Clark Weekly News
"Every Piece Matters"
A Note from your Principal
Dear Clark students, staff, and families,
The Clark staff has all returned and have been working diligently to ensure another year of growth, learning, and of course some fun as well! We are looking forward to seeing you at orientations next week and especially when school begins Tuesday, August 12 when our journey to #1 high school in the state officially begins!
With gratitude,
Dr. Judd
Orientation Reminder and Info
REQUIRED FOR ALL CLARK STUDENTS AND PARENT/GUARDIAN(S)
Mandatory orientations:
- New students/parents Tuesday, August 5 at 5:30 pm
- Returning grades 10 and 11 Wednesday, August 6 at 5:30 pm
- Returning seniors- you will receive a digital presentation next week.
Due to space limitations, we request that you only bring 1 parent/guardian per student. If two adults need to attend, please email ljudd@irsc.edu ahead of time.
Returners- we are missing MANY yellow health forms that were mailed this summer. Without these returned, your laptop access will be shut down.
New and Important Info
Please take note!
Interact School Supply collection for House of Hope- Help our Interact Club with their first service project of the school year. Along with our parent club, Stuart Sunrise Rotary Club, we are collecting school supplies for House of Hope. These can be dropped off Monday-Thursday from 7-5:30 or brought to orientation.
Service hours will be given, just make sure to write your name on the bag(s) of supplies donated.We'd love to have you adopt a class! https://www.educationfoundationmc.org/p/265/clark-advanced-learning-center/preview/1?fbclid=IwY2xjawL6ITlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmDqJfhVws-6J_v5FS5dA8_JOQkzkEK5W2hkJjro5zVZD-gNWlinti2G_xzu_aem_5rYUgtuMwShAb9iUN9EXuQ#.Va5ZaPlViko
Yearbooks- There are 8 yearbooks left to purchase from this year and 10 books left from 2023-2024 left to purchase. Cost is $75 each if you or your student missed out and now wants one. First come, first served.
Staff Crane Awards- Has a Clark teacher or other employee made an impact in your life/ your student's life? We recognize 2 employees each month for going above and beyond as noticed by students and families. We'd like to give our first 2 recognition awards at our first meeting in August. Please email Dr. Judd ljudd@irsc.edu with the name of the employee and a brief statement on why they deserve the award.
School supplies- Clark does not publish specific supply lists, however, it is expected that students always have pencils, pens, highlighters and notebook paper. Some classes will require a specific scientific calculator, graph paper, composition books, but those lists will not be available until teachers return after July 28.
Career Building Courses still available (email kstastny@irsc.edu for availability):
Pharmacy Tech
- DE credit and leads to opportunity to be certified and begin work right out of high school in a Pharmacy.
- Many positions begin at $20+ per hour and do not require a degree
- Job Trend: Faster than average (6% to 8%)
Computer Science/Cybersecurity (block 4)
- Leads to opportunity for multiple certifications, even after just 1 course!
- Leads to high demand, high paying jobs directly out of high school (most jobs start at over $35 hr or $75,000+)
- Job trend: Much faster than average (9% or higher)
- Learn how a computer works (and see inside a working computer)
- Learn the parts of a computer (some of our students build their own computers)
- Investigate operating systems
- Investigate some programming languages, based on student interest
- Learn some networking basics
- Learn some cybersecurity basics
- Do some Capture the Flags
Marine Science Honors (Block 1)
Forensic Science (Block 4)
Yearbook (Help design and create the Clark 2025-2026 yearbook!) (Block 3 M/W/F)
DIG1000 Intro to Digital Media (T/TH block 2)
PGY1800 Photography (T/TH block 3)
ENC1101 English Comp I (Openings are in 1st block T/TH- email kstastny@irsc.edu if you want to change from 3rd block to 1st block!)
Gratitude and Celebration!
Spreading the GOOD news!
Two Clark seniors were selected for the Keenan Fellows Internship at the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology. Only 15 students were chosen for this incredible research opportunity and both Alexia Epperly and Camryn McCarthy presented their work conducted alongside current researchers in the field.
