SCS Community: We have been incredibly blessed with a tremendous amount of support from our community and neighboring communities. Counseling support offers have been pouring in from area schools and counseling providers along with food and drink donations from our local businesses.
Parents, thank you for your flexibility and support; we couldn't get through days like today without you. There were a lot of decisions to be made over the weekend and a lot of unknowns at the time. We graciously appreciate that you supported us with making sure the needs of our students were put first.
Your SCS Administration and Staff are honored to work in this community and serve your students.
Need some new RedHawks gear? Visit our online spirit wear store through BSN. Every purchase also helps support RedHawks athletics. Thank you to Mr. Jason Ricket, Athletic Director for setting up this opportunity!
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We are getting ready to kick off the 2024 - 2025 school year with our open house tonight from 5:30 to 6:30.
Our first day of school is Monday, Aug 26, from 7:45 - 11:00. We can't wait to see you!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50r3a5a_Xts
Don't forget, thanks to state and federal funding, all students receive free breakfast and lunch!
Please do not send plastic caps to the Jr/Sr High School. The school is no longer participating in the program. The school has several boxes of caps that can be donated to an interested group. Check out greentreeplastics.com for all the details. Thank you!
Would you like to join our team? We have a full-time position available for a Special Education Teacher. Please click on the link to our website to view the details.
https://www.saranac.k12.mi.us/page/employment-postings
Our elementary school open house will be on Thursday, August 22nd, from 5:30 to 6:30.
Kona Ice will be selling snow cones on the front lawn. This is a school fundraiser and a fun way to start the year. Please allow your kids to enjoy the snow cones. The cost is $5. Please wait to enjoy the snow cone until you're on the way out of the building to avoid spills inside the school.
Congratulations to the Saranac Sweepstakes 4-H at the Ionia Free Fair! They each were showmanship champion for their animal and competed against all other champions showing all 11 species.
Our final Heart Heroes of the year are Mrs. Brogger and Mrs. Jorgensen. These two have poured so much of their lives into supporting Saranac students. If your children were lucky enough to have these two as their teachers, you understand how amazing they both are. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Reminder: SCS is offering athletic physicals today for all Saranac student-athletes from 12:00 to 2:00 PM in the JSH cafeteria. Cost is $20. These physicals will cover athletic participation for the 2024-25 school year.
The annual Saranac FFA plant sale is Tuesday, May 21 from 3-4:30pm.
The sale will be at the school's greenhouse - west side of the building in the southernmost parking lot. Look for a red livestock trailer in the parking lot.
First come, first served.
Better Boy Tomatoes 4 pack -$1
Roma Tomatoes 4 pack -$1
Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes $1 each
Green to Red Peppers 4 pack-$1
Green to Yellow Peppers 4 pack -$1
Jalapeno Peppers 4 pack-$1
Zinnia 4 pack - $1
Small Marigold 4 pack - $1
Saranac Volleyball Youth Camp
When: June 3 and 4, from 3:00-4:45 PM
Where: Saranac Junior/ Senior High Auxiliary Gym
Who: Current 3-6 graders
Drills to improve:
Serving
Passing
Hitting
Setting
Court Awareness
Communication
Cost: $40 which includes a camp t-shirt.
Make checks payable to Saranac Volleyball
MEMO: Youth Camp
Please detach the form and return to Mrs. Miles at the elementary school by May 17. You can also mail payment and form to:
Saranac Elementary
C/O Youth Volleyball Camp
250 Pleasant St.
Saranac, MI 48881
Email any questions to: milesamy@scs-staff.org
Due to approaching dangerous weather, all evening activities are cancelled for SCS.
Mileage Club - Additional opportunities for students and families to get out and get some miles in at the track. Weather permitting.
Students should get registered online https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Okemos/PlaymakersKidsMileageClub
6-7pm
April 23--Tues
May 2--Thurs
May 8--Wed
May 15--Wed
The JSH will be holding 7th and 9th Grade Orientation Night for current 6th and 8th grade students and parents next Tuesday, April 16th at 6:00 PM in the JSH auditorium. This will include a presentation, building tour, and question and answer session.
Saranac families with students in grades Young 5 through sixth grade can now register for the mileage club. A flyer will be going home with the students later this week. The mileage club will be starting soon!
Are you looking to be more involved with your children? We have several volunteer opportunities coming up.
Bookfair
Volunteer List 2023: April 2024 Elementary Fall Bookfair (signupgenius.com)
COOKIE WALK
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A45AAA82FA5F49-48966512-carnival
Carnival
VOLUNTEERS: https://bit.ly/PTSOcarnival2024
Sponsors
https://forms.gle/v5eDFitr9vzymFwq9
The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Saranac Community Association has been rescheduled to April 13 at 4:00 pm at Scheid Park.
2024 Quilt Show for Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Ionia Imagination Library
The 2024 annual quilt show will be held this Saturday March 16th from 9-1 at the Ionia County Intermediate School District. This year we are featuring approximately 58 quilts in the Silly Safari theme, highlighting all those fun animals you would see on a trip to the wild lands of Africa. In addition, we have The Little Engine that Could quilts and a few Christmas quilts in the show. In total there will be over 80 quilts available on this day. This year we will be doing a sale and a raffle. If you are interested in purchasing a quilt, you may do it on the day of the show from 9-1. The cost for a quilt is $135.00 and that sponsors a child in the program for an entire year, giving them a complete home library of 60 books. At 1:15 we will raffle off any remaining quilts. Tickets for the raffle are $5.00 per ticket or $30.00 for 10 tickets. This amount sponsors a child for one year in the program. Tickets will be available on the day of the show but can also be purchased in advance at: Alvah A. Belding Library, Ionia Community Library, Biggby in Ionia, Michigan One Community Credit Union in Ionia, Portland Library and the Ionia County Intermediate School District office.
The program is serving approximately 2000 children each month by providing a book mailed directly to their home. Every child birth to five that resides within the Ionia Intermediate School District is eligible to participate. This early literacy initiative is completely funded by community donations. The quilt sale and raffle is our largest fund-raising event of the year. We hope you are able to stop in and view an amazing art show, have a treat or two and purchase a quilt or ticket to support the program. With so many quilts available this year, the chances of winning are pretty good! You can follow along on the Ionia Imagination Library facebook page or view the quilts in the booklet below.
Thank you for your support!
The elementary students (and community members) raised $7,047.61 during the month of February! This is the most money we have ever raised, and it has such a great impact on people with heart disease and heart conditions. Also, Mrs. Jorgenson's class was rewarded with a $25 Amazon gift card for having raised the most money by a class.
Our school is also receiving a $500 gift certificate for new PE equipment from the US Games.
Over the last 5 years, our school has donated a total of $23,557.18 to the American Heart Association. What a great impact for a very good cause!
