STURGIS

HIGH SCHOOL

216 Vinewood Avenue

Sturgis, Michigan

49091

SSSS HHHH SSSS � Ron Ehlers, Principal � High School office: (269) 659-1515

� Jessica Bucklin, Assistant Principal � Guidance office: (269) 659-1520

~ June 2017 ~

As we wind down another successful year here at Sturgis High School, we congratulate the many students

who have attained honors and awards in a variety of categories. They truly set themselves apart by their

hard work and dedication. We also take a moment to congratulate the 2017 graduates and are so thankful

for what they have meant to our Sturgis High School community over the last four years. We also thank

our retiring teachers Mr. Stark, Mr. Evans, Mr. Miller, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Watson, for their many years

of service. Well done students and staff!

We will continue to provide a wide variety of options

for our students and are currently developing the

course schedule for next year. Our daily schedule

will remain the same. Our “Early Middle College”

option has been very successful, allowing students to

follow a five year path for both their high school

diploma and community college degree or certifi-

cate. You may call our guidance office for addition-

al information on our current options.

Continue to check our school calendar on our web-

site for details of these and other events. Thank

you for your continued support of our students and

programs here at Sturgis High School. I hope you

have an enjoyable summer!

Ron Ehlers Ron Ehlers Ron Ehlers Ron Ehlers Principal

Don’t forget! The Gesundheit! Student Help and Healing Center is open all

summer!! Have you heard of us? We have been here for 2 years and are growing. We provide ser-

vices for students similar to a primary care provider— from acute illness to complete physicals and

everything in between. Students, if you do not have a regular healthcare center we can be your pri-

mary care provider. We offer a Nurse Prac%%oner for health care needs and a Licensed Professional

Counsellor for behavioral health issues such as depression, anxiety and behavior problems.

So students… if you are in need of immuniza%ons or a physical why not get it done over the summer

before school starts and avoid the rush. If you do not have insurance we can help you navigate the

market place for enrollment opportuni%es.

We are located in Medical Commons II building (next door to the Dollar General in Maplecrest Plaza.)

We are open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30-4:00.

Call to make an appointment at 269-659-6519.

Are you an incoming freshman? If so, please join us for

Freshman Focus Orientation 2017!

What is Freshman Focus? Freshman Focus Orientation is a one-day camp to get you excited about and familiar with Stur-

gis High School. There will be lots of crazy activities that will be fun, energetic, creative and pos-

itive!

Who can participate?

All incoming SHS Freshmen are invited to this totally FREE event!

When? August 8, 2017 11:30 – 3:00. All Activities will be held at Sturgis High School, 216 Vinewood Ave, Sturgis, MI 49091 GREAT! HOW CAN I SIGN UP?

Head to the Sturgis Public Schools main webpage, sturgisps.ss7.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=396556&pageId=396564, and look for the link on that page

Sturgis Community Pool - Summer Recreation Hours -

Monday thru Friday: 1:00—5:00pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings: 7:00—8:30pm Saturday: 2:00—5:00pm Pool rates for students are $3.00 per session, or $28 for a 10-punch card; annual membership is $115.00. Summer lessons start the week of June 12th. For more information, contact the pool at 269-659-1585, or visit their website at sturgisps.org/Athletics/Pool.

Summer transportation information

The St. Joseph County Transportation Authority operates the Circle Line

buses which are often seen in our area. There are many pick up locations

around town, including Sturgis Hospital, Village Manor apartments, Kroger,

Sturgis Library and Walmart. The Circle Line is also available in

Three Rivers. In Sturgis the cost is $1.00 per destination.

For more information and to check schedule times, please use the

Circle Line phone number 855-626-7379.

RelayRelayRelayRelay forforforfor Life!Life!Life!Life! A big shout out to our staff and students! With the great fundraising efforts of our ESL department and the generosity of our staff and students, SHS was able to raise $1,609 for Relay for Life! And our prize for this great success?? A very bald Mr. Evans! Our thanks to Julie Brown from Catch a Wave for creating Mr. Evans’ new style.

Before...

During...

AFTER!!

Mathematics! The semi-annual Algebra 2 review session was held at

the high school on Sunday, June 10th. Mrs. Kubasiak

and Mrs. Green welcomed just over sixty students at

5pm to prepare for their exam.

Students studied with their friends, had an opportunity

to get some help and enjoy a little dinner. “Having a

review session outside of the school day gives the stu-

dents an opportunity to focus on studying, yet work

with their teachers in a comfortable atmosphere.”

