Open House/BBQ

Please attend our Open House and BBQ Saturday, the 25th of August at 6pm at the school. We have 9 foreign students attending Sheridan and this will be an opportunity to meet all the students, parents, alumni, and host families!

Graduation/Awards

We held our 11th Annual Awards and Graduation Banquet on June 7 at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel in Boise. Each student received a serious and funny award. Five special awards were given to students and they got some $$$. Congratulations to our three seniors who earned their high school diplomas! Rob, Kevin, and Justine are on their way to do great things!

French Class...

Every year, as a break from "salut" and "ou est la salle de bain?" we listen to "Les Miserables."
And evey year, it amazes me which students get hooked into this wonderful musical performance.
We enjoyed recently the music of this performance, and it was a huge hit with our students.
"Les Mis" is playing in Salt Lake City! Would you please pay for us to go see it????
This wonderful musical teaches across the curriculum-students learn history, compassion, social unrest, RESPECT, hard work, and CHARACTER!
vive la france!

Salut! It has been six year since this post and we have enjoyed Les Miserables every year...
HOWEVER! A new Les Mis movie debuts Christmas day! Please join me at Edwards 22 (on Overland) Thursday, December 27 for a 3pm viewing of the the new Les Miserables!
En guarde, Javert!!!!!

Fiesta Triumph IN BOISE!!!!!!!

IN OVERTIME! SHERIDAN ACADEMY TAKES ON BOISE ADVENTIST SCHOOL IN BASKETBALL!!!
26-26 INTO OVERTIME!!! 15 SECONDS!!!!!! CLINTON TO ILAN! ILAN FROM THE PAINT!!! SCORRRRRRRRE!!!!!!!!!!!
SHERIDAN ACADEMY (A SCHOOL OF 20!) TAKES ON A SCHOOL OF 400!
WE WIN!
(i'm so PROUD of our students!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Nice to see..our program works...

Second semester and changes are evident...
Students now have a confidence, a poise, a faith that they can tackle subjects which daunted them before...
K., C., E!., work on math that was SO far out of reach for them before!
We ask them to go to the white board and show us the concept and they ROCK!
Smiles! PRIDE! a "yes-I-can-do-this" mentality is our goal and it is happening NOW!
Mrs. Sirani, Mrs. Chivers, Dr. Henri, and I beam at the growth we are seeing!
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK OF OUR STUDENTS!

End of Semester and other stuff!

Been busy!
Jesse Jackson was great! BSU sound system (microphone) needs work!
Volunteermatch.com had sent us WONDERFUL people to help our students/school/purpose...
Semester Finals!!!! Those who "knew" knew: those who didn't-didn't...
Fair and reasonable tests were adminstered to judge knowledge of subject matter. If you didn't study, why do you deserve a credit for the course enrolled?
I-20!!!!! I-20!!!!! We issued our first I-20 to a 17 year-old girl from Vietnam, who, after looking at many schools, wants to attend SHERIDAN ACADEMY for Spring Semester!
She will be hosted by Mrs. Sirani and get a quality education at our school and a true Western experience! WE HAVE MORE FOREIGN students! We need host families! A monthly stipend is paid! Do you know of someone who can host and English speaking student who wants to benefit from our small school environment?
UNIFORMS LOOK SHARP!!!! www.landsend.com!!!!!!!

RAKE UP BOISE!

For 11 years Sheridan Academy has particpated in Rake Up Boise-a community service project sponsored by Boise Parks and Recreation.
We will meet at the school at 9am Saturday, Nov. 18 and we have four yards assigned to us.
Then we go to Papa Joe's on Capitol for pizza!
Bring your family, friends, and a rake!

Contributions

Sheridan Academy in incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. This allows people and businesses to contribute to our school and receive a tax deduction.
Recently, the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation made a sizable contribution to our school. Many thanks to them!
The J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation, along with other local businesses (Boise's Best Real Estate) have contributed to our school for many years.
We are blessed to live in a community of generous supporters!
Thanks!

Community Service

Sheridan students contribute many hours of community service to the Treasure Valley each year.
Last Saturday, we participated in "Sweep the River" with the Boise Parks and Recreation. Near Willow Lane, we collected trash on the Greenbelt and the Boise River. Students and parents made our town much cleaner! Thank you to all who volunteered your time!
NEXT: Rake Up Boise!

Sheridan Academy: Cultivating a Work Ethic

Recently, I read a survey of business owners and their attitudes about hiring recent high school graduates. Their #1 complaint?? Not that the new worker couldn't do the job, not that they couldn't train the new hire, but that the new hire WASN'T THERE.

Punctuality and attendance are cornerstones of Sheridan Academy's program. We EXPECT our students to be there EVERY day and with a professional attitude, ready to work. WE ARE ONLY IN CLASS 180 DAYS A YEAR! LESS THAN 1/2 A YEAR ARE OUR STUDENTS IN CLASS! SHOW ME A JOB WITH OVER 1/2 A YEAR OFF!

