Standish-Sterling School NewsApril 2014

STANDISH-STERLING COMMUNITY SCHOOLSArenac County Fourth Class District No. 1

3789 West Wyatt RoadStandish, Michigan 48658

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Standish-Sterling Community Schools Preschool Registration

Preschool Programs offered through the Great Start Readiness Program will be available at Standish and Sterling Elementary Schools for the 2014/2015 school year. Children must be 4 on or before October 1, 2014.

Registration Dates: Thursday, April 10, 2014 Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Standish Elementary Sterling Elementary 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Registration is also available by appointment, please call 989-654-2367

Parents must bring 2013 1040s or W-2s, child’s Birth Certificate, and Driver’s License(see above pictures & activities)

Preschool students from Standish and Sterling Elementary schools visited and toured Family Fare in February. The students learned about the different departments throughout the store such as the meat department and the bakery. The students also sampled some delicious treats from the bakery, deli, and produce departments. It was a great afternoon!

Also in February, the Standish and Sterling Preschool students went bowling at Arenac Lanes where they enjoyed a few games of bowling and a pizza lunch with their friends. The students had a great time and really enjoyed the morning. ^^^^^As part of Dental Health Month in February, both Standish and Sterling preschool classes vis-

ited Dr. Dwan’s Dental Office. The students went to different stations during the visit and were shown how to take care of their teeth and what the dental helpers do to help us keep our teeth healthy. The dentist office even gave the students a healthy snack to eat that was very tasty!

After visiting the grocery store, bowling alley, and a dental office, the preschool students in Sterling decided to make a community out of boxes to keep in the classroom. The students worked on the boxes at home with their families and then brought them to school. The buildings turned out really great and the students have a wonderful time building communities together in the block center. The preschool students in Standish came back from the visits and learned more about how to stay healthy. They did sev-eral science experiments, have started a potted vegetable garden, and made a chart of healthy and unhealthy foods. >>>>>>>>>

Both Standish and Sterling preschool classrooms have been enjoying March is Reading Month by reading a lot of books and doing a lot of fun activities. They wore the color green one day, read the book Green Eggs and Ham, and ate green eggs and ham for snack. The students all showed their school spirit by wearing blue and gold one day as well. In Sterling, the preschool students enjoyed a visit by Representative Joel Johnson, who stopped by during lunch to read a book about a pirate. The Standish preschool students had a few parent visitors come in and read as well. The Standish students also read Cat in the Hat and made his classic striped hat. Then they read Bartholomew and the Oobleck and made some Oobleck of their own. The preschool students from both schools have also been reading books at home and keeping track to help each school reach its reading goal for the month. Go Preschoolers!

Preschool FUN!!!

Standish El Honor Roll & News...3rd Grade “A” Avg. Honor RollBeardsley, AndrewBeardsley, ElizabethDatzko, TeaguenFegan, MaceyJennings, DevriKing, TrumanKroczaleski, KurtKurchak, SareenaLaLonde, HunterLeamon, DonovanMielke, AlexisNiernberg, NicholasPeterson, NoahRatajczak, JohnRich, ArielleRich, ElishaSchwab, AlexanderStrawn, HunterStroh, JennaSullivan, BraydenWhitaker, ChristopherWolfgang, Jacob

3rd Grade “B” Avg. Honor RollBelchak, RogerBledsoe, MollyBrock, MaxwellBrown, KayleeChristian, J’DelonCzarnik, ChaseKedron, ConnorKopasz, AlliLaFave, BrendanLee, AshleighMartin, BryceMeyer, AbramMurphy, KariRaymond, DonavanRich, CedricRich, DanteSeder, DomanicSedlacek, BlakeSetlak, KaraSesler, ZoeyShoultes, TyTaylor-Noye, KaitlynVaughan, WylieWheeler, Angee

4th Grade “A” Avg. Honor RollArbuckle, LilliaCrouterfield, DaytonDeBolt, BrookeDeshone, AlexziaEddy, AlexisGoodman, AbigailHoyt, ElizabethKraatz, CarissaMorel, MorgynSchmidt, MadisonShreve, JamisenUrbaniak, Brooke

4th Grade “B” Avg. Honor RollBeaver, TrentonBrock, MorganCook, KeyenDelaney, DylanDixon, KatanaDubey, ThomasEcker, GabriellaGittins, EmmaGoretcki, TylerGrandchamp, TyneGrubaugh, MadisonJordan, TrevorMendoza, RichardNiernberg, GrahamPickvett, GavinPross, AuroraProut, ColeShoultes, AveryThurston-Gillespie, KensingtonTremble, NathanYealey, Matthew

5th Grade “A” Avg. Honor RollAdrian, ElleBartlett, BrennaBledsoe, MadisonFoco, MakaylaHarshman, LillianHuang, DannyKopasz, RemiKrzyzaniak, TaylorMorley, BriannaMurphy, KalieNelson, KarriganRich, BenjaminRokosz, JacksonWallaker, Rylee

