We welcome everyone to the 2023-24 school year!
Thank you to Hicks & Sons for their help in making our school look great! They put in a lot of time and came in late to get projects finished before the start of school. Thank you!
In-person registration continues tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (closed 11:30 to 12:30 for lunch).
Reminder: In-person registration begins tomorrow from noon to 7:00 p.m.
As you prepare for online registration, which opened yesterday (7/24/23) for returning students, keep in mind that Ivy League Kids provides before and after-school care for our K-8 students (815-464-1265 or ivyleaguekids.org.) In-person registration will be on Monday, July 31st, from 12-7, and Tuesday, August 1st, from 8-3. All new students must register during in-person registration; please see the registration page for more information. Starting this school year, all food service payments will be processed through Titan. Please see the food services webpage for detailed instructions on setting up your Titan account.
Welcome Cena Bain to our South Putnam staff as a high school special education teacher. Cena has a criminal justice background with a Master of Science in Criminal Justice. On the education side, she has served as an adjunct professor (most recently at Ivy Tech and then Marian University) teaching classes including Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Sociology, Homeland Security, Juvenile Justice, and more. Cena has a heart for kids and transitioned into special education through the Teachers of Tomorrow program. I am excited to have Cena join our team at South!
Don't forget to join us in celebrating Terri Beasley's 30 years of service at a special retirement reception on Wednesday, July 12th in the FACS Room at South Putnam High School from 5pm - 7pm
Opportunity at South Putnam:
Maternity leave position at South Putnam Middle School in ELA for the first nine weeks (until Oct. 13th). Email tgardner@sputnam.k12.in.us if you are interested.
High school parking lot resurfacing will begin Thursday and extend into next week. The west entrance and parts of the lot will be closed this week as they work.
We welcome Josh Estridge to our South Putnam family as our new head boys basketball coach and business teacher. Josh has the experience and commitment needed to lead students in our JV/Varsity teams now while also bringing cohesiveness to the whole program (youth, middle and high school) to build it for the future. As a member of the staff in the building, he will help students gain knowledge and skills in the classroom while building relationships with students and staff. He will see our student athletes as students and have relationships with fellow teachers as colleagues. As a coach with experience in football, he sees our athletes as multi-sport athletes and will support their desire to compete across sports and succeed in the weight room. We are excited to have Josh on board.
They've graduated! Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Congratulations to Wyatt Switzer for his 2nd place finish at Regionals. He set a new school record of 39.75 in the 300 hurdles. He is now headed to the state meet next Friday.
Have a great summer students and families! We will see you in August!
Senior Night is a night to honor all of the individual accomplishments of each graduate. There were many community members presenting awards and giving financial gift to South Putnam soon-to-be graduates. This year's seniors earned $1,852,369 and over 900 dual credits!
Swim students work on their routine during morning swim.
South Putnam Middle School 8th graders reached 100% enrollment of eligible students in the 21st Century Scholars program. Scholars receive a two- or four-year scholarship that pays up to 100% tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university. Thank you Counselor Heath Pruitt for your hard work and collaboration with families in getting students enrolled.
Seniors having a little fun days before graduation!
What do you do at the end of a physics class? Have a cardboard boat race of course :)
South Putnam Middle School students had their end-of-year awards and fun day. Students were given awards from their teachers. Then it was time for Popsicles and fun! Students enjoyed the warm sunshine with games on the football field and track. Thank you to Ashley Mattox and Nicole Stanley for donating the Popsicles. Thank you to Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Nees, Mr. Pruitt and all the middle school teachers for organizing the event.
Drew Hill who was the 2023 Putnam County Player of the year has been invited to play in the 15th Annual Indiana Basketball All Star Classic. Drew was one of 40 juniors in the state invited to play in this event. Congratulations Drew!
