The Can Council presented two lessons to the 6th graders last week. They covered sensitive but important topics on personal and digital safety. The students learned how important it is to avoid sharing their personal information and about using technology appropriately. They learned about spotting red flags, finding a safe adult, and speaking up when and if the need arises. The students received bookmarks with safety rules and resources as well.
Reminder!
The awards for the elementary Fun Run Fundraiser are being delivered. Sutton, Charlotte, and RJ were some of the top donors and as a reward, they were given a requested "gator" ride around the district by staff. Mr. Benson and Ms. Schlager accompanied the students on the beautiful November day. We hope they enjoyed their ride and congratulations to Sutton, Charlotte, and RJ for their generous donations.
It's a lovely day in the neighborhood as a new bus pulls up to the district! This bus is the first of two new buses we are adding to our current bus fleet (another bus is arriving next week). Superintendent Mark Benson and Transportation Director Brad Lorencz are smiling bigger than usual today!
During the recent Board of Education meeting, the elementary Officers of the Week were acknowledged and honored. Chief Oliver also attended the meeting to share the details of the program. The picture below shows some of the Officers of the Week along with the Board of Education members: Mike Roth, Marcia Kendall, Stacey Klump, and Angie Lewis.
The STC Basketball program is hosting a fundraiser for their teams. Get your STC Basketball gear now to support the program!
https://stc-basketball.spiritsale.com/?fbclid=IwAR2GK5p4vFSmCAEILMAy7lmTKu11Pvn8tD8LNhP9VWJTh30qHfxuGCrIeIA
Join our team! Newly added positions are:
- Health Resource Advocate
-Building Subs for the Elementary and Middle/High School
-Middle/High School Interventionist
Please use this link to view the newest postings: https://www.stccs.org/page/employment-opportunities
The STC high school student council is hosting a canned food and hygiene products drive from November 1st to November 22nd. Each class has designated items to donate, and community members can donate items to the school or businesses around town. All donations will stay within the community. Let's all do our part and make a positive impact!
If you have any questions, please contact Trina Kohagen, the STC Student Council Advisor, at kohagenc@stccs.org.
Veteran Duane Schultz plays Taps at Friday's assembly it was beautiful. Thank you Duane. Words to Taps
(Note: there are no "official" words to Taps but the most popular Taps Lyrics are below)
The day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake, from the skies.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, may the soldier
or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep.
Love, good night, must thou go,
when the day, and the night need thee so?
All is well. Speedeth all To their rest.
Fades the light;
And afar Goeth day,
And the stars Shineth bright,
Fare thee well;
Day has gone, night is on.
Thanks and praise, for our days,
'Neath the sun, Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky,
As we go, this we know, God is nigh.
These tap lyrics are the most popular, however, several adaptions have been created.
https://youtube.com/shorts/6CB-UCaQ0no
The St. Charles Band has been having Veteran Concerts for several years now and in 2022, an assembly was added to educate students on what Veterans Day is and why we celebrate it. Two students sang "God Bless America" and it was amazing. Great job Carly and Alex and the band for such a beautiful rendition
https://youtu.be/koZfbvKdnaU
Donna Schantz, the Athletic Department Secretary at STC, presented Taylor Grunas and Braden Bila with a special football in recognition of their achievement as Mlive's Varsity Football Player of the Week. The nomination process lasted for one week, during which time community members, students, and staff were able to cast their votes for the deserving candidates. Taylor and Braden earned the title after accumulating the most votes. Congrats Taylor and Braden on your memorable moment during your senior year season!
Check out the Health Resource Advocate posting that the ISD has posted. St. Charles Schools is looking for someone to fill this position for our district. You can also view this posting on our website at: https://www.stccs.org/page/employment-opportunities
Mr. Rousseau's elementary students made thank-you notes for the veterans and gave them to each veteran at the assembly. They also decorated the elementary school walkway with flags.
Bulldogs celebrate veteran Don Schlager, with his great-granddaughter Miley Wesmer introducing him. Don is 101 years old, he was born on October 8, 1922, on McKeighan Road in St. Charles. He graduated in 1940 from St. Charles High School, which is now his home, Union Court/. He was part of the band while in high school. After high school, he worked on the family farm until he was drafted in January of 1945. He traveled by train to the Army base at Ft. Lewis in Tacoma Washington. He was deployed to Saipan on September 2, 1945. This was the same day the Japanese surrendered. He says they knew “Schlager'' was coming so they surrendered. He worked as a clerk for the Medics until November of 1946.
