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SLA Featured in National Report on School Innovation
SLA is proud to be a part of the Canopy project, which highlights schools pursuing equitable and student-centered designs. Canopy just released a new report, diving into five years of insights into school-level innovation across the U.S. This analysis describes how schools are tackling urgent challenges, evolving designs, and preparing for the future. With compelling…
Senior Grant Keo wins National Merit Award!
SLA Class of 2025 senior Grant Keo has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist, one of only 16,000 seniors across the country to advance to the semi-final round! From here, Grant will now apply to move from semi-finalist to being a finalist to receive some of the over $26 million dollars that will be…
2024-25 School Supply List
It’s almost that time! School starts Monday, August 26th! We can’t wait to see all the kids! The teachers have generated a list of supplies for their classes. As you can see, teachers have tried to keep these lists as broad as possible so that the acquiring of school supplies is as painless as possible….
Capstone Accelerator Featured on Fox 29!
Twenty-seven seniors presented their Capstone proposals to executives at Braskem on Wednesday as part of the Capstone Accelerator program, and Fox News was there to capture the story! Be sure to check out the story!
Heat Advisory Half Days
Dear families – We’re going to go ahead and call this a “soft-launch” to the school year this year. Due to the extreme heat, the district has called half-days for school buildings with air conditioning challenges for the rest of the week. Our building engineer is working with us diligently to address the areas of…
School Supplies List
It’s almost that time! School starts next Tuesday! We can’t wait to see all the kids! The teachers have generated a list of supplies for their classes. As you can see, teachers have tried to keep these lists as broad as possible so that the acquiring of school supplies is as painless as possible. If your child…
Welcome Back – Monday/Tuesday Schedule
Welcome back! We are thrilled to kick off the 2022-23 school year! Below are the schedules for Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will return to our regular schedule moving forward. MONDAY, 8/29, MODIFIED SCHEDULE 08:15 – 10:15 Advisory 10:20 – 11:10 A1 Band 11:15 – 12:05 X1 Band 12:10 – 01:00 Y1 BAND 01:05…
Fall Keystone Schedule
Testing Schedule: Tuesday, September 28 Morning Grade 9 and 10: Testing Algebra – Module 1 Grade 11: Testing Literature – Module 1 Grade 12 and Not Testing: Late Arrival at 11am. Afternoon Grade 9 and 10: Classes Grade 11: Testing Literature – Module 2 Grade 12 and Not Testing: Classes Thursday, September 30 Morning Grade…
Coronavirus Academic Resources
Dear Families – While the SLA teachers keep coming up with new and interesting ways for kids to keep learning in their classes, we also know that families might be looking for even more enrichment activities. To that end, we’ve compiled a list of interesting academic resources for kids (and adults, actually) who are looking…
2019 Inquiry Capstone Presentations
On Monday 5/20, Wednesday 5/22, and Thursday 5/23, SLA seniors will be presenting their inquiry capstone projects. The schedule for capstone presentations can be found here. Good luck, seniors!!!