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Come out to support our girls' varsity volleyball team playing in the invitational at St. Joseph High School this Saturday, Oct. 14. Panthers play at 8:30 am, 10:15 am, and 12:30 pm. If you would like to purchase tickets in advance, get them at this link: https://gofan.co/event/1047998?schoolId=MI3646

I am originally from Chicago but moved to Michigan when I was 4 years of age where my family landed in Coloma. Yes, I am a former Comet! While attending CHS a million years ago, I was very active in all things high school. I was a member of marching and concert bands in which I played baritone. I loved sports so I was a member of the volleyball, basketball, and softball teams. I also participated in several variety shows. In my senior year, I was voted to be “Mayor for the Day” where I attended a government day at Coloma Township Hall. I was also voted as class clown.

My immediate family consists of my husband and three daughters. My husband is bi-vocational; he owns and operates Richcreek Water Pumps Sales and Service and is also the pastor of our church, Revive Church, in Coloma.

As far as my position at WHS, I am the building secretary and administrative assistant to our principal, Ms. Powers. During my tenure, I coached 6th grade basketball, advised Student Councils as well as performed class advisor duties.

In my free time, I enjoy traveling, reading, motorcycle riding with my husband, going to the movies, and spending time with family and friends.

The best part about being a Panther is the awesome students and amazing staff here at WHS!

Something you may not know about me is I have over 20 tattoos!

On Tuesday, October 10th, the Watervliet Marching Band traveled to Paw Paw where they performed at the MSBOA District VI Marching Band Festival. Despite the rainy conditions, the band had a great performance and received a Division 1 rating!

This Saturday, the band will be competing in their opening MCBA competition at Grandville High School.

Congratulations and Good Luck to our Marching Band!

Teachers will be reviewing the expectations regarding the media center in all third hour classes this week. Students can daily earn raffle tickets for demonstrating RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, and/or SAFETY in the building. Winners are called daily to get a prize from the main office.

MONDAY IS A COLLEGE GEAR MONDAY! We are asking all students and staff to wear your MSU or U of M gear. We are taking a big group picture at 8:05 AM with all students and staff in either gear!

MONDAY night is a college admissions parent presentation at 6 pm in the hs media center. All high school parents and students are invited to learn more about the college admissions process.

Tuesday during 5th hour all sophomores will head to the auditorium for a presentation on the Early Middle College opportunity which allows you to earn an Associates Degree while in high school.

Wednesday there is an SAC meeting at 7:30 am for student representatives in the HS media center.

The Debate Team will have practice next Wednesday until 4 p.m. to review all bills for the October 25 meet. All members are expected to attend. Please make sure you have transportation.

Next Thursday are parent teacher conferences at the high school. Parents are welcome to come to the high school between 4-7 pm and meet with any and all of your teachers. Parents should enter through the cafe side of the building.

Next Thursday is College Application Day in English 12. All seniors will be completing college applications in English 12.

Next Friday is a half day of school for all students. We will participate in our annual college fair for the first half of the day. There is no PM tech center next Friday. If you have your own transport and you want to attend, you are welcome to drive yourself. There is AM transport to and from the tech center next Friday.

This week, Mrs. Dawson, our school counselor, made a presentation to parents regarding Xello, a career development platform that students utilize at school to explore and research potential college and career matches. Your child can access Xello both at home and at school. Check out the information below from this presentation. Feel free to contact Mrs. Dawson with questions at 269.463.0730.

On Tuesday, October 10, Panther Volleyball recognized its nine senior players and their parents prior to the start of the varsity game. Each senior and her parents were introduced to the large crowd attending both in honor of our senior athletes and in anticipation of the Coloma-Watervliet match-up that evening. Both teams played well, but the Panthers took the evening in three sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-22) making the night extra special for our seniors and their teammates. Panthers are now back-to-back-to-back SAC Lakeshore Division Champions, earning the title in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Senior athletes and their parents are pictured below.

