SHS Newsletter:
April 4 - April 10
Varsity Boys Basketball are State Champions
Congratulations to our Boys Varsity Basketball team who won the Division 3 State Championship with a win over Menominee at the MSU's Breslin Center. With a final score of 59-49, the Eagles shined bright while being led by Coach Randy Small. The boys wrapped up their season gathering with friends, family and community to celebrate in the SHS gym and take away a part of their net that was a well-deserved piece of their hard work this season.
Half-Day for Students Due to PSAT/SAT Testing
Wednesday, April 13th will be a half-day for all 7-12 Students due to testing.
7th Grade - no testing (dismissed at noon)
8th - 10th- PSAT (dismissed at noon)
11th- SAT (will take longer, students will be released when they finish the test)
12th- Do not need to report
Common Bond Events
Mark your calendars and get ready for Common Bond’s Superhero Crusade for Kindness Event! Thurs., May 12th right after school! Students will be able to hear some real live Superheroes speak about the importance of accepting each others’ differences and the reasons we’re ALL Superheroes! There will be time for a meet and greet with the Superheroes ending with our 7th-12th graders sending off the heroic crusaders in a parade to a meet and greet with the 3rd-4th and 5th-6th Common Bonders! You won’t want to miss this! Spread the word!
Common Bond is Schoolcraft Community School’s X-Treme Friendship Club!
National Honor Society
NHS Induction Ceremony will be April 11, 2022, at 7:00 pm. Invitation letters have been sent to families if your child is being inducted.
Dress Code
With the arrival of warmer weather anticipated over the next couple of months, we wanted to share the link for the student handbook regarding the SHS dress code policy. Be sure to keep this in mind when choosing your school day outfits. The dress code can be found HERE on pages 37-38, in the section of Dress & Grooming.
Daily Attendance
Just a reminder that if your child is going to be absent or tardy for any part of the school day please call the office at 269-488-7350 or you can send an email to hs-attendance@schoolcraftcs.org. If we do not hear from a parent or guardian, your child's absence will have to be recorded as an "unexcused absence". You can call or email our office at any time and leave a message.
FAFSA Submissions Due
During the 2020-2021 school year, the High School created a Week at a Glance document for our families and students to gain an overview of what was being covered in class, assignments during the week, and what due dates were approaching for tests, quizzes and projects. While Google Classrooms are used in most 7-12 classrooms, we have brought back the Week at a Glance for our families for all of our classes on the 7-12 campus.
Our staff updates a summary of what they are covering each week by 4:15 P.M. every Monday. This document will be linked in to the 7-12 Campus’s section on the SCS website as well as linked in to our weekly newsletter. Please contact your child’s teachers if you have any questions with weekly assignments and due dates.
You may access the Week at a Glance for the 7-12 Campus by clicking here.
Current SCS Covid Protocol
Please use the links below for the current updated information regarding our protocol at SCS.
Please review Schoolcraft Community School’s summary of the current guidelines by clicking here.
The MDHHS guidelines for a School Setting, from which the SCS summary is based, may be viewed by clicking here.
The Centers for Disease Control’s COVID-19 symptom self-check is viewable by clicking here.
We are happy to answer any questions about your child’s individual case by connecting with Garrett Wiggins who is being contracted to assist with testing and contact tracing (wigginsg@schoolcraftcs.org), Jordan Love (lovej@bronsonhg.org), our Athletic Trainer, and helping manage contact tracing and rapid testing protocols, or by calling our Main Office at (269) 274-7350.
7th & 8th Grade News
Middle School Yearbook will not meet on Tuesday, April 5th, but they will meet on Tuesday, April12th.
Any 7th grade ELA student who has not completed their invasive species rough draft by Thursday, March 24th, may want to complete it over spring break.
Any 7th grade ELA student who does not have an invasive species rough draft completed by the end of class on Monday, April 4th, will be invited to attend the ELA after school homework lab from 3:00 -3:45 on Wednesday, April 6th. Students who would benefit from attending this homework lab will receive a Monday night email.
Cell phone use
Just a reminder students are only allowed to use their phones between classes, before/after school, and at lunch. If you are texting your child, you may not get an immediate response due to being in class and having their phone put away.
