The SWWC Weekly

WHAT TO KNOW FOR THIS WEEK

Monday, May 11th

• FFA Banquet @ SHS, 5:30 p.m.

LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, May 15th

• Senior's Last Day - Manchester's last day for seniors in their SWWC class.

Wednesday, May 20th

• Senior's Last Day - Dexter, Chelsea, Milan, and Lincoln's last day for seniors in their SWWC class.

Friday, May 22nd

• Dexter and Milan - No School
• Lincoln - Half Day; students are excused from their SWWC class, no transportation will be provided.
• Senior's Last Day - Saline's last day for seniors in their SWWC class.

Monday, May 25th

• All SWWC Districts are Closed
• SWWC Offices Closed.

LAST DAY (If you travel to a different high school for your SWWC class)

• The last day attending SWWC class for Juniors will be Tuesday, June 2nd.

Last Tuesday we proudly celebrated the SWWC Careers in Education students who have committed to education as part of National Signing Day 2026. We are excited to recognize these future educators as they take the next step toward inspiring and supporting students for years to come.

Thank you to Mrs. Freeburn and Mrs. Williams for your support and congratulations to all of the students on this outstanding achievement and commitment to the field of education!

Students from Mr. Trout's Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) program recently competed at Ferris State University and earned “Top Dog” finishes in both Robotics and Surface Grinding competitions. Congratulations to Eleanor Tadd for her recognition in Robotics and to Josh Eschelbach for his recognition in Surface Grinding. In addition, Josh Eschelbach was awarded a scholarship along with all of the tools he will need to attend Ferris State University next year.

Congratulations to all of the students who attended and represented the CIM program at Ferris State University!

WHAT IS THE SWWC?

The South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) provides Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities to 11th and 12th grade students enrolled in the Chelsea, Dexter, Lincoln, Manchester, Milan, and Saline school districts. Approximately 950 students participate in our state-approved CTE programs as they continue to plan and prepare for college and career.

On behalf of the thirty-eight SWWC staff members, thank you for enrolling in one of our twenty-four Career and Technical Education classes offered at Chelsea, Dexter, and Saline High School, as well as our off-site locations specifically for Cosmetology and Building Trades. We are excited to have you in the consortium!

If you have any questions, please contact Kara Stemmer, the Director of the SWWC at 734.401.4371 or via email at stemmkar@salineschools.org.

ATTENDANCE

Notification of Absences: The following procedure must be followed when a student is absent.

• The parent or guardian must email SWWCAttendance@salineschools.org and/or call the SWWC office at 734.401.4283 to report an absence. Parents/Guardians should also contact the student’s home school to report the absence.

• Absences include: Illness and/or hospitalization, Illness of other family members or death in the family, Court appointments, Medical or dental appointments, Absences due to school-related activities, where school or classes are missed. (This includes athletic events, band competitions, academic competitions, field trips, or other special school-approved events.)

• Chelsea and Saline students should not miss more than 7 days per trimester; Dexter, Lincoln, Manchester, and Milan students should not miss more than 10 days per semester.

TRANSPORTATION

Some students will remain at their home school for their SWWC class while other students may have to attend another location. For those students who need to go to another building/site, most likely, your district is providing transportation to the SWWC class. It is expected that ALL students ride the district-provided bus to/from their home school. Here is the Transportation Document. It is not fully complete but will be ASAP. Please confirm you're looking at the correct program location/time, i.e. morning or afternoon and that it's for the correct school. Students should report to their bus loop a few minutes ahead of the listed time.

There are some classes that require a student to “self-transport”. You should have received an email but just in case you haven't, please read below.

• ALL SWWC students who are approved to park at Saline High School, Chelsea's CTE Center, and Building Trades, MUST receive a SWWC parking permit.

• There is no cost for this and it will be provided to your student upon completion of the SWWC Long-Term Driving Form. This is only intended for students enrolled in programs that do not offer district transportation. Once approved, students will receive a SWWC hang tag from their teacher to put on their rearview mirror while attending their SWWC class.

• Saline SWWC students will only receive a SWWC hang tag if they are driving to another location. All Saline SWWC students still need to purchase a SHS Parking Sticker in order to park at SHS for the day.

POWERSCHOOL

Students will need to check their SWWC grade using Saline’s PowerSchool. This means students need to log into Saline’s PowerSchool using their Saline-provided username and password. This confidential information is provided to students by their SWWC teacher during the first week of school.

• Parents/Guardians will need to establish an account to have access to the SWWC grade. Here are the directions to do that.

SWWC CALENDAR

Here is the SWWC Master Calendar. This can be used as a guide to confirm the SWWC schedule. Please note, that this calendar is subject to change. Here is an At-A-Glance version of the calendar.

SWWC HANDBOOK

• All students and families are encouraged to review together the SWWC Handbook. It can also be found on our website at www.TheSWWC.org.

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