Welcome to this week's edition of the SHS Weekly Highlights! We're excited to share the latest happenings and updates from our school community to keep you informed and engaged. You will find information and important dates for the week of Dec. 15--19, 2025. We are in the middle of testing season! Students, please be advised for any potential bell changes in order to accommodate testing. If you are taking any of the EOC or SDC exams over the coming days, please arrived prepared with a charged, school-issued Chromebook and batteries for a calculator (if needed). Semester exams for non-EOC Tested courses are set for Thursday, Dec. 18th.
Reminder:
We want all students and families to be reminded of the Sevier County School System dress code policy, as it has not changed regarding students' dress (bare shoulders, shorts, holes in jeans, bare backs or middriffs), hair color, piercings, or backpacks (just to name a few). Please be mindful of the following: Students are still to carry mesh or clear backpacks. Students should place any solid bag or band instrument in the in their respective locations. Any "large purse or tote bag" containing textbooks or chromebooks is considered a bookbag and is not permitted. Consequences for continuous violations will be handed down. Students must revert any unnatural hair color back to a natural hair color ASAP. Any student with facial piercings must use a clear spacers for the piercings--no facial jewelry is permitted.
Students are only allowed to enter the school building at acceptable entry points: main doors at the front lobby (all day) and the 300 wing entrance during morning bus duty. The doors at the Ag Hallway (between the junior high and the high school) are to only be used by freshmen students who are being escorted by a teacher (during morning bus duty) and between class changes when administration is in that hall. No other student is to use any other entry/exit point. When students arrive on campus, they are to come into the building immediately. Students are not permitted to sit in their vehicles after arriving on campus.
Students who park on the school campus must purchase a parking tag from Mrs. Maples in the front office. Parking passes are $20 and the required form must be filled out by the student and the parent. Forms are available in the front office. Remember, this is a requirement if you drive to school.
Cell phones and electronic devices: students are reminded that all cell phones and other wireless electronic devices (other than the school issued chromebooks) are prohibited during instructional hours. This includes the use of ear buds, smart watches, personal laptops and tablets, and old chromebooks that have been removed from the system.
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Friday, Dec. 12:
Basketball at South Doyle 6 pm
Wrestling at Rocky Top Sports World 6 pm
SHS Chior Cabaret 6:30pm, SHS Auditorium
Saturday, Dec. 13:
Wrestling Girls at East Ridge 8 am, Boys at Rocky Top Sports World 8 am
Monday, Dec. 15:
Freshmen Basketball at Cocke County 6:30 pm
Algebra 2 and Geometry EOCs 8 am
Tuesday, Dec. 16:
US History EOC 9 am, today's bell schedule for 1st and 2nd period will be altered
Basketball at Fulton 6 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 17:
Semester Exam Excemption papers due
Thursday, Dec. 18:
Semester Exam Day for all classes not EOC/SDC tested. ALL Four Periods on normal schedule, last regular, full day
FCA Meeting 7:25 am, Library
Basketball at PFHS for Christmas Tournament 6pm
Friday, Dec. 19:
Semester Exam Make-up Day
Half Day--dismiss at 11 am
Last Day of the 6-weeks and the semester
Basketball at PFHS for Christmas Tournament 6pm
Wrestling at Bradley Central 6pm
December 22 through January 2:
Christmas Vacation
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All menu items are subject to change at any time:
Monday, Dec. 15: Cheeseburgers
Tuesday, Dec. 16: Spaghetti
Wednesday, Dec. 17: Popcorn Chicken
Thursday, Dec. 18: Crispitos
Friday, Dec. 19: Half Day, dismiss at 11 am, exam make-up day
For further clarification regarding the SHS Cafeteria:
1. If a child has a charge of any amount, they CANNOT purchase any ala carte items until the charge is paid off. Any money given to the cafeteria will go to that charge, and the staff has to decline the students if they wanted anything extra.
2. The cafeteria now has sweet tea available for sale. 16oz cup of tea is $1.00. If a student wants to pay for a second cup, they must get a NEW cup and pay the additional $1.00.
