March Newsletter

198 School Drive Joseph Haynes, Principal Telephone (810)387-3231

Yale, Michigan Robert Keefe, Assistant Principal Fax (810) 387-9207

48097 Shari Muxlow, Counselor www.yale.k12.mi.us

March Is Reading Month

Please take a few minutes and review the March is Reading Month calendar of activities on page 7 of the newsletter. A description of activities is included on page 6. The theme for this year’s activities is “Lights, Camera, READ!” A special thank you to Mrs. Aimee Bundon and Mrs. Amanda Zabor for all of their guidance in scheduling the events and collecting the

rewards.

2nd Marking Period

Honor Roll

Page 2 & 3

Congratulations to all who

earned this honor!

Rachel Bartley, Nick Priehs, and Tom Cribbins helped count money for the penny wars. The total funds raised was $683.75 which will go to support student council activities

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Yearbook Students Put

Together Newsletter

March / Apri l 2010

CALENDAR

March

16th Choral Festivals @

Macomb Center

18th Board Mtg. – 7:00 p.m.

25th PIN Mtg. – 6:00 p.m. in

Media Center

25th Parent Seminar – “What

Parents and the Schools Can

Do to Support Student

Learning at Home” 7:00 p.m.

at Yale H. S. Media Center

26th ½ Day Students – ½ Day In-

Service

27th BWAC Volleyball

Tournament

7th Gr. – 9:00 in Imlay City

8th Gr. – 9:00 in Armada

BWAC Wrestling

Tournament in Richmond

April

1st 3rd Marking Period Ends

2nd - 11th NO SCHOOL –

Spring Break

12th Classes Resume

15th Board Mtg. – 7:00 p.m. @

High School

19th Choir to Avoca Elementary

21st Choir to Yale Elementary

22nd Choir to Farrell Elementary

22nd PIN Mtg. – 6:00 p.m. in

Media Center

The yearbook class was featured in the last newsletter. This issue we aren’t featured; five of us are writing it!! Yearbook students working on this issue are: Alana Koepf, Autumn Armstrong, Autumn Schade, Emilee Kinney, and Rachel Bartley. We partnered with Mr. Haynes to brainstorm and format. It was a big responsibility but we were ready to take on the challenge!

When Autumn Armstrong was asked about the responsibility and teamwork it took to make this she said, “It’s a lot of responsibility but our team works

pretty well together; that made it easier and fun.”

We really hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoyed creating it!

Penny Wars Help Student CouncilPenny Wars Help Student CouncilPenny Wars Help Student CouncilPenny Wars Help Student Council

