South Fork High School

🍁THANKSGIVING BREAK UPDATE🍁 The Martin County School District would like to formally announce students and teachers will have Nov. 20-24 off for Thanksgiving Break. As noted in the Instructional Calendar, Nov. 20 and 21 were designated as emergency makeup days to ensure our students would receive the instruction in the event the District had to close schools due to storms or other unforeseen emergencies. The District has had no such situation creating a need to make up instructional time; therefore, those two days are included in Thanksgiving Break for students and teachers. The Martin County School Board approved the 2023-2024 School Calendar during its meeting on Nov. 22, 2022. To view the calendar, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊

Calling All Seniors Wednesday, November 15th is your night to stand in the Spotlight!

❤️🖤BETTER TOGETHER🖤❤️ On Friday, Nov. 10, South Fork High School students will perform the heartwarming musical, 'A Year with Frog and Toad.' The production showcases the amazing collaboration between students of all abilities to create something truly magical! Keep an eye out for a special report from WPBF 25 News, showing a glimpse of the uplifting and inspirational performance. This is a show you don't want to miss! It is free admission, but donations would be greatly appreciated! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🕰️ Reminder, Martin County families: Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight! 🕰️ Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at 2 a.m. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫 #FallBack

Congratulations to Mrs. Gorton for winning MCSD High School Teacher of the Year! Ms. Gorton has been an educator at South Fork High School for five years. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Potsdam and prides herself as a leader with strong organizational and prioritization skills with expertise in teaching math at all levels. Ms. Gorton is an esteemed educator in South Fork High School’s International Baccalaureate program. When she’s not educating her students to excel in and have a passion for mathematics, she is coaching Girls’ Cross Country and Track and leads the Student Government Association and Leadership. In her role as the Student Government Advisor, she assisted in achieving the title of the largest contributor to the Thanksgiving Basket Drive for four years and contributed thousands of dollars to local communities. Most recently, Ms. Gorton and her students championed a project to create a viable thrift store on campus, working towards a sustainable option to recycle South Fork spirit gear. "We are truly privileged to have such a remarkable educator at South Fork High School,” Interim Principal Jaime Thompson shared. “Ms. Gorton’s passion for mathematics has given students a newfound confidence in their abilities. She is also a true leader for our students, enabling positive change not only in the school but throughout the community.”

The news is in, Martin County! 📢🎉 The biggest celebration honoring excellence in education has officially concluded! 🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉 The Martin County School District and Education Foundation of Martin County are proud to announce this year’s Teacher of the Year award winners: 🌟 High School: Kyle Gorton, South Fork High School 🌟 Middle School: Joy Kastanias, Treasure Coast Classical Academy 🌟 Elementary School and Overall Winner: Joshua Perry, Crystal Lake Elementary School 🏆 Spirit Award: Bessey Creek Elementary School A huge round of applause goes out to all of our outstanding site-level nominees and the amazing sponsors who made this celebration happen! Learn more about the winners here: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1324630 #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

🌟CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE🌟 Martin County School District students have the opportunity to celebrate Native American Heritage Month while also having a chance to win a college scholarship! The Florida Department of Education and Volunteer Florida recently announced Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis’ 2023 Native American Heritage Month art, essay and educator contests. This year's theme is “Highlighting Native American Heroes and Their Accomplishments.” Click here for more information: https://www.martinschools.org/article/1319548 All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, November 9, 2023. #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫

Members of our choir auditioned and were accepted in this years Epcot Candlelight Processional! They will be heading to Epcot on November 27th to perform. Help us congratulate these students.

Support our VET Club.

Congratulations to our band students on receiving Superior ratings at MPA last weekend! This is the highest rating they could have received and is a testament to their hard work and dedication over the past 3 months.

🗓️EARLY RELEASE DAY🗓️ Just a reminder, families - tomorrow, October 31, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than normal. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Annual constitutional debate sign-ups are underway. This competition aids in providing scholarships to the winner. Signups are due by November 17th.

SFHS Alert: Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st, is an early release day. We will be following the early release bell schedule and there will be NO after school tutoring tomorrow.

SFHS Families: Parent Teacher Conference Night is coming up on Wednesday, November 1st from 5-8 p.m. Please use the following link to schedule a time slot with the teachers you wish to meet. We are looking forward to meeting with you! https://tinyurl.com/3mrkd33x

🎃🐾SPOOKY BULLDOG SPIRIT🐾🎃 The South Fork High School Trunk-or-Treat was a spooktacular success! Students worked hard on their meticulously decorated car trunks and everyone came out in creative costumes. It was a ghostly good time! What made this event even more exceptional was that it went beyond candy and costumes. South Fork High School used this opportunity to give back to the community by supporting Hannah's Home of South Florida. Shoutout to Emma Stewart, the SFHS Junior Class of 2025 President, who came up with this idea to host a trunk-or-treat that fundraises, gets students involved, and brings members of our community together! #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud #MCSDBetterTogether💫

⭐MCSD ALUM SPOTLIGHT⭐ Earlier this year, Martin County High School alumna Sophie Araque-Liu, a.k.a. the 2022 Doodle for Google winner, was awarded a Florida High School Athletic Association scholarship! Sophie won the 2022-2023 Roger Dearing Heart of the Arts Award, a $1,500 scholarship, for her hard work and efforts in giving back to her community. Applications for the Heart of the Arts and Spirit of Sports scholarships are now available! Learn more about each opportunity: 🎨 HOTA - https://fhsaa.com/sports/2020/3/18/HeartofArts.aspx 🏐 SOS - https://fhsaa.com/sports/2020/3/18/SpiritofSport.aspx Read more about why Sophie was chosen for the Heart of the Arts Scholarship here: https://fhsaa.com/news/2023/2/1/about-us-fhsaa-announces-the-2022-2023-roger-dearing-heart-of-the-arts-and-spirit-of-sport-award-winners.aspx #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

🗓️EARLY RELEASE DAY🗓️ Just a reminder, families - Tuesday, October 31, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed two hours earlier than normal. View our complete school calendar: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #PublicSchoolProud

Picture Day is next week! November 2nd for 9th, 10th and 11th grade students. Purchase a package BEFORE Picture Day to save $10! Check out this deal at CADY.com/PictureDay #CADY #CADYpics Don't forget to purchase your yearbook at yearbookordercenter.com

STEEL MAGNOLIAS opens tomorrow, 10/26 at 7PM! Tickets are $8 for students/ seniors, $10 for adults and are available online at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76238. Tickets can also be purchased with cash at the door before each show. STEEL MAGNOLIAS runs through 10/28.

📆HURRICANE MAKEUP DAYS📆 Reminder for families: Hurricane season doesn't officially end until Nov. 30. As we near the end of the season, we want to remind Martin County families of the scheduled Emergency Makeup Days built into the 2023-2024 School Calendar. We are also nearing the first set up Emergency Makeup Days on our Instructional Calendar, which precedes Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 20-21). These days may be used to make up instructional time in the event we need to close for one or more storms. IF we do NOT experience any emergency situations or storms requiring us to use one or more of these Emergency Makeup Days, those two days will be added to Thanksgiving Break, giving students the week away from school (Nov. 20-24). At this time, that appears to be the case. If we experience conditions that would necessitate making up one or more school days, we will provide notice of the appropriate date(s) to families and employees as soon as possible. The Martin County School Board approved the 2023-2024 School Calendar during its meeting on Nov. 22, 2022. To view the calendar, click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/calendars #ALLINMartin👊 #MCSDBetterTogether💫