Principal’s Message - Week of May 2 – May 6
Marc J. Cohen, Ed. D.
Please note that it is not my intent to be all-inclusive in this message. There are far too many school
events happening every day for me to mention them all. Please continue to read our Eagles Bulletin and
Twitter feed for important announcements and visit our school homepage regularly for updates. Have a
great week.
Announcements
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May 2-May 6 is Staff Appreciation Week. This is a great opportunity for you or your child to
express their thanks to our hard-working, committed, tenacious, and caring staff.
AP and IB testing starts this week. For a full schedule of exams, please visit
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/senecavalleyhs/news/AP%20IB
%20Testing%20Calendar%20MAY%202016%20rev.pdf
Poetry Slam – Tuesday, May 3rd, poet Lauren May from the DC Youth Slam Team is coming “to
spit some spoken word and discuss issues of personal struggle and mental health.” Students
have been invited to join our Minority Scholar's Program during the lunch period to share in this
experience. If you think this is something your child would enjoy, we hope you will share this
information.
May is an exciting month at SVHS for many reasons, not the least of which is that this is the
month we begin recognizing our students for their outstanding achievements. First up for this
season: Monday, May 2nd the Spanish Honor Society will hold their annual induction ceremony.
On Wednesday, May 4th, several SVHS students will be honored at the 7th Annual MCABSE
Distinguished African American Scholars and Community Leaders Awards Ceremony. And on
Thursday, May 5th, the Thespian Honor Society will welcome its newest members.
Battle of the Bands – One of our outstanding IB students has organized this event as part of a
CAS project to raise money for the American Anxiety and Depression Society. We hope you will
consider joining us on Friday, May 6th, for an evening of live music starting at 7 pm in the
auditorium.
Visiting Author – Elle Cosimano, author of Nearly Gone, Nearly Found, and Holding Smoke will
be visiting Seneca Valley to hold a writer’s workshop with students on Thursday, May 12th. If
your child is interested, please have him/her see Ms. Little-Cook in the Media Center as soon as
possible.
Annual Student Art Show – Opening Night is Thursday, May 12th in the Media Center starting at
5 pm. After visiting the Art Show, we hope you will then consider joining us in the auditorium for
the Spring Choral Concert starting at 7 pm.
College Signing Day – During lunch on Friday, May 13th, we will be honoring our student athletes
who have accepted scholarships to study and play their sport of choice at the college level. If
you have any questions, please contact our Athletic Director, Mr. Jesse Irvin.
Parents of seniors:
Senior Exam Schedule: A copy of the senior exam schedule can be found at the bottom of this message.
Updated 5/2/2016
Athletics Schedule – Looking for dates and start times or the latest stats on Seneca Valley sporting
events? Don’t forget to visit http://www.svhsathletics.com/.
Lunch at SVHS in 2016-2017:
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Effective the first day of school in the 2016-2017 school year, lunch at SVHS will be closed for all
students who are not designated as 12th graders. When a student reaches 12th grade status,
they may request permission to participate in open lunch. This will require a parent permission
slip. Students who are given permission will receive an alternate student ID card that must be
shown when students leave and return from lunch. The logistics required for students to take
advantage of what will now be a senior privilege will be explained to students in my summer
welcome back letter and at our opening class meeting.
As always, please don’t hesitate to call me or any member of my administrative team if you have any
questions or concerns. Thank you for your continued support of Seneca Valley.
Marc Cohen – Principal
Ivan Aranha – Assistant School Administrator (Students with last names A-Geg)
Brian Beaubien – Assistant Principal (Students with last names Geh-Ore)
Dyan Gomez – Assistant Principal (Students with last names Orf-Z)
Monique Riddick – School Business Administrator
SENECA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
2016 HSA Testing and Senior Exams/Activities Schedule
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The bell schedules for the weeks of HSA Testing is listed below. If you are not scheduled
to take a HSA test on Monday or Tuesday, then your arrival time to school is 11:10am.
The buses will run on a normal schedule. If you use bus transportation and do not have to
take the HSA test on Monday or Tuesday, you will be expected to remain in the
cafeteria/study hall until the regular schedule resumes. All students taking the HSA test
on Monday or Tuesday must report on time (7:45 am) for each test.
Seniors must be present for senior exams. The senior exam for each course counts
as 25% of the Quarter 4 grade. All seniors must report to classes on the days of their
exams.
Once a senior completes a senior exam on the designated day, the senior does not
return to that class again.
Seniors will not have access to their lockers after May 27th. All items left in lockers
after May 27th will be removed.
Senior Exam Review Day is WEDNESDAY, the 18th.
Updated 5/2/2016
MONDAY, MAY 23
7:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. GOVERNMENT HSA
11:10 – 11:57am
Lunch
12:02pm – 12:35pm
Period 1
12:40 – 1:13pm
Period 2
1:18 – 1:51pm
Period 3
1:56 – 2:30pm
Period 4
TUESDAY, MAY 24
7:45 a.m. –11:10 a.m. BIOLOGY HSA
11:10 – 11:57am
Lunch
12:02am – 12:47pm
Period 6
12:52 – 1:39pm
Period 7
1:42 – 2:30pm
Period 8 ---Senior Exam
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
Regular Bell Schedule
Period 6---Senior Exam
Period 7---Senior Exam
Seniors leave at 1:37 pm
THURSDAY, MAY 26
Regular Bell Schedule
Period 3 – Senior Exam
Period 4 – Senior Exam
Seniors leave at 11:57am
FRIDAY, MAY 27
Last day of school for Seniors
Regular Bell Schedule
Period 1 – Senior Exam
Period 2 – Senior Exam
Senior Locker Cleanout (9:30 – 9:50 am)
Seniors leave after Senior Locker Cleanout
MONDAY, MAY 30
MEMORIAL DAY – NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY, MAY 31
GOVERNMENT Make-up
Regular Bell Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
BIOLOGY HSA Make-up
Regular Bell Schedule
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
Regular Bell Schedule
Graduation Rehearsal (7:30 – 11:30am)
Senior Picnic (12 – 5pm)
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
GRADUATION – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Updated 5/2/2016