Springfield High School

Good morning, Springfield High!  Today is September 11, 2023

Attendance Office Phone Number - 525-3111

Students, please remember that the football games at Memorial Stadium and Spartan Field are school functions and all behavior guidelines will be enforced at all times during these games. Any inappropriate behavior displayed at these games will result in consequences that will be enforced by the administration of SHS. This includes behavior inside the stadium, as well as adjacent to the facility. 

The Booster Club is looking for volunteers this year! If you are interested in helping at school and sporting events, please fill out this interest survey that asks about your availability:  https://forms.gle/jEfoJndx52jrdTAG6

Lunchtime tutoring is available for any student on either lunch shift in room 124.

Juniors and Seniors - are you interested in healthcare careers? St. John’s College of Nursing in Springfield, Illinois is offering an after school program to teach high school students about nurses and their community. There are 12 Wednesday night sessions spread throughout October, November, December, February, March and April. Sessions will take place at St. John’s simulation Center from  4:30-7:30 p.m. Students must have their own transportation. Dinner is provided on class nights. If you are interested, you must apply. Contact amanda.winter@sjcs.edu or alisha.williams@sjcs.edu.   Applications are due September 22!

luxefloralspringfield.net is offering SHS special Homecoming corsages for students - if you buy the wrist corsage, the boutineers are free. Luxe Floral will drop off the flowers at SHS on the day before the September 30th Homecoming Dance.

The Superintendent’s Student Roundtable is now accepting applications for the 2023-24 school year. The group provides a forum for youth to strengthen unity between all local high schools, and the community. A link to the application can be found on each high school’s website.  Returning members are asked to complete the form, also. Those that complete the application should watch their ROOMS app for information about the first meeting.

PSAT/NMSQT signup is now available for 9th-11th graders.  The PSAT/NMSQT is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for juniors.  While 9th and 10th graders may sign up, scores will not be counted for the scholarship.   The due date is today.  The cost of this test is $18 and cash or checks must be paid in the Guidance Office prior to Sept 9th.  The date of the test is October 25th Any questions? Email Mrs. Adeniji.

Juniors: Check your class Canvas page for information on working on Homecoming decorations.

Seniors - Your Graduation Orders are due tomorrow. Jostens will be in the Commons from 7:30 am-12:39 pm.  Senior 'Blackout' is Wednesday.

Be A Senator Club is focused on kindness all month long. Senators show kindness through their words. Giving compliments is a great way to show kindness. This week, challenge yourself to give a compliment to someone you know and give one to someone you don’t know.  

If you still need to pick up your 2022-2023 yearbook, please stop by room 370 right after school any day this week. We want to get all the yearbooks out this week! You can also purchase yearbooks at that time - we have a few copies left.

The Girls Golf team won the Brookhill Invite on Friday by beating the other twelve schools by at least 15 strokes with a season low team score of 336. SHS was led by Kendall Knauer with a 79, Emma Scheffler added an 82, Meher Garg chipped in with an 85, and Madelyn Beck finished with a 90. Kendall, Emma and Meher all finished in the top 10 of the tourney. Good job ladies.

The Springfield High School Girls Tennis Team competed at this past weekend's Herrin Invitational.  Congratulations to Ester Rossi on cruising to the singles championship!  At doubles, the team of Maria Anselment/Kara Frazier finished in sixth place.  Great job, girls! 

The cross country team competed at the Lanphier invite at Lincoln Park on Saturday. The JV girls finished in 5th place and were led by Grace Anselment in 16th place. The Varsity girls finished in 4th place and were led by Mia Volpert in 11th place. The Varsity boys finished in 7th place and were led by Clayton Borah in 31st place. The Freshman boys team of DJ Peeler, Kishan Ugrappa, Sam Batterman, Colin Nolte and Nathan Price finished in 1st place in the freshman division. DJ Peeler, Kishan Ugrappa and Same Batterman placed 2nd, 3rd and 5th to lead the team. The team next competes Saturday at the Peoria Notre Dame invite. 

And now the Pledge of Allegiance!

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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