• #1 Tia Caldwell (Victor and Angie Caldwell)
• #2 Marleigh Schultz (Andrea Shinkwiler and Grandmother Pam Rygg)
• #3 Natalie Hart (Grant and Wendy Hart)
• #5 Grace Chisek (Chris and Shelly Chisek)
• #6 Lauren Laws (Eric and Angie Laws)
• #8 Abby Whorton (Dan & Andrea Whorton)
• #9 Ellie Golden (Tom and Jill Golden)
• #10 Anya Sexton (Robert Sexton and Kristie Sexton)
• #14 Anslie Saylor (Scott and Nicole Saylor)

Monday, October 9th was Senior night for our Panther Senior Cross Country and Soccer Teams. Senior members of both teams and their parents were recognized at the varsity soccer game vs. Lawton.

Soccer Seniors recognized with their parents or guardians are:

• #1 Landon Fuller – Jennifer and John Russell
• #2 Sam Crago – Robert and Masano Crago
• #7 Alex Hicks – Ashley Nelson & Steven Hicks, stepmother Brooke Hicks, and stepfather Dane Nelson

Cross Country Seniors and their parents or guardians are:

• Devin Geisler – Jennie & David Geisler
• Johanna Granados – Judy Granados
• McKenna Kirksey – Tyler & Erica Kirkesy
• Abby Lomoro – Josh & Kelli Lomoro
• Morgan Lowell – Ben & Kylee Lowell
• Amara Olexa – Thomas Olexa, Jessica Clark, and Victor Clark
• Julia Pepple – Joe and Karla Pepple

Thank you, Panther Seniors and Parents for lending so much of your talent and enthusiastic support to our Cross Country and Soccer Teams. We are grateful and proud to have you on the trail, on the field, and on the sidelines cheering. #Panther Pride.

The WHS art department has seen the start of another great school year. Once again the students are proving what amazing artistic talent we have in our school.

Art I students started the school year with a focus on drawing and observational skills. They have worked hard to master the concept of drawing what they see, instead of what they think. We have spent many class periods learning different drawing techniques, practicing drawing basic shapes and finally learning to use value to create the illusion of depth. Now students have started their final drawing project for this unit. Students began by selecting a subject and finding reference photos to work from. Their choices of subjects have ranged from horses, to trucks, to lots of family pets. This will be our longest project to date running close to three weeks in length.

The first big project of the year for Art II was inspired by married artists and collaborators, Christo and Jeanne Claude. The pair is best know for decades of large-scale installation projects, where they wrapped buildings, bridges and even islands.

In class, students selected objects that had interesting forms, to wrap with cloth or paper and tie with string. Onced wrapped, students lit and photographed their objects focussing on interesting lines and contrasting values. The photos were used as a reference as the students worked to capture all of the lines, folds and creases. The final drawings were completed with graphite or charcoal.

Sculpture students are working with ceramics as they establish their hand building techniques. We have moved from simple carving techniques to coil building and will end the unit with slab building. Currently the class is busy putting the final touches on their Monster Mugs which should be out from the kiln just in time for hot cider on Halloween.

All of the students have been working hard and starting to learn the tricks of the trade, with everyone excited to learn more! The basic woodshop is working on individual gumball machines and the advanced class continues to work on their individual projects.

Senior, Lauren Laws was nominated by one or more faculty/staff members at Lake Michigan College for the All-USA Academic Team Competition. USA Today and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society sponsor the academic team competition. This program seeks to recognize outstanding students enrolled in community and technical colleges. All students recognized by the All-USA Academic Teams will receive a stipend ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. All nominees are recognized at a luncheon in Lansing, MI in the spring.

Each community college has the opportunity to nominate four students for this scholarship per campus. Lauren was nominated for review by a selection committee comprised of faculty and staff. The selection committee will select final nominees to represent the LMC team.

Lauren is enrolled will complete her Associate Degree at LMC before her graduation from Watervliet High School. After graduation she will be completing her Business Degree at the University of Tennessee.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR CHILD CAN EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MRS. DAWSON.

We are excited for your student to attend the 9th Grade Career Pathway Day on Friday, October

20. This event is hosted at The Mendel Center on the Lake Michigan College main campus.

During this activity, your student will encounter community professionals and senior students

that are currently engaged in the different career pathways. No matter where your student is in

their exploration of careers, it is our desire that this day will provide them with an excellent

opportunity to begin or deepen their knowledge of what is available to them.

This is an opportunity for students and employers to interact in a new and creative way.

Although they are not at a business or in a workplace setting, students should remember to

display professional and courteous behavior and represent their school accordingly. Students

should plan to dress in business casual attire (ie - no holes in jeans, no sagging pants, no midriff

showing, no t-shirts with objectionable logos/graphics).

