Clark Weekly News

Congrats to our IRSC Distinguished Scholars (Rekik Amme, Delaney Dyer, Isabella Elg, Langley Elg, Katie Hale, Katie Hernandez, Anderson Kruize, Liam Lepak, Evan McCarthy, Brett Pavlik, Sterling Pearson, Sienna Perez, Paola Villarroel, Zoe Williams, and Morgan Wright) and Evan McCarthy who was also recognized for being a member of the highly selective All-Florida Academic Team. Congrats, also, to Sara Anderson who was recognized to completing the Emerging Leaders program. It was a great time to celebrate together with the college President last night!

Many thanks to Megan Sheldon for coming up with a fun spring egg hunt for students this week! Anytime we can have a little fun and spread positivity is a great week!

Thanks to Dr. Epperly for chaperoning the ArtsDay trip so our 3 students could be immersed in art Thursday!

Thanks to the family of Aidan Alvarez for the staff breakfast!

Thanks to all who donated towards and send in ways to recognize and thank Mrs. Villwock during AP week!

Thanks to Dr. Bonds for organizing the Spring Career and Volunteer Fair! We had many community organizations who would love to have our students get more involved! See flyers attached at the end.

To Our Incredible Clark Parents,

Thank you for all the well wishes, treats and the gift card for Asst. Principal Week. I want you to know that being part of the Clark family with your children is a blessing. I am so grateful to work with dedicated professionals and families. It is humbling to me to have parents send their children to us each day with the trust that we will do what is best for them. Please know that I care deeply for your children and will always do my best for them. Thank you again for the lovely recognition.

With appreciation,

Michele Villwock, Asst. Principal

Parents- please check your email from Dr. Judd about our assembly speakers.

Students: A very important assembly with the MCSO as a main speaker will be held block 1 on Tuesday. Even if you do not have class at that time, we'd love for you to come!

Prom is on April 28th from 7 to 11 pm at Indian Riverside Park. Tickets go on sale today at lunch. The price is $40 for students, $50 for guests and all grades are invited. The nominations for Prom Royalty will be at the front desk and all grade level can help narrow the selections. Only seniors will cast the final votes and the winners revealed at Prom.

April is National Poetry Month. Enter the Clark Poetry Contest and win a gift card. Email Mrs. Villwock by Wednesday April 12th, if you plan to participate. Poems will be due April 28th

You may have missed the new signs around the pond, but they are there to remind everyone that we are never to feed any of the wildlife. It seems like a nice thing to do, but sadly it actually often hurts the animals.

Crochet Club is working hard and they need yarn! Drop donations off of any colors at the front desk!

Attention Sophomores and Juniors! Would you like to develop your leadership skills and other important skills for the future? Are you interested in networking with student and professional leaders in Martin County? Applications are now open for the next Martin Youth LEADERship class. If you are interested, see Dr. Bonds for the application and more information.

Attention juniors and their parents- An Internship Information Session for students and parents will be held on Thursday, April 13th, at 6:00 p.m. in the Knowledge Room. Please plan to attend this session to learn more about the Internship process.

The 23-24 Clark school calendar was approved by our Governing Board. See attached and save the date for the mandatory annual welcome back and updates session on Monday, August 7 at 5:30 pm.

The Chastain Campus will be hosting a career fair on Thursday, April 13th from 9am-1pm See the attached flyer.

Student Spotlight- This year, we will be sharing on social media about ALL of our awesome students. The seniors are always shared in the spring, but our grade 10 and 11 students deserve recognition, too! Please complete this form with info we can share publicly. We will use their school photo unless you send in a different one to ljudd@irsc.edu https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Ye_0IxuFTCVD1Yc0FCRcKw_0ge3_-9PA5t2hLQCeDJRjDQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

For the safety and security of our students and employees, ALL parents and visitors are required to present their driver’s license before being admitted to the building, sign in at the front desk, obtain a visitor’s pass and wear it while on campus. All visitors must enter through the front doors only. Only Clark students using their ID cards are to enter through the west or patio doors.

It is critically important to safety for all that we know every single person who is in the building.

Students- NEVER open doors for anyone!

Two more upcoming events Students4H2O is participating in and volunteer opportunities for Clark students:

• Earth Fest at Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast- April 15 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more at a meeting during lunch Tuesday and get your permission slip!
• Grandparents Day at Environmental Studies Center on May 6 will confirm the time.

Many flyers for organizations looking for help are attached at the end of this newsletter, too. Hope Center for Autism, Cleveland Clinic, Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Birthers/ Big Sisters, and more!

