South Fork High School

🎓CELEBRATING #CTEMONTH🎓 Our Career & Technical Education (CTE) Department has prepared guidebooks for all 8th graders across the District. These books were created with the "Explore My Future" CTE Academy Showcase in mind. They give students a roadmap to the different learning and career opportunities available to them in our high schools. For more information about the many Career & Technical opportunities offered to students enrolled in the District, please click here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/career-and-technical-education #ALLINMartin👊 #CTEWorks #GetThereFL

In December, two students, Kiana Kuschel and Lizzie Vanhoose, who are in Choir and Band respectively organized a food drive through the House of Hope of Martin County. They collected non-perishable items in the choir and band classes and at the winter choir and band concerts. Together, they collected 43 pounds of food providing nearly 36 meals to residents in Martin County in need. The compassion and drive of our students is inspiring. We thank them for their hard work and congratulate them on making a difference in our community.

GPA Letter Instructions This has already been shared with parents of seniors. We thought we would make the information available here as well.

🌞VIRTUAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT DAY OR NIGHT🌙 Paper, our new online tutoring platform for students in grades 6-12, provides live access to professional tutors across more than 200 subject areas! Each online educator is a Paper Education Company, Inc. employee who is trained in the Socratic teaching method and undergoes a criminal background check prior to employment. All student activity on the platform is recorded, tracked, and made readily available to teachers and administrators. Students can access help when they need it by signing in to ClassLink with their District credentials and clicking the "Paper" app. Meet the tutors: https://youtu.be/HMHLNZeTbxQ #ALLINMartin👊

Attention seniors and senior parents! This is the LAST weekend to purchase your senior ad in the yearbook! All ads MUST be in by Jan 31 to be included in the yearbook. yearbookordercenter.com code 10113

Senior Breakfast Presentation: https://bit.ly/SeniorGradInfo

🍎24/7 ACCESS TO ACADEMIC SUPPORT🍎 The Paper tutoring platform is now available to all MCSD students enrolled in grades 6-12! By signing in to ClassLink and clicking the "Paper" app, students have access to online tutors 24/7 to assist them with learning and assignments across more than 200 subject areas. WPTV's Derek Lowe recently spoke with Dr. Mary White, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, about what families can expect as students take advantage of the Paper platform: https://youtu.be/9mD3mevSwgE #ALLINMartin👊

🔊FREE, ON-DEMAND VIRTUAL TUTORING IS HERE! 🔊 The Martin County School District has partnered with Paper Education Company, Inc. to bring a free, on-demand virtual tutoring platform to students enrolled in grades 6-12. Online tutors will be available 24/7 to assist students with learning and assignments across more than 200 subject areas! Students may access these free academic support services day or night by signing in to ClassLink with their District credentials. Learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/637617 Access additional resources for parents/caregivers: https://paper.co/parents-guardians#current-families #ALLINMartin👊

Reminder: Student course registration for the 2022-2023 school year started this week. Please see the process, timeline and helpful links here https://www.martinschools.org/o/sfhs/article/633045

⚖️CELEBRATING CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARS⚖️ In partnership with the Center for Constitutional Values' Scholarship Fund and the YMCA of The Treasure Coast, the Martin County School District conducted the seventh annual “Constitution Academic Competition” this week! Teams of students from Jensen Beach, Martin County and South Fork high schools debated the U.S. Supreme Court case “Miller v. Alabama” before presiding judges - the Honorable Kathleen Roberts (19th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida), the Honorable William Roby (19th Judicial Circuit Court) and the Honorable Alan O. Forst (Fourth District Court of Appeal). The case addressed the constitutionality of enacting life sentences without parole for juveniles convicted of capital crimes. Read more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/633088. #ALLINMartin👊

South Fork High School participated in the seventh annual “Constitution Academic Competition” sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Values’ Scholarship Fund, the YMCA of the Treasure Coast, and the Martin County School District. The teams— Noyana Pierre-Louis and Sophie Suereth; Dawson Hawkins and Matthew Mastrosimone—debated the U.S. Supreme Court case “Miller v. Alabama”, to ascertain if the case was wrongly decided? (The case addressed the constitutionality of enacting the death penalty for juveniles convicted of capital crimes.) Although both teams effectively articulated their positions, Noyana Pierre-Louis and Sophie Suereth won the debate (advocating for Miller). They each received a $250 scholarship and will advance to Round 2 in April, where they will compete for additional scholarships. A special thanks to Justice William Roby, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, for presiding over the debate.

Congratulations to our 2021-2022 South Fork High School winners in the Regional Scholastic Arts Competition. Our Gold winner, Ryan Campbell will move on to National Competition. Out of over 4000 entries these students work have been selected to be in the Regional exhibition. Ryan Campbell won a Gold Key for Waterfall No3 Photography Emily Brown won a Silver Key Ghost-Quiet Drawing & Illustration Samantha Conner won a Honorable Mention encaustic Drawing & Illustration Kiarra Hold won a Honorable Mention Depth of Fear Photography Art and Wonderland Photography Art Karolina Thomas won a Honorable Mention Oh Mary, You Really Tried Drawing & Illustration Art Brianna Toth won a Honorable Mention How to Bee A Baker Comic Art Gold and Silver Key winners will have their original work shown at the Regional Exhibition Scholastic Art Exhibition Dates: Wednesday, February 9 - Saturday, February 19, 2022.

Senior ad sales have been extended for another 2 weeks! You still have the chance to highlight your senior with a personalized dedication made by you. Jan 31st is the the official due date and will NOT open again. Go to yearbookordercenter.com using code 10113 to place your ad.

Second quarter report cards will be posted today, January 18. View your child's grades and attendance records in the FOCUS Parent Portal: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/ If you do not currently have access to the FOCUS Parent Portal, please click here to view instructions for claiming your account: https://martin.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ #ALLINMartin👊

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. The dream lives on. #MLKJrDay #ALLINMartin👊

📲STAYING CONNECTED📲 Did you receive the latest edition of Martin Moments, our e-newsletter, in your inbox this week? Click the link below to catch up on the latest news and information from around MCSD! https://conta.cc/3I6c8ZY #ALLINMartin👊

Just a reminder, families - There will be no school for students on Friday, January 14 (Teacher Work Day) and Monday, January 17 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). Classes will resume Tuesday, January 18. #ALLINMartin👊

🌴WORK IN PARADISE🌴 Looking to begin 2022 with a brand new career? Visit us on LinkedIn and explore current employment opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/company/martin-county-school-district. We hire to inspire - let's connect today! #ALLINMartin👊

🎓EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS🎓 🎉Add this to the list of things we are celebrating in the new year - the District earned its highest graduation ever in 2021! 🎉 According to data released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education, MCSD earned a graduation rate of 94.1% in 2021, a 3.9 percentage point increase over its graduation rate of 90.2% in 2020. The graduation rate for the three traditional, District-operated high schools - Jensen Beach High School, Martin County High School and South Fork High School- increased to 97.1% in 2021, an increase of 1.8 percentage points over last year's rate and 7 percentage points above the state's overall graduation rate of 90.1%. Please click here to learn more: https://www.martinschools.org/article/619022 #ALLINMartin👊

Buy your yearbook before Jan 15th to avoid a big price increase! Use yearbookordercenter.com code 10113. This is the LAST day to purchase a senior ad too!