Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. School will be out, tomorrow, Monday, January 19th in observance of MLK Jr. Day. On Friday, South Stokes invites all the students in the South Stokes district to our Future Sauras Night basketball game. Students K-8 will get in free with a paying adult. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Zoe Eaton. Zoe helped one of our coaches with decorations for the Coaches against Cancer basketball game on the 29th. Zoe did a very good job of making sure it look good and it was perfect. Thank you Zoe, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura Sports, South Stokes students will have free admittance to our home basketball games this week. On Monday girls JV basketball will be playing at Calvary Day. On Tuesday basketball hosts Bishop McGuinness and Indoor track competes at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. On Wednesday wrestling travels to NCLA and the Swim team will be at the Kernersville YMCA for the Conference Swim Meet. On Friday basketball hosts CPLA. On Saturday the indoor track team will be at JDL. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School, and as always, GO SAURAS
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. Congratulations to Men's Basketball Coach Jason Clark on his 300th win last Friday night against Chatham Central. This is an incredible milestone, and the first time in our school's history that it has been achieved. This Wednesday we will be on our Homeroom schedule in order to distribute report cards. Also on Wednesday, there will be a Band Booster meeting in the Band room at 6:30pm. Looking ahead, school will be out next Monday, January 19th in observance of MLK Jr. Day. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Nick Turner. Nick helped a fellow student who was confused about their schedule figure out where they were supposed to be. Thank you Nick, for your kindness and leadership. In the coming weeks, South Stokes will be having some upgrades across our campus. This week in Saura Sports, on Monday swim will compete against North Surry on Monday at Reeves Community Center in Mt. Airy. On Tuesday girls basketball travels to East Davidson, boys basketball travels to Winston-Salem Prep and the swim team will be competing at the Greensboro Aquatic center. On Wednesday wrestling travels to South Davidson. On Friday basketball travels to county rival North Stokes. On Saturday the wrestling team will travel to Reagan High School for a JV tournament. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School, and as always, GO SAURAS
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. This week we welcome back our students and begin the second semester. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year's break. On Monday, students will report to home room at 8:30am to receive their schedule for second semester. If your child has problems with their schedule, they need to meet with their counselor during the period of the class they need corrected. This week we will be retesting students that were not proficient on the End of Course test for English 2. It takes the state several days to score this test, so students that choose to take the retest to improve their final exam grade will receive an incomplete for the course until the score is reported, and then the grade will be changed to the student's final grade. Please reach out to me if you have any questions about the English 2 retest and your child's grade. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Makayla Boles. Makayla recently finished her Nursing Fundamentals class and has led the efforts of organizing a Blood Drive sponsored by the Red Cross on 1/14/26, 1:30-6:00 at Palmyra Methodist Church . Thank you Makayla, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura Sports, on Tuesday basketball hosts South Davidson, and on Wednesday wrestling hosts Bishop McGuinness and Parkland High Schools. On Friday basketball hosts Chatham Central. On Saturday the Indoor Track team will be competing at JDL. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School, and as always, GO SAURAS
🚨 Last Chance to Share Your Input! 🚨
The survey for the 2026–2027 Traditional School Calendar is closing soon.
Thank you to everyone who has already participated. If you haven’t yet, please take a moment to share your feedback—your input matters!
🔗 Survey link: https://forms.gle/PzX9Xuue1GFPapwDA
⏰ Closes 12/30 at Noon
The survey for the 2026–2027 Traditional School Calendar is closing soon.
Thank you to everyone who has already participated. If you haven’t yet, please take a moment to share your feedback—your input matters!
🔗 Survey link: https://forms.gle/PzX9Xuue1GFPapwDA
⏰ Closes 12/30 at Noon
⏳ There’s still time to share your voice!
We invite parents, staff, students, and community members to provide input on the 2026–2027 Traditional School Calendar.
Your feedback is reviewed by the Calendar Committee and considered by the Stokes County Board of Education as part of the calendar development process.
