02.14.21

Update: Athletic Clearance Dates

There is still time to get cleared for Cross Country, Swim & Dive, Golf, Tennis, and Track & Field!

CLEARANCE:

  • We will be clearing athletes on Tuesday, February 16th and Thursday, February 18th from 4pm to 6pm in the staff parking lot.
  • Any athlete that wants to participate in a sport must come and get cleared at school.
  • Don’t forget the printed copy of your:
    1. Athlete Profile
    2. COVID waiver
    3. Athletic Physical (must be valid through June 6, 2021)
  • You do NOT need a negative COVID test to get cleared on these days. COVID tests will be collected on the first day of practice/tryouts.

NEGATIVE COVID TEST

  • You will need a negative COVID test to attend practice/tryouts:
    • Sports starting practice in February, must have a negative COVID test dated AFTER January 15th.
    • Sports starting practice in March, must have a negative COVID test dated AFTER February 15th.

If you have any questions, please contact morgan.stilwell@sweetwaterschools.org or sesha.haynes@sweetwaterschools.org.

02.04.21

PLTW MEDALLIONS

PLTW MEDAL

 

Olympian will be offering  the PLTW Scholar Student Medallion program for students to recognize and award them for their outstanding participation in Project Lead The Way courses throughout their High School career. 
 
PLEASE RESPOND BY FEB 18.
 
As a reminder, students must meet the following criteria to qualify:
  • – Must be graduating seniors.
  • – Must have taken at least 3 PLTW courses   (all must be in one pathway: Engineering  or   Computer Science)
  • – Must have received a grade of B or better in ALL courses.
Engineering courses are:
IED – Intro to Engineering Design
POE-Principles of Engineering
DE-Digital Electronics
CEA-Civil Eng & Architecture
CSP-Computer Science Principles [also counts for Engineering]
 
Computer Science courses are:
CSP-Computer Science Principles
CSA- Computer Science A [Java]
SEC-Cybersecurity
 
Mr Claudio
Mr Avasan
Mr Nevarez
 
FILL OUT THE LINK BELOW
01.31.21

CyberSecurity

cybersecurity

Interesting and Alarming Facts about CyberSecurity

1. 95% of breached records came from only three industries in 2016

2. There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds

3. 43% of cyber attacks target small business

4. The global average cost of a data breach is $3.9 million across SMBs

5. Since COVID-19, the US FBI reported a 300% increase in reported cybercrimes

Did you know that Olympian will be offering a class on CYBERSECURITY for 2020-21? You can sign up for it when you sign up for next year’s classes. To give you an idea of what the class will be about, here is a link from Mr. Claudio about it

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TcU0GGes_wYjbCWgtchpaKASS78G2yf5/view?usp=sharing

If you have questions, send email to michael.claudio@sweetwaterschools.org

 

 

 

12.11.20

End of Computer Science Education Week

CS Education week

This nears the end of Computer Science Education week.  Watch this short video to learn more about cybersecurity and computer science

Stay tuned for more details about Olympian’s *new* Cybersecurity course that will be offered Fall 2021.

12.07.20

Self-Service Password Reset

The default password is too easy for others to know and use, don’t let their online safety and security be compromised.

To change their password, students first register for Self-Service Password Reset, instructions on how to do it can be found following this link:  www.sweetwaterschools.org/passwordmanagement/ It will also ask them security questions in case they need to recover their password.

After changing their password ask them not to share it with anyone. Any issues please don’t hesitate to ask for help by emailing  james.pele@sweetwaterschools.org., our technician.

12.01.20

COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK IS DEC 7TH-13TH

Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field.

let's code together!

Register for this free virtual session!

Seats are limited

Dec 8  3-4pm

The ‘Hour of Code™’/’Hora del Código®’ is a global initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org] to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming

Register at

https://tinyurl.com/ohshoc

If you have questions,

email: michael.claudio@sweetwaterschools.org