STURGIS HIGH SCHOOL TALENT SHOW By Tammy Ehlert Eleven acts took to the stage Thursday, April 20, for the annual Sturgis High School talent show. Students, guests and judges enjoyed singing, dancing, music and magic. The panel of judges consisted of Rheta Erts, Scott Swihart and Megan Yoder. They rated each act in five categories and the total points determined the top 3 acts. Students were able to vote for their favorite act during lunch and the top 3 were the “Students Choice Awards”. This year the judges and the students only agreed on first place. First place for both went to Brenno Aqui-no performing an original rap. The judge's second place went to Abdiel Cardiel and Edwin Andersen for break dancing. Third place was Dale Harker who mesmerized the crowd with his magic act. The students awarded second place to the band “5 Guys, Guitars & Fries”, otherwise known as Dennis DeMott, Sean Kosman, Matt Polzin, Dakota Wilson & Alex Young. They had the school rocking with their version of “Johnny B Goode”. Third place went to senior Hannah Carlos singing “Lost Boy” while accom-panied by Bryce Napier on piano. Juniors, Dontae Brown and Tre Fuller were the MC’s. They did a great job keeping the audience enter-tained between acts. Ken Mills makes the show a success by running the sound and lights. A special farewell needs to be said to senior Brenno Aquino. He has performed in the talent show all four years as either a solo act or part of a group. He has won first place from both judges and students 3 out of the 4 years and came in second place one year! It has been quite a run for a very talented young man! Brenno, you will be missed! Other acts featured: Isaac Harper & Paige Pattison – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Lela Rackley – “That’s What You Get” Natalia White – “Skyscraper” Bri Billman – “Listen” Rowan Klar – “When” Jessica Tschannen – “Towers”

K�� C���!

Key Club completed 19 community service events this year. Our club was made up of 142 SHS students

who completed a total of over 1,000 community service hours.

Some of our events included-

Trine University Zombie 5k

Lake Area Vet Paws for a Cause Elementary School Egg Hunt

Kiwanis Boots and Shoes Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Exchange Club Battle Royle at the Doyle Teacher Appreciation Flowers

Phenomenal results from B.P.A. Nationals! Congratulations to the four SHS students who recently participated in BPA Nationals. They

competed against the best of the best in the nation.

Noah Kinsey ~ Jeremy Frohriep ~ Michael De Young ~ Hersh Vakharia

Taking 4th Place was the Software Engineering Team of Jeremy, Michael, Hersh (and Na-

than Moore.) The team had five months to work on a HUGE project, given a topic and ru-

bric. Hersh successfully took 11th Place in C# Computer Programming.

It is worth noting that Hersh, Jeremy, Michael, and Nathan are all 100% self-taught. Mr.

Leach provides resources and projects for programming students to work on; their interest

drives their education. However, it is anticipated that St. Joseph County CTE will begin of-

fering a formal Programming Class for students to fully take advantage of their interests.

Business Professionals of America is a national organization for high school, college, and

middle school students interested in preparing for careers in business, finance and manage-

ment information systems. The organization’s activities and programs complement class-

room instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills

learned at school. Students at the high school who are interested in BPA may join, but it is

not mandatory.

The Guys & Girls

after school program

enjoyed an end of

year celebration at

the Detroit Zoo!

Life Sports and Fitness ~ Health ~ Women’s Fitness

At right, Health

class learns the

impact of alcohol

on vision!

At left, Omar Perez is ensuring a

good grade in his Marriage and

Parenting class by caring for his

assigned baby non-stop over a

weekend! That means taking him

along to after school sports events,

too!!

Life Sports and Fitness ~ Health ~ Women’s Fitness

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Women's Fitness and Life Sports and Fitness Spring

Canoe trip!

We paddled 10 miles down the Pigeon River, starting at the Trading Post Canoe Livery and ending at the Ontario Dam ~ an absolutely gorgeous day!

ORCHESTRA NEWS!

Members of the orchestra's senior class took a trip to Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. The students were given a private tour of the Field Museum research facilities by Director of Exhibitions, Mr. Jaap Hoogstraten, went to the Lincoln Park Zoo, The Art Insti-tute, and a performance of "Aladdin" at the Palace Thea-ter. It was a great weekend trip with students who have been with the program mostly from grade five all the way to senior year.

The orchestra had their final concert on Thursday, May 18th at the Sturges-Young Auditorium. Seniors were recognized and awards given. Awards included: Janeht Carrasco and Claire Johnson - Director's Award, Skyler Santori - Arion Award and Departmental Award, and Matthew Polzin - National School Orchestra Award.

The students involved in theater at Sturgis High School presented a Readers Theater production of James Thurber stories on June 8th and 9th in the Eastwood cafeteria. All stories were by the mid-20th century author and humorist James Thurber and included many of his modern fables as well as "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and other stories.

Congratulations to the following art students who have been selected to be part of the 2017 Partners In Art display sponsored by the Sturgis Council for the Arts:

Hannah Bowen Jade Meyers Rebecca French Evelyn Avila Kristen Wilson Skyler Go+schalk Aimi He+inger Marah Jandreau Jami Myers Aleese Rohr

SHS Artists!

