Saranac Junior/Senior High

Reminder: Statewide testing continues tomorrow. 10th Grade - Tuesday - PSAT 9th Grade - Wednesday - PSAT9 8th Grade - Thursday - PSAT8 Testing starts promptly at 7:40 AM . It is very important that all students attend on these days. Make-up testing pulls students from classes. 100% of 11th graders attended all three testing days last week! We hope to continue that amazing trend. Thank you!

A Tangled Prom 2024 Saturday, April 20th from 8 PM to 11 PM $35 per person (includes pictures) Westbrook Farmstead in Ionia Freshmen/Sophomores must be guests of upperclassmen. This is a formal dance. Formal attire is required. No jeans, baseball caps., or athletic shoes.

Saranac High School Performing Arts is doing a MUSICAL!!! Join us for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"! Intended for audiences 13 years and over. Performance is Sunday, April 21st at 2pm. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors/students. Get your tickets at https://saranac.ludus.com/index.php

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.

Thank you very much to the Parents of the Class of 2023 for the generous donation that was used to purchase a new podium for graduation, awards nights, and other presentations. It is greatly appreciated!

Montcalm Community College posted a video last week highlighting Saranac JSH's relationship with the college's dual enrollment program. Pictured in the video are seniors who have earned the most MCC credits this year. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=391737570419721

Reminder: Statewide Testing begins tomorrow. Current 11th graders will be testing Tuesday through Thursday at 7:40 AM (SAT, M-Step and ACT WorkKeys tests). It is very important that all students attend on these days. Make-up testing pulls students from classes. Thank you!

Students in Mrs. Young's Ag Power and Tech class continue to hone their welding skills. Shown with their creations are Andriah Brown, Garrett Hendrick, and Mark St. Clair.

Reminder: JSH Parent-Teacher Conferences are thisTuesday and Thursday. Schedule your appointments between 3:30 and 6:15 PM by using Skyward scheduling or utilize drop-in time from 6:15 to 7:15 PM.

From welding to crocheting, students in Mrs. Young's classes are creating all sorts of things! Chris Cruz-Reyes is shown with a welding creation from Ag Power and Tech class. Gracie Smith created a crochet bouquet during Weaving and Looming class.

Congratulations to senior, Victoria Yonker, who has committed to Montcalm Community Collge to run cross country next fall!

Very shortly after we return from Spring Break, we will begin statewide testing. Here is the schedule for testing.  All tests will start right away at 7:45 AM.  I have included pertinent details related to length of test, impact on IC3 attendance and dismissal notes for juniors. Please let me know if you have any questions.  All students must participate in state testing.  It is very important that students attend on the initial testing date.  Make-up testing will require students to miss additional class time and complete make-up work to stay caught up.  Please avoid appointments, etc. on these dates.  Tuesday, April 9 - 11th Grade SAT - No juniors attending AM or PM IC3 (juniors dismissed after testing is completed) Wednesday, April 10 - 11th Grade M-Step - No juniors attending AM IC3 Thursday, April 11 - 11th Grade ACT WorkKeys - No juniors attending AM or PM IC3 (juniors dismissed after testing is completed) Tuesday, April 16 - 10th Grade PSAT Wednesday, April 17 - 9th Grade PSAT9 Thursday, April 18 - 8th Grade PSAT8 Monday, April 23 - 8th Grade M-Step Science and Social Studies Tuesday, April 24 - 7th Grade M-Step Math Wednesday, April 25 - 7th Grade M-Step ELA Make-up testing will occur on all dates in April when initial testing is not scheduled and will continue until all testing is completed.  All other students will attend classes as scheduled on test dates. All testing, with the exception of the ACT WorkKeys, is completed digitally.  ·StandardTest Times (including breaks, but not instructions/set up) :  SATw/Essay – 3 hours and 20 minutes   PSAT(10, 9, 8) – 2 hours and 24 minutes M-Step -   11th Social Studies – 1 hour; 11th Science – 1 hour and 30 minutes (estimated) 8th Social Studies – 1 hour; 8th Science – 1 hour and 30 minutes (estimated)  7th Math – 2 hours; 7thELA – 2 hours Thank you very much for your help in completing testing.  Have a great day!

FAFSA OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIOR STUDENTS Next week Wednesday, March 13th from 10:40 to 11:40am there will be an opportunity for seniors to start working on the FAFSA application if they have not started it yet or have started but have questions about it. During this time Financial aid reps from MCC and Mr. Eisen will be in the library to help any seniors with their FAFSA application and answering any questions. This is for all seniors. Montcalm Community College is happy to help all students even if they are not planning on attending Montcalm Community College.

Get your tickets for the Girls Varsity Basketball District Tournament. Ticket are $7 and MUST be purchased from the MHSAA online at https://gofan.co/event/1433648?schoolId=MI10260

Here is the link to purchase tickets for Monday's boys basketball district game at Potterville . Tickets are only sold online. Thank you for supporting our athletes! https://gofan.co/event/1417527?schoolId=MI10260

Congratulations to Abigail Janson, who signed a lettter of commitment this week to serve as the student manager for the Spring Arbor University women's basketball team! Abigail is currently finishing out her senior season as a member of the RedHawks varsity basketball team.

Please be advised that numerous buses may be running behind this morning. Thank you for your patience!

Bus 192 will be running about 15 minutes late this morning. Thank you for your patience.

Reminder: All juniors will be completing practice SAT testing this morning at 7:40 AM in the JSH cafeteria. There will be no AM Career Center for juniors.

We are looking for a volunteer ticket taker for todays' wrestling match from 4:20 PM to approximately 6:30 PM. This match will include youth and varsity wrestlers. Contact Andrew Clementz at 642-1100 or clementzand@scs-staff.org. Thank you!