🎉 At Steel City, we believe in celebrating every milestone—and for this event, it was all about our 3rd-5th graders! 🎉
Our Quarter 2 Awards Ceremony was an incredible showcase of our students’ hard work, growth, and dedication, as we came together to honor their amazing accomplishments:
🌟 Core Value Awards – recognizing students who live out Steel City’s values every day.
📖 Academic Progress & Achievement – highlighting those who’ve shown outstanding growth and excellence in learning.
✅ Perfect & 92% Attendance – because being here consistently is key to success!
🙌 Red Slip Free Scholars – celebrating positive choices and great behavior.
💵 Top Earners of Steel City Bucks – rewarding responsibility, respect, and perseverance.
This is what Steel City is all about—lifting each other up and striving for excellence. 💪
Quarter 3, here we come! Let’s keep the momentum going, Flames. 🔥✨ #SteelCityProud #BabyFlames #Quarter2Success #ForwardToQuarter3
🎉 At Steel City, we celebrate what we value—and our quarterly award ceremonies were a perfect reminder of why we do what we do! 🎉
Our K-2 Quarter 2 Awards Ceremony was a joyous celebration of our Flames’ hard work, growth, and commitment to excellence. 🌟 The room was filled with proud smiles, excited cheers, and a strong sense of community as we honored:
🏅 Core Value Award Winners – students who embody the heart of what it means to be a Steel City student.
📚 Academic Progress & Achievement Awards – recognizing those who’ve worked hard and shown incredible growth.
👏 Perfect & 92% Attendance – because being here matters, and showing up is the first step to success!
❌ Red Slip Free Students – celebrating those who made excellent choices and stayed on the right path.
💰 Most Steel City Bucks Earned – rewarding consistent and frequent embodiment of our Steel City Core Values
Let’s keep this momentum and energy as we work in Quarter 3. The future is bright for our Flames 🔥✨ #SteelCityStrong #BabyFlames #CelebratingSuccess #Quarter3Goals
🔥 Introducing Steel City Stories! 🔥
We are so excited to launch Steel City Stories, a weekly series that shines a light on the success and impact of Steel City Academy—one story at a time! 🌟 Every Friday, we’ll share powerful examples of growth, impact, and success from our students, staff, and community.
📣 This Week’s Story: Shining a Light on Attendance Growth! 📣
At Steel City Academy, we know that showing up is the first step to success. That’s why improving daily attendance and reducing chronic absenteeism has been a major priority for us.
🔥 Thanks to the tireless efforts of our phenomenal attendance team—who provide regular communications, family wraparound services, and exciting student incentives—and the incredible school culture we’ve built, where kids love to come to school (from engaging classrooms and passionate extracurriculars to transformative field trips), we’ve seen tremendous growth in just one quarter:
✨ Perfect attendance skyrocketed from 23% in Q1 to an amazing 58% in Q2!
✨ Students meeting the attendance goal of 92% days present jumped from 69% to 81%!
These numbers are a true testament to the effort, energy, and heart that go into making Steel City Academy a place where every student feels valued, inspired, and excited to show up each and every day.
💪 Let’s keep this momentum going, #SteelCityStrong!
📅 Don’t forget to check back every Friday for more inspiring Steel City Stories—you won’t want to miss the incredible impact we’re making together.
