Clark Weekly News (9/29)

Celebrating 20 years of success!

New Info this Week (or needs to be repeated)

TODAY!!!! Friday, September 29, is your LAST CHANCE to register for Students United, a program inspiring our next generation of leaders. Unlock 20-30 volunteer hours while diving into the remarkable world of our non-profit partners. It's a chance to make a difference and grow as a leader. Secure your spot NOW and be part of something amazing!

Register at: unitedwaymartin.org/StudentsUnited

SGA Friday Fill in: Friday fill ins are tidbits of important info for students to know. Today’s Friday fill in is about getting help with Math at Clark.Are you looking to get your grade up in your math classes?

●Scan the QR code around school or click the link for free peer tutoring services!

Clark’s peer tutoring is run by Mu Alpha Theta that meets the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month after school in Ms. Ballard’s room.
●https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdv_0OjGbnbNOWJmPtzqj9Wb9PX5n4CXAUZ_2UbHZy7wiQOVw/viewform

Wear Orange on Monday! Monday is World Day of Bullying Prevention. Don't be a bystander and show you will take a stand to say something if you see bullying or just mean behavior.

Nominate a peer for the October pillar of Trustworthiness by emailing Ms. Stastny kstastny@irsc.edu

Clark’s Performance Club is looking for singers, actors, musicians, and performers of all types to come to our next meeting on 10/12 in room 129 after school. We want to host a Talent Show to show off all of the talented students here at Clark. We look forward to seeing you!!! More info... see Ms H is room 129

The Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center has a number of programs coming up including “Estuaries Day” TOMORROW between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. There will be nature walks, arts and crafts, fishing and water quality demos, tours, and a lot more! They are also looking for volunteers for future beach cleanups and for other programs.

Attention Seniors: If you are doing your Internship in the spring, please check your email for an important message from Dr. Bonds regarding Internship placements.

Clark will have a few seats open in grades 10 and 11 in January. If you know someone who is ready to transfer, please have them apply asap. http://www.clarkadvancedlearningcenter.org/p/10/admissions

The Clark Debate Team is raising money to travel to national competition this year in Virginia and Boston. We appreciate any donations that would help us get there!!

http://raise.snap.app/fundraisers/clark-advanced-learning-center-debate-team-2023?share_type=clipboard

Girl Up/ UNICEF will be collecting hygiene products in October for SafeSpace.

UNICEF will be assisting Elev8hope to fill at least 25 Thanksgiving baskets.

Stay tuned for details on how many hours you can earn and specific items requested.

Parents- please check your SPAM email. We have heard some teacher emails are going to spam... and we also need to check ours as staff as sometimes your emails filter to our spam. THANKS!

Absence reporting: If your student must be absent, please email kfarias1@irsc.edu or call 772-419-5754

Celebrations and Gratitude

Way to Go Wednesday -Way to go to Katalin Watkins for being helpful and kind to others and assisting others in understanding the school expectations.

Shout out to Ms Stastny and Dr. Bonds for a great Senior night! Seniors if you did not make it last night your folders are up front.

Thank you to Dr. Bonds for organizing the volunteer fair yesterday.

Thanks to the family of Gavin and Brooke Calderon duPlooy for the staff breakfast from Panera!

Monday is National Custodian Appreciation Day and we have 3 of the absolute BEST physical plant/maintenance/grounds/custodial team members EVER! Make sure to say thank you to Mr. Omar, Mr. Fernando, and Mr. Joey next week as they truly make us #ClarkProud with their dedication to our school, students, and staff!!!

SHHHHHH....Next Saturday is Officer Hines' birthday. Many of you may not know that he has a Doctorate in Divinity and leads a church in Pahokee. We are SO lucky to have him on our team! Students- please make sure to sign his card starting next Tuesday at the front desk.

Families- If you would like to make a contribution to his church, feel free to send in any donations to Dr. Judd/Mrs. Villwock no later than Friday morning. Clark staff will be making a gift in his honor and we'd love to increase it if you want to give any amount to his mission.