7th Grade Camp Information
Camp Dates: May 2- May 6- Overnight camp
Registration Forms and $250.00 Payments Due: Thursday, April 21st
Medication due to camp nurse: Sunday, May 1st
*Miracle Camp has COVID protocols in place that we will be following while out there as well as any the school has in place. Those protocols are obtainable on Miracle Camp’s website by searching using the term COVID. If you have any questions that we can answer before camp, email or give us a call. We are looking forward to a great camp week!
If you have any questions, please contact: Jaime Hilaski, Camp Director (616) 405-8491 hilaskij@schoolcraftcs.org or Aaron Beery, Camp Director (269) 330-1415 beerya@schoolcraftcs.org
Washington D.C. Updates
April 28- Chaperone-only meeting (no students) 6:00 pm, HS. Location TBD.
May 2- DC Departure check starts at 5:15 am
Schoolcraft Athletics
Track Information
Please use the following link to see Track Calenders:
MS Track & Field Calendar and information
HS Track & Field Calendar and information
Helpful Athletic Links
If you would like to receive alerts when changes occur to your child’s game schedule
please go to the following website https://schoolcrafthsathletics.com/ and click
on the “get alerts” tab or pop-up box.
Be sure to follow us on the following for updates and cancellations on the
following platforms:
Schoolcraft Community Schools Page https://www.schoolcraftschools.org/
Twitter https://twitter.com/SCSEagles1
To find the latest schedule and scores please go to:
Schedule of events for the week of 3/28:
Time/Date Event Location
Monday, April 4
No Events Scheduled
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Tuesday, April 5
No Events Scheduled
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Wednesday, April 6
5:00 PM Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Kalamazoo Central HS Schoolcraft High School HOME
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Thursday, April 7
No Events Scheduled
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Friday, April 8
4:00 PM Girls Varsity Softball vs. Kalamazoo Central HS Kalamazoo Central HS AWAY
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Saturday, April 9
10:00 AM Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Coldwater Invite Coldwater HS AWAY
11:00 AM Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Vicksburg HS Vicksburg HS AWAY
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Sunday, April 10
No Events Scheduled
SHS Athletics - Updated Ticket Pricing
STUDENTS:
Prices for students: $1.00 for all Schoolcraft students K-12 w/student ID.
$25.00 for annual pass.
ADULTS:
Prices for adults: $5.00 for all varsity contests
$4.00 for all freshman and junior varsity contests
$3.00 for all middle school contests
Active Service/Veterans with ID free Senior Citizens (62+) Free with pass (get from the athletic office)
$60.00 for adult pass
Family Pass $110 (two adults) + $10 per child kindergarten and over.
Season and senior passes are good for all home middle school and high school events for the entire year except for invitationals or tournaments.
All Passes can be purchased in the High School office.
Important March/April dates to remember:
4/4/22- School resumes
4/5/2022 -MS Athletic Pictures
4/13/2022- Half day of school- PSAT/SAT testing(no school for seniors)
4/15/2022- Half Day of School
4/23/2022- Junior/Senior Prom
4/28/2022- Washington DC Chaperone Meeting
SCS CALENDAR
Job Opportunities for Students
Lounsbury Excavating, Inc, in Paw Paw, has been an industry leader and is offering our After-School Program. This program is for freshmen through seniors and is an introduction to the excavating business including hands-on fieldwork, project management, bid estimation, and more. The program will run every Wednesday, April 13 -May 18, 3:30-5:00 PM at Lounsbury Excavating’s Training Center. The flyer to distribute to the students is attached and a link to apply is below. This needs to be completed by Friday, March 25, 2022.
The Kalamazoo County Parks and Recreation are looking for season workers that are 18 and over. If interested please use the LINK for more information.
