Spring semester has officially begun and scholarships, workforce opportunities and more have started to come in more frequently! Find updated applications on the Counseling website throughout the semester, noting deadlines and materials needed along the way. Several scholarships are posted (including ones for the Class of 2026 and 2028!). Good luck!
2025 Basketball kicks off tonight in Smithton!! Come support the Wildcats, JV Boys starts at 5:30, Varsity girls will follow.
Reminder for Saline County Career Center (SCCC) students: You will not travel to SCCC until Wednesday, 1/8/25. The van leaves at 7:15 am that morning. Until then, SCCC student report time at Slater is 10:45 am. Enter via the West breezeway or Ms. Mindy's door.
All other Slater Students, we'll see you before 7:54 am tomorrow - January 3, 2025!
Library Leaders will resume on Tuesday. We are currently out of snacks. If anyone could send some in, it would be appreciated. We have 15 students in the group. Thank you!
SENIORS! Let the Spring scholarship frenzy begin... The SHS General Scholarship is below (and as listed on the graphic). Due March 1!
https://forms.gle/pQPs3j4YNsYTtz9JA
Don't forget to check out the Slater Team Store Flash Sale!
Save $5 on all tees, $10 on hoodies and $15 on jackets in the Wildcat Team Store.
Sale ends 1/3! Shop at https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/MO/Slater/Slater+High+School
Happy New Year to all of our Wildcat family and friends! We can't wait to see everyone back in the building to kickoff our second semester classes on Friday, January 3, 2025!
🚨 Slater Team Store Flash Sale! 🚨 Save $5 on all tees, $10 on hoodies and $15 on jackets in the Wildcat Team Store. Sale ends 1/3! Store Link: https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/MO/Slater/Slater+High+School
Financial Aid Flashback! Last Monday was SHS FAFSA Frenzy Night where we were joined by CMU representatives Tara Davis and Dawson Yung. A big THANK YOU to both for their expertise on filling out this year's application! If you haven't submitted your FAFSA yet, there's still time - the earlier the better!!
Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Falls, & Ms. Bowling took HS PE classes to MU Gymnastics Black & Gold meet on Wednesday. Students watched a new event, met Truman the Tiger, & had a great time! MIZ/SLA!
The SHS Boys Basketball team had a great time at their Christmas party today! Next game: 1/3/25 @Smithton
Tomorrow we will dismiss school at 12:10 pm to begin our holiday break. Students will resume classes on January 3, 2025. Happy Holidays! 🎄
December Life Academy today was all about Home Economics! Students took part in 8 rotations covering a range of unit topics where they:
- Sewed on a button
- Made cookies from scratch
- Propagated plants and named common gardening tools
- Identified kitchen gadgets/discussing kitchen safety
- Reviewed home interior design trends
- Diapered and swaddled a baby
- Grocery shopped with a budget while meal planning
- Laundered towels and clothing items
A big THANK YOU to our HS staff and Ms. Kathryn Jones for leading these hands on sessions this morning!
Check out this week's HS Counseling Corner Newsletter! Have a great Christmas Break, everyone!!
Wildcat Basketball is at Home tonight against New Franklin. JV will tipoff at 5pm, varsity will follow, the theme is Christmas!! All Students get in for $1!!!
A+ Tutoring Logs are due to Mrs. Anderson today. Please place them in the bin outside her classroom.
JH students--There will be no Make-up Monday or C.I.A. tomorrow. We will resume after Winter Break.
We are closing the last week of the semester (!) with a bang - activities include basketball, a PE Field Trip, an FFA Activity, a Board Meeting, Life Academy, and MORE! Read all about it in this week's SHS STUDENT WILDCAT ROAR: https://secure.smore.com/n/9xtuk-shs-student-wildcat-roar
Don't forget to vote for HS Staff Gingerbread creations to see who gets the jeans passes!
Can you believe this is the last week of the first semester? Let's make the most of it! Be sure to read through the PK-8 Monday Message to see what's in store for this week: https://secure.smore.com/n/2ftcz
Thank you to everyone who supported the HS Cheer hog raffle. The impact this money will have on the cheer program will be tremendous. The winner is Drumroll….John Keller.
Go Wildcats!