Class of 2014 Top Ten Students

May19, 2014

Taylor Bolinger, daughter of Laura Bolinger of Middleton and Dann Bolinger of Perrinton, is one of three

Valedictorians for the Class of 2014. Taylor has been a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council,

SADD, and Business Professionals of America, where she placed third at Regionals in 2013 and earned a sixth place

finish at the 2013 State competition. Taylor has served as President of BPA for the 2014 school year. Athletically,

Taylor has earned ten varsity letters in track and field, basketball and cross country. She was selected in 2010 and

2011 as the Most Valuable Runner, 2012 Coach’s Award, Leadership Award 2013,

and placed 4th at the Cross Country Finals in 2010, 6

th in 2011, earning All-State

status. In the winter of 2013, she was a member of the Girls Basketball District

Championship team. Academically, Taylor has earned her Varsity Letter three times

and been selected by the faculty as a Super Student for the past four years. Outside

of the classroom, Taylor has been very involved with the Gratiot County Fair for

Youth. She has been selected as Grand Champion, Champion Showman,

Skill-A-Thon Champion and Dairy Judging Champion while participating in Market

Beef, Market Swine, Dairy Cattle and Livestock Judging. She has participated in

many state-wide events: Michigan Livestock Expo, Winter Beef Classic, Michigan

Beef Expo, Michigan Green & White Show, and MSU Alpha Gamma Rho Show.

Taylor plans to run Cross Country and Track at the University of Findlay while

pursuing a degree in Pre-veterinary Medicine and Animal Science.

Morgan Jernstadt, daughter of Angela and Martin Jernstadt of Fowler, is one of

three Valedictorians for the Class of 2014. Morgan has been a member of National

Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, ABC Pep Club and she has tutored high school and

middle school students for two years. She was a member of the Pirate Marching

Band and served as the 2011 Drum Major. Athletically, Morgan was a member

of track and field and cross country. She has earned four varsity letters and was

selected to receive the Most Improved Award and the Coach’s Award in cross

country. Academically, she has earned three Academic letters and was selected as

a Super Student four times. Morgan plans to attend Michigan State University in

the fall to pursue a degree in Pre-veterinary Medicine.

Hannah Baker, daughter of Amy Baker of Ashley and Craig Baker of Middleton, is one of three Valedictorians for

the Class of 2014. Hannah has been a member of Gratiot County 4-H, East Washington United Brethren Church

Youth Group and Choir, ABC Pep Club, SADD, and National Honor Society. While involved in these

organizations, she has volunteered at the DALMAC food station, blood drives, food pantry

collections, and Masonic Home Holiday decorating and also prepared care baskets for

local shut-ins. She has been the Class of 2014 Secretary, Student Council Secretary

and Prom Committee President. Hannah has participated in track and field, basketball

and volleyball. She earned seven varsity letters and was selected byher teammates in all

three sports as team captain. Academically, Hannah has earned 20 Achievement Awards

in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art and Foreign Language. She was selected

by the Montcalm Area Career Center to receive the Leadership Award and earned the

Certificate of Proficiency on the National Healthcare Foundation Skills Assessment.

Hannah plans to attend Michigan State University in the fall to pursue a degree in Nursing.

FULTON FLYER

Gabriella Seida, daughter of Wendy and Scott Seida of Fowler, is the Class of

2014 Salutatorian. Gabi has been a member of the Student Council, serving as

President in 2014. She has been a member of the soccer, basketball and softball

programs, earning 10 varsity letters. In basketball, Gabi was selected All-Area

by the Morning Sun and the Lansing State Journal, All-County First Team and First

Team All-CMAC for the past two seasons. In softball, she has earned All-Area by

the Lansing State Journal, All-District and Second Team All-CMAC. Academically,

she has earned three Varsity letters and four Super Student Awards. Gabriella plans

to continue playing softball at Calvin College in the fall, while pursuing a degree in

Speech Pathology.

Troy Bearden is the son of Penny and Sam Bearden of Ashley. Troy has been a

member of Science Olympiad, National Honor Society and the National Electric

Race Car Engineering Team of the Montcalm Area Career Center, which earned a

First place finish at the International Competition. He has also been a member of

the track and field, football, wrestling and Pirate Band programs for the past four

years. Troy was selected by the faculty to receive the Optimist Club Award in 2012

and has earned his State Welding Certification. He has also been selected as a Super

Student for four years. Troy plans to attend Ferris State University in the fall to

pursue a degree in Welding Engineering Technology.

