Morning Announcements
Good Morning Gorillas! Today is Wednesday, April 24th
Please rise and join me in the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Here are today’s announcements,
Attention Students--If you would like your wall of fame posters please grab them off the wall this week. Mr. Douglas’ class will take the others down next week and dispose of them. Thanks!If you are...
Forensics competed at their last meet of the season yesterday in Abilene. Tarah Richards qualified for the finals in extemporaneous speech and finished fourth overall. Ian Hamlett also competed for Solomon yesterday. Both students earned letters for their efforts in Forensics this season. Mr. Triplett was very proud of his competitors and said he’s excited to have...
On Saturday, March 30, the high school hosted a powerlifting meet for 1-2A schools. Multiple athletes from Solomon put on a strong show in front of the home crowd and placed in the top three of their respective weight classes. The girls’ team placed second overall, including first place overall finishes from Addison Powell at 123 pounds, Haley Tiernan at 140...
The Wheat State League Art competition was held in Solomon this year on Wednesday, April 3rd. Solomon students displayed their creativity against their league competition for a judge from Bethany College. Lilli Selbach placed second in Black and White Drawing and first in both Graphic Design categories. She also earned an additional merit in Graphic Design:...
The Solomon Recreation Commission has an opening for Summer Ball Field Coordinator. This person will prepare and maintain athletic fields for league games as well as coordinate and schedule its use by the various teams and programs. Pay commensurate with experience. Contact any Recreation Commission Member or call 785-655-2541 for more information.
The Media Tech class has finished the highlight video for the 2018 volleyball season. Please use the link to access the video. It has been uploaded to the Solomon Sports Network YouTube as well.
Hope Garza is our Student of the Month for April. Hope is the daughter of John Paul Garza and Melissa Marie Garza. She is a senior at Solomon and is involved in the chess club. She enjoys the smaller classes and her horticulture class. She likes working with the community with the community clean-up as well as the gardening. Her greatest achievement will be...
Dear Parents/Guardians:
The Kansas State Board of Education launched a new vision for education – Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. This vision focuses on identifying and addressing the unique needs of each student. A key piece of this vision is helping students to explore and identify their passions while graduating them with the skills...
Congratulations to Kayla Webb for receiving WSL 1st Team All-League.
Eli Basvic is a senior at Solomon High School and the son of Kim Ammons and Base Basvic. His favorite things about Solomon are the staff, his friends and sports. His greatest achievement in high school was helping to lead the team to the state title game in football. He participates in football and track. In the future, he plans to attend McPherson College on a...
Please let us know what you would like to see USD 393 offer for new activities for our students to get involved. We want you to be involved, be proud, be GORILLA PROUD!Select the link to fill out the survey.https://docs.google.com/forms/...
The Solomon High basketball teams host regional playoff bracket games tonight and tomorrow night. The Lady Gorillas play this evening at 7:30 against top-seeded St. John’s-Beloit. The boys’ team will also host top-seeded St. John’s-Beloit. That game will be Friday night at 7:30. Both games will be in the high school gym. The winners of each game will advance to...
This week is FFA Week at Solomon High School. The themes for each day are "Dress like an Animal" or Wear Pajamas Day (Tuesday), Dress Country/Western Day (Wednesday), Dress in Camo Day (Thursday), and Wear an FFA Shirt or Blue, Gold, or Yellow Day (Friday). FFA is also conducting activities to celebrate FFA Week. An activity that everyone can do is searching for...
The Solomon Drama Club will be doing a live rendition of the play, “Leaving Iowa.” It was originally written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. The play premiered in Chelsea, Michigan on January 22, 2004. The club will be performing one night only, on March 8th at 7:00 pm. It will be held in the Junior High Gym. Written by Logan Krause & Wesley Apostoloff
Please click on the link below for more information on upcoming events and new ideas through the Solomon Recreation Commission.
Solomon Rec Commission Flyer
Wesley Apostoloff - SeniorWesley enjoys Solomon because he can see his friends everyday. It is hard to think of a favorite class, because all his teachers are "cool". He does like getting a good workout in Mr. Tiernan's weights class. His future plans are to attend Salina Area Technical College for a career in construction. He plans to move to New Hampshire...
