St. Joseph High School News 6/1/20 - 6/5/20
St. Joseph High School News
6/1/20 - 6/5/20
End of Year Checkout! Fr/Soph/Jr (DRIVE THRU)
St. Joseph Students and Parents,
We will be hosting an end of the year Drive Thru for our Freshmen/Sophomore/Junior students and parents so we can close out the school year. We will be returning locker contents to students, allowing you to check the lost and found items, and asking that students bring back rental laptops, textbooks, calculators, music equipment, athletic equipment, library books and pay any fines and fees. (Please bring all items to school on the designated day and time).
SCHEDULE:
Wed. June 3rd - Freshmen
Thurs. June 4th - Sophomores
Fri. June 5th - Juniors
TIMES - (Last Name each day):
A - G - 11am - 12pm
H - P - 12pm - 1pm
Q - Z - 1pm - 2pm
Please come to the front side of the high school on Stadium Drive. We will have you drive thru and stop at each station to return and collect your student's belongings.
If you have multiple students attending SJHS in different grades you can come on one of the days for your student and Drive Thru on that day for all of your students.
If the schedule above does not work for your student and family, please come on any of the days and we will accommodate you. We would ask that if possible, please attend on the assigned times/dates so we can keep things organized and efficient.
We will be following all social distancing and PPE expectations during the Drive Thru. The only station you will have the option of getting out of your car will be at the lost and found station to identify and grab any items that belong to the student.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the end of this week as we wrap up the school year!
GO BEARS!
Mr. Blomgren
Graduation News:
Class of 2020!! Graduation!! Sunday July 26th!!
Seniors and Parents - mark you calendars and begin to plan accordingly for our rescheduled commencement graduation ceremony for our graduating class of 2020.
At this point, we are unsure of the guidance and restrictions we will have in place at the state level for gatherings, yet we want to provide the opportunity to celebrate our Senior class and bring closure to their high school careers before our graduates begin to venture off in August to the next phase in their lives.
We will be planning 3 different commencement ceremony options for Sunday July 26th:
Full on face to face graduation ceremony at Steve Upton Field @ Dickinson Stadium with no restrictions (What we are all hoping for!!!)
A hybrid graduation with either a parade/drive option or scheduled appointment times for students and parents to arrive at Steve Upton Field @ Dickinson Stadium to walk up and individually receive their diplomas. (Not ideal but we can make it work!!)
All virtual graduation ceremony. (Our least favorite but it will do if this is our only option)
We appreciate all the thoughts and ideas on how we can continue to support the Class of 2020 and we are looking forward to celebrating this class! As we continue to plan, please know we will plan and coordinate Graduation with the safety of our students, families, staff, and community members as our top priority!
Best,
Mr. Blomgren and SJHS Staff!
Senior Spotlights:
Monday 5/18: https://bit.ly/2020SSJHS5-18
Tuesday 5/19: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-19
Wednesday 5/20: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-20
Thursday 5/21: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-21
Friday 5/22: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-22
Tuesday 5/26: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-26
Wednesday 5/27: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-27
Thursday 5/28: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-28
Friday 5/29: https://bit.ly/2020SJHS5-29
Graduating Seniors: Google Accounts
When seniors graduate, their stjoebears Google accounts are eventually deleted. If you have items in your school Google Drive you want to save, please complete one of the options below prior to June 30th.
Use this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18LZposKtnpgqJBXynUQ8tOauKCtdCvpb80lVVoogah0/edit?usp=sharing
Graduating Seniors:
SENIORS:
1. In order to enroll in your college in the fall, you MUST request your FINAL high school transcript be sent to the college
via Parchment.com by June 1, 2020.
Select your college then the "HOLD FOR GRADES" option (see instructions below):
Log on to Parchment.com
Enter where you want to send your transcript.
Before you place the order, select “HOLD FOR GRADES” in the drop down, NOT “send now”
(your transcript will be sent once your senior grades are stored).
2. In addition, if you have LMC Dual Credit courses to transfer to your college,
you must request your transcript be sent from
Lake Michigan College to your final college
(log on to your LMC Wavelink account and request transcript via their Parchment link).
https://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/mylmc/records
Remote Learning Plan Week 7: (Last Week of School!!!)
