St. Joseph High School News 5/7/18 - 5/11/18
St. Joseph High School News
5/7/18 - 5/11/18
High School Heroes:
This week, we spotlight Beth Gray-Roll and Dane
Gallagher as our High School Heroes...
Thank you for your combined service of 9 years to SJHS!
Have a good week!
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 and encouraged to attend.
If there is any possibility your student will be taking a Dual Credit Course for 2018-19 or during their high school you will want to attend to hear about new Accuplacer testing deadlines, sign up requirements, Frequently Asked Questions and much more.
Rescheduled Meeting:
DUAL CREDIT IMPORTANT INFORMATIONAL MEETING
New Guidelines & Deadlines for 2018-19 School Year!
MONDAY MAY 14, 2018
6:30pm
SJHS Auditorium
If there is any possibility your student will be taking a Dual Credit Course for 2018-19 or during their 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.
Accuplacer testing scheduled at SJHS:
May 24 @ 3:00 pm
May 30 at 5:30 pm
June 11 @ 10:00 am
TESTING DATES @ LMC will be available at the Parent Meeting, May 14
Yearbook:
Reserve your 2017-2018 yearbook SOON!
Our publisher, Herff Jones, has been sending email reminders if
you've not already purchased a yearbook for this school year. Time is running
out.
The yearbook covers the entire year--including graduation and
spring sports--so it won't be available until the first week of school next
fall. Books will be distributed then. We can only order a few extra to purchase
in September.
Forms are in the office and media center, or you may order
online:
Our school number is 2940.
Thank you,
The 2018 Mazenblue staff
Ren Baldwin Tech Festival:
The 2018
Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival will be held on Friday,
May 11, 2018, in the SJHS Student Center. This free family event runs
from6:00-7:30 p.m., with awards and door prize giveaways beginning at
7:00 p.m. The festival will include hundreds of student projects,
robotics, digital citizenship activities, a scavenger hunt, and more!
Come see the amazing technology work being done in St. Joseph Public
Schools.
Lunch Accounts:
Parents and Students - Please check your lunch balances, the end of the year is upon us. Seniors all lunch balances need to be paid by May 25, 2018. All charging of lunches will end on May 25th. Students must have funds in their account or money with them to purchase lunch.
Parent/Student Drop Off and Pick Up:
Parents:
Just a friendly reminder...
When dropping off or picking up your
students at the front of the building or at the Lakeview Ave side, please
remember to utilize the following guidelines to maximize efficiency:
Drop off and pick up at the curb
only! Please do not block parked vehicles or pull into parking
spaces to drop your child off – this creates congestion for drivers and
students and does not allow visitors or staff access to parking.
Your cooperation in this matter is
greatly appreciated.
Visitor:
Former
SJHS Teacher and World War II veteran Mr. Orvid Harju (94 years old) stopped by
this morning. After graduating from high school in 1942, Mr. Harju
enlisted in the Marines and served for a few years during World War II.
He then graduated from Eastern Michigan and had stints of teaching in the
thumb-area. While working on his masters’ degree at the University of
Michigan, Mr. Harju met former SJHS Principal Mr. MacKay, which opened the
opportunity to start teaching at SJHS. Mr. Harju taught at SJHS from
1958-1986 and remembers the first year that our current HS structure opened in
1959. Mr. Harju was very impressed with our building today!
State
Science Olympiad News:
The kids competed very well
in their 23 events, despite some hiccups on the MI SO scheduling, etc.
They earned 2 medals, Mousetrap Vehicle - 7th (Eli Edlefson, Balroop
Ghotra) and Write It Do It - 5th (Susie and Amy Paine), along with a 9th place
in Experimental Design (Evelyn Faust, Aleena Schadler and Thomas Chen) and 13th
in Hovercraft (Prakhyat Rohatgi and Balroop Ghotra). It's been several
years since the high school has won any medals at state, and there are now 60
teams competing! SJHS improved their place to 30 this year, up from 36
last year as well, a big jump. Michigan is a very competitive state often
finishing in the top 5 nationally, so placing this high for a school our
size is quite an accomplishment. I was very proud of our team, they have
worked hard since regionals, meeting every weekend except Easter!!!
