St. Charles Community Schools

Thursday evening May 18th, the class of "2023" was honored for their academic, athletic, and vocational accomplishments with awards and scholarships at Honors Convocation. Congratulations parents and seniors for sharing this special evening with us/

Top Senior Luncheon at Sullivan's with Mr. Benson and Mrs. Leffel. Thank you to the staff at Sullivan's for letting us set up Wednesday night some special surprises for our top ten. Brady, Tyler, Laina, Ryan, Brenna, Reagan, Kassidy, Cadence, Jozlyn, and Aidan congratulations on your academic success.

Forty-six students from grades 9-12 had the opportunity to spend the day participating in Saginaw County’s Spring into Service. It was a great day for our Bulldogs to give back to Saginaw County.

Congratulations to some of our Step Up & BWell April champs! They have been working hard to track their minutes of exercise. We are so close to the end of the school year, so keep Stepping Up and Being Well for the next couple of weeks and over the summer, Bulldogs!

On Wednesday, May 17th, the 6th graders toured the STC museum. The students appreciated the kindness and knowledge shared by the museum guides. They even popped popcorn for us! The students were impressed by the military displays, and they enjoyed exploring the old sports memorabilia, as well as the antique tools and appliances from long ago. Many of the students reported that they plan to visit the museum again! It was a wonderful way to spend the day!

Come work with us! Pictured below is our newest posted job opportunity. Please click the link to view our other open positions. https://www.stccs.org/page/employment-opportunities

The Saginaw ISD hosted the 27th Annual Turnaround Achievement Awards on Monday, May 15th, honoring 38 students from Saginaw County nominated by their school staff for demonstrating effort, perseverance, and commitment to turning their lives around. Congratulations to our STC high school recipient Jonathan Pollick, our STC middle school recipient Odin Laster, and our STC virtual school recipient Roman Oquendo-Motley (not pictured). #STCPROUD

Nine STC seniors were awarded the Saginaw Community Foundation Scholorship at last nights ceremony held at the Temple Theater. We would like to congratulate Aidan Kelley, Brady Robishaw, Jozlyn Childs, Kassidy Himler, and Tyler Zelinko who are pictured below. We would also like to congratulate Laina Harger, Brenna Ashton, Abigail Dinninger, and Brad Tanney that were unable to attend the ceremony. #STCPROUD

The 2023 St. Charles prom was held on May 13th at Rustic Meadows in New Lothrop. Our students were dressed to impressed, and each one of them looked amazing! We would like to congratulate the 2023 Prom Royalty: King Evan Bashans, Queen Emily Zelinko, Prince Carter Mason, Princess Brooklyn Nagel, Taylor Grunas, Jenna Trevillian, Braden Bila, Sydney Mose, Connor Eastman, and Clarice Hunt. Please click on the video link below to view a quick clip of the night. https://youtu.be/_I7R_JA8Ymo

Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) State Competition Results!! This past weekend our middle and high school students participated in the MITES State Competition at KWing Events Center in Kalamazoo, MI. They took 19 woodworking projects to the competition. There was stiff competition in all of the categories that our projects were in. Below are the results of the students' projects. The students did a great job this year with their woodworking projects. -Mr. King MITES Regional Competition Results: Abrielle Dinninger (Hexagon Wall Shelf...Honorable Mention)-- Brady Robishaw (Hard Maple and Ash LongBow...Honorable Mention)-- Kyle Thurston (United States Air Force Flag...Honorable Mention)-- Wyatt Young (Wooden Duck Call...Honorable Mention)-- Aiden Sheltra (White Oak Coffee Table...Honorable Mention)-- Jake Kubik (Diamondback Hat Rack...Honorable Mention)-- Abigail Soule (American Flag Cross...Honorable Mention)-- Logan Lorencz (Hard Maple Night Stand...Honorable Mention)-- Tyler Zelinko (Barnyard Carving...5th Place)-- Boston Hildon (John Deere Logo Carving..Honorable Mention)-- Beauden Wicke (Wooden American Flag...Honorable Mention)-- Bryan Schultz (Prototype basketball Court...Honorable Mention)-- John Lockwood (KTM and Red Bull Sign...Honorable Mention)-- Cherry and Ash Longbow...Honorable Mention-- White Oak and Ash Trout Net...9th Place-- Yellow Birch Coffee Table...Honorable Mention-- Walnut Wall Shelf...7th Place-- Hard Maple and Ash LongBow...Honorable Mention-- Cherry Coffee Table...Honorable Mention-- Students Name Project Description Place Abrielle Dinninger Hexagon Wall Shelf Honorable Mention Brady Robish Hard Maple and Ash LongBow Honorable Mention Kyle Thurston United States Air Force Flag Honorable Mention Wyatt Young Wooden Duck Call Honorable Mention Cherry and Ash Longbow Honorable Mention White Oak and Ash Trout Net 9th Place Aiden Sheltra White Oak Coffee Table Honorable Mention Jake Kubik Diamondback Hat Rack Honorable Mention Abigail Soule American Flag Cross Honorable Mention Yellow Birch Coffee Table Honorable Mention Logan Lorencz Hard Maple Night Stand Honorable Mention Tyler Zelinko Barnyard Carving 5th Place Walnut Wall Shelf 7th Place Hard Maple and Ash LongBow Honorable Mention Boston Hildon John Deere Logo Carving Honorable Mention Cherry Coffee Table Honorable Mention Beauden Wicke Wooden American Flag Honorable Mention Bryan Schultz Prototype basketball Court Honorable Mention John Lockwood KTM and Red Bull Sign Honorable Mention