Ideally your student has spent time preparing for this day and is armed with helpful questions to

ask the pathway experts that they encounter. Please be sure to follow up with them regarding

their experience and encourage them as they research some of the CTE (Career and Technical

Education) programming that is available to them in Berrien County.

HOMECOMING 2023 RESULTS

THIS YEAR’S HOMECOMING KING IS: SAM CRAGO THIS YEAR’S HOMECOMING QUEEN IS: JULIE RUDELL

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW 2023 WATERVLIET ROYALTY!

THE RESULTS FOR FLOAT BUILDING ARE: FOURTH PLACE: FRESHMEN THIRD PLACE: SOPHOMORES SECOND PLACE: SENIORS FIRST PLACE: JUNIORS

THE WINDOW PAINTING RESULTS ARE: FOURTH PLACE: SOPHOMORES THIRD PLACE: SENIORS SECOND PLACE: FRESHMEN FIRST PLACE: JUNIORS

AND FINALLY THE HALL DECORATING RESULTS ARE: FOURTH PLACE: FRESHMEN THIRD PLACE: SENIORS SECOND PLACE: SOPHOMORES FIRST PLACE: JUNIORS

ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, STUDENTS COMPETED IN POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL GAMES AS PART OF THE HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES. THE SENIOR CLASS SWEPT BOTH TOURNAMENTS AND DEFEATED A TEAM OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS TODAY AT THE PEP ASSEMBLY!

Hi everyone! I hope your Senior year has been amazing so far. Our yearbook staff has tried to be there to capture as many photos as we can, so we can preserve your year for you to look back on forever. Books will go on sale later this fall.

That being said, we can't be in all places at all times, and I know you are also taking some incredible pictures with your friends at each of your senior events. Please email me any great pictures you take with your friends at sbrant@watervlietps.org as you continue making memories for this final high school year together.

Our staff already has great ideas for how to include everyone in our book in numerous photos, but we'd love your help.

You and your parents can also upload your photos directly to our Herff Jones Yearbook Website if you'd prefer or install our eshare photo app to keep us up to date with all the happenings throughout the year. The link is below.

Yearbook Photos

Our school code is 49098. It asks for names and descriptions of each pic, but you don't have to get too detailed with that. We know who you are :)

Thank you and I hope you had a blast during Homecoming Week!! I'd love any dance photos or fun pics you took throughout the week. :)

Mrs. Brant

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Friday, October 13

7:00 PM Varsity Football Home vs. Parchment – FB and Cheerleaders Senior Night

Saturday, October 14

Band at Reeths-Puffer MCBA Competition

TBD MS Cross Country Regional Meet at Portage West Middle School

9:00 AM Varsity Volleyball at St. Joseph

Tuesday, October 17

5:00 PM Varsity Volleyball SAC Tri-Meet at Home

Wednesday, October 18

5:30 PM JV Volleyball Game, TBD

Thursday, October 19

6:00 PM JV Football Home vs. Allegan

Friday, October 20

7:00 PM Varsity Football at Allegan

Saturday, October 21

10:00 AM HS Cross Country at Kalamazoo Christian Elementary School

MCBA Jennison Marching Band Competition

WHS is offering our annual College Admissions Presentation courtesy of Ben Spencer from Southwestern Michigan College. This presentation is NOT specific to SMC. Mr. Spencer will talk about the process from beginning to end, factors to consider, scholarships, making the right college match, the application process... AND MORE! Please join us--especially parents of juniors and seniors. Bring your child with you if you can !

will attend an Early/Middle College presentation on Tuesday, October 17th, courtesy of Melissa Springsteen from Berrien RESA. The Berrien County Early/Middle College (EMC) is a 5-year high school program where students can get a head start on college and their career by earning an associate degree or certificate for FREE! There will be a parent presentation later in the school year. Please ask your child about the Early Middle College option after the presentation on Tuesday.

Parent/teacher conferences will take place on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19th between 4-7 PM in the high school. Please enter through the cafeteria side of the building to check in. You will receive an updated progress report at conferences. You can meet with any or all of your child's teachers. Teachers will be located in their individual classrooms. If you have questions or concerns about parent/teacher conferences, please reach out to the high school office.

Please BRING YOUR CHILD WITH YOU TO CONFERENCES.

