DC Photos

Our yearbook advisor, Mr. Wheeler, is looking for Washington DC photos from this year. If you have any and would like to share, I'm sure he would be grateful. Sending in a CD or e-mailing them would be great (rwheeler@ecsd.us)

SCHS Touchdown Club Taco Bar

SCHS Football team will be hosting their annual "All you can eat" Taco Bar Sunday, October 7th, 3:00 pm to 6 pm at the St. Clair K of C Hall (3501 Rattle Run Road). 12 and over is $8.00, ages 6 to 11 is $5.00 and 5 and under is free. I'm sure your support will be greatly appreciated.

Tardies

Need some help. One of our main goals is to prepare our kids for high school....and life for that matter. We have, and have always had, a problem with kids getting to class on time. Your help in reinforcing the importance of being on time is appreciated. Not many of us have jobs where we are able to be late without some consequences. This also goes for first hour when parents are dropping their students off after first hour starts. Late is late.

SCMS PTO....Write This Down

We will be starting a SCMS PTO group this year. I see it as a GREAT communication tool and a way to strengthen the bond between home and school. Tuesday October 16th, 7:00 pm will be our first organizational meeting in our Media Center. I hope to see everyone there.

DC Parents....

If you went on this year's trip this might interest you. One of our parents that went, Mr. Eitniear, has posted his photos to a Facebook page he has created. I believe you are also able to add your DC photos to the page. Click on this link to check it out. DC Photos

DC.....Check

Another successful Washington DC trip is in the books. A special thanks to al the parents that helped to make this memory possible. We'll be having an organizational meeting for this year's 7th graders after the first of the year. Between now and then, find an 8th grade parent that went on the trip and ask them what they thought. It is truly an amazing trip.

Looking for Some Volunteers

The East China School District has a very important vote coming up on November 6th regarding our Sinking Fund. Voters in the East China School District will be asked to renew the District’s sinking fund millage on November 6th. This vote is for a 10-year renewal of the .4 mills currently being levied. This millage, which is assessed on property in the East China School District, will generate approximately $630,000 each year to fund capital improvements and renovations throughout the District. Voters in the District originally passed the millage on August 2, 2005 and renewed it on May 6, 2008. Since that time, the District has made significant and necessary improvements to school buildings. These improvements, including roofs, parking lots, floors and ventilation systems, help to keep school buildings sound. With the passage of the millage renewal, the District will continue to upgrade and improve District buildings to ensure that students have a safe place in which to learn. I am looking for a few SCMS parents to help work on a Sinking Fund Committee. We will be having two meetings, September 27th and October 25th, 5:00pm at our Central Office Board Room. If you are interested, please contact me.

2:00 am is Awfully Early

If you're looking for something related to SCMS then this post barely qualifies. The only downside to our Washington DC trip is the time that we leave on Saturday morning. Because of the flights we take and because we're a large group, the airlines like us there two hours before our flights. Doing the math and factoring in the time it takes a school bus to take our group to the airport, our first group needs to be here at SCMS this year at 3:30 am....which means I get here (as I type this) at 2:00 am to make sure everything is ready to go. As I'm walking out the door this morning, my son is walking in (being young is a wonderful thing).

St. Clair Little League Announcement

St. Clair Little League will begin their monthly meetings on September 19, 2012 at the American Legion Hall on Clinton Avenue @ 7PM. Election of Officers for 2013 will take place at this meeting. A review of the 2012 season and a preview of 2013 with rule changes will be discussed. St. Clair Little League will have monthly meetings the 3rd Wednesday of each month. All present and future coaches are urged to attend. Volunteers are needed for all areas – coaches – equipment – umpiring. If you have any questions please call 329-6354.

NJHS Applications

National Junior Honor Society applications for 8th graders are available in Room 1209 and in the main office. A student must have a minimum of a 3.4 GPA to be considered. Applications are due September 28th. They can be turned in to the main office. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Walton.

Skate-Bike Park Event

Saturday, October 6th from 2:00pm - 6:00pm will be the 3rd annual Fall Grind. All ages and skill levels. Skateboards, BMX, Scooters, In-Line, Best Trick and Skill Contests. For more information please contact the St. Clair City Rec Department at 810-329-7121

SCMS PTO

I've mentioned it in a few Blogs that we will be starting a SCMS PTO. I didn't want anyone to think that I'd forgotten. The first two weeks of school are typically busy with our Open House, 8th graders going to Washington DC, a presentation at our Board of Education Meeting not to mention all of the normal start of school "stuff". Once the dust settles from our first two weeks I'll be having an organizational PTO meeting. Keep checking this Blog for more info.

Tweeting.....I'm Trying

As I mentioned in an earlier Blog posting, I'm not a Tweeter. Because of various security settings at school, I can't Tweet this Blog from school so I need to do it from home. I tried this morning (I forgot last night) but I have no idea how it is displayed on Twitter. Do you get an update, does a link appear? If you are one of my SCMS Blog followers please shoot me an e-mail and let me know how it works on your end

Upcoming Sport Schedules

If you read the post below, you know that we're having a few issues with our school calendar of events. Here are some info on our sport teams. Football - Practice 3:30 - 5:30 PM - everyday - except NO Practice on 9/17/12 (DC) Scrimmage 9/18 @ MC - 4:30 PM Game 9/25 @ Cros-Lex - 4:30 PM. Volleyball - Tryout going on now Team Practice - 3:30 - 5:30 PM - everyday - optional practice on 9/17/12 (DC) NO practice on 9/25/12 - AM practice on 9/28/12 - 7 - 8:15 AM Game 9/24 @ Central 4:15 PM. Cross Country Practice 3:30 - 4:30 PM - everyday - except NO Practice on 9/17/12 (DC) and NO practice on 9/25/12

Very Important Washington DC Meeting

We have a VERY (notice the capital letters) important meeting for all students (and their parents) that are going on this year's Washington DC trip. We will be going over flight times, what can/should be packed, what time to be at SCMS, bus groups, rules, etc. The meeting will be in our cafeteria at 7:30 Tuesday September 11th immediately following our Open House.

Open House

SCMS Open House is Tuesday, September 11th from 6:30 to 7:30. Our Washington DC meeting for students that are going on this year's trip (and their parents) is right after our Open House at 7:30 in our cafeteria. Hope to see everyone there.

Magazine Sale

For the past 100 years SCMS has started the year with a Magazine Sale fundraiser (maybe not quite 100 years but close). This fundraiser allows us to purchase "extras" for our kids. By no means are you required to buy anything or participate. It was made very clear yesterday during the presentation that our students are not to be going door to door trying to sell magazine subscriptions. As a past hockey parent, no one hates fundraisers more than I do (every hockey, soccer, dance and any other organizational parent knows what I'm talking about) but with all the cutbacks to our funding, this allows us a little flexibility when it comes to field trips, supplies, etc... I hope you can help us out.

Early Morning Phone Calls

If you need to give us a call before school starts, our first office staff member arrives at 7:30. I'm usually here at 6:15 (ish) but I have a hard time hearing the office phone ring from my office. Sometimes I do and I can answer it....I guess what I'm saying is that if you call before 7:30 you're rolling the dice as to whether it'll get answered or not. Just a heads up.

SCMS Calendar/Schedule of Events

We are having some issues with the system that we use to post our events (aka, it's not on our end). While they are trying to work out the problem I'm going to try to put the schedule of upcoming events on this Blog. Hopefully the issue will be resolved soon.