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Congratulations to our Hale
Choirs for receiving 1 ratings at
the District Festival in Standish!
All of our groups, high school
choir, 8th grade choir and 6th & 7th
grade choir sustained this high
achievement. We are proud of
such an accomplishment and wish
you the best in your next level of
competition!
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Letters from Administration
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Budget Work-
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VIP, Kdg & 1st
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2nd, 3rd & 4th
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5th & 6th
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Perfect Attendance & Honor
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MS News
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7th & Homecoming
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8th Grade News
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7th & 8th
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HS News
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Counseling News
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Yearbook/Science
Expo
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10th, Knowledge
Bowl, Food Service
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Summer Skill
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March 28th-31st Book Fair Week
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March 30th Grandparent‟s Day
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2:30 p.m.
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March 31 Parent-Teacher Conferences
K-6th 4:00-7:00 p.m.
7-12th 5:00-8:00 p.m.
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March 31st Informational Meetings on school budget issues
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5:00-6:00 p.m.
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6:00-7:00 p.m.
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7:00-8:00 p.m.
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8:00-9:00 p.m.
*to be held in the school cafeteria-all encouraged to attend!
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Baseball/Softball & 22
Way Proogram
Girl Scouts &
Misc.
Upcoming Events
23-24
April 1st-April 10th
April 2
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Spring Break!
Superintendent Candidate Interviews
9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
*to be held in the former Hale High School, Room 201
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April 11th School Resumes!
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From the Desk of the Superintendent
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Dear Parents, Guardians and Citizens
of the Hale Community:
On February 17, 2011, Governor Rick
Snyder released his new State Education Funding Act (formerly known as
the School Aid Fund) budget proposal
to the Michigan Legislature. The news
could not have been more devastating
for K-12 public education and the students of the Hale Area School District!
Mrs. Provoast
Since 1994, local districts have been
dependent upon the state for per pupil
funding. At that time, with the implementation of Proposal A, K-12 funding
was dramatically altered. School districts lost the right to raise revenue in
exchange for a state guarantee for
funding our schools. Proposal A was
the covenant that guaranteed fair and
equitable funding for K-12 education.
The governor‟s proposal includes provisions to take precious School Aid Fund
dollars to fund programs other than K12 education, such as community colleges and higher education agencies.
This is a violation of the Proposal A
covenant.
While we applaud Governor Snyder‟s
bold action in an attempt to deal with
Michigan‟s $1.8 billion deficit and economic crisis, we are puzzled by his lack
HALE
What impact will Governor Snyder‟s
budget proposal have on Hale Area
Schools‟ funding if it survives the legislative process and becomes law? Our
district per pupil funding and financial
resources will be cut by approximately
$1,147 per student. As of this writing,
all indications are that this revenue
loss may be the largest per pupil loss
endured by any district in the state.
The total revenue loss for Hale will be
approximately $700,000 for the 201112 school year.
we are facing an estimated $200,000
increase in costs. This, when combined
with the projected $700,000 loss of revenues, means we are facing a nearly
$900,000 shortfall next year when compared to the current school year.
We know these are unprecedented times
for Michigan, and there must be shared
sacrifice and reform. The system we
now have in place is unsustainable. However, Hale‟s unique loss is not equitable
and is too much to bear.
Please take time to contact the Governor and your legislators. Ask them to
restore funding for K-12 education,
honor the covenant that was established
between the state government and the
There are several components to
citizens of Michigan guaranteeing equitathese serious cuts. These consist of
ble and appropriate funding under Prothe continuation of the $170 per pupil posal A, and invest in Michigan‟s children.
reduction in the 2010-11 School Aid
Also, please take a few moments to comAct, an additional State Aid discretion- plete the budget worksheet on the next
ary per pupil cut of $300 and declining page of this newsletter. It will also be
enrollment dollars.
available as a link on our school website
at www.haleschools.net We value your
In addition to the proposed cuts in
input and it is very important to us as we
revenue, we are also facing escalating move forward addressing these budgetcosts. Two of the biggest increases
ary concerns.
we are facing are in our employee
health care premiums, as well as state Sincerely,
mandated contributions to the state
Rhonda A. Provoast
retirement fund. Between these two, Superintendent
two performances for different age
levels. Their themes were social issues
that affect teenagers. We had one
I hope you are all well and are enjoying
the school year. The time is flying by and local participant, Staci Saurer. Way to
summer will be here before we know it. I go Staci! It‟s the above accomplishments that make me proud to be a
would like to acknowledge some of the
part of Hale Area Schools!
recent achievements that have occurred
I would like to congratulate Mrs. Lisa
at Hale Area Schools. First off, our
Anderson for receiving a grant which
Knowledge Bowl team is undefeated and
will allow our third graders to make a
will be participating in the semi-finals!
trip to Bay City to explore the tall
Our fine arts department has done an
ships. Thank you Mrs. Anderson for
excellent job this year with the band
bringing home a 2 rating from the district your hard work! The first and second
grade teachers took their students to
festival and the choirs bringing home 1
ratings from the district festival. I would Kirtland Community College to watch
a musical about books. This goes
like to point out that a 2 rating for our
along with the theme of March Is
band is a tremendous accomplishment
because we have a band with grades 7-12 Reading Month. The kids had a great
time.
competing at the high school level. Our
students have been active in extracurricu- AuSable Valley Community Mental
Health is going to come in to our
lar activities as well. I am extremely imth
th
pressed with a select few of our students school and talk with our 7 and 8
grade
classes
about
bullying.