5th Grade “B” Avg. Honor RollAhleman, MadysonBaker, NikolasCarter, LaurenDeBolt, AnthonyDelaney, MichaelaFindlay, MichaelGeise, LoganHardy, AlisonHilborn, PaigeLincoln, MegNiernberg, LenaPreston, AustinPritchard, LincolnRokosz, JagarSchwab, AndrewStodolak, ChandlerStodolak, Taylor

3rd Marking Period 2nd Graders Go To CourtThe second grade classrooms from Standish Elementary were privileged to visit and see the operation of our Arenac County Court House on March 6th. The students participated in a mock trial of The case of B.B Wolf (a.k.a Big Bad Wolf) v. Curly Pig which was presided over by Judge Bergeron as the students assumed the roles of lawyers, witnesses, bailiffs, victims, and jurors. A big thank goes out to JoAnn Swartz, retired 23rd Circuit Court Administrator, Cristy Slocum, 23rd Circuit Court Admin-istrator and Circuit Court Judge, Ronald M. Bergeron for taking the time out of their busy days to teach the students how our Arenac County court system works.

Extended Year Program Available at Standish ELThe Extended Year Program, or Summer School, will be offered at

Standish Elementary beginning Monday, August 4th. The program is for students who qualify as At-Risk based on the State of Michigan guidelines. The program will offer two (2) sessions to choose from. The Extended Year program will cover National Common Core Standards and assist with refreshing students’ knowledge of subject matter learned the previous year. The primary focus of the program will be incoming grades 3-5. Please contact your child’s teacher or Mrs. Bartlett, Title I Consultant, at Standish Elementary for more information.

Reading is a Fiesta! Standish Elementary students and teachers said “OLE!” to reading during March is Reading Month. The theme this year was “Reading is a Fiesta!”. Teach-ers kicked off the event with a musical power point presentation and class taco building competition in hopes of inspiring the students to “spice up” their read-ing skills by reading more books! Students and staff attended a Fiesta assembly. Vikki Green, a talented per-former from Midwest School Shows, performed a bi-lingual ventriloquist act encouraging kids to read more, thanks to the generosity of our PTK parent group. Students enjoyed the wide variety of puppets and magic tricks, learned a few Spanish words and even a song during the assembly. Other events included a book fair during the first week and a book swap during the second week. Standish Elementary had several VIP (Very Important Person) readers this month. Mrs. Kenworthy’s second grade class enjoyed a bit of royalty as Miss Auburn, an SSC graduate, Jaeleen Davis, read a book as a VIP reader. Representa-tive Joel Johnson took time out of his busy schedule to stop by and read a book to Mrs. VanPetten’s 4th grade class. Thank you to all community members and parents who stopped in to read and share books with our students! Along with reading books, students participated in a variety of dress up days such as pajama day, crazy hair day and hat day. Classrooms also participated in a hall display contest. Congratulations to Mrs. Morel’s Class, winner of the K-1 competition, Mrs. Kolka’s class, winner of grades 2-3, and Mrs. Sullivan’s class, winner of grades 4-5. March is Reading Month ended with students meeting their reading goals and dressing up Mr. Fritz like a Taco for the day!

2nd Grader Attends Young Author’s LuncheonSamantha Davis and her family recently attended the Michigan Read-ing Association’s “Plug In to Reading, Writing, & Thinking” Young Author’s Luncheon on March 16th. Samantha’s personal narrative writing, “Sand Memories,” was published in the Michigan Reading Association’s 2014 edition of Kaleidoscope. Guest speaker Kevin Kammeraad, local Michigan author of several children’s books, en-tertained the audience with puppets and songs. Kevin sent out the message to all the young authors to write every day because those every day memories make the best writings. Over three hun-dred young authors, family members, and teachers attended the luncheon which was held in Grand Rapids. Samantha is a second grade student in Mrs. Williams’ Class at Standish Elementary. A fun time was had by all!

FAFSA WebsiteThe Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) is very important to students planning to attend college. The FAFSA website has valuable information for financing a college education. For more information, visit www.FSAPubs.org.

Helpful websites for scholarshipswww.fastweb.comwww.wiredscholarships.comwww.salliemae.comwww.weeklyscholarshipalert.com

Also, visit the Financial Aid and Scholarship Homepageof colleges and Universities.

Sterling Elementary News & Honor Roll

Standish-Sterling CommunitySchool District

Board of Education2013-14 Meeting Schedule

All meetings start at 5:00 p.m.

