CHS NEWSLETTER - Gibraltar School District

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CHS
NEWSLETTER
Oscar A. Carlson High School
30550 W. Jefferson
Gibraltar, MI 48173
Phone: 734.379.7100
www.resa.net/gibraltar
Winter 2014
February 12 NHS Induction 7:00 p.m. Audi
February 17 Mid-Winter Break !
February 20 DCTC 10th grade Expo 6-8 p.m.
March 4-6 ACT; MME Jrs./Eligible Srs.
March 17-19 2nd Trimester Final Exams
March 20
3rd Trimester Begins
March 20
Class of 2018 Orientation
March 26
Red Cross Blood Drive
March 28-29 Mom to Mom Sale
April 10-12 Musical All Shook Up 7:00 p.m.
April 15
Earth Day Celebration
April 18-27 Spring Break
Welcome to Michigan!
ACT/MME Testing
As of this writing, we have had one of the
toughest winters in memory, as the snow and
Polar Vortex have led to many school
cancellations. Barring gubernatorial and
legislative action, we may have to make up days
or hours to reach our required hours of
instruction. Stay tuned to the District website or
teleparent for updates. In the meantime, bundle
‘em up, and send them to school. We have
much to do.
Final Exams Pushed Back
With the loss of instructional time due to
inclement weather, the second trimester
final exam period has been changed. Final
Exams for the 2nd Trimester will be as
follows: Monday, March 17—1st hour
Exam (dismiss 9:30 a.m.); Tuesday,
March 18—2nd & 3rd hour Exams (dismiss
10:50 a.m.) Wednesday, March 19—4th
&n 5th hour Exams (dismiss 10:50 a.m.)
School Closings
Tune to radio stations WXYZ (1270 AM),
WWJ (950 AM), WJR (760 AM) or T.V.
Channels 2, 4, & 7 for up-to-date information on
school closings. You also should be getting a
robocall from the Superintendent, closing
schools. If you are not, please call 734.379.7115
to let us know.
All juniors and eligible seniors will be taking
the ACT/WorkKeys/Michigan Merit Exams
on March 4-6, 2014. The schedule is as
follows:
Tuesday March 4 Jrs./eligible Srs. ACT
7:40 a.m.—1:15 p.m.
No School for grades 9, 10, 12.
Wednesday March 5 WorkKeys Test
Normal Bus Times for Test Takers
Late Arrival for grades 9, 10, 12
Busses on 4 hour Delay grades 9,10, 12
Thursday March 6 MME Exams Math,
Science, and Social Studies
Normal Bus Times for Test Takers
Late Arrival for grades 9, 10, 12
Busses on 4 hour Delay
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title
IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975,
the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, and the Elliot-Larsen
Civil Rights Act of 1977, it is the policy of the Gibraltar School
District that no person shall, on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, disability,
or limited English proficiency be discriminated against, excluded
from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected
to, discrimination in any program, activity, service or employment
to which it is responsible or for which it receives financial
assistance from the United States Department of Education. For
information, or to file a formal complaint, contact Superintendent
Bruce Burger, 19370 Vreeland Road Woodhaven, MI 48173 (734)
692-4000.
NHS Induction
DCTC Expo
The Carlson chapter of the National
Honor Society held its annual induction
ceremony on February 12, 2014. This year’s
inductees from the Class of 2014 are Hanna
Barnes, Kaitlyn Cramton, Emily Kokay,
Kourtney Potter, Kristina Torres, and
JosephWilliams. From the Class of 2015:
Alison Agemak, Jarret Atkinson-Warren, Maddy
Ayoub, Charles Bilbao, Deana Bojkovski,
Andrew Coleman, Chris Demers, Travis
DeRossett, Tyler DeRossett, Bardh Elmazaj,
Sarah Ettore, Sara Engstrom, Kurt Fernando,
Kersten Gant, Jordan Gootee, Harrison Grias,
Katie Herzog, Payton Howard, Shaun
Kaminske, Thomas Kramer, Rachel Lutzko,
Andrew Matthews, Zachary Moore, Abin
Payyappilly, Chelsea Plohg, Ariel Ray, Jezri
Rinehart, Casey Saenz, Hannah Simons, Colin
Szajner, and Timothy Williams.