Mrs.
who participated in the Grease performance with the Tawas Bay Players. Meggan Aldrich also had a bullying assembly
presented by Camp Timbers for our
Muhle, David Stanchik, Brandon Brown
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th
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and Shantell Austin did a fantastic job with 4 , 5 and 6 graders. This assembly
allowed student participation and highthis performance. Iosco County Pride
lighted addressing bullying issues
performed for our students. They had
through cooperation. This was held at
the former high school gymnasium. Thank you to Mrs.
Letter from the Principal
Mr. Reilly
of support for K-12 education. After
all, a highly skilled and educated workforce is the foundation of economic
prosperity.
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Aldrich for putting this together for
us.
Please don‟t forget that our last
parent-teacher conferences of the
year will be Thursday, March 31st.
Kindergarten through 6th grade is
from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and 7th through
12th grade is from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Please take the time to speak to your
children‟s teachers about academic
and social successes. Please also
take the time to stop in at any of the
informational budgetary presentations that will be ongoing throughout
the evening in the cafeteria. Other
events that will be ongoing will be
Boy Scout sign-ups, Book Fair and
baseball/softball signups.
As the year progresses, please do
not hesitate to contact me if you
have any questions or concerns. I
have enjoyed fulfilling the principal
role this school year. Even though
the state is putting our district in a
tough economic situation, please be
assured that we do have quality education and services at Hale Area
Schools.
~Mr. Reilly
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Please provide input on your thoughts regarding the budget
cuts for Hale Area Schools. Please return these forms to
your child‟s teacher or bring them with you to parent/
teacher conferences. Your opinions are valued!
Hale Area Schools
Budget Solution Worksheet
2011-12
*(Budget impact = nearly $700,000 in revenue loss + nearly $200,000 in increased costs)
Provide ideas in which you believe the district could reduce costs and/or increase revenues as a means to address the projected $900,000 budget impact* for next school year.
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5.__________________________________________________
Provide programs or services which you believe should absolutely not be considered as a means to address the projected
$900,000 2011-2012 budget impact.
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________
If you have any additional comments or suggestions in the future, please feel free to email them to [email protected]
Thank you for your input as we develop a budget which provides the best possible educational opportunities for our students with the substantial reduction in resources.
Please return these forms with your child as soon as possible or bring them to parent/teacher conferences. Thank you!
~Mr. Chad Brandt, Board President & The Hale Area Schools Board of Education
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Elementary VIP Day
On February 14th, students in Kindergarten through 4th grades participated in VIP
Day. Each student was able to invite two
people to attend this event during the
school day. National Honor Society Students were able to sit with any child whose
VIP was unable to attend. Very Important
People enjoyed reading or listening to their
student read as well as decorate a sugar
cookie. Older students enjoyed hearing a
story starter and passing the story from person to person. More importantly, VIPs
spent precious time talking with their students. Thank you to all VIPs for making this a
special day for our students!
~Mrs. Aldrich
Kindergarten News
land Iseler taught us a lot about birds
and feathers. Getting weary of the
Hale kindergartcold January weather, we celebrated
ners!!!
Aloha Day! We made an alphabet
coconut tree art project, decorated a
The Kindergar- photo frame with seashells, played an
ten classes have addition fishy game, ate some fresh
been very busy coconut, and did the Limbo! We celethis Winter.
brated being in school 100 days by
In December, we sang at the Hale Sen- writing numbers to 100, counting 100
ior Citizens Center for parents and
items by ones, fives and tens, and
community members. Each student was made necklaces of 100 fruit loops. In
allowed to sit on Santa's lap and reSocial Studies we are learning about
ceived a gift from him. We studied
community helpers. In our classroom
about animals and birds in Winter. Gar- Post Office, we learned about sorting
Aloha from our
and sending mail. Margy Holzheur
from Independent Bank talked to students about saving money and the
importance of banks in our community. Future community field trips and
school visitors are being planned. We
continue to learn about letters,
sounds and sight words, enjoy making
words and retell stories with puppets
and flannelboard pieces. We love to
read and write both fictional (silly
stories) and non-fictional
(informational) stories.
~Mrs. Barclay & Mrs. Blomquist
First Grade News
The second semester brings a focus on
reading fluency for our wonderful first
graders. Boys and girls are emerged daily
with reading activities to build a solid
word base as well as decoding, phonics,
and spelling skills. First graders love
writing sentences and multiple sentences
and have a fun time illustrating big books
which correspond with each week's
reading book story. They also have a
blast reading AR with their 4th grade
buddies who visit once a week.
