Silver Lake USD 372 - Tradition · Success · Innovation

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Opaa! Food Management is currently hiring for kitchen help within the district. For more information on how you can be part of the friendly, team-oriented atmosphere visit www.opaajobs.com or contact Laura Ketterman at lketterman@opaafood.com
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Are you already planning for the 2025-26 school year? The elementary supply list has now been posted. Happy shopping! #SLEagles

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Want to be part of something truly special? We are currently hiring for a 4th grade teacher to join our team. Small town pride with good teacher to student ratios and a standard for academic excellence all await you in this role! Apply online at https://silverlake.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx #SLEagles

What is Project Apex and What Does the Community Need to Know? To the community of Silver Lake – we recognize when Project Apex was rolled out, we missed some critical steps to ensure you had the appropriate information to make informed decisions on contributing your dollars to this incredible opportunity that lies ahead for our community now, and for generations to come. So, let’s start at the beginning! In the 2023 bond that the tax payers of Silver Lake USD 372 passed, we allocated $1.5-1.7 million for an upgrade weight room. Rest assured, those dollars are still available and allocated to this project! What has changed since that point, is in the original plan, we were looking to expand on the current weight room and build a bump out that would intrude into the parking lot. As we begin the steps to work on this project, it became clear, this was not going to be a viable option, as it would have too big of an impact on traffic flow in the high school parking lot. We began conversations with staff, community members, The Silver Lake Community Foundation and our bond partner companies – and this bigger idea for Project Apex was born. What Project Apex is not – only a high school weight room. What Project Apex is – a multi-use wellness center, that will impact students and the community alike, but realistically it is the ultimate dream of what we, as a community, could accomplish. Let’s talk dollars. The cost to build the ultimate dream - $5.5 million. With the $1.5 million the district has allocated, The Silver Lake Community Foundation is looking to raise an additional $4 million. But, what happens if we don’t get the community support? We have three options: Option A: We raise all the funds needed and are able to build Project Apex and it is up and running for the 2026-27 school year. Option B: We raise an additional $1-1.5 million, we are able to break ground on a new scaled down facility, which would replace the current concession stand/maintenance building. Option C: We can’t hit that additional $1-1.5 million by the end of the summer, then we move forward with a new weight room facility that would revamp the current maintenance building attached to the concession stand. What is the difference between a weight room and a multi-use wellness center? As a society we know the impact good health habits can have on your lifestyle, life expectancy and overall life experience. Currently, we do not have enough capacity for all the students who would like to enroll in health or conditioning classes to do so and have a waitlist. Ultimate goal with any of the options listed above is to ensure every student who would like to take a wellness class, has the opportunity to do so. The dream space would allow us to accommodate double the number of students. If we are able to make Project Apex a reality, we will be able to impact so many more students in a variety of ways, and the community as a whole. The new facility would have additional space and weight-lifting equipment, but also space for agility workouts, more students and team having access at one time, and the opportunity for community use and events. The space would allow us to host events like alumni meals, pre-game tailgates, and even potentially community workout classes. More athletic teams would be able to practice/workout at the same time and provide indoor/outdoor space. Future Impact We look at this as a “generational project” – what does that mean? Like many small towns across America, the school system is the heartbeat that keeps people connected and growing. Think back to when the community came together to build the football grandstands – that is a generational project. Years ago, when the community came together to build the former baseball field – that is a generational project. This new wellness facility has the opportunity to be a that next project that will have a huge impact on generations to come. What else? Questions have been asked about bond savings, grade school playground and bond projects with direct impact on the classroom. Yes, yes and yes all of these things have happened and are happening. We are excited to share so many updates on the bond in this year’s district calendar, which will start hitting mailboxes in July. Next steps We have a limited time for the Silver Lake Community Foundation to raise funds for Project Apex. The direct dollars raised will ultimately decide if we move forward with option A, B or C, but at the end of the day, as promised in the bond our students will have a new space for a weight room. If you would like to be a part of this you can make donations to the Silver Lake Community Foundation via their website - https://silverlakecommunityfoundation.org/ If you still have questions, post them in the comments here or reach out to a school board member, and will do our best to answer your questions!