Zachary Bates is the son of Mary and Todd Bates of Perrinton. Zach has earned

four Super Student Awards, three Academic letters and was selected by the faculty

as the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen. He has earned five

varsity athletic letters in track and field and cross country. Zach plans to attend

Michigan Technological University in the fall to pursue a degree in

Mechanical Engineering.

Amanda Craig is the daughter of Julie and Jonothan Craig of Perrinton. Amanda

has been a member of the National Honor Society, ABC Pep Club, SADD, Student

Council Class Treasurer and Business Professionals of America, where she was a

Second Place Finisher at the Regional competition in 2012. She has been a member

of the track and field, cross country and softball teams, earning five varsity letters.

Amanda has earned three academic letters and been selected as a Super Student on

two occasions. In the fall, Amanda plans to pursue a degree in Political Law while

studying political theory and constitutional democracy at Michigan State University

within James Madison College.

Class of 2014 Top Ten Continued

Eli Stephens is the son of Cindy and Andy Stephens of Maple Rapids. Eli has

been a member of the National Honor Society and ABC Pep Club. He has been a

member of the football and baseball programs, earning CMAC Honorable Mention

in football for Offensive Line and CMAC Honorable Mention for First Base, plus

All-District and Academic All-State for baseball. Academically, he has been

recognized as a Super Student and earned various other departmental awards. In

the fall, Eli plans to attend Baker College to pursue a degree in Secondary

Education with an emphasis in English.

Class of 2014 Top Ten Continued

Kaylah Blemaster is the daughter of Alysha and Jason Blemaster of Perrinton.

Shehas been a member of the ABC Pep Club, National Honor Society, 2014 Prom

Committee, and Business Professional of America. Academically, she has earned

The Algebra Achievement Award, three Super Student Awards, three Academic

letters. She has earned six varsity letters in cheerleading and track. While

attending the Montcalm Area Career Center, she earned the Leadership Award

and the National Consortium for the Health Science Education Certificate. Kaylah

has been selected to the President’s Honors List at Montcalm Community College

and in the fall she plans to attend Lansing Community College to pursue a degree

in Dental Hygiene.

Ryan Kathrens is the son of Wendy and Richard Kathrens of Saint Johns. He

has been a member of the National Honor Society and the Pirate Band program,

serving as Drum Major for two years. He has also earned five varsity letters in

baseball and basketball. Academically, he has earned three Super Student Awards

and various other departmental awards throughout high school. Ryan plans to

attend Michigan Technological University in the fall to pursue a degree in

Software Engineering.

Because of so many snow days this winter, Fulton Schools will be adding two

additional days to its school calendar. The two additional days will provide

students with additional instruction time for student learning.

The last day of class will be Thursday, June 12, 2014. The schedule for the week

of June 9 through June 12 is as follows: Monday – Full Day, Tuesday – Full Day,

Wednesday – Half Day, and Thursday – Half Day. Half day dismissal is at 11:00

a.m. Students eating lunch or riding the bus will be released at 11:25 a.m.

Last Day of School

Congratulations to Trevor Hilgendorf for earning 7th

place at the Michigan High School Athletic

Association State Wrestling Tournament for

Individuals. The tournament began on Thursday,

February 27, and concluded on Saturday, March 1,

2014. It was held at the Palace of Auburn Hills in

Auburn Michigan.

Trevor competed in both District and Regional

Finals to advance to the state tournament. The state

tournament consisted of the top 16 wrestlers in

Michigan for the 112 pound weight class. Fulton

Schools was well represented by Trevor who

entered the tournament with a 32-6 season record.

Trevor wrestled four times during the tournament.

He won two matches and lost two matches. His

overall performance earned him seventh place in the

MHSAA tournament. He was recognized as one of

the top wrestlers in the State of Michigan in

Division 4.

Trevor Hilgendorf

Trevor Hilgendorf Competes at

State Wrestling Tournament!

Sportsmanship

Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM), recently asked their Sportsmanship

Committee to explain their view on Sportsmanship. BCAM released the following article to

all basketball coaches and officials throughout Michigan.