This week at USD 393 is spirit week to celebrate our Winter Homecoming. Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Jersey Day, Wednesday is Class Color Day, Thursday is Country Day, and Friday is Solomon Day. Each student gets a prize for dressing up each day. There are competitions this week among the classes for best participation in dressing up, best hall decorations, and...
7th and 8th Grade First Semester Honor Roll
4.0
Elise Baier, Maddison Black, Emma Boyer, Emily Bucchin, Spencer Coup, Brooklyn Dooley, Katherine Ford, Ashli Guzman, Macey Maddy, Scott Robinson, Evan Thompson, Alana Wood, Hayden Zerbe
3.5 – 3.99
Taytum Anderson, Montana Collins, Nevaeh Gil, Imaria Hayes, Brandon Horsley, Spencer Krause, Logan...
The 2019-20 school calendar was approved by the USD 393 Board of Education on Monday, January 14, 2019 at their regularly scheduled meeting. 2019-20 USD 393 School Calendar
Solomon High School Honor Roll
4.0
Elijah Basvic, Jobe Fowles, Rachel Hagen, Alex Herbel, Olivia Holt, Spencer LaCost, Ashley LePage, Raegan McMillen, Cameron Miller, Bailey Paden, Alexis Powell, Dara Robertson, Laura Schmelzer, Aaliyah Smith, Emily Thompson, Haley Tiernan, Kayla Webb
3.5 – 3.99
Trenity Anderson, Lexxi Espada, Cobey Fiske, Shane...
Next week, Centre will be hosting the basketball tournament. Teams will be playing on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. On Tuesday, Solomon will play against Marion. Girls will play at 7:00 and boys will play at 8:30 Tuesday night. Friday and Saturday's games will depend on the results of other games. Please see the brackets below for additional game times.Girls'...
Ethan Hynes is a senior at Solomon High School and the son of Shawn Hynes and Jackie Hynes. He likes Solomon because it is a small school and more hands-on learning. He is proud of the fact that he worked hard in school and held a job that allowed him to buy a car. He is a starter on our varsity basketball team. In the future, he plans to attend Salina Area...
Mr. Douglas' Media Tech class has been working on a highlight video for the last couple months. It is finished and can be watched/downloaded at the following link:
On Monday, December 17th starting at 6:30 p.m. the elementary through high school will be doing their Christmas concert. The band is led by Mr. Smith and the choir is led by Mrs. Rodriguez. The order the students will be performing in starts with the 5th grade band and the songs they will perform are Hot Cross Buns, Mary had a Little Lamb, March Steps, Lightly Row,...
On Thursday, December 13, Solomon Middle School will have a basketball game against Little River. The game is set to start at 5:00 PM at Solomon. C-teams are set to play at 5:00. At 6:00, A-team girls will play in the high school gym and B-team boys will play in the middle school gym. At 7:00, A-team boys will play in the high school gym and B-team girls will play...
On December 14th, 2018 the Solomon Gorillas will be facing Elyria Christian. The basketball game will be held in McPherson at 4:00 P.M. The schedule for the night will consist of the following: JV Girls @ 4:00 P.M., JV Boys @ 5:00 P.M., Varsity Ladies @ 6:00 P.M., and finally Varsity Boys @ 7:30 P.M. Come on out and support your Solomon Gorillas!
Admission: $5.00...
Solomon High School will be hosting a poetry contest during your SSAG period on December 14th, 2018. The Regional competition will be held at Fort Hays State University on Saturday, January 19th. The state contest will take place in Salina on March 2nd and Nationals are in Washington D.C. on April 30 - May 1. The age requirement is Freshmen - Seniors. The more...
The Mock Interview Day will be taking place on Friday, December 14th. The whole high school is invited to sign up for this event. There will be 8 interviewers for this event from various businesses around town. If you win this event there will be 6 prizes for best interviewer, best dressed, and best resume. There will be a boy and a girl winner for each category...