🔗 Complete the survey: https://forms.gle/PzX9Xuue1GFPapwDA
📌 Closes 12/30 at Noon
We invite parents, staff, students, and community members to provide input on the 2026–2027 Traditional School Calendar.
Your feedback is reviewed by the Calendar Committee and considered by the Stokes County Board of Education as part of the calendar development process.
🔗 Complete the survey: https://forms.gle/PzX9Xuue1GFPapwDA
📌 Closes 12/30 at Noon
🗣️ We want your input!
Stokes County Schools is seeking community feedback on the 2026–2027 Traditional School Calendar.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback with the Stokes County Calendar Committee. While the final decision rests with the Stokes County Board of Education, your voice is valued and helps inform this important process.
🔗 Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/PzX9Xuue1GFPapwDA
⏰ Survey closes 12/30 at Noon
Stokes County Schools is seeking community feedback on the 2026–2027 Traditional School Calendar.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback with the Stokes County Calendar Committee. While the final decision rests with the Stokes County Board of Education, your voice is valued and helps inform this important process.
🔗 Take the survey here: https://forms.gle/PzX9Xuue1GFPapwDA
⏰ Survey closes 12/30 at Noon
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. This week is Exam week, and students should only report to school if they are taking an EOC or CTE exam. Please reach out to the school if you are unsure if your child has an exam. Students that wish to leave after the exam will need a note giving them permission to do so. Buses will not run until the end of the school day at 3:20. Friday is an early dismissal at 12:20 and end of the first semester. Winter break will begin this Friday at 12:20 and run through January 4th. Students return to school on Monday, January 5th. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Trinity Simmons. Trinity shows honesty and kindness and thinks of others before herself. Thank you Trinity, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Friday, basketball hosts Surry Central. On Saturday, wrestling travels to Patrick County and indoor track will be at JDL. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Due to the winter weather advisory and forecast for Monday, Stokes County Schools will operate on a remote learning day on Monday, December 8, 2025.
Students should follow the remote learning plans provided by their teachers. If you have questions about expectations or assignments, please contact your child’s teacher or school principal for guidance. Staff should refer to communication from their supervisors regarding reporting expectations.
The Board of Education meeting scheduled for tomorrow night will be rescheduled. When a new date is determined, an announcement will be made.
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support of our students. Please stay safe and warm as this weather system moves through our area.
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. This week is our last week of instruction before the exam week for state exams. On Monday night the Athletic Boosters Club will be meeting in the cafeteria at 6:30pm. This Thursday the Saura Band will be having our Christmas Concert in the auditorium at South Stokes at 7:00pm. Teacher made exams will be given this Thursday and Friday. Students who meet exam exemption criteria may choose to take the exam in that course. If a student chooses to take the exam, the exam grade will be counted as 20% of the semester grade only if it improves the student’s grade. A student’s grade cannot be lowered because he/she chooses to take an exam if exemption is granted and not taken. This Saturday the Band, JROTC, and several South Stokes student organizations will be in the Walnut Cove Christmas parade. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Abe Jennings. Abe is polite and a pleasant kid to be around. He keeps his area in the cafeteria clean, and assists other students when it is time to leave lunch. Thank you Abe, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Tuesday, basketball hosts McMichael. On Wednesday, basketball travels to Rockingham, and wrestling travels to Chatham Central. On Friday Basketball travels to College Prep and Leadership Academy, and swim travels Kernersville YMCA. On Saturday, wrestling will be holding the Joe Via Invitational Tournament at South Stokes and indoor track will be at JDL. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Hey Sauras, here are the Office Hours for each department for Remote Learning on 12/5/25. Teachers will be available by email and google meets during these times. Reach out to your teachers if you need assistance with your remote learning assignments.
