Dear parents and guardians,
As you are aware, the current surge in the omicron variant is creating immense pressure on our schools and staff members as we work to keep classrooms staffed and in-person learning possible.
To help alleviate some of the pressure on our schools, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), along with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), support schools implementing a 30-day temporary suspension on all contact tracing activities.
What does this mean for you as parents and guardians? Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18, our district will no longer notify families whose child may have been in contact, through classroom or extracurricular settings, with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19.
If you believe your child has been exposed to a positive case either at school or elsewhere, please consider keeping your child home for five days after the exposure. After that, your child may resume normal activities but should wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors and outdoors for an additional five days. Have your child tested five days after the exposure or immediately if they become symptomatic. Continue to monitor your child for symptoms of COVID-19 for 10 days after the exposure.
If your child is symptomatic, have him or her tested with a diagnostic test if available. Do not send your child to school if they are sick or if they test positive. Any student who tests positive for COVID-19 should stay home for at least five days and be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before leaving home. After that, your child may resume normal activities but should wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors and outdoors for an additional five days. Please notify your school if your child tests positive.
If you have any questions regarding this change to school contact tracing protocols, please contact [name] [phone number or email address]. To learn more about this guidance change, visit https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/283/Education-K-12.
Thank you for your continued support as we navigate this challenging time for our schools and communities. We will continue to keep you informed as guidance changes are announced.
Sincerely,
Mr. Zehr
Students: remember this one rule!!
As I am flipping through my legal pad of things to do…unending things to do, I see a note a student left for me. Not sure who did it, but thank you for the kindness!! 💙 KIDS! They are pretty amazing!
Scholarship Opportunity!! 💰
Congratulations to our MES spelling bee winners! First place is Porter and Zoraya is 2nd. 3rd place goes to Luke while Nicky is the alternate! 🏆
Congratulations to the following students for their performance at league piano. Nellie Goertzen received a I- while Lenzi Koehn and Maddie Jantz both received a I+. Congratulations to all of them!!
From Senior class: On behalf of the senior class, I would like to say thank you to everyone who attended and donated to the fundraiser for Madilyn Schaffer. It is events such as this that remind me what a blessing it is to be apart of this community. 💙🙏
JH/HS BB order of games for the week
I had the privilege of substituting for the business classes this past week and working with the freshman kids. Fortunately for them..or maybe unfortunately for them 🥴 they got to hear me share the following…stimulus / response. See picture below! If we could learn how to breathe, hit the pause button, weigh our choices before we react, things usually have a better outcome. Marzano presentation…
JHBB: 2/17/22, @ PHJH
3:30. 1/2 C-team boys
4:00. JVG
JVB
6:00 VG
7:15 VB
Depart 1:15, Bus 476, Driver RM
JHBB: 1/15/22 V/JV Tourney Revised
Satanta was unable to come tomorrow. Sacred Heart DC will break there Varsity teams but no JV. Here is a revised schedule
NEW GYM (Varsity)
9:00 SG vs Sacred Heart DC (Girls)
10:15 SG vs Sacred Heart DC (Boys)
11:30 Deerfield vs Sacred Heart DC (Girls)
12:45 Deerfield vs Sacred Heart DC (Boys)
2:00 SG vs Deerfield (Girls)
3:15 SG vs Deerfield (Boys)
OLD GYM (JV)
11:30 SG vs Deerfield (Boys)
12:45 SG vs Deerfield (Girls)
Freshman teaching the 5th graders a little bit of coding!
Students, if you are interested in becoming an official, check this out!!
Here is the sched. of BB games for Friday and Saturday
🎹 Piano festival at Cimarron this weekend! Come and support our pianists! Nellie Goertzen plays at 8:30, Damien Loewen plays at 9:18, Maddie Jantz plays at 9:28, and Lenzi Koehn plays at 10:06. They will all perform in the auditorium!
Congratulations to Chalee and Hayden! They are very deserving! Also, thanks to the Statesmen organization! 💙
SGJH Parents,
We have two confirmed cases of Covid at SGJH. The information gathered indicates neither student was in close contact for an extended period of time. At this time no students will be quarantined other than the two confirmed cases. Parents please continue to monitor your child(ren) for any symptoms. If symptoms occur please contact the school in addition to having your child tested. We have seen an increase of flu like symptoms as well! Please do not send your a child to school if any symptoms are evident.
Congratulations to Sandra Teichreob for making 1st team all-league in Scholars Bowl.
JHBB: 1/15/22, Tourney @ SGJH
NEW GYM (Varsity)
9:00 SG vs Satanta (Girls)
10:15 SG vs Satanta (Boys)
11:30 Deerfield vs Satanta (Girls)
12:45 Deerfield vs Satanta (Boys)
2:00 SG vs Deerfield (Girls)
3:15 SG vs Deerfield (Boys)
OLD GYM (JV)
9:00 SG vs Satanta (Boys)
10:15 SG vs Satanta (Girls)
11:30 Deerfield vs Satanta (Boys)
12:45 Deerfield vs Satanta (Girls)
2:00 SG vs Deerfield (Boys)
3:15 SG vs Deerfield (Girls)
JHBB: 1/13/22, vs KC @ SGJH
4:00. CB (Old gym)
5:00. JVB (old gym)
5:00. JVG (new gym)
6:00. VG
7:15. VB
The Varsity games will be streamed on southgrayrebels.tv
HSBB: 1/11/22, @ Minneola
4:15. 1/2 CB
4:45. 1/2 JVG
5:15. JVB
6:30. VG
8:00. VB
Bus: 15, Driver: KU, Depart: 3:15
All games will be streamed on the NFHS network