We have an abbreviated, but busy week ahead. Tomorrow is our first “Academy Career/Service Opportunity Day.” While the high school is engaged in house activities Academy students will be learning about a career or performing service in the community. Forty-five Academy students are taking the opportunity to shadow a professional for the day while the remaining students will be serving at either Camp Miakonda, the Catholic Club, or the Toledo Seagate Foodbank. An important note—school ends at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow—the SJJ buses will leave the school at 2:06 p.m. while the other buses will be on their regular schedule.
Thursday morning we will have a late start. Students do not need to be here until 9:15 a.m., however the building will be open for those who need to come at their usual time.
Friday all of the staff will be involved in meetings so there is no school for the students, thus kicking off a four-day weekend as Monday we are closed for Presidents’ Day.
May I suggest that sometime between Wednesday, February 11 and Sunday, February 15 you stop at Westfield Shopping Center and treat yourself—and your family—to a delicious “Wetzel Pretzel?” Why, you ask? Kyle and Lori Brodie, parents of 7th grade students Nick, are the owners of “Wetzel’s Pretzels” and they are donating 20% of their sales during Feb.11-Feb. 15 to the Academy class trip fund. Forms were sent home with the students on Friday and they are also being mailed home today. Thanks to the Brodies for their support!
Congratulations to our MathCounts team on their tie for first place in the district competition on Saturday. Using tie-breaking mechanisms we were officially moved to second place, but our team moves on to the state competition in Columbus. Congratulations to Sean Wheelock, Harry Thaman, Connor Bopp, and Dominic Zirbel. Thanks also goes to Ben Oberhaus, Dominic Scarlett, Zach Oberhaus, Dylan Futrell, Mazzin Elsamaloty, Nick Carroll, Raymond Antypas, and Amir Horani for their participation and to Mr. Szynkowski for his great coaching job preparing the boys for the competition.
Don’t forget to turn in car raffle tickets. Students receive a $10 credit towards their class trip for each ticket they sell. A limited number of tickets will be sold and the winning ticket will be drawn at the “Mardi Gras/Reverse Raffle” on Saturday, February 21.
A spring sports information night will be held on Wednesday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the commons. This is an opportunity to learn about all the spring sports and to speak with the coaches. Contact Mr. Butler, mbutler@sjjtitans.org, if you have any questions.
Finally, a great service opportunity for 8th grade students is approaching—the spring break Appalachian Service Experience. We have openings for six 8th graders to join a group of SJJ high school students working in Nagatuck, West Virginia doing small construction projects, working with local residents, and learning to live with less for a few days from April 12-17. Let me know if your son is interested. I’ll be meeting with the boys this week and sending more information home.
