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Page 1 May 2021 Volume 13, Number 9 In This Issue From the Interim Principal Counselors’ Corner From the Treasurer Nurse’s Office Open Door Students of the Month Principal’s Honor Roll Academic Honor Roll Spring Cleaning? Yearbook Early College Music Department FACS Department Student Support Services Art Department JROTC Anime Club Healthy Culture Committee Way to Go! Refurbished Fields Dates to Remember Picture Contact Us Comments? Suggestions? Contact Joyce Westphal [email protected] Welcome to May, Wolves! The 2020-21 school year brought us new adventures and experiences that we never dreamed about. As we enter the final 6 weeks of the school year, it lends us a great time to reflect and acknowledge all of the growth our students, staff and community has experienced through this global pan- demic. We were able to come together and offer multiple modes of educa- tion and flex our dexterity in switching between in-person and online learn- ing to protect the public health of the community. This would not have been achieved without the collective dedication of our students and we thank everyone who supported our school community throughout the year! With that, it seems fitting that May opens with Teacher Appreciation Week! May 3-7th we will be celebrating our teaching staff for all that they do for our school community! We encourage you to send a small note of thanks to an educator in our community. As the school year winds down, there are several upcoming events to cele- brate our students. 2021 Senior Prom: Our prom will be Friday, May 14th at Blue Chip Stardust Event Center. Limited tickets will be available to stu- dents. Prom attendees will be required to adhere to safety guidelines and physical distancing protocols. Juniors and seniors can purchase tickets after school with Mrs. Kohler & Ms. Geyer. Spring Homecoming Week: MCHS Student Council will host a spring homecoming week May 17-21. Watch your email and our social media for more information about spirit days and other homecoming events Senior Awards Night: We will celebrate the Class of 2021 senior awards night on May 17th in the auditorium. Underclassmen Awards Night: We will celebrate the achieve- ments of our 9th-11th grade students on May 26th in the auditorium. Spring Music Concerts: Our MCHS Choir concert will be on May 25th and our Band concert will be on May 27th in the auditorium. Class of 2021 Distinguished Grad Banquet: We will celebrate our Class of 2021 Distinguished Graduates at Blue Chip Stardust Event Center on Wednesday, June 9th. Watch senior announcements for more information! Class of 2021 Commencement Exercises: Our 2021 Commencement Ceremony will be on Sunday, June 13th at noon in the MCHS gym. Gradu- ates will receive 10 tickets for family and friends to attend the event. At- tendees will be required to adhere to safety guidelines and practice physical distancing. More information will be released in the coming weeks. Be sure to visit our graduation website on our MCHS page for all things graduation 2021! Don’t forget MCHS is offering summer school this year! Hop over to the MCAS website and register your child for summer school before the May 6th From the Desk of the Interim Principal... May 2021
Transcript of May 2021 Volume 13, Number 9 From the Desk of the Interim ...
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Volume 13, Number 9
In This Issue
From the Interim Principal
Counselors’ Corner
From the Treasurer
Nurse’s Office
Open Door
Students of the Month
Principal’s Honor Roll
Academic Honor Roll
Spring Cleaning?
Yearbook
Early College
Music Department
FACS Department
Student Support Services
Art Department
JROTC
Anime Club
Healthy Culture Committee
Way to Go!
Refurbished Fields
Dates to Remember
Picture
Contact Us
Comments? Suggestions?
Contact Joyce Westphal
Welcome to May, Wolves! The 2020-21 school year brought us new adventures and experiences that we never dreamed about. As we enter the final 6 weeks of the school year, it lends us a great time to reflect and acknowledge all of the growth our students, staff and community has experienced through this global pan-demic. We were able to come together and offer multiple modes of educa-tion and flex our dexterity in switching between in-person and online learn-ing to protect the public health of the community. This would not have been achieved without the collective dedication of our students and we thank everyone who supported our school community throughout the year! With that, it seems fitting that May opens with Teacher Appreciation Week! May 3-7th we will be celebrating our teaching staff for all that they do for our school community! We encourage you to send a small note of thanks to an educator in our community. As the school year winds down, there are several upcoming events to cele-brate our students.