#SteelCityStories #AttendanceMatters #GaryIndiana #SteelCityImpact
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 🖤 Dr. King's words remind us of the important work we have ahead of us: “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”
Let us take Dr. King's words to heart and work towards a more righteous and just world for all. This work will not be easy, but it is necessary. 💙⚙️🔥 #SteelCityAcademy #BuiltOnCoreValues #ForwardTogether #OnPurposeWithPurpose
Reminder that tomorrow will be a no school day in honor and celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ✊🏾🖤 MLK called us ALL to service and we encourage you to take time tomorrow to find an opportunity to serve those in need and work toward's Dr. King's vision of a beloved community in which everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger, and hate. 💙⚙️🔥
Congratulations to our Lady Flames 🔥 Girls Basketball team, Coach Douglas, and Coach Riddle on their first game of the season against Hebron! 🏀💙🔥 We're so proud of all the #GRIT 💪🏾 and #PURPOSE 🧠 we saw on display from beginning to end during this first game! We're so excited 🤩 to see where this season will take you as a team, the improvements you'll continue to make, and the lessons you'll learn both on and off the court! 💙⚙️🔥#SteelCityStrong
Final Game Results: Hebron: 57 - Steel City Academy: 17
⚙️🔥🚨 Don't miss your opportunity to enroll at Steel City Academy during our middle of year enrollment window! 🚨🔥⚙️
There are just 5 days left until our middle of year enrollment window closes! 😱 If you or someone you know has a current 4th, 8th, or 9-12th grader who would benefit from a school focused on rigorous academics 📚, strong culture rooted in core values 🫱🏾🫲🏽, and transformative experiences 🗺️ , don't hesitate, apply TODAY! Visit www.steelcityacademy.org/page/enroll-your-student 🖥️ or give us a call at 219-750-1010 ☎️ to begin the application process! Applications close and all paperwork is due January 21, 2025! #SteelCityStrong #BuiltOnCoreValues ⚙️🔥💙
⚙️🔥🚨 The countdown is on and time is running out with just 6 days left in our middle-of-year enrollment window! 😱 Don't miss the opportunity to enroll your child at Steel City Academy right now! If you or someone you know has a current 4th, 8th, or 9-12th grader interested in attending Steel City Academy, visit www.steelcityacademy.org/page/enroll-your-student 🖥️ or give us a call at 219-750-1010 ☎️ to begin the application process! Applications close and all paperwork is due January 21, 2025! #SteelCityStrong #BuiltOnCoreValues ⚙️🔥💙
⚙️🔥🚨 ONE WEEK LEFT!!! 🚨🔥⚙️
We have just one week left for our middle of year enrollment window! 😱 Do you or someone you know have a current 4th, 8th, or 9-12th grader who would benefit from a school benefit from a school focused on rigorous academics 📚, strong culture rooted in core values 🫱🏾🫲🏽, and transformative experiences 🗺️ , don't hesitate, apply TODAY! Visit www.steelcityacademy.org/page/enroll-your-student 🖥️ or give us a call at 219-750-1010 ☎️ to begin the application process! Applications close and all paperwork is due January 21, 2025! #SteelCityStrong #BuiltOnCoreValues ⚙️🔥💙
Don't forget, tomorrow kicks off Semester 2 with things you won't want to miss! 🤩🎉 Check out all the details below! ⬇️
Monday January, 6 2025:
📅 Student Asynchronous Learning Day 🤓: Enjoy one last day at home while completing assignments to start the semester strong. Check in with your teachers for assignments 📝 or questions.
📅 Quarter 2 Parent-Teacher Conferences, 1:00 - 4:00 PM 🫱🏾🫲🏽: Take this dedicated opportunity to talk 🗣️ with your student's teachers about their progress 📈 throughout the last semester and how they can continue to grow throughout the upcoming semester.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025:
🎒Students Return to School: We've missed you and can't wait to see you back at school, ready to learn, with your ID 🪪 !
#BackToSchool #SteelCity Academy #Semester2Strong
⚙️🔥🚨 ENROLL TODAY 🚨🔥⚙️ Are you looking for a change for your child this semester! Steel City Academy's middle of year enrollment is still open! 🎉 We are currently taking applications for a limited number of spots in grades 4, 8, and 9-12 to begin attending Steel City in January 2025. If you 🫵🏾 or someone you know has a child who would benefit from a school focused on rigorous academics 📚, strong culture rooted in core values 🫱🏾🫲🏽, and transformative experiences 🗺️ , don't hesitate, apply TODAY! Visit www.steelcityacademy.org/page/enroll-your-student 🖥️ or give us a call at 219-750-1010 ☎️ to begin the application process! Applications close January 21, 2025! #SteelCityStrong #BuiltOnCoreValues ⚙️🔥💙
🚨📚 Back to School Excitement at Steel City Academy! 🎉✨
We’re kicking off 2025 with a bang! Here’s what you need to know:
✅ Asynchronous Learning Day: Monday, January 6, 2025
Students, check in with your teachers for assignments!
