Operation Missing Assignment

I think this is the fourth year that I've done this on the Friday before Spring Break. As most of you know, we have a No Zero policy here and we work very hard to get students to complete and turn in their assignments. Tomorrow, Friday, any student that has a homework referral (missing assignment) will be sent to the cafeteria first hour after attendance, and will stay there until all of their missing assignments are done. Once they have completed the missing work, they can go back to class. I've been making announcements all week, posting missing assignment lists in the cafeteria, and begging students to get these assignments in...and if not, encouraging them to get what ever they need (handouts, worksheets, etc.) ready for Friday so we can check these off before break. To be honest, it's not a very fun day for me but it's well worth it when the majority of kids can head into Spring Break all caught up on assignments.

Congrats to our Science Olympiad Team

Our 2012 Science Olympiad Team placed 7th overall out of 20 schools at this year's competition....which is our best ever finish.

8th Graders
Christian Doenges, Morgan Kronner
Adam George, Eli George
Allison Urban, Lauren Mehlberg
John Staiger, Steven Whittlesey

7th Graders
Mikayla Burke, Kaylin Zajac
Aubrey Grevemeyer, Abigail Eitniear

6th Graders
Kiersten Burke, Emily Tenniswood
Gabrielle Morton

Medal Winners

Awesome Aquifers
4th Place Medal
Steven Whittlesey
Gabrielle Morton

Bottle Rockets
6th Place Medal
John Staiger
Adam George

Crime Busters
5th Place Medal
Abigail Eitniear
Kaylin Zajac

Dynamic Planet
5th Place Medal
Steven Whittlesey
Morgan Kronner

Meteorology
2nd Place Medal
John Staiger
Emily Tenniswood

Mousetrap Vehicle
4th Place Medal
Abigail Eitniear
Emily Tenniswood

Optics
2nd Place Medal
Steven Whittlesey
Abigail Eitniear

Storm the Castle
3rd Place Medal
John Staiger
Mikayla Burke

Towers
6th Place Medal
Steven Whittlesey
Lauren Mehlberg

7th Place Finishes (just missing a medal)
Forestry
Allison Urban
Eli George

Reach for the Stars
Steven Whittlesey
Adam George

Middle School Tennis

This is the third year that there will be a middle school competitive tennis clinic. Any boy or girl in grades 6th - 8th may participate. No tennis experience is required. Practices will be held at the SCHS tennis courts on Sundays. The cost is $50 and sign up sheets are in the main office. For more information contact Mrs. Kennedy at 810-676-1723 or mkennedy@ecsd.us

NJHS Collecting Books for Kids

NJHS students are sponsoring a community service project for March is Reading Month.

Details:

Starts: Monday, March 26th
Ends: Friday, March 30th
Collection will be done in our 1st hour classes.

Donations are going to St. John's Hospital and Kids in Distress, both located in St. Clair.

Please encourage your students to clean out their closets and book shelves at home. We will accept all gently used books.

DC Fundraiser #1

The Little Caesar Pizza Kits are being delivered today (Thursday, March 22nd). Parents please plan on picking them up in our Aux Gym from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Students will not be able to take them on the bus with them

SC4 Summer Arts Camp

Here is an e-mail I received today. I'll have the flyers available in the office as soon as I get them.

SC4 will be hosting a Summer Arts Camp during the last two weeks of June on campus in Port Huron. Offerings for students will be in two age groups: 8-12 and 13-18. Content includes drawing, painting, clay, vocal and instrumental music, and theater. Each class is a week long and meets *MON – FRI from either 9:30 am – 12:00 pm or from 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm. The cost for each class is $70.00 (with a slight lab fee for clay classes).

An informational flyer is being prepared and will be sent out to your fine arts teachers in the near future. I will also send some to the school itself to be made available in the office. These can be distributed to families who are interested in having their student(s) attend any of the camp sessions.

*Two of the classes will meet five times over two weeks

Lunch Time Visit

Thanks to Undersheriff Buckley for stopping in to spend some time with our students during lunch. The more contact our kids can have with law enforcement officers the better for everyone. Hopefully we have more visits from other officers in the upcoming months.