St. Charles Community Schools

Check out the hallways and Bulldog Stadium!

The Bulldog Pride Committee, together with staff, students, parents, and community members, is making sure our district grounds, hallways, gym, and downtown St. Charles are decorated to the max!

Thanks to everyone on site for showing pride and excitement for Homecoming 2025!

Click here to view the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/YOws961waBg?feature=share

Spirit Week 2025

Each day leading up to Homecoming Day, students and staff are encouraged to dress up and show their STC spirit!

Wednesday was "Wacky Wednesday" at the elementary school and "Wild West" at the MS/HS.

Thursday was "Season Day" for the elementary school and "Theme Day" for MS/HS, where the classes dressed as follows: Seniors- Christmas, Juniors- 4th of July, Sophomores- Halloween, Freshmen- Valentine's Day, and Staff- St. Patrick's Day.

Click on this link to view the video: https://youtu.be/0s1Uz6DscaQ

Are you looking for the Homecoming Day information? Please review the following documents and confirm the answers. If you have any questions regarding homecoming activities, please don't hesitate to contact the Central Office at 989-865-9961.

*Please note*
All visitors must arrive at the specified times and will be unable to enter the buildings before these times.

Come work with us!

St. Charles Community Schools' newest job postings are listed below. Please use this link to access our current job opportunities for more information:

https://www.stccs.org/page/employment-opportunities

A message from Jon LeFevre, STC Home School Coordinator:

St. Charles Elementary School would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the wonderful people at Ascension Lutheran Church for their ongoing generosity. Each week, their thoughtful donations of food items help ensure that our students and families have access to nutritious meals over the weekend.

Your kindness and support make a significant difference in our school community, and we are truly grateful! ❤️ 🐾

Are you looking for the Homecoming Day information? Please review the following documents and confirm the answers. If you have any questions regarding homecoming activities, please don't hesitate to contact the Central Office at 989-865-9961.

*Please note*
All visitors must arrive at the specified times and will be unable to enter the buildings before these times.

​On October 2, 2025, ReLeaf Michigan teamed up with St. Charles Community Schools, the US Forest Service, and the MDNR Urban and Community Forestry to plant 20 new trees at St. Charles Community Schools.

These trees replace those lost in early 2025 due to the tornado and will offer shade near the softball and football fields. Additional trees were also planted around the front area of the district.

Thank you to Kelly Cornford, Pam Maike, Larry Fath, Brad Lorencz, Ronald Stanley, STC students and teachers, community member volunteers, and everyone involved in making this event a success.

Please enjoy this video of the event: https://youtube.com/shorts/QmdJH2qk0o8?feature=share

The students, staff, and community kicked off the 2025 STC Homecoming with a bonfire and Powder Puff game on Sunday, October 5, 2025. The evening was filled with spirit, pride, and fun.

The night began with the STC band leading the crowd to Bulldog Stadium, where Varsity Football Coach Dave Adams delivered an inspiring speech about Homecoming week, energizing everyone present. Following that, the 2025 Powder Puff game kicked off, featuring the Senior/Sophomore team competing against the Juniors/Freshmen team.

Be sure to watch the video to find out who was victorious! https://youtube.com/shorts/G8JeRroRw-I?feature=share

Mrs. Pence's middle and high school students worked on creating grid drawings while learning about proportion and scale. They designed grid covers, which they cut out to help break down proportion and scale for their shaded drawings. This process allowed them to demonstrate values that create form in their artwork.

Nice job!

Last week, during Fire Safety Week, preschoolers acquired essential fire prevention and safety skills. These included never playing with matches or lighters, knowing how to stop, drop, and roll if their clothes caught fire, and the importance of staying low and heading to an exit to escape smoke. They also discovered that firefighters are helpers, that they should make noise to get attention, and that they need a safe family meeting spot outside the home.

A special thank you to the amazing firefighters and Sparky the dog from Tri-Township Fire Department for making Fire Safety Week a memorable experience for Ms. Shelby and Ms. Lindsey’s preschool class!🚒❤️

If you are interested in helping STC students and staff decorate the stadium and downtown area for Homecoming 2025, please sign up using the form below by clicking the provided link.

The decorating starts on Thursday at 6 pm with a planning meeting and some initial prep work, such as inflating balloons, building an arch, and creating signs. Meet at the RED BARN near the football field.

On Friday morning, volunteers will coordinate decorating efforts and support staff and students around the stadium and downtown STC. Please arrive at the RED BARN anytime after 6 am. Students will join the decorating at 8 am.

Questions...Contact the Central Administration Office at 989-865-9961.

Link to SIGN UP: https://forms.gle/5bYA1akytxmzssCq8

Our St. Charles Future Farmers of America (FFA) freshmen have been hard at work putting their skills to the test! They built our chicken coop from the ground up, learning valuable lessons in math and construction along the way.

This hands-on project is an excellent example of agriculture education in action. We are so proud of the effort and dedication the students have shown!

Stay tuned to hear/see more about the new St. Charles FFA broiler project.

High school science teacher, Mrs. Gerding, held a Fat Bear Week competition for our MS/HS students this past week, to coincide with Explore.org and the Katmai Conservancy's 12th annual Fat Bear Week.

Students in her 9th-grade biology class learned about the ecosystem in Katmai National Park in Alaska, the niche of the coastal brown bears and sockeye salmon, the abiotic and biotic factors affecting the ecosystem, the ways in which brown bears adapt to their environment, and the intraspecific competition between the brown bears in Katmai. They watched live streams of the bears as they hunted salmon, read bios of each competing bear, and examined early- and late-summer photos of each bear to assess their success at fattening up for winter hibernation.

As part of the competition, students could fill out a bracket to predict which of the bears would have the best chance of survival for the winter based on the fat bear bios, and then vote along with around 150,000 other people for their picks. This year, bear #32 "Chunk" (aptly named, at over 1200 pounds) took home the title after over a million votes were cast during the week.

For the 9th-grade Biology class competition, McKenzie Lary had a perfect bracket, and for the at-large competition, Abigail Havercroft won, with only one match-up wrong. These two are now proud owners of their very own Fat Bear! 53 people submitted brackets for this year!

Thank you to all who participated, and congratulations to our Fat Bear Week Winners!

Can't make it to the football field tonight for the 2025 Powderpuff game??? If you are a NFHS Network subscriber, you can watch the game at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/st-charles-high-school-st-charles-mi/gam17a24150c2 Not a subscriber? Follow this link to set up an account. As a subscriber you will be able to view ALL STC events that are recorded. Most schools have this set up, and as a subscriber, you can view STC events while they play away from home.

Reminder!!

Today, Sunday, October 5th, is the kickoff for Homecoming 2025!

Join us for the kickoff bonfire and Powderpuff Game, beginning at 5 pm. Gather at the Varsity softball field and let the STC Band lead you into a fun night for the whole family.

*All elementary students must be accompanied by a parent to attend this event.

If you are interested in helping STC students and staff decorate the stadium and downtown area for Homecoming 2025, please sign up using the form below by clicking the provided link.

The decorating starts on Thursday at 6 pm with a planning meeting and some initial prep work, such as inflating balloons, building an arch, and creating signs. Meet at the RED BARN near the football field.

On Friday morning, volunteers will coordinate decorating efforts and support staff and students around the stadium and downtown STC. Please arrive at the RED BARN anytime after 6 am. Students will join the decorating at 8 am.

Questions...Contact the Central Administration Office at 989-865-9961.

Link to SIGN UP: https://forms.gle/5bYA1akytxmzssCq8