Message from Sun Valley Admin

Week of 09/30/24-10/4/24

Hello Sun Valley Families!

We are about to be 1 month into the school year! At this point you should

be able to gain a good picture on how your student is doing

academically. Please hold these conversations and have them walk you

through their grades in schoology. If you have any questions at all

please reach out to your student's teacher

Mid marking period is Friday October 4th.

A reminder on the upcoming PSAT:

The PSAT is being administered at SVHS on Wednesday October 9th. This is a district wide half day of school. Students in grades 10 and 11 are automatically registered to take the PSAT. 9th grade students who would like to take the test must opt in using the form sent to parent emails. All 12th grade students and 9th grade students who do not opt in do not need to report on 10/9/24.

Interested in learning more about the PSAT. Check out this link: https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-psat-test

Homecoming dance ticket information is below!

As always we thank you for your continued partnership!

Have a great week!

John Paul Roskos

Principal

Here's a quick look at the week ahead: 09/30/24 - 10/4/24

Monday, September 30th - Day 2
Tuesday, October 1st - Day 3
Wednesday, October 2nd - Day 4
Thursday, October 3rd - Day 5
Friday, October 4th - Day 6

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Every fall, the AP Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP Exams. Penn-Delco School District is proud to announce that 34 current students and 18 recent Sun Valley graduates have been designated as AP Scholars for the 2023-2024 school year! Among them, 11 students earned the designation with Honors, and 15 with Distinction. Read full article: https://svhs.pdsd.org/post-details/~board/sun-valley-high-school-news/post/sun-valley-students-named-ap-scholars

The Homecoming Dance will be held Saturday, October 12th at Sun Valley, from 6:00-9:00 pm. Tickets cost $15 and students may bring 1 guest. If this guest does not attend Sun Valley, a permission slip must have been turned in and approved before ticket purchase. Sun Valley students must be academically eligible when the report is run. NO REFUNDS!

https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Class-of-2025--Homecoming-Tickets-/SbTXHf0

Barksdale Absentee and Retake Picture Day

Thursday, October 17th

Everything you need to know about ordering your Yearbook!!

Click here: 2025 Yearbook Info

Please use this link to place your order:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T3zqtZmqOImJkDOsca0D87gwE9DQTlox82sHMcS1qQc/edit?usp=sharing

The Class of 2028 is selling spirit wear through MVP Sports now through October 3rd.Support the class of 2028 and rock some awesome SV gear in the process! Use the attached link to shop our store.

The Freshman Academy Theatre trip to see A Christmas Carol at the Walnut Street Theatre will be on Wednesday, December 18th. The cost is $25.00.

The deadline for payment is Thursday, November 7th.

Payment can be made online via Schoolpay by visiting your schoology course for English class or with a check or money order made out to Penn-Delco or exact cash turned into your Survey of Literature or ELA I teacher, along with your permission slip.

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS!

Make sure you keep your Scholarchip ID swipe card in a safe place where you can find it easily. If you misplace your ID, you will need to purchase a new one. The cost of a temporary ID is $1.00 and the cost of a replacement ID is $5.00.

POWDERPUFF MEETING

There will be a meeting for powderpuff players and coaches after school from 2:20-3:00 on Thursday, 10/3/24 in the Auditorium. There will be a practice that same night from 6:00-7:00 on the Football practice field. All players and coaches are encouraged to attend.

The powderpuff game will open homecoming week on

Monday, October 7^th at 7 pm.

If you haven't already, please fill out and return your students Nurse's Emergency Card as soon as possible.

The PBIS Sun Dollar Store is open every Wednesday during all lunch periods. Be sure to keep earning and redeeming your Sun Dollars for prizes. Sun Valley t-shirts and lanyards are now available in the sun dollar store.

Hi Parents and Guardians! The Sun Valley PBIS team is looking for donations for student raffles, rewards and prizes. Please consider donating for our next drop off date on October 1^st. Thank you in advance! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4EAAA72BA3F58-50666640-sunvalley

The Math Honor Society will be posting applications for new members in Schoology and copies will also be available outside of room B53.

Students will have until October 4th to complete and submit. Please see Mrs. Caputo with any questions you may have. MHS will hold their first monthly meeting in October - so be sure to check updates and messages in the Schoology group!

PTL Dues are $10 per family this year. If you wanted to Venmo, please see the picture for information. If you wanted to send in cash or a check made out to Sun Valley PTL with the form you received in the mail, feel free. Thank you!!

STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK

Ms. Scarcelli

Mrs. Lessik's pick for Staff Member of the Week: Ms. Scarcelli

She writes, "I am nominating Ciara Scarcelli as Staff Member of the Week! Ms. Scarcelli holds many roles at Sun Valley. Besides being an amazing teacher in our Special Education Department, she is also one of the Class Advisors for this year's senior class. Furthermore, she has always been one of our coaches for our Unified Bocce and Track & Field teams. The students look up to her and truly appreciate her involvement in the classroom as well as in activities and sports. She is always so helpful in all areas and a blessing to the Valley! Thank you, Ms. Scarcelli, for everything that you do!"

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

EMILY THOMPSON

Nominated by: Mr. Dobbins

Emily is generally a quiet individual who simply goes about her business of doing what she's supposed to do while not trying to draw attention to herself. As a result, she probably hasn't gotten recognized for being an excellent student in the past maybe as often as she should have (including by me). After having the pleasure of teaching Emily in her Pre-Calculus class last year, I want to make sure that I do recognize her work ethic and ability to excel in her coursework, and I also want to express my appreciation for how helpful she was to the students around her in assisting them to learn too. I'm confident that Emily's approach will continue to bring her success after high school as well, and I am eager to see where life ends up taking her later on. I'm sure that there are plenty more good things to come!

