St. Joseph High School News 1/27/20 - 1/31/20

St. Joseph High School News

1/27/20 - 1/31/20

Student Senate News:
SJHS Student Senate Brought Good Vibes to Exam Week!

Seniors/Parents:
Parents of seniors, there are many scholarship opportunities on our website (any many that are due in February):


Key Club News:
The Berrien Community Foundation presenting a check to the Blanket Brigade on Sunday and Key
Club kids were there making blankets for people in hospice care. Way to go SJHS and Lakeshore Key
Clubs!


Culinary Class News:
The SJHS Culinary Team, Pumpkin Spice Girls (Chloe Braswell and Jenna Agens) prepared and
served their award-winning pumpkin chili last Friday night downtown at Caffe Tosi.  

Seniors:  Yearbook Picture
Parents of seniors: A senior portrait is due to the yearbook staff by THIS FRIDAY, Jan. 31. Please follow our guidelines listed here (wallet sized, vertical, color, head/shoulder) and submit to jhunter@sjschools.org.  If a portrait is not provided, the yearbook staff will use the image from Picture Day last fall. Senior Picture Requirements for SJHS


Yearbook Info: Seniors





Business Bites: 

2nd Semester Schedules: 
Students: please pick up a drop/add form in the Guidance office for any semester 2 schedule change
requests.  Courses can only be added or dropped within the first 4 days of the semester. Please keep
in mind counselors will do their best to accommodate student requests, however there are times they
cannot accommodate schedule change requests due to conflicting classes or available seats in a class.
Thank you!

 LAST DAY FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES: Jan. 30, 2020, 3pm 


Scholastic Art Winners: 

Please congratulate the following students from high school (who won regional Scholastic Awards.  SJHS Visual/Commercial and Graphics Arts Program students received a total of 71 individual art and design awards! 33 of these students are currently or have completed a Makers CTE Program. These selected student works will be exhibited at the South Bend Museum of Art from 2/1/2020 - 3/8/2018. 18 of these students won gold and their works will be also judged in nationally in New York City. Since 1923, theScholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized the vision, ingenuity, and talent of our nation’s youth, and provided opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated. 





Ren Baldwin Tech Fest: 




SANP:

All Night Grad Party: 

Parents of the Class of 2020,
Plans are under way for the annual Senior All-Night Party that immediately follows the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 31st, 2020. As in years past, we will spend our night around Chicago. This will include time at Dave & Buster's, seeing an amazing hypnotist show and boarding a cruise ship for 2 hours of games, food and dancing while cruising along the Chicago Skyline. Students will return to the high school at 6:00 am Monday, June 1st.
For complete details and to reserve your student's spot, please return the forms and payment to the SJPS Main Office or mail to Ann Essig, c/o SJPS, 2521 Stadium Drive, St. Joseph, MI 49085.
We realize the cost may be prohibitive for some and want EVERYONE to be able to attend. If you are able to donate extra money towards a scholarship, we would greatly appreciate your support. If you are in need of a scholarship for your student or have any questions, please contact your student's counselor.


 Athletic News:
Monday:

Tuesday:
4:15     9th Boys Basketball vs. B.C. Central
4:15     9th Girls Basketball @ B.C. Central
5:30     Boys Swim vs. Bridgman & Coldwater
5:45     JV Boys Basketball vs. B.C. Central
5:45     JV Girls Basketball @ B.C. Central
7:00     Varsity Boys Basketball vs. B.C. Central
7:00     Varsity Girls Basketball @ B.C. Central

Wednesday:
6:00     Wrestling @ Portage Northern 

Thursday:
4:15     9th Girls Basketball @ Portage Northern 
5:45     9th Boys Basketball @ Portage Northern
6:00     Boys Swim vs. B.C. Central
7:00     JV Boys Basketball @ Portage Northern 

Friday:
4:15     JV Girls Basketball vs. Portage Northern
5:00     JV BCWI 
5:45     Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Portage Northern
7:00     Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Portage Northern

Saturday:

9:00     Boys Swim @ Allegan Invite 
9:30     Greater Berrien County Invite
10:00   Competitive Cheer @ Kalamazoo Central Invite 

Upcoming Events:
Feb. 4th - Tues. - 8th Grade Student/Parent Transition Night - 6pm John & Dede Howard Auditorium  

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