For the parents, students, staff, and community of Spanish River Community High School
SHARK CURRENTS
Spanish River
Community High School 5100 Jog Road Boca Raton, FL 33496 Phone: (561) 241-2200
Administration Dr. Allison Castellano Principal Mrs. Goron Assistant Principal Dr. Allen-Jefferson Students A-D Mrs. DeMarzo Students E-K Mrs. Carril Students L-Q Mr. Sollod Students R-Z
November 2024
Volume 8 • Issue 3 The Spanish River Vision Our vision is to create a nationally known high school highly regarded for its academic excellence, while helping all students prepare for and be accepted into post secondary education or careers.
A Message from the Principal Shark Nation, On behalf of all of our staff, I wish you a blessed Thanksgiving with your families and loved ones. Semester exams begin on December 16th and will be completed on December 20th. Students will return to school to start 2nd semester on Tuesday, January 7th. We had an amazing turnout at our Academy Open House this month and want to remind our Shark families with younger siblings that you must apply for an academy if you’re interested even if you are zoned for Spanish River High School. Visit the school district’s Mrs. Allison Castellano choice website to apply. We hope to know our graduation date before we leave for holiday break. We will get you that important date as soon as we can. Important exam dates and times for AP and AICE exams have been announced. Cambridge Exam takers need to review their dates and times as there are NO makeups for AICE exams and makeups are limited for AP exams as well. Please mark your calendars with these important times as students MUST take the exams to receive their 6.0 credit for the courses. Progress Monitoring Plans have been put in place for any students that are not meeting district or state requirements in English/Language Arts and/or Mathematics. We have purchased (with support of our school district, PTSA, and Foundation) several adaptive technology programs (Math/Reading IXL, No Red Ink, Reading Plus, NewsELA Pro, Vocab.com) that can help students that have deficiencies. Please ensure your child is taking advantage of these adaptive programs and completing required assignments given by teachers. In addition, many of our teachers are offering tutoring and exam prep sessions to help students prepare for upcoming exams. Please assist your child with helping them monitor their SIS grades as we approach the end of the second nine weeks. Semester grades are configured by using the two nine weeks grades (40% each) combined with the exam grade (20%). EOC courses are yearly grades and the semester exams count significantly towards that yearly average that goes into their GPA. I wish the entire Spanish River community a safe and happy holiday season. Please take time to relax and spend time with those you love. Make memories that will last forever. Happy Holidays! Your proud principal, Dr. Allison Castellano