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).
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!
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!
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.
Our friends at the Family Service and Guidance Center of Topeka dropped off a box of stress balls for teachers and students.
Slight change to meal distribution starting next week. While you grab your sack lunch grab breakfast for the next day. See locations and times below:
Don't forget to come out and get lunch at the below locations. Also, our SONIC at 29th and Croco has graciously offered free lunch to students on Saturday, March 21st! See details below:
We will start serving grab and go lunches tomorrow, March 17, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Starlite Skate Rink, Eastgate, Tecumseh United Methodist Church and Shawnee Heights High School. Feeding sites are open to all students in all attendance areas.
As of March 13, 2020, the Shawnee County Health Department has ordered all school districts in the county to suspend classroom & extracurricular activities. We have no decision on Boys and Girls Club programs at the moment and are awaiting guidance SCHD. We will keep you posted.
There will be a 1-hour delay for Parent-Teacher Conferences today, Thursday, February 13, 2020. Scheduled meeting times will not change unless you are scheduled between 8:00-9:00 am. If you are schedule between 8:00-9:00 am, please call your school to reschedule your meeting.
We have made a schedule change to make up for 2 of the 3 snow days. Monday, April 13, 2020, is now a student attendance day and Friday, May 22, 2020, is now the last day of school. All school calendars now reflect this change.
The 8th Grade students are learning about the geologic time scale by creating timelines that proportionally represent the Earth’s history. Each centimeter is 10 million years!
Junior Achievement of Topeka has had a presence at SHMS for many years. Business professionals from the community come to the school and conduct activities with the seventh grade students to foster work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills. Here, Mr. Schmidt’s students play board game to practice making good education and career choices.
Shawnee Heights USD 450 classes are cancelled due to winter weather conditions tomorrow, Friday, January 17, 2020. Stay safe, stay warm and have a wonderful 4 day weekend.
Shawnee Heights USD 450 classes are cancelled tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2020 due to winter weather conditions and concerns about parking lots and sidewalks. Stay safe, stay warm and have a wonderful day.
Middle School Boys Basketball Tryout Schedule:
Tuesday, December 17
7th Grade Tryouts Immediately after school (3:00-5:15)
8th Grade Tryouts (5:30-7:15)
Wednesday, December 18
7th Grade Tryouts (5:30-7:15)
8th Grade Tryouts Immediately after school (3:00-5:15)
Thursday, December 19
7th Grade Tryouts (5:30-7:15)
8th Grade Tryouts Immediately after school (3:00-5:15)
Final cuts will be made on Thursday after both 7th and 8th practices.
Friday, December 20
7th and 8th First full team practice (3:00-5:15)
Students who have late practice may stay after school if they do not have a ride back to the school. Students should bring an after-school snack. An announcement during the school day will prompt students who stay with a waiting location.
Shawnee Heights USD 450 classes are cancelled due to winter weather conditions tomorrow, Monday, December 16, 2019. Stay safe, stay warm and have a wonderful day.
Donut forget that it’s Dollars for Donuts this morning at SHMS. Min donation of $1 buys a donut.
Dollars for Donuts this morning at SHMS. Students may purchase a donut for a minimum one dollar donation. Proceeds are used to help Shawnee Heights middle school families in need during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