2021 Senior Prom: Our prom w ill be Friday, May 14th at Blue Chip Stardust Event Center. Limited tickets will be available to stu-dents. Prom attendees will be required to adhere to safety guidelines and physical distancing protocols. Juniors and seniors can purchase tickets after school with Mrs. Kohler & Ms. Geyer.
Spring Homecoming Week: MCHS Student Council w ill host a spring homecoming week May 17-21. Watch your email and our social media for more information about spirit days and other homecoming events
Senior Awards Night: We w ill celebrate the Class of 2021 senior awards night on May 17th in the auditorium.
Underclassmen Awards Night: We w ill celebrate the achieve-ments of our 9th-11th grade students on May 26th in the auditorium.
Spring Music Concerts: Our MCHS Choir concert w ill be on May 25th and our Band concert will be on May 27th in the auditorium.
Class of 2021 Distinguished Grad Banquet: We w ill celebrate our Class of 2021 Distinguished Graduates at Blue Chip Stardust Event Center on Wednesday, June 9th. Watch senior announcements for more information!
Class of 2021 Commencement Exercises: Our 2021 Commencement Ceremony will be on Sunday, June 13th at noon in the MCHS gym. Gradu-ates will receive 10 tickets for family and friends to attend the event. At-tendees will be required to adhere to safety guidelines and practice physical distancing. More information will be released in the coming weeks. Be sure to visit our graduation website on our MCHS page for all things graduation 2021!
Don’t forget MCHS is offering summer school this year! Hop over to the MCAS website and register your child for summer school before the May 6th
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Counselors’ Corner
It is so hard to believe we are approaching the end of another school year. The counselors are busy at work on getting Seniors to the finish line and getting our Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors scheduled for the 2021-2022 school year. It certainly has been a roller coaster of a year. Summer School registration is currently going on and if your child needs to make up any credits, this is a great opportunity for them to make them up. Here is the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3byiuGpnG69suTJqpWTaYWQjqzh8usZMCBQrrbPMNukX9UA/viewform The deadline for registration is May 6th. Parents and students should continue to monitor current grades on RDS. RDS is a great place to keep track of your student’s cred-its and current progress. There are also teacher/counselor email links on RDS for any questions you may have. We hope our MCHS students and families stay healthy as we all work together to finish this school year strong! Happy May!!!
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From the Treasurer
The 2020/2021 Textbook Rental Fees are due by the end of the school year. Once the school year is completed, any fees that have not been paid will be turned over to a collection agency. You may make partial payments on your fees, if needed. If you have any questions, please call the treasurer's office. REMINDER: You are able to view your fees and pay by credit/debit in your Parent Access. When you log in, you will select the “pay here” located under your child's photo/name. Be sure to enter your correct billing info when you enter your credit/debit. Other payment options are to mail a check or money order to MCHS/TEXTBOOK RENTAL or by check, cash, or money order at the treasurer's office. IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING TEXTBOOK RENTAL ASSISTANCE! All students at Michigan City Area Schools will receive meals at no charge because of the Community Eligibility Program (CEP)! Stu-dents still need funds in their cafeteria account for extra milk or a la carte items. Because of this program, parents no longer need to apply for meal assistance. However, parents MUST still apply for Textbook Rental Assistance. The Textbook/Curricular Materials Assistance application is part of the online registration for all students. If you did not com-plete the form for this when registering your child, you can com-plete an application at any time. To apply for Textbook assis-tance: log in to Parent Access, select your child, and choose the Registration tab at the top of the screen. Click on the link for Textbook Assistance to enter your information. Parents must apply for textbook rental assistance EACH school year. Because situations change, families may apply at any time during the year. If you receive Food Stamps or TANF you may al-ready be pre-approved for Textbook Assistance. New students to Michigan City Area Schools must complete an application even if they were approved in their old school corporation. SENIOR PARENTS-IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR 2020/2021 Information for past due Textbook Rental and Chromebook fees was mailed home at the beginning of the school year. If you have past due fees please pay these as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call the treasurer at 219-873-2044 ext 4305.
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Nurse’s Office
Spring is finally here! As we start to emerge from our winter hi-bernation please continue to practice social distancing and hand washing to aid in the prevention of the spread of Covid-19. Unfor-tunately numbers are continuing to rise so everyone needs to be careful and cautious in our daily activities. Please continue to monitor your students for symptoms of Covid-19 daily and stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms.
