It was a fantastic night at South Putnam! The Eagles dominated the Clovers in front of a big home crowd and excited cheerleaders and cheer block! Congratulations to Coach Sorrell, his staff and all the players! Thank you to the Quarterback Club for the new tunnel to kick off the evening!
Also tonight, families came out to meet our teachers and walked around our updated spaces! Thank you to everyone who helped over the last several weeks get our building ready for school and this special night! Thank you Jared Hutcheson for countless hours. Thank you to Dr. Smith and our school board for supporting this work. Thank you to Levi Yowell for his vision and work. Thank you Chris and Brandon!
Thank you to Mr. Burgess and the athletic department for donating some funds from concessions to buy food for our teachers and treats for our visitors. Thank you to the Ag department for allowing us to use digital boards to direct guests. Thank you to Claude, Cindy, Bob, Carol, Seth, Monica and Kenny for their above and beyond work for many weeks! Thank you to Jared, John, Kevin, Troy, Brian, Heath, Rachelle, C.J., Angie, and Lori who sprinted with me to pull everything together. Thank you to everyone on the field and in the press box. Finally, thank you to our teachers who decorated and prepared spaces, shared out information with families, and stayed into the evening after a long week of school! They are exceptional!
Mark Evans of Purdue Extension kicked off our stock market game for the Gov/Econ classes
Tomorrow night is Meet the Teacher Night and the Renovation Open House at South Putnam from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. before our home opening football game against Cloverdale. Come and walk through our updated facilities and meet our staff.
Thank you Mrs. Dickson and Mrs. Hodge for presenting on the incredible accomplishments of our AP students at our most recent board meeting. Our teachers and students are amazing! Congratulations to our AP scholars, AP Scholars with Honor and AP Scholars with Distinction. Mrs. Hodge and Mrs. Dickson recognized those who were able to attend and the many others who earned one of these distinctions for their high achievement in these rigorous classes
Some learning in action during our first days of school
Everyone had fun trying out the latest addition to the Teacher's Lounge. Thank you to Kate Hudson for her ideas on sprucing up the the space!
This pretty much sums up the week and our teachers: "Wake up; teach the kids; be awesome!" Thank you, Mrs. Coke for the inspiration!
Meet Deputy Alan Driver, our new School Resource Officer! He greeted students and families this morning as we started the day. His position is part of our improved school security plan.
We welcome everyone to the 2023-24 school year!
Thank you to Hicks & Sons for their help in making our school look great! They put in a lot of time and came in late to get projects finished before the start of school. Thank you!
In-person registration continues tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (closed 11:30 to 12:30 for lunch).
Reminder: In-person registration begins tomorrow from noon to 7:00 p.m.
As you prepare for online registration, which opened yesterday (7/24/23) for returning students, keep in mind that Ivy League Kids provides before and after-school care for our K-8 students (815-464-1265 or ivyleaguekids.org.) In-person registration will be on Monday, July 31st, from 12-7, and Tuesday, August 1st, from 8-3. All new students must register during in-person registration; please see the registration page for more information. Starting this school year, all food service payments will be processed through Titan. Please see the food services webpage for detailed instructions on setting up your Titan account.
Welcome Cena Bain to our South Putnam staff as a high school special education teacher. Cena has a criminal justice background with a Master of Science in Criminal Justice. On the education side, she has served as an adjunct professor (most recently at Ivy Tech and then Marian University) teaching classes including Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Sociology, Homeland Security, Juvenile Justice, and more. Cena has a heart for kids and transitioned into special education through the Teachers of Tomorrow program. I am excited to have Cena join our team at South!
Don't forget to join us in celebrating Terri Beasley's 30 years of service at a special retirement reception on Wednesday, July 12th in the FACS Room at South Putnam High School from 5pm - 7pm
Opportunity at South Putnam:
Maternity leave position at South Putnam Middle School in ELA for the first nine weeks (until Oct. 13th). Email tgardner@sputnam.k12.in.us if you are interested.
High school parking lot resurfacing will begin Thursday and extend into next week. The west entrance and parts of the lot will be closed this week as they work.
We welcome Josh Estridge to our South Putnam family as our new head boys basketball coach and business teacher. Josh has the experience and commitment needed to lead students in our JV/Varsity teams now while also bringing cohesiveness to the whole program (youth, middle and high school) to build it for the future. As a member of the staff in the building, he will help students gain knowledge and skills in the classroom while building relationships with students and staff. He will see our student athletes as students and have relationships with fellow teachers as colleagues. As a coach with experience in football, he sees our athletes as multi-sport athletes and will support their desire to compete across sports and succeed in the weight room. We are excited to have Josh on board.
They've graduated! Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Congratulations to Wyatt Switzer for his 2nd place finish at Regionals. He set a new school record of 39.75 in the 300 hurdles. He is now headed to the state meet next Friday.
