Our school day officially begins at 8:10 with our cafeteria serving breakfast. All students should be in their homerooms no later than 8:30 and the period 1 class begins at 8:35.
8th Grade Social:
The 8th grade social planning committee will meet this Wednesday, May 9 at 6pm in the SPHS Cafeteria.
Any student that would like to purchase some Mahoney wear please pick up an order form in the office or click on the link below. Orders will be taken until May 16th. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-RDD472Ogb6h_QiS-JCmAOiSQHr_A2fG/view?usp=sharing
Homework Club will start Monday and run from 2:50-3:50 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Homework club is an opportunity for students to stay after school and complete homework or study in a quiet and safe setting.. Each day there will be at least one adult to supervise and support students. Please note that only students who plan on using this time productively are welcome.
SOPO Teen Center:
The Teen Center is open Monday through Thursday from 2:30-5:30 and closed on Fridays.
Music:
The instrument repair man is here today at 1:00 p.m. Please get your instrument to 201 right away.
Beginner band meets today after school.
Performance Jazz will rehearse Tuesday morning this week. Please arrive by 5:20 for the talent show TOMORROW NIGHT.
Color guard will practice Wednesday MORNING this week, due to the ½ day. Remember to check Google Classroom too!
Training Jazz will now be Spring Jazz! New members are welcome to join us. We rehearse on Thursday morning.
All band students and color guard, get ready! Our first marching practice is this Friday!
Sports Notes
8th grade Baseball @ Lyman Moore - 3:00 bus, 4:00 game start.
8th grade Softball @ Lyman Moore - 3:00 bus, 4:00 game start.
7th grade Baseball Home @ Mahoney - 4:00 game start.
7th grade Softball Home @ Wainwright - 3:00 shuttle, 4:00 game start.
In the case of inclement weather, decisions are made by 1:00/1:30 on whether or not practices/games will be held. Students will be notified via whole school announcement and updates will be put on the Mahoney announcements webpage.
Volleyball Open Gym - Coach Kane at SPHS will be hosting a an open gym for any 7th and 8th grader girls interested in volleyball on May 19th from 9-11am. Prior experience is not necessary, please email Coach Kane with any questions nicolemc12@gmail.com.
Spring Sports Information:
Baseball and Track pictures are Tuesday, May 8th after school at Mahoney.
Schedules for all sports can be found here and a map of the Wainwright Complex can be found here.
Lacrosse - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. At the Wainwright Complex the girls practice on field C3, games on Multi-purpose 2. Boys practice on field B3 and B4, games are on Multi-purpose 1.
Baseball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney. Practices will start on Monday, April 9th, at Mahoney from 3:15-4:45. Games will also be played at Mahoney.
Softball - Open to 7th and 8th graders with each grade having its own team if numbers allow. Practices will be held after school at the Wainwright sports complex from 3:30-4:45. Shuttles will leave Mahoney at 3:00 and return approximately 5:15. Practices and games will be held on Softball field 2 for 8th grade; practices will be on Softball field 4 and games on Softball field 2 for 7th grade.
Track and Field - Open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Practices will be held after school at Mahoney from 3:00-4:30.
SOPO Ultimate Frisbee - SOPO Rec. dept. does put together a 6-8 grade Ultimate Frisbee team. Practices are held at Wainwright fields and shuttles are provided from Mahoney to and from practices. Follow this link to access the SP Rec. Dept.'s website to sign up: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30074. Practices will be held on Multi-purpose field 3 and games will be on Quads D and E.
Extra-Curricular Eligibility - All athletes need a signed athletic contract (once per school year), signed concussion waiver (once per school year) and an updated physical on file (good for two calendar years) in order to participate. Students also need to maintain a HOW average of 2.5 in each of the three HOW criteria. Forms to be signed can be found on the athletics website.
Any student who wants to ride the van to the Boys and Girls club needs to pick up a form in the Main office.
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Student Morning Announcements: Monday, May 7, 2018 Day 4
All back stage crew for the talent show will meet after school today for a final run through!!
Any student that would like to purchase some Mahoney wear please pick up an order form in the office. Orders will be taken until May 16th.
Let’s say this every so often and not every morning…...Students and Staff, let’s keep the kindness and respect recognition going! Thank you for using the provided slips and recognize behavior that we value here.
Sports Notes:
8th grade Baseball and softball play @ Lyman Moore, the bus leaves at 3:00.
7th grade Baseball and softball play at Home. Baseball @ Mahoney and softball @ Wainwright.
Baseball and Track pictures are Tuesday, May 8th after school at Mahoney.
Music:
The instrument repair man is here today at 1:00 p.m. Please get your instrument to 201 right away.
Beginner band meets today after school.
Performance Jazz will rehearse Tuesday morning this week. Please arrive by 5:20 for the talent show TOMORROW NIGHT.
Color guard will practice Wednesday MORNING this week, due to the ½ day. Remember to check Google Classroom too!
Training Jazz will now be Spring Jazz! New members are welcome to join us. We rehearse on Thursday morning.
All band students and color guard, get ready! Our first marching practice is this Friday!
Room 207 is open during IW days for students who want to use a laptop. Students can print, practice touch typing or learn to code. iPads are not in use in Rom 207.
Sign up online at the top of the Mahoney website before workshop to work in room 207.
Chorus:
Library:
Quote of the day: Why fit in when you were born to stand out!