In Math, we've spent a lot of time learn-
ing about geometric shapes, adding
and subtracting, and telling time. It is
very important that first graders practice their math facts 1-10. Making
flashcards at home or playing adding
games with a deck of cards can be a
fun, quick way to review addition
skills. Every single day is a day for
learning, sharing laughter, and focusing
on being the best we can be. It is truly
a joy in 1st grade!
~Ms. Douglas & Mrs. Frank
First graders hard at work!
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Second Grade News
The second graders at
Hale Elementary have
been very busy. In reading, we have finished the
first unit of our second
grade reading book and
will be testing on those
skills soon.
are now learning about
shapes and angles.
For Valentines Day, the
first and second graders
all made a Valentine card
for our Veterans.
We recently enjoyed the
V.I.P. Day where we could
read to our invited Very
Important Person and share
some punch and a cookie.
We have learned about
regrouping in both addition and subtraction and
Hello from our
second graders!
~Mrs. Baczynski & Mrs.
Barnes
Third Grade News
The third graders
have been very busy
this year!
March is reading month is here!
We are doing many fun activities
to promote reading. One of the
favorites is the Shoebox Parade.
After reading a book, students will
create a shoebox/diorama depicting the story elements. The parade will be held on Friday, March
25 at 2:30 in the gym. Hope to
see you there. The Science Fair is
going to be here before we know
it. Each student in the 3rd grade
will be required to participate.
Our theme will be “Plants.” Mrs.
Anderson will guide students and
parents in preparing their
presentations for this new
project. It‟s going to be
awesome so mark your calendars for April 15th and plan
on a fun, educational evening. In math, we have
learned all of the multiplication facts through 10. We
have been busy playing
games and practicing these
facts so that each student
can become an official member of the Two Minute Multiplication Club. In Social
Studies, students have been
learning about Native American
tribes from Michigan. Students
will participate in a trading post
activity and play the role of either the French or Indians as
they trade goods with each
other. Finally, in Science students dissected owl pellets and
discovered animals consumed
by barn owls. Full skeletons
were glued down and will be on
display at the science fair!
~Mrs. Anderson & Mrs. Look
Fourth Grade News
Fascinating fourth
graders!
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Fourth graders have been
working very hard over the first
marking period. We have had
our first DIBELS assessment and
completed two weeks of MEAP
testing. In Social Studies, we
have learned about the
branches of government and
how they interact. In Science
class, we have been exploring
electricity and magnetism. It
sure is a lot to learn! There are
new experiences like being
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lunch room workers and buddies with younger students,
helping them to learn to read.
We have learned about the different regions in the United
States and how life is different
in each of the regions, from
language to clothing to business.
We have also spent time learning about the different states of
matter. Did you know you can
actually stack liquids on top of
each other? Our special art
projects are coming along nicely
and parents will be excited to
receive them. Division and multiplication are pretty tough, but
we are leaning to use our skills
for more difficult problems.
Long division is hard, but we
continue to work on it. We are
enjoying the snow, but are
looking forward to spring
weather and all the new things
we will be learning.
~Mrs. Shellenbarger &
Mrs. Streeter
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Fifth Grade News
Our
fifth
grade
class
ended
the year
2010
doing a
Christmas Around the World Research project. In groups, we learned about how
different countries around the world
celebrate Christmas. We had lots of
fun and some good treats, too.
In language arts, we just finished reading the book The Fighting Ground, by
Avi. This book taught us about the
Revolutionary War and making important choices.
In science, we just finished a unit on
nutrition. We learned about the food
pyramid and how many servings we
need from each food group every day.
We made food mobiles that show a
healthy and nutritious days worth of
meals. They are hanging in Mrs. Hasty's
classroom and they look great!
The 5th and 6th Grade Student Council held a Valentine chocolate heart
sale for the entire school. We sold
almost 300 chocolate hearts! Everyone
who received a heart was really happy.
Thank you to everyone who helped us
with this fundraiser and to Sherni's
Candies for making us the hearts!
We had the best trip ever thanks to
the local Masons. We went to the
Shrine Circus! We had treats and pizza
for lunch. Some of the favorite 5th
~Jamie Herstine, Brooke Kangas, Lena
grade acts were: The Chicago Boys,
Micklash, Trevor Smallwood, and
the acrobats, and the HUMAN
Mikayla Timlick
CANON. He actually was shot out of
a canon, and was on the TV show Glee
after the Superbowl!
For the 2nd marking period Celebrate
Excellence, we got to go to The Skate
Place. Our class had tons of fun, but
came home with a lot of bruises,
aches, and pains! Tanner Klein was the
most excited to hear Ice, Ice, Baby!
Sixth Grade News
We have been very busy in
sixth grade. In science, students
are wrapping up the portion of
Earth science and will be starting on energy. Students will be
learning all about the transfer of
different types of energy. It will
be fun to see the projects created by students to show their
understanding of energy. Students are continuing to study
geometry. By now, they should
be experts on different angles
and finding measures.
It’s hard to
and geography of Canada.