Jason King, our woodshop teacher, would like to advertise that we have these pieces of equipment for sale (pictures below). Please email Jason King at kingj@stccs.org if you have interest in the equipment. Table Saw- 10 “ Powermatic Model 66 Table saw with 53” Besmire Fence. Single Phase could be a 3hp or a 5hp saw don't know. $1,200.00 Ryobi Compound Miter Saw- $100.00 Rockwell Delta Jig Saw- $150.00 Jline Jig Saw- $400.00 Jline 14” Band Saw- $400.00 Black and Decker Radial Arm Saw- $200.00

The 6th graders enjoyed a guest speaker in Social Studies class on Friday, May 12th. Former STC students, Lauren Klump and her sister Ashley came to our school to give a presentation on what it was like to live in Japan. The students are currently studying Asia, so it was extremely meaningful for them to meet and learn from people who actually experienced the Japanese country and culture. We truly appreciate that Lauren and Ashley were willing to offer this opportunity to our students.

Good Morning Bulldog Families, Please review this week's Bulldog Bulletin for important updates and events. Have a great week! https://www.smore.com/qe2mc0 Mrs. Leffel

Today is a great day to attend the Family Fun Day event!! Details are listed below.

Come work with us! The most recent posting is pictured below. You can also view all of our job opportunites at: https://www.stccs.org/page/employment-opportunities

We would like to thank Bill and his team at Mike's Wrecker Services for providing a vehicle at St Charles High School to bring awareness to drunk, high, distracted driving. As prom and summer approach, Officer Ott and Ms. Jordan remind our students of the importance of safe driving and decision-making. Alcohol is a leading cause of traffic fatalities. Drinking and driving kills 28 people a day in the U.S. — about one person every 52 minutes — according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), drivers on marijuana were about 25% more likely to be involved in a crash than drivers without the drug in their system. Distracted driving among teens aged 15-17 has been shown to decrease when the number of passengers in the vehicle is limited. By limiting the number of passengers, fatalities from distracted driving decreased by 21% with zero passengers and 7% when there was one passenger. Distracted driving was responsible for an estimated 8% of fatal crashes, 14% of injury crashes, and 13% of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020 The age group with the highest percentage of fatalities from distracted driving was ages 15-20, representing 7% of the total fatalities.

Registration Night For The St. Charles Community Schools Fitness Center When: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023. Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the middle/high school office. Come in and fill out a waiver, Donna Schantz will run a background check, and once passed the ISD technology personnel will issue you a card that can be used anytime during nonschool hours. We are very excited to offer this opportunity to our community.

A huge thank you and shout out to Sharon Norman from the CAN Council who came and educated our 7th and 8th-grade students on safe internet and social media usage.

Congratulations to the seniors who maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher while participating in an academic competition or an athletic competition during their senior year of high school. These students were honored on Monday, May 8th, at the Mid-State Activities Conference, All-Academic/Athletic Award Banquet. The banquet was held at Island Park in Mt. Pleasant.

Bulldogs shine at the MITES competition this past weekend at Heritage High School. This year our Middle and High School students Participated in the MITES Regional. We took 19 woodworking pieces and Mr. King was proud to announce that 19 of them qualified for the State Competition. The students that qualified for the state competition had to place 1st to 4th place at the Regional to move on to the state competition. The Stae Competition will take place on May 11-13 it is free to anyone interested in seeing the projects. Our Students did an amazing job this year. Great job Mr. King and students more information and pictures to come this week.