What's Happening

High School Small Gym Floor

            The High School Small Gym floor was finished and it looks great. The bleachers are still on backorder and should be here in the next few months. We love the value that the floor adds to the high school and look forward to many years of use.  

Final Mile Project

The Final Mile Project is complete and community members can order high-speed internet through Triad Wireless. Triad is doing eight installations this week in St. Johns. Those students of ours who qualify for free and reduced lunches can qualify for up to $30 off their internet bill with Triad. Having high-speed internet in St. Johns is much needed and we are grateful for the Final Mile Project and Triad Wireless for making this possible!

ACT Conference and Preparations

            On December 9th, Steven Palmer, Rick Johnson, and the math faculty at the high school accompanied me to the ACT Conference at ASU. It was a great day of learning sessions focused on helping us improve students’ ACT scores, specifically in Math. Additionally, Steven and his faculty have been working hard on identifying ways to prepare students for the ACT, Pre-ACT, and ACT Aspire tests. We are looking forward to doing even more to help students do well on the ACT and be prepared for life after high school.

Miscellaneous

Here are a few other things to be aware of.

·      At the end of December, our K-8 students finished their Benchmark 2 tests, and each grade did a great job. We had several grades that improved from last year. These benchmark tests are all preparation for the end-of-the-year assessments that are administered in April. Our students and teachers are doing great!

·      The Coronado Christmas Music programs were a huge success. Tara Crosby does a great job with those students and it is always a highlight of the end of the year.

·      The installation of our water fountains will begin this week. To install the fountains, the water to our buildings must be shut off, so the installation process will take a few months as the plumbers utilize Friday afternoons and Spring Break to install.

 It has been a great month!