Sportsmanship--Body Language (Todd Walden, BOCCC Member)

Early in the game, your point guard goes to the basket and misses a lay-up. He throws his

arms up in the air looking for a foul call. Former ESPN analyst and current University of

Arkansas Women's Basketball coach Jimmy Dykes said in a recent broadcast that "body

language NEVER whispers, body language always screams!" You can watch a game at

almost any level (middle school-N.B.A) and see negative body language towards officials,

opposing players, and even fans in the stands!

If our players continue to get the message that negative body language is acceptable, how

much success can we expect them to have in dealing with real world adversity? How will

they handle career conflicts? What kind of relationships will they be able to sustain? What

kind of parents will they be?

We, as educators (coaches and officials) need to take these "teachable moments" and talk to

our kids about what is acceptable and unacceptable body language. Doc Rivers said "We

have to fight EVERYDAY for our culture." What kind of culture do we want? And how

hard are we willing to fight for it?

Fulton is a K-12 State

accredited School

District.

All of the Fulton

Schools teaching

staff meet the Highly

Qualified criteria set by

the State of Michigan

and Federal

Government.

MEAP RESULTS ARE IN

Congratulations to the students of Fulton Schools for their performance on the

Michigan Department of Education’s Michigan Educational Assessment Program

(MEAP).

Once again, our staff and students worked hard at meeting the performance

guidelines set for all public school students throughout Michigan.

To improve student scores, the district is focusing on various strategies to prepare

our students. Current strategies are; utilizing additional support staff in the Title I

Classroom, REAL Reading, small class sizes, technology integration, Great Start

Readiness Program expansion, and continued staff professional development.

All percentages below are based upon Level I (Advanced) and II (Proficient)

scores.

Grade Math Score Reading Score Science Score Social Studies Score Writing Score

3rd Grade 35.8% 69.8%

GIRESD 32.6% 65.4%

State 40.1% 61.3%

4th Grade 26.1% 65.2% 47.8%

GIRESD 34.2% 67.9% 39.0%

State 45.3% 70.0% 50.5%

5th Grade 34.0% 72.0% 19.6%

GIRESD 39.3% 71.8% 14.1%

State 45.2% 71.7% 16.8%

6th Grade 32.7% 66.0% 25.5%

GIRESD 35.9% 70.1% 24.5%

State 41.5% 71.5% 26.5%

7th Grade 33.3% 57.7% 60.8%

GIRESD 38.4% 56.5% 45.0%

State 39.2% 60.4% 53.0%

8th Grade 28.6% 78.2% 15%

GIRESD 33.1% 75.3% 19.5%

State 34.5% 72.7% 19.8%

9th Grade 22.6%

GIRESD 25.7%

State 25.6%

Percentages are based upon passing scores of Advanced and Proficient.

Fulton Schools – There

Is No Better Place To

Learn!

We’re on the Web!

See us at:

fultonpirates.net

The athletic department would like to announce Mitch Mills as the overall winner of this

past winter's Fan of the Game contest. He was randomly drawn from a list of individuals

who were recognized as the most spirited fan during one of Fulton Schools winter

basketball games.

Mitch received a $25.00 gift card to Applebee's Restaurant, and a $25.00 gift card to

Barnes and Noble. Congratulations to Mitch Mills and all of this year's winners. Thank

you for making our games the most spirited in Gratiot County!

FAN OF THE GAME

FULTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

3RD QUARTER

HONOR ROLL

7th Grade 8th Grade

Jalen Alexander Teagan Andrews

Brittany Barrus Austin Avery

Sierra Bates Jonthon Baker

Logan Blemaster* Luke Baker*

Julie Buck Brianna Beck*

Chaelon Campbell Abigail Case

Brevin Cassady Wesley Condie

Jayden Coblentz Matthew Craft

MacKenzie Cook* Katie Good

Adam Duflo Dylan Husted

Jenna Gallagher Tristan Johnston

Brennen Grant Tanner Kapustska

Emma Hernandez-Morales Erick Kohagen

Gabriel Hogan Hannah Lutz

Gabby Isles Leslie McAlvey

Emma Jernstadt* Tatym Plath

Tristan Rudy Kylie Slavik*

Ian Schaffer McKayla Struble*

Emily Thompson Megan Struble

Lyndsi Wolfe*

* High Honors (All A’s or A-)

