Siuslaw High School

Post Games Winter Dance! After the home basketball games on Friday, January 24th, there will be a casual dance from 9-11pm that will only cost $2 at the door for current high school students with their ASB card. Wear your Viking gear & come support the class of 2020!

Staff Spotlight Sara Truax is this week's staff spotlight. Ms. Truax teaches Physical Education and health as well as coaching basketball and track. Ms. Truax is always looking at new ideas for PE and has consistently brought in new activities for her students. Her students look up to her and we are so pleased to have her as a member of our staff.

It is that time of year! Learn how the school district communicates school closures during inclement weather: https://5il.co/5xv5

Staff Spotlight Patti Williams is this week's staff spotlight. Mrs. Williams teaches math at Siuslaw High School. Thanks to her caring demeanor and patience we see many positive outcomes in our On Campus Alternative Math class. Mrs. Williams has done several jobs around the high school and is an amazing source of information for all of us. She holds us all to a high standard and is always a team player.

Staff Spotlight This week Siuslaw High School would like to spotlight Eddie Mielke. Mr. Mielke is in charge or out Business and Computer Science Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Mr. Mielke teaches a wide array of classes, many of which are dual credit options for students. Mr. Mielke's class is in charge of much of the new signage you see around the district. Look out for our students to start competing in eSports soon!

Siuslaw High School started our last day before break with a pancake breakfast. Happy Holidays!

Siuslaw High School adopted 11 local families this year.​ This is our fourth annual Holiday Food Basket Drive. Students sign up in their PRIDE class to bring food to provide holiday meals to local families. In addition, the knitting club made hats and our AVID class did a toy drive. Thank you to Siuslaw Outreach Services for pairing us with families and The Shippin' Shack for providing boxes.

Thank you for all who attended the last couple weeks of band concerts for both Siuslaw Middle School and High School. Below are links to the videos from those concerts: http://bit.ly/2019SMSConcertPlaylist http://bit.ly/2019SHSConcertPlaylist

Thank you to the SHS Nerd Squad for their school board presentation. Good luck to the eSports team.

PTA Craft Fair at SES!

SHS Band & Choir Winter Concert at the FEC TONIGHT (Dec. 9th) at 7pm. This is a free event that fills up quickly!

Staff Spotlight Kim Pickell is this week's staff spotlight at Siuslaw High School. Mrs. Pickell teaches art at the high school. Each year her students create beautiful new creations with her coaching. In addition to all she does at the high school, Mrs. Pickell is involved in several charitable organizations. She teachers her students how to give back as demonstrated last week with the 2019 Empty Bowls Artist Reception.

It takes a lot of courage and preparation to get up in front of your colleagues and present high quality professional development. Today at Mapleton Middle and High School, Melanie Goeddel and Anna Moser did just that in front of many of their colleagues. Thank you ladies for knocking it out of the park. #teachersteachingteachers #thisisAVID #collaboration Thank you Mapleton for hosting us.

Good attendance = Success

Breakfast with Santa this Saturday, Dec. 7th from 8:30-11:00am at Cross Road Church (1380 10th St). There will be breakfast & Santa will be there to take pictures! This is a family event brought to you by your Florence Community PTA. Students- $5, Adults- $10, family of 4- $25.

Staff Spotlight Siuslaw High School would like to spotlight Liz McClellan this week. Ms. McClellan is wrapping up her student teaching this week with Mr. O'Mara. Ms. McClellan's students learned about economics and created business plans under her direction. Ms. McClellan will be subbing in our district in the coming months.

Staff Spotlight This week Siuslaw High School is spotlighting Special Education Aide, Barb Fiorito. Ms. Fiorito works with our special education students supporting them in their classes. This year, Ms. Fiorito has also joined forces with Mrs. Johnson to start a knitting club. Their club is knitting hats for our Holiday Food Basket families. Students have really gotten into this hobby.

Students in Mrs. Wagner's Marine Biology class made children's books and shared them today with peers in the Siuslaw High School Library.

Class of 2020

Attention Seniors! We will be taking the Class of 2020 senior photo tomorrow morning at 9:30 by the flagpole. Please plan to be there if your would like to be part of this.