The fall sports banquet will take place Tuesday, December 11. Dinner will begin at 6:00 pm in the high school gym. The volleyball, football, cross county and cheer teams for high school and middle school will be recognized for their accomplishments during their respective seasons. Parents and family of the athletes are welcome to attend. A meal will be provided and...
Alexis Powell is a junior at Solomon High School and the daughter of Stacey and Jesse Powell. Her favorite thing about Solomon is working with the teachers. Her greatest achievement was being accepted into the National Honor Society and being selected as the Student of the Month. She is heavily involved in activities such as basketball, volleyball, track,...
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We witnessed it this year with a snow day on November 26th! The last day of school is December 20th of the first semester, so we are a little early on the snow!
This semester has flown by at USD 393. Thanks to a great staff, great students, and a very supportive community this year has been tremendous. Over the...
Mrs. Moon
In Mrs. Moon’s class, her students will be working on a project where they take different materials to design and make a structure using their imagination. After the students build their structures, they will then take a picture of what they built and disassemble their structure. Each student will then pass their photo over to another student who will...
Mr. Smith
The band is getting ready for the Christmas concert. They are working hard practicing their music. The music they are playing is March Triumphant and Canterbury Overture. Their Concert is on December 17th.
Mrs. Rodriguez
Still working on their 3 songs songs, (Jingle bell rock, A La Nanita Nana, and Christmas in 3 minutes, where they sing 23 different...
Ms. Grant
Ms Grant’s English class is about to start making vocab posters. The posters will feature a vocabulary word and other decorations that support its meaning. The Spanish class has been learning numbers and geography recently.
Mr. Triplett
Mr. Triplett’s College Composition class is working on a persuasive essay based on topics dealing with real world...
The Gorillas won a tough game at Argonia-Attica last week, 14-6, to win the Regional championship. Solomon is now 10-1 this season. They'll face a familiar opponent this Friday for the Sub-State championship, Canton-Galva. The Eagles beat South Central to advance last week. The game will be at 7:00 pm in Solomon. Come out and support the Gorillas as they try to...
Spencer LaCost - Sophomore
Spencer is the son of Amanda and Jason Newton. Spencer's favorite thing about Solomon is the smaller size of the school, which allows teachers to better help their students when they need the help. He is involved in StuCo and SSAG and his greatest achievement was receiving the citizenship award during 8th grade promotion. In the...
Mr. Nordgren
The sophomores in World History are studying the Scientific Revolution. They will be giving speech presentations over invented objects. The objective is to learn more in depth about the invention, such as who invented it, when it was created, where it came from, and how it has impacted everyday life today. Their speeches will be two to two and a half...
Congratulations to the Solomon High School Scholars Bowl team. They went 6-1 at their tournament at Centre and lost to Hillsboro in the semi-final round. Hillsboro took 1st place with a record of 5-2 and Hope earned 2nd place with a record of 5-2.
Written by: Kyel Rankin & Zach Swarts
Mr. Underwood
The 5th graders are testing over the lunar cycle. Knowing the cycle of the moon helps track time and understand where the moon is positioned in accordance to the earth and the sun.
The 6th graders are testing on clouds and understanding of how clouds are formed and how different types of clouds can predict the coming weather.
The 7th graders are...
Great job Scholars Bowl! Last night, November, 1st 2018, Solomon placed 2nd out of 8 teams. Varsity went 6 to 1 for wins and losses last night. The event was held at Bennington.
The USD 393 STEM department received a grant from the Dickinson County Foundation that allowed them to purchase a Maker Space. A Maker Space is an activity cart that contains over 40 STEM projects that can support hundreds of students. This activity cart also contains a pallet of replacement supplies. A Maker Space will allow students to use and develop critical...
Mrs.Cross-3rd Grade
The 3rd graders are working on Gorilla Gala by carving pumpkins. They will participate in a Halloween parade in the morning of October 31st. In math they are starting multiplication. They are starting literary elements for English and in science they are learning about ecosystems.
Ms. Kraus-Kindergarten
They are learning about paper and doing...
