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April 2013

Superintendent's Corner . . .

JAY NEWS

SHEPHERD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Superintendent’s Corner, Shepherd Public Schools is updating K-12 mathematics. This school year Winn piloted a program called Math Expressions and we are delighted that all K-5 classrooms will be using the program next year. The middle school will be using an updated version of CMP (Connected Mathematics Pro-ject); one of the concerns with the previous version was a lack of support for parents to help their children. The new version comes with an updated website to provide parent and student support. Over the past few years all Shepherd High School and Odyssey mathematics teachers have partici-pated in EMATHS trainings (Embracing Mathematics, Assessment, & Technology in High Schools) . They will continue to implement additional EMATHS activities. More students will be encouraged to dual enroll and earn college credit for advanced mathematics classes taken during high school. Substantial work has been done to align our curriculum with the new Common Core State Standards and provide more vertical alignment K-12. If you would like more information please visit the web-sites below. As always, if you ever have questions please contact your child’s teacher or principal. Math Expressions for Families http://www.eduplace.com/parents/mthexp/ Parent Overview – Math Expressions http://kaukauna.k12.wi.us/Schools/quinney/Electa%20Quinney%20Documents/Math%20Exp%20-%20Math%20Showcase%20Parent%20Program%20Overview.pdf Overview Video - Connected Mathematics Project 3 http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS1yJe&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=&PMDbCategoryId=806&PMDbSubCategoryId=25741&PMDbSubjectAreaId=&PMDbProgramId=110081 Overview EMATHS (Embracing Mathematics, Assessment, & Technology in High Schools) http://www.misd.net/mathematics/EMATHS.htm

Common Core State Standards – Mathematics http://www.corestandards.org/Math

Shepherd Elementary April 2013

Winn Elementary

The students and staff would like to thank the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe for the many wonderful new books we were able to purchase with grant money we received from

them. We were able to purchase over $8,000 worth of new books spanning all levels of Kindergarten through 5th grade. Most of the materials purchased were non-fiction to up-date our collection and meet the new informational reading standards found in the Com-

mon Core State Standards. It's been terrific to see the excitement the students have shown when checking out these new treasures!

Mrs.Sargent's 2nd grade

class getting a first

glance at the new material!

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Jim Basketball Jones Visits Winn Elementary

BOUNCE INTO A GOOD BOOK “It’s the small things we do daily that make a BIG difference in our lives, READ every day!”

During his second visit to Winn this school year, Jim Basketball Jones focused on the importance of being able to read proficiently and how daily reading can become a healthy habit that pays big life dividends. He brings his personal struggles with dyslexia into his presentation and discusses how he refused to allow his condition to negatively impact his love for reading and learning. His character education program is loved by our students and staff. Thanks Jim Basketball Jones!

www.jimbasketballjones.com

Board of Education

Winn Elementary April 2013

WinnFit “Winn”ers “2nd” Grade Congratulations to all of our students and staff for their hard work and participation in the 6th annual WinnFit program. We have enjoyed working together as a team over the last 6 weeks and are motivated to eat healthier and exercise more. Our last WinnFit event was an evening of fun with students and families at Morey Courts. Congratulations to Mrs. Walters’ second graders for being the WinnFit “Winn”ers and Mr. Watters’ 4th graders for coming in second place. A huge thank you goes to our Parents’ Club for sponsoring this yearly event and a special thank you to Jennifer Badgero for organizing and counting our weekly bingo sheets. Small changes can lead to a lifetime of healthy habits.

Mrs. Walters’ 2nd graders

Office Name Term

President Matthew Showalter 2018

Vice President John Cline 2016

Treasurer Michael Klumpp 2014

Secretary Lisa Myers 2014

Trustee Rick D. Judge 2018

Trustee Melissa Hutchinson 2014

Trustee Gina Gross 2014

Middle School April 2013

Citizens of the month for February, 2013 are:

Back row: Mattea Goffnet, Jacob Nugent, Katelyn Hutchinson, Tiffany Mikel, Kyle Galoci, Tim Hol-liday, and Blake Opdycke

Front row: Korin Weber, Beth Troxell, Hunter Torpey, and Bryce Hegenauer

Missing: Maleka Long

Citizens of the month for March, 2013 are:

Back row: Nick Moeggenberg, Cole Fitzpatrick, Hannah Cluely, Michael Lator,

Kadin Cook, Amy Schmidt

Middle row: Nicholas Raymond, Jacob Waters, A.J. Pardy, Samantha Travis, Donelda Lawson, Brooke DeLong, and Owen Howard

Front row: Becky Davis and Alida Brune Missing: Zach Hohlbein


Ziibiwing Center visited by Eighth Grade

On March 21 and 22, Shepherd Middle School Eighth graders visited the Ziibiwing Center thanks to a grant from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. The advisories of Barrand, Ericksen, and Haag toured the center on Thursday and the advisories of Klak, Nestle, Prout, and Sickles toured the center on Friday.