These two units of study reinforce each other wonderfully.
The novel helps bring history to
life, and their studies help students better understand what
they are reading.
The sixth grade students enjoyed their Celebrate Excellence trip to the Skate Place.
Although many came home with
bruises, they all had a great
time. The sixth grade student
council just finished working
In language arts, students have with the fifth grade student
been reading the book Jason’s
council to sell chocolate hearts
Gold by Will Hobbs. Set during for Valentine‟s Day. The sweet
the Klondike Gold Rush, it is an treats were enjoyed by many!
excellent example of the adventure genre. They have also
been learning about the history
believe that
our school
year is
approaching
the last
marking period
already!
~Mrs. Begres & Ms. Ellisor
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Elementary Perfect Attendance
3RD Grade
Ian Allen
Joel Bovee
Brooke Pelton
Austin Smallwood
Kindergarten
Spencer Aldrich
Jeffery Guoan
1st Grade
None
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2nd Grade
Brenden Bernard
Claudia Cadwell
Makenzie Fowler
Jason Guoan
Amadeo Kaiser-Cerda
Keaton Ludwig
Andrew Ranger
Excellent attendance
directly relates to
academic success!
4 Grade
Gage Everitt
Ricky Hall
Amber Leonard
Olivia Rasch
Tyler Stockford
5th Grade
Alan Bovee
Kristopher Franklin
Travis Zilliox
6th Grade
Hannah Balbaugh
Ethan Rasch
Levi Stoll
5th & 6th Grade Honor Roll
5th Grade
Zane Aldrich
William Bleeda
Alan Bovee *
Megan Boyer
Ethan Cagle
Dylana Carroll
Jaacob Duford
Kassandra Fetterly
Robert Goodman
Lillian Gorka
Jamie Herstine
Dillon Hunt
Brooke Kangas *
Cassidy Kesler
Tanner Klein
Jadyn Laessle
Robert Lutman
Lena Micklash *
Taylor Pelton
Congratulations to
our 5th & 6th
grade Honor Roll
Students! We are
proud of your
accomplishments!
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Sayje Ragan
Tyler Ranger
Carmen Reilly
Serina Shellenbarger
Trevor Smallwood
Kassandra Stoll
Nathaniel Templeton
Travis Zilliox
6th Grade
Hannah Balbaugh *
Justin Bamberger
Takoda Barnum
Mikayla Beach
Uriah Bieszk
Jourdan Brent
Marion Calhoun
Devin Chrivia
Edward Cumby
Tyanna Doty
Leah Edgar *
Brianna Gunderson
Emily Heuss
Emily Mather
Gavin Peters
Ethan Rasch *
Skyler Ready *
Kaytlynn Reyelts
Oliver Rice *
Synthia Shellenbarger
Autumn Sidam
Levi Stoll
Stephen Toth *
*Indicates all A‟s
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Middle School 2nd Semester Honor Roll & Perfect Attendance
HONOR ROLL
7th Grade
Matthew Anderson
Caitlin Bernard
Brandon Boylen
Timothy Butzin
Bailey Chrivia
Ariel Everitt *
Paige Fleminger *
Dennis Fuller
Halie Haskin
Nathan Keesler
Sabrina Klein *
Jacob Landis-Tumminello
Jordan Mason *
Nicholas Moffatt
Catriana Nichols *
Amber Ortiz *
Walton Reimer
Bradley Schmidt
Charles Shurtz
Natasha Stankovski
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
2ND SEMESTER
8th Grade
Dylan Augustyniak
James Balbaugh
Gavin Banny
Kaylee Bernard *
Daniel Coronado
Zackerie Hjorth *
Jadie Hutchings
Brooke Johnson
Kayla Largent
Samantha Miller *
Joseph Muhle *
Keaton Peters
Courtney Peterson *
Leslie Reilly *
Tony Stankovski
Khatorrie Stone *
Brianna Welch *
7th Grade
Ariel Everitt
8th Grade
Richard Brito
*Denotes All A‟s
7th & 8th Grade 2011
Winter Homecoming Representatives
Jadie Hutchings & Tony Stankovski with
parents
Halie Haskin & Cory Parent with parents
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Seventh Grade News
The 7th & 8th
grade students
In 7th grade math, we are currently learning how to make
several new types of graphs,
such as stem-and-leaf plots,
frequency tables, and histograms. Some students know
them very well and some are
still trying to get the hang of
it, but Ms. Schick is making
sure that everyone understands the different graphs.
She is making sure that all of
her students can read and
create each of the previously
listed graphs. Ms. Schick is
also notifying every one of her
students how important neatness is. She is making sure
that when the time comes,
everyone will be ready and
confident for the testing on
the several different graphs.
were honored and
excited to be a
year!
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about how myths and legends
are different and how they are
similar. We have read many
different types of short myths
and legends that include Legend Of The Pike, and How
The Turtle Got Its Shell. We
also read a long story called
Perseus and Medusa. After we
read that, we made a short
comic strip to go along with
it. Now we are currently
reading about Atlanta.
