The scholars bowl tournament in Fairfield scheduled for today has been canceled. The C team tournament scheduled for Saturday in Inman has also been canceled.
Today we have been made aware of 5 additional SJSHS students that have tested positive for COVID19 for a total 11 active cases. Close contacts have been made aware. Please carefully monitor your students for cold and flu like symptoms and keep them home if they are ill.
Winter Sports Picture Information
-Wednesday Jan, 12th-
You may order online from Inter-State Studios (inter-state.com)
HS Code: 61320C
JH Code: 61320F
Codes may only be used AHEAD of 1/12. If you plan on paying the day of you must use a picture packet from located in the office.
The schedule for high school basketball tomorrow night at Central Plains is as follows. 4:00 JV girls, 5:00 1/2 JV boys, 6:00 varsity girls and 7:30 varsity boys at the main gym. 7:30 C girls at the rec center.
Winter Sports Picture Information
-Wednesday Jan, 12th-
You may order online from Inter-State Studios (inter-state.com)
HS Code: 61320C
JH Code: 61320F
Codes may only be used AHEAD of 1/12. If you plan on paying the day of you must use a picture packet from located in the office.
A mistake was made in the junior high basketball schedule. The calendar said we were to play Sedgwick next Monday the 10th. THIS IS INCORRECT. The game will be played on Thursday, January 20th at Sedgwick. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Winter Sports Picture Information
-Wednesday Jan, 12th-
You may order online from Inter-State Studios (inter-state.com)
HS Code: 61320C
JH Code: 61320F
Codes may only be used AHEAD of 1/12.
If you plan on paying the day of you must use a picture packet from located in the office.
The junior high games in Moundridge and the high school C girls game for 6:00 tonight are all still on. The JH C girls game will not be played. The schedule for Moundridge will be as follows. 1/2 C boys at 3:15, B girls 4:00, B boys 5:00, A girls 6:00 and A boys 7:00.
Happy New Year, Black Bears! Classes resume tomorrow morning (Tuesday, Jan 4) at 8:00. Please exercise caution when driving to/from school and, especially, in & around school zones. Have a great 2022!
HS: No Sterling Singers tomorrow morning. Vo-Tech begins Wednesday morning.

Here is the End-of-Semester edition of the Friday Focus: https://thrillshare.com/s/news-usd-376/articles/semester-focus-dec-22

Congratulations to SHS Debate, 2021 3-2-1A Regional Champions. Team members are Ella Wellman, Noah Svaty, Josiah Watney, and Kelsey Webb. Their coach is Betsy Dutton. They have qualified for State competition next month in Silver Lake. #WeAreSterling

It’s Roller Coaster Day at SJSHS for our 8th graders. Each pair of students presents their coaster with an explanation to a panel of three judges. Coasters are made from paper materials and carry a marble with an expected time of at least 40 seconds. #WeAreSterling

We have been notified that 2 SGS students have tested positive for COVID 19. Close contacts have been notified.
Due to the expectation of continued high winds we will not be running our full size buses. We are asking parents to pick up students at school at normal dismissal time if at all possible. If you CANNOT pick up your child, please call SGS at 620-278-3112 or SJSHS at 620-278-2171 to arrange for our drivers to transport your child in a Suburban. Thank you!
The National Weather Service is predicting strong winds tomorrow beginning at 9:00am and building throughout the afternoon. If sustained winds are likely to reach an unsafe level for our big buses at dismissal time we may ask parents of bus students to pick their students up at school if possible. If parents are not able to pick up their student(s), our drivers will get them home in our smaller bus and regular school vehicles which are less susceptible to the effects of high winds. We'll monitor the situation throughout the day and send a message to parents as soon as possible if it looks like we will have to make the change. Thank you!
Here's this week's edition of the Friday Focus: https://thrillshare.com/s/news-usd-376/articles/friday-focus-dec-10

We have been notified that one SGS student and one SHS student have tested positive for COVID 19. Close contacts have been notified.
The SGS Christmas programs for Grades 1-4 will be presented on Monday, December 6, in the SHS Theater.
At 6:30 p.m., grades 1-2 will perform followed by the 3rd and 4th grades at 7:30 p.m.
Kindergarteners will perform at SGS on December 17th at 2:30 pm.
There is no SHASTA tonight for grades 1-4.
Here's this week's edition of the Friday Focus. https://thrillshare.com/s/news-usd-376/articles/friday-focus-dec-3

