News & Info: October 17th

Homecoming 2013

We are so looking forward to tomorrow night's Homecoming 2013 festivities! You should have received communication about the big night, but just in case, here's what's happening:

• Homecoming festivities - 6:30pm
• Kick-off vs. Grace Academy - 7:30pm
• Alumni honored throughout the evening
• Halftime celebration of cancer survivors with the American Cancer Society - passing the pink buckets to collect donations
• Canned food collection through the Chattanooga Area Food Bank to support hunger in our community
• iPad Mini giveaway to one lucky winner from Grace and one lucky winner from SBA - text to win! (Details tomorrow night)
• 5th Quarter event sponsored by the Silverdale Student Ministry for all high school students - located in the Student Ministry Building

We hope you'll be joining us for the big night as our Seahawks remain undefeated! We are asking that the students black out along with the football team, and that the community and our fans wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness. We will have pink ribbons to give away at the gates as you enter, and pink shirts and wristbands to sell as well. See you tomorrow night at 6:30pm for Homecoming 2013!

Veterans Day Program

This year's Veterans Day program, "BECAUSE OF YOUR COURAGE: Remembering Our Heroes", is right around the corner! Mark your calendars now for Monday, November 11th - Veterans Day 2013. Our school-wide program will begin at 8:30am in the Silverdale Baptist Church sanctuary and will be a beautiful time of honoring our veterans through student-led expressions of thanks. There will be patriotic music, art and drama, all performed and led by our creative and talented students. If you are a veteran or know of a veteran who would like to attend, please fill out a form on our website by CLICKING HERE. Our guests of honor are United States Army Specialist Andrew Smith and his wife Tori. Andrew and Tori have a powerful story to tell, as Andrew lost both legs to an improvised explosive device (IED) while deployed to Afghanistan just last March. You can read more on their journey on their website HERE. This video below shares the last 12 months of Andrew's recovery  - we hope you'll watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znS7wcsZfqs

SBA Joins American Cancer Society's Making Strides Walk

Join Team Silverdale Strides on Sunday, October 27th as we walk to fight the breast cancer battle! You can register online on the Silverdale Strides team page HERE, but be sure and visit our main website HERE for complete information, links, and a place to order your Team Silverdale Strides t-shirt! The event is a little more than one week away, so don't delay in registering for the walk, and get your shirt before we go on Fall Break! If you're at either football game this Friday or next, we will be selling the shirts as well.

Student Egg-cellence

Sixth grader Garrett Wingo has been involved in the 4-H Chick Chain since the fourth grade. He has raised twelve chickens from the 4-H program over the years since, and continues adding to his very own egg business that he has had going now for four years!  Just a few weeks ago, Garrett participated in the Hamilton County Fair's Open Youth Competition, and his Polish "Top Hat" Rooster named Oreo brought home the big blue first place ribbon!  Way to go Garrett and Oreo! GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Congratulations to seniors Abbie Carlson, Ben Crabtree, Alex Gontarek, Grant Marshall, Matt Millard, Colton Rogers, and Josh Rogers for being named to the National Society of High School Scholars.
• ELEMENTARY:  JTerm 2014 forms and money are due Nov. 15th.  Information about JTerm can be found on the parent portal by CLICKING HERE.
• Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled for October 18th after 12:30. Please email the teachers you would like to meet with to schedule your appointment. We look forward to seeing you then.
• MIDDLE SCHOOL: Service Projects will be held on October 18th. Our homerooms serve others through various projects around the Chattanooga area. If your child misses the service project, you must fill out a Missed Service Project Form (on the parent portal HERE) and return it to Mrs. Silvious prior to the service project.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Friday, October 18th: Half day for students
• Friday, October 18th: Parent/Teacher conferences
• Friday, October 18th: Middle School service proejcts
• Friday, October 18th: Homecoming 2013 (festivities @ 6:30pm, kick-off @ 7:30pm)
• Friday, October 25th: Football Senior Night vs. Bledsoe
• October 19th-27th: FALL BREAK - no school

ATHLETICS:

• Congratulations are in order for senior Mackenzie Harris and sophomore Caroline Couch, who were named to the District 5A All-District and All-Tournament volleyball teams. Way to go ladies!
• For updated team calendars, check out the Athletics Master Calendar online. (When team schedules change at school, these calendars auto-update). If you use Google calendars personally, you can instantly add any of our athletic or team calendars to your own by clicking the "+Google Calendar" button in the lower right corner of the calendar you'd like to add.
  • ELEMENTARY MASTER CALENDAR
  • MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTER CALENDAR
  • HIGH SCHOOL MASTER CALENDAR

REMINDERS:

• The Spirit Store now has long sleeve t-shirts and sweatshirts and is accepting debit/credit cards! Contact the athletics office at 423-892-2319, ext. 2217 for pricing and availability.
• Our new Guidance Department has been hard at work making sure you and your student are prepared for the world after high school! Visit their webpage here for updated info, an ever-changing Guidance Calendar, and be sure to follow our new Silverdale Guidance Twitter account, @SBAGuide!
• Box Tops and Labels for Education is a great way to help earn extra money for our school! The incentives are sweet - literally! Check out more here.
• NEEDED: There is a paid carpool opportunity needed out of Ooltewah for afternoon transportation home for two students. If interested in helping, please contact Dora at (423) 356-5551.
• The new upper school entrance is now at the rear of the campus at the doors to the new high school lobby. Please remember that the doors outside the Chapel are no longer an official campus entrance. Please make plans to enter the building or pick up your upper school student from this new entrance.
• Elementary students left at carline after 3:00 and middle school students left after 3:30 daily WILL be sent to Before & After Care and will be charged accordingly. Rates can be found on our website here.
• Elementary yearbooks are now available to purchase and begin customizing at treering.com. See the elementary parent portal for more info.
• The Elementary Moms Mentoring Group meets once weekly in the Chapel. For specific dates and times and more info on the group, check out the page on the Elementary Parent Portal by clicking here.
• The Spirit Shop is open for business daily Monday through Friday from 10:30am - 12:30pm in the upper gym inside Mrs. Givens’ office. Swing by and pick up your favorite SBA apparel! Contact the athletics office at 423-892-2319, ext. 2217 for pricing and availability.
• When offered at SBA, special lunches from Zaxby’s must be ordered a week prior, whereas pizza orders must be confirmed the Wednesday before. Both can be taken care of through ParentsWeb on RenWeb.