Clark Weekly News

As this week comes to a close, I want to celebrate the many great things happening at Clark. We held our honor roll assembly as well as our first "Flight School" this morning. We have increased our intentional focus on providing the personalized assistance and support to be fully prepared for life after high school beyond being academically prepared. We held our first Parent Advisory meeting and look forward to seeing that group grow as voices matter in ensuring Clark continues to be an incredible learning environment. Please take time to(in between storms!) to do something you enjoy this weekend.

With gratitude,

Dr. Judd

Boys and Girls Club skilled trade PAID opportunity for our students. Seats are limited! See the attached flyer with information and plan to attend the open house Tuesday night. Seniors can get internship credit and hs credit and juniors can get high school credit.

🩸Donate Blood and Save Lives here on Tuesday, September 16. The Big Red Bus will be in the A parking lot and all students and community members over age 16 are welcomed and encouraged to give. Blood donations save lives, but also help raise funds for student scholarships. Help spread the word!

Charting Your Course Event The event is all day on October 9, 2025

IRSC invites high school Juniors and Seniors to visit the Ft. Pierce Campus. This year’s event will provide students an interactive experience, career exploration, employer engagement, and admissions guidance. You will choose from the following career clusters: Health Science and Nursing, Arts, Humanities, and Communications, Business and Workforce, Public Safety, STEM and Education. RSVP to ljudd@irsc.edu no later than 9/19 if interested or sign up in the front office. Include your top two areas of interest.

The Stuart Air Show is offering a FREE STEM event on November 7th from about 8:30 to noonish and students can stay after to watch practice show. You will rotate through stations in 20-25 minute increments to local aviation business like P&W, SPAM Robotics, Channel 5 Weather, Daher, Pursuit Aviation and Amateur Radio Organization as well as a couple of aircraft statics (B-29 Bomber, Hurricane Hunter, C-17). Email ljudd@irsc.edu or sign up on the sheet in the main office if interested.

Parents of ESE Students and Adult Students eligible for ESE, please complete the 2025 ESE Parent Survey by clicking here. See below for parent workshops.

📸 School Picture Day is THIS Wednesday for all students in grades 9-11. Time to shine, Pick out those outfits and get ready to smile because Picture Day is coming. These portraits will be used in the yearbook so come prepared. You’re going to look great! “Remember when” is closer than you think, own your moment forever! CADY is offering $10 off your purchase when you pre-order prints before Wednesday. Explore savings at CADY.com/pictureday

An Attendance Reminder

We want to remind families of an important attendance procedure from our student handbook: "Students must attend all scheduled courses daily to participate in after-school and/or weekend activities." This means that if a student misses one or more blocks of school on a given day, they are not eligible to participate in any other extracurricular activities that day (clubs, honor societies, dances).

We also want to remind you that students may not miss school for work. Attending school is a legal requirement, and missing classes to work puts students at risk of losing their driver’s license. Additionally, when this occurs, the school will report the absence to the student’s employer, who may not schedule a K-12 student during the time they are scheduled to be in school. If you(your child) need a work letter from the school, please see Mrs. Villwock. Thank you for helping us emphasize the importance of putting education first and reinforcing the importance of consistent attendance and commitment both in the classroom and beyond!

💬Debate students would love your support to help them as they compete all over Florida as well as out of state this year. Click here to donate:

https://raise.snap.app/donate/clark-advanced-learning-center-debate-team-2025

💍Missing some rings? Come identify them in the front office.

IRSC Financial Literacy FREE opportunity for all students and community. A free, two-day virtual educational program designed to help students and community members make informed financial decisions.

WHEN:

• Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 5:45 - 8 p.m. AND Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2025, 5:45 - 8 p.m.

