Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026
Senators show responsibility by following through and keeping commitments that they make. If you are doing a group project, do your part. If you participate in a club or sport, attend all the meetings and practices. If you tell your family you will be home at a certain time, don’t be late. When you keep your word, people will not only view you as responsible but also as someone they respect and rely on. Have a great week from Be A Senator.
The Homecoming Dance is this Saturday, October 3rd at SHS from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Students will not be admitted after 8:00 p.m. Students will enter through security at the main doors off Lewis Street. Tickets are $15 per person. All students will pass through metal detectors and a bag search for entry. If a SHS student is bringing an outside guest, the proper guest form must be filled out in its entirety and returned to the Guidance Office by Thursday, October 1st at 3:30 p.m. Late forms are not accepted. Guest forms are available in the Guidance Office. All guests must have valid picture identification. No exceptions will be made on the form or guest IDs in the name of safety and security. Guests must arrive/leave and stay with their SHS student at all times.
SHS will administer a mock ACT/pre-ACT test for all students in grades 9, 10, and 11 on Friday, October 9th. Freshmen and Sophomores will complete a practice pre-ACT, and Juniors, a practice ACT. We then use this data to guide instruction before the actual tests in April. Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors who return the parent signed permission slip will be dismissed immediately after testing that day. All students are welcome to stay and eat lunch and/or stay at SHS that afternoon. Buses will run at the regular Friday 3:17 dismissal time for those who stay, there are no early buses.Seniors who return the parent signed permission slip will not attend school on the 9th, as they will participate in a college, work, service/volunteer, field trip, homework or job shadow day. The permission slip is due on Tuesday, October 6th by 3:30.
Students on both lunch shifts: you may not bring any computer bags or trapper like binders into the cafeteria while getting your hot lunch. You can leave computer bags in your locker or outside the cafeteria while you get your lunch.
*PSAT/NMSQT sign-up is now available in the Guidance Office. The PSAT/NMSQT is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for Juniors; however, freshmen and Sophomores can also take the exam. The due date to sign up is October 1st. The cost is $18 and can be paid with cash or check. The test date is Tuesday, October 20th. Any questions? Email Mr. Robinson rrobinson@sps186.org
Any junior or senior who is interested in working at an election site on November 3rd from 6am to 7pm, please see Mr. Lightfoot for an application and details. To apply, you must have a 3.0 GPA or higher and parent permission.
Seniors and Juniors - college rep visit season is upon us. Check Canvas announcements and the college visits tab for info about who is coming and when they are. This week, 3 visits are scheduled, and more will make their way to SHS in the coming weeks. See Canvas for more info or ask Kramer.
Debate club will meet on Thursday until 4:00 p.m. in Room 3330.
Crochet Club will meet on Thursday after school in Mrs Rothfus's room 1517 until 4:30. All are welcome!
The new lockers are coming! If you have a locker on the first floor in the math hallway, it will be replaced this weekend with the permanent locker. The number and combination will be the same. On Friday, you can move your things stored in your locker to the main office and Guidance office, then pick them up Monday morning. See Leardi or Impson if you need help.
Attention Builders, The fall theme build for Lego club will be Tuesday Oct. 6th from 3:30-5:15 in the lower commons. Questions, please see Mr. Sutera room 1305. Always be building…
Solon Olympics was worth the evening! Freshmen showed up with a ton of spirit. Sophomores might have been the loudest group of the night. Juniors decided to be competitive, since it isn't powderpuff, and the senior showed out big time.
The night started with Will Eichinger walking away as four corners champ and the night stayed in the seniors favor. Volleyball featured some close matches, but the senior came away with the first big game win of the night. The evening became more competitive after Pyramid building when the juniors beat out the freshmen by just .08 seconds to take the victory. It came down to the final event of the night, Tug of War. The seniors and juniors faced off to see who would win the tug and who would win the evening. The battle took nearly 20 second, but finally the seniors ripped out the juniors' hearts and walked away with the Solon Olympics victory. We will have another Solon Olympics later in the year, you missed out if you weren't there, Leardi wrestled a live tiger. It was awesome.
The soccer team defeated Quincy Notre Dame 4-0 last night. Max Pagliara, Anthony Davis, Mohammed Rashid and Val Martin scored for the Senators. Mason Durr earned the shutout. Mayango Jallah, Liam Doyle, Kai Rinaberger, Victor Rosas and Farhan Faizal played outstanding defence. Great effort from all the players.
The JV team won 3-0, getting a hat trick from Nyle Nguyen and a shutout from Jacob Sheftick.
The Lady Senator golf team finished 7th at the Regional held at ISU in Normal. SHS was led by Meher Garg and Samantha Cathers who both qualified for the Sectional on Monday. Congrats ladies.
The Springfield High School Girls Tennis Junior Varsity played Sacred Heart-Griffin and Williamsville yesterday and played well. At doubles, the teams of Ithri Aissa/Lillian Bryjka, Eva Abraham/Maria DeJong, Giuliana Pianezza/Charlotte Potts, Lily Swanson/Eva Abraham and Evenanse Adoungbe/Charlotte Potts won.
Good job!
The nurses' office has moved to room 1342, off the commons across from the stairs.
*Pledge of Allegiance 🇺🇸 and Moment of Silence 🤫.