Satellite News
December 2023 Edition
South Central Jr-Sr High School
Email: jmiller@scentral.k12.in.us
Location: 9808 South 600 West, Union Mills, IN, USA
Phone: 219-767-2266
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southcentralhigh
Notes from Mr. Miller
Please see below for important updates and information for South Central Jr-Sr High School:
South Central Drama Club: South Central Drama Club's production of "The Sound of Music" was a hit! A HUGE shoutout to Mr. Roberto Sanchez-Williams and the cast/production for all their hard work. The spring play will be announced soon!
Final Exams: Final exams for Junior and Senior High will be the last three days leading up to Winter Break (December 20-22). Teachers will begin to discuss what final exams look like for each class they teach and how they factor into semester grades. At the bottom of this newsletter is the Finals Schedule for this semester. Please reach out to any teacher or the main office with questions.
End of 1st Semester: The end of the 1st semester is December 22! Report cards will be published on January 15th. Hard to believe we are already almost halfway done with the school year!
Band/Choir Winter Concert: Mr. Scheck's JH and HS Band and Mrs. Cauley's HS choir will hold their winter performance on Thursday, December 14th in the South Gym. The performance starts at 7:30pm. Come out and support our talented musicians!
Junior High Incentive Day: Our Junior High students have been hard at work this semester with specific goals set in place by our teachers. Those who have reached those goals will be rewarded with a trip to the movies this December to see Willy Wonka! Congratulations to all students for the effort they have put into their schoolwork this December. We are happy to reward them.
Financial Aid/FAFSA Help Night: Mrs. Randall will be hosting our annual Financial Aid/FAFSA Help Night here at South Central on January 10th. Seniors are mandated to fill out the FAFSA this year and this meeting will help guide families and students on this process. Please plan to attend if you have a senior!
PSAT/ASVAB Interpretation Scores: Mrs. Randall will be stopping in classrooms soon to work with our students on interpreting their PSAT (8th-11th) and ASVAB (11th grade) scores. These scores will help us prepare our students better for the SAT test and career exploration!
Winter Break: A much deserved Winter Break is approaching for our students and staff. There will be NO SCHOOL from December 25 - January 5. Students will return to the building on Monday, January 8th. South Central wishes everyone a Happy Holidays!
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to the main office at 219-767-2266 or contact Mr. Miller at jmiller@scentral.k12.in.us. Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Jarad Miller
Principal
South Central Jr-Sr High School
Upcoming SC Events
December 12th- Red Cross Blood Drive
December 12th- School Board Meeting
December 13th- Jr-Sr High Popcorn Day from PTO
December 14th- JH/HS Band and Choir Concert
December 20-22- Final Exams
December 22- End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester
December 25 - January 5- Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
Athletics
Athletic passes are currently on sale in the Jr-Sr High School main office. Stop by to grab one today!
Our Winter seasons are underway! The Lady Satellite Basketball team has started its season off strong with a 6-3 overall record and 2-0 record in the PCC after a 54-45 victory over Kouts on Thursday! Satellites will continue their season with 5 games in December along with a Holiday Tournament at Knox on December 23rd.
The Boys Basketball team now stands at 1-1 after an early season victory over Hobart! The Satellites play 5 games in December along with the Winter Classic held here at South Central on December 30th!
Our Junior High Boys and 5/6 Grade Boys teams are also underway! Great job to all of our student athletes participating in basketball this season!
Classroom Spotlight
Mrs. Barnes English Classroom
This week, Mrs. Barnes' English class is our classroom spotlight! Mrs. Barnes has been teaching at South Central the past 11 years with 7 prior years as an English teacher at New Prairie.
Mrs. Barnes currently Currently teaches English 10, Honors English 12, Theatre, ADV Theatre, Speech, and ADV Speech. Amongst the variety of classes Mrs. Barnes teaches, she has also led the South Central Drama Club in the past and helped lead different clubs. Mrs. Barnes is also an IU Dual Credit instructor, teaching ADV Speech, W131 and L202 as a part of our Honors 12 English classes. She stated about the dual-credit offerings- "I love teaching the Dual Credit courses, which allows students to graduate with 3 IU credits per course they take. Most of the students can jump into their 2nd year of college English immediately AND skip their speech course. The composition and literature courses dig into writing in a way that really prepares students for collegiate success and I am proud to bring them the opportunity".
According to Mrs. Barnes, the best thing about South Central are the students. In her words, "I just can't say enough wonderful things about our kids and who they are as people."
Mrs. Barnes is an advocate for her students and a blessing to South Central. We are thankful for what she does for our kids each and every day!
Veterans Day Program
On November 10th, South Central Elementary and Jr-Sr High School honored our veterans in a special ceremony held in the school's gym. Our Elementary students, led by Mrs. Wadding, performed "Wind Beneath My Wings" and the High School band, led by Mr. Scheck, performed "Hymn to the Fallen". Thank you to all veterans who attended the event and those who were not able to. We appreciate your service to our country!
A special thank you to the Union Mills American Legion and South Central Jr-Sr High School social studies teacher, Mr. Wilhelm. Mr. Wilhelm served in the Navy during the early 2000's and was our guest speaker for the event.
We are truly thankful for all of veterans and their service to the United States!
2023-24 Jr-Sr High School Bell Schedule
Final Exam Schedule- 1st Semester
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