July 15, 2013August 12, 2013

September 9, 2013October 14, 2013

November 11, 2013December 9, 2013January 13, 2014February 10, 2014

March 10, 2014April 14, 2014May 12, 2014June 9, 2014

Standish-Sterling Community School DistrictCommunity Service Building

3789 Wyatt RoadStandish, Michigan 48658

3rd Grade“A” Honor RollBegres, IsabelleBigham, NorrahFoco, MaisonHlinka, BellaKraska, KaydrynMori, OwenSchwab, Hailey

3rd Grade“B” Honor RollBaker, ShannonBartlett, AndersonBartlett, CodyBennett, TayvenBentley, RyleeDekett, NicoleDeShais, EllieHilliker, NataleighHozeska, AbigaleHozeska, TiffanyJenkins, BrookeSchabel, BraydenWiedyk, BradyWitte, Madison

4th Grade “A” Honor RollBartlett, BrettGibson, CamrynLyons, KentonMaison, SierraMoore, MadisonRyan, OliviaSchlink, AngelynWendel, Kylie

4th Grade “B” Honor RollBell, KatieBender, EmilyCarrier, HannahCoughlin, JonathonCraig, RobertDubey, AuburyEx, BayleeGoodroe, AnnJenkins, MorganKraatz, ColinLuke, JohnathonMatthews, AmeliaOsier, JaeleighRaymond, ChaseRiley, AshlynnRogers, ColinRosebrugh, MaggieShafer, CheyenneThibault, LaineVallad, AddisonWenkel, MaggieWhitman, Rachel

5th Grade“A” Honor RollBailey, CeceliaBanning, EmmaBarringer, AshleyCoty, BryceHawkins, HaleyKraska, KarasynPaten, LeviPaten, Matthew

5th Grade “B” Honor RollBender, ZoeBrown, AlexiaChriste, JonathanCohee, KerriganKocot, ShantellKroczaleski, JoshuaPittman, EturnitySouthworth, BrooklynWegener, GabriellaWiedyk, Jacob

A Honor Roll = GPA Range 3.7 - 4.0

B Honor Roll = GPA Range 3.699 - 3.0

3rd Marking PeriodFirst Graders Team Up With Fifth Graders

Mrs. Raymond’s and Mrs. Everitt’s first grade classes are teaming up with Mrs. Wendel’s fifth grade class for weekly reading. Each first grader partners up with a fifth grader and reads them their weekly phonics book. Then partners share a piece of writing they have completed, a story they are working on in class, or one of their favorite picture books. All students are excited and having a great time … all while practicing their reading skills.

* SAVE THE DATE *

For Sterling Elementary’s Healthy Start Fundraiser

Family Event

April 25th at Standish-Sterling MiddleSchool Track - 6:00 p.m.

* Prizes available for EVERY participating family!!

More information coming soon …

Get on Track for a Healthy Start!

Standish-Sterling Gets Healthy! With help from Central Michigan District Health Department, Standish-Sterling Community Schools are taking steps to pro-mote healthy life choices. After receiving grant money from CMDHD, Standish-Sterling staff will improve access to healthy food and drinks and educate families in making healthy choices. This grant will allow for first-hand access in growing and living a healthy lifestyle. Please watch for more information regarding upcoming events!

Congratulations to the fol-lowing parents who par-ticipated in the Spring’s Parent-Teacher Confer-ences. Three winners were drawn from the contest and earned themselves a FREE ham from Famly Fare of Standish.

Angie Cameron Randi Fisk

Doreen White

Central Theatre to present ‘Harvey’

THUR-FRI-SAT, April 10-11-12, 2014

7:00 pm in HS AuditoriumCost: Adults $7 & Students $5

Good fun for the whole family!!!

SSC students can dual enroll Standish-Sterling Central High School students may be eligible for partial college tuition under the Dual Enrollment policy offered through the Standish-Sterling School District. Students who are classified as a Junior or Senior, determined by credits, and have met all policy requirements, may be eligible to participate in this program, including earning a qualifying score on the PLAN or PSAT tests. Any student interested in this program should see our HS Principal, Mr. Williams, for additional information on qualifications and eligibility. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2014.

SSC High School News PLEASE SUPPORT THIS YEAR’SPOST PROM LOCK-IN PARTY!

Dear Parents and Community Members:

What is the Post-Prom Lock-In???SSC’s Post-Prom Lock-In has become a great addition to prom night, provid-ing our students with a safe, well-chaperoned night of fun activities and valuable prizes. Last year, over 100 students made the responsible choice to attend the Lock-In instead of a Post-Prom party where alcohol and drugs could be present.

Who can attend???All SSC juniors and seniors attending the Prom are invited to the Lock-In party. Guests may also attend Lock-In if they attend the Prom as the guest of a Junior or Senior SSC student.

When, Where, and What???Saturday, May 10, 2014, from 11:55 pm – 5:00 a.m. the following morning at SSC High School Games, music, sports, cards, crafts, entertainment, endless supplies of food, and lots of valuable prizes!

