Yearbook Order: The SHCS yearbook for 2011/2012 is in the making and is looking fantastic!  The yearbooks will be ready for the students on Thursday, May 24, and will cost $16.00. If you would like one, they need to be paid for in advance.  Please send in the money to the office by Monday, May 21. If you have any questions, please contact Tricia Livingstone.

School Board Openings: It is election time and the Soldier Hollow Charter School Board has three member positions open. We are looking for qualified individuals to throw their hat into the ring.  It is a job that requires responsibility and commitment but, for the right person, is an important way to help set the directions and growth of the school.

What does the Board do?  The Board of Directors is a seven-member group that governs the school. Their most important function is to provide oversight while staying true to the school’s unique educational focus and charter.

The term of office for each board member is two years.  The Board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm at the school.If you are interested in running, please submit a resume to Claudia Heusch by Monday, May 21st.

PTO Board: Are you looking for a fun way to help the school and all of our amazing SHCS students?  Please consider joining the PTO board.  The PTO oversees book fairs, field day, rewards program, Olympics, ski volunteers and crossing guard duty.  There are many opportunities to help, small and large.  Please contact Stephanie Roberts or Tricia Livingstone with any questions you might have.

If you are interested in throwing your hat in the ring, please send a resume to the current SHCS Board secretary (Claudia Heusch). Elections will be held the last week of school.

For more information please contact the school office or any member of the SHCS Board.

PTO Board – Are you looking for a fun way to help the school and all of our amazing SHCS students? Please consider joining the PTO board.  The PTO oversees book fairs, field day, rewards program, Olympics, ski volunteers and crossing guard duty. There are many opportunities to help, small and large. Join us at the next PTO meeting on Monday, May 14, at 8:30 a.m. with any questions you might have or contact Stephanie Roberts or Tricia Livingstone.

Field Day / PTO meeting – Our annual end-of-school field day and art festival will be held on Thursday, May 24^th.  We will be planning this event at our PTO meeting on Monday, May 14, at 8:30 a.m.  We are in need of several parents to help plan, organize and run this fun event.  If you are interested please come to the meeting on Monday, or contact Stephanie Roberts or Tricia Livingstone.

Rewards Program – the school year is drawing quickly to an end.   We need your Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup Labels!  Keep collecting and bring them in through May 15^th.  We will have a prize for the CLASS who brought in the most all year, as well as prizes for the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place individuals who brought in the most all year.  The last collection for the year will be May 15^th, so get collecting Soldier Hollow!  YOU ROCK!!

Soldier Hollow should be proud!  We had eight student representatives at the Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair bring home awards:

• Cole Baker – 3^rd place in physics, + he received the U.S. Navy/Marine Corp award
• Sienna Curtis – 1^st place in earth science
• Sean Gilboy – 3^rd place in physics
• Mason Heimburger – 1^st place in physics, + he received the humanitarian award
• Shaylen Reed – 2^nd place in chemistry
• Christian Ribgy – Presentation award
• Dayna Thayne – 1^st place in earth science
• Hannah Willis – Grand Champion in earth science
• Plus Sienna Curtis, Dayna Thayne and Hannah Willis all received invitations to apply for a national science fair in Washington D.C.

Outstanding work by our science fair winners!

There is a t-shirt design contest to go along with the kid’s mile-by-mile marathon.  The theme is “I stay healthy by…” Please submit your t-shirt design entry (kids ages 5-13) to the front office at school or the front office at the Heber Valley Medical Center no later than April 5, 2012.

Teachers at Dairy Keen: The teachers of Soldier Hollow will be working at Dairy Keen this Thursday, March 01, from 5:00-8:00 pm.  All of the proceeds earned during that time will go to Soldier Hollow. Our amazing teachers will be making shakes, cooking burgers and cleaning tables and in return will get money for their classroom supplies.  Come out if you can and support the teachers and Soldier Hollow by eating at Dairy Keen on Thursday.

Last Week of Skiing: This is the last week of skiing at Soldier Hollow Charter School for the season.  The kids have all made tremendous progress this year and hopefully have had a fun and enjoyable experience.  On the student’s last ski day (Wednesday for grades 4-8, Thursday for grades 1-3, and Friday for kindergarten) we traditionally have had hot cocoa and cookies at the lodge after their ski.  We are in need of parents to help provide cookies for the kids.  If you are able to make a dozen cookies on any of the days mentioned, please contact Lori O’Hara or Tricia Livingstone.

Junior Nationals at Soldier Hollow: While the students are enjoying a week off of school, the best junior nordic athletes in the nation will be competing at Soldier Hollow.  About 500 athletes will be racing in cross-country skiing and Nordic-combined events.  From the opening ceremony on March 3^rdthrough the races that end on March 10^th, this promises to be a great event.  If you get a chance stop by to watch and cheer for these amazing kids.

PTO Meeting:  The next PTO meeting will be held on Monday, March 12, at 8:30 a.m.  Any parent that would like to attend is invited.  We will be discussing plans for the book fair in March, the school yearbook, and begin planning the field day/art festival for the end of school.

While touring the Capital last Thursday, the students bumped into Governor Herbert outside his office. The Governor smiled and quickly began speaking with the children. He asked our students why they were at the Capital and what they learned so far. Once he found out that SHCS was being recognized in the Senate and the House for the National Blue Ribbon Award,  he asked the 4th graders why they received this prestigious award. Nathan’s response was, “Because we are highly educated”.  This, of course, brought a few laughs.

See the presentation at http://le.utah.gov/  Just select “Senate – 2012 General Legislative Session Day 18 Part 1 – February 9, 2012″

As you have heard from your students and teachers, we are going to the Capitol tomorrow (2/9) for a special presentation to our school for winning the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by our Representative Kraig Powell and Senator Kevin VanTassell.  It is a wonderful opportunity and honor for all of us, including you, who have contributed thousands of volunteer hours to help your students be successful in school which inevitably brought us to the great honor of winning the Blue Ribbon award.

We will be planning a special presentation of the certificate that we receive in a meeting where our parents will be present and other relatives that may be available and other guests before we find an appropriate place to hang it in the school.  We hope this will make it a special occasion for all involved.

For those involved tomorrow, we will travel to the Capital to arrive as close to 9:15-9:30 am as possible.  They will take some groups on a small tour of the Capitol at this time.  They will enter the chambers of Congress at approximately 10:00 am for opening prayer and message and we will then be 1^st on the agenda for our presentation.

The parking will be on the east side on the Capitol and we will enter the building on the east entrance. We will be met by either Representative Powell’s wife or Senator VanTassell’s wife.  The younger grades will be leaving for another field trip immediately after the presentation, or returning directly to school depending on what their teacher has planned.  Grades 4^th through 8^th will be staying for a more extensive tour and visit at the Utah Daughters of the Pioneers Museum.  We should all be returning to the school around 2:30 pm.

Hopefully, it will be a wonderful and memorable experience for one and all.  Once again, we thank all of you for your assistance in driving and all other help that you provide.

Utah Olympic Park Ski Program:

Attention Alpine Skiers Age 7-10 years old ~ Are you looking for something new to try?

Checkout the Utah Olympic Park Explorers Ski Program.  By participating in the ski explorers your child will have a unique opportunity to be introduced to and reinforce ski skills in Nordic Ski Jumping, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing (moguls) and Freeride (boxes, rails and jumps) all in one program.

Our goal is to create an environment that is FUN, dynamic and inherently teaches well rounded ski skills.  Our curriculum is heavily alpine based as we feel this is the foundation to open doors for children to participate in a variety of ski sports.  The program is not meant to replace ski schools, as we require all participants to have at least an intermediate level of skiing, but to give youngsters the opportunity to try other ski sports, build their foundation of ski skills and possibly introduce them to a sport they would like to pursue in the future.  We will send home a skill card at the end of the session that will note the skills that were introduced and how your son or daughter progressed with those skills.  We will also have a fun “ Ski Meister” competition on the last day where the kids will run gates for time and ski jump distances that we encourage you to come out and cheer them on! The Utah Olympic Park runs programs in ski jumping with the Park City Nordic Ski Club and freestyle/Freeride with FLY freestyle.  If at the end of the session your son or daughter would like to try one of these sports we can arrange for 1 – 2 free sessions with the perspective club.

The explorer’s program runs for 5 weeks starting Monday February 6^th to Monday March 5^th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.  The cost is $120.00 and includes lift ticket and coaching.

Please feel free to call me with questions and hopefully we will see you on the hill! — Matthew Terwillegar, Sport Program Manager  www.UtahOlympicLegacy.com

5^th Grade:

• 3^rdPlace (certificate, bronze medal, lagoon coupon ):Logan Chamberlain
• 2^nd Place (certificate, silver medal, lagoon coupon): Claire Kieffer
• 1^{st Place} (certificate, gold medal, lagoon coupon): Mason Heimburger

6^th Grade:

• 3^rd Place (certificate, bronze medal, lagoon coupon): Sienna Curtis
• 2^nd Place (certificate, silver medal, lagoon coupon): Dayna Thayn
• 1^st Place (certificate, gold medal, lagoon coupon): Sean Gilboy

5^th/6^th Grade Combined:

• 6^th Place (certificate & Charter School District Fair) ShaylenReed
• 5^th Place (certificate & Charter School District Science Fair) Hannah Willis
• 4^th Place (certificate & Charter School District Science Fair): Sienna Curtis
• 3^rd Place (certificate & Charter School District Science Fair): Dayna Thayn
• 2^nd Place (certificate & Charter School District Science Fair): Sean Gilboy
• 1^st Place (certificate, trophy & Charter School District Science Fair):  Mason Heimburger

7^th/ 8^th Grade:

• 3^rd Place (certificate, bronze medal & Lagoon coupon): Bryn Dayton
• 2^nd Place (certificate, silver medal, Charter School District SF, & Lagoon coupon): Christian Rigby
• 1^st Place (certificate, gold medal, trophy, Lagoon coupon & Charter School District Science Fair): Cole Baker

Special Awards:

Originality in Experimental Design Award:

• 5^th/ 6^th Grade: (certificate & prize): McKenzie Mounteer
• 7^th/ 8^th Grade: (certificate & prize): Coy Blake

Scientific Journal Award:

• 5^th/6^th Grade: (certificate and prize): Josh Livingtone
• 7^th /8th Grade: (certificate and prize): Cole Baker

Presentation Award:

• 5^th/6^th Grade: (certificate and prize): Courtney Weese
• 7/8^th Grade: (certificate and prize): Bentley Smith

Environmental Award:

• 5^th/6^th Grade: (certificate and prize): Gaevin Mullins
• 7/8^th Grade: (certificate and prize): Robert Rehermann