Counselor Corner
Check it out!
Schedule Change Information
The last day to make schedule changes and add/drop high school and college courses is Tuesday August 19th.
- Schedule changes can only be made through your School Counselor, Ms. Stastny. To make a schedule change, parent approval must be received via email (to kstastny@irsc.edu) or in writing with parent follow up confirming the change.
- The last day to drop any Dual Enrollment Course is Tuesday, August 26th. Please keep in mind that you must maintain a full schedule. If you drop a course after August 19th, you might be required to add a High School course in person or online to maintain your schedule as college courses can NOT be added after the first day of classes starting.
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!
The Gates Scholarship Application is Now Open!
The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential. Application deadline: Phase I of the application opened July 15, with a submission deadline of Monday, September 15, 2025, 2:00 PM PT. For additional information, please visit our website.
Registration is now open for September's free College 101 webinars!
This three-part series, "College 101: Plan Your Path After High School," is designed to help high school students and parents successfully navigate the various education paths after graduation.
Each webinar will cover a key step in the admission process: Selecting an education path, creating an effective application, and various financial aid options. Experts in college admissions and financial aid will present the sessions and answer questions. Attendees can register for one, two, or all three webinars.
- Sept. 9: “Discover Your Shining Path: College, University, or Technical College?”
- Sept. 16: “Make an Impression: How to Make Your Application Shine!”
- Sept. 23: “Paying for College: How to Save Big, Stress Less, and Make College Affordable!”
To learn more about College 101 and to register, please visitFloridaShines.org/college-101.
Info for Parents/Guardians
You make our school amazing!
Make lunch and breakfast simple this school year with MySchoolBucks—the Martin County School District's online payment system. Visit MySchoolBucks.com to create your FREE account and easily add funds for breakfast and lunch.
Regular price for breakfast is $1.50 and lunch is $2.10.
The cost of meals will be covered for families who apply and qualify. Reduced-price meals are also available to those who apply and qualify. Want to know if your student qualifies? The application is on myschoolapps.com!
We are looking for a parent or two to take lead as Volunteer Coordinator for this school year. Email ljudd@irsc.edu for more info. This role does not require an extensive time commitment, but does require use of email and sign up genius.
We could use a volunteer 1 Wednesday per month from 2:30-3:45 to cover our front desk while we have our staff meetings. Email swhelpley@irsc.edu if you can help.
New and Returning Adult Front desk volunteers- save the date for a training/ refresher on Aug. 21 from 12-1. Light lunch provided!
Calendar
Save the Dates
Tuesday, August 5- New Family Orientation 5:30 pm
Wednesday, August 6- Returning students grades 10 and 11 Orientation 5:30 pm
Friday, August 8- Clark and IRSC closed
Tuesday, August 12- First Day of Clark classes (including college classes held at Clark)
Wednesday, August 20- First day of IRSC courses
Monday, September 1- Labor Day- Clark and IRSC closed
Link to the 25-26 Clark calendar:
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
Additional Information
Community Service Opportunities
Summer is a GREAT time for community service hours. List of many places here: https://www.martinschools.org/page/student-community-service-opportunities
House of Hope has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities - there is something for everyone! For more information about volunteering, visit our website or reach out to Natasha at natasha@hohmartin.org.
Weekly Tidbits-- TO BE UPDATED AFTER WEEK 1
Today is Make a Difference Monday
Today is Take Care Tuesday
Today is Way to Go WednesdayThink About It Thursday
Today is Fact Friday
Required Resiliency Instruction
Questions should be directed to Mrs. Shepherd.
Navigate 360:
Student Login:
Website: https://clarkadvancedlearningcenter.suite360.org/
Username: Student Clark Email
Password: Clark2024
Older Info you may need to access
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)
Fortify Florida Reporting
Suspicious Activity Reporting App
FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.
Safety Information
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
The Difference between lockdown and lockout explained
Don’t Take the Bait: Child predator and trafficking awareness trailer for middle school and high school students.