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Important Dates
Monday 8/5- Freshman
Camp 8am-12pm.
100% free! No
registration necessary.
Tuesday 8/6- FIRST
DAY OF SCHOOL!
(first week tips will be
on the next page)
Thursday 8/8- Picture
Day!
Wednesday 8/14-
Principal/Parent Coffee
8am in the Admin
Conference Room
Thursday 8/15- Open
House from 6-8pm
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August 6, 2019
Welcome Back Matadors!
It is an absolute pleasure to welcome our students
back for the 2019-2020 school year. This summer we
have been busily hiring staff and preparing for our
students and to try to ensure that this will be SMHS’
best year ever! It has been a great pleasure learning
and training with our faculty this week and I can
honestly say that I have never seen a faculty so ready
to welcome our students back. One of the items that
we reviewed with the faculty this summer was student
growth. Over the summer our AzMerit scores came
back and I am happy to announce that in a year that
saw a decline in the state average scores, SMHS
posted some truly remarkable gains across the board!
The hard work and dedication of our students and
faculty was outstanding last year and we are doing
everything that we can to help that trend continue into
2019-2020. With your help, we will make 2019-20 a
great year!
GO MATADORS!
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Schedule
Distribution
on Tuesday 8/6
On day one we distribute
schedules to our students.
Normally 7:23 “is the time
to be” but I would
recommend that come a
little early on the first day
if you are dropping kids
off.
Freshman- 9th graders
will pick up their
schedules in the Activity
Center/Cafe
Sophomores- Jerry
Conner Gym
Juniors- Media Center
Seniors- Performing Arts
Center lobbySMHS
Contact List
SMHS Office hours
are 7:00am-3:00pm
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August 6, 2019
First Week Tips
1. Pack a lunch! In the first week of school the
lunch lines are always slow. Students forget
their ID numbers, workers are still being
trained, and it simply takes time for the routine
to set in. I recommend that students bring a
sack lunch from home if they can for the first
few days of school until we get the kinks
worked out.
2. Write your schedule down somewhere safe!
Even organized and responsible students
sometimes lose their schedules. Write it in your
planner, and on the inside of a notebook.
Notebooks are way tougher to lose than a piece
of paper!
3. We are here to help! Every staff member on
this campus is here to help you with any
problem you might have. Don’t feel funny
about approaching a staff member, any staff
member, if you need assistance. Conversely, if
any staff member addresses you, please make
sure you treat them with the dignity and respect
they deserve. We are ALL Matadors!
4. Don’t buy a ton of school supplies before the
first day! Teachers will give you their syllabus
on the first day listing all of the necessary items
for their classes. Really, all you need for the
first day is a notebook, something to write with,
and a positive attitude.
5. Make sure your student knows what bus they
are on for the morning AND for the afternoon!
Check the Bus Finder on the district website!
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Main Line-(602) 449-3000


Attendance- (602) 449-3001

David Appleman, Principal- (602) 449-3002

Kathleen Alexander-Blue, Assistant Principal- (602) 449-3032

Mark Smith, Assistant Principal- (602) 449-3022

Richard Ross, Dean of Students- (602) 449-3069

Ron Safcik, Athletic Director- (602) 449-3044

Guidance- (602) 449-3014

Karen Reuter, Nurse- (602) 449-3003

Athletics Website- https://www.pvschools.net/Page/6185

Gerald Stuart, School Resource Officer-(602)449-3053

PTC Website- https://sites.google.com/smhsptc.com/ptc/home?
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CAR
Saturday,
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August 17th (Shea & 32nd St)
7am-11am

Swim & Dive

Can’t make it to the Car Wash, but want to support Swim & Dive?
Please make a donation via Venmo to SMHS Swim.
Thank you!

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