The students learned to make dream catchers, examined cultural artifacts, were astounded by the interactive museum, and learned some native words by playing BINGO.

It was a worthwhile visit.


7th Grade Art Class creates colorful masks! Students in Mrs. Bleecker’s seventh grade art class looked at different masks around the world and sketched out ideas. Working with the elements of design to build a paper mache three dimensional model was fun. Adding jewels, glitter and feathers also helped to make the “magic” happen!

District Information April 2013

Athletics April 2013

Freshman Girls Basketball Team has Undefeated Season!! The Freshman Lady Jays Basketball Team finished the season with a perfect 16-0 rec-

ord!! The Lady Jays averaged 35 points a game and only gave up 17 points a game defensively. Congratulations on a great season!!!

Front row center: Grace Wolf-Ball Girl Second row left to right: Ali Artecki, Ally Ramon, Ashtyn Snyder, Tessa Cline, Car-rie Willoughby, Back row left to right: Coach Dave Gauthier, Sydney Davis, Shavonne Shanteau, Lydia Neyer, Megan Spicer, Sarah Bellinger, Kirstin Schutt-Manager, & Asst. Coach Steve Sandel

Odyssey Softball

The Odyssey Trailblazers are gearing up to kick off another softball season…right after we return from Spring Break and get out of this snow! The Trailblazers have much of its squad returning from last year, a good sign for a team that won 1st place in Grand Rapids at the Spring Swing In-vitational Tournament, and then came up just short in the state finals. Odyssey lost in the champi-onship game to Grand Rapids Crossroads, finishing the season with a 13-2 record. With a veteran team infused with some new talent, the group looks to improve on last year’s record by at least one game. As a side note, last season marked a milestone for the Odyssey softball as we earned our 100th victory all time, ending the season with a win total of 104 victories since 2001.

High School Apr il 2013

The Shepherd Quiz Bowl Team had an awesome year! We started out by appearing on Quiz Central, the TV game show produced by CMU Public Television. The Varsity team finished the season with 1st place in the league with a 15-3 record. JV Team 1 did well finishing with an 8-11 record. JV Team 2 also finished in 1st place with a 17-2 record. There were a total of seven teams at the Varsity level and eight teams at the JV level. The varsity team also did outstanding at the GIRESD Bowl in February, sweeping the competition with no losses that day. The Varstiy team will be advancing to the state competition in April.

Pictured left to right

Top: Tory Childs (JV captain)

1st row: Abbey Sura, Anna Rose, Jordan Straus, Nathan Woods, Ryan Kendall, Glen Parker, Ian Tennant, Kelly Gilbert, Alex Bush, Devon Davidson, Christian Morado, Bryan Wiles, Abby Harmon (JV captain)

2nd row: James Newman, Logan Childs, Jackson Snider, Brenden Dolehanty (varsity captain), Jack McDon-ald

The 2013 GIRESD Quiz Bowl Tournament took place on Wednesday, February 13 from 4-8pm at the GIRESD building in Ithaca. High schools participating included: Alma, Ithaca, Mt. Pleasant, Shepherd and St. Louis. Third place went to Mt. Pleasant. Second place went to Alma. First place went to Shepherd. Members of the winning team are shown from left to right. Back row: Logan Childs, Brenden Dolehanty, James Newman. Front row: Alex Bush, Coach Dottie Mepham, Abby Harmon

High School April 2013

Students from Shepherd High School recently returned from Lansing and the annual Youth In Government Spring Conference. The Youth In Government program provides over 1600 high school students with a unique opportunity to become acting state legislators, lobbyists, lawyers, committee chairs, etc. In essence, the stu-dents simulate all phases and positions of the actual state government. These students are challenged with many of the issues our real legislators must face in their elected offices. Youth from throughout the state are selected as delegates from schools or YMCAs and spend months researching for the event. Students take posi-tions in the House and Senate as well as the executive branch. They work in chambers to introduce, debate and vote on proposed legislative bills that have been written by the youth legislators in their hometowns. While in Lansing for the event, the Shepherd Delegation was invited to spend some time with Representative Kevin Cotter, who is a Shepherd High School alum. The students were able to meet Representative Cotter in his office for pizza and conversation. The students were able to see Rep. Cotter's office and where he works when he is not in meetings or when the legislature is not in session. He took questions from students and lis-tened to their concerns.

