ENGAGED AND PILLAR 3 | WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS NATHAN PENISTEN
WHAT PROGRAMS DO STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN?
7th Grade: Being Involved at SMS What activities do you participate in at SMS? I play football, basketball, and run track. I play baritone saxophone in the SMS Blue Band. I am also in National Junior Honor Society and Destination Imagination. What activities are you involved in outside of school? I play 7 on 7 football, and I am involved in my church youth group. What volunteer work are you currently involved in? I often help my teachers like Mrs. Coats and Mr. Novak clean or organize in the summer or before and after school. I helped with the warm clothing drive at SMS and various projects through NJHS. How do you balance your busy schedule? I always make sure that I plan to be early to anything I have to do. I follow a daily routine, so I have plenty of time scheduled for school, sports, homework, and free time. How do you keep your grades up? I think the most important things that I do are listen and actively participate in class. I set high expectations for myself and work hard to meet them. What does it take to have the heart of a Raider? Raiders are kind and have good attitudes. They care about success and work hard to achieve it. 12 | 2022 Sunnyvale ISD Community Report
FINE ARTS
ATHLETICS
Choir, Band, Art, Theater
ACADEMIC UIL
SHS
263
241
60
SMS
162
315
112
SIS
N/A
40
67
SES
N/A
Honor Choir
44
15
Art Club/Sunny Singers
2nd Grade Only
This information is based on student course enrollment. In addition, each SIS and SES student attends Music, Art, MakerSpace, and Library on a weekly basis, and P.E. on a daily basis.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SIS AND SES STUDENTS TO BE INVOLVED SES: IN SCHOOLSpanish Club Art Club SPONSORED Sunny Singers ACTIVITIES
SIS:
Honor Choir FLL (First Lego League) Junior FFA Journalism Club Academic UIL
Academic UIL
UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL CULTURES Encouraging students to have a voice in campus initiatives is a priority for SISD. SMS and SHS created campus culture and leadership teams so that students could authentically share their ideas and concerns with campus administrators. “The goals of creating the campus culture teams is to allow students to not only have a voice, but to encourage them to help evaluate the campus culture from the students’