Brayden Schultz, Mikey Fee, Sam Crago, Jacob Schaefer, Lydia Koshar, Desiree Kerr, Jordan Thon, and Lauren Lovell

Thursday, October 19th is the first of two college application days in English 12 classes this month. All seniors in English 12 will be completing college applications to Lake Michigan College and Southwestern Michigan College. They will also complete the Common Application, which is a way to explore more than 1,000 colleges in the same place. Check out the link below for more information.

https://www.commonapp.org/

Students will have the assistance of their English teachers, Mrs. Dawson (school counselor) and Mr. Coburn MCAN adviser). If you have a child who is a senior, but is not in English 12, please encourage your child to get into an English 12 class on October 19th. All seniors are welcome !

All WHS students will participate in a College Fair on Friday, October 20th. This is a half day of school, during which students will have the opportunity to hear from SEVEN different colleges, universities, and branches of the military. This is a regular day of school. All students are expected to be in school.

Attending organizations at this time are:

Grand Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University

Adrian College

Lake Michigan College

Southwestern Michigan College

National Guard

Navy

Air Force

Parker Lanning, 2022 graduate (LMC and WMU)

Lake Superior State University

Indiana University South Bend

Lawrence Technological University

Allison Pline, 2022 graduate (MSU)

Haiden Edelberg, 2022 graduate (GVSU)

These kids literally weathered the storm of the last two days with such hard work and dedication. Today, they gave an awesome performance at our Friends & Family show and are definitely ready to compete! A special thank you to all of the parents that donated food and their time and to our amazing staff! Thank you, also, to Lori VonKoenig, Mark Hollandsworth, and Scott Kurtzweil for coming out and critiquing us today.

Looking forward to next week: District, marching band festival, senior night, and the Reeths-Puffer competition at Grandville.

Band-tober has officially begun!!

Congratulations to the following students who were ranked at the top of their class on the recent Skill Testing Categories:

PE/Health Class

MALE SCORES:

Joey Vorva (Dots / Shuttle Run)

Isaias Mendez (Jump Rope)

Kyle Domingo (Vertical Jump / Triple Jump / 40)

Ashton Coleman (Push-Ups / Mile))

Jess Eldred (Pull-Ups)

Adrian Hernandez (Sit-Ups)

Deandre Rose (Bench Press)

FEMALE SCORES:

Kylin Blackston (Dots)

Miriam Feneley (Jump Rope / Sit-Ups)

Daijahnae Hatcher (Vertical Jump / Triple Jump / 40)

Emma Owens (Shuttle Run / Pull-Ups)

Katelynn Kostrzewa (Push-Ups)

Alanna Pecharich (Bench Press)

Kelsie Gaston (Mile)

Weight Training Class

MALE SCORES:

Wyatt Epple (Dots / Vertical Jump / Shuttle Run / Pull-Ups)

Emmitt Williams (Jump Rope)

Riley Hess (Triple Jump / 40)

Tyler Woodson (Push-Ups)

Cole Getz (Sit-Ups)

Mike Melcher (Bench Press)

Zeke Cardozo (Mile)

FEMALE SCORES:

Grace Chisek (Dots / Jump Rope / Vertical Jump / Sit-Ups)

Akira Hill (Triple Jump / Shuttle Run / 40)

Kaitlyn Angelo (Push-Ups / Pull-Ups)

Abby Whorton (Bench Press)

Sue Weckwerth (Mile)

Interested students can apply at https://www.spectrumhealthlakeland.org/how-we-compare/volunteer.

Goal: 100% of Seniors will complete at least 2 college applications in October.

College Campus Visits:

9th Graders TBD - SMC (mid to late November)

10th Graders TBD

11th Graders TBD - Combined 11th/12th trip to Hope (45 students, tentatively Oct. 27)

12th Graders TBD

Presentations/Activities:

Oct 31st College Admissions Presentation in all English 12 classes.

Oct 16th–College Admissions Night 6 pm for parents from Ben Spencer SMC

Oct 19th evening college fair tables set up at parent teacher conferences.

Oct 20 College Fair for students 8:15-11:40

Dec 4th FAFSA Night for Parents 6pm

Dec 4th FAFSA presentation in all English 12 Classes

Mondays: Jeans day for all faculty and staff wearing college gear to school! All students are encouraged to wear their college gear!

