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Newsletter 1
SHS NEWS “Learning Today, Shaping Tomorrow!”
September 2017
Notes from the Principal & More
Dear Parents, Guardians and Students:
Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! This year
we have two changes in permanent staff. Mrs.
Gwen Roseberg is now part of the Music team and
Mrs. Prain went from part- to full-time in the
Science Department.
Advisory
This year we have introduced our first Advisory
period. Every student has been assigned an
Advisory teacher and will be in that Advisory
throughout their time at Sandwich High School.
Advisory is in response to student surveys from
the last several years and has several purposes
including a place for students to connect with their
peers, set individual goals and build community
within the school. In addition, most
announcements and class meetings will take place
during Advisory. Since the year started, we have
had handbook discussions, teambuilding activities,
class meetings and the seniors were visited by the
counselors. Since this is the first year for the
students and staff, the program will continue to
evolve over time.
I-8 Conference Update
Many of you have heard about some concerns
with the I-8. Let me assure you that if we continue
to be in the I-8 or if we are forced to research
other opportunities, we will continue to be
advocates for your children. We will remain
involved in all current academics, athletic and fine
arts opportunities.
Sandwich prides itself on the principle that
students must be well-rounded and sports, music
and clubs are part of the experience. Sandwich
pride is here to stay and will continue in the
future! Go Indians!!
Communication
Communication is a key component in the success
of all students. Of course you can use the standard
communication methods of notes, emails and
phone calls, but in addition, we offer the fabulous
tool of Tyler Technologies. You should have
received a login account for your child. This
account will allow you to communicate with
teachers, check your child’s lunch account and
increase balances as needed. After you receive
your password, call the office if you experience
any problems.
Attendance is a priority when it comes to having a
successful school year. Please be reminded that
students are allowed only seven absences for the
entire school year. Doctor appointments do not
count as one of the seven absences if a doctor’s
note is provided to the office. If a student is sick,
parents are encouraged to call in before 10:00 a.m.
on the day of the absence. If you have any
questions, Mr. Tim Gipe is the administrator in
charge of monitoring attendance. If, however, you
have any disciplinary concerns, please speak to
Mr. Micky Herzog.
Post Prom
We are already thinking ahead to Post Prom and
are behind last year’s planning. Post Prom is run
by parents/guardians and does not happen each
year; it only happens when parents/guardians run
it. Last year students provided positive feedback
and said they wanted it again. Without your help,
this is not possible. We have a planning meeting
on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the café.
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2017-2018 Schedule
1ST HOUR: 8:00 – 8:47
2ND HOUR: 8:51 – 9:38
3RD HOUR: 9:42 – 10:29
4th HOUR: 10:33-11:20
5th ADVISORY: 11:23-11:48
6A HOUR: 11:51 – 12:14
6B HOUR: 12:18 – 12:41
6C HOUR: 12:45 – 1:08
7TH HOUR: 1:12 – 1:59
8TH HOUR: 2:03 – 2:50
Go Indians! Go Lady Indians!
Thomas C. Sodaro
SHS Principal
IN THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER . . . . . Free and Reduced Lunch Information ----------- 2 Meet the Staff ---------------------------------------- 3 SHS Academics & Activities ------------------------ 4-7 Counselors’ Corner ---------------------------------- 8 Library Corner ----------------------------------------- 9-10 SHS Sports ---------------------------------------------- 11
News from the Nurse
There is a requirement for meningococcal
vaccination (MCV4). The law will require
students to receive one dose for sixth-grade
entrance and two doses for twelfth-grade entrance,
unless the first dose was administered to a child
who was 16 years of age or older, in which case
only one dose would be required for twelfth-grade
entrance.
Oct. 3 is the exclusion date for seniors to have
this immunization.
Mrs. Kim Gonzalez
SHS School Nurse
How did we do
at Waubonsee Community College?
Each year we get a report from WCC that informs
us of how we are doing. Fall 2016 was our last
report and here is what they said: Twenty-five
percent of our 154 graduates attended WCC.
During the fall, our students maintained a 3.0
GPA while the other in-district high schools
averaged a 2.57 GPA.
FREE/REDUCED LUNCH INFORMATION
The carry over period for students who were
receiving free/reduced lunch for the
2016-2017 school year will be until Oct. 3, 2017.
If you haven’t turned in a new 2017-2018
application or received notification for approval
for this school year, your child will automatically
be put on paid lunch as of Oct. 4. Free/reduced
lunch applications for the 2017-2018 school year
are available in the office of each school or on the
Sandwich School District website at
www.sandwich430.org. If you have any questions,
contact 815-786-2187 ext. 1.
Additionally, program information may be made
available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form (AD-3027) found online at
https://www.ascr.usda.gov/how-file-program-
discrimination-complaint, and at any USDA
office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and
provide in the letter all of the information
requested in the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.