How can you help??? 1. Encourage your child to attend the Lock-In party! Parent support is key to student attendance. 2. Please call or email juokeefe@standish-sterling.org if you are interested in helping with this year’s plans. 3. We accept all donations, big or small! We rely solely on donations from parents, area businesses, and various fundrais ers held throughout the school year to make this event a suc cess. We hope you will consider making a donation to support this event -- cash, checks, gift cards to local businesses, and gas cards are all welcome!!!

You may send your check (payable to SSC Post-Prom) to: Standish-Sterling High School Attn: Julie O’Keefe 2401 Grove Road Standish, MI 48658

We would like to thank you in advance for considering this request for your time and your donations. We need lots of help to make this year’s Post-Prom Lock-In Party a fun, safe alternative for our students. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Julie O’Keefe or Charlotte Fleszar at the high school: 846-3660.

Sincerely,The Standish-Sterling Central Student Council And the Post-Prom Lock-In Committee

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NEED TO PAY CLASS DUES!In an effort to eliminate the need for class fundraisers, all high school

students pay class dues of $10 per year. Class dues are used to defray the cost of decorations and supplies that each class uses throughout the year.

In their Junior year, the class is responsible for putting on the Prom. This means that the Junior Class pays for all decorations, party favors, food, and the DJ for Prom. It is helpful if class dues are paid before these bills come in.

The big expense for each Senior Class is the yearbook fee… each year the Senior Class pays for the extra pages in the yearbook that are devoted to senior pictures and senior activities. Other expenses for Senior year include Senior Luncheon, Awards Reception, and graduation decorations. Senior year is quite an expensive year for parents, so it is recommended that dues be paid in full ($40) prior to the start of Senior year.

Parents may send in class dues with their student at any time. Remind your child to ask the Class Advisor for a receipt and keep it with your records until graduation! Many parents make one payment of $40, but paying $10 per year is also accepted. You may mail a check for dues to the high school, drop it off at the high school office, or send it in with your student.

Be sure to note your child’s name and graduation year on the check or envelope. Make checks payable to “Standish-Sterling H.S.”

Class of 2014: Advisors are Ms. Sobieray and Mrs. WalderzakClass of 2015: Advisors are Mr. Kilgus and Mrs. ProulxClass of 2016: Advisors are Mrs. Gehlmann and Mrs. MurrayClass of 2017: Advisors are Ms. McKinnon and Mrs. Server

We thank the parents and guardians who support the activities that we plan for students throughout their four years of high school!

A big SSC “Thank You” goes out to:Myles & Sons Insurance Agency, Inc.

Their generous donation to Prom Lock-In 2014will provide this year’s official “Party Safe”

t-shirt to all students attending.

If you or your business would like to make a donation to Prom Lock-in 2014, please call the high school:

846-3660 or email juokeefe@sscsd.org

Powder-Tuff Volleyball TournamentRaises $440 for Charity!The new tradition of “Powder-Tuff Volleyball” continued again this year with another great night of men’s volleyball competition on Friday, March 21, in the high school gym. The Senior guys were the overall winners beating the Sophomores in round 1 and the Ju-niors in the Championships. However, the biggest winners of the night were three charities who the fans donated their admission money to. Our SSC community was very generous, as usual, and because of their donations the Student Council will make a dona-tion to Tommy’s Advocates for Silo Safety ($185), St. Jude’s Hospi-tal ($175), and the Arenac County Animal Shelter ($80). Congratu-lations to all of the students who played or coached the volleyball games, provided fan support from the bleachers, and the fans who made generous donations for a great cause. It was a great night of athletic competition and a great night of fundraising!

Freshman “Class of 2017”

Seniors “Class of 2014”

PowdertuffCHAMPS!!!

Juniors “Class of 2015”

Sophomore “Class of 2016”

All terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt bikes and other similar vehicles are prohibited from operating on school property.

Parents are encouraged to discuss this with their children and remind them to respect the property of others.

ATVs, dirt bikes, snowmobiles prohibited on school property

2013-14 Centralian Yearbooks

Now On Sale!!

Only $40 !!!For more information, contact Mrs. Neid

eneid@standish-sterling.org or 989-846-3660

Please make checks payable to: SSC Yearbook

Standish-Sterling Community School District

2013-14 Board of Education Members

President: Mrs. Annette Ratajczak Vice President: Mr. Denny Kolevar Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Kipfmiller Treasurer: Mr. Allen Schmidt Trustees: Mr. Scott Adams Ms. Kim Belchak Mr. Jeff Ryan

Standish-Sterling Phone Numbers

Administration Office: 846-3670Superintendent: Mr. Darren KroczaleskiAdministrative Asst.: Ms. Jeanine Wright

Central High School: 846-3660Principal: Mr. Mark WilliamsAssistant Principal: Mr. Keith Fegan

Middle School: 846-4526Principal: Mr. Gary Roper

Standish Elementary: 846-4103Principal: Mr. Roger Fritz

Sterling Elementary: 654-2367Principal: Mr. Clinton Potts

Instructional Services: 846-3675

Special Education: 846-4526Director: Mr. Kevin Gosson

Athletics/Community Education: 846-3664Director: Mr. Ben Welmers

Standish-Sterling Community SchoolsKindergarten Registration

Child must be 5 on or before October 1, 2014.

