Summer Scoop: July 9th
Special Reminder From The Finance Department
If accounts are not current, your Renweb accounts will be blocked. Please contact the financial office if you have questions regarding your account. Don’t miss a beat in the world of tuition and finance – check the Financial page on the Parent Portal for current information. REMEMBER: June 15, 2015 is the last day to withdraw your student from SBA and not be responsible for half of the remaining tuition. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call Angie Howard at 423.892.2319, extension 2225.Kennedy/Marshall Tandem Wins Silverdale's First State Championship In School History
After Silverdale's impressive showing in May's Chattanooga High School Fishing Championship, rising seniors Daniel Kennedy and Braden Marshall made school history, winning it all at theTennessee High School Fishing State Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, TN. With 264 anglers representing 40 different high schools across the state, Kennedy and Marshall topped them all, hauling in a 5 fish limit at 21 pounds, 13 ounces as well as taking home Big Bass honors. Congratulations to Daniel and Braden, who will represent Silverdale in the Southeast Conference Regional Championship in September. You can read more here.
Next Week's Uniform Resale
All content related to this summer's PTF Uniform Resale can be found on their page on the Parent Portal. Volunteers are needed! If you're interested, email Lynn Hoover. We'll see you next week!
Summer Guatemala Mission Trip
During the week of May 28th to June 2nd, Silverdale students Allison, Alexander, and Aiden from the Interact Club and Spanish Dual Enrollment classes went on a mission trip to Cubulco, Guatemala with Spanish teacher Nikki Bautista and Allison’s father, Jared Barlew. The purpose of the trip, sponsored by the Chattanooga Rotary Club and arranged through AMG International, was to provide portable water filters to rural families. The group trekked through the jungle, rivers and mountains to deliver and set up water filters for families who have no access to clean water. Another project was to install a permanent water filter for the Señorita Elena Hospital in Cubulco. The hospital serves a population of 65,000 people many of them indigenous, offering medical, dental and nutritional support to many without access to private or governmental health services. While it was a blessing for this team to have the opportunity to meet the needs of so many with clean water, it was much more of a miracle for them to be able to communicate the good news of Living Water through handing out tracts and sharing gospel on Radio Genesis in English, Spanish and Achi (the indigenous language). Only God knows what impact this team has made for eternity.
High School Fine Arts Trip: Germany & Austria
Private Music Instruction
If you are interested in weekly private music instruction for your child(ren) please don't forget to add them to our list. We offer lessons for piano, voice, violin, guitar, bass guitar, drums/percussion, hammered dulcimer and we can arrange other lessons if requested. We will have a table set up during Elementary, Middle School and High School registrations with information and sign-up sheets. If your child is already taking lessons with one of our teachers and you want to continue with that teacher, you may let them know and your name will be added to the list. Please include a phone number so we can contact you to schedule the lesson time. Enjoy the rest of your summer and we'll see you soon!
Upper Library Summer Hours
For your convenience, the Upper Library will be open Tuesday, July 7th and Tuesday, July 21st from 9:30am-1:00pm. You can get to the library from the Elementary entrance. Happy Reading!
Middle and High School Girls Soccer Camp
WHO: Rising 6th – 12th graders
WHEN: July 6th – 23rd, 2015 (3 consecutive weeks)
WHAT: 9 sessions (M, T, Th each week)
TIME: 8am – 12noon
LOCATION: Redoubt Soccer Complex
COST: $250.00
Camp Director: Brian Crossman – College head coach (23 years), Director of Lookout Mountain Soccer (8 years) USSF A license, Chattanooga FC Head Coach for the first 3 years. Brian has coached and overseen soccer camps for 34 years.
COVERED: Fundamental Training, Fitness, Foot skills, Tactical training, Team Attacking Shape, Team Defending Shape, Emphasis on Spiritual Development within Athletics
Contact SBA Head Soccer Coach Chris Neighbors: email or (423) 322-0311
Wanted: Volunteer Photographers!
Do you have a passion for photography and find yourself at all kinds of events, camera in-hand? If so, we need your help!
With so many events happening all of the time here at Silverdale, our desire is to capture as much as possible in order to preserve the history we're making here every day. Between our three yearbooks, social media, and our website, just to name a few, there is a constant need for these images. We need parents who are free both during and after school hours, willing to shoot everything from field trips to sporting events to special events like Donuts for Dads, and much more. If this sounds like something you're interested in, please contact our Director of Communications, Daniel Ashworth, by email for more information and to discuss what options might work best for you. We hope you'll consider joining forces with other parents here in helping to preserve the precious memories of our students.ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- PRESCHOOL
- Graduation photos can be found and ordered online now on our photo website HERE.
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Kindergarten Graduation photos are online now for viewing and purchase by CLICKING HERE.
- Math and Reading Summer Camp 2015 – There is still time - sign up now! Registration forms are also available at the elementary front desk. Please email rmarcus@silverdaleba.org or rwilliams@silverdaleba.org with any questions.
- July 20-22, 2015
- 9:00am-12:00pm for math, 1:00pm-4:00pm for reading, 9:00am-4:00pm for both
- $65 for one, $120 for both math and reading
- MIDDLE SCHOOL
- A Life Skills class will be held for any new student grades 7-12 on July 27th-29th. There is a $25 fee for the class, due upon arrival. Please register by noon on July 20th to Heather Silvious at hsilvious@silverdaleba.org or (423)892-2319 x. 2221.
- IMPORTANT DATES:
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6th Grade Registration: August 6th, 1:00-3:00pm
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New Students Registration Grades 7-12: August 6th, 1:00-2:00pm
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6th Grade Parent and Newly-Enrolled 7th and 8th Grade Parent Meeting: August 6th, 2:00-3:00pm
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7th and 8th Grade Registration: August 7th, 7th Grade @ 9:00am, 8th Grade @ 10:00am
- First Day of School: August 12th @ 8:00am
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- HIGH SCHOOL
- Honor Roll & Headmaster List | 2nd Semester 2014-2015: Click here to view.
- A Life Skills class will be held for any new student grades 7-12 on July 27-29. There is a $25 fee for the class, due upon arrival. Please register by noon on July 20th to Heather Silvious at hsilvious@silverdaleba.org or (423)892-2319 x. 2221.
- JOB OPENINGS FOR 2015-2016: Interested in joining the Silverdale team as faculty or staff? Check out our 2015-2016 job postings online at www.silverdaleba.org/JoinUs!
- 2015-2016 MASTER CALENDAR: Check Academy dates for vacation, holidays, etc – the school’s master calendar for the 2015-2016 year is available on our website by clicking here.
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION: If accounts are not current, your Renweb accounts will be blocked. Please contact the financial office if you have questions regarding your account. Don’t miss a beat in the world of tuition and finance – check the Financial page on the Parent Portal for current information.
ATHLETICS:
- SUMMER ATHLETIC CAMPS: Be checking the website for information regarding summer camps. There will be many opportunities for your children to get involved! Click here to register today. www.silverdaleba.org/athletics
- MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS: Friday, July 24th - 2:00-4:00PM and Friday, July 31st - 2:00-4:00PM. Girls must be present at least one of these dates to try out for the team and at both dates if possible. Please email Coach Marcus with any questions.
- GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP: More info on the website here.
- BOOSTER MEMBERSHIP: Sign up to be a booster member online HERE. For questions or more information, email Tiffany Givens.
- For 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.