Parent Update

There is a form that was corrected. PLEASE go to shepherd-mi.finalforms.com to complete this form.

We apologize for this inconvenience; completing this will help us offer appropriate programing for all SPS students! Thank you in advance!

Student drivers are not to drive up or down 4th Street during pickup or drop-off (7:40-8:00am and 3:00-3:15pm).

Parents who are dropping off or picking up HS students need to follow the flow of traffic for the HS drop-off/pick-up in the Athletic/Student (south) parking lot.

Reach out to me or any shepherd music student. Band and Choir are selling these cards for $10, which include a year's worth of unlimited discounts to local places. Contact any band/choir student or Sydney Lewandowski (sydney.lewandowski@shepherdschools.net) to purchase!

Any Junior thinking of participating in the 5th-year Early College program should attend the information meeting. Reminder that the application is available at onwardshepherd.weebly.com.

Early College Info Meeting

Tuesday, September 22

6pm, SHS/SMS Media Center

SHS is offering the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) to all Juniors on Tuesday, October 13th. Students must sign up to take this fall test.

Reach out to Mr. Huber (rhuber@shepherdschools.net) by 3:00 on Monday, September 21 to sign up or if you have any questions.

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity is preparing to launch the new Youth Employment Permit Portal, a centralized online system that will modernize the state’s youth employment permit process and make it more convenient and accessible for minors, families and employers. Local school districts and nonpublic schools will no longer issue youth employment permits.

Beginning Oct. 2, employers and minors will use the new portal to complete the youth employment permit process through one statewide system. To help employers, schools, families and other stakeholders prepare for the transition, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity will host a Youth Employment Permit Portal webinar on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 2–3:30 p.m. ET. For additional information and updates, visit Michigan.gov/YouthEmployment.

Mr. Russell is working hard with his studens in his Furniture and Outdoor Furniture classes. Bryce VanEffen is in the process of making a log cabin(Rustic) style sofa table. Wyatt VanAlstine, Jax Curtiss, and Bennett Payne making a form to build steam bent trout nets. Great work to all!

The new Modern Storytelling: True Crime & Mysteries began the year diving into the psychology behind why people are interested in true crime, followed by creating an Ethical True Crime Agreement to guide our class throughout the trimester. As a class, students agreed to "respect everyone involved in the story (fictional or real) and approach the stories with open minds to take in all sides and be mature while studying different stories". Research is an important component in a class like this, which took us to our next focus: Crimes that Changed America. Students researched different crimes and what was changed in our country because of each case. We learned why the Amber Alert was created, how 911 became a universal emergency number, why medications like Tyenol have tamper-proof packaging, and more. Today students presented their research to each other in a gallery walk to learn about how the past impacted the present world.

Picture Day - Make-up Day: Thursday, October 1

SES PTO is looking for babysitters for their monthly meetings: the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 - 8:00pm. If interested, fill out this form.

Babysitters would be watching kids of PTO parents in the Gym or on the playground depending on weather. Students will earn either community service hours or be paid for their time.

There is an ice cream social at Winn Elementary, and they are in need of 6 volunteers to help the event run smoothly. This will count toward your SHS community service graduation requirements.

The event is September 24th from 5:15-6:45. To sign up, contact Ms. Sellers: emily.sellers@shepherdschools.net

If you're looking for the most up-to-date student announcements, please visit this link. These are updated and read to students each school day in additon to being emailed to them.

For more information, click here.

State law—Michigan Compiled Law (MCL) 380.1293—requires school districts to provide information on post-graduation opportunities to each pupil enrolled in any of grades 8-12 no later than October 1. For information on Post Graduation Opportunities, click here.

Parents, please follow the BLUE arrows below for High School drop off. Only staff should use 4th Street to enter main campus.

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