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Board of Polk County, FloridaWelcome to Our Website
Welcome to Spook Hill Elementary. The school is located in the beautiful town of Lake Wales, established on the highest point on Central Florida's geographical ridge. The name, Spook Hill Elementary, was chosen because it is located next to the attraction Spook Hill.
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Our Vision
Our vision of Spook Hill Elementary students, staff, parents, and community is to create a learning environment where active participants inspire each student to reach his/her maximum potential.
Our Mission
The Mission of Polk County Public Schools is to ensure rigorous, relevant learning experiences that result in high achievement for our students. The Mission of Spook Hill is to create a parent-friendly school that ensures quality learning takes place by establishing a challenging, nurturing, and continually improving environment.
Important Dates
May 2/ Early Release
May 7-11/ Interim Reports
May 22/ SAC Meeting- 5:30 p.m.
May 22/ PTO Meeting- 6:00 p.m.
May 28/ No School: Memorial Day
Spook Hill Spotlight
April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Pinwheels for Prevention® campaign uses a simple child’s toy to remind us that we all play an important role in children’s lives. Spook Hill Elementary showed their support by displaying colorful pinwheels in the garden in honor of the children in and around our community.
Parent Institute
Click here for the Parent Institute newsletter. This newsletter provides a wealth of information and tips on nearly every aspect of parenting. Take a few minutes and check out this wonderful resource.
PTO- End- of-the Year Announcement
As our year draws to a close, the executive board would like to thank you for all your help and support this year. We could not have made it without you. We have a few end of the year items that we need to inform you about. The first deals with some proposed changes to the by-laws regarding officers’ duties. We believe that these proposed changes will better serve our organization. The proposed changes are available for your review on the website as well as in the front office. Please take a moment to review these changes. We would like to vote on them at our final meeting of the year. We are also looking for nominations to serve on the executive board. The positions that are needed for next year are: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you know of anyone or are willing to serve yourself, please let one of the officers know by 5/11/12 so the ballots can be prepared for the final meeting. Again thank you for your support this school year. We look forward to seeing you at the final meeting on May 22, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. If you have questions, please contact Jamie Ramos, PTO President, at 678-4262 or
Business Partners
We would like to say "Thank You!" to our wonderful business partners for their generous gifts.
- Horace Mann
- Chili's
- Grape Hammock Fish Camp
- Publix Supermarkets
- Global Produce
- Dr. Steven Reddick
- Winn Dixie Supermarket
- Lake Wales Kiwanis Foundation
- Steven Sheppard
- Mid Florida Federal Credit Union
- Topper's Creamery
Become a Sponsor! E-mail Mrs. Finnell for details
Breaking News
Volunteer- of-the-Year!
Mrs. Margaret Champion is Spook Hill's Volunteer -of-the- Year. She not only helps in the office she contributes to the school and especially to the students by recommending to various Women’s groups such as The Lake Wales Women’s Club, The Catholic Council of Women and others to have fundraisers that benefit the students and staff at Spook Hill.
Her frequent donations of clothing, belts, shoes, etc to the clinic for our needy students have kept our clinic closet full. Her generous contribution for the food baskets during the holidays helped many Spook Hill families.
She has given from the heart and has never asked for anything in return which makes her a truly generous person.
Polk County School Board Information
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS THE LAW
Read more here. All children, ages 6-16 are required to attend school regularly during the entire school term unless otherwise exempt under the law.
The MyPolkSchools Parent Portal
Parents can now access their student’s information from any computer with an internet connection. The MyPolkSchools Parent Portal allows parents to check current grades, obtain immunization status, learn if their child had any recorded discipline or attendance issues throughout the day, check their child’s current lunch account balance, and even see what their child purchased in the lunchroom – all before their child comes home from school. Click here for more information on this exciting new service!
Dress Code
School Information
In an effort to reduce the circulation of counterfeit U.S. monies, the school district will no longer accept any $50 or $100 bills at any school-sponsored events. We apologize for any inconvenience, but ask that you support this initiative. Please plan accordingly when you attend our events. Thank you.
Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Florida law and Polk County School Board Policy this statement has been posted on our School website.
Weather
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