Sports Pictures Start this week! Coaches have order forms, or they can be picked up in the high school office.
Help me welcome our new 7th and 8th grade math teacher, Jon Gwin. Mr. Gwin graduated from Marymount College with a degree in Business Adm. and worked as the business manager for an accounting firm in Salina for 2 years. He didn't enjoy the job because it was so repetitious, so he went back to college (Bethany) and completed his teaching block and received his teaching certificate. Mr. Gwin has 3 adult children, ages 30, 27 and 27. He thoroughly enjoyed going to their sporting activities during HS and supporting them in their academic endeavors. He has taught math in Garden City (2 years), USD 305 (South HS) for 3 years, and approximately 8 years at St. Francis Ministries school and also was an administrator for the school for 15 years. Last year, he taught math at Junction City HD Karns Innovations Academy. He is looking forward to having a great year with your children and hope they develop a hunger for life long learning. Go Gorillas!
Please join us in welcoming a new addition to our staff, Arlene Berven. Mrs. Berven will serve as our Title I instructor with an emphasis on reading. She is originally from Junction City, but has lived in Abilene for the past 30 years. Her husband and her have two grown children and three grandchildren. She earned my bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Emporia State University in 1991 and her master’s degree in reading in 2013. This is her 30th year of teaching.
Algebra 2 students learned that functions are like a machine with something coming in - and then a new thing coming out. They created their own function machines to explain this topic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ceTVRBDyg
Help me to welcome Mrs. Kayla Peck. Though she is new here at Solomon, this is her 8th year in education. She looks forward to creating a classroom culture and rapport that will enable and motivate students to get the most out of her classes. She will teach 9th grade English, World History, and College Public Speaking. She is also the assistant junior high volleyball coach and head forensics coach.
A little more about her, she has five kids, five rabbits, and two dogs. Some of her favorite hobbies are crocheting, drawing, and writing. Her favorite color is green and when the weather is nice, she loves to go hiking.
Mrs. Peck is excited for this school year! The goal for her students by the end of the year is to gain knowledge and strength in themselves. Go Gorillas!
We had a great start to a fun year in kindergarten! #gorillapride
Happy “Fun Friday” from 1st Grade! Today we did a directed drawing and painted it with watercolors. 🎨🖌 #GorillaPride
Help us to welcome our newest ELA teacher, Mr. Fish. He was born in Boston in 1977. After that he moved quite a bit when his folks went to school and then took different churches in Connecticut, Missouri, Upstate New York, and Philadelphia. In High School, he played football, acted in the musical, ran track, and sang in the chorus. He attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA and double majored in English and History. After a semester in Romania where he worked with teens as part of a research project, he learned that teaching was his calling. Returning to the States, Mr. Fish began his Masters, got married, and ran his first marathon. He did not win. Shortly after, he took his first teaching position in Easton, MA where he taught English. Mr. Fish also directed the Drama Club, and SGA. He ran his second marathon, but, again, lost badly. In 2007, he took a position at a little town on the coast called Cohasset where he lived and worked for ten years. Mr. Fish has also taught at several schools in that the area as an adjunct professor of English Composition, Lit, History, Philosophy, and Theater. During this time, he welcomed his three kids: Abby, Angie, and Edwin. Mr. Fish eventually became the English Department Chair in Cohasset, and started an SAT tutoring business. He was also the coach of the Forensic Debate Team that did win the championship. During this period he took several classes in pursuit of his second Masters at UMASS, Fordham, and Harvard. In 2016, he completed a triathlon, and ran the Ragnar race in the Cape. His habit of losing continued. Most recently, he taught on the Berthold Reservation in ND, and now find myself in Solomon.
All 2021-22 Yearbooks have been distributed as of this afternoon. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Attention 2022 Seniors. If you haven’t received your yearbooks yet they are ready for pickup in the HS Office. (Initials: EF, NP, RG, TG, KF) If you’re not sure if these initials apply to you please call Christy in the HS office and she can check for you.
Lastly, there are extra books for sale if anyone is still in need of a 21-22 Yearbook. The cost for those will be $30. First come, first serve.
Please help us welcome Brady Jeffery. He will be teaching our 5th and 6th grade Math in the Junior High. He grew up in a small town in north central Kansas called Burr Oak. He recently graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at Fort Hays State University. On top of teaching, Mr. Jeffery will be an assistant JH football coach and an assistant HS track coach.
As a first year teacher, he is very excited to start and see what all the year has to hold!
We would like to welcome our newest gorilla, Mrs. Sarah Riordan. This is her 7th year of teaching all in Dickinson County. She grew up in Abilene, Ks and attended Kansas State University where she obtained her bachelors in Elementary Education. Her husband, Luke, teaches middle school social studies here in Solomon, where they live. They have two young boys, David and Tommy, ages 3 and 1. She is finishing up her Masters program from Fort Hays University in Library Media Science and is excited to take on the new role of school librarian here at Solomon. She is looking forward to a great school year. Go Gorillas!
Any students taking dual credit college classes 1st OR 2nd semester are invited to apply for a scholarship from USD 393. If interested, please apply by Sep 1st. Students must complete comm service hours in exchange for their scholarships. Apply today at shorturl.at/dEMN8.
Their first day in First Grade 🦍♥️ #gorillapride
What an amazing night to be a Gorilla! Groundbreaking ceremony, back to school drop, community swim and hotdog feed. #GorillaPride felt throughout as we start Thursday! Thanks everyone!
What an amazing night to be a Gorilla! Groundbreaking ceremony, back to school drop, community swim and hotdog feed. #GorillaPride felt throughout as we start Thursday! Thanks everyone!
Mrs. Owen is excited for kids to start Thursday!
“Things to learn from crayons:
1. It’s okay to have a weird name
2. Sometimes you have to get outside the box
3. Even the broken crayons still color”
Fall sports are off! Midnight Maddness under the lights. #GorillaPride
Get Excite to see more of the SHS Dazzlers Dance Team. They have doubled in size and are excited about entertaining you at the fall football games! Thank you 2022 alumni Megan Lepage for continuing to share your skills with us!
Little Gorilla Volleyball Camp 2022!
JH/HS cross country parents meeting at 6 pm Monday, 8/15. First practice will take place afterwards. Come prepared for an opening run! 🏃♂️🏃♀️