SHS Weekly Newsletter: Nov. 2 to 6, 2026

Posted Date: 10/30/26 (05:36 PM)

SHS Weekly Highlights

2026-2027

October 30, 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 Nov. 2 to 6, 2026.

Reminders:

Tuesday is Teacher In-service Day. There is no school for students.

Friday Night's District Playoff Football Game AT HOME vs Anderson County: Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 FOR ALL AGES. Season Passes, Sevier County Teacher Badges, Senior Discounts, or Pass Lists will not be honored during district playoffs. The only passes honored are TSSAA Cards or TACA Cards.

Students: If you have not completed and returned your Responsible Use Policy forms, you will have your school issued chromebooks confiscated until the form is returned, signed. Should you lose your chromebook priviledges, you are NOT permitted to use personal devices in place of the Chromebook. Your assignments will be paper-based.

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:

Monday, Nov. 2:

MANDATORY Dual Enrollment Meetings: Either 7:30am in the Library of 2:45pm in the Cafeteria--if you are enrolled to take WS Classes for the Spring Semester YOU MUST attend one of these meeting sessions

Bowling at Kingsport

Tuesday, Nov. 3:

Election Day

Teacher In-service Day: No school for students

Wednesday, Nov. 4:

End of the 6-weeks!

ASVAB Testing

Thursday, Nov. 5:

FCA 7:30 a.m.

Veteran's Day Program 6pm

Friday, Nov. 6:

Football at Home for Round 1 of District Playoffs vs Anderson County 7pm

Important Announcements:

If you are scheduled to take any Walters State dual enrollment classes next semester, there is a mandatory meeting that will be held on Monday, November 2nd at 7:30 AM in the library or 2:45 in the cafeteria. You only have to attend one of the meetings. You will be registering for classes with Walters State. Priority for class selection will be given to those who attend the meeting. We will have a time to do sign-ups later if a student

cannot attend the meeting.

Our annual stuffing drive for Sevier County Food Ministry will run through November 10. Please bring your donated stuffing to the main office.

Boys interested in playing soccer this spring? We will have a parent meeting on November 9 at 5:30 PM in the school cafeteria.

All seniors: There will be a mandatory TN Promise meeting held on Monday, November 16th at 1:00 pm in the auditorium. Reps from TN Promise will be here for the meeting. The meeting should last roughly 30-45 minutes. If you typically leave early for work-based learning or are off campus for 4th block, you will need to go ahead now and make plans to stay that day!

An informational calendar for Seymour High School seniors outlining events and deadlines from October to November.

A digital flyer titled 'Spectator Code of Conduct:' lists rules for attendees of all home games, including policies on re-entry and outside food.

A parking map of Seymour High School featuring a large letter S and text that reads PERMIT PARKING ONLY.

A top-down view of stadium seating with text highlighting reserved rows and band concessions.

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: Nov. 2-6 (week 3)

All menu items are subject to change at any time:

Monday, Nov. 2: Hot Dogs with Chili

Tuesday, Nov. 3: No School for Students

Wednesday, Nov. 4: Manager's Special!

Thursday, Nov. 5: Spaghetti

Friday, Nov. 6: Deli Sandwiches

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

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/