Spartan Update: March 26, 2023

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SAVE THE DATE

• March 28: Senior Talk/Speech 6:30 Auditorium
• March 30: End of Quarter 3
• March 31: Teacher Workday, no school
• April 2 - Spring Break begins!

REMINDERS & UPDATES

SENIOR SPEECHES

Come out on Tuesday, March 28, and support fourteen of our awesome seniors who have prepared personal speeches to compete for $1000.00 in prize money! Speeches begin at 6:30 PM in the auditorium, and an awards ceremony will cap off the event. See you there!

COLLEGE PLANNING SESSION presented by the PTO

May 11 6pm in Media Center – all families welcome

This one-hour session will cover:

• Ways to recognize a good fit college for your student (academically, socially, and financially)
• What matters most on a campus visit: what to look for and what questions to ask
• The college application timeline
• The most important factors in the college admission
• process and how to make your student stand out
• College affordability

SPARTAN FOOD PANTRY

The Food Ark Club is excited to announce that they have opened the Spartan Food Pantry for Sanderson students. Donations of non-perishable, shelf stable, food items would be greatly appreciated.

For easy donations, the PTO has set up an Amazon Wish List. Contact Ms. Melvin with any questions: jmelvin@wcpss.net

2023 Sanderson PTO Scholarship Information- deadline march 28

Each year, the Sanderson PTO sponsors a scholarship competition to award $1,000 scholarships to senior applicants.

Scholarship Categories:

• Excellence Scholarship - for seniors with a weighted GPA of 4.2 & greater
• Achievement Scholarship - for seniors with a weighted GPA of 3.4 to 4.1999
• Success Scholarship - for seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.5 to 3.399
• Perseverance Scholarship - for seniors who have overcome personal adversity and wish to continue their education. GPA is NOT a factor in this scholarship.

Important Dates and Deadlines:

March 28 - Last day to submit scholarship applications (midnight)

May 3 - Scholarship interviews from 2:30-5:30 on Sanderson campus

May 12 - Scholarship winners announced

SENIOR EVENTS TIMELINE

All the events for our 2023 seniors are listed on the timeline.  Parents, mark your calendar for the senior assembly.

GRADUATION TICKET EXCHANGE

Please participate in the June 2023 Graduation Ticket Exchange by carefully editing this Google Sheet (https://tinyurl.com/shs2023graduation)

Please only edit the row that applies to YOUR transaction.

You may be seeking tickets, claiming tickets, or giving tickets.

It's vitally important that everyone respect that this is a live document and changes may not be reversible. Thank you!  Questions - Melissa St. John mmstjohnemail@gmail.com

ATHLETIC UPDATES

ATHLETIC UPDATES FROM A.D. NEAL

Spring Sports schedule

• Baseball:  Coach Laughlin; mlaughlin@wcpss.net
• Women’s Soccer:  Coach Worley; mtworley@wcpss.net
• Track:  Coach Hammond; rbhammond2928@gmail.com
• Softball:  Coach Schramm; coachtaylorschramm@gmail.com
• Men’s Lacrosse:  Coach Farrow; will.farrow31@gmail.com
• Women’s Lacrosse:  Coach Farrow; sbhardee9@gmail.com
• Men’s Tennis:  Coach Disbrow; ecustephanie@gmail.com
• Men’s Golf:  Coach Shaw; mshaw@wcpss.net

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