Again this year, all children are required toparticipate in the developmental readiness

screening with the SSC Kindergarten teachers while their parents complete the registration forms.

We will host a “Meet The Teacher Night” at a later date. You will be notified by mail of the date & time.

Representatives from the CMDHD will be in attendanceto make appointments for each child’s required vision

and hearing screenings.

Also, Mrs. Kroczaleski & Mrs. Wiedyk from the Pre-K Pro-grams will be available for registration. Parents must bring 2013 - 1040s or W-2s, child’s birth certificate and Driver’s

License. Please note children must be 4 on or beforeOctober 1, 2014.

Thursday, April 10, 2014Standish Elementary Gym

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Wednesday, April 16, 2014Sterling Elementary Gym

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Parents need to bring:

Original Birth CertificateImmunization RecordProof of Residency (Driver’s license, utility bill, etc.)

Scrapbooking and Card Making

APR MAY Spring Summer Layout Layout

First Saturday of the Monthfrom Sept through May

9am to 9pm

S.S.C. Community Service Building(next to the Middle School)

Bring a sack lunch, drink, and a dish to pass for dinner.

Call Nancy at 989-239-8638 or 989-846-6605by THURSDAY before scrapbooking day

so we can have a table for you.

MS Introduces “Panther Hotline” for Students!

1-989-372-1751 The MS is introducing a new way for students and parents to communicate via 21st century, Panther Hotline! Panther Hotline allows students to leave anonymous text or voicemail messages directly to me. Once the message is sent to 989-372-1751, an email will alert me that a message has been sent. Your phone number will be saved with the message in order for me to re-spond, however, the number will not have a name attached. Panther Hotline allows students to report anonymously on various things that occur during the school day. In order to make our school community safer, I encourage all students and parents to save this numer (989-372-1751) to your favorite con-tacts, and call me if you feel the need.

Thank you,Gary Roper, Middle School Principal

Community Education846-3644 or on the web at:

www.standish-sterling.org

District Calendar on the School’s WebsiteTo find out what activities are going on in our school buildings

the “District Calendar” located at www.standish-sterling.org has been upgraded. By clicking on the calendar you will be able to find out what activities are going on in each building. The calen-dar is being updated on a daily basis so please check back often to get the most accurate information.

Standish-Sterling Community PoolThe following is the schedule the pool will be open during

the winter months. The pool schedule is subject to change.

Mondays Adult Swim 7-8 am Open Swim 6-8 pm

Wednesdays Adult Swim 7-8 am Open Swim 6-8 pm

Fridays Adult Swim 7-8 am Open Swim 6-8 pm

Sundays Open Swim 1-4pm

Check our School website for open swim hours during Spring Break March 31-April 4

Daily pricing for pool activities will be:$3 Adults & Children

$2 Senior Citizens (62 & Over)

Punch Cards good for 10 swims (Open and Lap Swim) are available at the S-S Community Education Office or the Pool Office

Student $25 Adult $25 Senior Citizen $15 Family $80

Pool capacity limited to 250. Groups of 20+ call in advance.

Call 846-3644 for information on

birthday parties at the pool. For pool information, call the Athletic/Comm. Ed. Dept. at 846-3644 or visit our

website at www.standish-sterling.org and click on Community Ed.

Zumba for Fitness Mondays, WednesdaysIf you are looking for a high-energy way to dance yourself to total

body fitness, Zumba is for you. Zumba is the only Latin-inspired dance fitness program that blends red-hot international music in the form of a “fitness party.” Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Middle School. The cost is $5.00 per class.

Step Aerobics -- Tuesdays and ThursdaysStep aerobics is underway on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30-

7:30 p.m. at the S-S Middle School. Cost of the six-week session is $5 per class. Pre-registration is not required, just drop in and join in the fun.

T-Ball sign-ups for this SpringSSCE is offering T-Ball for boys and girls ages 5 & 6. The games will

be played on Tuesdays & Thursdays at the Lincoln Twp. Complex on Deep River Road. The cost will be $45 per player.

Make checks payable to S.S.C.E. and turn the money in with the form to either the Standish or Sterling EL offices or at the Community Education office at the High School by April 11th. For more information, please call 846-3644.

For forms, go to the website and click on Community Ed.