Lunch and Breakfast Menus
can be found at:
http://www.sandwich430.org/viewer.html?
lunch/futSHS.pdf
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MEET THE STAFF September 2017
Ms. Barone English
Mr. Cassie PE
Ms. Clay Special Ed
Mrs. Cervantes Special Ed
Mrs. Combs Paraprofessional
Mr. Connell Art
Mrs. Devereaux Science
Mrs. Docherty Guidance
Mrs. Frantzen Social Work
Mrs. Fischbach Paraprofessional
Mrs. Garcia Special Ed
Mr. Gipe Administration
Mrs. Gonzalez Nurse
Mrs. Grief Paraprofessional
Mr. Hamer Science
Mrs. Heilemeier English
Mr. Heinekamp Band
Mr. Herzog Administration
Mr. Hiatt PE
Mr. Hicks Social Studies
Mr. Johnson CTE
Mrs. Jordan Guidance Secretary
Ms. Justice Spanish
Mrs. Kafka PE
Ms. Kocurek English
Mrs. Kotalik ELL
Mrs. Kolb Custodian
Mr. Kubisak Custodian
Mrs. Kurtz Media Specialist
Mrs. Lavery Special Ed
Mr. Lee Math
Mr. Letourneau English
Mrs. Love Spanish
Mr. Malloy Math
Ms. Martin Guidance
Mrs. Mauntel English
Mrs. McCarty PE
Mr. McCarty PE
Ms. McGuire Social Studies
Mrs. Miller Paraprofessional
Mr. Miller Math
Mrs. Misener English
Mr. Montgomery Drivers Ed
Mrs. Mullen Art
Mr. Napolitano Science
Mr. Pajor Social Studies
Mrs. Prain Science
Mr. Procopos Math
Mrs. Reiff Math
Mr. Rogers Custodian
Mrs. Roseberg Choir
Mrs. Sherman Secretary
Mr. Sodaro Principal
Mrs. Spradling Paraprofessional
Mr. Stewart Social Studies
Mrs. Thompson Secretary
Mrs. Thorson Social Studies
Mrs. Tocheck Paraprofessional
Mrs. Trupiano Special Ed
Mrs. Volpp Science chair
Mrs. Waldvogel Math
Mr. Werthman Special Ed
Mrs. Wise Special Ed
Mrs. Wiskur CTE
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ACADEMICS & ACTIVITIES September 2017
National Honor Society
NHS will start tutoring on Monday, Sept. 11,
before school (7:35-7:55 a.m.) and after school
(2:50-3:20 p.m.) Mondays through Thursdays in
room 167. It is open for all students in all subjects.
Math
Welcome back to the 2017-2018 school year. The
Math Department is very excited to start this
school year. Your son/daughter’s grade will be
updated every week. If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact their teacher. The email
addresses are on the high school website or you
can call the office at 815-786-2157.
Student Services
The school year is off to a fast start. The students
have been busy learning new work skills and spent
an evening watching the emoji movie as a social
opportunity.
Seniors will have the opportunity to visit
Waubonsee Community College in October for
their First Look Program offered through the
Access Center.
The Special Education Department consists of
seven case managers who are serving 101 students
with IEPs and 504 plans. If you have a question
on who your child’s case manager is, please
contact [email protected]
English Department
Welcome back to the 2017-2018 school year from
the English Department! However for many of us,
summer was not a time free of schoolwork. Our
Honors and AP classes all completed summer
assignments to keep their skills sharp. Mrs.
Heilemeier and Mrs. Misener attended a week-
long summer institute in Plainfield that prepared
them to teach AP classes.
Ms. Kocurek continued her work toward her
advanced degree and developed units for
implementation in her English III classroom.
We are all back at it again as we strive to meet the
Common Core standards, prepare our students for
the post-secondary world and develop the critical
skills needed for success. As a department, we are
developing a list of critical literary terms and
writing concepts that students should possess upon
graduation.
The month of September is filled with reviewing
content, benchmark assessing and easing back into
routine. A highlight for the yearbook class will be
a field trip to NIU to attend a workshop where
they will meet with an artist and design a cover for
the 2017-2018 yearbook.
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If you have any questions about your student’s
English curriculum or grades, please contact your
classroom teacher as soon as possible. Here’s to
another great year!
Spanish Department
Spanish students are starting off the year with
many opportunities to speak to one another in
order to reinforce new vocabulary and language
patterns
Career and Technical Education
First semester we offer the classes in
Keyboarding, Computer Applications, Consumer
Education, Foods and Parenting.
The Keyboarding classes will be using an online
keyboarding website at www.typing.com for the
first six to nine weeks. Students can access it from
home as well and parents can look at it to see what
they are doing.
