Are you into the art of fashion?

Fashion design and illustration are the backbone of the clothing industry.  Every piece of clothing begins the trip to the runway with a picture.  Now you can learn how to create the image that will bring your fashion ideas to life using fashion industry standard software and hand drawing techniques.

Coming for the 2012 /2013 school year are 2 NEW course offerings in computer assisted design for fashion illustration.

CAD for Fashion I – Learn how basic software applications, like Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and CAD can be used in the fashion design industry

CAD for Fashion II – Build on the knowledge gained in CAD Fashion I and work with Adobe Illustrator to create your own designs

Both courses bring real world practices into the classroom with examples of product development research and documentation, trending fashion, goods estimation, the use of production design boards, marketing, merchandising and product presentation.   You will leave the program with the skills you will need to compete in the design room and in the marketplace.

Want more information, see Mrs Galloway in the Art Department.  Want to sign up?  Be sure to mention it to your counselor when registering for next year’s course selections.

Parents of current SRHS students are invited to learn more about upper class course selections for the 2012/2013 school year. 

January 26

6:30pm

School Auditorium

The presentation will cover:

Course Options for Incoming Students to Grades 10, 11 and 12

Credit Requirements and Course Sequencing

Advanced Placement Courses

This evening is designed to help parents guide their childrens’ choices for classes next year.  Students are encouraged to take courses that will help them meet requirements for graduation, guide them along the path toward college and a career, and will offer a challenging and interesting academic workload. 

The Cool Schools Challenge is back and better than ever.

The SRHS Snohawks will be taking to the water in Sandy Point State Park on Frigid Friday, January 27, 2012 at the stroke of noon, to raise funds for Special Olympics Maryland, the state’s largest year-round organization devoted to sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The team fundraising goal is $20,000, and we need your help to reach it!  No, we are not asking you to take the Plunge with us; instead, we are hoping you will make a donation to Special Olympics Maryland on behalf of the SRHS Snohawks for the 2012 MSP Plunge.  Any amount would be appreciated – it all goes to a wonderful cause, and every little bit gets us that much closer to our goal.

To make it easy to contribute, we have arranged several options:

1. Visit the SRHS Cool School Challenge – Team Snohawks website at  2012 Cool School Challenge to make a general donation to the team or in the name of a team member.
2. Visit the MSP Plunge website, plungemd.com/donationinfo.shtml, where you can sponsor a plunger or make a general donation.
3. Pay by check to the school.  Checks may be made payable to “South River High School.”  Please note that the donation is for Special Olympics and send it, in care of Doug Brown, to the SRHS office.
4. Make a donation directly to the Special Olympics.  Checks, made out to SOMD, may be mailed to Special Olympics, SOMD, 513 Progress Drive, Suite P, Linthicum, MD 21090.  Please write “Doug Brown, SRHS,” in the memo area so that your contribution will be credited to South River High School.

To learn more about this wacky winter event, visit www.plungemd.com to find out all the chilly details. For questions about contributions or to sign up to join the team, contact Doug Brown at drbrown2@aacps.org.

Winter Coat Drive 2011/2012 is Now On!

From Monday, December 5 through Tuesday, January 31, we will be collecting new and lightly used (washed/cleaned) coats, knit hats, gloves, scarves, jackets, blankets and warm socks for donation to homeless families and others in need.

Drop off boxes are located in the main office and media center.

Share the Warmth and Save a Life this Winter!

This year’s Relay for Life , the American Cancer Society’s annual fund raiser, will be held here at South River High School on June 22, 2012, beginning at 6:00pm and ending at 6:00am, June 23, 2012.

The donations collected go toward research, education and patient services.  Some of those funds also go to the Young Survivor Scholarship program which provides a $500 stipend per academic year to college-bound pediatric cancer survivors in need of financial aid.

Relay for Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money.  During the event, teams of people gather to take turns walking or running laps.  Each team tries to keep at least one member on the track at all times.  Meanwhile, there is a DJ playing music, and there are games, activities, give-aways, live and silent auctions, live bands and more!

If you are interested in participating, want to form a team, or become part of a team, please visit the website at www.relayforlife.org/saac, the site for the South River event or contact the Gambrills office at 410-721-4304 or 888-603-4304 for more information on Relay for Life.

Everyone is invited to come out and participate in this event.  If you have never participated before, now is the perfect time.

Building a Team Information

Team Application