Hey Saura families, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with a quick message concerning EOC retesting and our exam period. Students taking EOC tested subjects this semester (Math 1, Math 3, English 2 and Biology) received a district letter today explaining how they will be given an opportunity to retest if they are not proficient on the first administration. This retest will need to occur in the five days of the exam period, 12/15th through 12/19. We are emphasizing the importance of students taking the retest if they are not proficient on the first attempt. Not only will this improve their final average (since the EOC counts as 20% of their final grade) but will also help the student with mastery of the content in preparation for their next classes in that subject. If you give your permission to retest, we will call you to inform you if your child scored not proficient in one of these tested areas and to schedule the retest. Because of the way we are incorporating the retest into the 5 day exam window, this means we will test by subject area each day instead of by class period. Our Exam schedule can be found on our homepage. Students will also receive an exam slip that will tell them which days they will have an exam. If you have any questions about the exam schedule, please reach out to the school and we will answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School, and as always, Go Sauras!
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We are heading into the final weeks of the first semester. Remind your students the importance of staying on top of their assignments and making sure to come to school and be ready to learn. On Saturday our Marching Band will be marching in the King Christmas Parade. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Maylie Crews. Maylie's eagerness to volunteer for various JROTC and community events has shown that she has developed a true passion for service and commitment to the JROTC program Thank you Maylie, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Tuesday, basketball travels to McMichael. On Wednesday, basketball hosts Rockingham, and indoor track travels to West Iredell. On Thursday, wrestling hosts Providence Grove and High Point Christian Academy. On Friday Basketball travels to West Stokes, and swim travels Kernersville YMCA. On Saturday, wrestling travels to Reagan High School. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. This week we will only have two days of school, Wednesday begins our Thanksgiving Break. I wish all of our Saura families a happy Thanksgiving. School will resume on Monday, December 1st. Monday afternoon we will be having our rescheduled SIT meeting after school. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Rylie Fagg, Jake Montgomery, and Eli Amos-Wall. These students helped clean the cafeteria up after all county honors band without being told. Thank you Rylie, Jake, and Eli for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Monday, our girls basketball team will play against Parkland in the second round of the Mary Garber Tip-off Holiday Classic at Glenn high school at 6:30 pm. Our Lady Sauras will also be playing on Tuesday, location and time to be determined. On Wednesday, wrestling travels to Eastern Guilford and South Stokes will be hosting a Thanksgiving JV Basketball tournament, with games on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. Students in the All County Honor Band and Chorus will be practicing at North Stokes on Monday, and performing at North Stokes on Tuesday night at 6:30. Progress reports will go home on Tuesday. We will be having a SIT meeting on Wednesday at 3:30 in room D3. Thursday night we are hosting a Chic-fil-a Spirit Night at the Chic-fil-a in Stanleyville. Chic-fil-a does their spirit nights a little differently. Basically you Place a Mobile Dine-In, Carry-Out, or Drive-Thru Order from 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, choose “Support Community Care Event” at checkout, and enter code: “1120SS” for a % of your total to be donated to South Stokes High School. Also on Thursday, our Theater Arts students will be competing at the NCTC State Finals at Guilford College. This Friday, members of our JROTC Marksmanship team will be competing at West Forsyth High School. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Riley Brown. Riley is helpful to other students, and specifically helped one of our students with mobility issues. Thank you Riley, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Monday, our girls basketball will host RJ Reynolds at home. On Tuesday, boys basketball travels to Surry Central. On Wednesday, wrestling travels to Northwest Guilford. On Friday night, basketball will be at home, hosting district rival, West Stokes. This Saturday, the wrestling team travels to Bandys High School. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. School is out Monday for a teacher workday, and Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day. School will return on Wednesday, November 12th. On this Veterans Day, we pause to honor and thank our community members who have served in the armed forces, as well as their families. Your service to our country is deeply appreciated. We are grateful for your sacrifices and the bravery and dedication you demonstrated in service. Monday evening, the SSHS JROTC will be hosting the annual Marine Corps Birthday Military Ball. This year celebrates the 250th year since the founding of the Marine Corps, and to mark the occasion, this year's ball will be held at Luna Trail. On Wednesday, several of our student clubs will be taking up canned food and non-perishable food for a food drive to deliver to the Second Harvest Food Bank. If you would like to help our community, please bring these items Wednesday morning to the main lobby. On Wednesday several of our students will be receiving recognition for completing CTE certifications. On Thursday, seniors will have an opportunity to go to SCS Career Fair at North Stokes. Thursday evening we will be having FAFSA Night at South Stokes for our Seniors and their parents that need help completing the online forms for financial aid for college. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Luke Richardson and Jorge Segura. These two students created covers to go over Mrs. Johnson's sinks in her lab.. Thank you Luke and Jorge, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Thursday, wrestling travels to Forbush. This Saturday, the men's basketball team will be hosting a jamboree at South Stokes. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Stokes County Schools Career & Technical Education (CTE) is seeking input from our community to help shape the future of CTE programs in our middle and high schools. 🌟
💼 Business & Industry Partners:
Share your insights here ➡️ bit.ly/2025CTEPartners
🎓 Students, Parents, Teachers, Counselors, Administrators & Higher Ed Partners:
Take this survey ➡️ bit.ly/25CTESurvey
Your voice matters! 🙌 Use the QR code or link that applies to you and help us continue to prepare students for success in college, career, and life.