In 7th grade Language Arts, we
have been learning about
Myths and Legends. Our
classes have been learning
~Jordan Mason &
In conclusion, we would like
to say that we are having a
blast learning all the new material!
Cat Nichols
Homecoming 2011!
part of the Winter
Homecoming this
Now for your 7th grade Social
Studies update: in Social
Studies, we have currently
been learning about China.
We learned about China‟s
land features and important
countries. We also learned
about the Great Wall of
China and about Chinese
writing. We currently took a
test on China. For the most
part, people did spectacular!
We just got done doing a
timeline project in small
groups on different China
Dynasties. Each group had
their own dynasty. Soon we
will be presenting our Dynasties to the class.
This year, the 7th and 8th grade
classes were involved in Winter
Homecoming. We would like
to tell you about our representatives. The 7th grade class representatives were Halie Haskin
and Cory Parent. The 8th grade
representatives were, Jadie
Hutchings and Tony Stankovski.
The 9th grade representatives
were Missy Niederquell and
Cody Brewington. For the 10th
grade class we had Danielle
Benedict and Travis Tripp. The
11th grade representatives were
Marissa Andary, Trevor LaRocque, Karissa Haskin and Gavin
Owen. The 12th grade representatives were Mariah Elmer,
Brendon O‟ Dell, Kaitlin Scott,
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Casey Shuman, Ashleigh Tatroe and Ronald Bleeda. This
year‟s King was Brendon O‟
Dell and the Queen was
Kaitlin Scott!
were based off of our decades
that we were given. The 7th
grade class decade was the
50‟s and the 8th grade class
decade was the 60‟s.
Since we were able to have
class representatives, we also
got to participate in the pep
assembly! There was a crossdressing competition, fetchthe-bone race, a potato relay
race, name-that-tune games,
what would you do for a
Klondike Bar challenges and
the balloon pop. We are very
glad they let us participate!
For the homecoming game we
played Posen. The Hale JV
team won, but our varsity lost.
Although we lost, everyone
still had a good time cheering
for our guys.
Again, we would like to thank
everyone for letting the 7th and
8th grade classes participate in
the homecoming events. And
that is what happened during
We also made posters for the homecoming 2011.
hallway (at the old high
~Leslie Reilly & Kayla Largent
school) for the game. They
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Eighth Grade Happenings
This year has been really
different, but we‟ve obviously made the best of it.
Being grouped with the high
schoolers has had its pros
and cons. For one, our
band program is more successful with the increased
number of students and the
amount of talent. Another
plus is now we can participate in homecoming
(representation-wise), we
can use the High School for
concerts and rehearsals,
and we can get used to how
classes are going to be
when we are in high school.
Our eighth grade Mackinac
Island fundraiser for our
trip is coming along really
well. Our spaghetti supper
was very successful and will
pay for a lot of our trip.
Thank you to Largent‟s Café
for hosting this great event!
Selling 50/50 tickets has
been fun and has helped the
amount we have to pay go
down. We have more ideas
coming up so spread the
word and help us out!!!!!
The bake sale was held and
worked out really great!!!!!
Classes are going great and
our teachers are a lot of
help. Social Studies is so
cool because we‟re learning
about American History
and we just had our presidential election! Mr. Heydon is awesome and makes
science so enjoyable!
Speaking of science, we
went to an assembly about
our upcoming science fair.
The crazy guy that was talking to us showed us how
cool our experiments can
be. Well, without exploding anything. We were all
really disappointed at that.
Anyhow, back to our
classes. Ms. Schick is
really great about teaching
Pre-Algebra, at least that‟s
what I‟ve been hearing and
I‟m sure it‟s true. Algebra is
tricky but fun and Mr. Miller
is fantabulous about helping
us understand the material.
We are all enjoying ourselves as much as we can in
math. Band is really coming
along as you probably gathered from the first paragraph. Having lunch after
the high schoolers is A LOT
better for us because we
don‟t have to rush or be
late from other classes. In
Language Arts, we are reading this really cool book
called My Brother Sam is
Dead. Hmmmm, I wonder
if the brother, Sam, is going
to die? Some of us aren‟t
so sure. Technology is
moving along and as we
improve in our typing, we
are also working on producing PowerPoint presentations. Lastly, but certainly
not least, choir, art, music
appreciation and extra
math are really fun.
In conclusion, eighth grade
is really enjoyable and we
love getting to hang out
with our friends every day.
Hope you all have as great
of a year as we are!!
~Khatorrie Stone &
Kaylee Bernard
Pancake Breakfast-March 27th!
When: March 27th from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: The American Legion Hall, Post 422, 429 West Main Street
This pancake breakfast is a fundraiser for the Hale 8th grade students to attend a Mackinac Island Field
Trip.
Come start your day out right and enjoy a pancake breakfast with us!
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7th & 8th Grade Celebrate Excellence
Recently, the 7th and 8th graders went roller skating at the
Skate Place in West Branch
for Celebrate Excellence. It
was a great way to talk to
friends and have a great time.
