- SAT Testing
- Spring Break - No School
The TLC “Wrapped Up In Warmth Drive” was a great success this year. Overall, the middle school and high school collected over 800 donated items! All donations were organized and hand-picked for the bebefit of children involved with the CASA youth advocacy program of Beaver County. Each gift set was wrapped up in a blanket – most of which were handmade by the members of TLC. Thanks to everyone for your donations!
An epidemic is sweeping across America, causing drivers everywhere to black out for roughly five seconds at a time. It’s called texting and driving. Did you know while texting and driving you are 23 times more likely to have an accident? Or that car crashes kill 11 teens every day? South Side SADD Club (pictured), along with Mrs. Allison, is tackling this issue with a Text Free Driving Pledge. Participants are asked to sign this pledge stating that they will not text and drive. Thumb bands ($1 each) and window stickers (25 cents each) are also being sold with logos pertaining to not texting while driving. Call 724-573-9581, extension 4417 to purchase bands or stickers to support this very important cause. Click here for tips on how to stop texting and driving. Click here for more information about distracted driving. Together we can make a difference!
Students in Mrs. Gourley's social studies class collaborating on their group project. Issues in American society are the topic, and each group is assigned an issue such as unemployment, financial distress, education, the environment, etc., to research and present information about to the class.
Mr. Ochtun facilitates an in-depth discussion of "The Fall of the House of Usher,” a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in September 1839. Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American romantic movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and a major contributor to the genre of science fiction.
Each winter, recent SSHS alumni are invited back to share their university experiences with our current upperclassmen. Topics such as campus life, time management, financial responsibility, social pitfalls, and academic expectations are described and shared by those who used to walk these halls but have now moved on. Real world relevant experiences such as this have a powerful impact and are great for SSHS students as they continue to build their knowledge and skills in preparation for the future.
Mrs. Zerance shows her guitar students a standard blues chord progression. “Blues” is the name given to a musical form that originated in communities of the deep southern United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression is the most common. 
Each year the College Board recognizes high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams. This year three South Side graduates were named AP Scholars! Kyle Reavis, presently a freshman at Drexel University, was named an AP Scholar of Distinction. To achieve this ranking, Kyle received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. Two more of our 2011 graduates, Braden Gourley and Rachel Hilliard were named AP Scholars by the College Board. To receive the designation of “Scholar” Braden and Rachel scored a 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Although there is no monetary award, this achievement is acknowledged on the AP score report sent to their colleges. Rachel is a freshman at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and Braden is a member of the freshman class at Penn State University. We extend our congratulations to Kyle, Rachel, and Braden for their wonderful successes!
The next Community Classroom Connection session is set for Wednesday, 2/22 from 6-8 p.m. in room 410. Click here for more information about the program. You may also register by clicking on the following link: