St. Joe Bear News

HS Blog 4/25 - 4/29 AP Testing AP Pre-Administration is Wednesday, 9:55-10:55 in the student center Schedule of test dates and times to report for testing will be given to the students on Wednesday. Payment – if a balance is still owed for tests that were ordered, payment must be made to the guidance office by the day of the test.   PSAT Testing PSAT make up is tomorrow, Tuesday, 7:50 am. 9th and 10th grade students were notified by mail if they needed to do the make up test.   NHS NHS Induction Ceremony Thursday May 5 th 7pm SJHS Auditorium.   Senior Academic Awards Program The Senior Academic Awards Program will be held on Monday, May 23, at 7:00, right after the Athletic Award Program.   SJHS Wind-Up The SJHS Wind-Up is again featured in the Herald-Palladium ’s monthly Teen Talk today, Monday, April 25 (this is a change in day). We’re p

HS Blog 4/18 – 4/22   Robotics Update:   Average Joe’s The SJHS Robotics team, the Average Joes, competed at the FIRST in Michigan State Robotics Competition this past weekend. The team was more successful than any year in its six year history. The top 102 teams in the State competed at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids. After 12 qualifying matches the Joes were seeded in 9th place. Matches are played with 3 robots against 3 other robots and the Joes were the 8th place Alliance Captain heading into the Octofinals (Sweet 16 to use an equivalent comparison). They selected the Comets from Grand Rapids and the Goon Squad from Woodhaven. Teams are required to win 2 out of 3 matches in order to move on to the quarterfinals. The alliance won the first match, tied the second (lost per tie breaker rules) and lost the third against the 9th place alliance. This is the Joes 4th State appearance and the first time ranked high enough to earn a

Senior Career Day – April 12 th Reminder:   All Seniors are reporting to one of sixteen career sites on Tuesday morning for the Senior Career Day.  Teacher Chaperones have been assigned to all locations and students are expected to write a one-page reflection paper, which is due by April 26.   We hope your student finds this career exploration opportunity valuable. ____________________________________________________________   Orchestra News The  Chamber Orchestra  will perform in an encore performance of  Carmina Burana  at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac this  Friday, April 15th at 7:30pm.  If you missed the first concert, you should check this out - it's an amazing collaboration between several area choirs and orchestras. Free admission! _____________________________________________________________ Ren Baldwin Technology Festival The deadline to enter the 5th Annual Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival is this Friday, April