Some of the 7th and 8th graders said that the trip was fun
and exciting.
200 dessert coupons for our
next Celebrate Excellence
lunch at McDonald‟s!
~Halie Haskin &
Paige Fleminger
Afterwards, the kids went to
McDonald‟s for lunch. They
had such good behavior that
the supervisor of the McDonald‟s of West Branch sent a
letter complimenting our
good behavior and manners!
The supervisor also included
7th & 8th Grade Dance
On February 10th, the 7th and
8th grade had a Valentine‟s
Day dance. We had a DJ with
amazing music and lighting. At
the dance, there were drinks,
fun and, of course, dancing.
A majority of the students say
their favorite part was when
Mrs. Unke broke it down to
“Ice, Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice.
Others say their favorite part
was the dancing in general. I
think, overall, everyone enjoyed the dance.
~Halie Haskin & Paige Fleminger
All-Star Presidential Election
Eighth graders will be beginning the Annual All-Star Presidential Election this month.
Six of our former presidents
will be campaigning to be
voted the All-Star President
by our 5th-8th graders. The
election assembly, where the
candidates, first ladies and vice
-presidents will be giving
final speeches, will be on
Wednesday, March 16th.
Parents are invited to attend
the assembly.
Voting day for 5-8 grade students was held on Thursday,
March 17th.
Our elected president is Andrew Jackson (Danny Coronado)!
~Mrs. Unke
Andrew Jackson, aka Danny Coronado!
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English Club & Drama
The English Club celebrated the Christmas holidays with a dessert party at lunch and exchanged
Secret Santa gifts. They also celebrated
Valentine‟s Day with members bringing in desserts at lunch. We will be attending the teen
performance of Grease being produced by the
Tawas Bay Players. We will be applauding for
our Hale students who are performing in the
play. Pictured above are the Grease participants,
from left to right: Lauren Brown, Meggan Muhle,
David Stanchik and Brandon Brown.
The Drama Club performed A Christmas Carol
on December 11, 2010 to an enthusiastic crowd.
Pictured above from left to right:: Caleb Parent,
David Stanchik, Emma Herstine and Abigail
Reimer.
Our
students
at their
best!
Journalism
The high school journalism class has begun a news broadcast
that airs throughout the school on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday at 3:00 p.m.
Monday's broadcast includes local news, weather, upcoming
events, fundraisers, and students of the month.
Wednesday's broadcast includes spotlight feature stories based
on interviews as well as student poll results.
Friday's broadcast centers around Sports Roundup--a look at
this past week's games and upcoming games are announced.
Corey Bates & Ben Katterman broadcast
upcoming events!
~Mrs. Lixey
National Honor Society
National Honor Society has been helping the school and community with various activities during the school year. Members
are required to perform twelve hours of community service as part of their membership in the Hale Chapter. We are in the
planning stage of our annual visit to The Tawas Village. In the past we have celebrated Christmas, Valentine‟s Day, and Easter
with the residents. This year we are planning a Memorial Day celebration with the residents. We will be providing dessert,
an activity and fellowship with the senior citizens. We consider this our "Adopt a Grandparent" project.
~Mrs. Lixey
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Foreign Language Department
Hale Area Schools currently offers Spanish and French classes. At present, there is no
world languages club. That is about to change. I would like to initiate such a club for
Hale Area Schools well before the end of this school year. A world languages club is
capable of offering an extra dimension of experience with other languages and cultures
in a way that goes beyond taking it as a class.
What this club will look like and do is still to be determined. I want any student to
give his or her input on what they would like to see for the world languages club. Anyone at any grade level will be allowed to join, even if he or she has not taken a world
language class. This will allow such students to see what world language is all about,
regardless of his or her class schedule.
The world languages club should foster creativity, exploration, and helpfulness for our
school community. Our school district will represent itself in a more multilingual way,
such as by creating posters in multiple languages for various events. Exploration of
Spanish and French languages and cultures will be done through technology and potentially an occasional trip out into the community and the greater area. Students will also
be able to give and receive help through organized tutoring in Spanish and French.
There are still more fun activities that the world languages club will provide. Active
student participation will be the key to our club‟s success.
Details of this club
will be announced at
a later date!
~Mr. Rundell
Band News
Pictured above left, Catriana Nichols and right, Darian French, performing in the Christmas program.
Spring Band Concert for
grades 5-12 will be May
18th @ 7:00 p.m.
HALE
AREA
We have several honors
to announce!
First of all, everyone who
auditioned for the District
IX All Star band received
the high honor of making
it into the band! David
Stanchik and Samantha
White will be performing
with the Senior All Star
Band. Brandon Brown,
Kaylee Bernard (1st
chair!), Samantha Sellers
(1st chair!), and Zackerie
Hjorth will be performing
in the Junior Band. These
six fine musicians will perform in Ogemaw Heights
on Saturday, April 16th at
SCHOOLS
TODAY
2:00. Please come out and
support them in this fine
band!