After his service, he attended Andrews University where he received a degree in Business and a Teaching Certificate. After college graduation, he returned home to St.Charles and went to work as a Tax auditor for the State of Michigan until 1954 when he started Schlager Tax Service. In 1957 he joined State Farm Insurance from where he retired in 1995.
Don has always been very involved in different St. Charles Organizations such as The Chamber of Commerce, and Lions Club, of which he is a lifetime member, and the American Legion Post 468 also of which he is a lifetime member. He still continues to be active in the Lions and Legion as much as his 101 years allow. He is also a past St. Charles School Board member.
Carly shares with students the meaning and representation of the empty table and the price people have paid and continue to pay for our freedom.
Freedom isn't free. POW/MIA Table - At this time, I’d like to draw your attention to the small table to my left. This is the POW/MIA table It is meant to remind us of those fallen, missing, or imprisoned U. S. Military Service Members and is symbolic in all it represents.
Those who have served, and those currently serving in the uniformed services of the United States, are ever mindful that the sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice. We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured and may still be enduring the agonies of pain, deprivation and imprisonment. Today we take a moment to recognize our POWs and MIAs.
At this time, I’d like to draw your attention to the small table, which occupies a place of dignity and honor. It is set for one, symbolizing the fact that members of our armed forces are missing from their ranks. It is meant to remind us of those fallen, missing, or imprisoned U.S. Military Service Members and is symbolic in all it represents. They are referred to as POWs and MIAs.
They are called comrades. They are unable to be with their loved ones and families, so we join to pay humble tribute to them, and to bear witness to their continued absence.
The table is small, symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner, alone against his or her oppressors.
The tablecloth is white, symbolic of the purity of their intentions to respond to their country’s call to arms.
The single rose in the vase signifies the blood they may have shed in sacrifice to ensure the freedom of our beloved United States of America. This rose also reminds us of the family and friends of our missing comrades who keep faith while awaiting their return.
The red ribbon on the vase represents an unyielding determination for a proper accounting of our comrades who are not among us.
A slice of lemon on the plate reminds us of their bitter fate.
The salt sprinkled on the plate reminds us of the countless fallen tears of families as they wait.
The glass is inverted. They cannot toast with us at this time.
The chair is empty. They are NOT here.
The candle is reminiscent of the light of hope, which lives in our hearts to illuminate their way home, away from their captors, to the open arms of a grateful nation.
The American flag reminds us that many of them may never return - and have paid the supreme sacrifice to insure our freedom.
Let us remember - and never forget their sacrifice. May God forever watch over them and protect them and their families.
St. Charles Middle/High School students honor local veterans with an assembly on Friday, November 10, and the annual band concert on Saturday, November 11th. What is a veteran?
Anyone who has served in the military and possibly in a war is considered a veteran. Veterans live among us in every state and from every walk of life. Your classmates may be the son, the daughter, the cousin, or a relative of a veteran or a current servicemember. Today, many of our local veterans are right here with us. We have the opportunity to recognize them- and to thank them for their service.
Veterans Day occurs on November 11th every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918 that signaled the end of World War I. This day was originally known as Armistice Day. Today it is a federal holiday.
Congratulations to our Elementary Student of the Month nominees for October. These students were all nominated for using our Character Strong Trait of Responsibility! Oliver Messenger, Charlotte Hennemann, Willow Krupnek, Alainna LaFray, Jackson Hayden, Greyson Gendron, Sawyer Rickley, Charlotte Hennemann, Vivian Eickholt, Brooklyn Cole, Lily Draper, Benjamin Parson, Ellie Katzenberger, Jillian Sutton, Ivy Krupnek, Will Rickley, Bailey Kirkpatrick, Nicholas Sanders, and Conner Young
The winners of the elementary school fundraiser have their favorite meal with their favorite teachers.❤️❤️❤️
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS - MIDDLE SCHOOL
7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball
11/13/23 - 5:00 pm - Home vs. Merrill (time changed due to transportation conflicts)
11/16/23 - 4:30 pm - Home vs. Montabella
"Freedom Isn't Free" and today staff, community members, and students honored local veterans at a school assembly. It was awesome. Mrs. Kohagen and Mrs. Skiles leadership classes help prepare the performance gym for the celebration to honor our veterans.