Check out the list on the Clark website under the Guidance section. See the flyer at the end of this newsletter to see how to upload your hours into FOCUS.

Youth Mental Health First Aid for Parents- Please contact Mrs. Villwock if you are interested in this 6 hr training that will help you learn ways to recognize concerns and address them with adolescents. All educational staff in Florida are required to learn this info and we'd love to offer it to our parents. Info: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/youth/

Change to paying with a check- please write Clark/IRSC on the line of "pay to the order of." It is also best to write your student's name and IRSC ID# in the memo line to help expedite deposits and ensure the proper student is credited with the payment.

Tuesday April 11 School Wide Assembly 8 am

Tuesday April 18 Senior Scholarship and Awards Night (invite only)

Wednesday April 19 PASS meeting

Friday April 28 Prom

Wednesday May 17 Cognia Review/ PASS Meeting

Friday May 19 Graduation Rehearsal

Saturday May 20 Class of 2023 Commencement

Make a difference Monday. and the first day of National Assistant Principal Week and we want to say we are so grateful to have Mrs. Villwock in the Clark family! Thank you for your leadership and caring about each and every student. That truly makes a difference every single day!

Take Care Tuesday- Choose a creative outlet to convey your thoughts and feelings. This could be journaling, writing poetry, painting or drawing, doing photography, dancing, or playing music. The key here is channeling your emotional state through an art form. April is poetry month so it is a great time to try this creative outlet.

Way to Go Wednesday: Way to go to the Interact Club for raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with bunny sale.

Today is thankful Thursday - Today we want to say thanks to the crochet club who is working on a group quilt as well as making many for others. It is great to learn a new skill and put it to use to benefit others!

Today is Fun Fact Friday. No school, but the staff all enjoyed delicious lunch from Toojays!

Parents and Students- Please feel free to submit for any of these categories!!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerigKeK1qTBIjkmbmP3L-1Kc-_UZN_mXXPKqL3uyfngb1MGg/viewform?usp=sf_link

We are thrilled to continue sharing with our students about the 7 mindsets that research has shown lead to success in life across the board when implemented successfully.

For those who followed along last year, these are updated for a new year. Enjoy these short videos that illustrate the point. There are also parent newsletter related to this mindset attached.

Mindset 6- Live to Give

Lesson 6.4 Create a Legacy

Video: What Legacy Are You Creating?https://youtu.be/SroBLDjuiSE

Go a little deeper:

1. In addition to water, in what other ways will our decisions, actions, and innovations affect the legacy we leave for the world?

2. What legacy do you think your generation will leave? Please explain.

3. If day by day you are creating your legacy with your decisions and actions, are you creating a positive or negative impact? Please elaborate.

I truly believe in this work and it is needed more than ever in the lives of our teens... but honestly, it is GREAT info for us all! I welcome your feedback. Call me 772-419-5751 or email me ljudd@irsc.edu

Dr. Judd

The BEST support is communication with the teacher!!! Please always start with talking to your instructor.

IRSC Academic Support Center Info (virtual and in person schedules for all campuses)- https://irsc-asc.weebly.com/

PAPER TUTORING IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!

Clark students now have access to PAPER, an online tutoring platform accessible 24/7 and made available by MCSD to all public school students of Martin County.

Students may work on assignments with Paper tutors remotely on any devices and without any limit to number of times accessed --- PLUS student can have their essays for assignments and for college & scholarship applications reviewed with feedback provided within 24 hours.

Student log-in:

Username is _____@clarkalc.net email address

Password is student’s 4300#

Website for Paper: https://paper.co/

IRSC Appointments with a Librarian

The librarians offer in-person and virtual appointments to help students through their research journey. Sign up for a research appointment today.

Virtual Tutoring

In addition to in-person tutoring, the ASC’s virtual tutoring schedule for the semester is now available. Students can receive virtual help in many disciplines, including math, science, English, and economics, among others.

Lunch Form to order lunch - This MUST be submitted before 9 am each morning in order to have a lunch here at school. If lunch is ordered, you MUST come and pick it up. If you do not pick it up, you will be charged $5. This is a new requirement from the MCSD since our lunches have to be pre-ordered and they cannot have waste. Parents and students- DO NOT ORDER if you are not going to come pick it up!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfj5uvpXHQMEZm2RRjS8ZaUFXF7pxoYXZyNPXO1IAelVkdhHA/viewform

To add money to your student account: https://www.martinschools.org/page/myschoolbucks

Link for free and/or reduced lunch: https://www.martinschools.org/page/meal-application-information

And, of course, you are welcome to pack a lunch or if you drive and have parent permission, you can leave campus to get lunch… just don’t be late getting back!