School News
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Watch: SPS students and staff take part in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.
![National School Lunch Week Oct. 9-13]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696876599/springfieldk12orus/zr0gzdivxie0nc8uccs4/CentennialSchoolLunch.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696876599/springfieldk12orus/zr0gzdivxie0nc8uccs4/CentennialSchoolLunch.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696876599/springfieldk12orus/zr0gzdivxie0nc8uccs4/CentennialSchoolLunch.jpg","width":800}])
SPS recognizes Nutrition Services staff during National School Lunch Week.
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![Drivers reminded to use caution, patience as school gets back in session]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693943110/springfieldk12orus/vqeqs0h3zrgszpuzkguj/SRTSBacktoSchool.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693943110/springfieldk12orus/vqeqs0h3zrgszpuzkguj/SRTSBacktoSchool.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693943110/springfieldk12orus/vqeqs0h3zrgszpuzkguj/SRTSBacktoSchool.jpg","width":800}])
Fall means a shift to pumpkin spice latte season and driver awareness around students.
![New K-12 Instructional Materials]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690467849/springfieldk12orus/czjcnamjshtfqzhknrgm/InstructionalMaterials.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690467849/springfieldk12orus/czjcnamjshtfqzhknrgm/InstructionalMaterials.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1690467849/springfieldk12orus/czjcnamjshtfqzhknrgm/InstructionalMaterials.jpg","width":800}])
At the start of the 2023-24 school year, K-12 students will be greeted by new instructional materials in several subjects.
District News
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Springfield Public Schools is seeking applicants to be on the District’s budget committee! The committee plays an integral role in the approval process every year.
![Inclement Weather Preparation and Procedures]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701201764/springfieldk12orus/wnk0249dv92xez2nb1zb/20230808_SPS_Winter_Weather_Advisory.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701201764/springfieldk12orus/wnk0249dv92xez2nb1zb/20230808_SPS_Winter_Weather_Advisory.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701201764/springfieldk12orus/wnk0249dv92xez2nb1zb/20230808_SPS_Winter_Weather_Advisory.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701201764/springfieldk12orus/wnk0249dv92xez2nb1zb/20230808_SPS_Winter_Weather_Advisory.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1701201764/springfieldk12orus/wnk0249dv92xez2nb1zb/20230808_SPS_Winter_Weather_Advisory.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701201764/springfieldk12orus/wnk0249dv92xez2nb1zb/20230808_SPS_Winter_Weather_Advisory.jpg","width":1920}])
As we head into cooler, wetter months, the potential for school delays or closures due to snow and ice becomes a reality. SPS announces delays and closures in several different ways, find out how.
![Page Elementary students adopt toddler with heart condition as their "sparrow"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701816106/springfieldk12orus/urd7raizcwglr8ijvmy1/Page_Sparrow_800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701816106/springfieldk12orus/urd7raizcwglr8ijvmy1/Page_Sparrow_800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701816106/springfieldk12orus/urd7raizcwglr8ijvmy1/Page_Sparrow_800x455.jpg","width":800}])
A kickoff assembly got Page Elementary students excited to be a superhero for a young boy adopted as their school's "sparrow."
![Spread inside 2023 Backcountry Review magazine]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701281221/springfieldk12orus/jnwcff3pqlxbjjkpw8kn/Screenshot2023-11-29at100150AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701281221/springfieldk12orus/jnwcff3pqlxbjjkpw8kn/Screenshot2023-11-29at100150AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701281221/springfieldk12orus/jnwcff3pqlxbjjkpw8kn/Screenshot2023-11-29at100150AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1701281221/springfieldk12orus/jnwcff3pqlxbjjkpw8kn/Screenshot2023-11-29at100150AM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1701281221/springfieldk12orus/jnwcff3pqlxbjjkpw8kn/Screenshot2023-11-29at100150AM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1701281221/springfieldk12orus/jnwcff3pqlxbjjkpw8kn/Screenshot2023-11-29at100150AM.png","width":2200}])
Springfield High School (SHS) won its fifth national award for its high-quality Backcountry Review magazine, which focuses on the outdoors and is designed and produced by students interested in journalism.
Watch: SPS students and staff take part in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.
![Thurston HS Students Use Community Service Hours to Help Relieve Medical Costs for One of Their Own]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699572012/springfieldk12orus/qm4l1yyyrigdvjm6uvzl/THS_Sparrow_Club.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699572012/springfieldk12orus/qm4l1yyyrigdvjm6uvzl/THS_Sparrow_Club.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1699572012/springfieldk12orus/qm4l1yyyrigdvjm6uvzl/THS_Sparrow_Club.jpg","width":800}])
16-year-old Sam Lockard is recovering from brain cancer.