St. Joseph High School News 2/3/20 - 2/7/20
St. Joseph High School News
2/3/20 - 2/7/20
February Bears of the Month:
February Bears of the Month!
Congratulations to Anna Vi & Joe Catania for being recognized as our
February Bears of the Month at SJHS!
February Bears of the Month at SJHS!
Winterfest Spirit Week: (Next Week!!)
Weekend Food Program:
Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Juengling started a weekend food program for 15 families at SJHS! The food
program is sponsored by a teacher and classroom each week. Within the first 2 weeks of the program
the remainder of the school year had been scheduled and accounted for by a teacher and their
students. Wow! And Awesome!
SJHS Student Section:
The student section at the Girls and Boys basketball game the past Friday night brought their own
version of ESPN to SJHS!! Very fun and cool!
version of ESPN to SJHS!! Very fun and cool!
Literary Magazine News:
St. Joseph High School's 2019 literary magazine, revive has been selected to receive the rank of
REALM First Class (the highest honor) in the 2019 NCTE Recognizing Excellence in Art and
Literary Magazines (REALM) Program. Of the 325 national entries, only 46 earned this distinction--
and only 2 schools from Michigan.
The 56-page magazine includes 18 student artists and 43 student writers. Literary Magazine editors
were Dylan Marzke, Zach Kreiner, and Amy Paine.
This is truly a school-wide effort. Thank you to art and writing teachers (of all disciplines) who
assigned the work or encouraged the submission.
Band and Orchestra News:
Congratulations to all of the band and orchestra students who performed at the District Solo &
Ensemble Festival this past weekend. The band and orchestra combined sent over 70 performing
events, the highest number of any school participating. The students performed solos, or in small
groups and were given a rating by an MSBOA adjudicator. All of the students played well, with
everyone earning a division 1 or 2 rating. We are so proud of these outstanding young musicians.
State Solo and Ensemble Eligible Students
SJHS Perc Chamber Ensemble: Performers: Zoe Burkett, Paige Bennett, Joe Catania, Mason Chubb,
Leo Kaplan, Silas Lorenz, Evan Gregory, Ashton Gaishin, Parker Scrima-Bailey
String Quartet: Performers: Anna Vi, Anna Miesse, Grace Portenga, Gio Lee
Anna Vi - Violin Solo
Esther Bard, Lily Cui - Violin Duet
String Quartet: Performers: Steven Markert, Kevin Wang, Owen Faulkner, Eric Keeler
Steven Markert - Viola Solo
Athan Gregory - Viola Solo
String Quartet: Performers: Jonathan Miesse, Alex Wingate, Joshua Hawkins, Laura Wolf
James Diamond - Cello Solo
Owen Faulkner - Violin Solo
Cici Strickler, Claire Lundy - Trumpet Duet
Estelle Spira - Oboe Solo
Blaine Hooks - Trumpet Solo
Saxophone Quartet: Performers: Reese Uzelac, Will Howard, Ben Schadler, Kaley Schlipp
Sylvia Park - Flute Solo
Ethan Orrison - Trombone Solo
Trombone Trio: Performers: Justin Leany, Trevor Cool, Ethan Orrison
Gabe Schwartz - Trombone Solo
Maddix Klitchman - Horn Solo
Woodwind Duet - Performers: Ella Ott, Reese Uzelac
Clarinet Quartet: Performers: Ashley Schlipp, Mya Dixon, Ariana Burgeson, Hadley Matlock
Payton Maynard - Clarinet Solo
Jacob Maynard - Oboe Solo
Mei Mei Saggau Drotos - Piano Solo
Mei Mei Saggau Drotos - Violin Solo
Alana Voglewede - Cello Solo
Noah Dressander - Viola Solo
Viola Duet: Performers: Athan Gregory, Amelia Hines
Anna Miesse - Violin Solo
Eric Keeler - Cello Solo
Alex Wingate - Viola Solo
Jonathan Miesse -Violin Solo
Ben Savage - Violin Solo
String Quartet: Performers: Victoria Balfe, Jose Hernandez, Rachel Madison, Caroline Madison
Victoria Balfe - Cello Solo
Kevin Wang - Violin Solo
Cello Duet: Performers: James Diamond, Alana Voglewede
Jonathan Kwon - Violin Solo
Audrey Osborn - Cello Solo
Ava Balanowski - Cello Solo
Rachel Madison - Viola Solo
George Weber - Cello Solo
Lauren Bennett - Cello Solo
SJHS Chamber Orchestra
Scholastic Writing Award Winners:
Congratulations to our 2019-20 Scholastic Writing Award Winners. From a
five state region and over 100 high schools, the following students received regional awards:
Gold Key Awards (top 5% of all entries)
Owen Faulkner, Humor
Claire LeValley, Critical Essay
Jonathan Miesse, Personal Essay/Memoir
Anna Vi, Personal Essay/Memoir
Silver Key Awards (top 6-10% of all entries)
Mikayla Davis, Poetry
Grade LaFayette, Flash Fiction
Lauren Konopacki, Poetry
Eileen Spiegel, Poetry
Sky Stockton, Journalism
Anna Vi, Critical Essay
Alana Voglewede, Poetry
Eric Wingate, Personal Essay/Memoir
Honorable Mention Awards (top 10-15% of all entries)
Willa Brainard, Personal Essay/Memoir
Ariana Burgeson, Poetry
Mikayla Davis, Personal Essay/Memoir
Mikayla Davis, Poetry
Mikayla Davis, Poetry
Mikayla Davis, Poetry
Morgan Hanks, Personal Essay/Memoir
Ainsley Hegg, Flash Fiction
Madilynn Gibson, Critical Essay
Athan Gregory, Personal Essay/Memoir
Tyler Meier, Humor
Kiersten Olson, Journalism
Reese Uzelac,Personal Essay/Memoir
Aubrey White-Day, Critical Essay
We are so proud of our writers!
College Writing News:
Congrats to these College Writing students who read their original poetry out loud, celebrating the
arts in our community at the 12th Annual Superbowl Sunday ArtsBridge Poetry Reading at First
Presbyterian Church on Morton Hill, in Benton Harbor.
Swim Team Fundraiser:
Business Bites:
Thank you Michelle Rumsa, Architect at Edgewater Resources for being our Business Bites speaker
on Thursday 1/30. We appreciated learning more about your field and projects! What a great
opportunity for our students, especially those in our Architecture class.
This week we look forward to hearing from Staff Sgt Sarah Thompson, a Forensic Accountant with
the US Army. She will be talking about government and civilian jobs related to accounting.
Senior Parents: (Scholarships)
Parents of seniors, there are many scholarship opportunities on our website
(any many that are due in February):
All School Assembly: “Magic of Hope” with Anthony Grupido
Thank you to the Mike Wagner Memorial for bringing the Magic of Hope all school assembly to
SJHS last Friday. Anthony Grupido, Magician, used his tricks to share a great message about hope
and mental health with our staff and students!
SJHS last Friday. Anthony Grupido, Magician, used his tricks to share a great message about hope
and mental health with our staff and students!
SANP: Bowling
SANP:
Parents of the Class of 2020,
Plans are under way for the annual Senior All-Night Party that immediately follows the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 31st, 2020. As in years past, we will spend our night around Chicago. This will include time at Dave & Buster's, seeing an amazing hypnotist show and boarding a cruise ship for 2 hours of games, food and dancing while cruising along the Chicago Skyline. Students will return to the high school at 6:00 am Monday, June 1st.
For complete details and to reserve your student's spot, please return the forms and payment to the SJPS Main Office or mail to Ann Essig, c/o SJPS, 2521 Stadium Drive, St. Joseph, MI 49085.
We realize the cost may be prohibitive for some and want EVERYONE to be able to attend. If you are able to donate extra money towards a scholarship, we would greatly appreciate your support. If you are in need of a scholarship for your student or have any questions, please contact your student's counselor.
Athletic News:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
6:00 Wrestling vs. Mattawan
Thursday:
4:15 9th Girls Basketball vs. Lakeshore
5:45 9th Boys Basketball vs. Lakeshore
6:00 Boys Swim @ Lakeview
7:00 JV Boys Basketball vs. Lakeshore
Friday:
4:15 JV Girls Basketball @ Lakeshore
5:45 Varsity Girls Basketball @ Lakeshore
7:00 Varsity Boys Basketball @ Lakeshore
Saturday:
9:00 JV Wrestling @ SMAC Meet/Portage Northern
10:00 Competitive Cheer @ Portage Central Invite
11:00 Varsity Wrestling @ SMAC Meet/Portage Northern