SENIOR CORNER
Class of 2022
In this section:
-Important dates -Reminders
-Scholarships (links and info) -Grad Bash (Project Grad) information
Important Senior Dates
April 23rd, 2022 - Junior Prom
May 27th, 2022 - Senior's last day
June 1st, 2022 - Baccalaureate service
June 2nd, 2022 - Senior Award Night
June 3rd, 2022 - Senior Breakfast
June 5th, 2022 - Graduation
We are making final plans/reservations for our AWESOME Grad Bash Adventure! We are still in need of some important things for that. There are several students who only have a couple of points, with no future fundraisers in the near future, we may be down to turning in bottle slips ($40.00 = 1 point) or sending in money for the remainder of your points ($40.00=1 point). Students were to earn 6 points or pay a buy-out of $250.00 or a combination of the two. If you are unsure as to how many points you have, please email Mrs. Schneider (schneim@schoolcraftcs.org) or Mrs. Strake illiniwek87@gmail.com)
We also are sending a final reminder about the yard signs. If you have not already, please send Mrs. Schneider or Mrs. Strake what name you would like on your sign and if you would like any extra signs. One sign is going to be purchased by the school so it is free. For any additional signs, you need to pay $12.00 per sign. You can send cash into the office or write a check to Project Graduation. (Please put your student's name on the envelope when you turn it in). If you do not contact us by Thursday, March 24th we will assume you want the first and last name of your student and only 1 sign.
Lastly, there will be banners with your graduating student's picture on them that also will be purchased by the school. However, we need all graduating students to send in their pictures to Mrs. Hilaski for the yearbook. Those are the pictures that will be put on the banners. Get those in ASAP for the yearbook and banners!!
Toddler/Senior Photos Needed
As a senior, your photos are needed for a variety of things taking place. You can choose which photos you would like to submit for each place that it is being published. See below for what is needed and who to send that photo to.
Senior Slideshow- Submit a TODDLER photo AND a SENIOR photo to Mrs. Kruizenga for the senior slideshow that will be shown during our senior send-off on the senior's last day. Photos can be submitted digitally to: kruizengaa@schoolcraftcs.org
Yearbook- Submit a BABY/TODDLER and SENIOR photo to be published in the 2021-22 SHS yearbook. This must be a waist/shoulder photo of only the senior (no pets). Please avoid busy backgrounds and be sure you are facing the camera. Photos can be submitted digitally to no later than December 17th: yearbook@schoolcraftcs.org
Graduation Program- Submit a SENIOR photo to be published in the graduation program handed out at the ceremony. This must be a waist/shoulder photo of only the senior (no pets). Please avoid busy backgrounds and be sure you are facing the camera. Photos can be submitted digitally to: goldscb@schoolcraftcs.org
Scholarship Information
The deadline to apply for a Sparkling Ice® Flavorful Futures scholarship is approaching. If you know someone who meets the criteria below, we invite you to share this opportunity with them, they could win a $5,000 scholarship!
Applicants must meet ALL the following criteria:
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States.
Must be a high school senior graduating between August 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022.
Must have a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4 point scale (high school/home schooled seniors).
Must enroll for Fall 2022 as a freshman or 1st year student in part-time or full-time study at a 2-year, 4-year, college, university, trade or vocational school. The school must be an accredited U.S. institution, and listed on the official website for the U.S. Department of Education.
Must not be a relative or dependent child of an employee of Talking Rain or any of its retail customers.
More details, including the application and eligibility requirements, can be found here: https://www.flavorfulfutures.com/
The Cesar Chavez Scholarship application Can be HERE, and it is due on April 8, 2022. We hope to see some of your eligible students applying for the scholarship. We will appreciate your help by distributing the application among other teachers and students at your school. Here is the criteria:
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Must be a Southwest Michigan high school senior of Hispanic or Latino origin
Must be enrolled or must plan to enroll full-time at an accredited college or university in the State of Michigan as an undergraduate student for the upcoming academic year
Must be able to use the scholarship on the upcoming academic year
$2,000 scholarship for students attending 4-year college
$1,000 scholarship for students attending 2-year college
Must have earned and maintained a high school cumulative Grade Point Average of no less than 3.00 on a 4.0 scale
NOTE ABOUT NEWSLETTER:
Our goal is to provide a monthly newsletter delivered to the SHS school community electronically. With the "on-the-go" life-style and connectivity to our mobile technology, we hope this communication in conjunction with the Schoolcraft App, Live Feed updates, and social media posts keep you informed about the exciting things happening at SHS and within Schoolcraft Community Schools.