Salina Tech Recognized as One of Top 150 Colleges in U.S. Such a blessing to have this resource in our back yard. We are having multiple students every year graduate high school with industry certificates from SATC and even a couple with associates degrees completed in HS.
https://salina311.com/salina-tech-recognized-as-one-of-top-150-colleges-in-u-s/ Salina Tech Recognized as One of Top 150 Colleges in U.S.
We had another author/illustrator visit today! Lauren Castillo is the author of several books that we got to listen to today including Nana in the City. She is also an illustrator for her own books and for several other authors. She told us that she has to practice a lot until she really likes her final product for the book. We even got to learn how to illustrate Nana's Cat like she does in her book.
Ask your kiddos what they thought of the author visit.
SES Weekly Schedule
Congrats to Charlotte Knopf (sophomore, clarinet) for auditioning and making the NC District KMEA Honor Band!!!! She will travel to Manhattan HS on Saturday, December 2nd for rehearsal and performance.
I would like to provide some additional information regarding the incident Thursday morning and apologize that communication from the district was not more timely and effective.
There was a report of a threat late Wednesday night that went through our School Resource Officer which launched an investigation by the sheriff’s department. This threat was of a school shooting that would happen on Thursday and came from a social media account of an existing high school student. I want to thank the student or students that reported the messages to Officer Long. It was determined that the student who owned the account did not post the message; his account had been hacked. The investigation continued through the night in an attempt to determine who was at fault. We were given the all clear from law enforcement Thursday morning that school could be safely held. We worked with the Sheriff’s department to have an increased presence on campus for reassurance and extra precaution.
A message was then sent out to parents to let everyone know that we were aware of the threat but school would continue as appropriate precaution had been taken. A second message was sent out about 9:00 am with a longer explanation. The Salina Post also released an article about the incident. It is important to note that the Southeast student was a victim in this incident and no Southeast individual is suspected for being involved. We do not know if the intent of the social media hack and posted threat was to hurt this student or to cause a disruption to the district but the Sheriff’s department determined there was no intent to follow through with any attack at Southeast.
I should have been more reassuring and clear with my original messaging and for that I apologize again. I want to thank Officer Long and the Sheriff’s department for working through the night on the investigation to determine it was safe for us to have school on Thursday. In this case the threat was a hoax but until we investigate we cannot be sure so it is vitally important that we are made aware of any possible situation that could endanger our school and the students and staff therein. We have exceptional students and thanks to them we were able to confidently continue with our day.
Thank you Veterans
These first graders were the top three on the IXL leader board this month. Congratulations!
Our 7th grade students in the tech lab class are creating a drone racing company, complete with T-shirts for their team! A big thanks to our sponsors for supporting the teams.
Elite Flying team: Leighton Nutsch, Christian Peterson, Zackary Leeds, Brody Schmidt. Sponsored by Apex Construction and Carpentry and REPCO.
Firehawk Racing team: Nolan Schoenfeld, Isaiah Olander, Andrew Knopf, Logan Swenson, Jace Stein. Sponsored by Kansas Banking Technologies.
Airborne Race Co team: Katelynn Toews, Brogan Isaacson, JJ Riedel, Elias Krehbiel. Sponsored by Isaacson Truck Line.
Elementary kids were clapping along enjoying the musical today! One more performance tomorrow night! Hope to see you then!
The SES Central Office has collected several lost and found items. If any of these items belong to you or your family member, please claim them in the Central Office - (785) 536-4287 (ext. 3). Items will only be held until the end of the Semester.
JH Boys get the A-team win over the Lions. JH Girls complete the sweep of the night over Minneapolis. #TrojanProud
JH Girls B-team wins over Minneapolis. Boys B-team falls on last second shot by the Lions. A-team games starting soon.
The Elementary word of the month is GRATITUDE! Check out this Home Resource to continue the conversation at home!
https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://characterstrong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/November-Dinner-Conversation-Starters.pdf
Sectional Football Information
C team boys and girls win their games. B games up next! Go Trojans!
Do you like a good pun, or dad joke. How about if we set that to music? Come see the musical tonight or Saturday night. A star studded cast of dedicated students will tickle your funny stapes.
JH BB today
Thank you HCi
We need your help! The Southeast of Saline Education Foundation is looking for volunteers for the Prairie Patch Craft Show this Saturday. Our mission is to provide educational scholarships to local students, classroom equipment and support, and support the athletics and activities of the Southeast of Saline school district. If you can spare some time to help out, it would be greatly appreciated. Even just a few hours can make a big difference.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CABAC2FABFFCF8-45588736-prairie