Congratulations to Mir Quddus!
8th grader, Mir Quddus, won the Cloverleaf Spelling Bee at Lake Michigan College on Friday. Mir spelled the word "participle" and "conspiracy" to win the 2016 event. Mir has been in the spelling bee since he elementary days at Brown School. Mir will now compete in Washington D.C. in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in late May. Our students welcomed Mir back to Upton with a school-wide clap-around the school. 8th grader, Aditya Ajoykrishnan, also finished in the top ten with a 6th place finish. Our final speller was 6th grader Madison Klitchman who finished in the top 20. Congratulations to Coach Chris Greissinger for preparing all of our spellers!
Sports Schedule Changes
Tuesday, March 1st Make-up Games:
4pm - St. Joe 7th Grade “B” vs Buchanan 7th @ Buchanan HS
5pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “B” vs Buchanan 8th @ Buchanan HS
4pm – St. Joe 7th Grade “A” vs St. Joe 8th Grade “A” @ Upton
5pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “A” vs Michigan Lutheran @ Upton
Thursday, March 3rd Change In Location:
4pm – St Joe 7th Grade “B” vs Edwardsburg 7th “B” @ Edwardsburg MS
5pm – St. Joe 7th Grade “A” vs Edwardsburg 7th “A” @ Edwardsburg MS
4pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “B” vs Edwardsburg 8th “B” @ Edwardsburg HS Old Gym
5pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “A” vs Edwardsburg 8th “A” @ Edwardsburg HS Old Gym
4pm - St. Joe 7th Grade “B” vs Buchanan 7th @ Buchanan HS
5pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “B” vs Buchanan 8th @ Buchanan HS
4pm – St. Joe 7th Grade “A” vs St. Joe 8th Grade “A” @ Upton
5pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “A” vs Michigan Lutheran @ Upton
Thursday, March 3rd Change In Location:
4pm – St Joe 7th Grade “B” vs Edwardsburg 7th “B” @ Edwardsburg MS
5pm – St. Joe 7th Grade “A” vs Edwardsburg 7th “A” @ Edwardsburg MS
4pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “B” vs Edwardsburg 8th “B” @ Edwardsburg HS Old Gym
5pm – St. Joe 8th Grade “A” vs Edwardsburg 8th “A” @ Edwardsburg HS Old Gym
Pre-Festival Makeup Concert
The combined Middle School and High School Orchestra Pre-Festival concert will be held tomorrow Wednesday, March 2, 7 PM, at the High School auditorium. It would be a great opportunity to go to the Lakehouse Restaurant for the BOP Give Back Night where 10% of the proceeds will go towards the Band and Orchestras. Please contact Mr. Lokey or Mrs. Cabanilla-Sinnett with any questions or conflicts.
Calendar Photo Contest
The St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation is once again sponsoring a photo contest for all SJPS students and their families. Photos should reflect life at school, academics, arts, athletics and extra-curricular activities and should be taken between April 2015 and March 2016. Only one entry is allowed per person. Entries may be submitted now until March 18 at sjpsfoundation@sjschools.org.
The top 30 entries will be posted March 24 - April 8, 2016 at Dairy Queen on Niles Avenue, and Pater True Value on M-139 in St. Joseph. Online voting will also be conducted on www.stjosephpublicschoolsfoundation.org. The top 10 vote-getting photos will be announced on April 15th. The winner receives the cover photo on the 2016/2017 SJPS Calendar, a Season Sports Pass, $25 gift certificate to Silver Beach Pizza and 2 tickets to Encore 2016. A Season Sports Pass will also be awarded to the 10 pictures that get the most public votes. For additional information, visit www.sjpsfoundation@sjschools.org or contact Sue Riemland, Foundation Administrator at 269-926-3252 or sjpsfoundation@sjschools.orgsjpsfoundation@sjschools.org.
The top 30 entries will be posted March 24 - April 8, 2016 at Dairy Queen on Niles Avenue, and Pater True Value on M-139 in St. Joseph. Online voting will also be conducted on www.stjosephpublicschoolsfoundation.org. The top 10 vote-getting photos will be announced on April 15th. The winner receives the cover photo on the 2016/2017 SJPS Calendar, a Season Sports Pass, $25 gift certificate to Silver Beach Pizza and 2 tickets to Encore 2016. A Season Sports Pass will also be awarded to the 10 pictures that get the most public votes. For additional information, visit www.sjpsfoundation@sjschools.org or contact Sue Riemland, Foundation Administrator at 269-926-3252 or sjpsfoundation@sjschools.orgsjpsfoundation@sjschools.org.
Computer Science for Young Ladies
Anyone interested in Computer Science and coding (especially young ladies)?
Check out the FREE screening of "Code Girl" this Thursday, March 3 from 6-8:30 at the Mars Community Center in Berrien Springs. This event is sponsored by the Project Lead the Way Computer Science and Engineering Program from Berrien Springs Public School. Following the screening there will be a panel discussion with Computer Science professionals from Whirlpool Corporation and Andrews University. Women and girls (and men and boys) of all ages welcome!
Here is a link to the official trailer.
Check out the FREE screening of "Code Girl" this Thursday, March 3 from 6-8:30 at the Mars Community Center in Berrien Springs. This event is sponsored by the Project Lead the Way Computer Science and Engineering Program from Berrien Springs Public School. Following the screening there will be a panel discussion with Computer Science professionals from Whirlpool Corporation and Andrews University. Women and girls (and men and boys) of all ages welcome!
Here is a link to the official trailer.
Questions? Contact Nancy O’Rourke at (269) 473-0522 or norourke@shamrocks.us
Sponsored by the Berrien Springs Public Schools Project Lead the Way Computer Science and Engineering Program with assistance from members of the Andrews University ENACTUS student organization.
Sponsored by the Berrien Springs Public Schools Project Lead the Way Computer Science and Engineering Program with assistance from members of the Andrews University ENACTUS student organization.
Community Corkboard
Don’t forget that you can find community events for students and families on our Community Corkboard. This can be found on this link: Community Corkboard.
1/2 Day Friday
We have a 1/2 day this Friday, March 4th. Dismissal will be at 11:04 A.M.
Scheduling for 7th and 8th graders for the 2016-2017 school year
7th to 8th grade and 8th to 9th grade online scheduling continues through this Friday, March 4th. The hard copy sheet (Golderod for 7th graders & Blue for 8th graders) is due by this Monday, March 7th.
Quotes of the week:
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”- Omar Khayyam
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” - Francis of Assisi
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” - Francis of Assisi
Have a great rest of the week,
Mr. Mandarino
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