SJHS Blog 12/5/16 - 12/9/16
SJHS Blog 12/5/16 - 12/9/16
SJPS Foundation:
Our
2017 SJPS Foundation scholarship applications are now online. $45,000 in
scholarships for SJHS Class of 2017 grads! Thanks.
Early Middle College Program:
Open
to current High School Sophomores. Students
who are admitted to the program will earn a college degree and/or technical
certificate by taking college classes during their 11th and 12th grades of high
school. They then attend Lake Michigan College full time during their 5th year
of high school.
Application
deadline is January 19, 2017. All information is posted on our high school
counseling website.
Information
sessions are offered:
Dec.
5 Lake Michigan College Napier Campus, 6 pm
Dec.
6 Lake Michigan College Bertrand Campus, 6 pm
Dec.
12 Berrien RESA, 6 pm
Math Competition:
"In
November’s Michigan Math League competition, junior Rajas Gupta was one of only
16 students in the state to earn a perfect score. Overall, after 2 rounds
of the competition, St. Joseph High School is tied for 16th place in the
state.”
Mrs. Beam’s Art Classes:
I
will be displaying artwork from Graphic Arts (1st-3rd hour) and Art 1 (4th
hour) at the Citadel in Benton Harbor on Dec 9. The show is ONE NIGHT only and
lasts for 3 hours. I would like to invite both my students and their parents to
stop in and view the amazing work that we have done so far this year such as:
chocolate bars, personalized stationery, greeting cards, retro posters, pencil
drawings, colored pencil drawings, paintings, etc.
The
show is Friday, December 9, 2016 --- from 6-9 pm.
The
Citadel, 91 Hinkley St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(Located
in the Arts District, near Mason Jar Cafe.)
The
show will take place during the Dec 9th Art Hop event --- other galleries will
also have open houses displaying their work!
I
look forward to seeing you there!
Mrs.
Julie Beam
Chili Cook-Off
Competition:
On
Friday, December 2, eight teams from St. Joseph High School competed in the 8th
Annual High School Hospitality and Culinary Arts Student Summit and Cook-Off
Competition at Lake Michigan College. The teams had to make chili and
cornbread using portable butane cook stoves. There were awards
given for Best Tasting Chili and Plating, and Best Portfolio. Five
schools participated including Benton Harbor, Niles, Branch Area Tech, KRESA,
and St. Joseph with a total of 34 teams.
The
St. Joseph teams brought home 7 awards:
Fantastic
Four Team took FIRST PLACE for their Chili and Cornbread
Devin
Kavanaugh
Sarah
Leichliter
Maylee
Von Behren
Mandy
Jones
The
Chili Chicks Team took FIRST PLACE for their Tablescape
Suzanna
Costanza
Alejandra
Galicia
Chloe
Russell
Emily
Cole
Backyard
BBQ Team took FOURTH PLACE for their Tablescape
Danielle
Cristobal
Kelsey
Oberer
Jenna
Khan
Sydney
Briney
Portfolio Competition
2nd
Place Cira Vance
3rd
Place Danielle Cristobal
4th
Place Hannah Mix
5th
Place Gabi Scaccia
GO
BEARS!
Lauri Berry
Family & Consumer Science Teacher
Key Club Advisor
Rotary Student Program:
St.
Joseph High School Sophomore, Kaila Nichols participated in the Rotary Student
Program, sharing her DREAM CAREER to go into Broadcasting.
Scheduling
a meeting with WNDU News Director, CJ Beutien, Kaila was also given
the opportunity to meet with News Anchor Maureen McFadden and Chief
Meteorologist, Mike Hoffman, of the South Bend, Indiana TV Station, www.wndu.com. While we do not invite parents to
accompany students, we invited Kaila’s Mom, Cleather Nichols, since she is
helping us bring the program back to Benton Harbor High School, adding an
Interact Club, which will be led by local business executive, Alloyd Blackman.
Band News:
Sydney
Champion (alto saxophone), Emma Marchel (percussion), and Elizabeth Travis
(oboe) were selected to represent St. Joseph High School at the MSBOA, District
6 All Star Band this fall. In addition, Emma was selected as the
principal percussionist of the band. Each student was required to record
an audition to be a part of the ensemble.
The
All Star Band rehearsed during the week of November 14th and performed a
concert on Saturday, November 19th. The concert included works by Samuel
Hazo, Robert W. Smith, and David Shaffer. It was conducted by Dr. Jeff
Doebler, professor at Valparasio University.
Congratulations
to Sydney, Emma and Elizabeth! GO BEARS!
Young Life Camp Info:
Young
Life camp is the best week of your life and this summer we want every student
at SJHS to experience it! We're hosting a parent information session for the
2017 Young Life camp trip to Clearwater Cove on Wednesday, December 7 pm at St.
Joseph High School in Room S118 . If you're interested in learning more about
Young Life and this summer's trip to Clearwater Cove in Lampe, MO June 11-17
we'd love to meet you. We'll show a video about camp, talk through trip
logistics and fundraising opportunities. The info session will be hosted
by SJHS Team Leaders Chandlar Smith and Guy Packard. If you have any
questions prior to the meeting, please contact Chandlar Smith (chandlar.smith@gmail.com).
SW
Michigan Young Life Info: https://swm.younglife.org/Pages/default.aspx
Clearwater
Cove Info: https://clearwatercove.younglife.org/Pages/default.aspx
LSJ Hockey:
The
LSJ Varsity team is hosting a varsity hockey showcase at Howard Ice Arena this
weekend and the JV team also plays at Howard on Saturday.
Friday: 6:10pm
LSJ VAR Hockey vs. Zionsville @ Howard Ice Arena
Saturday:
10:40am LSJ VAR Hockey vs. Central Indiana @ Howard Ice Arena
10:40am LSJ VAR Hockey vs. Central Indiana @ Howard Ice Arena
1:30pm
LSJ JV Hockey vs. Hawks @ Howard Ice Arena
4:25
LSJ VAR Hockey vs. Columbus @ Howard Ice Arena
Sunday: 9:20am
LSJ VAR Hockey vs. Bloomington @ Howard Ice Arena
Athletic News:
Monday:
5:45:
JV/VAR Girls Basketball @ Berrien Springs
Tuesday:
4:15 9th Boys Basketball vs. Harper Creek
5:45 JV Boys Basketball vs. Harper Creek
7:00 VAR Boys Basketball vs. Harper Creek
Wednesday:
5:30:
Wrestling @ Otsego Quad
Thursday:
4:15: 9th/JV Boys Basketball vs. Lakeshore
4:15:
9th/JV Girls Basketball @ Lakeshore
6:00:
Boys Swim @ K. Central
Friday:
5:45:
VAR Girls/Boys Basketball @ Lakeshore
Saturday:
9:30:
Wrestling @ Zeeland West Invite
Upcoming Events:
Wed.
Dec. 7th – 1-Hr. Late Start
