South Lakes High School

South Lakes is proud of the 28 students who were honored at the 2013 Regional Science Fair and 3 students who participated at the state level!

Congratulations to the following band students who earned All-District Honors:  Alex Arshadi 1st Percussion, Ben Becks 5th tuba, Anna Gosling 5th Baritone, Joel Ladwig 2nd Contra-Bass,  Ellen Lee 1st Clarinet, Maya Loehr 1st Oboe, Julia Morris 1st Flute, Scott Reid 1st French Horn, Dylan Reiser 7th Flute, Claire Swinko 5th flute, and Sydney Seed 2nd Bassoon.   Kat Edmiston and Ben Kim earn alternate positions.  Alex, Ellen, Julia, Maya, Scott, Dylan, Claire and Sydney all qualified to take the All-State audition and will represent South Lakes at JMU in February.

Great Job: Kelsey Ericksen, Dara Kharabi, Adrienne Nims, Reuben Levy-Myers and Scott Reid who were named 2013 National Merit Semifinalist! Kenyah Calhoun and Kyannah Calhoun were named 2013 National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists. South Lakes also had 11 seniors recognized by the National Merit Scholarships Program as Commended Students.

Congratulations to the SLHS Girls Basketball team who competed in the state tournament.

Congratulations to both the Boys and Girls Indoor Track teams for being 2013 Liberty District Indoor Track Champions! Twenty-five Seahawks qualified for the state track meet.

Congratulations the South Lakes Army JROTC Seahawk Battalion for their participation on the 2013 St. Patrick's Day parade in D.C. and being voted Best Unit in the parade out of 130 groups!

Check out the great work beign done by Class of '09 graduate Arfa Aijazi now studying at MIT!

Good luck to Alicia Malmberg, Kaitlyn Hudenburg, Emma Cahoon, Rebecca Jiang, Edward Chung, and Jaqueline Kolokof who are competing at the Virignia Science Fair and have the chance to go to the International Science Fair!

Congratulations to the following members of the South Lakes Speech and Debate team who have qualified to compete at the National tournament in Philadelphia this spring.  Lincoln Douglas Debate – senior Jeffrey DiSanto-Ranney, 1st call up junior Grace Erard; Public Forum Debate – seniors Andrew Kropp-Sullivan & Reuben Levy-Myers, 1st call up team of juniors Allyson Paiwonsky & Anna Stormoen; Speech – junior Chiara Sauvage in Dramatic Performance.

Congratulations to the South Lakes Debate team! Our students competed on Friday and Saturday 4/19 and 4/20 at the 2013 VHSL Centennial Debate Championships at Liberty University in Lynchburg. In Group AAA action, South Lakes shared top honors with TJ High School. It is the first title for South Lakes.

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Curriculum Information Night and Advanced Academics Night (IB) materials.

The IB Mid-Atlantic College Fair!

Senior Countdown: Guide to Graduation 2013

The last day to make SLHS course selection changes is May 1st --- All student and parent requested changes in course selections for the 2013-2014 school year must be made by May 1st. Parents/Guardians, please make sure your child has shared their course selections for next year with you. Students were provided a copy during academic advising, and a second copy arrived with the 3rd quarter report card. After May 1st, counselors will not be able to make changes requested by students and parents. If students are still waiting for a teacher to change their recommendation for an Honors/AP/IB course, students should speak to them now. These adjustments must be made by May 1st as well.

The seahawk community is coming together to support our own Dan Smith in his fight against cancer. Show your support by bringing in spare change for the donation boxes which are set up around the school. See flyer for details.

Students interested in taking the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) at South Lakes in April should see Ms. Burke in the Career Center.  If you are considering going into the military – or would like to take a test that helps identify your strengths and interests -- you will need to take this.

Student transfer information and forms are now available online. Students who intend to transfer to SLHS to enter the IB Program will need to fill out this IB Registration Worksheet and Planning Guide.

Senior dues are now being collected. Dues are now $60. Cash or checks, made payable to SLHS with the student's name on the memo line, can be turned into Ms. Armstrong in the senior subschool. See the Class News page for additional graduation information.

Attention ALL Students:  Updated lists of student fines are posted in all subschools. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Lukehart in the Finance Office.

WE WANT THE G.O.L.D.E.N. Wellness Award! The Wellness Score Card was created to recognize schools that are focused on wellness in their school and in their community.  It addresses School Board Student Achievement Goal 2.8 and Goal 3.2. The School Board also adopted a wellness policy to promote student health and contribute to the reduction of childhood obesity (FCPS Policy & Regulation 7211). Check out the FCPS Food and Nutritional Services and FCPS Wellness Policy

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