ALERT: MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED IN ALL SCHOOL BUIDLINGS
Governor Wolf announced today that masks are mandated in all Pennsylvania K-12 schools by order of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. As a result, starting tomorrow morning, the Sharon City School District will require all students, teachers and staff to wear masks when inside District buildings. Our goal is to protect our students and staff and keep our students in the classroom. Again, beginning tomorrow, all staff and students are required to wear a mask in school. Thank you for your continued cooperation and support while we navigate through this pandemic.
Parents, We use REMIND AND CLASS TAG for communications. If you have a student in grades Kindergarten to 2nd grade please join REMIND using this code: @whillk2 If you have a student in grades 3rd to 6th please join REMIND using this code: @westhill36 CLASS TAG INFORMATION WILL BE COMING SHORTLY. Thanks!
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
All students will enter the building through the main office doors in the front of the building. Arrival and Dismissal Procedures as stated in your Welcome back packet that was mailed home.
Arrival Schedule:
Report for breakfast at 8:00 AM
If NOT eating breakfast arrive at 8:15
Late bell is 8:30
Dismissal Schedule:
Kindergarten & Grade 1 dismiss at the front/top of the building at 2:35 pm.
Grades 2-4 dismiss at the back/ bottom of the building at 2:40 pm.
Grades 5 & 6 dismiss at the back / bottom of the building at 2:45 pm.
Kindergarten and Grade 1 Dismissal:
Please give your child’s name to the SCSD staff member walking to each car at dismissal.
All Kindergarten and grade 1 parents will need to drive up Ellsworth Street to enter the upper parking lot.
Once you enter the upper lot you will need to form a single-file line while waiting in your car. (We DO NOT want you to get out of your car to walk to the cafeteria doors; this will cause congestion and delays for everyone. A SCSD staff member will walk the Children being dismissed to their cars.)
After picking up your child, you will be required to make a right-hand turn and exit down Ellsworth Street.
If you are walking to pick up your child, please proceed to the main office school doors under the awning and tell the teacher at the door the child’s name that you are picking up.
Please note these very important points:
Parents will not be able to park on Ellsworth Street between North Irvine Avenue and Oak Street during dismissal time. Parking on the sides of Ellsworth will cause congestion and may lead to an accident. The street is already marked as no parking and we have the support of the Sharon City Police Department to enforce these signs.
Parents should NOT enter the upper parking lot for dismissal until 2:35 pm. Parents who come too soon will cause congestion on Ellsworth Street and may be instructed to move their cars.
Kindergarten and grade 1 parents who also have an older child who attends West Hill can also pick up that child in the cafeteria. Your child in Kindergarten and grade 1 should have brought a form home to fill out and it may have been in the back to school packet. Please return this form as soon as possible.
Just a reminder that Kindergarten and grade1 parents will still have the option of parking in the lower parking lot and walking up the sidewalk to pick their child up at the main office doors.
Make note that students in grades 2-6 who DO NOT have a sibling in Kindergarten or grade 1 will continue to dismiss at the back / bottom of the building on North Irvine Ave.
Grades K-6 may arrive at 8:00 AM to eat breakfast in the morning.
Sharon City Cyber Academy Orientation
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 (Case Avenue Elementary School Library)
10:00 am - K-Grade 2
11:30 am - Grades 3-5
Thursday, August 26, 2021 (Sharon High School Cafeteria)
4:00 pm - Grades 6-8
5:00 pm - Grades 9-12
Join us on Wednesday, August 25 at 7:00 pm for Meet the Tigers!
Just a reminder: If your child is planning on riding the public SVSS bus to and from school, masks are required while riding the bus. The cost per ride is 25 cents.
As of Friday August 13, 2021 our phones at West Hill Elementary are still down. If you need to reach us, please dial, 724-983-4000 and tell the receptionist to please transfer you to West Hill.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Dear Sharon Community my name is Bill Gathers and it is both an honor and a privilege to serve as the interim superintendent for the Sharon City School District upon the retirement of Mr. Calla. Having grown up here and being a proud graduate of SHS, this is a community that I have always held close to my heart. I thank the Sharon City School Board for entrusting me with the important role of leading our cherished school district. As the interim, my main goal is to work collaboratively, efficiently, and effectively with all the administration, faculty, and staff to continue to ensure that our students receive the very best education and to provide a smooth transition as the School Board conducts the important work of searching for a permanent superintendent.
There is no doubt that the last two school years have been very challenging for all educators, students, and families as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, we are anticipating returning to the classroom for the start of school on August 30, 2021 with masks being optional at this time. Although there will be no virtual component of the daily classroom, we have available an at-home cyber selection in the form of the Sharon Cyber Academy should parents wish to avail themselves of this option. Please note that either choice provides a pathway to a Sharon High School Diploma.
I know that most students and parents are eager to return to school with a fresh start, however, we must continue to monitor conditions both within our state, county, and community and be ready to adjust to various mandates and recommendations from the CDC, the Department of Health, and the Commonwealth should conditions worsen. We will also be continuing the cleaning protocols, the entry monitoring, and the social distancing of 3 feet for the health and safety of all.
I look forward to meeting all the faculty, staff, students, and parents in the next few months and wish everyone a successful start to the 2021-22 school year here within the Sharon City School District.
William D. Gathers, Ed. D.