Hannah
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Blazina
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Thomas
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Chen
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Eli
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Edlefson
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Evelyn
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Faust
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Ketaki
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Gaikwad
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Balroop
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Ghotra
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Gabby
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Hardy
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Aashish
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Harikrishnan
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Max
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Nolan
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Susie
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Paine
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Amy
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Paine
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Prakhyat
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Rohatgi
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Aleena
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Schadler
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Jagroop
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Singh
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Vera
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Tikhonova
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Abby
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Woytsek
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Seniors:
(Academic Awards)
Seniors, if you have received an academic scholarship from a
college, an academic institution, or organization to further your
post-secondary pursuits, please submit a copy of the letter or award to the
guidance office by May 9th. We cannot guarantee your award will be
published in the Senior Academic Award program on May 21st if
we do not receive your information by May 9th.
We believe the Academic Awards program needs to focus on the
academic achievements of the students (scholarships and academic achievements.)
So, in order to preserve the integrity, tradition, and meaning of the program,
we will be asking that department awards, service group awards, and any award
that is not an academic achievement or scholarship, be awarded within those
groups at their end of the year meetings or banquets.
(Athletic Awards)
Seniors – reminder to stop by and see Mr. Guzzo or Mrs. Werdann
if you have received any type of recognition or honor for athletics over your 4
year career at SJHS for the Athletic Awards Night. Mr. Guzzo and
Mrs. Werdann want to make sure everyone gets the recognition they deserve
at awards night, so please stop by to make sure they have all of your awards
listed.
AP Testing:
Student who have
registered to take AP exams, if you owe a balance, it is due any time before or
on the day of the exam.
Any questions, please
contact Tracy Wagner, twagner@sjschools.org
Senior All Night Party:
Football
Booster Club News:
ST JOSEPH FOOTBALL GIVE BACK NIGHT!!!!
Thursday, May 10th
5:00-8:30
St. Joseph Football will receive 20% of all
sales.
Athletic
Events:
Monday:
9:00 VAR Golf
@ Kalamazoo Hackett Invite
3:30 JV
Golf @ Lakeview
4:00 VAR Baseball/Softball vs. Loy Norrix
4:00 VAR/JV
Tennis @ Portage Northern
5:00
JV/VAR Soccer vs. Kalamazoo Central
Tuesday:
3:00 Track @ Lakeshore vs. Portage Northern
3:30 VAR Golf @ West Jamboree/Berrien Hills
4:15 JV Baseball @ Berrien Springs
Wednesday:
4:30 VAR
Softball vs. Watervliet @ Notre Dame
5:00 JV/VAR
Soccer @ Loy Norrix
Thursday:
3:30 VAR
Golf @ Harbor Shores with Lakeshore/Benton Harbor
4:00 VAR
Baseball/Softball @ Paw Paw
4:00
JV Baseball /Softball vs. Paw Paw
Friday:
9:00 JV Golf @
Lakeview Invite
5:00 JV/VAR
Soccer @ Vicksburg
Saturday:
TBA Varsity Tennis @ SMAC
Championships
10:00 Track @ SMAC Championships
10:00 Varsity Softball Invite
10:00 Varsity Baseball @ Lakeshore
Invite
Upcoming Events:
·
5/7 –
Mon. – Board of Education Honor Grad Reception – 6:30pm (HS Student Center)
·
5/8 –
Tues. – National Teacher Appreciation Day
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5/9 –
Wed. – 1 Hr. Late Start
·
5/11 –
Fri. – Ren Baldwin Tech Fest – 6pm (HS Student Center)
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5/13 –
Sun. – Mother’s Day!!!
