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Clark Weekly News

Week ending 8/22/25

Clark WeeklyNews Week ending 8/22/25

A Note from your Principal A Note from your Principal

Dear Clark students, staff, and families,

I can hardly believe we have now wrapped up two weeks of the new school year. As I have been visiting classrooms and monitoring lunch and hallways, I have seen firsthand the learning taking place, the friendships being formed, and an overall great place to learn and grow for all of us!

Thank you, students, for choosing Clark.

Thank you, families, for trusting us with your children.

Thank you, staff, for creating a safe and nurturing environment for all.

With gratitude,

Dr. Judd

❗New and Important Info❗ ❗New and Important Info❗

Please take note!

📨It seems that our filters have been sending many student and parent emails to our junk files. We are all checking to see what was missing and apologize for the delayed responses. Please always feel free to reach out to us if you do not hear back from an email in 2 business days.


Students in grades 9-11 have an opportunity to attend a youth leadership camp through our local Rotary Club partnership. The flyer for RYLA is attached.


🍬NHS is collecting candy for the Trunk or Treat at MCSO. 2 pounds of candy gets 1 service hour. Drop off to room 135 (Mrs. Croft).


Students- please remember the dress code- shorts/skirts must be fingertip length, tank top straps must be 2" (3 fingers wide), and shirts must cover the entire torso. Many warnings and clothing changes happened this week, so let's do better next week.


Lost and found is already filling up! 4 water bottles and a carrying case... come and claim them!


Qualify for free/ reduced lunch? You must reapply each year. Want to know if your student qualifies? The application is on myschoolapps.com!


In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated this year from September 15 to October 15, all Florida K-12 students are invited to participate in academic and creative contests based on this year's theme: “Celebrating Florida’s Hispanic Heritage.”

  • Student Essay Contest for Grades 4-12: The Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest is open to all Florida students in grades 4-12
  • The Excellence in Education Award: The contest is open to all full-time Florida educators. Students, parents/guardians, teachers, and principals are invited to submit nominations

Contest details, including awards, are available at www.FloridaHispanicHeritage.com.

All entries must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, September 17, 2025.

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Gratitude and Celebration! Gratitude and Celebration!

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👏Spreading the GOOD news!👏

Shout out to our 9th grade class!!!! Today was their first ELA progress monitoring test and every single student arrived on time ready to go. They had STELLAR results as well! Results are available in the students' FOCUS account.


Congrats to our first two Staff Crane Award recipients, Mrs. Whelpley and Mrs. Farias!

Mrs. Whelpley was recognized for getting all of the book orders prepared and even ordered for IRSC classes before the first day of class! She has also managed to juggle many other responsibilities in the mean time to get us off to a great start!

Mrs. Farias was recognized for being a super star at getting forms returned, entered, and having every single student active in FOCUS on day 1. She also has been covering the front desk a lot until we have all of our adults in place as well as many other responsibilities.

Our support staff is incredible here!


Huge thanks to our newest Adopt a Class sponsors! Brent and Donna DuBois, Kristen,

and more Anonymous. Our staff truly appreciates your generosity!


Way to Go Wednesday! Wrigley Schwartz found a classmates ID and debit card and quickly turned it in so it could be returned to her.


Show your gratitude for a teacher or other school employee you've had in Martin County.

From Clark student, Leticia Florez, a Student Coordinator of the Treasure Coast Student Educator Recognition Council (TCSERC). It is an organization that focuses on recognizing and giving back to teachers throughout all of Martin County. Each month we focus on different activities to achieve our goal and this month of August we are giving out a $25 Berry Fresh Cafe gift card to one teacher from each school as a welcome back. The teacher is chosen through student voting based on which teacher has made a lasting impact. Voting ends TONIGHT.

Nominate using this Google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1-Cx2dTi0J-LGxLYJ_quZqn32HT6-E9egE_mnbpyonnc/viewform?pli=1&usp=drivesdk&pli=1&edit_requested=true

Student Clubs and Activities Student Clubs and Activities

Make sure to get involved!

Students! Don't miss the Student Government Association Info Session on 8/26 at 2:40 PM in the Knowledge Room. SGA is run by students for the students! Come be a part of a variety of services/activities to better Clark! We will have snacks and encourage you to bring your friends! Officer positions have not yet been selected, so this is your chance to get involved!!


First Priority meets during lunch on Wednesdays. Save the date for See You at the Pole September 24.


