Hello Sun Valley Families!

Wow! What an amazing senior prom and post prom! We would like to thank everyone who played a part in making the day & night a success! A ton of hard work goes into it and we are very thankful our students got to enjoy it!

This week is teacher appreciation week! Please say thank you to all your teachers! Write them a card or give them a small gift, no gesture is to big or too small! Show them your appreciation!

Good luck to all the students who take their AP exams this week!

Reminder Keystone's are soon.

Upcoming Keystone Schedule:

May 13th & 14th - Algebra Cohort A

May 15th & 16th - Algebra Cohort B

May 17th & 20th - Biology

May 21st & 22nd - Literature

May 23rd & 24th - Makeups

Students who are testing are to arrive for the regular school day start time of 7:30. All students who are not testing will have a two hour delayed arrival schedule. Note: there is not transportation provided for the delayed opening. Transportation only runs on the regular day schedule. If you are in need of transportation in the morning and you are not testing you may report at 7:30 and attend study hall in the auditorium during testing.

We thank you in partnering with us in ensuring your students meet the expectations of being ready, respectful and responsible each and every day!

This is such a busy time of year. Please ensure your keeping up with all the info below!

John Paul Roskos

Principal

Here's a quick look at the week ahead: 05/06/24 - 05/10/24

• Monday, May 6th, - Day 5 (Odd)
• Tuesday, May 7th - Day 6 (Even)
• Wednesday, May 8th - Day 1 (Odd)
• Thursday, May 9th - Day 2 (Even)
• Friday, May 10th - Day 3 (Odd)

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2024 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

Please see the timeline below to note all the important dates that will be happening over the next several weeks.

Congratulations to Sun Valley’s Reading Olympics Team, the Sun Valley Page Turners! In this year’s annual Reading Olympics Competition, they earned 58 (out of 60) points and secured a blue ribbon for their achievement! Their love of reading, coupled with dedication to working hard, resulted in their great success. They also worked extremely well together as a team. Great job!

We are proud to share that Sun Valley's production of "Catch Me If You Can" did very well with award nominations this season. We set a record for number of Cappie nominations with Sun Valley receiving 12 nominations stretching from all sorts of categories.

This year with the help of our Director Liz Hazlett, our drama students e were put into the running for the Philadelphia Independence Awards. The Independence Awards are a much more prestigious and competitive award ceremony in which real, adult adjudicators attend our show and give feedback.

It is Motif submission time! If you’ve written any poetry or short stories, if you’ve created any films or videos, if you’ve made any paintings, drawings, cartoons, anime, sculptures, or ceramic creations, or if you’ve taken any photographs that you are particularly proud of or would like to share, please consider submitting to Motif, Sun Valley’s literary and artistic magazine. Teachers, if a student has created something particularly worthy, please encourage that student to submit or please submit on their behalf. If you have a piece you’d like to submit, please see or email to Mr. Hill. The deadline to submit is Friday, May 10th.

Sun Valley's Summer Reading list has been approved. Please click on the link below to view the assignments for grades 9th through 12th.

Sun Valley's Summer Reading Lists

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2025!

It is not too early to start thinking about Senior Portraits! Barksdale Studios have provided us with a link to schedule your appointment for this summer.

Click here to schedule Class of 2025 Senior Portraits

Attention: All freshmen who signed up for and paid to attend the trip to Main Event: Please stop by Miss Larck-Fiorelli’s or Miss Helmandollar's room to pick up a permission slip. This permission slip must be filled out and turned into one of your class sponsors by May 16th.

Digital Hall Passes are Coming

Over the next few weeks, Sun Valley will be piloting a new hall pass system where students will request a hall pass on their Chromebook, and carry their school ID to indicate they are in the hallway on an approved pass. Groups of teachers will begin using these passes in late April and early May, and we anticipate using the system building wide in September.

For those families who have students and Northley Middle School, we will be using the same system that they have been using since earlier this year. 

