South Pointe High School

🎄❄️ Winter Break is almost here! ❄️🎄

-December 20th: Last day of Block 2—Half Day schedule.
-December 23rd–January 3rd: Winter Break—enjoy your time off and recharge!
-January 6th: Block 3 begins—Half Day to ease back into the new semester.

Take this time to relax, celebrate, and prepare for an amazing 2025! 🎉 See you all next year!

🙏🏽 Our ELL students recently shared what they’re most thankful for during a meaningful Thanksgiving activity in their Structured English Immersion (SEI) classes. Their heartfelt reflections remind us that gratitude knows no season! 🍂✨ Let’s carry this spirit of thankfulness into the rest of the year and beyond. Great work, ! 📝💛

The 2025–26 FAFSA is here! Are you ready to apply for financial aid and get the money you need for certificate programs, trade schools, colleges, or universities? No matter what type of financial aid you’re looking for or what schools you’re applying to—it all starts with the FAFSA. Do the FAFSA and see what grants, scholarships, programs, and more are available to you. Get started at https://bit.ly/DoTheFAFSA!

🎉 Winter Spirit Week is Here! ❄️ We’re spreading holiday cheer all week with some fun dress-up days and activities:

🎄 Monday: Grinch Day (swipe to check out the pics from today!)
🧥 Tuesday: Ugly Sweater Day
🎬 Wednesday: Movie Character Day
🎀 Thursday: Holiday Accessories Day
🤍 Friday: White Out

Show off your spirit, Griffins, and let’s make this week unforgettable! 🎅💚

🏀 Griffin Pride on the Court! 🏀 Our Boys' Basketball team is off to a blazing 5-0 start this season! 🔥 This week, they dominated West Phoenix with an impressive 72-38 victory. 🏆 Huge shoutout to Coach Brian for leading the team to success and fostering such strong teamwork and determination. 💪 Keep it up, Griffins! Let’s keep the momentum going! 👏

🎓 FAFSA Night for the Class of 2025! 🎓Calling all seniors! It's time to secure your future. Join us for FAFSA Night to get hands-on assistance with your Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

📅 Dates:
- December 4 (Tonight!)
- December 12
🕔 Time: 5 PM - 7 PM
📍 Location: Room 114

Don't miss this opportunity to take a step closer to your college goals. Parents are encouraged to attend! Let’s make your education dreams a reality! 🌟

At our Tuition-FREE high school, we focus on you! We’re here to support your goals and help you succeed. Enroll today! 😁 🏫

🍂🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from our school family to yours! 🦃🍂 Today, we’re grateful for our incredible students, supportive families, and dedicated staff who make our community strong every day. Wishing everyone a warm, safe, and joyful holiday filled with good food, loved ones, and the spirit of gratitude. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! 🧡💛

🏐🔥 Epic Games, Legendary ! 🔥🏐 Our Students vs. Teachers Volleyball and Dodgeball games brought out the competitive spirit and loads of laughter! From impressive spikes to daring dodges, everyone showcased teamwork and determination. It was a fantastic way to build community and have some high-energy fun. 🏆🎉 Special shoutout to everyone who participated, cheered, and made the event unforgettable. Who knew our teachers had those moves? 😉

🌟 Shoutout to our amazing Girl Talk Club for lending a helping hand at Tempe's Water Lantern Festival! 🏮✨ Our students showed what community spirit is all about by supporting this beautiful event filled with light, hope, and togetherness. 💡❤️ Your efforts truly embody the spirit of giving back and making a difference. Way to represent, Griffins! 🦅

🎉✨ A huge congratulations to Ms. Natalie's College and Career Readiness class, the winners of our fall Door Decorating Contest! 🏆 They creatively turned the six postsecondary pathways—workplace development programs, trade school, community college, apprenticeships, 4-year university, and certificate programs—into an incredible corn maze! 🌽🎓 This masterpiece not only showcased their artistic talent but also highlighted the diverse opportunities available to our students as they plan their futures. 🌟 Great job, Griffins, for inspiring us to navigate the paths to success! 👏 Swipe to see our runners up, Ms. Robles's CCR class and Ms. Martinez's CCR class!

🇺🇸✨ A heartfelt thank you to our incredible JROTC students for organizing a memorable Veteran's Day celebration for our South Pointe Learning Community! Your efforts in honoring our veterans truly made the day special. 🙌 We also want to extend our gratitude to Mr. Fredericks and Ms. Kaye for their leadership, as well as the veterans who attended and shared their stories. Your presence was an inspiration to all. 💙 Special thanks to the South Pointe Elementary Student Council and South Pointe Junior High Honors Students for joining us in this meaningful event. Together, we celebrated service, sacrifice, and community. ❤️

Ready to represent and show off your skills? Flag Football tryouts are here! 🏈 Starts November 25th from 1:30pm - 3pm! Players, don’t forget to bring your cleats and mouthguards. Make sure you're geared up and ready to give it your best shot. Register online at the link on the flyer to secure your spot. Let’s get out there and show some Griffin pride! 💪🔥

🇺🇸👏 A huge shoutout to our JROTC cadets for representing us proudly in the Tempe Veteran's Day Parade! Your dedication, teamwork, and leadership make us all proud as you honor those who have served. Thank you for showing the community the power of service and commitment. 🌟

Attention Griffin Family! There is no school on Veteran's Day, November 11th. We'll see you all back on Tuesday, November 12th!

🎉 Shoutout to the true lunchtime heroes, Efrain and Joseph, for winning the highly-coveted "Not Cutting the Lunch Line" award! 👏🍽️ No shortcuts here, just pure patience and respect for the line 🏅🙌. Way to keep it classy, you two! Now THAT’s what we call leading by example! 😂💯

🎨✨ Shoutout to our Digital Art class for completing their first project using Procreate! They’ve been diving into the world of digital illustration, mastering the use of layers and brushes to bring their creative ideas to life. We can't wait to see more amazing work from these talented students! Keep creating, Griffins! 🙌