Alas, it concerns me that teens show up late, half-asleep, with no will to perform. Are these the same students we're sending to universities and into the workplace?
Our students write, "Early is on time. On time is late. Late is unacceptable." Public schools don't get $$ if the student doesn't show. We get your tuition regardless. Yet we cannot issue credits if you miss more than 9 classes a semester.

PS: Your future employer will not be givng you any paychecks if you are continuously late! Learn NOW to be on time and ready to work for every shift. You'll get the raise, the "A" grade at college, and the pride knowing that even when you felt lousy, you still did your best work.

Our 11th Year at Sheridan Academy!

We have started our 11th year! I am SO proud of all the students who have benefited from our unique academic and social programs!

Mrs. Sirani is a saint for continuing to provide quality teaching to our students as she finishes her Master's Degree.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Next Friday, 9/15 we visit Edwards Cinema to view "World Trade Center." We leave Sheridan at 1300 hours. I'm concerned as many of our students do not remember 9/11/01 and that they need to share in the courage of Americans against attacks on our love of freedom!

We are mailing letters to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan next week. (How cool to get a letter back from a soldier.)

Week of September 10: Bring tennis racquets! We'll try our hand at tennis during daily P.E.

Saturday, Sept. 16: "Sweep the River." We have participated in the yearly cleanup of our river. Meet at the tennis courts in Julia Davis Park at 9am. Bring gloves. (How sad that I must warn students not to pick up syringes.)

Our UNIFORMS are a success! Our students LOOK GREAT! Keep the shirts tucked in! Soon to the Governor's office to visit! Look sharp!

START OF SCHOOL!

Class starts Aug. 28, 2006.

Sheridan is requiring uniforms for the new school year: hunter green polo shirts and khaki pants.

We are ready to LEARN and STUDY and get into HIGHER education. Come ready to work hard and realize your dreams!

Open House

Our Open House was a huge success! Many families came by to check out Boise's best private school!

Robbie only burned TWO hamburgers and guests we showed what an accredited, private school can offer to Idaho's youth. We look forward to an excellent year of providing concise, individualized, college-bound education for Treasure Valley students.

Open house/Reunion!!!

Please come to our Open House on Thursday, August 10, at 6pm at the school!
We will have alumni, new students, returning students, and an opportunity for prospective students to see our challenging, individualized, results-based program!
Check us out as the best school for your student!
Call 331-2044 with any questions!
See you the 10th!

Awards Banquet!!!

Our 10th Annual Awards Banqet and GRADUATION! is this Thursday, June 8!!!!!

Alex P. will be awarded his High School Diploma!

This is our end-of-the-year tribute to ALL the students and their efforts.

If you would like to attend, please call the school at 331-2044.

Way to go Alex!

State Legislature

Kudos to the citizens of Boise for passingthe $94 million public school fixer-upper!
As an educator, I want the best for all students.
Alas, Boise School district has DECLINING attendance!
Where was the VOUCHER intiative for this State?
Idaho is #3 in high school dropouts!
Thirty-three percent of freshman enrolled at BSU NEVER complete their degree!!!

Sheridan Academy is TOUGH on its students as we CALL then on behaviors/practices/beliefs that hinder their academic and social growth.

EVENTS!

Some important activities!

1) We've partnered with the local public elementary school and Sheridan students visit daily to work with kindergarten and first graders to improve their reading and language skills. Our students love helping the younger students!

2) We're touring Micron technologies tomorrow! Look sharp students! This is GREAT company for which to work! Get it together!

3) We've been approved to issue "I-20" Student Visa forms for foreign students!!!!!
We need HOST families to help other students experience the American high school culture.Please contact us if you can host a foreign student for a 9 month or 5 month visit.

Why the first week(s) at Sheridan Academy may be tough.

Many students "hate" the first week or two at Sheridan Academy. There are some simple explanations for this: First, we usually grade an assignment immediately after the student completes it. If the assignment is not up to the student's abilities, and Sheridan's requirements, the assignment is redone before moving on to the next task. Immediate feedback allows the student to correct any errors, ask for guidance, and expand his/her knowledge base. Unfortunately, many student come from large classrooms where assignments submitted often took a day or two to be returned. Immediate feedback can be frustrating for a student who is accustomed to just turning in (or not turning in) mediocre work and not seeing the grade until much later.

Second, we hold our students to higher levels of accountability. Teenagers are capable of higher standards expected in most situations. Sheridan Academy focuses on those traits that will allow the students to acquire the best education, be SUCCESSFUL in other learning environments, and STAND OUT as educated, talented, CLASSY youth who have vision, acceptance, and GOALS on which they are working everyday!

When a student dresses poorly, makes inappropriate comments, is selfish, submits sub-par work, they are CALLED on it and this may create frustration--this is growth. Our students will be held to standards higher than those in their past learning environments.

We're two-for-two! For the second time in two years, a Sheridan Academy senior has been accepted at Boise State University to be duel-enrolled in both college and high school! Alex P. did AWESOME on the Compass test and he is ready to begin his college degree! Way to go, Alex!!

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