All our soloists and ensembles who performed at Solo
and Ensemble Festival in
Clare on December 4th
received 1st division ratings
(blue medals). Soloists were
Kaylee Bernard on alto
saxophone, Catriana Nichols on trumpet, and Ariel
Everitt on flute. Zackerie
Hjorth and Joseph Muhle
performed a trumpet/
euphonium duet. Kaylee
Bernard and Samantha Sellers performed an alto saxophone/euphonium duet.
Ariel Everitt, Catriana Nichols,
and Darian French performed a
trio. David Stanchik and Samantha White performed a flute
duet in Beaverton on Saturday,
February 5th and received a 1st
division (blue medal). They will
now go on to compete at the
state level on Saturday, March
26th at Central Michigan University. Congratulations to all
these fine musicians and their
high achievements in band!
Thank you to all parents who
have supported your son or
daughter and helped them to
become the talented musicians
they are!
~Ms. Donze
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Choir/Art News
Pictured left to right:
Sarah Daniels,
Breona Mayhew,
Brandon Brown,
State Choral Festival is
May 10th & 11th at Central Michigan University!
Spring Choir Concert is
May 25th @ 7:00 p.m.
SEMESTER
HIGH
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HONOR
ROLL
HALE
tinue on to the State level
at Big Rapids HS in April.
Solo David Stanchik: 1
rating and Solo Meggan
Muhle: 1 rating
Hale 7th Grade Ensemble:
1 rating - Caitlyn Bernard,
Ariel Everitt, Amber
Ortiz, Bailey Chrivia and
Shaiyan Mudry.
HS Afterschooligans: 1
rating. - Meggan Muhle,
Emily Montgomery,
Samantha White, Gavin
Owen, Brandon Brown,
David Stanchik, Colleen
Fowler, Shantell Austin
and Darian French.
Alisa Kelso and Meggan Muhle.
1ST
The Hale Area Choirs
participated in Solo and
Ensemble Festival at Roscommon High School on
Saturday, February 12th.
All seven groups received
medals.
These groups will con9th GRADE
Darby Barnes
Nathan Barnes
Hunter Boylen
Cody Brewington *
Brandon Brown
Kelby Chrivia *
Ricky Davis
Emma Herstine
Alisa Kelso
Brittany Mason
Breona Mayhew
Rebecca Michalski
Lily O‟Connor
Eric Reilly
Kyle Reilly
Abigail Reimer *
Hannah Rice
Collin Schroeder *
Jeffrey Shipley
Melissa Solgot
Taylor Tatroe
AREA
SCHOOLS
HS Trio: 2 rating - Samantha White, Emily Montgomery and Darian
French.
Hale HS Quartet: 2 ratingBrandon Brown, David
Stanchik, Meggan Muhle
and Shantell Austin.
Art News: The hallways
have been filled with self
portraits of all ages. Be
sure to visit our everchanging hallway museum
of great works of art. Students will be starting to
work on a hallway mural
presently and are anxious
to show off their talents in
a permanent way for our
school!
Hale 8th Grade Ensemble:
2 rating. -Kaylee Bernard,
Courtney Peterson, Kel-
10th GRADE
Danielle Benedict
Lauren Brown *
Stephen Butzin
Edward Calhoun
Crystal Caron
Travis Fante *
Elizabeth Farrand
Arianna Goss
Dalton Haenlein
Daniel Katterman
Jessica Labranche
Kasey Mick *
Donald Moffatt
Lauren Moritz
Patrick Myers
Daniel Raleigh
Ryan Richardson
Matthew Stopyak
Travis Tripp
Dylan Ulman
Chase Welch
TODAY
sey Cagle, Samantha Sellers, Brianna Welch, Torrie Stone and Joseph
Muhle.
11th GRADE
Marissa Andary
Aaron Anderson
Shantell Austin
Elizabeth Bates
Mandee Fleckenstein *
Nicholas Fleminger*
Ashlyn French
Karissa Haskin *
Codie Hjorth*
Benjamin Katterman*
Trevor LaRocque
Lisa Michalski
Meggan Muhle
Caleb Parent
Justus Reimer
Shelby Rhein *
Jacob Rogers
Sarah Savin
Cody Wilson
Kaitlyn Windsor
Halley Wolkens
~Mrs. Putnam
12th Grade
Fritz Badenhoop
Corey Bates
Cody Chrivia
Mariah Elmer *
Stacey Eno *
Vanessa Green *
Zachary Keesler
Zachary Kusterer
Danelle Laszlo *
Jillian Marcoccia
Brendon O‟Dell
Matthew Provoast *
Kelsey Reilly
Kevin Reimer-Ranke *
Staci Saurer
Kaitlyn Scott
Kelsey Scott
Christina Smith
Tiffani Solgot
Ashleigh Tatroe
Lindsay Weaver *
*Denotes All A’s
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Counselor’s Corner
Have you visited the Counselor‟s Corner on the school website? Go to www.haleschools.net , click on high school,
then Counselor‟s Corner. During this past year, I have been working to make this a valuable resource for students and
parents. You will find information regarding scholarships, dual enrollment, career and technical education, leadership
programs, ACT Testing information, college information, current news and more. If you are looking for something that
is not currently on this page, please let me know as I really want to make this page a valuable resource to our students
and community.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The Annual Scholarship/Financial Aid Night was held on Wednesday, January 26th at the “Old High School”. Local
scholarship providers were available in the cafeteria from 6:00-6:30 p.m. Students were able to go from table to table
and collect scholarship information and applications. A Financial Aid Seminar began at 6:30 p.m. and was presented by
Audrey Larkin, Financial Aid Representative from Kirtland Community College. Mrs. Larkin, who is a former graduate of
Hale High School, did a great job of presenting the financial aid process and fielded some really good questions by participants.
