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Shaler Area Middle School
1810 Mt. Royal Blvd. Glenshaw, PA. 15116-2117
Phone: 412-492-1200 Press 8 and Ext. 2500
Fax: 412-492-1237

Shaler Area Middle School

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2022 Virtual Children's Grief Awareness Day

We hope you can join us online on November 17^th for our 2022 Virtual Children’s Grief Awareness Day event featuring an amazing line-up packed with stories of hope and inspiration, child- and family-friendly activities, opportunities to remember loved ones, special guest speakers like Nora McInerny, Todd Parr, Katie Lear, Catia Chien, Eleanor Haley, and Brian Griese, and the reveal of the Illuminating HOPE mosaic mural! After the premiere times listed on the schedule, the videos will be available to access afterward on our Highmark Caring Place YouTube channel.

SAMS Salmon Newspaper November Edition

The SAMS Salmon Newspaper has just published its November edition.

The Salmon Staff has written three new stories. You can read them here: https://thesamssalmon.com/

Students will continue to produce stories on a weekly basis.

Again, this school year, Shaler Area will utilize Flexible Instruction Days (FID) in place of unexpected, emergency school closures to eliminate the need to make-up that day.

Below are the procedures and notifications in place for inclement weather for SAMS:

Winter Weather Procedures

With the winter weather season approaching, we want to remind our families of the district’s procedures for delaying or cancelling the school day to ensure you can plan accordingly and provide information about the district using Flexible Instructional Days in place of cancelling classes due to inclement weather.

November's Edition of the SAMS Scoop

Attached is our November edition of the SAMS Scoop. This is a short “newsletter” that we will be sending monthly to the students, teachers, community members, administrators, etc. to share out all of the incredible things that we do at SAMS.

Winter Sports Physicals

The PIAA requires one comprehensive physical per year for eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics. The PIAA requires that the date on the PIAA Physicians’ Form, Section 6, must be no earlier than June 1, 2022, for the upcoming school year. If the date on the form is incorrect, the physical form will be returned, and the athlete will be ineligible to participate until the physical form is dated properly. We do not require any immunization information as is stated in the physical packet. We will not accept any physical paperwork that is not on the PIAA AND SHALER AREA forms that are downloadable at the bottom of this page.

SAMS COVID PROTOCOLS

Parents and Staff,

There has been some confusion around our COVID-19 protocols for this school year, so we wanted to share a reminder about what to do if a student tests positive for COVID-19 or is exposed to someone who is.

If a student tests positive for COVID-19, the following steps should be taken:

Q&A with Mrs. Biagiarelli

Get to know Mrs. Janel Biagiarelli, the new Shaler Area Middle School assistant principal.

Q&A with Dr. Howard

Get to know Dr. Shannon Howard, the new Shaler Area Middle School principal.

SAMS 2022-2023 Schedules

The 2022-2023 schedule for Shaler Area Middle Students will be available on-line through Infinite Campus the beginning of the week of August 15th. If you are unable to see your schedule there is the possibility that you still have an outstanding obligation for a missing book, lock, iPad repair, or cafeteria balance. . If that is not the case, please contact the Main Office for more information. 412-492-1200 x 8-2501.