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SYATP

First Priority participated in the national “See You at the Pole” on Wednesday morning at 7:20 a.m. More people attended, but Dr. Judd was late to take a photo!

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Interact Roadside Clean Up

Thanks to members who joined with our sponsoring Rotary Club to make a difference in the community!

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Ed Foundation says THANKS

Senior Savannah Hardaway heard the plea for help and spend her Thursday helping prepare books for elementary schools!

Student Activity and Community Service Info

NEW SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

The Education Foundation is looking for volunteers any day of the week (Monday-Friday) between 9am-5pm. We have lots of books that need to be sorted, stamped and boxed. These books will be going into our “For the Love of Reading” Book Vending Machines.

If interested please call Jean at The Education Foundation of Martin County at 772-600-8062.

MARTIN COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION: Fall Fest & Halloween Movie Night

Friday, October 27, 2023 from 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of games and activities ranging from arts & craft attendants, costume contest judges, set up crew, field games organizers, parking attendants and cleaning staff. These volunteers would be responsible for assisting in handing out pumpkins, working with children in arts and crafts, and registering families in the costume contest, along with a variety of other duties.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4BABAB2AA4FC1-fall3/97634040

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Have you been looking for extra volunteer opportunities? Or a new club to help you stay involved in your community? Well luckily we have the solution for you, UNICEF club! Join us on Thursdays at 12:15 in the dome. Hope to see y'all there!

Interact will be raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in October, Check out the flyer for the upcoming LLS events.

HOSA Info:

October 28, 2023 - HOSA is hosting a community service project to support the Making Strides for Breast Cancer Walk in Stuart. Students can either join our community service project and/or support the cause by walking in the event too. The link to RSVP in RiverLife is https://irsc.campuslabs.com/engage/event/9223315. This is important to track attendance. If the students wish to walk too and support the cause, they can click on the QR code created for HOSA by the American Cancer Society of Treasure Coast.

SGA meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 2:30-3:30 in the Knowledge Room. Anyone interested in Student Government should contact ahutches@irsc.edu for details!

Investment Club meets Tuesday during lunch in Room 134 (Mr. Judd’s room). These meetings are held every week at the same time, and anyone can join. If you are interested in the stock market and associated investments, check out the Investment Club!

First Priority' meets every Wednesday during lunch in the dome!! Bring your friends and we'll see you there!!

Interact Club meetings are help every Monday at lunch in the dome. These meetings are held every week at the same time, and anyone can join. Interact is a great place to make new friends while learning leadership skills and earning volunteer hours by participating in the many events held by Interact each year.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

You can make a difference by volunteering at the South Florida Fair events. See our social media for details.

THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IS LOOKING FOR YOU! Some of the things you could help out with: Workshops, Field Trip Tours, Administrative/Office and Special Events.

There are many opportunities to make a difference in our community. To find an opportunity that may be a good fit for you go to discovermartin.com and search Voluntourism Opportunities or look in the newsletter for the link.

Volunteers are wanted to walk dogs through an agencies Memorial Garden for exercise and socialization. Shifts are 2 hours. Must be able to handle 50 pounds and be able to bend and lift animals. 16+ please email kstacey@unitedwaymartin.org

Suzanne Martin-Rowell is a Clark parent, but also a Pre-K ESE Teacher at Citrus Grove Elementary. She is always looking for our students to help in her room. She can be reached at

772-223-2513 X61235 ROWELLS@martinschools.org

RSVP and/or sign up to help here!

Volunteer Needs and sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AAAAF2DA3F94-44710309-bingo

RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVheBPjEUHVBUdPwfRXLgkz9iUrb5_sqFVbTn17ITZ7767Kw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Save the Dates

Thursday, Oct. 5. @ 6:00 pm- PASS Meeting (Partnering Around Student Success) TOPIC: TBD

Friday, October 6- PSAT juniors

Tuesday, October 10 PSAT for all Grade 10

Thursday, Oct. 19 Grade 10 and 11 Parent/ Student Info Night 6:00 pm

Friday, October 20 Bingo Night

**Stakeholder Survey Week** Oct 23-27

Wednesday, Oct. 25 10th/11th grade photo retake day- LAST CHANCE!

