ACADEMIC AWARDS:
Applications for students eligible for the Spring Academic Award ceremony
will be mailed home Tuesday, February 2. The list of students who
qualify and an application are also available under the academic award link
to the left. Applications must be returned by Friday, February 12 and
students must attend the ceremony on Monday, February 22 to maintain
eligibility for the academic sash to be worn at graduation.
Congratulations to all recipients and keep up the great work.
JUNIOR PROM: Junior Prom is Saturday, March
20 at Masonic Temple Ballroom on J Street in Downtown Sacramento. The
them is "Tonight Never Dies," and the colors are red, black, white and gold.
Guest passes are out now and are due Friday, February 12. Tickets will
go on sale February 16th for $30 with ASB and $35 without. Prices go
up March 1 to $35 and $40 and ticket sales end Friday, March 12. Guest
pass prices are $40. There will be no ticket sales on finals day,
March 4th and 5th or at the door so plan accordingly. Doors open on
March 20th at 8:00 and close at 9:30pm. There are no reentries if you
leave early and the prom ends at midnight. You must have a signed
dance contract on file for this school year to purchase your ticket; please
make sure you have reviewed the dress code and are familiar with the
requirements. If you lose your receipt we will have a list at the door
but please remember all students must have a current Sheldon ID card to gain
admittance.
COURSE REGISTRATION: Makeup
registration for all grades is Saturday, February 6 from 9-11am in the
cafeteria.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS AVAILABLE:
The current School Accountability Report
Cards (SARC), containing data from the 2008-2009 school year, are available
online at the Elk Grove Unified School District website at
http://www.egusd.net/schools/sarcs/index.cfm. Both a long detailed
format and a short executive summary are posted for parents to learn more
about the schools in our community.
Each school’s SARC summarizes the school's
mission, goals, accomplishments, and highlights the school’s unique
programs. In addition, state law requires that the SARC contain all of the
following: demographic data, school safety and
climate for learning information, academic data, school completion rates,
class sizes, teacher and staff information, curriculum and instruction
descriptions, postsecondary preparation information, fiscal and expenditure
data.
The federal No
Child Left Behind law requires that SARCs contain reports concerning the
"adequate yearly progress" of students in achieving state academic
achievement standards; Title I Program Improvement status; graduation rates
at the secondary level; and the extent to which "highly qualified" teachers
are teaching core academic subjects.
A hard
copy of these reports can be requested by visiting your child’s school
office. Additionally, these reports have been translated in Spanish,
Vietnamese, and Hmong at schools with large populations of families who
speak these languages. Any questions regarding the SARCs can be answered by
your child’s principal or by contacting Learning Support Services at
686-7712.
AIR
AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION GRANT (MOTHER LODE CHAPTER): The
Sheldon Science Department is proud to announce that they have received a
grant from the Air and Waste Management Association to help fund the ecology
class for the 2009-2010 school year. This grant will allow students to
analyze air, solid, and water pollutants affecting ecosystems as well as the
social impact. Sheldon High School would like to thank the Air and Waste
Management Association for this funding and opportunity for our students.