South Putnam Middle School/ High School

We continue to celebrate college opportunities this week with dress-up days, virtual campus tours showing during lunch and a mascot scavenger hunt. Mr. Pruitt is also working on college-themed trivia for Friday!

Congratulations to Kade Winslow for his internship at the Greencastle Fire Department as part of his Fire and Rescue class capstone at Area 30! Kade's previous training has prepared him for this opportunity. He has already been able to go out on runs and appreciates the experience he is gaining. He plans to pursue firefighting as a career.

We got an early start on College Go Week! With Homecoming next week, we want to make sure we have plenty of time to talk about and celebrate college opportunities for students. Today was College Gear Day for our dress up day. Tomorrow is College Sports Team Day.

The South Putnam Leo Club led by Mrs. Lyssa McKee did a great job constructing an Eagle scarecrow for Cloverdale's Main Street decorating contest! Thank you to the Cloverdale Lions Club for sponsoring us for the event. As Mrs. McKee said, "The eagle has landed!"

We are pleased to welcome Grace Burdge this year as an instructional aide at South Putnam Middle and High School. Ms. Burdge helps students in a variety of classes. She also leads our volleyball program. The JV and Varsity teams will compete in County tomorrow at North Putnam.

We are please to welcome Cory Tinsley as a new math teacher this year at South Putnam Middle and High School. Mr. Tinsley teaches high school math particularly focused on geometry. He also coaches in our middle school baseball program.

Last night was Senior Night for the South Putnam Girls Golf Team. Senior Bella Fanning is shown hitting par on hole 18 at Oak Ridge golf course! The girls play Sectionals on Friday, Sept. 19th at Forest Park.

Our Student Advisory Committee attended the Fall IHSAA Meeting and leadership workshop today in Danville. Students heard from and talked with other student leaders from around central Indiana.

We need MS/HS drop-off traffic to exit the parking lot to 231 at this time

Mr. Skomp and Mr. Rounds have been out in classrooms as part of our Eagle Lessons focused on our Profile of a Graduate skills: integrity, communication, critical thinking and perseverance.

We are proud to welcome JC Thomas as a new member of our staff this year at South Putnam Middle and High School. Mr. Thomas assists middle school students by giving them extra support in ELA and math. Mr. Thomas is also coaching in our high school football program and middle school boys basketball program.

It's a great day to be an Eagle!

Congratulations to Remington Mendenhall! He is doing a work-based learning internship at York Automotive through Area 30 this year as part of his Auto Collision class capstone. His work started this past summer. Remi hopes to continue to work in auto collision repair as a career after high school.

Thank you to Rachelle Custis and the Student Council for sponsoring a blood drive at school!

The trophy case is looking good! It is a great day to be an Eagle!

MKS has been a great partner as we continue to expand the possibilities for our South Putnam students, staff, and families! Here is a recent brief video project update from their LinkedIn page. A lot has changed in a week! Concrete pours are underway in the fieldhouse along with significant exterior updates. Exciting times are ahead, with many more to come at South Putnam! #EaglePride #parkinglot #pool #fieldhouse
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-kinder-and-sons-inc-_south-putnam-2-month-update-the-team-activity-7365806074479734785-omb7?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAYP0pIBK5mJokw00NYxuncmEFqBFZprA1s&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

Yearbooks are on sale!

Yearbooks are on sale!

South Putnam students participated in the PIE breakfast this morning! PIE (Prevention Intervention Education) is a county-wide organization focused on positive health choices related to avoiding alcohol and illegal drug use.