💼 Business & Industry Partners:
Share your insights here ➡️ bit.ly/2025CTEPartners
🎓 Students, Parents, Teachers, Counselors, Administrators & Higher Ed Partners:
Take this survey ➡️ bit.ly/25CTESurvey
Your voice matters! 🙌 Use the QR code or link that applies to you and help us continue to prepare students for success in college, career, and life.
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. Congratulations to our South Stokes Theater Department and our Theater teacher, Mr. Bulla. This weekend our students performed at the NC Theater Conference where they finished first out of 14 teams, and are moving on to the State competition. Sara Beth Scott received the Outstanding Female Acting Award, Zinnia Burgess received the Excellence in Costume design award, Justin Bulla received the Excellence in Directing award, and our students received the Outstanding Ensemble in Acting, the highest honor. On Monday there will be an Athletic Booster's Club meeting in the cafeteria at 6:30. On Wednesday South Stokes will be having our Fall Blood Drive for the American Red Cross. If you are able to help our community by donating, please come by the school between 8:30 - 1:30 to donate blood. Wednesday morning many of our seniors will be taking the ACT Workkeys beginning at 8:30. On Thursday we will be having a Veterans Day Assembly in our main gym beginning at 8:30. The ceremony should last an hour, and we will be recognizing and honoring veterans from our community. On Friday, some of our seniors that attend classes with Forsyth Tech will be taking the ACT Workkeys assessment. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Casey Oldson. Casey noticed that he picked up another student's papers by mistake at the end of the school day. He immediately found staff after the bell had rang so that we could make sure the student received his papers. Thank you Casey, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Tuesday, soccer will have a playoff game opponent to be announced later. On Friday, football will be having a first round playoff game, opponent and location to be announced later. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
The Saura Tribal Challenge has Begun!
We have started a new school spirit competition called the Saura Tribal Challenge.
The Saura Tribal Challenge is a competition to determine which students can show the most school pride by attending different school events, sporting competitions, performances, and club activities.
When you go to a home sporting event, or school event like a band performance, or theater production, look for the QR code to scan and fill out the form.
These QR codes will be located at the ticket table. For away events, look for either Dr. Bottoms, Mrs. Nowlin, or Coach Clark, and they will have the QR code to scan.
Each grade level is a tribe, and the students in each grade are competing for the most points.
For each event you scan the QR code at, you receive 10 points. On some special events, it is double.
Each week we will be recognizing the student in each grade with the highest points as our Tribal Leaders.
At the end of the year, the student with the most points in each grade will receive the Saura Tribal Cup at Awards Day.
At some sporting events, we may have pizza and drinks for the first 30 students in the student section.
We will also be drawing each week from the top 10 point holders in each grade for prizes like Spirit Chains, gift cards, student passes, and Saura Gear.
We have started a new school spirit competition called the Saura Tribal Challenge.
The Saura Tribal Challenge is a competition to determine which students can show the most school pride by attending different school events, sporting competitions, performances, and club activities.
When you go to a home sporting event, or school event like a band performance, or theater production, look for the QR code to scan and fill out the form.
These QR codes will be located at the ticket table. For away events, look for either Dr. Bottoms, Mrs. Nowlin, or Coach Clark, and they will have the QR code to scan.
Each grade level is a tribe, and the students in each grade are competing for the most points.
For each event you scan the QR code at, you receive 10 points. On some special events, it is double.
Each week we will be recognizing the student in each grade with the highest points as our Tribal Leaders.
At the end of the year, the student with the most points in each grade will receive the Saura Tribal Cup at Awards Day.
At some sporting events, we may have pizza and drinks for the first 30 students in the student section.
We will also be drawing each week from the top 10 point holders in each grade for prizes like Spirit Chains, gift cards, student passes, and Saura Gear.
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. This week is Halloween Spirit Week at South Stokes. Monday is dress as the first letter of your name day, Tuesday is Halloween PJ Day, Wednesday is Dress as Your Type Day, Thursday is Time Travel Thursday, and Friday is Halloween Costume Day, costumes must follow the dress code, no masks, fake blood or weapons allowed. On Tuesday some students will be taking the PSAT Assessment. We will be having our Saura PRIDE Flex period on Tuesday and Thursday this week. On Wednesday at 7pm the band will be performing their Halloween Concert in the auditorium. The Fall Driver's Education class will be on 11/17,18,19,20,21,and 24 at South Stokes from 3:30 - 8:15. To be eligible, students must be born on or before 5/17/2011. Registration Opens on Monday, 10/27 and Closes 11/5. The roster will be posted on 11/7, and the $65 fee must be paid by 11/17. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Mason Goforth. Mason helped Mrs. Cheek and other students with keeping her classroom clean. Thank you Mason, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Monday, soccer travels South Davidson with a 4:00pm start time. On Tuesday Soccer will host W-S Prep, and this will be our Senior Night make up event for our Football players, band members and JROTC cadets. If we are able to have a home playoff game, we will do a traditional Senior Night at that game. On Thursday, soccer hosts North Stokes and will have soccer senior night. On Friday, football will be at North Stokes, kick off at 7:00 pm. Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!
Hello Sauras, this is Principal Chris Bottoms with your Saura Weekly Update. Due to the forfeit of Friday night's football game by Chatham Central has required us to reschedule our Senior Night. We will have Senior Night at our home soccer match against Winston Salem Prep on October 28th at 6pm. If we have a home play off game, we will have a Senior Night recognition at that game. We will be having our Saura PRIDE Flex period on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Wednesday we will be having homeroom to distribute report cards. Also on Wednesday, we will be having a school improvement team meeting at South Stokes at 3:30 in rm D3. On Thursday, some of our students will be taking the ACT Workkeys assessment. On Friday at 7pm, the Theater Department will be presenting scenes from Moby Dick. This performance is in preparation for the group's competition performance next weekend in Boone. $5 donations will be accepted for attendance to this event. This Saturday we will be having a Haunted House at South Stokes from 7-9pm. Admission is $10, and is for patrons 12 years old and up. Attendees will come to the school cafeteria and will go by groups from there. A reminder to our car riders, in the afternoon pick up line, please make sure to keep the traffic moving. This will help with getting students safely to their vehicles without cars holding up traffic. If you are asked to pull up, or back around the line because your child is not at the line yet, please comply with our traffic team. This week's Saura Shout Out goes to Tucker Coker. Tucker helped Mrs. Cheek with keeping her classroom clean. Thank you Tucker, for your kindness and leadership. This week in Saura sports, on Monday, the girls golf team will be going to regional competition. Tuesday, soccer hosts South Davidson, and volleyball travels to Bishop McGuinness for the second round of the state playoffs. On Thursday, our varsity football game against Winston-Salem Prep will be played at Atkins High School, kick off at 7:00 pm. Congratulations to our Women's tennis team on their performance this season and their performance in the regionals. Congratulations also go out to our cross country team on a great season. Congratulations to our volleyball team on their back to back conference and tournament championships! Thank you for your support of South Stokes High School and as always, GO SAURAS!