WHERE: Virtual event via Zoom (registration required)

Topics include:

• Day 1: Savings, Credit Basics, and Financial Independence
• Importance of Saving
• Using AI for Personal Savings
• Understanding Credit and Its Importance
• Journey to Financial Independence

• Day 2: Insurance, Debt Management, and Financial Independence
• Debt Management Strategies
• Determining Appropriate Debt Levels
• Insurance Needs Assessment
• Florida Homeowner's Insurance Updates
• Personal Financial Independence Journey

REGISTRATION: https://connect.irsc.edu/event/403191

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is a unique educational experience for

outstanding high school students and an opportunity for motivated student leaders to have

direct contact with the highest-level elected and appointed officials in the nation. The USSYP

mission is to encourage the best and brightest students in America’s high schools to pursue

careers in public service. Florida high school students have the opportunity to participate in this program, and participants are awarded a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship. The online application for the USSYP program is available and must be completed by September 29, 2025. The application can be found here: https://www.fldoe.org/civicliteracy/ussyp.stml . All required components of the application must be included in the application when it is submitted. The teacher and sponsor recommendations must also be submitted by September 29, 2025.

PSAT INFO:

📝Attention Juniors Registered to take the PSAT - You have received an email with this information but to help remind you: The cost of this test is $18 and payment is due to Mrs. Farias by 10/1. If you receive free and reduced lunch, please email Ms. Stastny so she can excuse your payment.

All 9th and 10th grade students will be automatically registered to take the PSAT for free.

Stay tuned for all scheduling info to be emailed.

Huge thanks to Ruby B for taking the initiative and providing our entire staff with a smile and flower on share your care day!

The Clark Debate team is off to a stellar start! Several team members participated in the NSDA Season Opener tournament online. The Lincoln Douglas team of Sam M, Michael G, and Ezekiel L competed for 2 days and did a great job! Audrey R made it to the semifinal rounds in Congress- a great achievement in this first tournament of the year!

Thanks to Officer Burgess for dropping of the plastic bags needed by Meals on Wheels. Thanks also to those of you who bring them in as you never know when they made be needed or they'll at least be recycled.

Congratulations to the MANY students recognized this morning for Spring All A honor roll or All A and B honor roll. If you'd like a printed certificate, email Ms. Stastny.

Congratulations to Mr. Judd who was selected for recognition as a teacher who makes a difference from the TCSERC- a student led, county wide initiative to thank educators.

Children's Museum needs volunteer for Treasure Fest on 9/27. Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/ZvMzsLL

🍬NHS is collecting candy for the Trunk or Treat at MCSO. 2 pounds of candy gets 1 service hour. Drop off to room 135 (Mrs. Croft).

First Priority meets during lunch on Wednesdays. Save the date for See You at the Pole September 24.

Interact Service Club meets every Monday during lunch in the Dome. We welcome new members to come and see what it is all about. Leadership opportunities are available. This is a great way to meet others who are interested in doing good for others. Join our google classroom to see the latest info wyfxbcth

D and D Club meets Wednesdays during lunch in 132. No experience necessary!

Crochet Club meets Tuesdays during lunch in the knowledge room. No experience necessary! See attached flyer and join the fun!

GSA will meet 2nd and 4th Mondays at lunch in 146 - Mrs. Gribble’s classroom. Starting 9/8

IRSC Chapter HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America, Future Health Professionals) welcomes Clark students to join. HOSA begins in Fall (September) each academic year and goes on until the end of Spring. Students must participate every other week or at least 2x a month to maintain membership in the organization. This is an amazing organization recognized world wide if you plan to pursue the health professions. Check out the meeting schedule at Chastain below

Are you able to participate at least 2x a month?

· Attend HOSA monthly meetings & RSVP in RiverLife

· Participate and/or volunteer for events in Riverlife as a HOSA representative throughout the academic calendar year. You can choose any event (in-person and/or online) https://irsc.campuslabs.com/engage/events

IRSC HOSA at the Chastain Campus for 2025-2026. Room A-106 2:30-3:30

All Clark students are able to come and pick up an ACT prep book for free while supplies last. Even if you plan to take the SAT, this has practice tests that will help you with ELA and math skills on both tests. Yours to write all over and keep!

Common App workshops and help are this Tuesday and Wednesday after school. See email from Ms. Stastny.

Get free college-planning help from admissions and financial aid counselors. Sign up for these free events organized by the Coalition for College: Preparing to Submit Your College App, Filing the FAFSA, Understanding the CSS Profile, and Supporting Your Student: What Comes Next? Register for these events here →

See attachments below for Scholarships

Link to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences on 9/17. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AAAAF2DA3F94-58422238-fall

Link to sign up for Bi- Weekly Wednesday Breakfast Club (for staff) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AAAAF2DA3F94-58368689-20252026#/

Front desk volunteer still needed for Tuesdays, Block 2 9:25-10:55. Email swhelpley@irsc.edu if you can help!

