Author: ford_aaron

Silver Creek Community,             I’d like to take some time in, likely a long overdue, recognition to some of the great things occurring at Silver Creek High School.  While running a small city of teenagers it may be easy to focus on some of the poor decisions or challenges we all face with high school […]

Dear Silver Creek Community, The Times-Call recently ran a story highlighting our Chinese New Year event and I want to thank everyone who joined us for this outstanding celebration of culture and education. This event would not have been possible without the support of our business partners, student volunteers and organizer, Rita Liu. The involvement […]

For the seventh consecutive year, Silver Creek High School students will be competing in the We the People state finals on December 14th at the State Capitol building. The We the People Competition is a simulation of the congressional hearing model where students teams research and explore constitution related concepts. Students research and write a […]

Fans of google and those of better formatting, access the update here LINK   Silver Creek Community,           As first semester draws to a close we have much to be proud about based upon our students’ accomplishments from first semester.  The rollout and use of iPads has resulted in terrific success and anticipated challenges. […]

Silver Creek Families,             We have had a tremendous fall at Silver Creek!  With a successful 1:1 rollout, many academic, athletic and artistic successes, and accolades that continue to pour in; it reminds me of a saying a colleague used to share with me.  “Yes, but it’s high school and the day is not over […]

Dear Raptor Families, Thank you for a great start to the 2015-2016 school year.  We welcome the class of 2019 and have brought them in to the Commitment to Graduate process.  On their first day they pledged towards their own graduation and signed the giant diploma for the class of 2019.  Why do we do […]

Augustana  University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota announced today a new scholarship specifically designed for Silver Creek Leadership Academy graduates. This scholarship is available to any SCLA graduate with a composite ACT of 25 or higher and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. The scholarship is in the amount of $12,500 per year or […]

Schedule Change Request Information Please read all bullet points prior to requesting a schedule change Schedule changes accepted: August 4 – 17, 2015 1. Student schedules are available – without teacher names. Teacher names will be added (and viewable on IC) prior to the start of the first day of school. 2. Please know that […]

  June 4, 2015 Dear Parents and Guardians: Since last fall, we have been engaged in an ongoing dialogue regarding the correlation of adequate sleep and student well-being and achievement. In response, district officials and I have been exploring the feasibility of readjusting Silver Creek’s start time. Initial findings indicate that a slight, but more […]

Today’s JV and C team baseball games v Windsor have been canceled.  Today’s C team game at Mountain View has also been canceled.  Make up days are yet to be determined.