HONOR STOLES will be available for pick up by honor graduates in the Registrar’s Office beginning Monday, April 15th.

CONGRATULATIONS: to Alec Williams for gaining Microsoft Master certification Thursday.  Congratulations Alec!!

TRIBAL REGISTRATION CARD: Any graduating senior who has a Tribal Registration Card, please come by the Guidance Center for a scholarship application from The American Indian Center of Arkansas.

SHS FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS will be selling artisan pulseras (bracelets) & bolsitas (bags) from Nicaragua & Guatemala for the Pulsera Project until April 12th. The Pulsera Project is a nonprofit organization that creates sustainable fair trade jobs in other countries to fund scholarships, community programs, etc.
Pulseras are $5 & Bolsitas are $10. If you are interested in purchasing one please ask a friend or see one of the language teachers.For more information about the Pulsera Project please go to:
https://www.pulseraproject.org/
Any student currently selling pulseras, please return all money or unsold pulseras to your teacher by Friday, April 12th. Thank you!!
CONGRATULATIONS to the SHS Chess Team on winning 3rd place at the State Chess Tournament Saturday in Bald Knob.  Team members who competed were Tyler Ellis, Matthew Fudge, Lawson Neal and Anthony Osbourn.
SENIORS: Colleges and Universities will require an 8 SEMESTER TRANSCRIPT for
admission purposes.  You must complete an 8 Semester Transcript Request Form found in
the East or West offices.

CHOIR: Anyone who is interested in taking choir next year, please see Mrs. Fudge by next Wednesday

SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL IN AFLTA COMPETITIONS at Hendrix College in Conway on Saturday, March 30th. Students competed in Extemporaneous reading & speaking, poetry recitation, talent, art & vocabulary bees in French & Spanish. Bethany Ellis won second place in French talent and Lucero Chena won third place in French level 3 extemporaneous reading.

SHS FILM FESTIVAL: The Searcy High School Theatre Department invites all SHS students to participate in our Spring Film Festival. Students are encouraged to write, direct, film, and star in a five minute short film and attend the viewing on April 23.
What: 5 minute Film Festival
When: April 23, 6:30 pm (doors open 30 min. prior)
Where: SHS Performing Arts Center
Who: SHS Students
How: 1. Pick up judging rubric & entry form from outside Mrs. Taylor’s room in the PAC
2. Submit video to Mrs. Taylor via email at mtaylor@searcyschools.org or share
through Google Drive (same email address).
Films will be presented to an audience and judges in the SHS Performing Arts Center on April 23, starting at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.).  All participants along with family and friends are invited. Tickets will be sold at the door ($5 per person). 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: APRIL 12 by 10:00 p.m.

COMMAND CONSTRUCTION INC. of Searcy is pleased to announce its 2019 SUMMER APPRENTICE PROGRAM for rising high school seniors. Students will earn $11 per hour which is comparable to entry-level career concrete finishers. The program will run from June 3 through July 26, summer apprentices will be supervised by an experienced team leader and work for one month with a specialized construction carpenter and one month with a concrete finisher.   Interested students can pick up an application in the Guidance Center.

SENIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS: Senior High Volleyball Tryouts will be April 8th and April 9th from 3:30- 4:30 each day.

SHS Drama Department: invites you to come watch the spring play The Borrowers at the Searcy High School
Performing Arts Center, Thursday, April 11 & Saturday, April 13, Doors open at 6:00pm, show at 6:30pm
Tickets: $5 for Students, Military, and Sr. Citizens, and
$7 for Adults
***English Previews will be Wed. April 10; English teachers can message Nikki Nichols to reserve seats for their classes.

SEARCY BOARD OF REALTORS are offering the “Tina B. Daniel Scholarship” as well as a “Technical/Vocational Studies Scholarship. The deadline is April 15th! Please come by the Guidance Center if you are interested in an application.
SHS TENNIS TRYOUTS: Tryouts for the 2019 varsity tennis team will begin on May 14-15 @ 4:00 at the SHS courts.  You must have a current physical in order to try out.  No exceptions.  Returning players must try out. The top 10 players on ladies’ and men’s sides will make varsity.  Everyone else will be considered for junior varsity and will be invited to play in the SYTL.  Students may begin signing up for tennis tryouts on Mon. April 15 in Doc Watson’s room (317). Incoming freshmen may stop by the high school or email their names to Dr. Watson to add themselves to the list.
TEXTBOOK BROKERS: in Searcy, Arkansas is giving away one $250 textbook rental scholarship, one $150 rental scholarship, as well as six $100 rental scholarships, to eight graduating seniors. Higher education expenses are at an all-time high. We would like to help offset those expenses by offering $1000 in free textbooks rentals to students. Schools served by Textbook Brokers in Searcy, Arkansas:
Harding University
Arkansas State University – Searcy Campus
Arkansas State University – Beebe Campus
Arkansas State University – Heber Springs Campus
The deadline for submission is May 31, 2019. Scholarship winners will be chosen by random in a drawing to be held on June 3, 2019. All scholarship applicants will be notified. For more information, please call or email us and we will be happy send you the information required. The application can be submitted online at www.searcybooks.com. If you prefer to mail, email or fax your application, please contact us for a copy.
GOLF TRYOUTS:  Tryouts for the 2019 Lion and Lady Lion golf teams will be May 13th-14th at Searcy Country Club at 3:30.  Any student interested in trying out needs to see Coach Turney in Room 117.  There will be a mandatory meeting for all students trying out in Coach Turney’s room (117) on Thursday, May 9th at 3:15.  Students must have a physical, return the information sheet, and attend the meeting in order to tryout. 
SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL PROM PERMISSION FORM:  If a Searcy Senior or Junior plans to invite a guest (10th, 11th or 12th grade) to the Prom that does not attend Searcy High School, you must complete a “Guest Permission Form” prior to the prom.  The forms may be picked up in the East or West Office and must be returned to the East Office by April 25.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS: High School Girls (10-12th) Basketball TryoutApril 15-16th from 3:15-4:30 @ SHS Main Gym

ATTENTION SENIORS: local scholarships are being posted to the website. Please check daily for updated ones. Students will need to print them out and follow the instructions closely regarding deadlines, essays, transcripts, or other items required.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS:
IMPORTANT DATES:
SPORTS & FINE ARTS SCHEDULE:
4/9- SHS Baseball @ West Memphis
4/9- SHS Soccer @ West Memphis
4/11- Beebe @ SHS Baseball
4/11- SHS Softball @ Benton
4/12- SHS Track @ Beebe