Picture Day is next Thursday, 8/24, mark your calendar! Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Ordering online is easy, visit inter-state.com/order and use Order Code 78163EF.
The Smithton Back-to-School Sale is live! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments with fast home delivery! You'll save 30% off the entire site, including all new designs and product lines! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/29355
10% of your purchase comes back to Smithton School!
Please note that regular priced Cougar gear is available for sale at 1st Place Spiritwear 24/7/365!
Welcome new Jr. High Teacher, Mr. Whetstone to Smithton School! Mr. Whetstone comes to us after spending time at Althoff Catholic High School & Mascoutah High School. He received his bachelors degree from SIU - Carbondale and his Masters in Education from McKendree University. Mr. Whetstone is married to Lyndsey and has two daughters, Rylei & Marlee, and two dogs. In his free time, Mr. Whetstone likes to exercise, coach football, run his gym and spend time outdoors camping & hiking. Mr. Whetstone is excited to work at Smithton to be in a school that seems to work together to create a great structured experience for the students.
Quote - "Live the life you Love." Bob Marley
Picture Day is coming up on Thursday, August 24th! Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at inter-state.com/order and enter Order Code 78163EF.
Welcome our new Athletic Director, Brendan Hand! Brendan comes to us as our Boys Basketball coach & AD after spending time as Waterloo High School's assistant boys baseball coach. He also spent time coaching Millstadt Xplosion and Southern Storm youth baseball teams.
Brendan has his bachelors degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Sports Mgmt & Sports Information from Lindenwood University - Belleville.
Brendan and his wife Taylor live in Smithon and welcomed their son Brooks in October 2022.
In his free time Brendan enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and playing golf.
Brendan is excited to join Smithton School to work with the incredible staff and work together to grow the Athletics Department within the school walls and out in the community.
Quote: "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." Theodore Roosevelt.
Welcome Brendan!
5th Annual Striking Out Cancer Baseball/Softball Game
TShirt link here: https://www.storessimple.com/spectragraphics/groupproducts.php?prodgroup_id=17864&prodgroupbypass=true
Girls On the Run is back at Smithton School this Fall! Please click the link below to sign up your student!
GOTR meets weekly Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:15 - 4:30.
Key Season Dates:
August 7 - September 4 at 11:59 PM: Program Registration is open for all teams
September 11: Practices begin this week
November 18: End of Season 5K in Forest Park!
https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/23FAProgram?sid=76037eee80654d3db5718ca1d65859ba
Start making those wishlists! Sale starts next Tuesday!
Ordering your Smithton gear from 1st Place Spiritwear gets our school 10% of the proceeds! We appreciate your support.
If you would like to donate to our Positive Referral Pantry our Amazon List can be found here. We thank you in advance for supporting our students!
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Meet our new Social Worker, Emily McPherson! Emily comes to us after spending time in schools in Sparta, Red Bud, Okawville and Evansville. She has her Bachelors & Masters Degrees in Social Work from SIUE. Emily is married to Keith and has two sons Konnor & Kameron who attend Smithton School! They also have two dogs named Charlie & Mimi. In her free time Emily likes to read, hike and spend time with her boys. She is excited to work at Smithton because she loves the idea of working in her hometown & building a connection with all the kiddos in the community!
Quote: "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." Dr Seuss.
Thank you to all who came out to our PTO Swim Party last night! Here are a few more upcoming dates for your calendars! School starts next Wednesday!
Please support our Smithton School Boosters Club buy purchasing 8" Mums for Fall! Cash & Checks due to Smithton School by Thursday August 31st. 🪴🍃🍁💚
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Softball will practice in the outfield and the cages by the baseball field (August 2nd) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Baseball tryouts will be moved indoors this evening (August 2nd) from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. in the Smithton School Gym. Players will need to wear tennis shoes and may wear shorts.
We are currently looking for a Girls C Team Basketball Coach for the 23-24 Season. Please contact Mrs. Belosi if interested!
Meet new Early Childhood Para, Alivia Wilson! Alivia has 3 dogs - Rosie, Addy and Charlie and in her free time she likes to spend time with her family, draw and paint, go fishing and go for walks. Alivia is excited to work for Smithton School because she loves working with kids and with her mother as an educator, she has loved watching her mom work. "Smithton School is doing a lot of amazing things that I'm excited to be a part of!"
Quote: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. - Wayne Dyer
Welcome Alivia!
If you have the means and desire to help out our younger students, they could use the following items for their classroom. You can drop off any donations in the main office. We thank you in advance!
Legos (big bulky kind)
Dinosaurs
cars/trucks (small)
Paint (washable)
Construction Paper
Animals (stuffed)
Animals (plastic)
Stampers
Chunky puzzles
Magna Doodles
String n Beads
Connector/ Snapping Toys
Little People
Potato Head
Color or Counting Toys
Welcome 3rd Grade Teacher Emily Dobey! Emily is a recent graduate of SIUE with her Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Emily student taught and substitute taught at Ellis Elementary in Belleville before making her way to Smithton. In her spare time Emily enjoys spending time with her mom, her 2 brothers and her boyfriend. She also loves to spend time hunting, fishing and being outdoors. When she is not outside, she enjoys reading. Emily is very excited to meet her students when the school year gets started!
Quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
❤️COME AND SEE A GREAT MUSICAL! You will laugh lots and really enjoy the songs!🤣😃 Smithton's own Mrs. Berry is one of the backstage singers. MUSICAL: HP & THE DEATHLY HALLOWEEN 🎃 WHEN: Thursday, August 3rd @ 7:30 PM; Friday, August 4th @ 7:30 PM; Saturday, August 5th @ 7:30 PM, and Sunday, August 6th @ 2:00 PM WHERE: Belleville East High School in the Theater Building (2555 West Blvd, Belleville, IL 62221) WEBSITE: You can buy tickets at the theater or online ahead of time. https://takeabowshowcase.org/product-category/tickets/?fbclid=IwAR3_exO9hWPz4N0zL-sHR5Q7Oop7MDcpjOMfMq661WgA0n-7lekT6lNnX4M SHORT DESCRIPTION: This musical is themed around the Harry Potter book series, but each of the characters has different names that playoff of this literary masterpiece. The songs are parodies of other musicals & band songs. There are so many jokes that play off of movies and television shows. TAKE A BOW SHOWCASE & RISING STARS is the theater company putting on the show. DRESS UP IN COSTUME: (OPTIONAL) There is a Halloween costume contest at each performance. So you are welcome to dress in costume.
Here is your link to July's Board Brief: https://5il.co/20d3b To see this and previous month's Board Brief's, please access our website under Board of Education - Board Briefs.