Oct 9–Staff Group Picture

Oct 16 MSU vs. U of M Gear Day

Oct 23

Oct 30

In English 12 classes: students write a college comparison paper; they research careers, scholarships, and colleges in a program called Xello.

College Application Days in English 12 on Oct 19th and Oct 30th; Seniors complete an LMC application. Students also sign up for the Common App and start adding schools to their list.

Staff bulletin board: I went to college and you can too! A banner will be created and placed in the hall from the first college gear day with as many faculty as possible.

Daily trivia in the announcements and a prize for the first student responder with the correct answer every day of the month.

Public gauge of FAFSA completion rate and college application rate posted in hall. Thank you to advanced art students for creating this.

Tags on senior lockers to all of the places that each senior has applied.

A sign placed outside each teacher’s door that reads I attended College. Ask me about it! (with the institution attended)

Each day of the month teachers will be assigned one day to talk to all of there classes about the following: Where they went, why they chose that school, how they paid for it, what they studied, what they participated in, what they liked/disliked, knowing what they know now what they night have done differently, etc.

Watervliet Public Schools apologizes for the errant robo-calls late Tuesday evening of this week. This was not a result of WPS error, but rather a technical glitch from our vendor.

We alerted the vendor of the issue when they opened this morning. They made the fix, stress-tested their systems, and have assured us that this error will not happen again. Additionally, you will see a Watervliet Schools' phone number on future automated calls, not an Arkansas or Virginia number.

Again, we are sorry for the inconvenience and our provider has assured us it will not happen again.

Wesco is honored to be a part of every community in which each of our 55 locations resides. We are also fortunate enough to have the ability to give back to these communities. Through our relationship with Pepsi, $20,000 of fountain profits will be given to local public high schools like yours.

Every Wesco location will donate one cent from each fountain drink sold to local public high schools during October, November, and December. Pepsi has committed to donating up to $20,000 of fountain cup proceeds. Each Public High School will receive a minimum of $100. The rest of the $20,000 pledge will be distributed according to sales.

As one of the high schools selected, you will be notified of the amount collected from your local Wesco in early January. We are excited to work with Pepsi on this generous giving program for our local public education.

New for the 23-24 school year is Enrollment Express Forms through our student information system., Powerschool. We will not be sending home paper forms this year for returning students. All forms will be updated and/or completed online through Watervliet PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Below are the instructions to complete the registration/enrollment process for the new school year.

Step 1: Set up a PowerSchool account. If you do not already have a PowerSchool account, you can set up one by doing the following:

A. Open the Internet browser on your computer.

B. Type https://watervlietpowerschool.berrienresa.org/public/home.html into the address bar.

C. Click on the CREATE ACCOUNT tab. You must create a parent account.

D. Fill in the information requested for your desired username and password. You will need to confirm your email before you move to the next step.

If you already have a parent account, log into it and select ACCOUNT PREFERENCES and add student on the student tab. Their Access ID and Access Password will also need to be ttyped exactly s it appears on the welcome letter.

If you forgot your username or password, click on Forgot Username or Password on the parent portal sign in screen.

Step 2: Complete Enrollment Forms

In PowerSchool, select the student you are enrolling and click on the FORMS link with the left navigation menu. Click ENROLLMENT. You will navigate through several forms. Please make sure that you complete all forms.

Step 3: Provide Documentation

If you are unable to upload documentation vis the document upload elements on the form, please bring the following documentation to your school office from 7:30 AM -3:00 PM.

If you have questions, please call the school office at 269.463.0730 between 7:30 AM -3:00 PM, Monday -Friday.

WHS has a PBIS team that includes parents, teachers, students, and staff. PBIS is a system of positive behavior and supports in the building that define expectations for kids and guide their decision making and behavior. The team meets on the last Monday of the month at 3:15 to review, update and add to our PBIS plan in the building. We are currently looking for additional parents to add to this team for the 23-24 school year. Our next meeting is Monday, October 30th at 3:15 PM in the high school media center. If you would like to join the team, or just come to learn more about it, please email Ms. Powers at cpowers@watervlietps.org or Dr. Mosher, who serves as the chair of the team at donya.mosher@watervlietps.org.

We want all of our parents to be able to access their child's grades and progress in Canvas at any time. Please follow the directions below in order to access Canvas for your child this year !