Students and parents!! Make sure you are connecting with your teachers and completing the weekly assignments!! We want to make sure everyone has the option of earning grades/credits for the 2nd semester of this year. Student participation, engagement, and communications are critical during this time!!
I am including the plans once again here in the blog for all students and parents:
Grade 9-11 Plan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CKmTOcPvzt_ENEzrimWP-oIdxxeCMHMj/view?usp=sharing
Senior Plan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CNiz94H9nqFkzeoZFgdl_IuT8a4d3dfj/view?usp=sharing
Please make sure you look over the plans and if you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out via email or call us.
gblomgren@sjschools.org or 269-926-3204 to my voicemail.
Mr. Blomgren
Guidance Office:
Student Senate:
Student Senate Representatives 2020-2021
Congratulations to our newly elected Student Senate Representatives for the 2020-2021 school year!
Senior Representatives:
Julia Adent
Luke Bingaman
Cameron Dirlam
Owen Faulkner
Norah Judge
Ella Ott
Kiersten Olson
Troy Pratley
Reese Uzelac
Junior Representatives:
Lucas Atherton
Breckyn Bussey
Jaclyn Cool
Mya Dixon
Nick Strickler
Sophomore Representatives:
Claire Caplea
Hunter Hall
Grace Larsen
John Norland
Lincoln White
*The election for our Freshman Student Senate Representatives will occur in the Fall.*
School of Choice 20-21:
SCHOOLS OF CHOICE INFO:
If you moved out of the district this past school year, have a sibling that would like to apply, or are enrolled with a letter of release and wish to continue at SJPS:
We will accept Schools of Choice applications June 1-30, 2020. To apply online, please click here to fill out the form - or you may download here and complete the schools of choice application and send via email (spatzer@sjschools.org), mail (3275 Lincoln Avenue, St. Joseph, MI 49085), fax (269-429-5042) or drop box (located outside the central office doors, 3275 Lincoln Avenue) by June 30, 2020. If you know of other families interested in Schools of Choice, please share this information.
Media Center News:
Thank you to all Tech Fest participants! Please check out the Tech Fest Winners and spend some time perusing the Tech Fest Website to see the awesome work our SJPS students submitted.
Please plan to return all library books and textbooks to school on your designated drop-off day next week. To see the books you have checked out, please log into the SJHS Destiny Discover library catalog using your stjoebears Google and password. Here’s a brief screencast to help you do that.
For more library news and current information on library resources, please visit the SJHS eResource Website. Thank you for your support!
Summer Reading at the Public Library
Good News! St. Joseph Public Library will have an online summer reading program this year.
Wind-Up:
The Michigan Scholastic Press Association just announced The Wind-Up has earned a Spartan Award, the highest award given to a high school newspaper in the state of Michigan. This is a first for St. Joseph High School.
Publications were judged on Coverage, Writing & Editing, Design, Photography & Graphics, and Editorial Content.
Lead editors included Dylan Marzke, Editor-in-Chief; Madelina Machado, Managing Editor; Zach Kreiner and Amy Paine, Literary Magazine Co-Editors and Sky Stockton, Design Editor. Mrs. Joyce Hunter advised the publication.
Individual awards were also issued: Sky Stockton and Dylan Marzke for Video Production; Evon Fitts, Norah Judge, Madelina Machado, and Tyler Meier, Pro-Con Editorial Columns; Lily Conybeare and Norah Judge, Feature Column, and Norah Judge, Diversity Coverage.
Key Club:
The SJHS Key Club, District Board members Hannah Bogner and Katie Hokanson are asking for your help! Michigan Kiwanis Clubs and Key Clubs are selling t-shirts to raise money for medical healthcare providers fighting COVID-19. You can help by purchasing a t-shirt. Thanks!
https://www.customink.com/fundraising/micovid
Lauri Berry
SJHS Culinary Arts Teacher
Key Club Advisor
Upcoming Events:
Wed. June 3rd - Fr. Drive Thru - 11am - 2pm
Thurs. June 4th - Soph. Drive Thru - 11am - 2pm
Fri. June 5th - Jr. Drive Thru - 11am - 2pm
Tues. June 9th - Grades are Due
Sun. July 26th - Graduation!!!