3. We also have ice available for the tea. If they just want a cup of ice, it is a charge of $0.15 per cup of ice.
Parents/Guardians: If you have not completed the free/reduced lunch cards, please do so online through THIS LINK then scroll to the bottom left where you will see a link titled: Online Free & Reduced School Meals Application Form. It is important that all families complete this process regardless of economic status, as the more participation we have in completing the application, the higher the chance of our district being able to grant free and reduced lunches for all students. Parents/Guardians: school meals ARE NOT free at this time. Student lunch fees will continue to accrue and carry over year to year. You may use this link MyPaymentsPlus to pay your student's balance and add money to his or her lunch account.
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Carson Newman Nursing Camp opportunity this summer for anyone interested in Nursing. From June 15-19, 2026, rising high school juniors, seniors and newly-graduated students will have the opportunity to attend our Summer Nursing Camp. The deadline for applications is December 17th currently. For more detailed information, students should check their guidance Google Classroom for a post from Mrs. Schultz with the flyer and QR code.
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Seniors: FAFSA is now open!
Seniors: The 2026-27 FAFSA is now open! You must fill out the FAFSA if planning on attending any post-secondary institution, and to stay eligible for the TN Promise. More information is on your senior Google Classroom. You and a parent will have to fill out the information. Go ahead and file your FAFSA. Do not wait!!
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Sophomores and Juniors:
Governors Schools offer a 3-4 week-long intensive learning experience on college campuses over the summer. It is a very competitive program across Tennessee. Student must at least have a 3.0 GPA (some programs may require a higher GPA) and and high degree of motivation to participate in the entire program as well as demonstrate maturity and possess characteristics of a high-performing student. There are 11 different programs/courses of study to choose from if you would like to apply. If applying, come by the counseling office.
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Moonshot is built for students who are truly driven, and strive for more. Students who are bright, motivated, and excited to challenge themselves. Our most successful participants are those who approach each experience with curiosity, preparation, and genuine engagement. We’re looking for young people who feel energized by meeting leaders, asking meaningful questions, and exploring ideas beyond the classroom. Students who thrive here aren’t afraid to think creatively, break and design new opportunities for themselves and their peers. Please encourage students with big goals and the drive to experience the world in a transformative way. The application portal for Moonshot is open now through Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at midnight. Please send the following link to your students to apply: https://moonshottn.org/ We also have a video you may want to view to see what Moonshot is all about: https://youtu.be/csdkHwhI6cM
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All students are expected to be present and on time each day. Should your student have to miss school, please send a doctor or parent note to Ms. Tammy at tamelaemert@sevier.org or to Ms. Trish at trishsimpson@sevier.org.
Parent Notes:
- 5 per semester
- Must be turned in with 2 days of an absence. Failure to provide a note will result in the absence being unexcused.
- 5 unexcused absences will result in a student moving to Tier 2 in the truancy intervention plans.
- Students are encouraged to bein the building by 7:55 am. Students who are not in their first period classrooms by 8 am will receive an un-excused tardy for that class period. Students checking in after 8:20 am will accrue an unexcused absence for that class period.
SCSS Board Policy 6.200: For every unexcused absence, 3 points are to be deducted from the daily average only if there was no daily grade for that day. One point is deducted from the daily average for every unexcused tardy (missing less than 20 minutes at the beginning or the end of class). Students can make up tests whether the absence is excused or unexcused.
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Parents and guardians have access to student grades via the Skyward Gradebook system. Your student knows his or her login information: user name is FIRSTNAME.LASTNAME and the password should be your student's lunch number. If you cannot access the gradebook at any time, please call 865-577-7040 and Dr. Messer (assistant principal) or Ms. Sondra Owenby (registrar) can reset the information. Progress reports should be sent home every three weeks into the six-week grading period, and grade cards are sent home after every six-week grading period is complete. You can use this link to access Skyward. |
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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach out via the following:
- (865) 577-7040
- Greg Haggard, Principal, greghaggard@sevier.org
- Mike Latham, Assistant Principal, michaellatham@sevier.org
- Katie Messer, Assistant Principal, katharinemesser@sevier.org
- Brandi Stallings, Assistant Principal, brandistallings@sevier.org
- https://www.shs.sevier.org/
If you have changed your primary phone number contact, address, or primary email, please let our front office staff know as soon as possible. You may call 865-577-7040 to speak to our secretaries to update any necessary information.
If you are having issues with Parent Square, you can go to the app via the Apple App Store of the Google Play Store. The information provided to the school and loaded into your student's Skyward profile is synced with the Parent Square app every 24 hours. Of course, any closure or delay information is always communicated on the school's social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), as well as the main website: https://www.shs.sevier.org/
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