St. Joseph High School News 3/12/18 - 3/16/18

St. Joseph High School News

3/12/18 - 3/16/18

National Student Walkout:

Parents – want to inform you of the National Student Walkout Day students have been organizing and plan to participate in as a means to have their voice heard with regards to school safety.  Students at SJHS have been spreading the word with the attached letter and through social media.  In anticipation of a student led walkout, we are taking the necessary steps in planning to make sure the students will conduct themselves in an organized and orderly manner.  Please know this is a voluntary student organized event and we as a staff will be here to make sure the necessary supervision is in place. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hY5s6YT6i_NmZx9Iujbv8wiM6C77HKGU/view?usp=sharing

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Mr. Blomgren

 

High School Heroes:

Good morning everyone:

This week, we spotlight Tracy Olson and Tony Balbo as our High School Heroes in Issue #20.

https://sjhighschoolheroes.blogspot.com/2018/03/olson-balbo-issue-20.html

Please thank them for their 41 years of combined service!

Have a good day!

March Bears of the Month:

Congratulations to our March Bears of the Month – Gabriella Hardy and Shea Kent! These outstanding students were selected by SJHS staff based on their character, leadership, academics, and citizenship!

NHS News:

NHS applications are in, results will be posted by student email on March 30 after school.

SJHS Boys Swim/Dive Team:

The St. Joseph Bears Boys Swim & Dive team finished 28^th at the D3 State Swimming and Diving championship meet held this weekend at Saginaw Valley State University. 

In diving, Gabe Brunner finished 7^th, earning All-State recognition for his efforts.  Logan Borah finished 16^th in the 50 freestyle (22.75).  

In the preliminaries on Friday, the 200 freestyle relay team of Ayden Moyer, Jacob Haunhorst, McKay Barfuss, and Logan Borah finished 19^th.  Sal Guadagni, Hudson Woodruff, Donovan Cool, and McKay Barfuss finished 23rd in 400 free relay.  Ayden Moyer was 30th in 100 free and 31st in 200 freestyle, and Logan Borah placed 35th in 100 free.  Only the top 16 qualifiers made the transfer to Saturday’s finals.

The Bears finished their season with a 7 – 3 record, 4^th overall in the SMAC conference. 

Ren Baldwin Tech Festival:

 

Senior All Night Party:

 

 

Robotics News:

The 2018 FIRST Robotics event at St. Joseph HS this past weekend started out frustrating for the home team Average Joes.  However, with persistence, hard work and team work the Average Joes moved from 38th place to 10th place by the end of the Qualifying rounds.  During the Elimination rounds, the team was the second pick overall and teamed up with team Excel from Niles.  The alliance played hard and made it all the way to the Final round.  In the Finals, the teams battled hard and the Average Joes' alliance ended as Runner up for the event.  The Average Joes also won the Judges Award for the event.  The Joes compete next at GVSU on March 23 & 24.

Science Olympiad:

The high school team under the direction of Dr. Ann St. Amand and helped by me, had a great day at Science Olympiad today. 

There were a total of 8 high schools competing and the student’s time and energy paid off.  They will compete at the State Competition on Saturday, April 28 at Michigan State University.

Please congratulate the following students: 

Abby Woytsek – 1^st Place Herpetology, 3^rd Remote Sensing, 1^st Dynamic Planet and 1^st Towers

Aashish Harikrishnah – 4^th Fermi Question, 1^st Material Science, and 2^nd Helicopters

Vera Tikhonova – 1^st Material Science, 1^st Optics, and 3^rd Remote Sensing

Amy Paine – 1^st Ecology, 1^st Dynamic Planet, 5^th Source Code, and 4^th Write It Do It, Amy also coached the Middle School Ecology team to 2^nd place.

Susie Paine – 4^th Write It Do It, 1^st Astronomy, and 2^nd Rocks and Minerals

Ketaki Gaikwad – 2^nd Chem Lab, 5^th Source Code, and 1^st Mission Possible

Gabby Hardy – 1^st Epidemiology (her 7^th year in this event!), 1^st Microbe Mission, and 2^nd in Anatomy, and Physiology

Eli Edlefson – 1^st in Herpetology, 1^st Mousetrap, and 2^nd in Thermodynamics

Evelyn Faust – 1^st Microbe Mission, and 1^st Experimental Design – she also designed our cool shirts!

Hannah Blazina – 2^nd Rocks and Minerals, 1^st Optics, and 3^rd Forensics

Andrew Christy – 1^st Towers, 1^st Astronomy, 1^st Experimental Design, and 1^st Mousetrap Vehicle

Aleena Schadler – 1^st Ecology, and 1^st Experimental Design

Balroop Ghotra – 4^th Fermi Question, 1^st Hovercraft, and 1^st Mousetrap Vehicle

Prakhyat Rohatgi – 2^nd Chem Lab, 1^st Hovercraft, 3^rd Forensics, and 2^nd Thermodynamics.


Max Nolan – 1^st Epidemiology, 2^nd Anatomy and Physiology, and 1^st Mission Possible

George Weber - Competed on the Middle School team and placed in the following events:  1^st Fast Facts, 3^rd Rocks and Minerals, 1st Microbe Mission, and 1^st in Optics.

The Middle School also won, and will be competing on April 28^th.

We also had several alternates who showed up regularly to help the team prepare:  Susan Lin, Thomas Chen, and Josh Hafley.

SJHS Team

Upton Middle School Team

 

SJPS Foundation Photo Contest:

 

SJHS Athletic News:

·      No events.

·      Spring sport season is here, stop by the Athletic Office if you have any questions.

 

Upcoming Events:

3/14 – Wed. – 1 Hr. Late Start

3/17 – Sat. – Band/Orchestra State Solo and Ensemble – (Contact Mr.          Engleman or Mr. Lokey for location and time.)