton Triangular!! SHHS went 2-0 on the day, beating class 6A #9 ranked Gardner Edgerton and then Shawnee Mission West. SHHS- 49 GE- 24 SHHS- 76 SMW- 6 #ItsAGREATDayToBeATBird

We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! Our students are doing a great job selling Major Saver cards online so far. Don’t have a Shawnee Heights student link to purchase a card? Purchase your card at https://www.majorsaver.com/cards/ .Watch the video below to see how to give the sale to your Shawnee Heights School and/or student. https://youtu.be/i839AzpQpvs

Online sales don’t have collection dates. This means any cards sold on any day will be eligible for all of the additional BONUS PRIZES! MAJOR SAVER has extended this campaign until December 17th! Prizes will be delivered to the school when we resume classes. Good Luck to all of you!

Two awesome routines by the Thunderbird Cheer and Dance teams, competing at the Virtual KSHSAA Game Day State Championships! Excellent job ladies and gentlemen! Congratulations to Heights Cheer on your 4th place finish, you’ve had an amazing run! #ItsAGREATDayToBeATBird

The Shawnee Heights Public Schools Foundation is offering their annual Major Saver Cards! Our schools will move to Full-Remote learning Monday, November 23, 2020, so this campaign will be ran remotely as well. Cards will be sold by students in an online format and mailed to the purchaser. Major Saver card purchases help benefit all of our schools who participate. Since 2013, the Shawnee Heights Public Schools Foundation has helped raise nearly $171,000 with the Major Saver Program. Looking to purchase a card? Reach out to a Shawnee Heights student to ask for their personal online link or visit www.majorsaver.com to purchase a card and select a Shawnee Heights student. Parents & Students: Watch the video https://youtu.be/5lkj_DYMWUw to see details on selling the card.

After a long season, the T-Birds walk off the field as the number 3 team in the State, beating Andover Central 2-1. #ItsAGREATDayToBeATBird