————-The Electronic Version of Our School Newsletter————-

6th Grade Honor Roll

6th Grade

Mylissa Atkinson

Sarah Barnes

Kasmira Beals

Riley Besko

Jill Biskner

Kristen Bosman

Jacob Bowman

Lindsay Bradley

Jacob Brown

*MacKenzie Burns

*Brian Campbell

Vincent Campbell

*Gabrielle Cani

Isaac Cieplechowicz-Fodor

David Colman

Trevor DeHate

Heather Demaray

Megan Dunsmore

Cortney Eberlein

Alysia Edgerton

Holly Engel

Jared Falk

*Sarah Fuller

*Rachel Gentner

Katelyn Gersdorff

Jillian Gilbert

Joshua Gorny

Stephanie Grazia

Jayson Harrington

Christopher Heidt

Melanie Hilliker

William Hoppe

Paige Iseler

*Duane Jonseck

*Joshua Juip

Cody Kegley

Natalie Keith

Alaina Kersten

Tyler Klause

*Karli Klocke

Alston Krikorian

Mia Krotak

Alexandria Leenknegt

Brittny Leenknegt

Mikayla Lesko

Austin Mabry

*Brendan Macias

McKenzie Mathews

Katlyn McGuire

Kayla McKillop

Amanda Mlocek

Alexandra Moran

Joseph Moza

Brandon Mullen

Kane Paris

*Logan Petiprin

DeLani Porrett

Katelyn Pruitt

Amanda Randazzo

*Megan Ripenbark

*Reannon Robinson

Tristan Roth

*Kaylee Schiffelbine

Stephanie Schlorke

Jeffrey Schutt

Tristan Shaieb

Mikayla Smith

Tyler Smith

*Madison Sokacz

Hayley Stamps

Rachel Stawecki

*Kyle Swoffer

Brendan Thorman

Nathan Trombley

*Kylie Veldman

Andrew Vincent

Kevin Waite

Olivia Walters

Jacob Ward

Jacob Wendt

Emily Whitican

Hannah Wiegand

William Wilds

Emilee Wilson

Sara Witgen

*Gregory Woods

Tyler Zisler

* = All A’s

7th Grade

Hannah Ainsworth

*Autumn Armstrong

Brett Barr

Alison Bastianelli

*Garrett Bondy

*Lisa Bricker

Bryanna Bush

*Cheyenne Cani

Kara Carr

Kyle Carr

*Mekaila Chafins

*Kimberly Charney

Justin Chauvin

Mackenzie Clark

Austin Colden

Matthew Collins

Allison Cowhy

Audrey Curtin

*Timothy Donnellon

Bradley Dyer

Justin Evola

Robert Felster

Nicole Fields

Jacklyn Fisher

Allison Fleming

*Spencer French

James Fuhrman

*Emily Fuller

*Mallory Gebauer

Austen Gentner

Adam Glavach

Amber Glavach

*Kelsey Goeschel

*Brooklyn Gordon

Karlee Hartman

Daniel Hazzard

Natalie Hoist

*Paul Jarackas

*Alexandria Jedrzejczak

Nathan Kaatz

Brennan Kersten

Phillip Keyworth

*Mariel Kincaid

Emilee Kinney

Riley Koepf

Ashlyn Kulek

Brianna Lappin

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S E V E N T H G R A D E H O N O R R O L L S T U D E N T S