FULTON HIGH SCHOOL

3RD QUARTER

HONOR ROLL

9TH Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Mary Abshagen Colton Antes* Joshuah Antes* Tylerscott Alleyne*

Hannah Akin* Teagan Batis* Ross Baltimore Courtney Baker*

Ian Baker* Christina Carmen* Samantha Barrus Hannah Baker*

Matthew Bertram* Hunter Chick* Tate Bennett Zachary Bates*

MacKenzie Betz* Lauren Duflo* Madesyn Betz Troy Bearden*

Kelsey Billings* Chloe Fife* Jordan Biddinger Kaylah Blemaster*

Morgan Bolinger* Mason Fitzpatrick* Mackenzie Bracey Taylor Bolinger*

Pamela Buck* Megan Fitzpatrick* Kaleb Brunner* Jesseka Brewbaker

Tori Carpenter Teana Gillespie Emily Fife* Brianna Casteel

Zachary Cooper Victoria Jegla* Marissa Frisbie Amanda Craig*

Ethan Craig* McKenna Kissee Carlee Gillespie* Zayne Curtis*

Kaylin Davis* Jacob Litwiller Joshua Glinke Nathan Davis*

Soledad Delgado* Logan Maier* Cecelia Goerge Nicholas Dunn

Jair Enrriquez-Lopez* Kirsten Maniez* Brooke Grinnell Carrie Fitzpatrick*

Benjamin Fischer* Hope McAlvey Bohdan Hartman* Katherine Goerge*

Alyson Fuller Samantha Northrup Thomas Henry* Joel Gillespie

Savannah Fuller* Noah Pontius Brendan Hulbert Dylan Grubaugh*

Judson Gallagher Connor Proctor* Kendra Hungerford* Trevor Hilgendorf

Kari Gibson* Evan Schneider* Brooklyn Huntoon Morgan Jernstadt*

Zachary Good Anthony Shock* Talon Hyde* Ryan Kathrens*

Madison Grifka* Brianna Shull* Kasey Kerby Jaclyn Kjergaard*

Owen Hilgendorf Kerin Tabor* Taylor Lorenz* Amanda Madden

Lauren Jernstadt* Kyle Thomas* Keeleigh Mahler* Kalee Nicholson*

Emily Johnson* Jeremy Thompson* Olivia Maier* Cierra Pfeil*

Jacob Kohagen* Larry Lee Williams Mende Palmer* Morgan Ritz*

Mitchell Lorenz Hunter Wilson* Devon Reichard Alyssa Rogers*

Bibiana Munoz Jayvin Wolfe* Hannah Salisbury* Brooke Seida*

Ashley Pipes* Jenna Wolfe* Emily Upton* Gabriella Seida*

Kanyon Sherrick* Hope Vusich* David Seperic

Colton Stipcak John Vusich* Elijah Stephens*

Jarod Thalor Ryan Womble* Joshua Stephens*

Sara Tipton-Spalding Marissa Struble*

Nikolas Trefil* Monica Tabor*

Emily Troub* Cody Thomas*

Megan Upton* Dalton Trefil

Kara Wachowski*

Caleb Walden*

Zachary Walden*

Samantha Walton*

Reed Warnke

Justine Weeks

Adam Wiles

*High Honors (3.5 GPA or Higher)

Twenty Two Fulton Seniors Named CMAC Scholar Athletes

Fulton High School was represented by twenty-two seniors at the CMAC Scholar-Athlete

banquet at the Eagle Eye Golf Course on Sunday, April 27, 2014. To qualify, seniors had to

earn an overall GPA of 3.40 or above and have earned two varsity letters with one coming in

their senior year.

The event included dinner, a speaker, and award ceremony. The speaker for the evening was

George Fox. He worked at Fowler Schools before taking a coaching position at Everett High

School. During his time at Everett HS, he coached Magic Johnson and many other incredible

athletes. Mr. Fox praised school administrations for their support of allowing organized

competition in athletics. He also discussed his tie to each district in the Central Michigan

Athletic Conference. During the presentation, Mr. Fox challenged student athletes to think

about who motivated them, which caused them to be successful at their current age. To wrap up

his speech, he discussed the importance of respecting your community, your past, and others

who helped to form your beliefs.

