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MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL SPARGER I hope this letter finds you healthy and happy, and enjoying the new year. As strange as it may sound, we are already thinking about the next school year. Over the next several weeks, students will meet with their school counselor to begin the process of selecting classes for the next school year. These meetings will take place during the school day during the month of February, mainly during English classes. Please reach out to your student’s school counselor with questions on the registration process. For our seniors, they will begin to finalize their plans for life after high school. All seniors are encouraged to stay current with graduation dates and deadlines and to look for the next edition of the senior letter. We eagerly await celebrating with the Class of 2025 at their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 29th at 7:30pm at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center. Please be reminded of the district policy based on recent legislation limiting cell phone use to before and after school, at lunch and during class changes. We still find that students are distracted by their cell phones during class time. In some cases, students are responding to text messages and taking phone calls from parents during class. This impacts on a student’s ability to concentrate and focus completely on the instruction taking place. In the end, this lack of focus impacts the student’s grade in the class. Parents, please be mindful of this and limit contact with students to before and after school and during lunch. If you find your student reaching out to you during class time, remind him or her of the responsible use of the cell phone and impose family consequences for a lack of compliance. This semester, students in grades 9 and 10 are scheduled to take the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) which will measure the students’ understanding of the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) in Reading and Writing. Our ninth and tenth grade students will take the BEST Writing on April 3 and the BEST Reading assessment on May 6 and 8. The dates for the required End of Course (EOC) tests for all students currently enrolled in: Biology – May 13, United States History – May 14, Algebra – May 15, and Geometry – May 15. Students will need a fully charged laptop and charger for all State tests. For students currently enrolled in AP and IB classes, those exams are scheduled to be administered during the month of May. For more information about these assessments visit our school’s website sprucecreekhigh.com and click on the Testing Tab. As a result of the collective efforts of our students, faculty and community, the Hawks continue to soar. Our on-time graduation exceeded 95% and over 1,800 of our students earned honor roll status for the first semester. Nearly 250 students earned straight “A” grades for the first semester. Conference, district, and regional championships were won by both teams and individuals for our fall and winter sports. It’s truly a great time to be a Hawk! In order to stay informed with events on campus, please visit our school’s website at www.sprucecreekhigh. com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @GreatDay2BAHawk and Instagram at sprucecreekhighhawks. It’s a Great Day to be a Hawk
February 2025 • Volume 30 • Issue 2