St. Joseph High School News 3/8/21-3/12/21
St. Joseph High School News
3/8/21 - 3/12/21
Wellness Checks: Covid Reminder
Students and Parents,
Please make sure you are doing your self wellness checks each morning before you come to school.
If you have any symptoms, we would encourage you to stay home as a precautionary measure.
Our expectations as a school community have not changed since the beginning of the year and
we want to continue to promote the use of all PPE measures to ensure a safe school environment each
and every day. With the recent positive news with the vaccine and loosening of restrictions by
Governor Whitmer, now is not the time to let our guard down. Let’s each continue to do our part so
we can keep students coming to school in a face to face capacity!
Best,
Mr. Blomgren
Bears of the Month:
March Bears of the Month!
Congratulations to Levi Beam & Sylvia Park for being recognized as our March Bears of the Month
at SJHS!
All School Play:
Good news for the All School Play! Principal Blomgren and myself have determined that we CAN still have a
version of our Annual Play. It will be different from what we have done in the past and will be doing some very
unique things virtually and in limiting face to face meetings to keep with all the required protocols of masking
and safe distancing.
We are targeting Seniors this year for a Virtual Play about how COVID-19 has affected your Senior year and
it will be open to ALL Seniors, not just those who want to be on screen. Our Juniors, Sophomores and
Freshmen will still have a chance to be involved as well.
So……. The first step is, we are having an organizational ZOOM meeting to discuss what we are doing, how
we will set up our timeline and how YOU can be a part of it. This meeting is open to your parents as well, so,
feel free to share the link with them. This will be a very unique opportunity for us to share something of our
own making that will be available to the entire school and the community. The date and time for the
Zoom meeting will be Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30pm. The link for the meeting is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85144439033?pwd=SHkxSG5wV2crN3JFK25kM0VGckpVZz09
I am looking forward to “seeing” all of you soon – Scott Bradford, Director”
Prom - Save the Date:
Math Club News:
On February 4, 36 St. Joseph students participated in the American Mathematics Competition.
Top scorers on the AMC-12 were Joe Paine, Kevin Wang, and Justin Leany. For the AMC-10,
the top scorers were Jason Shi, Harsh Gupta, and Silas Lorenz. Congratulations to all of the
students for your hard work on a difficult test.
Student Summer Job Opportunity:
Employment Opportunity for high school age students:
Are you looking to make some cash this spring and summer. The St. Joseph Youth Baseball
and Softball organizations are in need of umpires for our upcoming season. Good pay, no weekends,
games are played in May and June. If you feel you would be a good umpire for baseball or softball
go see Mr. Church to sign up.
Guidance Office News:
GUIDANCE NEWS
PERSEVERANCE is our theme for March
From the Huffington Post -What it means to never give up … it really means ““believing in yourself. It means willingness to accept “failure” so you
can learn the critical skill of adaptation. It means not compromising on your most important
values, and walking the walk, rather than just talking the talk.”
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” — Benjamin Franklin
Please remember to check our family google site regularly for updates.
What's New This Week in COVID-19, Guidance & SEL:
In the Self Care & Wellness section there are some new video resources:
Every teenager NEEDS to hear this - inspirational video from Prince Ea
Grit: Power of Passion & Perseverance - Ted Talk from Angela Duckworth
What’s Happening at School:
At Upton & SJHS we are scheduling for next year:
Students in 8th - 12th grades filled out a paper course description sheet
AND entered their choices into Powerschool (online)
Online schedule were due Fri 3/5/21
8th- 12th grade - course description sheets due in the office by Mon 3/8/21
(this is also the expectation for virtual students)
Current virtual 8th graders do NOT schedule in Powerschool (online)
(6gr did scheduling in English classes and 7gr did scheduling at home)
At Upton we are starting some small groups this week to help our students persevere
with challenges. Please let us know if your student is interested.
Club H2O - for girls to increase self-esteem.
TRAILS to Wellness - coping skills to manage anxiety & depression
Please remember we are here to support you - reach out if you have a question/concern:
guidance@stjoebears.com
Spring Testing - PSAT/SAT (9th-11th Grade)
All 9th & 10th graders will be taking the PSAT on Tuesday, April 13th.
Testing is in the morning and classes in the afternoon.
All 11th graders will be taking the MME. This is a 3 day assessment.
Pre-Administration for all the following assessments is Tuesday, March 30th
SAT is Tuesday, April 13th
WorkKeys is Wednesday, April 14th
MSTEP is Thursday, April 15th
Key Club News:
St. Joseph High School Key Clubbers wrote 75 appreciation cards to the staff at Caring Circle last week.
Thank you health care heroes!!!!
Ren Baldwin Tech Festival:
The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival is now accepting entries for
projects. All project entries are due by Thursday, April 15th, and will be
showcased along with winning projects during a virtual festival event on May
7th. Please visit our festival informational website to learn more about entering.
Athletic Events:
Monday:
4:15. Boys 9th Basketball vs. Niles
5:45 Boys JV Basketball vs. Niles
7:00 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Niles
Tuesday:
4:15 Girls 9th Basketball vs. K. Central
4:15 Boys 9th Basketball @ K. Central
5:45 Boys JV Basketball @ K. Central
5:45 Girls JV Basketball vs. K. Central
7:00 Girls Varsity Basketball vs. B.C. Central
7:00 Boys Varsity Basketball @ K. Central
Wednesday:
5:00 Wrestling @ SMAC Double Dual hosting by Lakeshore
6:30 Swim @ Portage Northern
Thursday:
4:15. Girls 9th Basketball @ Portage Central
5:45 Girls JV Basketball @ Portage Central
7:00 Girls Varsity Basketball @ Portage Central
Friday:
4:15. Boys 9th Basketball vs. Portage Central
5:45 Boys JV Basketball vs. Portage Central
7:00 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Portage Central
Saturday:
10:00 Competitive Cheer @ Coloma Invite
4:00 Wrestling @ Grand Haven Quad
4:00 Girls JV Basketball @ Niles
5:30 Girls Varsity Basketball @ Niles
Upcoming Events:
Wed. 3/10 - 1 Hr. Late Start
