SHS Weekly Newsletter: Sept. 21-25

Posted Date: 09/18/26 (02:36 PM)

SHS Weekly Highlights

2026-2027

September 18, 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 Sept. 21--25, 2026.

Reminder:

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.

Upcoming Events:

Friday, Sept. 18:

Football at Volunteer

Monday, Sept. 21:

Golf District Tournament at Island Point

Volleyball at Carter 5 pm

Tuesday, Sept. 22:

Cross Country at Home

Wednesday, Sept. 23:

Volleyball at Anderson County 1:30 pm

Thursday, Sept. 24:

Volleyball at Home vs GP 5pm

Girls' Soccer at Home vs Jefferson County

Friday, Sept. 25:

Football at Home vs Cherokee 7:30 pm

Important Announcements:

The Seymour High School Homecoming Dance will be on Saturday, September 26th at the Music Road Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. Tickets are now on sale for $25 per person. Only freshmen and up may attend. Tickets can be purchased in rooms 208, 210, and 215.

Sophomores and Juniors: It is time to register for the PSAT. The PSAT will be given on Wednesday, October 21st. The PSAT gives you an opportunity to see how you would perform on the SAT and helps you practice taking standardized exams needed for college entrance. If you are a Junior and take it, depending on your scores, your scores can be entered as part of the National Merit Scholar Scholarship. The PSAT cost is $10.00, and forms are available through Google Classroom or in the counseling office. The exam is a digital online exam. The registration form and $10.00 fee is due to the counseling office by Friday, September 18th.

Seniors: If you are trying for the Top Ten Percent, come by the counseling office and initial to confirm your status.

LIV IT Ministries is looking for volunteers for their Fashion for a Cause fashion show honoring our hometown heroes to be held on Oct 24th. We are looking for students who are interested in being models in the runway show or as part of the serving staff for the event. Please see Dr. Smallwood in the auditorium in the morning or in room 103 after school to sign up for this community service event.

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 be in 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.

Lunch Menu: Sept. 21-25 (week 1)

All menu items are subject to change at any time:

Monday, Sept. 21: Corn Dogs

Tuesday, Sept. 22: Tacos

Wednesday, Sept. 23: Manger's Special

Thursday, Sept. 24: Pizza

Friday, Sept. 25: Cheeseburgers

For further clarification regarding the SHS Cafeteria:

1. If a child has a charge of any amount, they CANNOT purchase any al a 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.

High school meal prices:

breakfast $2.10

lunch $3.10

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.

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/