Thursday, October 26- Blood Drive

Friday, November 3- ASVAB/Fall Dance

Monday, November 13- CPR for all Juniors. 8:45-9:45

Link to the Clark calendar: http://www.clarkadvancedlearningcenter.org/uploads/docs/blocks/347/23-24-clark-calendar-final-student-version.pdf

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

A famous artist once said, “There is peace even in the storm." As we wrap up a month dedicated to Suicide Prevention and that includes the International Day of Peace. Remember that only you can control your behavior. If you or someone you know are overwhelmed, hurt or struggling, please seek help. If you have been unkind or unhelpful, think of ways to settle your thoughts and actions. Perhaps:

Engage in less drama and increase positive thoughts
Seek assistance to deal with difficult emotions
Use clear judgment when dealing with stressful challenges
Get better sleep quality, put the devices down earlier
Seek help if you can’t seem to break a pattern of negative behavior

Hispanic Heritage Month continues!

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The following was shared on announcements this week:

Carlos Santana was the first Hispanic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 1998. His distinctive guitar rifts and an unmistakable tone are among the few trademark guitar sounds in rock & roll.
Carlos Finlay. Finlay was born in 1833 in Cuba. His mother was French and his father, a doctor, was Scottish. The couple relocated to Cuba before his birth and embraced the country as their own, but as their son became old enough for school, they sent him to Europe for his education. As a doctor, Finlay was also a devoted scientific researcher and was fascinated by epidemiology (the study of disease). Cuba often had outbreaks of yellow fever and malaria, and Finlay spent his spare time trying to find the cause. His focus was on yellow fever. In 1881, he was invited to present a paper to the International Sanitary Commission that was meeting in Washington, D.C. His talk put forward his belief that the vector for yellow fever was the mosquito. Because of his passion for learning and seeing a need, his work has helped to decrease the deaths from mosquito borne illnesses.

Info from Ms. Stastny

ALL STUDENTS

PSAT Prep Are you taking the PSAT in October? Did you know it is now on the computer? You can download and get familiar with the testing platform as well as take a practice test. Visit: Bluebook Digital Testing for Students | College Board for more information Once downloaded, you will login with "Your College Board Account Login" Don't have one yet? This is a great time to make one!
Do you know where you want to attend college? As I continue to receive tons of emails from many different colleges and some presenting different opportunities, I'm going to add this information to my Prospective Colleges and Offerings Google Doc
Case Western Reserve University is currently accepting student applications for our Diversity Overnight program on Nov. 12 and 13. Applications are due by Oct. 2. Case Western Reserve will cover the cost of meals and lodging for students accepted to this program. Apply Here: Application Due 10/2

SENIORS -

Senior Info Night - The presentation was emailed Wed. morning. Remember – many of the things we talked about at the info night are available on the Clark website under the Guidance section – www.clarkalc.net. For those parents and students who were in attendance, I would ask that you please take 1-2 minutes and complete the following survey regarding the presentation: https://forms.gle/mo5eRRrffBSwEAgp8 . Thank you!
Bright Futures Application Opens Sunday!
You can find the link here: https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPHome/SAPHome Students must submit a completed Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) to OSFA for programs denoted by an asterisk (*). In order to apply for State Scholarship & Grant Programs, a student must first Create a Student Account. (this link isn't available until 10/1) After logging into your account, you may proceed to complete the FFA
Complete the Grad Bash Survey that was emailed to you (or click here: https://forms.gle/t6M16q6X6sZWUPws7)
The $cholar$hip Bulletin 2023-2024 is a list of scholarships that might not be included on GoingMerry and may have varying deadlines. I encourage you to visit this Bulletin regularly as it is constantly updated and follow unique guidelines and deadlines posted! Let me know if you need any help with any of the applications.
Florida Tech (Florida Institute of Technology) Students who earn Bright Futures Florida Academic Award could attend Florida Tech tuition free! Student who qualify for Bright Futures FAS are eligible to be considered for a Panther Distinguished Scholar Award, a combination of scholarships and grants that covers FULL TUITION plus facilities and activities fees. To be considered: complete the FFAA, qualify for Bright Futures FAS, Apply and be admitted to Florida Tech as a full time, on campus degree seeking student by 2/1/24, complete the FAFSA, and Complete the Florida Tech Panther Distinguished Scholar application by 2/1/24. admissions.fit.edu/register/pds
$48K Windward Spirit Scholarship
- Eligibility: Any high school or undergraduate student who is striving to make a difference may apply for this scholarship. To apply, offer your thoughts and/or ideas about the 'Ode To Millennials-Gen Z text' found on our scholarship page.
- Amount: $48,000
- Winners: 16 ($3,000 each)
- Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2023
- Scholarship link: https://bold.org/scholarships/windward-spirit-scholarship/

