sePteMBeR

FootBAll FRIDAy tonIGht!

sABRes Vs MustAnGs

@ MyeRs PARk 7PM___________________________________

sAtuRDAy 9/6Cross Country @ Myers Park 4:00pm___________________________________

tuesDAy 9/9Meet the teacher night 10th, 11th and 12thgrades OnLY___________________________________

WeDnesDAy 9/17Club Day 3rd Block___________________________________

thuRsDAy 9/18senior Parent Meeting 6:30pm___________________________________

MonDAy 9/22Athletic Booster Meeting 6pm Media Center___________________________________

WeDnesDAy 9/24slt Meeting 3pm___________________________________

thuRsDAy 9/25 - FRIDAy 9/26Rosh hashanah___________________________________

tuesDAy 9/30Class Ring Delivery

sABRe neWs uPDAte | PARentSsABRe neWs uPDAte | PARentS

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SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Link to school calendar for updates

Link to school athletics calendar

sChool oFFICe houRs

Monday–Friday/6:30AM–3:30PM

Phone: 980-343-3600

FAX: 980-343-3607

Parent VolunteersInterested in volunteering in the South

Meck High School Office? Please email

Mary Settlemyre at:

maryesettlemyre@carolina.rr.com

sMhs PtsA new WebsiteFind out information related to parents,

students, and teachers. Opportunities to

contribute, volunteer, learn about school-

leadership and more.

Go to page 3

south Meck Footballstuns #8 Rocky RiverCoach White credited extremely hard

work for the Sabres stunning victory over

highly ranked Rocky River.

More on page 13

Celebrating A sabreWho Made A DifferenceMore than 50 of his former students,

across decades of classes, came together

to celebrate Marc Setzer, South Meck’s

eminently loved, retired choral director.

Read the Charlotte observer story

Sabres at the MoviesSabres at the Movies

5 ReAsons Why hollyWooD Chose south MeCk FoR “AshBy”

Athletic Booster ClubMembership FormIt’s easy to apply for your South Meck

Athletic Booster Club Membership.

Details on page 11

Student Parking

All student parking permits for this school year have been sold. We have over 1200 juniors and seniors

on campus and just over 300 parking spaces for students so there is no possibility of providing a space

for all students who would like to park at school. Students without permits should never park on cam-

pus during school hours. If they do, they risk receiving a $20 citation and repeat offenders will find

their car booted and at risk for towing.

Senior exit Presentation

Still time to work on your Senior exit Presentation — thursday 11/20/14

Attention: Juniors And Seniors

Please join the Student Services email distribution list to learn about scholarships, college visits, test-

ing dates and other important information that our department has to share. Go to the South Meck

homepage and find the Student Services newsletter Link on the left hand side.

South Meck Swim And Dive team

Informational Meeting on tuesday September 16th from 2:30pm-3:00pm in the large cafeteria.

For more info: Leslie Berens, lberens@live.com

Attention: All Seniors

If you have a 3.75 or higher GPA and would like to be a part the national BetA Club (A national honor

society)( http://www.betaclub.org), please come by Room 1111 before and after school and get a form

and information from Ms. Belinda Johnson.

SMHS Field Hockey Game ScheduleAll the games are played at Matthews Sports Plex and scheduled for one hour

thur 9/4—SMHS vs MP JV (5:00) ● Fri 9/12—SMHS vs Latin JV (6:15) At Charlotte Latin

thur 9/18—SMHS vs AK (5:00) ● tue 9/23—SMHS vs PDS JV (5 :00) ● tue 9/30—AK vs. SMHS (5:00)

● thur 10/2—SMHS vs. PDS JV (5:00) ● tues 10/14—SMHS vs Catholic (5:00)

A conference presented by Presbyterian Psychological Services and Charlotte Area Health education

Center with sessions led by dynamic speakers including social Media Author Brian Foreman (“How

to Be a #Social Media Parent), Dr. kathleen Clarke-Pearson (co-author of the AAP report “the Im-

pact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents & Families) and FBI Agent John letterhos.

the program offers 4.5 Ce credits for professionals and is also open to adults.

Includes breakfast and lunch. Register before September 1 for a discount at:

https://www.charlotteahec.org/continuing_education/registration/workshop.cfm?eventID=43948

Friday, september 19th from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM at sardis house, 6100 sardis Road

(on the grounds of Sardis Presbyterian Church)

More information is available at presbypsych.org

“Connected, Disconnected, or in Danger: Helping Kids navigate the Awesome and Awful of Social Media.”

SMHS PTSA Invites You to Visit our New Website – www.SouthMeckHSPTSA.weebly.com. You’ll find information related to parents, teachers and students, including: o You can contribute to the Invest in Your Child (IYC) campaign via Paypal located on the website, or you can mail a check in to school. Please consider making a contribution. Read more about it on the website. o You can find out how to volunteer at SM on the website - whether it’s just a few hours to help or if you have a specific area of interest (like the spring musical). o Look for “Needs Please” where staff may submit requests to be matched by a new program, “South Gives More” coordinated through our PTSA Corporate Donations Chair, Jane Williamson. o Learn more about what issues your School Leadership Team (SLT) is working on this year. Learn how you can get involved with your new Advocacy chair (Karen Brown), our Communities In Schools efforts, and what Student Government has planned. We welcome your participation and your feedback this school year. Your South Meck 2014-2015 PTSA Board: Rebecca Fisher, President Ann West, VP Invest in Your Child (Capital Campaign) Murray Walker, VP Communications Michele Morris, Secretary Linda Brown, Treasurer

The First General PTSA Meeting to adopt the approved 2014-2015 is Tuesday, September 9, 5:15 p.m. and again at 7:45 p.m. in the Auditorium.

MEMBERS – your vote counts! To preview the proposed budget: www.SouthMeckHSPTSA.weebly.com – “About” “PTSA 2014-2015 Proposed Budget.

SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL PTSA(An affiliated unit of the NC PTA and the National PTA)

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Joining the PTSA allows you to - Get Connected, Tap into a Network, Be a Role Model and Witness Improvement. Please Join!

PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION

Student Name(s): _____________________________________________

Mother’s / Guardian’s Name_______________________________________

Father’s / Guardian’s Name _______________________________________

Address ____________________________________ Zip Code __________

Phone # __________________________ Email: ______________________

PTSA Membership: # of family members joining ___ x $6.00 = $_____ (TOTAL)

Full name of each member joining PTSA (Membership cards must be issued to an individual.): 1.

2.

3.

4.

Please make checks payable to: South Mecklenburg PTSA Thank You! Drop your check off in the front office.

PTSA Member cards are ready for pick-up at the September 9 meetings (thanks to Membership Chair, Andrea Leary).

The School Store will be open during on the September 9th Meet the Teacher night for 10th-12th grades – plan to purchase your South Meck Senior sign, student agenda, sketch books or school spirit wear.

South Gives More

Something at your house you no longer use? Does your company give to local projects? Want to help out from time to time on a special project? South Gives More is for you!

South Gives More is a new committee of the PTSA to match parents and friends of SMHS with the needs of the school.

If you or you company is interested in donating the items mentioned below or making a donation to cover the cost (partial donations accepted to cover the cost of an item) please go

to: www.SouthMeckHSPTSA.weebly.com, Donate - South Gives More

Our current needs are: 30 sets of colored pencils

30 Glue Sticks 1 Roll of White Butcher Paper (approximate cost $40.00)

1 Document Scanner/ Camera (approximate cost $175.00)

Paypal accepted

Thank you for your donation to SOUTH GIVES MORE!

South Mecklenburg High School  

Triumph College Admissions and PSAT School Wide Plan 

Ms. Johnson will be available in the media center this Tuesday, September 9th before and during the open house starting at 5:15pm. Please stop by to learn more about the great study tools Triumph has to offer our students!

CMS has partnered with Triumph College Admissions (TCA) to offer rigorous and skill-based study guides, quizzes, and practice tests to help students improve scores on the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.

Over the summer, rising 10th-12th graders were required to log a minimum of five hours on Triumph Learning. For those students who have not yet completed the required hours, the deadline has been extended to September 30th.

Our freshmen, who were not given the Triumph assignment over the summer, have the requirement of logging at least three hours on Triumph Learning by September 30th.

Students who complete the Triumph Learning assignment and/or the PSAT will be eligible for special school privileges:

Grade Assignment Privilege Earned if Assignment Completed and the Student Code of Conduct is followed

9th Log 3 hours of review on Triumph Learning by 9/30

-AND-

Take the Practice PSAT on 10/15

Admittance to the High School Nation Concert on 10/22

10th and 11th Log five hours of review on Triumph Learning by 9/30

-AND- Take the PSAT on October 15th

Admittance to the South Mecklenburg Pep Rally

Admittance to the High School Nation Concert on 10/22

12th Log five hours of review on Triumph Learning by 9/30

Admittance to the High School Nation Concert on 10/22

Student Log on Information: User Name: Student ID # Password: YYYYMMDD   (date of birth) If you have problems logging in, please contact Alison  Johnson: alison.johnson@cms.k12.nc.us 

CFnC sends electronic transcripts to most north Carolina colleges!

If you are applying to any north Carolina college or university, you can send your transcripts electroni-

cally through CFnC, even if you have applied through the colleges’ individual websites. this saves both

you and South Meck time and money!

Students can send transcripts electronically via CFnC.org through an exclusive agreement with the nC

Department of Public Instruction. Students can securely send official high school transcripts (current

and final) from all schools that have converted to nCWISe. Official electronic high school transcripts

can be requested by the student in two ways:

1. After submitting an online application to any of the 110 colleges or universities in north

Carolina.

2. Directly from CFnC.org’s transcript Manager. All 110 institutions in nC accept the electronic

high school transcript in addition to the application for admission from CFnC.org.

