Good morning, This is Dr. Smith, Superintendent of South Putnam Schools. On Friday, September 29, South Putnam Schools will be on a two-hour delay due to dense fog. There will be no AM Area 30 transportation and no AM Pre-K. Stay Safe, Eagles!
Great things are happening in our building today. Mr. Champion is helping students develop their musical talents. Mrs. Hodge is helping students learn about enzymes. Mrs. Dickson is doing math and Ms. Jones is preparing students for the PSAT.
Middle school volleyball teams played hard-fought games against North Putnam during County this weekend!
It is amazing that Homecoming ended only a few days ago! It went so fast!
Nurse Snider has been a great addition to the South Putnam team this year. She has been working very hard to keep our students healthy.
Congratulations to Senior Homecoming King Aiden Beadles and Queen Chloe Heet and all the Homecoming candidates and winners! It was a special end to an amazing week!
Good afternoon! This is just a friendly reminder that on Monday, September 25th, students will not be in the school buildings but completing E-Learning assignments from home. Meanwhile, teachers will be actively participating in professional development activities and checking on student progress throughout the day.
We hope to see you at the homecoming football game tonight!
Stay safe, Eagles!
Several South Putnam students and staff members are wrapping up a very large project to improve our Natural Trail, a beautiful and unique portion of our cross country course. Senior Les Brown completed an Eagle Scout project by planning and coordinating the replacement of the stairs. The hours of research and hard work by his team has resulted in well-crafted, secure steps that have been built to last many years. Our horticulture class helped our SOAR class wrap up a multi-week project to widen and line the path through the woods. With support from funds through the athletic department, the newly improved course has a smoother, broader surface designed to drain away excess water. Thank you to everyone for their creative ideas, collaboration, physical labor and commitment to restoring this important South Putnam tradition.
Several South Putnam students and staff members are wrapping up a very large project to improve our Natural Trail, a beautiful and unique portion of our cross country course. Senior Les Brown completed an Eagle Scout project by planning and coordinating the replacement of the stairs. The hours of research and hard work by his team has resulted in well-crafted, secure steps that have been built to last many years. Our horticulture class helped our SOAR class wrap up a multi-week project to widen and line the path through the woods. With support from funds through the athletic department, the newly improved course has a smoother, broader surface designed to drain away excess water. Thank you to everyone for their creative ideas, collaboration, physical labor and commitment to restoring this important South Putnam tradition.
Homecoming Week continued with Throwback Thursday!
The South Putnam Music Department Fall Concert will be held on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Please come out and enjoy a great night of music and support our students.
Homecoming hallway decorations look great. Thanks to all our students and staff who worked hard to show their
school spirit.
Seniors beat sophomores!
Homecoming Homeroom Volleyball. Juniors defeat the Freshman.
Homecoming is here! Was it College Day or Purdue Day?
Congratulations to Cameron Frazier for winning a S.A.L.S Grant to pay for three drones for his Ag Power, Structure and Technology course. The drones will help support work related to Core Standard 10 through which students "apply concepts of emerging technologies." S.A.L.S. is supported by a "small group of community members interested in enhancing the learning environment for South Putnam students" in areas of science, agriculture and life skills. Thank you for their generosity and support of South Putnam students and teachers.
Danae Cline, a member of the 2023-24 IHSAA Student Advisory Committee, presented at the IHSAA Fall Area Principal Meeting for District 2 on Wednesday. We are all so proud of her for representing South Putnam with excellence!
Today South Putnam hosted our annual Senior Seminar coordinated by Karen Heavin of Heavin College & Career Readiness. Students attended sessions on College Selection and Application by Amanda Andes from Hanover College, Military Opportunities by Sergeant Frank Gardner, Personal Finance by Michael Clampitt and Dalton Smith from North Salem State Bank, Scholarship Tips by Dean Gambill from the Putnam County Community Foundation, Workplace Ethics by Carrie Thompson from Crown, Stress Management by Karen Martogolio from Mental Health of America Putnam County and Union Careers by Mike Rayce. Thank you to Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Custis, Mr. Burgess and Mrs. Branam for helping organize the event and prepare lunch for seniors and staff.
The Career Exploration Internship Program's guest of the Employability Speaker Series was Paul Jedele. Paul, who is the regional co-owner of 9 McDonalds in West Central Indiana, shared with juniors and seniors his story of becoming a second generation owner of McDonald's by applying his father's acronym for success. ATTITUDE (Appearance, Timeliness, Truthfulness, Integrity, Tenacity, User-Friendly, Dependability, and Enthusiasm. This is also the expectation that he stresses and expects from his employees at McDonalds.
Any student interested in applying can Text "IN155" to 3800 to apply
Thank you Mr. Jedele for you time today!
Middle school cross country runners enjoyed an evening run at home against Cascade. Each SP runner felt proud for finishing our challenging course. They also talked of ways they planned to pace differently in the next race. Well done Coach Bye!