Crane Award Nominations due October 13 - PLEASE SUBMIT!

Nominations needed! Is there a staff member who has made a difference in your life (students) or your child's life (parents)? If so, each month we award 2 staff members with the traveling Crane Award at our all staff meeting. To submit a nomination, please email ljudd@irsc.edu

Info to know-- AKA older info

If you did not purchase a package on or prior to underclass picture day, you can log in at http://cady.com/orderphotos to view and order your 2022-2023 school pictures today!

We have updated our mass communication system/ OneCall (robocalls). You will need to Opt in for texting on the one call notification system. Text the word Alert to 22300

Any flyers, posters, advertisements, drawings or quotes posted or left in the bathrooms, tables, etc. MUST be approved by administration. If you are posting/leaving unapproved items, there will be consequences assigned in accordance with the code of conduct.

Welcome to our new Student Services Specialist, Mrs. Farias!!!! She will be handling all attendance, records, medical issues, and more! For absence notes or to pick up a student, etc., please contact her at kfarias1@irsc.edu or 772-419-5754. We are thrilled to have her on board!

Students who owe money to the snack cart for Debate MUST pay up this week before this becomes a discipline event. It is located in the front office.

Juniors who have signed up for the PSAT, please remember to bring your $18 to Ms. Stastny or the front office.

Entering Community Service Hours

Login to your FOCUS portal
Under Forms --> Select Community Service Hours Student Tracker
Complete all required information
Complete the Community Service Information
A letter signed by your supervisor, an email confirming your hours, or a community service form must be uploaded for your hours to be approved.
When you are finished make sure to click " Submit Request ".

We are pleased to announce that Brainfuse is now the official online tutoring platform of IRSC and is available to all IRSC students. Students have access to:

Live Tutoring 24/7 for help with a wide range of academic subjects, including English, Spanish, science, math, and business courses, among others;
Tutor Office Hours and Tutor Match, which connect IRSC tutors to students to assist with mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, English, and other fundamentals;
The Writing Lab, which allows students to submit their writing assignments and receive meaningful feedback within 24 hours.

Students have immediate access to 10 hours of Brainfuse tutoring each semester, with additional hours available upon review. Students access Brainfuse through Blackboard by clicking on Online Tutoring at the top of the screen.

Paper tutoring is LIVE and ready to help you be successful in all academic areas. Log on to app.paper.co, select the "Log in with email or SSO instead" tab, and select "Sign in with Google". Your user name is your Clark email and your password is your 4300.

WiFi password- Cranes1!

Lunch

Order before 9 am using this link. The link can also be found on the front page of the Clark website. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfj5uvpXHQMEZm2RRjS8ZaUFXF7pxoYXZyNPXO1IAelVkdhHA/viewform
To apply for free/reduced lunch, fill out the application here: MySchoolApps.com

Technology

Laptop issues- see Mr. Watson to document and/or get fixed ASAP. There can be a couple week turnaround and currently we have no spare laptops to issue.
Unauthorized apps. If you have downloaded anything that is not school related, we will be auditing all laptops next week, so go ahead and delete all unauthorized apps now.

Parent Needs/Info: