Signature Practices

Promising Practice: Special Needs Prom
Before the dance, students with special needs taught the "regular" education students how interact with students that have disabilities. They taught them how and when to offer help in many situations.
Promising Practice: Writing Well and Living Well for Living Well Village
The students used the PARD method to approach service learning (Preparation, Action, Reflection, and Demonstration).
Promising Practice: All Aboard
The concept of “Stuffing a Bus” was born, and students began to take on the task of loading a bus with all the things they could gather to make an impact on the community in need. By the end of February, class projects flourished and students loaded a bus two times, and 10 other vehicles made drop-offs at seven organizations and local homes.
Promising Practice: "Sportsmanship with Dr. Seuss" Day
During “Sportsmanship with Dr. Seuss Day” student-athletes promote literacy and sportsmanship with elementary students. Student-athletes define sportsmanship, explain its importance, and discuss how it’s practiced on their teams.
Promising Practice: "Books of Hope" Service Learning Project
Books of Hope is a cross-curricular, service learning project in which SHS students write and illustrate books for children in Uganda.