(Students: Jacob Rogers, James Newman, Stephanie Pardy, Taylor Fussman, Hannah Yates, and Kennedy Winnie)

One of the highlights of being a part of Youth In Government is that the delegates actually get to go on the chamber floor, sit at the desks, use the podiums and microphones, and become legislators. Only the legisla-tors and a few select groups get the privilege of going on the chamber floor. All guests have to view the pro-ceedings from the gallery.

James Newman and Jacob Rogers on the Senate Chamber Floor

Kennedy Winnie in the House of Representa-tives Chamber


Several high school artists will be displaying their creations at the Tri Valley Leauge Art Show at Ovid-Elise High School on April 18 at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a performing talent competition as well. The artists that will have their work exhib-ited are: Molly Bradley, Betha-ny Grace, Shelby Courtney-Kyser, Jesrael Lewis, Callie Diller and Katie Crawford. The public is invited to see the art and talent show at the Ovid-Elise High School.

Mock Interview Day

Twenty-five high school students attended Mock Interview Day on Friday, March 16 at Cen-tral Michigan University’s Bovee University Center. Students participated in a professional inter-view, presented a resume & cover letter for critiquing, took part in mini-workshops, and visited Park Library. The students met with employers in their career pathway, developed employability skills and practiced life skills.

Mock Interview Day is presented by a committee representing: Area Schools, Clare-Gladwin

RESD, Middle Michigan Development Corporation, Mid-Michigan Human Resource Association, Mid-Michigan Works and MSU Extension.

Students who attended and pictured are Maikayla Bellinger, Alexa Eldred, Amber Schlorff, Hannah Yesmunt, Jordyn Loomis, Emily Davidson, Courtney Wheeler, Mick Fenton, Cody Jeffrey, Kayla Lalk, Ra-chel Travis, Sarah Roethlisberger, Hunter Rohrer, Britta-ny Smith, Gena Leksche, Adreanah Griffin-Strand, Kait-lyn Davidson, Kelsey Arsenault, Nicholas Shawboose, Clayton Hildebrand, Jordan Chamberlain, Bradley Nar-tker, Chelsea Bruner, James Travis-Shuler, and Tim Brecht. The group was chaperoned by Jeanine Bellinger and Lou Ann Schmidt.


Local Students Compete in Business Professionals of America

State Leadership Conference

Business Professionals of America is a dynamic youth organization which provides leadership and business opportunities for high school students to prepare them in their future careers.

Students participated in the State Leadership Conference on March 21-24, 2013 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More than 4,500 students representing approximately 170 schools partici-pated in the conference. They competed in various events ranging from accounting to graphic design to pub-lic speaking. Students also participated in an opening ceremony, workshops, a formal dinner, dance and an award session. Students who placed high enough are eligible to attend the BPA National Leadership Confer-ence taking place May 7-12, 2013 at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Business Professionals of America helps young people prepare themselves for business professional careers. They learn a variety of skills such as teamwork, time management, and public speaking. These skills are very beneficial as these bright, young people enter the workforce and help shape the future. BPA is an inter-curricular activity in the Business Technology Department at Shepherd High School.

Students who placed at State are Rachel Travis, 3rd in Basic Office Systems & Procedures and Taylor Priest, 4th in Fundamental Word Processing. Sarah Bellinger and Rachel Travis received their Statesman Torch Award.

The advisors are Lisa Antcliff and Jeanine Bellinger.

Taylor Priest & Rachel Travis

Pictured L to R: Taylor Priest, Hannah Yates, Rachel Buckley, Kaylie Rhynard, Rachel Travis, Breana Robert-son, Claire Doty, Sydney Davis, and Sarah Bellinger

Odyssey MS/HS April 2013

Do you ever wonder how good your team building skills are?

By Nate Lovejoy (Edited by Experiential Class)

Find out here at Odyssey. We have a full course of team building initiatives that not only help you discover your team building skills, but help you strengthen them. We here at Odyssey strongly encourage you to try

these team initiatives to strengthen your team building skills. Your team will learn about themselves and how well they work with others on their team. Most of all its just good clean fun and gives you a one-time experi-ence that you cannot find anywhere else. Every time a group completes an initiative, they get the pleasure of

knowing they succeeded in something to help them discover and strengthen their skills.

Our initiatives are student built and we will assist your team in working together towards the completion of those initiatives on your visit here to Odyssey. We will not only challenge your team; we will push them to-

wards success. We are one big family who strives on helping teams come together and work more effectively as a team and our initiative course can help your team achieve just that. Please contact us today and we will

show you just how much we care.

For more information, contact us via Peter Roed at [email protected].