We are currently hiring for the 2025-26 school year, for an assistant junior high football coach as well as school bus drivers. Apply online at www.silverlake.schoolspring.com #SLEagles

BASEBALL CAMP UPDATE! Due to the weather, the youth baseball camp dates will be shifted. It was originally scheduled for today - Thursday. NEW SCHEDULE: Wednesday - Friday. We do apologize for the inconvenience but want to make sure we can provide a good camp for all the students! #SLEagles

Want to help make Apex Project a reality? Community donations are currently being accepted via the Silver Lake Community Foundation. Find out how you can be a part of history! https://silverlakecommunityfoundation.org/projects/

USD 372 and the Silver Lake Community Foundation are thrilled to launch The Apex Project Campaign — the final phase of our bond project! This includes a new multipurpose facility and updated weight room to serve generations to come. #SLEagles https://vimeo.com/1092932960/4f62549f3e?share=copy

We want to highlight a few more of our Class of 2025 scholarship winners! Congratulations to our winners of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church Scholarship, Aemon Coffman and Kaden VandeVelde, as well as Tessa Gerber on being awarded the Lance Lenard Athletic Scholarship! #SLEagles

Post-season softball and baseball honors are in! Congratulations to all of our student athletes who were recognized by the league! #SLEagles

Tomorrow kicks off summer weights! This is a great way to stay active and be ready for fall sports. Weights will take place Mon-Thurs each week.

State Track & Field and state Softball today! Good luck to all of our athletes competing today. #SLEagles

To say we are excited would be an understatement! It is STATE DAY! ⚾🥎 Our baseball and softball teams are all starting their state journeys today. We will try to post updates as we have them. If you can't make it out to baseball or softball here are some ways you can still get in on all the action. Baseball Game Time 1:15 p.m. Listen online via 96.9 The Pulse KOZA: https://us7.maindigitalstream.com/4906/ Softball Game Time 3 p.m. Listen on the radio or online app via Kanzaland 103.9: https://us7.maindigitalstream.com/3762/

We are excited to share more senior scholarship winners! For the state scholars awards there were two categories. Those recognized for completion certificate were Aemon Coffman, Aiden Lovelady, Kensely Podlena, Olivia Ray, Caleb Rooks, Tessa Gerber and Taylor Zordel. State Scholars were Aiden Lovelady, Olivia Ray, Caleb Rooks, Tessa Gerber and Taylor Zordel. In addition, we would like to recognize our Dialogue Coffee Peer Scholarship winner, Braden Strausbaugh. Congratulations! #SLEagles

It is a great week to be an Eagle! State baseball, softball and track this week. If you can get out, go support these athletes! Baseball and softball games with (**) are dependent on them winning the previous game. You can see the full brackets below 👇 GO LAKE! #SLEagles Baseball Bracket: https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Baseball/3AState.cfm?Activity=3&Class=3A&WeekID=5993 Softball Bracket: https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Softball/3AState.cfm?Activity=4&Class=3A&WeekID=6000

Our 2025 NEA Scholarship award winners are Tessa Gerber and Sheldon Weber! Congratulations! #SLEagles

Congratulations to our seniors who were awarded the Shawnee County Farm Bureau scholarships - Taylor Zordel, Makenna Miller and Sheldon Weber, pictured with Dan Fisher. #SLEagles

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Congratulations to our seniors who were awarded the Bryan Lindstrom Inspirational Scholarship! Alana Brewster, Braden Strausbaugh and Kaden VandeVelde, photographed with Dana Field and Beth Lindstrom #SLEagles

Congratulations to the Silver Lake Alumni Scholarship winners! #SLEagles Silver Lake Alumni Scholarship: Sheldon Weber Kaden VandeVelde Olivia Ray Braden Strausbaugh Tibbs Family Scholarship: Kendra Cook Cooper Campidilli Dale Kruger Memorial Scholarship: Braden Strausbaugh Brody Deiter