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Southside High highlights Holocaust survivor visit, concerts and fundraisers; posts IB orientation and midterm dates for January
Summary
Southside High School recapped December events — a Holocaust survivor talk, intergenerational visits, a blood drive, student fundraisers and winter concerts — and announced January dates including an IB orientation, midterm/Regents week and a college symposium.
Southside High School summarized a string of December activities and announced key January dates during its January “Cyclone Snapshot” podcast.
The school reported that on Dec. 11 a Holocaust survivor, identified in the program as Marianne Blumenthal Lausanne, addressed 10th- and 12th-grade students with a message “rooted in hope, resiliency, and kindness,” and that the first week of December observed Inclusive Schools Week under the theme “Every Voice Matters.” The school said kindergarten students visited the high school wood-design classes for the annual snowman project and that wood-design students sold handmade items at the Sandell Center holiday boutique on Dec. 3.
The program also noted volunteer and fundraising activity: a district blood drive on Dec. 16 described as an opportunity for students and staff to donate, and a Walsh on a Wall fundraiser organized by National Honor Society advisors and student leaders that the school said raised “over $400” for Bethany House. The host thanked staff who organized events by name, including Ms. Sedler, Dr. Freiling, Ms. Marshall, Ms. Buckley, Ms. Takich and Ms. Figurito.
Why it matters: the school framed these items as examples of student engagement and community partnership across generations — from sales at the Sandell Center to intergenerational programs and student-led fundraising — and flagged dates that affect families and students in January.
Details and background: the Sandell Center visits involved preorders of woodshop items made by students, and the intergenerational sharing club and chamber singers attended the Sandell Center holiday party to interact with members there. The kindergarten snowman project pairs younger district students with high-school wood-design classes to build height-matched keepsakes. The Walsh on a Wall fundraiser invited purchases of $1 tape strips to attempt to tape the principal to a wall; school presenters reported the event raised more than $400 for Bethany House.
Upcoming dates announced on the show include an IB orientation for 10th-grade parents at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, a midterm/Regents exam week beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21 and running through Friday, Jan. 24 (the school said students should report only on days they have exams and that schedules were emailed and posted on the school website) and a college symposium at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 featuring speakers from two universities. The host said the midterm bus schedule and exam timetable were emailed to parents and are on the school website.
The segment concluded with the host thanking student guests and staff advisers and encouraging viewers to follow the school on social media for building- and district-level updates.