The two photos at right are from our photography class and will be displayed at the Sturges-Young Auditorium next fall as part of the Partners in Art pro-gram. Aleese Rohr created the top photo for the assignment "painting with light" Marah Jandreau took her photo for her 4nal series dealing with the human condition. Both of these photos plus art-work from other high school students will be available to be rented from local busi-nesses for display through-out the year.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: In Compliance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educa-tion Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1977, it is the policy of the Sturgis Public Schools District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participa-tion in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment. For information, contact: Julie Evans, Assistant Superintendent, 107 W. West Street, Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-659-1500 DECLARACION DE NO DISCRIMINACION: En cumplimiento con el Titulo VI del Acta de Derechos Civiles de 1964, el Titu-lo IX de las Enmiendas de Educación de 1972, Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, la Ley de Estadounidense con Discapacidades de 1990 y la Ley de Derechos Civiles de Elliot-Larsen de 1977, es la política del distrito de las Escuelas Públi-cas De Sturgis que ninguna persona por motivos de raza, color, religión, genero, origen nacional o ascendencia, sexo, disca-pacidad, altura, peso o estado civil sea excluida de participar en, ser negado a los servicios de, o ser sujeto a discriminación en cualquier programa, actividad, servicio o en el empleo. Para tener más información, comuníquese con: Julie Evans, Sub Directora General, 107 W. West Street Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-659-1500

SHS Fight Song

Sturgis High School we are for you, To our school we’ll always be true. The teams are on the field to fight

We’ll yell with all our might –rah, rah, rah!

Sturgis, to you we’ll be true, Whether we win or lose—we’ll win! So get in the fray and we’ll win

today, Sturgis High School we love you!

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES FOR

TITLE VI OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 1972

SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990

ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1977

Section I

Any person believing that the Sturgis Public School District or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (2) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or (4) Title II of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 may bring forward a complaint, which shall be referred to as a grievance to:

Julie Evans, Assistant Superintendent Sturgis Public Schools 107 W. West Street Sturgis, MI 49091 269-659-1500

Section II

The person who believes a valid basis for grievance exists shall discuss the grievance informally and on a verbal basis with the Assistant Superintendent, who shall in turn investigate the complaint and reply with an answer within five (5) business days.

If the complainant feels the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved, s/he may initiate formal proce-dures according to the following steps.

Step 1

A written statement of the grievance signed by the complainant shall be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent within five (5) business days of receipt of answers to the informal complaint. The As-sistant Superintendent shall further investigate the matters of grievance and reply in writing to the complainant within five (5) business days.

Step 2

A complainant wishing to appeal the written (or Step 1) decision of the Assistant Superintendent may submit a signed statement of appeal to the Superintendent of Schools within five (5) business days after receipt of the Assistant Superintendent’s response. The Superintendent shall meet with all par-ties involved, formulate a conclusion, and respond in writing to the complainant within (10) business days.

Step 3

If still unsatisfied, the complainant may appeal through a signed, written statement to the Board of Education within five (5) business days of receiving the Superintendent’s response in Step 2. In an attempt to resolve the grievance, the Board of Education shall meet with the concerned parties and their representative within forty (40) days of the receipt of such an appeal. A copy of the Board’s disposition of the appeal shall be sent to each concerned party within ten (10) days of this meeting. The decision of the Board of Education shall be final.

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The local Assistant Superintendent, on request, will provide the complainant with a copy of the dis-trict’s grievance procedure and investigate all complaints in accordance with this procedure.

A copy of each of the Acts and the regulations on which this notice is based may be found in the As-sistant Superintendent’s office.

STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMPLAINT FORM

Elliott-Larsen Title VI Title IX Section 504 Title II

Name: Date

Address:

(Street)

(City) (Zip)

Telephone:

(Home) (School or Work Location)

Status of person filing complaint: Student Employee

Parent/Guardian Other

Statement of Complaint (include type of discrimination charged and the specific incidents in which it occurred):

Signature of Complainant: _________________________Date Complaint Filed:

Signature of person receiving complaint:

Date Received: Complaint Number:

Complaint Authority:

Submit all copies to the local Assistant Superintendent. The person receiving the complaint will sign receipt,

date and number the complaint. One copy will be returned to the complainant, one copy will be sent to the

school or department affected by the complaint, and one copy will be retained by the Assistant Superintendent.

DISTRIBUTION: 1st copy – Assistant Superintendent

2nd copy – School/Department

3rd copy – Complainant

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: In Compliance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1977, it is the policy of the Sturgis Public Schools District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment. For infor-mation, contact: Julie Evans, Assistant Superintendent, 107 W. West Street, Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-659-1500