Friday Feature
Salt Fork High School 701 W. Vermilion St. Catlin, IL 61817 www.saltfork.k12.il.us
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Dear Reader, We are so excited to bring you another Friday Feature. This weekly publication will highlight the positive things going on inside and outside of Salt Fork High School. This won’t be possible without our stakeholders’ input. We want you to submit ideas and suggestions when you catch our students or staff “doing something right”. Submissions may be emailed to Mr. Chambliss (
[email protected]) or Mrs. Taylor (
[email protected]). We thank you in advance for taking time to recognize our students and/or staff.
Students’ Attend Jostens’ Leadership Conference Salt Fork High School has a new group of advisors. These advisors are students. Mr. Chambliss, Principal believes the following motto, “When decisions can be made by students, they should be made by students”. This sparked the idea of assembling a Student Advisory at SFHS. The advisory consists of 24-Salt Fork High School students ranging from freshman to senior. The only criteria for this group was a willingness to make a positive impact on SFHS and the community. Mr. Chambliss took a portion of this team the Josten’s Renaissance Leadership Conference at Lake Land College, in Mattoon on September 8th. Due to limited space only fourteen students could attend. The sot for this conference was paid for by our Josten’s representative, Mrs. Jessica Hageman. Josten’s Renaissance program provides various
Upcoming Events Sept 9 Football v. Westville (Away) 7pm Soccer Jerker Classic (HAHS) Sept. 10 Soccer Jerker Classic (HAHS) Sept 12 Golf @ Westville 4:15pm Soccer @ Arthur (Home-Oakwood) 4:30 JV Football v Westville (Home) 6pm Volleyball @ Villa Grove 6pm Sept 13 Volleyball v. Chrisman (Home) 6pm Soccer @ BHHS 6pm Sept 14 Golf @ Paris 4:00pm Sept 15 Golf @ HAHS 4:00pm Soccer v. GRF (Home-Oak) 4:30pm Volleyball v. Armstrong (Away) 6pm Fresh. Football @ Villa Grove 6pm
Counselor’s Corner IMPORTANT EVENTS UPCOMING: Oct. 1-The FAFSA opens up Oct. 5-11:30-12:30 College Application Workshop Oct. 11-Financial Aid presentation in the HS cafeteria at 5p.m
College Reps at SFHS: Sept. 1-Army Sept. 6-Marines Sept. 13-Indiana University (Kokomo site) Sept. 14-MacMurray College Sept. 22-SIUC
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Sept. 29-Eureka College Nov. 7-Eastern Illinois University
resources that reinforce character development such as The Harbor, increasing connections with their peers including the Idea Exchange, and promoting a culture of celebration with innovative ideas like Renaissance Rallies. The main purpose of taking our advisory group to this amazing conference was to boost our school’s culture with the excitement, appreciation and uplifting energy of the Renaissance program. Our students were enthused to participate and came away with a plethora of ideas to bring back to our school. We are excited to begin implementing some of these new ideas to promote a positive school culture that empowers our students to reach their fullest potential. Listed below is the 2016-2017 Principal’s Advisory Team Claire Anderson Rachyl Anderson Sean Anderson Cody Bainbridge Kade Bennett Kali Cast Kristen Cooley Olivia Darnell Tyler Davis Mikaila Dudley Amelia Ervin Baily Fathauer Karsyn Foster Katie Fritz Taylor Garwood Darryll Harlan Kamryn Hinkle Jordan Jones Daisy Kurtenbach Jacob McGee
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Jared Pickett Shea Richards Ashtyn Seder Karley Weaver
In the Community Volunteerism If you are looking for volunteers to help with your community organization, please feel free to call upon our students and staff at SFHS. We have numerous student organizations that are eager to assist in any way they can. Social Media Connections We would love for you to follow our social media accounts to stay up-to-date on all the wonderful things happening here at SFHS.
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@SaltFork_HS SFHS Sept. 11th-16th Birthday Bunch Sept. 11 Carder, Aleah LaFoe, Carly Pirie, Bethany Wilson, Amber Sept. 13 Taylor, Payton Sept. 14 Weller, Josh