Computer Applications will begin its focus on
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Consumer Education is a required course for all
students at SHS and throughout the state of
Illinois.
Science
This month, students in Mrs. Volpp’s Biology II
class are learning and applying anatomical
terminology. In her Introduction to Engineering
class, students have begun documenting the
engineering design process in their engineering
notebooks and Principles of Engineering students
are working with simple machines, calculating
and comparing their mechanical advantages.
Mrs. Prain’s Biology I classes have begun the
semester investigating Harvey Creek at the local
park district. We are discussing the ecology unit in
class and this site provides opportunities to
practice and apply the information learned in the
classroom. Let’s hope weather cooperates!
Mrs. Devereaux’s Honors Biology I classes are
finishing up discussions on controlled
experiments. Students wrote their own lab
procedure for the first time and are providing
peers with constructive criticism. Classes will
soon start traveling to Harvey Creek Conservation
Area to collect samples for our ecology unit. Her
Physical Science classes are brushing up on
measurement skills in order to accurately collect
data during laboratory activities. The next topic
covered will be metric conversions.
Mr. Napolitano’s Physical Science will be
applying the scientific method to a pop rocket lab
this week. In Physics, students are applying the
scientific method to the creation of puzzles on
cubes. This project will lead students to deriving
equations of motion with constant acceleration.
Coming soon:
Special Homecoming edition
newsletter.
Check your email
in mid-September!
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Congratulations to the above pictured students from the graduating class of 2018 for maintaining a 3.6 grade point
average for the 2016-2017 school year: Spencer Anderson, Lauren Angus, Brianna Avery, Tara Bohnstedt, Tristan
Brittingham, Alyssa Bryant, Nickolis Bryant, Kaylee Bugiyne, Jacob Dallen, James Davis, Madison Dawson, Danniela Estrada, Jacob Feltz, Leo Fraire, Parker Freeman, Rebekkah Gebe, Zoe Gregorire, Natalia Haag, Yorgelis Hernandez,
JoAnna Holly, Hayden Isham, Elinor Knepper, Samantha LaBolle, Amellia Leigh, Lixandra Lopez, Emily McCombs,
Zachary McGill, Molly Morgan, Derek Murphy, Timothy Parks, Charles Powell, Jordan Powell, Johnathan Ryan, Kayla Schiera, Nicole Shipman, Alyssa Spears, Delaney Talty, Christina Tetrick, Gwendolyn Thomas, Kylie Vana,
Saida Vargas and Shea Watros. Not pictured: Michael Gargano and Jack Miller.
Congratulations to the above pictured students from the graduating class of 2020 for maintaining a 3.6 grade point
average for the 2016-2017 school year: Savanna Anderson, Rex Avery, Kendall Bell, Hailee Bosek, Emily Collins,
Gerrit, Decker, Eleanor Floyd, Cole Frieders, Joshua Heiman, Nayeli Galvan, Mary Gomez, Hunter Hanegmon, Caleb Hester, Jolene Ii, Carter Jackson, Ryanna Johnson, Justis Judd, Gracelyn Kraft, Madison Mall, Angelica Martinez,
Nico Migliorini, Antonio Ottinger, Tori Pahle, Zachary Piel, Abigail Ripsky, Paige Sartori, Sierra Savage, Cael
Schindlebeck, Ben Schwerdle, Cody Seibert, Sead Sejdiu, Kelsey Skorup, Tierney Trnka, Avrie Van Conant, Jaylynn Vana, Emily Vegrzyn and Zoe Zimmerman. Not pictured: Seth Weeks
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Congratulations to the above pictured students from the graduating class of 2019 for maintaining a 3.6 grade point average for the 2016-2017 school year: Garrett Beatty, Dylan Beavers, Lucas Bell, Ryan Budzyn, Madeleine Card,
Devin Carrera, Judy Chen, Sydney Chmielewski, Katie Deslitch, Nina Falbo, Emily Floyd, Peyton Fordon, Sierra
Franklin, Alexis Freeman, Jack Hanson, Mitchell, Spencer Hix, Hannah Kail, Tanner Kelly, Julia Kwait, Siri Landers, Nicole Launis, Abby McDade, Jacob Meyer, Cheyann Mitchell, Jacob Mitchell, Jolene Morgan, Sarah Ness, Tania
Ortega, Amanda Reimer, Albino Rosales, Logan Scalf, Isabel Schultz, Christopher Sternberg, Elizabeth Tutor,
Elizabeth Vargas, Angelina Walker, Genevieve Weiss, Caroline Welte, and Karley Wolfe. .
