St. Joseph High School News 9/21/20 - 9/25/20
St. Joseph High School News
Remote Learning Day - Fri. Sept. 18th - Recap
Wanted to say thank you to all the parents and the students for great participation in our first remote
learning day this past Friday, September 18th. We had 97% attendance for the morning and the
sessions. Significant improvement from the spring and we are extremely proud of the progress we have
made in connecting with students in the remote setting. This type of participation will serve us well in
the event we have to move into remote learning at some point during this school year. Great Job!
Back to School Night Information
Parents, if you missed our virtual back to school night on Mon. 9/14, it’s ok, you still have the option to
meet and view your student’s teachers remotely. Please use the following link to see each of your
student’s teachers and their recorded message to you and the students.
Back to School Night Link: Back to School Night
Parents - Dropping off Things at School
Parents, it’s not uncommon for students to forget things at home or need something during the day,
however we are restricting visitors and limiting the number of folks we have coming in and out of the
building during the school day due to Covid and safety precautions. Please help us with this parents, if
the students forget something they will make it through the day without it, and I’m thinking they likely
won’t forget again. Please be assured that if it is lunch or food they forgot we have extra lunches
prepared and the lunch/breakfast program is federally funded and free at this time, so no worries on
food.
With that being said, if it is an emergency and you need to come up, by all means please stop by and see us.
Thanks,
Mr. Blomgren
First Late Start of the School Year - Wed. 9/23
Parents and students, our first late start of the school year will be this Wed. 9/23. Teachers will be
meeting in professional development teams, planning, and coordinating upcoming events and
schedules. Buses and doors for high school will all run one hour later than normal. Please be advised
that the doors for the high school will not open until 8:15am on these days. Plan accordingly.
Thanks,
Mr. Blomgren
Home Athletic Events
Students and parents, we have hosted a few home athletic events up to this point. Need to make sure we
are ALL continuing to follow the Executive Order and the MHSAA guidelines with respect to hosting
these events, number of fans (tickets) allowed, and PPE so that we may continue to have our athletic
teams compete in their scheduled events. Your attention and assistance with meeting these guidelines is
essential and necessary so that we may continue to see our student athletes be allowed to participate.
Guidance Office News
Juniors & Seniors can sign up for Virtual College Rep Visits scheduled specifically for SJHS students
(they will be in the evenings this Fall). Students can sign up by filling out the google survey. List, dates
and links found on Guidance website: https://sjschools.org/guidance/college-information-guidance/college-rep-visits
It will be the students responsibility to log on to the link on the scheduled date - write it down on your
calendar!
Colleges are being added daily so check often!
Dual Credit
DUAL CREDIT for 2020-21 School Year
REMINDER if you have signed up for a Dual Credit class for Fall 2020 school year there is testing requirements:
DEADLINE for Accuplacer testing has been extended
until Sept. 24, 2020
(No exceptions!)
To Register for Accuplacer:
LMC is currently offering the assessment virtually. To set up your appointment, email assessmentcenter@lakemichigancollege.edu at least one week in advance to ensure there is still time slots available.
LMC to visit classrooms VIRTUALLY on Sept. 14 and 15, 2020:
SJ teachers will distribute registration forms in class during the above days
(you must be a SJHS in-person student in order to receive dual credit)
Deadline for Dual Credit Paper Registration:
Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 by 3pm
(turn into SJHS Guidance Office)
No exceptions!
For complete information on Dual Credit and Accuplacer testing and requirements visit our website link below.
Note: Juniors with an unweighted 3.0 GPA or higher and SENIORS with an unweighted 2.6 GPA or higher will meet the E and R requirement and will not have to take the Accuplacer requirement for 20-21 school year only. Students not meeting this threshold and courses with math prerequisites will follow the existing policy.
https://sjschools.org/guidance/direct-credit-early-college-guidance/course-offerings-handout
Fall Testing
2020 Testing:
Seniors: SAT only, Oct 14, 2020 - All Seniors will take. Make up from last year’s spring testing that was missed due to covid.
Juniors & Sophomores: PSAT, Oct 29, 2020
Freshmen: PSAT, Oct 29, 2020
Athletics:
Monday:
9:00 JV Golf @ Lakeview Invite/Cedar Creek
3:30 Varsity Golf @ West Jamboree/The Moors
4:00 Varsity Tennis @ Loy Norrix
4:30 9th Football @ Kalamazoo Central
6:30 JV Football @ Kalamazoo Central
Tuesday:
4:00 Varsity Golf West Jamboree @ Harbor Shores
4:00 JV Golf @ South Haven
5:00 JV/Varsity Soccer @ Gull Lake
Wednesday:
5:00 Cross Country vs. Lakeshore
5:30 9th/JV Volleyball vs. Lakeshore
6:30 Swim @ Portage Northern
7:00 Varsity Volleyball vs. Lakeshore
Thursday:
3:30 JV Golf @ Blossom Trails
5:00 Varsity Tennis @ New Prairie
5:00 JV Soccer vs. Battle Creek Central
6:30 Varsity Soccer vs. Battle Creek Central
Friday:
10:00 Golf @ Pre-Regional/Yankee Springs
7:00 Varsity Football @ Okemos
Saturday:
TBA Tennis @ SMAC Tournament/Portage Schools
10:00 XC @ Cougar Falcon Invite
10:00 JV Soccer vs. Paw Paw
11:30 Varsity Soccer vs. Paw Paw
2:00 9th Football vs. Mattawan
4:00 JV Football vs. Mattawan
Upcoming Events
9/23 - Wed. - 1 Hr. Late Start