Congratulations to all our scholars. Way to
show your Character, Leadership, Scholarship,
and Service.
And speaking of Expos, the Downriver
Career Technical Consortium will call all 10th
grade students and their parents to a Career
Tech Expo in the CHS cafeteria on February
20, 2014, from 6:00 p.m. til 8:00 p.m. More
than 20 DCTC programs will showcase their
courses. Students will be able to meet their
instructors and plan their career pathway.
DCTC serves nine school districts: Airport,
Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Huron,
Riverview, Southgate, Trenton, and
Woodhaven-Brownstown.
NWEA Testing
In keeping with MCL380.1249 of the
Michigan Revised School Code, governing
annual performance evaluation for all school
teachers and administrators, a significant
factor for satisfactory performance is the
measurement of “student growth by national,
state, or local assessments and other objective
criteria.” Subsequently, one of the assessment
the Gibraltar School District is using this year
is the Northwest Evaluation Association tests
in Reading and Mathematics, for grades
Kindergarten through eleven. The tests are
administered entirely on computers, measuring
student growth at three times during the school
year. By this time, your student should have
completed the second round of NWEA testing,
which, hopefully, shows growth in their
achievement. An NWEA progress report
will be sent home highlighting their
performance.
World Wetlands Day a Huge Success
Our 5th Annual World Wetlands Day
celebration was probably the best yet! More
than 1800 in attendance—our own CHS,
SMS, and Weiss Elementary students, visitors
from Flat Rock, River Rouge, and Cesar
Chavez Academy; Environmental partners:
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
(H2O), the Detroit Zoo, JFNew Corporation,
Gibraltar Duck Hunters Association, Lake
Erie Metropark, Waste Management Co.,
Ducks Unlimited/Michigan Waterfowl
Legacy, USDA Forest Service, Pt. Mouille
Waterfowl Managementl, DTE Energy, the
International Joint Commission, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, IWRA, Friends of the
Detroit River, USGS Great Lakes Science
Center, the Nature Conservancy, Wayne State
University, Grosse Ile Nature and Land
Conservancy, the University of MichiganDearborn Environmental Interpretative Center.
Special guests included Chief Billy Friend and
Chief Ted Roll of the Wyandot Nation,
“Humbug Marsha,” (aka Dr. Dorothy McLeer
U of M-D—speaking on “Marsh Madness,”
and Dr. John Hartig, Refuge Manager of the
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.
. Special thanks to Science teacher Crystal
Fowler and UWFWS Jamie Lanier for their
leadership, planning, and organization of such
a great event. Great ink on the event, too.
Way to show our Marauder Environmental
Pride! Cool school.
Musicians Shine at MSBOA
Like much of January 2014, Saturday the
25th was a cold, snow filled, miserable day.
The kind of day where one is supposed to
stay shut up inside the cabin, stoking the fire
and telling tales of past terrible winters.
However, 54 stalwart students braved the
cold polar conditions and traveled to the
District 12 MSBOA Solo and Ensemble
Festival to represent their school musically
amongst all others.
Fifty Four students divided into 22
ensembles and solos had all practiced on
their own time with their own guidance to
prepare for the festival. The performing
groups included 2 saxophone quartets, a
percussion ensemble, a brass quartet, a
clarinet quartet and numerous solos, duets
and trios. In the end 6 of the 22 groups
earned a 1st division rating which qualifies
them to participate in the State Solo and
Ensemble Festival. Those moving on to
states will be: Jeremiah Hendra – Trumpet
Solo; Rhianna Blaies, Payton Howard –
Flute Duet; Austin Gilliam, Mary Kozmor,
Robby Lawrence, Casy Saenz, Beck
Morningstar, JP Cox, Preston Hayes, Laura
Mitchell, Emily McKinnie, and Jake Snyder
– Percussion Chamber Group; Chris
Demers, Amanda Whitaker, Colin Szajner,
and Hailey Holmgren – Saxophone Quartet;
Sara Engstrom, Megan Vicelli, Amy Miller,
Alex Mills – Clarinet Quartet; and Sean
Miller, Nick Catalanotto, Madison Olender,
and Joellen Saugrich – Brass Quartet.
Congratulations to all who performed and
especially to those progressing onto the state
festival March 22nd. Good luck.

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