BLAKE DiPASQUALE

Nominated by: Mr. Dobbins

Blake was a student in my AP Calculus class last year, temporarily a student of mine in AP Statistics 2 years ago, and has been an ongoing leader in Sun Valley's Science Olympiad and Robotics Clubs the past 3 years. Frankly, Blake is probably sick of seeing me by this point, but despite my annoyingly never-ending presence, Blake is always polite, respectful, and pleasant anytime I see her. Blake is likely going to win some some of cash fellowship someday on her way to pursuing a post-graduate degree, so I feel like it's only fitting that she at least at be recognized as student of the week here in high school before she gets there, even if the stipend now is only a handful of Sun Dollars this time around.

BRIELLE WRIGHT

Nominated by Mr. Rafferty:

Brielle is a leader at Sun Valley who excels both in the classroom and on the playing fields. In the classroom, Brielle has a 4.5 GPA while taking many AP courses and is a member of the National Honor Society. Outside of the classrooms, Brielle is a 3 sport standout on the Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse teams leading both the basketball team and lacrosse teams to District playoff berths. I am proud so proud of Brielle and thanksful for all she does to make Sun Valley a great place.

BRANDON CARR

Nominated by Mr. Rafferty:

Brandon is an incredibly hard worker both in and out of the classroom. He is a straight A student, taking multiple AP courses with a 4.2 GPA and a member of the National Honor Society. On the Wrestling mat, Brandon works year round to perfect his craft. He heads into his senior year with 110 career wins and 2 straight PIAA State berths. He recently committed to Franklin and Marshall College where he will continue his wrestling career. I'm so proud of Brandon as he is a great representative of what being a Sun Valley Vanguard is all about!

CLUBS, COMMITTEES & CLASS MEETINGS

D & D CLUB

The D&D Club meets Mondays and Thursdays after school.

SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM

Anyone interested in joining the The Speech & Debate Team, feel free to stop by or e-mail Ms. Wessel (B42) awessel@pdsd.org or Ms. Phelps (B254) kphelps@pdsd.org.

BLACK STUDENT UNION

The Black Student Union meets on Mondays after school in C86.

SCIENCE NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY

SNHS: Membership meeting for current members only will be October 2^nd in Room B250 after school.

Attention Juniors and Seniors - If you are interested in joining Sun Valley's Science National Honors Society, please fill out the following application:

https://forms.gle/zdpzyDgherbxofxX6

Requirements include a minimum of a B course average in all of your science courses. If you have any questions, please see your science teacher, Ms. Phelps or Mrs. Wiest.

GSA

Any student interested in GSA, please see Miss Willow to plan our first meeting and talk about changes this year. Bring friends.

ART CLUB/NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY

We are ALWAYS accepting new members and will meet EVERY Wednesday from September thru June in A4 unless otherwise told.

NEWSPAPER CLUB

The newspaper club runs and operates Sun Valley Social (sunvalleysocial.wordpress.com), a student led news website. The website features student art, photographs, and videos, as well as articles about extra-curriculars, school events, local news, sports, the arts, and other topics of interest to the Penn-Delco community. Sun Valley Social offers an alternative forum for members of the school community to express their thoughts on important issues and share their creativity.

We are always looking for new members interested in writing, editing, photography, or videography. Meetings are held each Monday at 2:20pm in room B44 all are welcome!

SUN VALLEY STAGE CREW

Mr. Pry and Mr. Bittner held the first meeting of the Sun Valley Stage Crew this week. A large group of students attended, but we are always happy to add to the group. We discussed the functions of a crew, and plans to teach students the intricacies of working on state of the art technical equipment.

The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 1st at 2:30pm

YEARBOOK CLUB!

The Yearbook Club will be meeting Monday & Tuesday in Ms. Willow's room and Wednesday & Thursday in Ms. Bondanza's room. All students interested in working on the yearbook should plan to attend one of the sessions so you can get your Yearbook Avenue credentials.

FCCLA CLUB

The FCCLA Club will be meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd at 2:20pm in A-2. New members are welcome.

CHESS CLUB

The Chess Club meets on Wednesdays after school in room B-245. Beginners and advanced players are welcome. When you lose, you learn. When you win, you teach.

Text: @rooknroll to: 81-010

Top 10 Benefits of Playing Chess

STUDENT SENATE

Student Senate will have its next meeting on October 8th at 2:20pm in A-2.

Are you interested in student leadership? This is the club for you.

GAMING CLUB

"Video Game Club or E-Gaming Club meets three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, Fridays, after school from 2:15PM to 3:15PM. You do not need to sign up, and attendance is not mandatory, show up when you please!

We usually play games that are local Co-Op, and the Nintendo Switch is what we use most due to its portability.

BRING YOUR OWN GAMES as they will not be provided, we are a collaborative group who share and work together. If you would like something added just ask!

We have three different AV set-ups so up to three groups of students may play at any given time!"

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM

The Science Olympiad Team will meet on Tuesday, October 8th and Tuesday, October 22nd in Room D-97.

No experience required – as long as you like something about science, you'll be a great addition to the team!"

COUNSELING NEWS!!!

Attention 10^th graders: Do you see yourself as a leader here at Sun Valley High School? Are you interested in continuing to develop your leadership skills? If so, consider submitting an application to attend the HOBY Youth Leadership Conference. This is a wonderful opportunity for a 10^th grader from our school to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning, and motivation-building experiences. The seminar will be held at Neumann University on June 13-15, 2025. Students must be able to attend all sessions for the entire weekend.

Applications will be reviewed and one student will be selected to attend from Sun Valley. The application link is posted in Schoology for the Class of 2027 under Upcoming Events. Submissions must be received by November 1^st or sooner. If you have questions, please e-mail Ms. Snyder (msnyder@pdsd.org).