Mrs. Rodriguez
The middle school choir is working on holiday music. The 3 holiday pieces are Jingle Bell Rock, a Spanish song called A La Nanita, and Christmas in 3 Minutes, which is when they sing as many Christmas songs as possible in 3 minutes. They’re focusing on tone and balance and getting comfortable singing as a choir.
Mrs. Worcester
The Pre-K through...
Ms. Vinson
Ms. Vinson’s Intro to Teaching class is going to Mrs. Noggle’s classroom to listen to her students read. This gives them much needed experience dealing with children and since they are aspiring to teach younger kids in the future. Also, the FACS room recently got new ovens!
Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson’s portfolio class is trying an experimentation...
Congratulations to our Scholar's Bowl team for their second place finish yesterday in Minneapolis! They came out with a 4-2 record against the other six teams present. That was just ahead of the third place team, 3-3, and behind the undefeated champions, 6-0.Written by Logan Krause & Wesley Apostoloff
Last Thursday, Solomon beat Maranatha Academy in their first round playoff game 52-6. The Gorillas are now 8-1 and will travel to Madison this Friday for the Regional playoffs. Madison is 9-0 this season after winning their district and rolling Peabody-Burns last week, 46-0. Both Solomon and Madison feature strong running games on offense with physical defenses, so...
Ms. Romeiser
In Ms. Romeiser’s class, the students were discussing different Indian tribes. The students were then asked which tribe they would want to live with and be apart of. The students may even get to build tee-pees, but this decision will be made later on.
Ms. Girard
In Miss Girard’s class, the students are about to begin working on pixel art. When the...
Mr. Smith-MS Band
His Middle school are working on a new scale for their concert band to get ready for their concert and their fundamentals. They are also working on new sheet music that is both challenging and harmonicly pleasing.
Mr. Engelken-MS History
This Tuesday, the 5th grade students are popcorn reading information out loud together from Chapter 3. Mr. E...
Mr. Smith-HS Band
High school band just began concert season. They will be fine tuning their play styles to be more clean and precise rather than the loud, rowdy pep band style used during football season. Mr. Smith says they are listening to example pieces in class some to show the change he’s looking to make.
Mrs. Grant-HS English
Mrs. Grant teaches 9th/10th...
On October 16th the Regional Volleyball Tournament will be held at Solomon High School and starts at 2:00 P.M. There will be 7 teams attending the tournament and the top 2 teams will advance to Sub-State. Solomon plays Southern Cloud at 3:00 P.M. Come out and support the Gorillas!Written by Wesley Apostoloff
On November 8th from 4:30 to 7:30 P.M. the Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Solomon High School Library. November 9th, the Grand Event, will consist of eating breakfast with your child and shopping at the book fair. Please come out and support this great event. All proceeds will benefit Solomon Schools.Written by Wesley Apostoloff
The FBLA organization will be hosting a Chili Feed at the home football game on Friday, October 19th. The meal will include a cinnamon roll and drink. Pre-sale tickets will be on sale until Monday, October 15th. The price for pre-sale tickets will be $6. Walk-up meals will be available the night of for $7. Pre-sale tickets can be bought from any FBLA member. We...
Dear Patrons,
November 6th is the General Election in our state and your vote can make a difference for Kansas schools. All elections are important as it is our civic duty to voice our choice for the future. From local, county, state, or national races all positions will have an impact on a citizens’ future. Make sure you have a voice in that future.
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Congratulations to the 2018 Homecoming Queen, Haley Tiernan, and King, Braden Neilson! Former royalty Maddie Robinson and Andrew Capsey were present to hand over their crown and tiara. The Gorillas beat Herington at halftime, 60-6. They are now 6-0.Written by Logan Krause
Mr. Nordgren
Mr. Nordgren’s World History classes wrote haiku today. Mr. Nordgren’s Economics classes will be playing a stock market game. These classes will be playing a stock market game to better understand how the stock market works. Each group has $100,000 and cannot spend more than 20% on each stock that they invest in.
Mrs. Bucholtz
Mrs. Bucholtz...
Mrs Rizzo
The first graders are learning about Johnny Appleseed. They are also making applesauce and learning more about apples.