Emily Allor

Justin Antilla

Kelley Arsenault

Tyler Barnes

Bonnie Barnum

Rachel Bartley

Nicholas Bennett

*Brenna Besko

*Bailey Bischer

Joshua Boggia

Kayla Bowers

Jared Bradley

Stacy Brennan

*Holly Bricker

Derek Brown

Derek Burns

Ingrid Cieplechowicz-Fodor

Andrea Clark

Katelyne Click

Kristi Cloutier

Gregory Cook

*Kevin Cowan

Jason Cowhy

Courtney Crawford

*Melissa Creutz

*Thomas Cribbins

*Natalie Currie

*Derek Desloover

Alexis Downey

Jonathan Eidson

*Broderick Flynn

*Rachel Gebauer

*Joshua Gentner

Elizabeth Glombowski

*Heather Goold

Joel Grant

Mark Heidt

Jennifer Heilig

Brittany Hein

Mitchell Hein

Tyler Hillis

*Cassidy Hossack

Tayler Jasper

Brett Kean

*Courtney Klebba

Kati Klocke

Alex Kocis

*Alana Koepf

*McKenzie Kosiara

Scott Krzak

*Taylor Larsen

Troy Longman

Bradley Lotte

*Danielle Mackey

*Heather May

Savannah McEvoy

James McGhee

Lindsey McLeod

Devin McNeice

Sarah Mlocek

Calli Morris

*Courtney Mowat

*Noah Nicholl

*Kade Nicol

Chace Palmateer

Derreck Phillips Jr

Lauren Piatek

Joshua Porrett

Nicholas Priehs

Taylor Reid

Allison Roestel

Lauren Schoof

*Eliza Seros

*Katalin Shappee

Keely Sheldon

*Curt Silverthorn

Ashley Siwak

Kyle Smith

Robert Smith

Erika Stiles

Miranda Taseski

*Adriona Thomas

Tricia Timlin

Cole Tippit

Franki Whittaker

*Melany Wiczorek

*Jacquelyn Wisniewski

Sean Wolfinger

Cassidy Zwack

8TH GRADE HONOR ROL L S TUDENT S

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Barbra Larsh

Madison Liebler

Megan Lohr

Kenzie MacDonald

*Elizabeth McCall

Joshua McClelland

Grace McGhee

John McIntyre

Hannah Meyers

Tyler Monarch

Brendan Moyer

Gunner Nolan

Trevor Osko

Michelle Painter

Madison Pearl

Jacob Ramsey

Autumn Rivard

Matthew Roberts

Tiffany Rosczewski

Dillon Rose

Kayley Rowbotham

Nicholas Salski

*Autumn Schade

Jasmine Schuette

Brent Schweiger

*Zane Smeznik

*Josie Smith

Austin Snider

*Christian Sokacz

Julia Sommers

Alyssa Stern

Tyler Streu

*Daniel Strunk

Annemarie Taylor

Sarah Beth Taylor

April Timlin

Mallory Turney

Hunter VanHevel

Robert Vinckier

*Elizabeth Waitkus

Mercedes Walanis

Sabrina Wicker

*Jessica Wilcoxon

*Thaddeus Zabor

S E V E N T H G R A D E H O N O R R O L L S T U D E N T S ( C O N T I N U E D )

8th Grade Volleyball

Megan Beiser

Stacy Brennan

Rachel Gebauer

Liz Glombowski

Cassidy Hossack

Kati Klocke

McKenzie Kosiara

Heather May

Devon McNeice

Allison Roestel

Lauren Schoof

Keely Sheldon

Ona Thomas

Donyele Watson

7th & 8th Grade Wrestling

Daniel Hazzard

Mitchell Pratt

Tyler McCormick

Steven Jordan

Gunner Nolan

Joseph Crosley

Jacob Gleason

Tyler Bundon

Bryce Ginzel

Josh Sams

Anthony Anderson

Emily Fuller

Nick Priehs

James Devroy

Bailey Bischer

Chace Palmateer

Quinten Poitra

Austin Reno

R.J. Smith

Sam Frederick

Mike Lossing

Brett Kean

Justin Antilla

Aaron Korotko

Matt Roberts

Derek Desloover

Brad Green

Alex Kingsbury

Brady Bischer – Manager

Tyler Zisler - Manager

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7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL

8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL

Wrestling

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7th Grade Volleyball

Alison Bastianelli

Kim Charney

Allie Cowhy

Nicole Fields

Allison Fleming

Mallory Gebauer

Amber Glavach

Kelsey Goeschel

Natalie Hoist

Alex Jedrzejczak

Mariel Kincaid

Hannah Meyers

Michelle Painter

Tessa Palmateer

Autumn Schade

Annie Taylor

As a parent, you’ll be able to tell if your teen is misusing his/her cell

phone by the amount of time they are spending text messaging their

friends. Do they run to answer the phone/text, then hide out to respond

to it? Do you catch them talking or texting late at night or at times when they said they

would be doing something else?

What can you do? Check your phone bill. Most companies can provide an itemized list of

incoming and outgoing calls and text messages on your monthly statements. Make sure

you recognize the numbers on your statement, and if you don’t, ask your teen to identify

them.

-BULLYING-

Help us stop bullying. T

alk to your child

about the negative effects of bullying.

Read through the bullying inform

ation

in your child’s planner and talk to them

about w

hat to do if they are bullied.

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What Sites Do Teens Visit For Music and Videos?

These sites expose teens to the world. They enable teens to access people living

anywhere in the U.S. or in foreign countries, as well as their peers from

school. It’s a place where they can create and showcase who they are

and also keep tabs on all of their friends. Unless under a hidden view or

setting, profile pages are open for all to see. But most of all, teens love

social networking sites because it’s their space. There is a sense of

empowerment attached to controlling a piece of their own world… and

this is typically a world where parents are not present.

Why Do Teens Love These Social Networking Sites?

What Are The Warning Signs Of Cell

Phone Misuse?

As teens spend more and more time online, listening to music and

watching online videos consistently rank in their top three online

activities. More than half of teens (52%) report listening to MP3s in

a given week, with an average listening time of more than four

hours per week.

