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! 🏃♂️🏃♀️
Attention all JH & HS fall sports parents. We will have our annual parent meeting on Monday, August 15th at 6:00 pm in the HS gym. After the meeting, parents will meet with individual activity coaches about their seasons. See you then!
JH Volleyball will start on Monday, August 15th from 3:30-5:30 pm in the MS gym. Please make sure that you have your physicals turned in before the first practice. If you have questions, contact Coach Cook at jcook@usd393.net
Reminder: All students interested in going out for a fall sport (Volleyball, Football or Cross Country) must have a physical before the first practice on Monday, August 15th. Make sure you have it completed so students can participate in the first practices and games!
What a great time with our K-6th grade football skills camp.Thanks to our high school football players for leading them in drills! We can't wait to see you develop in the years to come.
Junior High Boys Football will be starting practice on Monday, August 15th at 7:00- 9:00 PM. Coach Riordan will meet you at breezeway doors. Practice will be this time all week.
Proud of these two former Gorillas! Blaine Neilson and Nathan Webb. They are actually building a foundation for future generations of Gorillas! #GorillaProud