Mrs. Girard
The fourth graders are reading a news article from Scholastic about whether or not Fortnite is good or bad for kids. They were told to write down their opinions about the matter. They will be writing a paper at the end of...
Mr. Engelken
The 5th graders are doing a Jeopardy style review for their test this Thursday. What this will do is help them better learn how the events happened and what each important person did. The students said they like it cause it helps them prepare for the test better, it’s a more entertaining way to learn, and it helps them memorize the answers.
Mr....
Brock Nelson is a junior at Solomon High School and the son of Tyler Nelson and Aimee Nelson. Brock is also attending Salina Area Technical College in the mornings, where he is working to complete his degree in diesel mechanics. His favorite thing about Solomon is the teachers and athletics. He is proud of being able to spend the last couple of years with the...
These are the candidates for Homecoming King and Queen. We have Haley Tiernan, Dara Robertson, and Madelyn Stuart in the back row. We have Braden Neilson, Logan Krause, and Jobe Fowles in the front row. The King and Queen will be crowned on Friday at the football game.Also taking place this week will be Spirit Week and it is a Hunger Games theme. This will include...
Mrs. Austin's class the students will be playing math games in class on Tuesday and Friday. The games will be math related and will help the kids exceed their learning in mathematics.
Mr. Underwood’s class will be doing labs this Wednesday. The 6th grade is changing the air pressure in chambers. The 8th grade students are doing circuits to find out how energy...
First Grade
This week the first graders will be doing apple projects. The projects will consist of weighing them, graphing them, and seeing how they float.
Second Grade
This week the second graders will be learning about plants and erosion. Time to get tending to those plants!
Third Grade
Third graders are classifying animals by grids. They have also been...
Mr. Davidson's Horticulture Class
Mr. Davidson’s class is practicing land judging for a competition at Blue Valley High School. There are 29 schools in the district, with at least 12 being involved in the competition. Students are learning about land judging so they can learn about different soils and gain new experiences that they previously did not have prior to...
Madelyn Stuart is a senior at Solomon High school and the daughter of Gary and Teresa Stuart. She likes Solomon because of the small family environment and how you know everyone in the school and community. She is involved in Volleyball, Basketball, FBLA, FFA and NHS. She plans to attend Emporia State University to study nursing.
New Day, New Year, New Beginnings
Whether a song, a buzzer or the natural alarm of our body, we are awakened each day for a new start. As difficult as it may be to roll out of bed on some mornings, knowing that you are going to be around positive people and great kids puts a little extra pep in your step. Students and staff alike seem to have...
On the following dates a representative from each school will give a presentation for any junior or senior to attend during SSAG time in the library.
Tuesday, Sept 4 - North Central Kansas Technical College
Friday, Sept 14 - Emporia State University
Friday, Sept 21 - Bethany College
Friday, October 12 - Washburn University
Friday, Oct 19 - University of...
If you received a letter at the end of the 17-18' school year, stating that your student needed immunizations updated, and have not completed this, please be sure and get that done prior to the beginning of the new school year!
This is a requirement of the Kansas State School Immunization Law, KSA 72-5209, and USD #393 Board of Education Policy. The Kansas State...
It is that time of year again--BACK-to SCHOOL. Parents know the summer nights are getting shorter and the early morning routines are just a few weeks away. Kids are anxious to get back into the classroom. They enjoy going shopping for school supplies and maybe a “first day of school” outfit with their parents. Kids start to talk about their friends, the dreaded...
Thank you to the Community Foundation of Dickinson County for awarding us the 2018-2019 "Make" the Most of It Grant. A snapshot of the proposal is listed below.
The USD 393 STEM department would like to create a project that will integrate student critical thinking skills and engineering. Students are in a world that is filled with pieces everywhere and they...
As we have wrapped up the 17-18 school year, we are beginning to look ahead at the 18-19 school year. One of the things people have mentioned is the website and being able to easily navigate the website from their phones. We have listened! The website has been totally revamped and we have rolled out an app, so viewing from your phone will be easy. To get this...
In addition to the cool new website, be sure to check out our Android and iOS apps in the Google Play and Apple stores!