Interact Service Club has the first meeting this Monday during lunch in the Dome. We welcome new members to come and see what it is all about. Leadership opportunities are available. This is a great way to meet others who are interested


D and D Club meets Wednesday during lunch in 132. No experience necessary!


IRSC Chapter HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America, Future Health Professionals) welcomes Clark students to join. HOSA begins in Fall (September) each academic year and goes on until the end of Spring. Students must participate every other week or at least 2x a month to maintain membership in the organization. This is an amazing organization recognized world wide if you plan to pursue the health professions. Check out the meeting schedule at Chastain below

Are you able to participate at least 2x a month?

· Attend HOSA monthly meetings & RSVP in RiverLife

· Participate and/or volunteer for events in Riverlife as a HOSA representative throughout the academic calendar year. You can choose any event (in-person and/or online) https://irsc.campuslabs.com/engage/events

IRSC HOSA at the Chastain Campus for 2025-2026. Room A-106 2:30-3:30

September 10, 2025, October 22, 2025, November 5, 2025, January 7, 2026, February 11, 2026, March 4, 2026.

Counselor Corner Counselor Corner

👨🏻‍🎓Check it out!👩🏻‍🎓

PSAT Info for Juniors- complete the link below or in the email from Ms. Stastny before next Wednesday (deadline extended) to be able to take this exam. It is GREAT practice for the SAT before scores go to colleges and is the only way to be considered for National Merit and other recognitions.

With your Clark email address, complete: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegeSgFZ7C8b4nSuZzUmfFhqPrR8chBfpFDzWeclQeybf22SQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114372353984335391499

There is a small fee associated with taking the test of $18, but if there is a financial hardship you can let Ms. Stastny know. This fee is not being collected at this time.

Why take the PSAT/NMSQT: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-benefits-students-parents/why-take-psat/why-take-psat-nmsqt

Best Test Preparation: Bluebook App (on all new Clark laptops) and Khan Academy


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!


See attachments below for Scholarships

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Info for Parents/Guardians Info for Parents/Guardians

🍎You make our school amazing!🍎

We are THRILLED that Mrs. Kelli Dore has stepped up and said "YES!" to the volunteer coordinator role. Be on the lookout for more to come from her and make sure to come to the meet and greet to hear more about opportunities to help through on campus as well as off campus support. Friday, August 29 at 8:30 am.


Thanks to all of the front desk volunteers who were able to attend the training yesterday. The presentation will be sent to all adult desk volunteers within the week. We are very grateful! We also have some slots still available.


Our first Partnering Around Student Success Meeting will be held on Thursday, 9/11 at 5:30 pm. Stay tuned for more info, but save the 2nd Thursday of each month for these parent/guardian input opportunities.


Please review the attached Parents/Guardian presentation about FortifyFL, the statewide anonymous reporting app for concerns of threats of harm to students/schools.


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.

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Staff Spotlight Staff Spotlight

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💚🖤Get to know your Clark family🖤💚

Meet Mr. Walter Judd! Mr. Judd has been teaching multiple Social Studies & History classes at Clark for the past 18 years. In addition, he has served as our ESE Coordinator ensuring all students have what they need to be successful at Clark.


When asked to share something about himself, he shared, "I have a very large dog who dominates much of my spare time, and I enjoy bike riding."


When asked why he loves working at Clark, he said, "The atmosphere and culture here are unlike any other place that I have worked."


We are so grateful for such a dedicated team member! And, side note, his US History students requested a visit from Apollo, his very large and fluffy dog, last spring as a reward for the 100% EOC passing rate.... you may still see some white fur around here!

Calendar Calendar

📅Save the Dates📅


Friday, August 29- Parent Volunteer Meet and Greet 8:30 am

Monday, September 1- Labor Day- Clark and IRSC closed

Tuesday, September 9- Class of 2026 Advising Night​ 6:00-7:30 pm

Tuesday, September 16- Blood Drive

Wednesday, September 17- Parent Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, September 23- Clark and IRSC classes DO meet. No bus.

Wednesday, September 24- College Fair 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

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Link to the 25-26 Clark calendar:

http://www.clarkadvancedlearningcenter.org/uploads/docs/blocks/347/25-26-clark-calendar-board-approved-1-28-25-for-website.pdf


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 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 Wednesday

Think 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 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.

https://getfortifyfl.com/

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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

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

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