SJHS Blog 9/18/17 - 9/22/17
SJHS Blog 9/18/17 - 9/22/17
English Dept. News:
On
Sunday, September 17, several high school students and five English teachers
attended the Twin City Players performance of The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (abridged). The comedy included audience participation and plenty of
laughs. The play runs through September 24, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
shows.
Guidance Office News:
·
Please
use the following link to see the scheduled college visits at SJHS this year.
· Dual Credit - Dual Credit presentations
and registration information will be given to students who are in classes
eligible for direct/dual credit on Wednesday, September 20.
Be looking for this information that your student will be receiving.
Rotary Student Program:
The
Rotary Student Program is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school
year. For those unfamiliar with the program, it is a global career mentoring
initiative that was developed by the Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor in
2007. It was first piloted here, at St. Joseph High School and now runs in over
142 countries. The program gives students the opportunity to meet one-on-one
with a business professional in their dream career. For the first time, the
program is open to students in 9th through 12th grade, vs. 11th-12th grade as
in the past. Program coordinators want to give students every opportunity to
explore dreams early - well before college applications. Applications for the
program are in the Guidance Office and a short essay will be required. The
application deadline is October 30. For more information, visit www.rotarystudentprogram.org
Khan Academy: (Khan Challenge)
Khan
is an excellent resource that is available free of charge to students in
Michigan. It allows students to log in and review their test scores and
responses and provides access to supplementary lessons aligned with Career and
College Readiness skills. The goal is for students and schools across the state
to realize the benefits of free practice on Khan Academy.
The
link to the Khan Challenge for is http://mymassp.com/files/Khan%20Academy%20Challenge%20Pledge.pdf
Whirlpool Innovation Challenge:
On
Wednesday, September 13th, students from Mr. Hendricks’ marketing
classes and Mr. Vroegop’s engineering/design classes traveled to Whirlpool’s
Riverview Campus to participate in a kick-off event for the 2017 Innovation
Challenge. This event was the first of several this semester that will
offer students an opportunity to work with Whirlpool mentors and classmates to
design a product solution for a real-world problem. The 63 students from
SJHS are organized into teams and are competing against teams from other local
area high schools. Mentors from Whirlpool visited St. Joseph High School
last Friday and will continue to work closely with the students as they
problem-solve. The challenge will conclude in December.
St. Joseph Robotics:
St.
Joe Robotics is having a Chili’s Give Back Night on Wednesday Sept 27,
2017.
11am
– close with voucher 15% will be donated to the entire Robotics team.
This
voucher is good electronically or via paper copy.
Athletic News:
Monday:
10:00
VAR Golf @ Point O' Woods Invite
10:00
JV Golf @ Cedar Farms
4:00 9th/JV Volleyball @ SJ JV Mini Invite
5:00
JV/VAR Soccer @ Paw Paw
Tuesday:
4:00 VAR/JV Tennis vs. Portage Central
6:00 Swim vs. Mattawan
Wednesday:
3:30
VAR Golf @ West Jamboree/The Moors
3:30 JV Golf @ Blossom Trails
5:00
XC @ West Jamboree hosted by Portage Central
5:30
9th/JV/VAR Volleyball @ Portage Northern
Thursday:
5:00 JV/VAR Soccer vs. Niles
6:00 Swim vs. South Haven
6:30 JV Football vs. Mattawan
Friday:
3:30
JV Golf @ Maple Hill Invite
7:00
VAR Football @ Mattawan
Saturday:
8:30
VAR Volleyball @ West Ottawa Invite
8:30 St. Joseph 9th Volleyball Invite
9:45
XC @ Cougar Falcon Invite
10:00
Swim @ Sturgis Relays
10:00
VAR Tennis @ Sturgis Quad
5:00
JV/VAR Soccer vs. South Haven
Upcoming
Events:
9/20 – 1 Hr. Late Start
9/21 – GO Time – 3rd hour