Attention Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2025.

Please review attached letter in regards to immunizations requirements for 12^th grade.

Class of 2025 Immunization Update 

The PBIS Store continues to be open every Wednesday during all lunch periods. Be sure to keep earning and redeeming your Sun Dollars for prizes!!

MHS Peer tutoring continues in the MIC after school- please check the updates on Schoology for availability.

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Mrs. Caputo in B53.

Science National Honors Society and the Biology department will be having Biology Keystone Review Sessions starting May 1^st.

The document shows the topics and locations for the review sessions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FlM_UVJ5sqklCwnkv0zg86z_c-2fYd7rmXS-Tw1FiSM/edit?usp=sharing

There will be no science tutoring in the MIC for the month of May, tutoring will resume in June to prepare for finals. 

FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH INFORMATION

As we are preparing for the beginning of the school year, please see the attached copy of the 2023-2024 paper application for free and reduced lunches along with the instructions from USDA. The purpose of this information is to provide parents/guardians access to the necessary forms.

Instructions for free and reduced lunches

Free and reduced lunch application

FRANCINE IM

Mrs. Diehl's pick for Staff Member of the Week is Francine Im. Mrs. Im’s dedication to our students and her colleagues is truly inspiring. She always makes time to listen and support others and looks for ways to help all students grow academically and personally. She is one of the hardest working individuals that I know and I don’t know how she does it all. She is nothing short of a superwoman, not to mention, an awesome Advisory partner. Congratulations and thank you for your commitment and care to the students and staff of Sun Valley.

SUSAN STEIGER

M. Starinieri has chosen Susan Steiger as student of the week. Susan has made a tremendous improvement in British Literature since the beginning of the 2nd semester. Susan has been striving to do well on not only submitting her assignments on time, but also on the quality of her work. She participates in class discussions as we read Frankenstein and self-advocates when needed. Susan did wonderful during her Mock Interview last week! We are very proud of Susan's successes and know that she will continue to flourish.

CHLOE WILLS

Ms. Starinieri has selected Chloe Wills as student of the week. Chloe is the definition of being "ready, respectful, and responsible". She is consistently prepared for class and always arrives with a smile. Chloe is the first one to volunteer to pass out and collect folders & notebook and will, many times, do so without even being asked. I admire Chloe's dedication and effort to her classwork, as well as her constant eagerness to improve. Congratulations, Chloe!

ATTENTION STUDENTS:

Penn-Delco provides a late bus for students who stay after school everyday, Monday through Thursday. Students should be in the lobby by 3:40 p.m. Please check with the driver to make sure you board the appropriate bus. Please note that there is NO late bus on Fridays.

PA CareerLink® invites students to attend their Youth Job Fair on Tuesday, May 7^th from 2pm-5pm at the Springfield YMCA located at 194 W. Sproul Road in Springfield, PA. The event will provide youth with opportunities to find summer jobs, internships, and first jobs. Workshops will also be conducted onsite to help youth prepare resumes, complete job applications, learn interviewing tips and prepare to work.

Summer Learning Opportunities Available

Check out information in the “College and Career Planning” Course in Schoology. There is a folder (titled “Summer Learning Opportunities”) where Summer College Courses/Camps are published from the counseling office. Keep an eye on the file if you are thinking of taking some college level courses this summer! Some amazing opportunities exist.

Upcoming College Visits

There are no more college visits scheduled for the remainder of the year. We will see you in the fall.

Attention all senior athletes: College Signing Day will be Thursday, May 30^th. Stay tuned for further details.

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Please click the link below for the most up-to-date schedule for

Sun Valley Sports.

Sun Valley Athletics Schedule

05/16/24 - Jazz in the Valley - 7:00 p.m.

05/22/24 - Arts Alive - 5:00 p.m.

05/24 to 05/27 - Senior Trip Disney World

05/24/24 - 10:15 a.m. student dismissal - Half-day In-service