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SHS COUNSELORS’ CORNER
Ms. Martin [email protected] Last Names A-K
Mrs. Docherty [email protected] Last Names L-Z
Mrs. Jordan [email protected] Registrar
College Applications
Seniors, the time to begin college applications is
NOW! Most applications are available online, but
require additional documents to be sent, such as
transcripts, SAT/ACT scores, counselor forms
and/or letters of recommendation. Please allow at
least TWO WEEKS for teachers or counselors to
complete a letter of recommendation!
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid) opens OCT. 1. Students and
parents/guardians will need to use 2016 tax
documents to complete the FAFSA and begin the
college financial aid process.
Financial Aid Night
Please join us on Monday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. in
the SHS Cafeteria for a presentation by our
Illinois Student Assistance Commission about the
ins-and-outs of applying for college financial aid.
FAFSA Completion Night
Need help with the FAFSA or have questions?
Come to FAFSA Completion Night on Monday,
Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in SHS Computer Lab 145.
Scholarships
Scholarship information is updated on Live
Binders (www.livebinders.com or tiny url:
http://tinyurl.com/ya7mbzet) as it is received.
Seniors, please check often! All scholarships are
also posted on the wall in Guidance!
Cafeteria Visits
Reps will be available to speak with students
during lunch:
Sept. 7 – U.S. Navy
Sept. 11 – Ripon College
Sept. 13 – Eastern Illinois University
Sept. 20 – University of Illinois Springfield
PSAT/NMSQT
Testing will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 11,
during periods 1-4. This test is great practice for
the SAT and gives students the opportunity to
potentially qualify for the National Merit
Scholarship Competition. Interested juniors can
sign up in Guidance by Sept. 20. Cost of the test is
$17 and must be paid by Oct. 10.
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SHS SPORTS
Football Head Coach Chris VanDyke
Assistants Marshall Weeks, Jason VanPelt,
Jeff Bewley, Kris Cassie,
Chad Anderson
Head Sophomore Bobby Procopus
Assistants Steve Diemond and Scott Littlejohn
Head Freshman Jake Wegener
Assistant Steve Diemond
Volleyball
Head Coach Selynda Kern
Sophomore Amber McCarty
Freshman Jerry Stegman
Soccer Head Coach Garrett Ryan
Assistant Aaron Mlot
Cross Country B/G
Head Coach (B) Chris Johnson
Head Coach (G) Mike Lee
Assistant Maddie McGuire
Golf Head Coach Mike Butler
Assistants Steve Miller and Randy Malloy
FB/BB Cheerleading Kris Mitchell
FB/BB Poms Marisa Kafka
Bass Fishing F/SP Mark Feil
Athletic Trainer Angela Austin
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Debt Service Extension Base (DSEB) Information
The Sandwich CUSD 430 Board of Education has approved a resolution to place a referendum on the March 20, 2018
ballot that would increase the District’s Debt Service Extension Base (DSEB). The funds would be used to complete life
safety work that is mandated by the state. Approval of the referendum will not increase future Bond & Interest (B&I)
taxes from amounts paid in the recent past because previously issued bonds will be retired in 2018.
With this referendum, there is no increase in cost to the taxpayer as the DSEB limits the amount of taxes that can be
extended annually to pay debt service on bonds not approved by referendum. Whether the district chooses to increase or
not increase the DSEB, homeowners will still experience a decrease in the B&I tax rate, as compared to the B&I tax rate
paid in 2017.
The referendum would authorize the district to increase the DSEB limit in the amount of $700,000. To illustrate the tax
impact the DSEB increase would have, assuming no change in the Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV), a homeowner
with a market value of $150,000 would see their B&I taxes reduced by approximately $63 per year. With no increase in
the DSEB, the same homeowner would see their B&I taxes reduced by approximately $175 per year (see charts below).
The decrease in the B&I taxes is due to the fact that the district in 2018 will retire voter-approved bonds that were used
for the construction of the middle school. These numbers could vary, however, in the event of an increase in the EAV.
The purpose of the increase in the DSEB is to pay for life safety improvements that are mandated by the state. Every 10
years, school districts must complete a mandated life safety survey. Sandwich CUSD 430 completed the survey in the
summer of 2016 and submitted the proposed work to the Illinois State Board of Education. The work must be completed
within a five-year period.
The mandated life safety work includes such projects as:
Repair or renovation of exits
Improvements to emergency escapes and doors, including being able to control entry to outside doors
Lighting and flooring upgrades
Improvement and repairs to stairs and sidewalks
Electrical/mechanical upgrades
The question on the March 20, 2018 ballot reads:
Shall the debt service extension base under the Property Tax
Extension Law for Sandwich Community Unit School
District Number 430, DeKalb, LaSalle and Kendall Counties,
Illinois, for payment of principal and interest on limited
bonds be increased from $87,411.12 to $787,411.12 for the
2018 levy year and all subsequent levy years, such debt
service extension base to be increased each year by the lesser
of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index
during the 12-month calendar year preceding the levy year?
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