Solomon Unified School District 393

Good morning from the Class of 2024! 🍳🅿️⛔️

Congratulations to the April Students of the Month! The following students were nominated for being reliable. Our nominees this month were: 🦍 Ashli Guzman - senior 🔴 Britt Sellers - junior 🦍 Lacie McLaughlin - junior 🔴 Benden Kirby - sophomore 🦍 Aiden Shepard - sophomore Thank you for representing our school and community! Please help us congratulate and celebrate them! Click on each student to see what they said.

Senior Ashli Guzman was featured on today's 393 Legacy podcast episode! 🦍 Ashli wanted to give shoutouts to her parents, Coach Desormiers, Mr. Riordan, Mr. Douglas, and Mrs. Shumar. Click the links below to learn more about how they made an impact on Ashli's life, and more of her plans after graduation! 🎙 https://youtu.be/Ygw8Fshv-k8 🎙https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/solomon-schools-usd-393/episodes/Th-393-Legacy-Episode-16-ft--Ashli-Guzman-e2jdrgv

With three days to go, today's senior spotlight is on Dakota Rice. Dakota plans to move to Herington and work in the welding field. He also plans to own a farm and have a job in manufacturing.

Solomon golf had a great day at league in Hesston. We had five PR's and a team best score of 365 earning our team a runner-up for league. For PR's we had Carlos Duran 114, Andrew Gray 110, Porter Hynes 99, Breken Coup 95, and Spencer Coup with a new school record of 74.

With four days left before graduation, Porter Hynes is your Senior Spotlight today! Porter is undecided about where he is going and plans to work and make some money this summer. He is still deciding which military branch he wants to join but is leaning towards the National Guard.

Join us at the school greenhouse after school today for the Solomon FFA Plant Sale! From fresh tomatoes to vibrant flowers, our students have nurtured a variety of plants for you to enjoy. With Mother's Day right around the corner, you can get her a beautiful gift 🌸🌿 and support school programs at the same time!

The kindergarteners loved making & eating ice cream with their 9th grade mentors today!

Damon Gaskins is excited that summer is right around the corner so he can sleep in! There are five more days until graduation. Damon currently attends Kansas State Salina Polytechnic College two times per week and is obtaining a certificate for front-end web design and development. After high school, he plans to study computer programming and continue attending K-State Salina.

Please see the following changes to today's after-school activities made due to anticipated inclement weather. We hope this allows all students, staff, and families to make it home safely.

We started out celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week with a special treat for all staff members. We want to give a huge thank you to Smart Insurance for generously sponsoring lunch from a local food truck and handing out drinks to go with the delicious food. Thank you, teachers, for all that you do, and thank you to our local business partners who made this possible!

After achieving high placings at district events, a few students got to compete at State FFA Career Development Events! 🎖 Elizabeth Ohl placed 109th out of 207 contestants in the Floriculture contest! 🏅Brooklyn Brozek was our top placer in the Equine evaluation, finishing 214 out of 167! 🎖Lacie McLaughlin placed 47th out of 300 students in the Vet Science section! We placed 38th out of 82 as a team. Vet Science is the hardest contest in the FFA program, as it includes a conversion exam, information exam, identification test, and a lab practicum. Congratulations!

🌟 Spotlight Saturday! 🦍 Each week, we're thrilled to highlight our amazing teachers! Thank you to Mrs. Katy Vinson, Mr. Kyler Stein, and Mrs. Marvis Hunsche for all that you do for our school.

Solomon had a great showing today and took home a third place medal. Spencer Coup tied for 2nd. Andrew Gray and Porter Hynes both got a personal record.

Although Mr. Wyatt Howard has only been in Solomon for the last four years, he was happy to share so MUCH positivity about his time as a Gorilla on Episode 15 of The 393 Legacy! Wyatt would like to give a shoutout and thank his mom, dad, and sister Maceyn, some teachers from Nebraska, Mrs. Bailey, Ms. Weatherly, and Mrs. Ruppert, as well as Dr. Guy, Coach Rizzo, and Mr. Smith. Listen to the full episode now on YouTube or Spotify. 🎙 https://youtu.be/vAFbtTB4fWo 🎙 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/solomon-schools-usd-393/episodes/The-393-Legacy-Episode-15-ft--Wyatt-Howard-e2iouc1

There are seven more days. The Senior Spotlight of the day is Spencer Coup. Spencer plans to keep busy this summer by reffing and umpiring recreational sports. He will attend Kansas State in the fall. His plans include working at a bank or insurance company and having his own business.

The Freshman English classes want to thank 1st grade teachers Mrs. Noggle and Mrs. Rizzo for letting us come and read our stories to your students Wednesday. Freshman in Mrs. Glanville English classes had to write a story for a wordless picture book and then read them to the first grade.

Mr. Logan Brewer will take that drive for the next eight days of High School. He is headed to Salina Tech to get his CDL. Logan works at Sunbelt Solomon and hopes to travel the U.S., eventually buy a Semi, and own his own trucking company.

We are in single digits, and none of the seniors are counting down. HA! 9 days! Ashli Guzman is attending KU and majoring in Biology. Ashli currently works as a CNA and plans to continue at Eagle Crest in Salina through the summer. Her future goal is to work in a big hospital in Kansas City.

Yesterday, Kindergarten had a blast at Milford Nature Center!!