Forms can also be mailed to:Standish-Sterling Comm. Ed

2401 Grove RoadStandish, MI 48658

Middle School Track and FieldMiddle School track season for Boys and Girls in grade 6, 7 and 8

gets underway Monday, April 14 with practice from 3:30-5:00 pm. at the track. The seasopn practice and meet schedule will be announced at that time.

Runners should bring running shoes and warm and cool weather clothes to match our Michigan climate.

Four competition dates are planned. Student who plan to participate in more than three of those meets must have a current physical card on file with the school.

Registration forms are available at the Middle School office and the Community Ed office at the high school.

Yoga Classes meet on WednesdaysThis 6-week session of Yoga classes will be held in the Community

Service Building (next to the Middle School).Course instructor Jodee Mitrzyk of Bay City will be teaching the

class. The class will involve gentle stretching for beginner yoga participants. Come stretch with friends and relax yourself into night time.

The class is held on WEDNESDAYS from 6:30-7:30pm The cost will be $42.00 or $7.00 per class as a drop-in. Any questions, please call Jodee at 989-525-6516 or the Community Ed office at 846-3644.

Standish-Sterling Panthersvs.

Tawas Area Braves

Date: Wednesday, April 30thPlace: Dow DiamondTime: JV @ 5:00pm

Varsity @ 7:00pm

Tickets: $5.00 donation

See any JV/Varsity BB players or call theAthletic office @ 846-3644 for tickets/info.

Auditorium etiquetteThe concert season is upon us. Most of the district’s

concerts this year will be held in the 700-seat High School auditorium. Here are some suggestions that will help make everyones experience more enjoyable:

• Please turn off cell phones. • No gum, candy, food or beverages in the auditorium.• Once the performance begins, please remain seated. • Parents are asked to keep their young children seated at

all times.• Shhhhhhh . . . The acoustics in the auditorium are

very sensitive, so please refrain from talking during performances.

• Restrooms are located in the commons near the auditorium entrances. Please use them before entering the auditorium. Audience members getting up and moving in and out of the auditorium during a performance is very disruptive.

Your courtesy is appreciated!

Standish-Sterling Central High SchoolSpring Sports Schedule 2013-14 ~ updated

Due to weather and field conditions, please check the school website

for schedule changes:www.standish-sterling.org

Varsity Boys/Girls Track*Meets begin at 4:00pm Fri. 4/11 SSC Sunrise Relay H 4pM-T 4/14-15 openThur. 4/17 Bridgeport Inv A 4p Wed. 4/23 Tawas A 4pThur. 4/24 MS Invite H 4pFri. 4/25 Falcon Invite A 4pWed. 4/30 Pinny H 4pFri. 5/2 SSC Sunrise Inv H 4pWed. 5/7 John Glenn H` 4pFri. 5/9 Ogemaw Invite A 4p Mon. 5/12 Ogemaw JV(9/10) A 4pWed. 5/14 NEMC meet H 4pFri. 5/16 Regionals @ Clare

High School and Middle School track dates may be added

Varsity Girls SoccerFri. 4/7 Gladwin H 5pWed. 4/9 Tawas H 5pThur. 4/10 openMon. 4/14 Ogemaw H 5pWed. 4/16 J. Glenn H 5pThur. 4/17 Garber H 5pMon. 4/21 Oscoda H 5pWed. 4/23 Pinconning H 5pMon. 4/28 Swan Valley A 5p Wed. 4/30 Tawas A 5pThur. 5/1 Nouvel A 4:30pMon. 5/5 Gladwin A 5pWed. 5/7 J. Glenn A 5pThur. 5/8 Oscoda A 7p Mon. 5/12 Ogemaw A 5pWed. 5/14 Pinconning A 5pWed. 5/21 openTu-Sat 5/27-31 District Tournament Freeland

Dates may be added to the schedule

Varsity Boys Golf

To Be Announced

Middle School TrackThur. 4/24 SSC Invite H 4pTues. 4/29 Meridian Invite A 4pMon. 5/12 W-P Invite A 3:30pWed. 5/21 Gladwin Invite A 4p

Middle School track practice starts Monday, April 14. Meet in the school lobby at 3:30pm and come ready to practice with shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather conditions.

Registration forms are in the Middle School office and on the school website under Community Education.

