St. Joseph High School News 2/6/23 - 2/10/23
St. Joseph High School News
2/6/23 - 2/10/23
Bears of the Month:
February Bears of the Month!
Congratulations to Kiley Hyaden & Breanne Pratley for being recognized as our February Bears of the Month at SJHS!
SJHS Literary Magazine News:
Gut Feelings, the 2022 Literary Magazine for St. Joseph High School, earned an EXCELLENT ranking in the Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Contest, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Schools in 42 states and five countries nominated 262 student magazines. SJHS was one of seven high schools in the state of Michigan to earn an award. The magazine includes original art and writing pieces from St. Joseph High School students in the 21-22 school year.
The literary magazine editor was Sophie Confer (SJHS '22). The adviser was Mrs. Joyce Hunter.
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Congratulations!
Please congratulate our 2023 Scholastic Writing Award winners
28 total Awards to 24 Students (from a 9 state region)
Gold Key Awards (top 5% of all entries)
Ruby Rappette, Poetry “The Galaxy of My Ceiling”
Samantha Ebbert, Poetry “Loose Change in an Amazon Warehouse”
Silver Key Awards (top 6-10% of all entries)
Pihu Sahai, Flash Fiction “Morning Walk”
Aaliyah Hill, Poetry “I Dread Sunday Mornings”
Abigail Kalin, Poetry “Confessions of an Obsessive-Compulsive Nine-Year-Old”
Christian Jordan, Poetry “The Happy Buddha”
Isabella Almenti, Poetry “The Aloha State”
Mason Hanks, Poetry “Princess of my Past Life”
Rhys Conybeare, Poetry “To that Little Orange Bottle”
Samantha Ebbert, Poetry “The Basement of 3315 Wyndwick Drive”
Stella Rusk, Poetry “At the Intersection of Hilltop and Cleveland”
Jade Alpert, Personal Essay/Memoir “Lifesaver”
Rebecca Gaikwad, Poetry “A Dreamer In Vain”
Honorable Mention Awards (top 10-15% of all entries)
Emma Tomlinson, Flash Fiction “Uniformity”
Juhi Bhatt, Flash Fiction “An Ugly Flower”
Sophia Hall, Flash Fiction “Blueberries”
Keira Page-Wood, Poetry “Hurricane”
Abigail Kalin, Poetry “A Kiss Not Worth Remembering”
Bridget Nuter, Poetry “Surrounding Mementos”
Caitlin Sullivan, Poetry “The Smokey Mountains”
Grace LaFayette, Poetry “Something you should know”
Olivia Harris, Critical Essay “Turn Off Your Lights”
Rhys Conybeare, Poetry “The Cold, the Colorful, and the Content”
Sonia Komdeur, Poetry “The Environmentalist Fly”
Stella Rusk, Poetry “If There Was a Book About This Alley”
Yeshasvi Mogili, Poetry “On its last legs,”
Cassidy Watson, Personal Essay/Memoir “Saying Goodbye”
Lincoln White, Science Fiction/Fantasy “Prisoner 1324675”
2023 Senior After Grad Party
Plans are currently in the works to provide the 2023 Seniors a fun and safe
alternative for them after Commencement on Sunday, June 4, 2023. One last big
hurrah to hang out with their graduating class! Many more details will be
forthcoming but we wanted to let you know that the Online Payment is now open
for the students “ticket” to the event. The charge this year is $100 per student
but the experience and memories are priceless. If you have financial difficulties
please let your student’s guidance counselor know as we want all 2023 Seniors to
attend!
If you have signed up to help via the Google form you will be contacted soon by a
committee chair.
The online payment can be accessed by the QR code:
Dual Credit SPRING 2023:
Registration Form DEADLINE: Thursday, February 23, 2023 by 3pm in Guidance Office
LMC and Direct Credit teachers will distribute materials and forms in classes
click here for: Spring Course Offerings Handout (for students in Mr. Culver's 1st & 5th hrs, in Mrs. Klusendorf's College Writing and Mr. Walter's World History classes)
Athletic Events:
Monday:
5:00 Girls JV Basketball vs. Mattawan
6:00 Competitive Cheer @ SMAC Invite/Portage Northern
6:30 Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Mattawan
Tuesday:
4:15 Boys 9th Basketball vs. Gull Lake
5:30 Girls JV Basketball @ Gull Lake
5:45 Boys JV Basketball vs. Gull Lake
7:00 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Gull Lake
7:00 Girls Varsity Basketball @ Gull Lake
Wednesday:
6:00 Wrestling Team Districts
6:00 Competitive Cheer @ Lakeshore Invite
Thursday:
4:15 Boys 9th Basketball vs. Mattawan
5:45 Boys JV Basketball vs. Mattawan
7:00 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Mattawan
Friday:
5:30 Girls JV Basketball @ Mattawan
7:00 Girls Varsity Basketball @ Mattawan
Saturday:
TBA Wrestling @ Individual Districts/Harper Creek
Upcoming Events:
2/8 - Wed. - 1 Hr. Late Start
2/8 - Wed. - Count Day for Students - please make every effort to be in school on Wed.