While the majority of teens might be visiting sites like iTunes and

Rhapsody to legally download and listen to music, many teens are

still visiting illegal music-sharing sites that violate intellectual prop-

erty rights.

YouTube, a video sharing site where users can upload, view, and share video clips, is one

of teens’ four favorite and most visited sites (along with Google, MySpace, and Face-

book). Other than recommended guidelines, there are no barriers to what content is por-

trayed in those videos or who can view them. For example, if a teen were to go to You-

Tube and search for “drug”-related videos, the top 10 search returns have almost 47 mil-

lion views. The top-10 “marijuana”-related videos on YouTube have almost 30 million

views. The top-10 “weed”-related videos on YouTube have been viewed almost 25 million

times. And the top-10 “cocaine”-related videos on YouTube have been viewed about 25

million times.

Teens can also create, star in, and upload the content on video-sharing and music

download sites. For example, the video networking site with the highest concentration of

12-17-year-olds is Stickam.com, a hub for Webcams of people in their bedrooms.

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Teens are using their cell

phones in very creative

ways. Instead of passing

notes in class, they

sometimes send text

messages. In addition to

text messaging, teens can

also access the Internet and

download pictures, videos,

and music with their cell

phones. It’s an instant

source of information, from

finding out about the latest

parties to contacting

someone they might not

have permission to.

They can also receive

messages from anyone,

friend or not, as long as the

other person has the cell

phone number. This can

include spammers,

scammers, identity thieves,

online predators, and

cyberbullies.

Teens can also be alerted to

a text in very discrete ways,

either by downloading a ring

tone that is out of pitch

range of most adults or by

putting their phones on

vibrate. Newer cell phones

enable teens to capture the

moment with photos, ring

tones or short video clips –

a fun and mostly harmless

feature – except when

inappropriate images are

captured and shared for all

to see.

Some teens have even

gone as far as creating a

ring of contacts through text

messaging to make and

alert friends of social

gatherings and other

information.

Everything You Need To Know About March Is Reading Month

Yale Junior High School

March 1st– March 26th

Theme: Lights, Camera, Read!

Individual Student Rewards For Reading

(Completed Student Reading Logs)

3 Hours Completed and Signed by Parents - First Reward

5 Hours Completed and Signed by Parents - Second Reward

7 Hours Completed and Signed by Parents - Admittance to Celebration Reward

Bonus Incentives

-Top 25 Readers In Each Class Get the “Top Dog” Bonus During the Celebration Activity

-Complete an Age Appropriate Book and Have Parent Sign-off and Get Your Name and

Photo Placed in Our “Walk of Fame”

Activities

March 5th Read-In in ELA Class (Students are allowed to wear their slippers,

bring a pillow and blanket, get comfy and read the entire ELA class

period - time goes in their reading log and toward reading rewards)

March 9th First round of reading rewards are handed out.

March 12th Writer Series Visits from Authors. (Students will have the

opportunity to listen to authors talk about their experiences and

drive to write)

March 16th Second round of reading rewards are handed out.

March 17th St. Patrick Day Read-In in ELA Class (Students are encouraged to

wear green. Students wearing green will be involved in give-aways

for participating in the read-in - time goes in their reading log and

toward reading rewards)

March 19th Dress as Your Favorite Character in a Book (Students are encouraged to dress like their favorite character from a book or

novel. The dress code applies. Students are not allow to depict

violent or age-inappropriate characters. Students are encouraged to

discuss their ideas with their language arts teachers prior to the

day’s activities. Awards will be given to the most creative costumes)

March 19th Last day to turn in reading logs.

March 23rd Third round of reading rewards are handed out.

March 26th Celebration Activity and Top Dog Rewards Handed Out

How Are Teens Using Their High-

Tech Phones?

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Yal e Junior H igh School

Check Out the March is Reading Month Activities on pages 6 & 7.

2nd Semester Honor Rolls are on Pages 2 & 3

Good Information about Students and Technology from “Parents the Anti-Drug” Organization on Pages 5 & 6

Telephone: (810)-387-3231 Fax: (810)-387-9207 Email: www.yale.k12.mi.us

Excellence in Education

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PRIDE!