All 9th and 10th grade students who took APM1 over the past 2 weeks have scores available for parent review. There is a lag in seeing the scores in Focus of at least a week. However, parents & students can access scores, almost, immediately on the FLDOE site (see below)

https://flfast.org/families.html

Interim grades are available in FOCUS. Here are instructions for access grades at any time in the parent portal https://www.martinschools.org/page/focus-parent-portal-student-grades-and-attendance

Please review the attached Parents/Guardian presentation about FortifyFL, the statewide anonymous reporting app for concerns of threats of harm to students/schools.

Meet one of our amazing Math teachers, Ms. Ballard.

When asked to help get to know her better, she shared "I have 3 children and one granddaughter. 4 cats and a dog. I enjoy the beach and hiking in the mountains." This is her fifth year at Clark and she's taught several college courses in the evenings as well. When asked what she loves about Clark she shared, "That's easy... the students are awesome and we have the best staff!"

We are so grateful for such a dedicated team member who goes above and beyond to help our students!

http://www.clarkadvancedlearningcenter.org/uploads/docs/blocks/347/25-26-clark-calendar-board-approved-1-28-25-for-website.pdf

Bell Schedule:

Block 1- 8:00 -9:25

Block 2- 9:30-10:55

Block 3- 11- 12:25

LUNCH 12:25- 1:00

Block 4- 1:05-2:30

This year Clark Advanced Learning Center will be launching a new program called Flight School for all Junior and Senior Cranes. Junior and Senior students are required to be on campus from 9:30-11am every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. During this time, Administration and Counselors will discuss important information, dates and deadlines, college and career opportunities and required instruction. This time is set aside to help better prepare all 11th and 12 graders for your next steps before you take flight. The 3 hours a month you spend in Flight School will replace the majority of required senior meetings. You can expect guest speakers, college application direction, scholarship application assistance, essay writing workshops, and much more.

Below please find required dates:

September 12th and 26th

October 10th and 24th

November 14th

December 12th

January 9th and 23rd

February 13th and 27th

March 13th and 27th

April 10th and 24th

May 8th

All morning announcements with QR codes are displayed on the bulletin boards by the front office and west doors. Make sure you scan when you see something of interest.

The link for ordering lunches: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=8KFItq1r_0O3S_7n9LEelWsMIVvUJpxFjVHlgDCzuNxUNEM1NTgwVEQ1QkpOM0cyN0pQN0gwTVRETC4u

If you have lost your ID card, you must bring $10 for a replacement to Mrs. Farias upstairs within 1 day of losing it. These are keys to the building and we do not want anyone to enter who should not be here or may want to cause harm.

Communication- we rely heavily on email. Students will always receive Clark info to the Clark email address. Parents/ guardians- If you want a different email than the one this came to, email ljudd@irsc.edu and CC kfarias1@irsc.edu and we will try to get all systems updated. If someone in your life should be added, please also email us.

Application for Free/ Reduced Lunch- Food & Nutrition Services | MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (martinschools.org)

Adding Money to lunch account- My School Bucks | MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (martinschools.org)

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.

https://getfortifyfl.com/

We have added some videos to our website under Safety that are pertinent. We remain compliant at Clark with all drills, safety plans, and threat assessment team processes in order to have a safe learning environment for all.

If you have concerns, please bring them to administration. If you want to remain anonymous, you can submit through this link (http://www.clarkadvancedlearningcenter.org/p/19/login), however, since it is anonymous, we will not be able to follow up with you on what you submitted directly. You need to log in under "student" and password "cranes" first. This is on our homepage under "Student Online Suggestion Box." Remember, Fortify Florida should only be used for critical concerns of immediate school safety.

Fortify Florida and online threat reporting

https://youtu.be/2ogMtqif_yo

The Difference between lockdown and lockout explained

https://youtu.be/cZZZT-TYYeU

Don’t Take the Bait: Child predator and trafficking awareness trailer for middle school and high school students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLRC6XIRpME