SJHS Blog 10/9/17 - 10/13/17
St. Joseph High School Blog
10/9/17 - 10/13/17
Homecoming Week Wrap-up!
Students
and staff showed their spirit during homecoming last week! On Tuesday night,
the Seniors and Freshman defeated the Juniors and Sophomores in an exciting
game of Powder Puff Football. On Friday, our homecoming Royalty was crowned.
Congratulations to our staff King and Queen – Mr. Etter and Mrs. Sheppard. Ryan
Haynes was crowned 2017 Homecoming King during Friday’s Pep Assembly. At
halftime of Friday’s football game Breonna Tate was crowned Homecoming Queen.
Saturday night, over 200 students attended the semi-formal homecoming dance!
Student Senate thanks everyone for their participation and is looking forward
to Winterfest Spirit Week already!
Guidance Office News:
SJHS counseling department will be offering a
free FAFSA completion session for seniors and their parents.
Financial aid experts from Lake Michigan College
will be available to help with FAFSA completion.
The session will be offered
on Monday, October 23 from 5:30-7:30pm in the media
center computer lab.
Contact the counseling office to sign up,
926-3210.
Students and their parents should bring the
following:
2016
Tax Return for both the student and parents
All
2016 W-2 forms for both student and parents (if they did not file taxes)
FSA ID username & password for student and a parent (if they already have
created one) – https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm
*Students
and parents should also know their Social Security Number
Key Club News:
Key
Club was awarded the WNDU/Martin’s Supermarkets Grant for $1000! The
money will go towards the purchase of fleece that will be used to make blankets
for hospice patients. Key Club members have worked with Berrien County
Blanket Brigade making blankets every month for the last several years.
This has inspired them to bring the project to their Leadership Conferences and
teach other Key Club members around the state. They will do workshops at their
Fall Rally Conference in Mt. Pleasant in November and also at their Service Leadership
Conference in Kalamazoo this coming February. The news segment will air
on WNDU mid-next week.
Veteran’s Breakfast
SJHS
Student Senate will be hosting a Veteran’s Breakfast on Wednesday, November 8th
beginning at 8am in the Student Center at the high school. Please join St.
Joseph High School students in thanking our Veterans for their service with
breakfast and entertainment. Veterans, family, and friends are welcome! Please
RSVP by clicking here bit.ly/VetBreakfastSJHS or by leaving a
voicemail at 269-926-3367. Parking for this event will be in the Lakeview Ave.
parking lot.
Hospitality Management Class:
The
Hospitality Management students enjoyed a Field Trip to the Inn at Harbor
Shores last week. A big thanks to general manager, Brady Cohen, for the
tour! What a gorgeous resort!
SAT/ACT Prep Course:
Dear Parents (and Students),
Fall
is the perfect opportunity to start (or continue) training for the ACT and SAT.
I cannot emphasize enough how critical it is to prepare for these exams.
Colleges accept BOTH tests, so there are two keys to try an unlock the same
door when it comes to college admission.
I
wanted to reach out and inform all parents that Dr. Carlin will be hosting his popular SAT/ACT Prep Course at St. Joseph High School beginning
MONDAY November 6 at 7:00 p.m. (Room # LGI in Media Center). Parents
can register online at the link below (http://www.drcarlinstestprep.com/st-joe-hs---satact---nov-2017.html)
Dr.
Carlin does an outstanding job presenting both the strategy and content of these
complex exams at a fraction of the cost of bigger test prep companies, and he
gets results. This course can help students maximize their
scores, opening the doors to more competitive colleges as well as bigger money
scholarships.
SEE COURSE DETAILS BELOW:
SAT/ACT Hybrid
Prep Course
Instructor: Dr. Scott Carlin, Ph.D.
Dates: Mondays Nov 6, 13, 27, & Dec 4 (four
session course)
Time: 7:00-9:15 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph High School (St. Joseph,
MI)
Room: Room # LGI/Media Center
Cost: $249
September Bears of the Month
Congratulations
to our September Bears of the Month – Rachel Kurland and Rajas Gupta. These
outstanding students were selected by SJHS staff based on their character,
leadership, academics, and citizenship!
Manufacturing Day
Last week, 31 of our students
from Mr. Vroegop’s classes got to attend Manufacturing day at Bosch to see a
modern robotics assembly and had the opportunity to be exposed to the
manufacturing business and jobs.
Band/Orchestra News:
SJPS Foundation: FRIENDRAISER (Remember to order SBP
tomorrow!!!)
Athletic Update:
Parents and fans of our
student athletes! We would like to commend everyone on their efforts the past
couple of weeks at our events both home and away. We have been doing a great job supporting our
student athletes, St. Joseph High School, and our community. Lets continue to keep this as a priority for
our programs and finish the fall season with class!
Welcome to St. Joseph
High School
WHERE SPORTSMANSHIP
IS AN
EXPECTATION!
Please
Let the Players Play,
Let the Coaches Coach,
Let the Officials Officiate,
And Fans be Positive!
NOTHING YOU DO IN THE STANDS SHORT OF
ENCOURAGEMENT IS ACCEPTABLE!
GO BEARS!
Athletic News:
Monday:
5:30 JV Volleyball vs. Buchanan
6:30 VAR Volleyball vs. Buchanan
Tuesday:
4:30
VAR Tennis @ Allegan
5:00 JV/VAR Soccer vs. Mattawan
6:00 Swim @ Battle Creek Central
Wednesday:
9:00
VAR Golf @ Regionals
5:30 9th/JV Volleyball vs. Niles
6:30 VAR Volleyball vs. Niles
Thursday:
8:30
Boys Tennis @ Regionals
4:30
9th Football @ Gull Lake
5:00
XC @ Dowagiac Invite
6:00 Swim vs. Plainwell
6:30
JV Football @ Gull Lake
Friday:
7:00 VAR Football vs. Gull Lake
Saturday:
TBA
Girls Swim @ MISCA
Upcoming Events:
Wed.
10/11 – 1 Hr. Late Start