Interim Superintendent
All District schools will be open beginning on Monday, August 9, 2021. New students may be registered at the schools from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. To register, you must bring the child(s) birth certificate, Social Security card, and immunization record. You must also provide proof of residency. If you have any questions, please contact the school.
Please join us on Friday, July 30 at 2:00 pm as the Tiger Kittens/Men of Note perform their summer program in the auditorium of Sharon High School. If you plan to attend, please park and enter through the Forker Boulevard doors. We hope to see you there!
SAVE THE DATE! 😎
Sharon MS 7th Grade Orientation-August 24th! 9:00-12:00 P.M.
Hey new 7th graders and parents of Sharon MS! Our Orientation Planning Team is working hard! Letters are being folded! Plans are being finalized! More information is coming soon!
We can’t wait to meet you and for you to see what we have planned! Be sure to look in your mailbox for orientation information!🐾
The Sharon Tiger Athletic Department is proud announce that our 2020-21 Girl's Softball and Girl's Track/Field teams are well represented on this year's D10 All-Region teams. The following student-athletes have earned All-Region honors: Softball Region 4: Iresha Norris 1B (second team); Katie Krecek OF (second team).
Track and Field: Gianna Labbiento (Runner of the Year, first team 800 and 1600), Natalie Osthiemer (first team 3200), 3200 Relay Team (first team - Abby Douglas, Megan Messina, Labbiento and Osthiemer). Natalie Osthiemer (second team 1600).
Congratulations to all of our student-athletes and to coach Divens and all of our Tiger coaches and players.
We need your help.
There are only a few days remaining before the 2021 state budget is finalized, and despite a $3 billion surplus in state funding, we’re hearing that there is currently no plan for either a massive increase in education spending or an equity supplement for the most dramatically underfunded districts in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s students can’t afford to go another year without anywhere close to the resources they need to access equal educational opportunities. The most underfunded districts serve a disproportionate share of the Commonwealth’s students of color, students living in poverty, students with disabilities, and English learners. And modest increases in basic education funding to all 500 districts won’t bring these districts anywhere close to adequacy for generations.
But it’s not too late.
If we band together to demand relief for the districts with the fewest resources to meet their students’ needs, we can make sure lawmakers give every child in Pennsylvania a chance to succeed. That’s why we’re calling for a $100 million Level Up supplement fund to accelerate resources through the Basic Education Funding Formula to the 100 most underfunded school districts in the Commonwealth.
Please take five minutes today to call Governor Wolf and your state legislators and tell them you support leveling up Pennsylvania’s most underfunded districts.
Together we can make a difference for Pennsylvania’s students!
The Sharon City School District is looking to fill the following positions:
Part-time Dental Hygienist
Boys Varsity Soccer Head Coach
CoED Middle School Soccer Coach
Contact the Superintendent's office at 724-983-4000 for additional information.
Good morning from the Sharon City School District. As we end this wild and crazy school please accept our heartfelt thank you for sharing your children with us!
We also want to remind our families once again, to make sure that all District owned Chromebooks, chargers and hot spots have been returned by noon tomorrow to your child's building. If all equipment is not returned, the family will be subject to any and all costs related to their collection. Have a safe and wonderful summer!
The Sharon City School District takes great offense at the article published in this morning's edition as it seeks to sensationalize what could have been a serious situation in an attempt to sell newspapers. As our stakeholders were informed Tuesday afternoon, the Middle/High School received a threatening phone call in the afternoon. The District immediately implemented it's crisis plan and immediately involved the Sharon Police Department, as is our protocol. Thankfully, the threat was unfounded. The Herald, instead, has chosen to slant their article to insinuate that District protocols were not followed. Parents are informed as soon as accurate information is available. There were many rumors on-line and sent via phone and text in the early stages of this event and to notify families without accurate information would be unethical. In addition, as an ongoing police matter, much of the information can not be released until cleared by the investigators. Finally, to notify parents and the community before we have accurate information leads to panic and to individuals coming on to the site of the schools which can take Police and School Personnel away from the students and staff, who are our first priority in any crisis situation. I encourage the Sharon community, including businesses and individuals, to let the Herald know we demand better!
Good afternoon, This is a message from Michael Calla, Superintendent of Sharon Schools. This afternoon the Sharon Middle/High School received a phone call that threatened violence against the school. The building, along with Case Avenue, C. M. Musser and West Hill Elementary were immediately put on lock down. The Sharon Police Department responded to the threat with full force and ensured the safety of all students and staff. Both the District and Police take all such threats seriously and will continue to work with the Police Department to determine the individual or individuals who chose to threaten the schools and will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. I want to thank the Sharon Police department, the Sharon City School District administrative team and staff who handled this situation effectively and appropriately.
UPDATE: TODAY'S AFTERNOON CHROMEBOOK DROP OFF IS CANCELLED. THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS FOR CHROMEBOOK DROP OFF FOR TODAY FROM 1-2 AND 3-4 PM IS CANCELLED PLEASE DROP ALL ITEMS OFF TOMORROW AT YOUR LEISURE FROM 9:30 - 10:30, 1 - 2 OR 3-4 PM. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVIENCE.
REMINDER: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND - CHROMEBOOK, CHROMEBOOK CORDS AND HOTSPOT COLLECTION FOR GRADES 3, 4, 5, AND 6
REMINDER: TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST...CHROMEBOOK, CHROMEBOOK CORDS AND HOTSPOT COLLECTION FOR GRADES K, 1, AND 2