Warmer temperatures also bring more outdoor activities. Make sure you are staying hydrated especially when participating in outdoor activities. Water is the best source of hydration. Also make sure you are protecting your skin when participating in out-door activities. Use a sunscreen with at least SPF of 30 even on cloudy days.
Immunizations: There are some new vaccines for students required by the State of Indiana for school students. All high school students are required to have two doses of Hepatitis A and all Seniors are required to have two doses of MCV4. Please check your students records or check with your doctor to make sure your child has their vaccinations up to date.
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Students of the Month
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LEADERS OF THE PACK - MARCH
Art Department - Audrianna Legros
Business Department - Malakai Siuda Credit Recovery - Jeremy Roberts English Department - Alexis Pacholke FACS Department - Kourtney Pratt JROTC - Lamayia Havis Math Department - Jacob Owens Music Department - Michael Lakin PE/Health Department - Aubrey Temple-Lebuis Science Department - Mia Taylor Social Studies Department - Dabria Adams Student Support Services - Mia Jeanes Tech.Ed./Voc.Ed. Department - Joshua Floyd World Languages Department - David Serrano
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Principal’s Honor Roll
Congratulations to the 83 students that made the Principal’s Hon-or Roll for the 3rd grading period. To qualify for the Principal’s Honor roll you must have all A’s in every subject.
Check our website for the names of these students.
26 - Freshmen
15 - Sophomores
29 - Juniors
13 - Seniors
Academic Honor Roll
Congratulations to the 195 students that made the Academic Hon-or Roll for the 3rd grading period. To qualify for the Academic Honor Roll students must have a 3.0 grade point average. A stu-dent will not be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll if they earn a grade of below a C on their report card.
Check our website for the names of these students.
67 - Freshmen
48 - Sophomores
41 - Juniors
39 - Seniors
Spring Cleaning?
Doing some Spring Cleaning? The Visual Arts Dept. at MCHS wel-comes your donations! If you have any of these unwanted items taking up space around your house, you can drop them off at the front office:
yarn notions (buttons, beads, ribbon, etc) fabric (any--cotton, felt, wool, canvas, etc) old t shirts (they will be cut up so any condition is OK) thread embroidery floss embroidery hoops embroidery needles crochet hooks knitting needles photo supplies (film, film cameras, digital cameras, darkroom equipment) *If you have anything else and are unsure if we could use it, just call!
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Early College
Michigan City Early College High School celebrated #EarlyCollegeWeek the week of April 26-30! Michigan City High School is proud to have the only @CELLuindy fully endorsed Early College program in LaPorte County. We are setting our students up for success in college and beyond! You can follow @CELLuindy for more on the benefits of Early College and go to http://educateMC.net/earlycollege for information about Early College at MCHS! Each Grading Period, the Michigan City Early College freshmen team selects outstanding students for the ALPHA and WOLF Awards. The ALPHA Award goes to the student who had the high-est grade out of all of the freshmen in the four core Early College classes. The WOLF Award goes to the student who not only has shown academic success but also integrity, grit, kindness, helpful-ness, and is an all-around exemplary Early College student. Congratulations to the following students: ALPHA Award Recipients WOLF Award Algebra - Dion Smith Kyle Cogdill Biology - Chase McMillon & Jeremiah Allen Sofia Garcia English - Habriah McFerson Marissa Hooper AP Human Geography - Kamar Scully Gavin Sigle
Music Department
On Wednesday, April 21, Wind Ensemble participated in the virtu-al ISSMA Organizational Contest. The band recorded three songs to be critiqued by a panel of judges. Good luck to the MCHS Wind Ensemble! The music department will present two concerts during the month of May. The Choir department will have their concert on Tuesday, May 25, at 7 pm in the high school auditorium. This concert will feature Concert Choir, Treble Chorale, City Singers and will show-case the students who received Gold ratings in the virtual Solo and Ensemble Contest. The Band department will have their con-cert on Thursday, May 27, at 7 pm in the high school auditorium. This concert will feature the Beginning Band, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. There is no admission charge for either of these performances. The choral and band students have worked ex-tremely hard all year, and we are very proud of all of their accom-plishments. Come out and celebrate some great music during the last (and only) two concerts of the year! The music department is continuing to sell its discount cards. For $10 the purchaser receives unlimited discounts at the establish-ments listed on the card in Michigan City or LaPorte for a full year. To purchase your card, please go to mchs2021.itemorder.com and the card will be shipped directly to you. Thank you so much for your support!
