St. Joseph High School News 4/9/18-4/13/18
St. Joseph High School News
4/9/18 - 4/13/18
(MME) Michigan Merit Exam Week (Testing):
Parents – This is a busy week
with testing, especially for the Juniors.
Please make sure the students and getting plenty of rest and are coming
to school with a full belly and prepared to do their best!
· Tuesday – SAT (11th graders), PSAT (9th
and 10th graders), Career Day Experience (12th graders)
· Wednesday – Work Keys (11th graders)
· Thursday – MSTEP (11th graders)
Seniors:
Attention Seniors! A
reminder that Jostens representatives will be at school during lunch
on Friday, April 20th to deliver your graduation products & caps
& gowns. Your balance must be paid in full. No checks can be accepted on
the day of delivery, cash or money order only please. If you have any
questions, please contact 1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367) prior to delivery.
Congratulations:
Please congratulate senior Zenah Farhan who placed 3rd in the Albion
College poetry contest with her poem "Cab to Jericho." The
contest received over 700 entries from around the state. Way to represent
St. Joe writers, Zenah!
Bears
of the Month (April):
Congratulations to
our April Bears of the Month – Haley Rich and Ryan Barlow! These outstanding
students were selected by SJHS staff based on their character, leadership,
academics, and citizenship!
Foods – 2018 Bake Off Winners
Check out the
winners of the 2018 Bake Off in Mrs. Berry’s foods’ classes. The staff has a
great time with this competition because we get to judge!
Creating a Safer School Environment:
Parents of 2018
seniors: The deadline for a yearbook senior ad has been extended to Friday,
April 20.
Summer Job Fair:
OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS!
Check it out! Two events: April 9th at the Mendel Center, April 11 at LMC’s Niles campus.
Both events run from 2-6 pm.
Employers include:
· Berrien County Parks
· Beverage Specialists of SW MI
· Bluefish Vacation Rentals
· Boulevard Inn and Bistro
· Boyne Mountain Resorts
· Chikaming Country Club
· Chocolate Garden
· Clementines Too
· Coloma/St Joe KOA
· Fairfield Inn and Suites
· Four Winds Casinos
· Gravity Vineyards
· Journeyman Distillery
· JSK Hospitality
· Lost Dunes Golf Club
· MDOT Summer Youth
· On the River Tavern
· Pinnacle Hotel Group
· RyeBelles
· Sawyer Garden Center
· Silver Beach Carousel
· Silver Harbor Brewing Co
· The Peninsula Hotel, Chicago
· Wal-Mart
· Warren Dunes State Park
Swim/Dive Team News:
Calling
all future divers! Coach Binger and the boys and girls high school dive teams
invite you to learn more about and try diving! Grab your swimsuit and towel and
join the dive team at the pool for an evening of fun on the diving boards.
When: Tuesday April 17th from 6-8 PM. Where: SJHS swimming pool. This is open
to all current SJ middle and high school students. No diving experience necessary.
Snacks and music will be provided. All participants must be able to swim the
length of the pool.
Orchestra News:
This was a recent email shared out by
Mr. Lokey in regards to the impact the SJPS Foundation is having on his program
and students:
I wanted to
send you a quick update on one of the gifts that we received from the
Foundation. Last year, we received money for some recording equipment. Mr.
Jones did some research and we put together a new set up for making higher
quality recordings in the auditorium. We spent some time yesterday recording
the Chamber Orchestra and a String Quartet made of students from Chamber. Take
a moment to listen to the recording below. Not only are these students fine
young musician (they have received extra coaching all year through a grant from
the Fischoff Chamber Music Society), but Mr. Jones and I are very happy with
the quality of the recording. Listen with headphones if you can.
Quartet –
Kathy Zhang, Megan Guldan, Grace Richards, Angela Chen
Thanks for
everything you do to help keep our program at the highest level, and please
feel free to share this with the Foundation.
Burke Lokey
Orchestra
Director
Self Care Series-
Over Spring break the resource signs were posted in the bathrooms at Upton Middle School and St. Joseph High School. These were the signs that were highlighted in the SJPS Self-Care Series in February in an email that Mrs. Cardon sent out to the parents in the district. Here is the link to that pdf: https://www.sjschools.org/images/District/SelfCareSeries1.pdf
Self Care Series-
Over Spring break the resource signs were posted in the bathrooms at Upton Middle School and St. Joseph High School. These were the signs that were highlighted in the SJPS Self-Care Series in February in an email that Mrs. Cardon sent out to the parents in the district. Here is the link to that pdf: https://www.sjschools.org/images/District/SelfCareSeries1.pdf
2018-19 DUAL CREDIT IMPORTANT INFORMATIONAL MEETING
New Guidelines & Deadlines for 2018-19 School Year!
WEDNESDAY APRIL 18, 2018
12:00pm OR 6:30pm
SJHS Auditorium
This is a very
important informational meeting and encourage all parents of students
currently in 8–11th grades to attend if your student has requested a
Dual Credit course for 2018-19 school year! Students
welcome to attend the 6:30pm session.
If there is any
possibility your student will be taking a Dual Credit Course for 2018-19
or during high school you will want to attend to hear about new
Accuplacer testing deadlines, sign up requirements, Frequently
Asked Questions and much more.
DUAL CREDIT COURSE = LMC College Credit (when testing pre-reqs are met)
NEW THIS YEAR:
ALL ACCUPLACER TESTING MUST BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST 31, 2018
to qualify for 2018-19 Dual Credit – NO exceptions!
Please NOTE: our timeline is much earlier than previous years.
Dual Credit Registration Forms Deadline: Due September 7, 2018
Registration forms will be distributed in class on Wednesday, September 5.
LMC SPRING & SUMMER TESTING DATES will be available at the Parent Meeting, April 18.
Senior All Night Party:
Athletic
News:
Monday:
Tuesday:
4:00 VAR/JV
Tennis vs. Mattawan
4:00 Boys/Girls Track @ Mattawan
w/Gull Lake
Wednesday:
3:30 VAR Golf @ West
Jamboree @ Portage Central/The Moors
Thursday:
4:00 VAR/JV Tennis @
Sturgis
4:00 JV Golf @ South
Haven
4:00 VAR BB/SB @
Kalamazoo Central
4:00
JV BB/SB vs. Kalamazoo Central
5:00
JV/VAR Soccer vs. Gull Lake
Friday:
4:00 Boys/Girls Track
@ B.C. Lakeview Invite
Saturday:
9:00 VAR Soccer @ Marshall
Invite
9:00 VAR Tennis @ Allegan
Invite
10:00 VAR
Baseball @ Marshall Invite
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming Events:
Tues. 4/10 – SAT and
PSAT Testing
Tues. 4/10 – Career
Day Experience for Seniors
Wed. 4/11 – Work
Keys Testing
Thurs. 4/12 – MSTEP
Testing
Sat. 4/21 – Prom
