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SHS Weekly Newsletter: Aug. 31 to Sept. 3

Posted Date: 08/28/26 (02:48 PM)


Seymour High School
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SHS Weekly Highlights

2026-2027

August 28, 2026

​Hello, Seymour High School!

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 Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 2026.

Reminder:
Labor Weekend = Four Day Weekend: No school in Sevier County for Friday, Sept. 4 or Monday, Sept. 7.

Pink Cards: Free and Reduced Meals
Students received a physical copy of the free/reduce meal criteria during homeroom today. Please complete the form and return it to our front office as soon as possible. Please remember, meals are not free this year for anyone student unless the family qualifies for free/reduced meals.

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. No student is to use any other entry point. All car riders must be dropped off the front of the building (facing the entrance from Boyds Creek Highway).

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. 

Dress code: please be mindful of the policy on shorts, skirts, bare shoulders and midriffs backs, backpacks, etc. Students were reminded during class meetings last week. Consequences for continuous violations will be handed down.

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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Upcoming Events:

Monday, Aug. 31:
Second Breakfast starts in the Cafeteria today for any student who did not get a first breakfast. If a student wants a second breakfast but already had one on their account, they must pay separately for it.
Golf at Ruggles Ferry vs Carter
Volleyball at Home vs Bearden and Sequoyah 5 pm and 7pm

Tuesday, Sept. 1:
Golf at Lambert Acres vs Heritage
Girls' Soccer at Karns 6 pm
Volleyball at GPHS 5 pm and 6pm

Wednesday, Sept. 2:

Thursday, Sept. 3:
FCA Meeting in library 7:30am
Girls' Soccer at William Blount
Volleyball at Austin East 5pm and 6pm
Football at Home vs Cocke County 7:30pm

Friday, Sept. 4:
No School in Sevier County

Saturday, Sept. 5:
Cross Country at Victor Ashe Fall Classic in Knoxville

Monday, Sept. 7:
No School in Sevier County

Tuesday, Sept. 8:
Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Cross County at Home
Golf at Creekside vs Gibbs
Girls' Soccer at Home vs Morristown West
Volleyball at Home vs Carter 5pm and 6pm

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Attendance

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.
 
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Lunch Menu: Aug. 31to Sept. 3 (week 1)

All menu items are subject to change at any time:
Monday, Aug. 31: Corn Dogs
Tuesday, Sept. 1: Tacos
Wednesday, Sept. 2: Manager's Special
Thursday, Sept. 3: Pizza

**Second Breakfast starts Monday, Aug. 24 in the Cafeteria for any student who did not get a first breakfast. If a student wants a second breakfast but already had one on their account, they must pay separately for it and cannot have a negative balance on their accounts.

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. Parents/Guardians: school meals ARE NOT FREE AT ALL THIS YEAR. 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.
 

Skyward Grades

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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Contact info ​

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
  • Katie Messer, Assistant Principal, katharinemesser@sevier.org
  • Brandi Stallings, Assistant Principal, brandistallings@sevier.org
  • Tiffany Ramey, Assistant Principal, tiffanyramey@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/