Sharon-Mutual Public Schools

IMPORTANT!!! Sharon-Mutual students in grades 9-12 should come to the high school office on Wednesday, April 1 or Thursday, April 2 to pick up the following items: Graduation caps and gowns, honor cords, sashes, medals Chromebooks and chargers Calculators and chargers if needed Locker contents Pay lunch bills Pay bills for missing or damaged items Please observe the social distancing restrictions at all times. DO NOT enter the buildings under any circumstances. The procedure will be that you ring the doorbell on the west side of the high school building, and then step back 8 feet from the table outside. We will bring your items to you and place them on the table and then return inside the building. You may then approach the table and retrieve your items. It may be helpful if you have a list when you come of what you need to pick up and then check the bag to ensure you have everything. DO NOT return books, uniforms or other school items at this time. We will ask you to bring them when appropriate next school year. Any locker room items will need to be retrieved at a later date when the virus ordeal is ended and it is safe to do so. We appreciate your cooperation in all of this. Classes begin online April 6. We will be publishing further details as we progress.

Mrs. Green has sent out a survey to her students to determine the best day of the week and time to have a live class. If you are in Mrs. Green’s math class, please complete the survey sent to your school email. Thank you!

Please help us out with preventing the spread of the coronavirus. No students or non-school employees are allowed in any building of the school. Thank you for your help!

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Any student needing to get their driving permit before July 1 will need to contact the high school office between the hours of nine and noon Monday through Thursday. Cindy will check their eighth grade reading test results and will mail a letter to you if they achieved at least basic on their eighth grade reading test.

Please know that we are working diligently to answer questions which have come up due to the Covid-19 situation. We will continue to post information as it becomes available and decisions are made. We are working on plans to hold graduation ceremonies. Our teachers are working hard to continue to provide learning opportunities to our students throughout the remainder of the school year. We are seeking out alternatives for those of you who do not have internet access at home. The lockers at the high school are being cleaned out and contents bagged. We hope to distribute those along with chromebooks and chargers, caps and gowns mid-week next week. We will post an announcement of the times we will allow pickup of those items recognizing CDC social distancing recommendations.. We are looking at options for other events which were scheduled and the possibility of using some creative means to allow them to occur in some form. We appreciate your continued patience and will work to keep you informed as information becomes available.

Students in grades nine through 12, If you do not have Internet service of any form at your home, please contact the high school office at 580-989-3231 on Thursday this week or Monday next week between the hours of 9 AM and noon. This will help us to determine how we may best serve all of our students. Thank you for your help!

COVID-19 Update

Here is the link for the Sharon-Mutual PK-8th Spring Casuals. https://hortonstudios.hhimagehost.com/Sharon-Mutual Parents will need to contact Horton Studios directly via phone, email, or Facebook in order to receive their students individualized password, this ensures safety and privacy for each student. Phone: 580-661-2836 Email: office@hortonstudios.com

Just a reminder...meals are available at Mutual from 11-12 Monday thru Friday through April 3 at the cafeteria door. Meals will also be served at the elementary office door in Sharon. Please remember you need to call the office if you would like to be added to the list to be eligible (in-district students & siblings 18 & under). Please do not enter the school facilities.

A sincere thank you to Trish Thompson for her work in getting meals approved for child nutrition needs through the closure. Also, a big thank you to Cindy Free and Amanda Mabra for their help in contacting families to make child nutrition available. Great work ladies!

COVID-19 Update.

All school activities have been postponed during the closure. Prom has been postponed indefinitely. Graduation is still on schedule at this time.

Dear parents and families of the Sharon-Mutual School District: Administration has met to plan on how to continue serving our students during this time. We will be providing additional information via our school App, school website, and school Facebook page. Please check these regularly for updated information.

The State Board of Education has mandated that all public schools be closed until April 6th due to the COVID-19. We will be meeting tomorrow and with the leadership team later in the week to make plans on how we can best move forward. Please look for updates. Thank you for your patience and stay safe.

Sharon-Mutual Schools is working to minimize the effects of the Corona virus. High school cook Michelle Wheelright scoured the cafeteria building from stem to stern today. A huge thank you to Michelle!! Alan Shive , high school custodian, plans to sanitize the rest of the high school buildings on Wednesday. We appreciate your efforts Alan! We will make announcements as information becomes available.

For the past two days Senior Campbell McAllister exhibited his two doe goats at OYE. Way to go Campbell for a job well done!