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FACS Department
Advanced Nutrition and Wellness The students learned about food and entertainment. They plan a social gathering and prepared appetizers. They also understand the safety guidelines for preparing, transporting, and serving for out-door entertaining. We made Mexican appetizers for our lab. It was a taco beef dip, salsa, and homemade tortilla chips. The students could not believe how easy it was to make their tortil-la chips by putting corn and flour tortillas in the oven.
Intro to Culinary and Hospitality Currently, the students are studying desserts. The chapter is bro-ken down into four sections. Section one is chocolate; then section two is custards, mousses, and frozen desserts. Three are cookies and cakes, and finally, there are pies, tarts, pastries, and fruit des-serts. For the cookie and cake portion of our chapter, we had a guest pastry chef via Zoom to demonstrate how to make vegan lemon cupcakes. My sister, Erica Edwards, is the owner of TastyPat Treats, a home baking business in Arlington, Texas. She graduated from the French Pastry School of Chicago. During the time the students in class and online spent with Chef Erica, they watched her as she prepared vegan lemon cupcakes. She explained each step while answering questions from them. Then the next class period, the students made the cupcakes, and she watches and them. We were plenty surprised by how well the cupcake tasted. If no one had told us the cupcakes were vegan, we would not have known. The recipe can be found on Pinterest www.hhttps://pin.it/7CAUBjx
The students’ cupcakes
Xavier Kiner, an online stu-dent, pos-ing with his cupcakes he made at home.
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Student Support Services
Happy Spring! As we near the end of the school year please reach out with any IEPs(Individualized Education Plan) ques-tions. Also make sure your address, phone number and email are correct in RDS. All IEPs are emailed through EdPlan Con-nect. Also check your spam folder. We are here to help! Also Michelle is our new contact person from Job Source. Her email is <[email protected]> If you have any questions regarding Job Source please contact your child’s Teacher of Record. Thanks for your support! Parents/Guardians of students with an IEP, here is our contact information. We are happy to help. Ms. Amy Wojasinski-Labis, Department Head/ Resource and co-taught English 12 [email protected]
Ms. L. Patterson, Multi-Curriculum: [email protected]
Ms. N. Bormet, co-taught English 9 and 10, Resource: [email protected]
Ms. L. Abbey, Multi-Curriculum: [email protected]
Mr. T. Blakney, Multi Curriculum: [email protected]
Mrs. S Long, co-taught English 12, Resource: [email protected]
Ms. S. Krachinski, Multi-Curriculum: [email protected]
Ms. K. Varnhagen, Credit Recovery, Resource, and Multi-Curriculum: [email protected]
Ms. A. Hartog, co-taught Algebra II and Geometry: [email protected]
Mr. M. Ard, co-taught Geometry and Multi-Curriculum :
Ms. C. Quinn, co-taught English 11 and Resource,
Ms. A. Deksnis, co-taught English 9 Resource, Multi-Curriculum,
Ms.A. Henrich, co-taught Algebra I: [email protected]
Mrs. E Stahl, social worker: [email protected]
Mrs. S Baldwin, deaf and hard of hearing: sbald-
Mrs. M. Shepperd, visually impaired:: [email protected]
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Art Department
Mrs. Whitler's Digital Design I students have been working on "Greetings from..." postcards. Smithsonian Magazine called these post-cards "The cards [that] reflect an era when a boom in highway con-struction and an uptick in auto sales were changing the way Americans worked, played, vacationed, and communicated with one another." Stu-dents were able to choose any city in the world on which to base their postcard. Using Photoshop, they had to cut out each letter of the city's name in a photo featuring the chosen city, add a drop shadow and out-line, and place it on a new background. All of the students completed the project and did a fantastic job!
by Blake Barnes
by Alyssa Denvit
by Samantha Shaffer
by Avant Wells
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by Noah Tschopp
by Jeff Hazel
byMakayla Collins
by Wilson Godfrey
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JROTC
MCHS MCJROTC HELPS WITH CLEAN-UP, PUBLICIZES PROGRAM
Cadets of the Michigan City High School (MCHS) Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) helped with beauti-fying Pahs Road by assisting the MCHS Nation-al Honor Society in its clean-up on April 17th. The entire length from Cleveland Ave-nue to Johnson Road was policed for about 3 hours that Saturday morning. “Our cadets take pride in our city, and want the public to have a positive image of it as they approach our school,” said Marine Instructor Master Ser-geant Jeff Benak. The Covid pandemic has reduced many of the other community service projects that the MCJROTC normally would do, particularly of the Spring Clean-Up variety.