Recipients of the 2014 CMAC Scholar Athlete Awards are:

Morgan Jernstadt – 4.0 G.P.A.

Cross Country, Track

Ryan Kathrens – 3.0 G.P.A.

Basketball, Baseball

Jaclyn Kjergaard – 3.8 G.P.A.

Basketball, Soccer, Softball

Kalee Nicholson – 3.8 G.P.A.

Volleyball, Softball

Morgan Ritz – 3.8 G.P.A.

Volleyball, Basketball,

Softball

Brooke Seida – 3.8 G.P.A.

Volleyball, Basketball,

Softball

Gabriella Seida – 3.9 G.P.A.

Basketball, Soccer, Softball

Elijah Stephens – 3.9 G.P.A.

Football, Baseball

Joshua Stephens – 3.7 G.P.A.

Football, Basketball, Baseball

Monica Tabor – 3.8 G.P.A.

Volleyball, Basketball,

Softball

Dalton Trefil – 3.5 G. P.A.

Football, Basketball, Baseball

Courtney Baker - 3.7 G.P.A.

Soccer, Track

Hannah Baker - 4.0 G.P.A.

Volleyball, Basketball, Track

Zach Bates - 3.9 G.P.A.

Cross Country, Track

Kaylah Blemaster – 3.9 G.P.A.

Cheerleading, Track

Troy Bearden – 3.9 G.P.A.

Cross Country, Football,

Wrestling

Taylor Bollinger – 4.0 G.P.A.

Cross Country, Basketball,

Track

Jordan Buck – 3.5 G.P.A.

Football, Track

Amanda Craig – 3.9 G.P.A.

Cross Country, Track, Softball

Zayne Curtis – 3.4. G.P.A.

Football, Wrestling, Golf

Nathan Davis – 3.8 G.P.A.

Football, Basketball, Golf

Joel Gillespie – 3.7 G.P.A.

Football, Basketball, Track,

and Golf

Each year, the Fulton Schools are asked to nominate students to be honored by the Optimist

Club of Gratiot County. The criterion includes; students must show improvement in their

academic work, and display a determination to succeed.

Students from all of the Gratiot County Schools attended an awards banquet in Alma on

Thursday, May 1, 2014, to celebrate their hard work and to be recognized for their improved

efforts at school.

A student from each grade in the Fulton Alternative High School and the Fulton Middle-High

Schools were selected. The students were: Grace Wright – 7th

grade, Wesley Condie – 8th

grade, Owen Hilgendorf – 9th

grade, Christina Carman – 10th

grade, Brooke Grinnell –

11th

grade, Michael Gingrich – 12th

grade, Abby Amalfitano – 12th

grade, Kody Carrick –

12th

grade, Devin Kent – 12th

grade, Stephen Selner II – 12th

grade, and Courtney Thomas

– 12th

grade.

Gratiot County

Optimist Club Honors Students

Front Row, Left to Right: Grace Wright, Wesley Condie Back Row, Left to Right: Paul Hungerford, Michael Gingrich,

Brooke Grinnell and Owen Hilgendorf

Front Row, Left to Right: Devin Kent, Kody Carrick

Back Row, Left to Right: Aaron Alwardt, Mike Myers, and Stephen Selner II

MARCH READING MONTH CELEBRATION

March has been an exciting month at Fulton Elementary! Students have been busy reading for our

March Is Reading month program. The theme this year was “Reading Under the Big Top.” The students

enjoyed a variety of themed activities such as “circus day,” “wacky Wednesday,” a “dress a clown”

relay race, and a “lion toss” through hoops of fire.

Throughout the month, students read an extraordinary amount of books. To represent the books we

read, each student was able to add a train car with their grade level’s animal to the circus train starting

at the March Is Reading Month showcase. The train extended all the way around the school to the

second grade hallway! There were 1, 105 train cars by our closing assembly on Thursday, March 27th

.

Every week during the month of March, students earned tickets for our weekly book drawing. Also

when students met their classroom goal they earned a ticket for our Nook drawings!

