Future Cavalier leaders from Garfield Elementary got to spend a few hours with the Jefferson Ambassadors this morning. During their visit, the little Cav’s received a tour of the school, and had lunch with the Ambassadors.
Welcome to Jefferson! 8th graders got their first chance to walk the halls of JHS on Tuesday! 458 students visited Jefferson and got their first look at what the next school year will bring.
Today, students in Graphic Design channeled their inner preschooler by building blanket forts, enjoying snacks, and playing memory all in preparation for their next big project – designing the coloring pages for Downtown Sioux Falls Summer Crazy Days!
How do we harness electricity to light up our houses? PBL Physics students posed as a design and construction team to create a model of a house with working circuits that must pass a building inspection. Students were asked to calculate the force between charges using Coulomb’s Law, manipulate electric current, potential, and resistance to build their circuits (Ohm’s Law), and differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
Maxed out on NCAA basketball? Switch gears and take in some football to raise funds for Sioux Falls Schools without PTA/PTOs! The Sioux Falls STORM take on the Iowa Barnstormers (that's the team Kurt Warner played for before he became SuperBowl MVP!) at 7:05pm tonight at The Premier Center.
50% of net proceeds from tonight's game go to Night of Hope & Caring!
https://www.ticketmaster.com/sioux-falls-storm-vs-iowa-barnstormers-sioux-falls-south-dakota-03-28-2022/event/06005C3CC1FA7A1E
Recently, students in Mrs. Bonham’s Fashion Design class got to experience working with non-traditional textiles. They were challenged to work together through the design process to construct a dress out of recycled materials. Once completed, students got to showcase their work and share more about their design.
SFSD students had a direct line of communication with the SD Secretary of Education Tiffany Sanderson today. The Superintendent's Student Advisory Council welcomed Sanderson at their quarterly meeting to discuss higher ed, workforce, and student assessment. #LoveSFSD
Community Engagement is a strong focus for the Sioux Falls School District. Take this 7-question survey to help us learn more about your interactions with your school and with other families.
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Superintendent Jane Stavem hosted nearly 50 future educators Tuesday for "Bagels with the Boss." Student teachers currently working in SFSD classrooms joined us to learning about job opportunities, hear about the support offered by the District's Instructional Coaches, and connect with leadership. We look forward to adding many of these new teachers to our team in the Fall!
The Sioux Falls School District is excited to partner with Siouxland Libraries for a community-wide reading initiative. Throughout the month of March, students, staff, parents, and community members are being encouraged to track how many books they read. View the Count here! https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads The goal is to create a community of readers ages 0 –100!
Native American Connections program renamed to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe (OSO)! The Native American Connections program, often referred to as ‘NAC’ is a program in the Sioux Falls School District that connects Native students with the culture, traditions, and heritage of the Oceti Sakowin. To center Indigenous language and culture in its programming, Native American Connections has collaboratively determined to rename its programs to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe or OSO. The program will continue to have OSO facilitators in all elementary buildings and offer OSO classes to Indigenous middle and high school students. In addition, OSO has renamed its Lakota language classes at the high school level which will now be titled Languages of the Oceti Sakowin. Our Languages of the Oceti Sakowin and Indigenous Studies courses are available to all high school students in the Sioux Falls School District. See more here: https://youtu.be/HdDc-JLLRCE
Project Search 2022! While it may not be a brand-new program, it is one that is having a huge impact on many Sioux Falls School District students! Project Search is an innovative, business led transition program for special education students ages 18-21 who have completed all high school requirements. The program is a partnership between the Sioux Falls School District, Dow Rummel Village, Department of Human Services, Transition Services Liaison Project, and Department of Labor and regulation. With the help of a classroom environment and Sioux Falls School District staff, students in the program learn and develop their employability skills. Students then apply those skills while participating in targeted internships at Dow Rummel, 5 days a week. The ultimate goal of Project Search is to find competitive employment for each intern upon completion of the program. The program’s strong partnerships are helping to develop the workforce of tomorrow, while gaining valuable interns and future employees along the way. To see more about Project Search, visit our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/5NsEybdUU94
Thank you, School Bus Drivers!
February 22nd is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Our School Bus drivers have been through a lot this past year. From picking up extra routes due to driver shortages to having to pivot on a dime almost daily. We cannot emphasize their importance enough. Please help us say thank you to our bus drivers not just today, but every day!
Jefferson Students Make History
Jefferson High School recently held its very first Academic Letter Awards Luncheon honoring 291 students. These students achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the 1st and 2nd Semesters of the 2020-21 school year.
By the numbers:
133 Sophomores honored out of a class of 408 - 32%.
126 Juniors honored out of a class of 389 - 32%.
32 Seniors honored out of a class of 139 -23%.
Congratulations to the first recipients of the Jefferson High School Academic Letter!
No School February 21-22!
Don’t forget, President’s Day Break is Monday, February 21st through Tuesday, February 22nd. There will be NO school these days. See you on Wednesday, February 23rd!
Jefferson National Honor Society students demonstrating the JHS Cavalier Compass Pillars of Success value of Serve by serving at The Banquet.
ACT - will be offered at Jefferson this spring! Register at ACT.org
Test dates are:
April 2 - register by Feb 25
June 11 - register by May 6th