✅ Q2 Parent-Teacher Conferences: Monday, January 6, 2025, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Let’s talk about how to finish the school year stronger than ever!
🎒 Students Return to School: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
We can’t wait to welcome our students back!
Let’s make Semester 2 unforgettable! 💪🔥
#BackToSchool #SteelCityAcademy #Semester2Strong
Happy New Year! 🎇🎉🎆 From everyone at Steel City Academy, we wish you a wonderful 2025! 💙 We witnessed so much academic progress 📈 and so many transformative experiences 😮 in 2024 and can't wait to see what 2025 holds! As the calendar 📆 turns to a new year, Steel City remains more committed than ever to our vision of redefining the expectations 📝, results 📚, and model for a K-12 education in Gary, Indiana. 🏫 What's something you're looking forward to in 2025? Share it with us in the comments! ⬇️
The last bell 🔔 has rung and the buses 🚎 have pulled away! Semester 1 is officially in the books 📚 and winter break is here! ❄️ Reminder that Steel City Academy will be on winter break from December 20 - January 5. 📆 Students will have an asynchronous learning 🤓 day on Monday, January 6 as well as Parent-Teacher Conferences 🗣️. Students will return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 7. The main office will be open on December 20, 23, 26, and 27th from 9 AM - 3 PM. Have a safe and joyous winter break and we'll see you in 2025! 🎉
⚙️🔥🚨 ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN 🚨🔥⚙️
Attention! Steel City Academy's middle of year enrollment is now open! 🎉 We are currently taking applications for a limited number of spots in grades 4, 8, and 9-12 to begin attending Steel City in January 2025. If you 🫵🏾 or someone you know has a child who would benefit from a school focused on rigorous academics 📚, strong culture rooted in core values 🫱🏾🫲🏽, and transformative experiences 🗺️ , don't hesitate, apply TODAY! Visit www.steelcityacademy.org/page/enroll-your-student 🖥️ or give us a call at 219-750-1010 ☎️ to begin the application process! Applications close January 21, 2025! #SteelCityStrong #BuiltOnCoreValues ⚙️🔥💙
We're getting in the holiday spirit with our December Fun Friday activities! ❄️🎄 You won't want to miss out on making your very own holiday ornament next Friday! ⭐️ Cost is $5, activities are available while supplies last. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Wallace for more details!
The Steel City Student Government is excited to announce the return of one of our favorite holiday traditions, the 12 Days of Christmas Spirit Week! 🎄🎁 ❄️ Join us as we live into our core value of #Joy and countdown the remaining days to winter break! ⚙️🔥💙
First up, cozy Christmas sock day! 🧦
At Steel City we believe 🗣️ that giving back and being involved 🫱🏾🫲🏿 in our community 🏙️ is an integral part of the student experience. Our National Honor Society members chose to give back to the community during this holiday season by visiting the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. 🍞🥕🍎 Students packed over 420 bags for the food bank's mobile 🚎 market, which travels to a different Northwest Indiana community each week to provide healthy foods for those in need of food assistance. Students also delivered items collected from the Steel City Student Government's November food drive!
A special shoutout 🙌🏾 to the National Honor Society staff sponsor, Mrs. Morris, for her leadership and work to provide this opportunity for our students to give back and support our community! ⚙️🔥💙 #RootedinCommunity
Steel City Academy wishes all of our students, their families, and all of our incredible community partners and supporters a happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂 Words will never be enough to express our #Gratitude for your support. ❤️ Take a moment today to send a note of #Gratitude to someone in your life! ⚙️🔥💙
The semester is flying by and it's hard to believe we're already almost to the end of November! 🤯 As a reminder, we will be on Thanksgiving Break 🦃🍂 from November 27-29. The front office will be closed and classes will resume Monday, December 2. Spend your break showing some #Gratitude and get ready to finish the semester strong when we return! ⚙️🔥💙