In order to send electronic transcripts via CFnC.org, the student must meet the following criteria:

• Be currently enrolled or have graduated from a participating public high school in nC

• Have correctly entered the following information in the Profile and/or online admissions

application:

1. First and name

2. CMS Student ID

3. Date of Birth

4. Gender

5. Current High School

6. e-mail address

Please note the following:

• A successfully requested transcript should be received by the college within 1-3 business days

• Colleges/Universities may take up to 3 weeks to process before they are officially recorded as

received.

Students can track all online applications and electronic high school transcript activity at CFnC.org

through the transcript Manager at http://www1.cfnc.org/externalScripts/My_CFnC/transcripts.asp.

Seeking South Meck Alumni and interested parents who want to make a difference!!

- The School Leadership Team is in the early stages of creating a foundation to support our teachers. A fewother area high schools have initiated the All-Star Teacher Initiative whose goal is “provide stipends forclassroom supplies, pay for teachers to take classes and workshops, host gatherings to build team spirit andotherwise show support for faculty.” The funding would come from donations and matching grants fromalumni.- Currently, we are seeking SM alumni or other parents who are interested in learning more about being partof a team to get such a foundation up and running.

If interested, please contact : Kym Furney, korsetti@carolina.rr.com or

Jane Williamson, jane.williamson@crbe.com

www.collegeboard.org

Test Dates Registration Deadline

10/11/14 9/12/14 11/8/14 10/9/14 12/6/14 11/6/14 1/24/15 12/29/14 3/14/15 2/13/15 5/2/15 4/6/15 6/6/15 5/8/15

www.actstudent.org

Test Dates Registration Deadline

10/25/14 9/19/14 12/13/14 11/7/14 2/7/15 1/9/15 4/18/15 3/13/15 6/13/15 5/8/15

www.collegeboard.org

Test Dates

Week 1 Week 2

5/4/15 to 5/8/15 5/11/15 to 5/15/15

5 Reasons Why Hollywood Chose South Meckfor “Ashby” Film . . . ProbablyHollywood is all about image. And no high school in Charlotte projects a betterimage than South Meck High. Read the Charlotte Observer story here

2. If called on, Coach White could step in and perform Mickey Rourke’s stunts.

5. no football team in north Carolina looks better in pads than the Sabres. Yes, that includes Cam and

the Panthers.

1. Hollywood without glamour is like twitter without photos. And which high school is the most glam-

orous in the Queen City? Hey, don’t blame South Meck—Hollywood thinks so.

3. to create what it does, Hollywood has to draw young people. not just any young people either. ex-

citing young people who are full of life. Are there any young people more exciting than student fans at

a Sabres football game? Hollywood thinks not.

3. Hollywood characters are supposed to have all the adventures for everybody in America. You can’t

have adventures in a setting without adventure. South Meck High is an adventure in education. Dr.

Furr can confirm that btw.

SSAABBRREESS SSPPOORRTTSSMEN’S LACROSSE

First meeting to discuss the Spring season: Thursday, September 11th 7PM in the large cafeteria. lf interested spring lacrosse players and a parent/guardianshould plan to attend. If interested in optional fall play or moreinfo, contact Jane Hoagland hoaglandjm@gmail.

SOCCERVarsity: 3 wins - beat Rocky River, Myers Park and Independ-ence

TENNISThe team is currently 3-2 with wins over Ashbrook, Independ-ence and Porter Ridge, and losses to Weddington and MyersPark. Returning players Maddie Early, Sarah Patton, RachelMartin, Betsy Hollowell and newcomers Abigail Justis and HelenPatton are currently our top six players.

VOLLEYBALLVarsity: 5 wins - beat West Meck, Independence, Rocky River,Harding and BerryJV: 5 wins - Beat Phillip O Berry, West Meck, Independence,Rocky River and Myers Park

SOUTH MECK FOOTBALL STUNS NO. 8 ROCKY RIVER

Read the Charlotte Observer story here

Check out the WBTV coverage here

SABRE SPORTS UPDATES FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5

Thank you to the Neely's, SM grads and RP Signs for the awesome new stadium look !

- From Coach White, Head Football CoachGym floor is done and looking great!

MONDAY 9/8

VOLLEYBALL@ Porter Ridge

SOCCER@ Harding

TUESDAY 9/9

VOLLEYBALLOlympic

TENNIS@ Harding

CROSS COUNTRY@ Forestview

WEDNESDAY9/10SOCCER

Berry Academy

THURSDAY9/11

VOLLEYBALLProvidence

TENNISBerry

JV FOOTBALLPorter Ridge

FRIDAY 9/5

FOOTBALL@ Porter Ridge

7:00pm

SATURDAY 9/6

CROSS COUNTRY@ Furman University

SOCCERMarvin Ridge

SABRE SPORTS SCHEDULE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8

Left to Right - Zack Gilbert, Chance Kennedy, Coach White, Stephen Griffin and Tyshawn Carter