Another obstacle that Covid has thrown at the MCJROTC is publicizing its program to attract new cadets. Being an elective course, it is im-portant that students recognize its objective, curriculum and opportuni-ties, as well as destroy any myths. “The MCJROTC is a leadership course, not a prep-for-the-military course,” said Senior Marine Instruc-tor Major Tom McGrath. “There is no military obligation associated with the MCJROTC.” McGrath emphasized those points at the virtual Wolfpack Round-Up on April 22nd. The MCJROTC teaches leadership not only in classroom work, but through many of their extracurricular activities such as their military drill team, shooting team, Cyber Patriot team and summer camps. Although there is no military obligation with the program, there are tangible benefits that students can gain from it. If a student enlists in any branch of the military, they can obtain an advanced promotion, which means a significant pay raise. For students who plan to attend college, the MCJROTC can assist in applying for an appointment to one of the five military academies. An education at any of those schools is valued at $350,000. Another scholarship option is the ROTC program, valued at $180,000. Almost all colleges offer at least one military branch ROTC. “One of the units that we teach is fi-nancial management. The military can provide a tremendous financial start for a young person,” said McGrath.
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Anime Club
On April 20th, 2021 the MCHS Anime Club held the first ever co-splay contest in the high school’s auditorium. We had a good turnout of students cosplaying and people coming to watch the contest.
If you do not know what cosplay is, it is the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game. The Anime Club would like to give a big Thank You to Hot Topic in Michigan City for donating the first place prize of a $50 gift card.
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Healthy Culture Committee
A huge thank you to St. Andrews Products and the Unity Foundation!
St. Andrews Products donated shirts for “Virtually Awesome” students. Students were selected by teachers to receive the shirts.
Amy Wojo-Labis wrote a grant for postcards, stamps and stickers to thank students for their perseverance during this challenging year. A huge shout out to our staff for sending out the postcards to over 250 students.
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Way to Go!
Congratulations to Javant Hodges, Reese Attar and Josiah Miller who were honored at the Exchange Club’s Student of the Year Luncheon! Javant Hodges received the Challenge of Excellence “ACE” award. Reese Attar received the Student of the Year, and Josiah Miller was the Student of the Year runner-up.
Pictured L to R: MCAS Superintendent, Dr. Barbara Eason-Watkins, Javant Hodges, Reese Attar, Josiah Miller and Exchange Club President, Mr. Phil Freese.
Newly Refurbished Fields
MCHS celebrated their newly refurbished baseball and softball fields with a ribbon cutting ceremony. GO WOLVES!
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DATES TO REMEMBER
05/03 E-Learning Day
05/07 JROTC Awards
05/11 Senior Cap & Gown Delivery
05/14 Prom
05/17-21 Spirit Week
05/17 Senior Awards Program - 6:00 pm
05/18 Thespian Society Induction - 6:00 pm
05/25 Choral Concert - 7:00 pm
05/26 Graduation Practice/Senior March - 10:27-2:15 pm
05/26 Underclassmen Awards Program - 6:00 pm
05/27 Band Concert - 7:00 pm
05/31 Memorial Day (no school)
06/01 Graduation Practice - 7:25-10:23 am
06/04 Senior Final Exams - periods 1-3-5-7
06/07 Senior Final Exams - periods 2-4-6-8
06/07 Underclassmen Final Exams - periods 2-4-6-8
06/08 Underclassmen Final Exams - periods 1-3-5-7
06/08 Final Graduation Practice/Senior Breakfast - am
06/08 Last Day for Students
06/09 Distinguished Banquet
06/13 Graduation Ceremony - 12:00 Noon
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-Photo courtesy of Bruce Stahl
