Clark Weekly News (5/2/25)

May is mental health awareness month and the national theme is “In Every Story, There’s Strength.” This is also when all state mandated resiliency modules in Navigate360 have to be done. We are blessed to have a wonderful Mental Health Counselor, Mrs. Shepherd, on our team who is available to all students. Stay tuned for our celebration of her later this month!

With gratitude,

Dr. Judd

Yearbooks are IN! Yearbooks are here and will be distributed starting on 5/5 at lunch (12:30). Location to be determined. Come by with your friends to pickup your book and get it signed! There will be a very limited quantity available for purchase for $80 (payable by cash or check made out to IRSC/Clark, or by going online and paying by credit card - a QR code will be available to make this happen)

Final School Wide Assembly of the Year! The student being recognized for the pillar of Citizenship as well as academic awards for students in grades 9-11 will be presented. Monday, May 5 at 8:00 am. Students receiving recognition should have gotten an email from Ms. Stastny.

Class 101 is offering a summer camp for rising 9th graders. Help spread the word. (Flyer attached)

Prom Night Reminders:

• You must have a ticket to enter. Ticket sales are over.

• Your guest must arrive with you and leave with you.

• NO ONE will be admitted after 9:00 pm.

• MCSO will be on site to ensure no one makes a poor choice before or during the event.

• This is going to be a really great night!

Class of 2026- Make sure you checked your email from Ms. Ramos with very important information to. prepare for your senior internship! Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLast7me5V4

Seniors

Don't forget to let us know where you've been accepted and where you have committed using this link : https://forms.gle/eSjPUz61DRqy6DXaA

Also, let us know ALL scholarships, including school based scholarships, that you have been offered: https://forms.gle/y7muLKRMRmi9FfXCA

Crane Con 2025 is off to a great start! This is the chance for our students to get information for life beyond the school walls and is always a hit! ALL students will need to attend 2 sessions (exceptions for students who still have 3 or more HS classes).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AAAAF2DA3F94-56411890-crane#/

Way to go to to Keyan Walsh for helping Rev. Voehl clean up her classroom after a project in Geometry. Thanks for being so helpful!

Congrats to our Joe Kordick Youth Character award winners, Billie Churchill and Mattine Jensen, who were recognized at a ceremony Tuesday evening. Each was awarded $1000.

Clark talented artists had a great showing at the Juried Art Show at the awards ceremony Tuesday night. Winners include: Honorable Mention- Luke Dujic; 1st Place Mixed Media- Mattine Jensen; Purchase Awards- Parker Hersey (MCSD Superintendent’s office), Mattine Jensen (Commisioner Ciampi), & Summer Apruzzese (Clark) Awards List : Marvin S. Cone Annual High School Juried Art Show : PROGRAMS & EVENTS : MartinArts Their artwork can be seen through June 21 at the Cultural Courthouse as well as other Clark artists: Jasmine Caraballo, Ava Stark, Avery Stewart, & Noa Vignone.

Senior Scholarship and Awards night was held Wednesday evening. Students were awarded nearly $150,000 in local scholarships. Juniors should start their accomplishment lists now to be ready for the big applications in the fall.

Camryn McCarthy, Camille Smith, Avery Stewart, & Katalin Watkins graduated on Tuesday from the Stuart Martin County Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program.

Hats off to the 54 AA grads that were celebrated at 1 of 4 IRSC commencement ceremonies yesterday and today. That's really darn impressive in a graduating class of 88!

Someone designated Clark for a generous donation through Progressive Insurance... who can we thank???? The check arrived, but we don't know who chose us!

Crane Con 2025 sessions: April 28-30 and May 5-6.

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

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.

Today is Make a Difference Monday- May is GET CAUGHT READING MONTH. You can make a difference by reading to others: children in an afterschool program or seniors in an assisted living/nursing home.

Today is Take Care Tuesday-

1. As the school year comes to a close and state testing gets busy, great ways to take care of yourself include:

   1. Prioritize needs and requirements.

   2. Don’t overbook yourself.

   3. Ask for help.

   4. Get good sleep.

   5. Think positive!

      
      

Today is Think about it Thursday-Think About Events you May want to participate in (or remember) this May: Events & Celebrations:

• Cinco de Mayo - May 5th

• Mother's Day - May 11th.

• Memorial Day - May 26th.

Other Local events can be found here https://www.discovermartin.com/events/

Today is Fact Friday-

Here’s a fun fact that goes with our new month and our prom theme. From Greek Mythology: The month of May is named after the Greek goddess Maia. Maia was the mother of Hermes, the messenger of the gods, and was associated with spring, fertility, and growth. The Romans adopted this association and called the fifth month "Maius," which later became "May" in English.

Visit this site and choose Clark: https://app.paper.co/login/student

Students Log in with the following credentials.

Username: firstname_lastname@clarkalc.net

Password: 4300# / Student ID

Live help with all subjects, written work (papers and essays) reviewed, ELA and math practice problems to study... and more!!! Learn here https://paper.co/resource-center#howitworks

Questions should be directed to Mrs. Shepherd.

Navigate 360:

Student Login:

Website: https://clarkadvancedlearningcenter.suite360.org/

Username: Student Clark Email

Password: Clark2024

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.

25-26 School Year calendar was approved. Find it here.

http://www.clarkadvancedlearningcenter.org/p/11/calendar Remember, all students and parents must attend a back to school orientation and updates session the week before school starts. Dates to be determined soon.

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.

Spring Assessment Schedule is posted on our website. Specific state testing details will be shared closer to those dates.

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