Varsity Baseball/Softball*Games begin at 4:00pm Tue. 4/8 Ogemaw H 4pThur. 4/10 Pinconning A 4pSat. 4/12 BB openSat. 4/12 SB openMon. 4/14 Alcona H 4pThur. 4/17 John Glenn H 4pSat. 4/19 Beaverton Inv. A TBAMon. 4/21 Garber H 4pThur. 4/24 Tawas H 4pSat. 4/26 (BB) SSC Invite H 10aSat. 4/26 (SB) SSC Invite H 10aMon. 4/28 Gladwin A 4pWed 4/30 BB @ Dow Diamond 5pThur. 5/1 Pinconning H 4pSat. 5/3 SB Meridian A TBASat. 5/3 BB Kalkaska A TBAMon. 5/5 AuGres A 4pThur. 5/8 John Glenn A 4pSat. 5/10 PromMon. 5/12 W-Prescott A 4pWed. 5/14 Tawas A 4pWed. 5/21 Alcona A 4p5/27,28,31 BB/SB Districts @ Beaverton

JV Baseball/Softball*Games begin at 4:00pm Tue. 4/8 Ogemaw A 4p Thur. 4/10 Pinconning H 4pMon. 4/14 Alcona A 4p Thur. 4/17 John Glenn A 4pSat. 4/19 BB Ogemaw Invite A TBASat. 4/19 SB Ogemaw Invite A TBAMon. 4/21 Garber A 4p Thur. 4/24 Tawas A 4pMon. 4/28 Gladwin H 4pWed. 4/30 BB @ Dow Diamond 5pThur. 5/1 Pinconning A 4pMon. 5/5 AuGres H 4pThur. 5/8 John Glenn H 4pMon. 5/12 Whit-Prescott H 4pWed. 5/14 Tawas H 4pWed. 5/21 Alcona H 4p

CAMP WILDERNESSwants

“YOU”

The STERLING SPORTSMEN Association (SSA) will be sending some lucky 10-15 year old to the Fifteen Annual Michigan Sportsmen Congress “Camp Wilderness”.

This 15th year the camp will be at School Section Lake in Mecosta County. The camp dates will be July 11-12-13, 2014. This 3 day camping experience for our youth will be taught in an outdoor classroom seating. They will be instructed in HUNTER’S Education, both FIREARM and BOW, to receive their certification.

Besides the lesson, there will be plenty of time for all the regular camp fun activities like swimming, canoeing, vol-leyball, campfires and games.Applicants must be between the ages of 10 & 15 as of the END of the Year.

SSA will draw & pay for applications to go to the camp. (Parents must drop off & pick up there kid.)

Include your name, age, address & phone number. (Please PRINT)

NAME _____________________________________________________________ Male ______ Female _____

ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________ Age ______

PHONE NO. _____________________________________

Send Your Application by May 3, 2014 to:Sterling Sportsmen Association

Attention - Don K.P.O. Box 473

Sterling, MI 48659

April 2014Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

BB: BaseballSB: SoftballTR: TrackVB: VolleybalSoc: Girls SoccerJV/V: Junior Varsity/VarsityHS: High SchoolMS: Middle SchoolA = Away H = Home

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Classes Resume

G-Soc Gladwin H 5p

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V-BB/SB Ogemaw H 4pJV-BB/SB Ogemaw A 4p

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G-Soc Tawas H 5p

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V-BB/SB Pinny A 4pJV-BB/SB Pinny H 4p

Standish EL Kindergarten registration 5-6:30p

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TR SSC Sunrise Relay H 4p

State Vocal S & E @ Big Rapids

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State Vocal S & E @ Big Rapids

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School Board Mtg 5p

V-BB/SB Alcona H 4pJV-BB/SB Alcona A 4p

G-Soc Ogemaw H 5p

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G-Soc J. Glenn H 5p

Sterling EL Kindergarten registration 5-6:30p

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V-BB/SB J. Glenn H 4pJV-BB/SB J. Glenn A 4p

TR Bridgeport A 4p

G-Soc Garber H 5p

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No School

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V-BB/SB Beaverton Invite A TBAJV-BB/SB Ogemaw Invite A TBA

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V-BB/SB Garber H 4pJV-BB/SB Garber A 4p

G-Soc Oscoda H 5p

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TR Tawas A 4p

G-Soc Pinny H 5p

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V-BB/SB Tawas H 4pJV-BB/SB Tawas A 4p

MS-TR SSC Invite H 4p

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TR Falcon Invite A 4p

HS-NHS Talent Show 7p in Aud.

Sterling EL Family Event 6p @ SSC track

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V-BB/SB SSC Invite H 10a

Loyalty Day Parade

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East Shore Wind Symphony Concert 3p in Auditorium

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V-BB/SB Gladwin A 4pJV-BB/SB Gladwin H 4p

G-Soc Swan Valley A 5p

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HS-NHS Induction 7p

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JV/V-BB Tawas @ Dow Diamond 5/7p

