SOMS Announcements

This week is “Remember to Care Week”.  This week-long event, hosted by the SADD Club, is to raise awareness about being kind to others and treating people the way you would want to be treated.   Today students will be signing a “pledge” that will be taped to the homeroom door.  Tomorrow all students and staff are invited to wear the color green.

 The SOMS School Store Holiday Shop will be open during all lunch periods TODAY.

Tomorrow, Friday, December 23, is a half-day of school for students.  Dismissal time is 11:13am.

Are you interested in learning more about: American Popular Music, The Space Station Academy (NEW!), Oceanography, the Teenage Brain, Learning to invest in the stock market, Advanced English Literature, Poetry Writing, Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Stories, Literacy Skills for the 21st Century, Web Design, Number Theory, Psychology, Sociology, Meteorology, Mythology and even more?  Registration is now open for the 2017 Spring Term for The Virtual High School (VHS)!   Our Spring Semester begins January 25, 2017.  Please contact your student’s guidance counselor or Mr. Yassky.

The NJHS is working with the Legacy X Foodbank to collect food for those in need.  There will be a box in the main lobby, and we are asking you to bring in canned/boxed goods to help local families.  We will be running the food drive through today, December 22 and a full wish list of food will be posted outside Mrs. Fagan’s and Ms. Condon’s classrooms, as well as on the collection box. Thank you for your generosity!

SOMS PTA, SOCASA, and Wellcore will co-host a Parents and Caregivers training session on Youth Mental Health on Sat., Jan 28, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM . For more complete information go to:  http://somspta.org/uncategorized/youth-mental-health-first-aid-training-program/