At our closing assembly one Nook and a $75 gift card for books were given away, thanks to our

wonderful PTO! Congratulations to Connor Cunningham and Zoe Bennett for being our 2014

Nook/Gift Card winners! Also congratulations to our top readers Macy Whitford (Mrs. Hauck),

Maddison Young (Mrs. Quiaoit), Allyson Mitchell (Mrs. Meyers), Lillian Reynolds (Mrs. Arnold),

McKenzie Kingsbury (Ms. McCracken), Even Ottobre (Mrs. Nevins-K), Lyndsey Sheahan (Mrs. Fox),

Aubrie Dishaw (Mrs. Nevins -1st), Lilah Cunningham (Mrs. Jerome), Thomas Thelen (Mrs. Winsor),

Ali Salogar (Mrs. McCracken), Ejia Eitniear-Hall (Mrs. Thelen), Anne Kate Sprowl (Mrs.

Misenhelder), Gavin Isles (Mr. Postema), Nate Reser (Mrs. Walden), Cami Baker (Mr. Wetmore),

Logan Patterson (Mrs. Cook), and Jessalyn Feighner (Mrs. Heinze) who will be going out to lunch with

Mr. Avery on April 11, 2014. Keep up the great job reading boys and girls, and we are looking forward

to seeing what March 2015 will bring!

Top Readers Going to KFC for Lunch

Gratiot County Community

Foundation Provides Grant for

Exercise Bikes

The Fulton Elementary Schools Physical Education

Department was awarded $1,820.00 dollars in grant

monies from the Gratiot County Community Foundation.

The Foundation utilized monies generated from the Clyde

and Maude Mizer Memorial Fund.

The money was used to purchase two exercise bikes and

eight heart rate monitors. The items are being used to

provide a supplemental exercise option to students who

experience excessive stress on their knee joints, as well

as students needing to rehabilitate injuries.

The Fulton Schools is very appreciative of the generous

donation from the foundation. The exercise bikes are a

great way to keep students interested in physical education

class by teaching students physical fitness can be as easy

as riding a bike. They are being used daily by both students

and staff.

So Get Up and Exercise!

Pictured are Leo Beltnick and Eric Lorenz

Because of so many snow days this winter, Fulton Schools will be adding two

additional days to its school calendar. The two additional days will provide

students with additional instruction time for student learning.

The last day of class will be Thursday, June 12, 2014. The schedule for the week of

June 9 through June 12 is as follows: Monday – Full Day, Tuesday – Full Day,

Wednesday – Half Day, and Thursday – Half Day. Half day dismissal is at 11:00

a.m. Students eating lunch or riding the bus will be released at 11:25 a.m.

Last Day of School

2014 Winter Athletic Awards

MVP

Trevor Hilgendorf

Most Improved John Vusich

Coaches Award

Tom Browne

2nd

Team CMAC Trevor Hilgendorf

Ethan Craig

Honorable Mention CMAC

John Vusich

Clint Kupiec

All-State Trevor Hilgendorf (7th

place)

Lansing State

Journal All-Area Trevor Hilgendorf

Clint Kupiec

Morning Sun

All-Area

Trevor Hilgendorf

Clint Kupiec

Owen Hilgendorf

Teammate of the

Year Jaclyn Kjergaard

Pirate Toughness

Award Taylor Bolinger

1st Team CMAC Gabi Seida

2nd

Team CMAC Amanda Madden

Honorable Mention

CMAC Connor Proctor

Hannah Baker

Lansing State Journal (1

st Team) Gabi Seida

(Honorable Mention) Amanda Madden

(Honorable Mention) Connor Proctor

Morning Sun

(Honorable Mention) Connor Proctor

(Honorable Mention) Amanda Madden

(Honorable Mention) Gabi Seida

Gratiot County Herald (2

nd Team) Connor Proctor

Girls Basketball

Wrestling

Captain Awards: Keeleigh Mahler

Madesyn Betz

Taylor Lorenz

Mende Palmer

Coach's Award:

Emily Fife

Accomplishments:

Poms All-State: 7th

place

Senior Awards Nathan Davis

Dalton Trefil

Joel Gillespie

Josh Stephens

1st Team CMAC

Dalton Trefil

Colton Antes

2nd

Team CMAC Gregg Jones

Nathan Davis

Honorable Mention CMAC Talon Hyde

All-State (Honorable Mention) Dalton Trefil

Lansing State Journal (1

st Team) Dalton Trefil

(1st Team) Colton Antes

(Honorable Mention) Gregg Jones

(Honorable Mention) Nathan Davis

Morning Sun (Dream Team) Dalton Trefil

(2nd

Team) Colton Antes

(Honorable Mention) Nathan Davis

(Honorable Mention) Talon Hyde

(Honorable Mention) Jake Litwiller

Gratiot County Herald (2

nd Team) Colton Antes

(All Area) Dalton Trefil

(All Area) Gregg Jones

Cheerleading and Pom Pon

Boys Basketball

Spring Band Concert Held

The Elementary School 5th

and 6th

grade bands recently held a joint performance with the

Middle-High School band. The performance was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the

elementary school. Each of the groups played four or more musical numbers under the

direction of Mr. Phil Baker.

The evening was highlighted by the recognition of three seniors, Troy Bearden, Katherine

George, and Ryan Kathrens. Each of the members has been in band for eight years. Even

though they will not be taking any band classes in college, they are sure to utilize their musical

talents in the future. Troy Bearden will be attending Ferris State University majoring in

Welding. Katherine George will be attending Northern Michigan University majoring in

Creative Writing. Ryan Kathrens will be attending Michigan Technological University

majoring in Software Engineering.

The Fulton Schools staff would like to thank all of our band members for their hard work and

commitment to mastering the art of playing music.

5th

Grade Band

6th

Grade Band

Middle-High School

Band

2014 Prom

The Junior-Senior Prom was celebrated on May 3, 2014, at Hawk Hollow of Bath. The

event featured a dance, light snacks, refreshments, and the crowning of the 2014 Prom

Queen and King.

The theme for Prom was “Mardi Gras”. Students had a great time celebrating the night

with their classmates. In between dancing and snacking, each student voted on who

should represent their school as the 2014 Prom Queen and King.

Congratulations to DJ Lambert for being recognized as the 2014 Prom King, and

congratulations to Amber Litwiller for being recognized as our 2014 Prom Queen.

The event was followed by Project Graduation. It is designed to keep students safe and

monitored throughout Prom night. Without so many supporters, the night could not have

been as fun filled and safe as it was. Thank you to all of our community supporters for

their generous gifts of money, prizes, drinks and food. Also, thank you to the following

business donors for their support:

First Bank

Alma Cinemas

Middleton Diner

Celebration Cinemas

Commercial Bank

DeMott Insurance

Curtis Grocery

Dr. Donahue

Simmet Insurance

Jim’s Body Shop

S & N Pizza

Country Bakery

Main Street Pizza

Blodgett Inc.

Hearthstone Oven

McDonald’s

Dewey’s

Lori’s Hair Junction

Barnes Hardware

Village Market

Maple Rapids Lumber

Company

Flower Garden

Shook Asphalt

Custon Care Care

Burford Plumbing

32 Bags, N. Stephens

Rozena’s Recipiez

Tom’s barber Shop

Overbrook Golf

Alley T’s

North Star Golf

Saia Fabricating

The Laurels

Carson City Lumber

Pine River Dental

Hammonds

Dick’s Studio

River’s Bend

FESPA

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ORGANIZATION

FULTON SCHOOLS

ADMINISTRATION

Superintendent

Daymond R. Grifka

236-7300

Middle/High School Principal

Paul Hungerford

236-7232

Elementary School Principal

Paul Avery

236-7234

Community Education Director

Philip Garcia

236-5130

Director of Support Services

Greg Wolfe

236-7676

Director of Athletics

Chad Podolak

236-7232

Director of Food Services

Debbie Dayringer

236-5642

Your School Board

President: Phillip Hyde

Vice President: Lee Williams

Secretary: Dee Grover

Treasurer: Amy Case

Trustee: Dan Rossman

Trustee: Matt Vusich

Trustee: Ed Lorenz

“No Better Place To Learn

Elementary PTO

The PTO meets the third Tuesday of each

month at 6:00 p.m. in the elementary

media center. Come and join us!

FULTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

DATES AND TIMES

School Board Meetings are held in the

Middle-High School Media Center on the

second Monday of the month. All

meetings begin at 7:00 pm. Upcoming

dates include:

June 09, 2014

July 14, 2014

August 11, 2014

September 08, 2014

The public is invited to all meetings.