TR Pinny H 4p

G-Soc Tawas A 5p

May 1

V-BB/SB Pinny H 4p JV-BB/SB Pinny A 4p

G-Soc Nouvel A 4:30p

Career Day 1-3p Gym

May 2

TR SSC Sunrise Invite H 4p

Donkey Basketball7:30p at MS

Foreign Language Day @ CMU

May 3

V-BB Kalkaska Invite A TBAV-SB Meridian Invite A TBA

May 4 Arenac Choraleers 7p in Auditorium

May 5

V-BB/SB AuGres A 4pJV-BB/SB AuGres H 4p

G-Soc Gladwin A 5p

May 6

State Choral Festival @ CMU

May 7

TR John Glenn H 4p

G-Soc J. Glenn A 5p

May 8

V-BB/SB J. Glenn A 4p JV-BB/SB J. Glenn H 4p

G-Soc Oscoda A 7p

May 9

TR Ogemaw A 4p

May 10

PROM

Youth Art Exhibit at Northeast Art Center 10a-4p

Central Theatre Presents: “Harvey”7:00pm in HS Auditorium ~ Cost: $7 adults, $5 students

Middle School Students Visit Central Michigan UniversityIn October, two of our seventh grade students attended

Central Michigan University to participate in a question and answer forum with future middle school teachers who are in the midst of earning a degree in middle school education.

Mr. Ryan Dubey and Miss Adrienne Arquette , along with Mrs. Reese and Mrs. Bechtel, enjoyed dinner at the Malt Shop and a trip to the CMU bookstore before meeting with Central Michigan University students.

Ryan and Adrienne did a fantastic job of sharing thoughts about being middle school students, the culture of the middle school and ideas about how they learn. Ryan and Adrienne clearly shared heartfelt and detailed answers about the challenges and changes that take place in the middle school.

Both students were given a certificate of appreciation from Central Michigan. We are very proud of the way Ryan and Adrienne represented Standish-Sterling Middle School.

Saturday – April 12 10:00 a.m. ~ Sharp!

Sponsor: Northeast Michigan Arts Council Location: Northeast Art Center – Grove Road & US-23 (½ mile north of traffic light) Standish

This is a Partial Listing of 200+ Items to be Sold Day of Sale

Doors Open at 9:00 a.m. to View Merchandise

Antiques and Vintage Furniture Pearl™ Grandmother Oak Wind-up Clock; 6 Oak Pressed Back Chairs; Maple Swivel Rocker; Maple Coffee Table and End Tables; Pictures; Fenton™ Glssware; Lane™ Pennsylvania Dutch-style Pine Hope Chest; Maple Desk; Lighted Oak & Beveled Glass-Paneled Hutch; Wrought Iron Children’s Ice Cream Table & Chair Set; Pine Hutch-style Secretary Desk with Bookcase Top; Oak Highboy; Oak Corner Hutch and Plant Stands.

Miscellaneous Antiques & Collectibles 10- Gallon Antique Crock; Oak Rocker; Punch Bowl w/12 Matching Cups; Bowl & Pitcher w/Stand; Life-size Resin Schnauzer; Versatile™ Double Head Gumball Candy Vending Machine; Model Cars; Leaded Crystal Glassware; Fenton® Glassware; Lots of Other Good, Collectible Glassware; Pictures; and MANY Miscellaneous Boxlots and items too numerous to mention. Yard & Garden Handcrafted Birdhouses; Yard Decorations; Fiskars® Tree Pruner; Wrought Iron Shepherds Hooks; Garden Tools; New Ceramic Planters; PVC Lounge Chairs & Bench-style Planter; Grapevine Planter; Boxlots of new merchandise from Forward Corporation and much more!

From the Kitchen Family-Style Meals at Iva's Chicken Dinners; Homemade Raspberry Jam and Assorted Jellies; 12 Months of Desserts; Apple Cider; Fresh Apples; New Texas Onions; Maple Syrup; Pancake & Maple Syrup Breakfast; Meals at Local Restaurants; Old-Fashioned Hershey's® Chocolate Cake; Gourmet Dinner for 6; Fruit Baskets; Pizzas; Cookbooks; Scrumptious Baked Goods and many more items! For the Kids New Children’s Books, Stuffed Toys, and more!

Services Lodging at Quality Inn/West Branch; “Best” Car Washes at Forward Shell Food Mart in Standish; Gift Subscriptions to Arenac County Independent; Lube, Oil & Filter Change @ Richardson Chevrolet & Ford Dealerships; Haircuts; Tanning Sessions; Tire Balance & Rotation; and much, much, more!

Miscellaneous New 18-Volt Portable Circular Saw; New Tools; Husky™ Tool Dolly; Challenger® 300 Inflatable Boat w/Oars; Chocolate Gift Basket; Sherni’s Chocolates; Halloween Gift Basket; Sears, Home Depot and Olive Garden Gift Cards; 50# Sunflower Seed; Wild Birdseed; Gift Certificates for Services from Local Businesses; 18-Hole Rounds of Golf w/Cart, and much more . . .

Terms of Sale: Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard or Discover Card with proper I.D. All items to be paid for before removing from premises. Not responsible for accidents or stolen items. Auction service acts as auction agent only; anything said day of sale takes precedence over all printed matter.

Richard Martin, Auctioneer

Proceeds fund Youth Fine Arts Camp and Art Center Programs