For information and directions on how to use your parent Canvas account to check grades, view assignments or message teachers, visit www.watervlietps.org and click on the Canvas for Parents Link in the middle of the homepage.

Here is the direct link too. https://www.watervlietps.org/o/wps/page/canvas-resources

Oct 16 College Admissions Informational Night 6 pm

Oct 18 SAC 7:30 AM

Oct 19 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7 pm

Oct 20 ½ day; College Fair

Oct 20 9th Grade Career Pathway Day Berrien RESA

Oct 23 Fall Band Concert

Oct 25 Early Release Day

Oct 25 Picture Retake Day

Oct 26 Fall Choir Concert

Oct 27 End of MP 1

Nov 1 Early Release Day

Nov 1 SAC 7:30 AM

Nov 3 October Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Nov 15 Early Release Day

Nov 15 SAC 7:30 AM

Nov 16 Military Informational Night 6 pm

Nov 22 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF

November 23/24 Thanksgiving Break

Nov 27 FAFSA Informational Night 7 pm

Nov 29 Early Release Day

Nov 29 PAC 6 pm

Nov 29 SAC 7:30 AM

Nov 30 Blood Drive

Dec 1 Progress Reports

Dec 1 November Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Dec 6 Early Middle College Informational Night 6 pm

Dec 13 Early Release Day

Dec 13 Career Fair

Dec 13 SAC 7:30 AM

Dec 14 Winter Band Concert

Dec 18 Winter Choir Concert

Dec 20 PAC 6 pm

Dec 25-Jan 5 Winter Break

Jan 8 Return to School

Jan 10 Early Release Day

Jan 10 SAC 7:30 AM

Jan 12 December Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Jan 17-19 Half Days for Exams

Jan 22 Start of Semester 2

Jan 24 Early Release Day

Jan 24 SAC 7:30 AM

Jan 24 Senior /Scholarships Informational Night 6 pm

Jan 31 Early Release Day

Jan 31 PAC 6 pm

Feb 2 January Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Feb 5-9 Winterfest Week

Feb 7 SAC 7:30 AM

Feb 8 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7 pm

Feb 9 Half Day Start of Mid Winter Break

Feb 12 No School Mid Winter Break

Feb 15 Pre Festival Band Concert

Feb 19 MCTI/Project Search Informational Night 6 pm

Feb 21 SAC 7:30 AM

Feb 22 Pre Festival Choir Concert 6:30 pm

Feb 23 Progress Reports

Feb 28 Early Release Day

Feb 28 PAC 6 pm

Mar 1 February Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Mar 6 SAC 7:30 AM

Mar 12 LMC Accommodations Informational Night 6 pm

Mar 13 Early Release Day

Mar 20 SAC 7:30 AM

Mar 21 Van Buren Tech Informational Night 6 pm

Mar 27 PAC 6 pm

Mar 27 Early Release Day

Mar 28 End of MP 3

Mar 29 Good Friday No School

Mar 29-Apr 5 Spring Break

Apr 8 School Resumes

April 11 Work Keys testing for Juniors

Apr 12 March Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

Apr 17 Early Release Day

Apr 17 SAC 7:30 AM

Apr 18 SAT for JUNIORS, PSAT for 9th and 10th Graders

Apr 19 MSTEP for Juniors (Science and Social Studies)

Apr 22 Dual Enrollment Informational Night 6 pm

Apr 24 PAC 6 pm

May 1 Early Release Day

May 1 Decision Day 10 am (Seniors)

May 1 SAC 7:30 AM

May 3 Progress Reports

May 3 April Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

May 9 Blood Drive

May 11 PROM 7-11 PM; place TBD

May 15 Early Release Day

May 15 Senior Awards Night 6 pm

May 15 SAC 7:30 AM

May 16 Spring Band Concert

May 22 PAC 6 pm

May 21-23 Senior Exams Days

May 23 Spring Choir Concert

May 24 Seniors’ Last Day

May 24 Car Parade

May 27 Memorial Day; No School

May 29 Baccalaureate 6 pm (Seniors)

May 29 SAC 7:30 AM

May 30 Senior Picnic/School visits and grad practice

May 31 May Student of the Month Breakfast 8:15 AM

May 31 Graduation 6:30 pm

June 3 Underclassmen Awards; time TBD

June 4-6 Half Days for Exams

June 6 Last Day of School