What if my student was not able to attend the Annual Scholarship/Financial Aid Night? Since the Scholarship/Financial Aid Night, I have followed up with 12th grade students and have made copies of all the local scholarships
and the financial aid workshop power point is available in Mrs. Lixey‟s classroom. Students will find all of this information easily accessible in the back of the classroom. Students may also visit the Counselor‟s Corner on the school website for scholarship and financial aid information.
*It is not too late to apply to college and complete the FAFSA for financial aid. If any student has not done this, see me
immediately.
Senior Picnic and Awards Night
This event has been rescheduled to Wednesday May 25th.
Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and the awards presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.
The Senior Picnic and Awards Night is a great opportunity for graduating seniors and their families to celebrate the end
of the school year. We will enjoy a barbeque style dinner while viewing the senior video. This is a time to celebrate all
of our students‟ accomplishments.
SCHEDULING
When is scheduling going to be done? This is probably one of the most asked questions during this time of the
year. The scheduling process for the school year 2011-2012 began the week of March 7th. I met with all students in
grade levels 8-11 to discuss curriculum requirements. Students completed a schedule request, which will need to be
signed by a parent/guardian and returned to the counseling office. Included in this will be a Credit Audit which will help
the student and parent/guardian track individual progress toward graduation requirements. This initial step of the
scheduling process is called the Survey Phase as it surveys our current student needs (requirements) and wants
(electives). This is a critical phase of the schedule building process as the data received from the students drive the master schedule building process by determining which classes will be offered and how many sections are needed. If parents and/or guardians have any questions regarding their student‟s schedule for the 2011-2012 school year, please contact me by telephone at 728-3551 ext. 191 or email me at [email protected]
CAREER EXPLORATION
11th Grade
th
The 11 grade class will attend a career day at IRESA Career Center in March. Students will visit all of
the programs and will have an opportunity to meet with business partners.
10th Grade
th
On February 9 , our 10th grade students visited the IRESA Career and Technical Center. Students spent a period of
time in each program offered at IRESA and learned about the various skills, certifications and college credits that can be
earned through each program. Students were well behaved during this visit and really seemed to enjoy exploring the
opportunities that IRESA offers. During the bus ride back to Hale High School, there was a lot of chatter about the various programs. Many students talked about the Automotive Technology Program, Food and Hospitality Program and the
Health Occupations Program.
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Counselor’s Corner Continued
IRESA programs are available to 11th and 12th grade students who are on track for graduation. If any parent/guardian would like more information on the IRESA Career and Technical programs, please do not hesitate to contact me via telephone or email (as noted
above).
On March 7th, our students attended Career Day at the Bay Arenac Career Center in Bay
City. This was a very informative experience and allowed students to research the programs that they offer.
8th Grade
th
th
On Thursday April 28 , 8 grade students will visit the Bay Arenac Career Center to explore the opportunities that will be available to them when they become 11th grade students in high school.
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Educational Development Plans (EDP’S) – These documents are completed through
an online program offered through Career Cruising and can be found on the web at
www.careercruising.com Students are given a username and password that can be used
throughout their high school career. The EDP process helps students set short and long
term goals and develops action steps necessary to achieve these goals. Students take an
interest inventory on career cruising and the results are used to provide them with a list of
career options that best match their interests. The career exploration opportunities at
IRESA and Bay Arenac Career Centers are an important part of this process as it gives the
students an opportunity to further investigate areas of interest.
Mr. Giori will be reviewing and updating EDP‟S with 9th through 12th grade students in
April. Seventh grade students will be introduced to the concept of EDP‟s and will have the
opportunity to visit the Career Cruising Website with me. Eighth grade students will complete the framework for an EDP as they begin to develop the plan for their high school
education and future goals.
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TESTING
On March 1st, 2nd and 3rd , every junior in the State of Michigan participated in the Michigan
Merit Exam (MME) . The MME is a set of standardized tests designed to assess student‟s
knowledge/performance in Math, Science, Social Studies and ELA/Writing. Day one is the
ACT plus Writing, day two is the Work Keys and day three is the Michigan Math, Science
and Social Studies. This year the MME was administered in the “Old High School” . Overall, our students did a great job! They worked hard during the testing and were well behaved during break times. Great job Juniors!
March 15th, 16th and 17th were scheduled as make-up dates for the MME for any 11th grade
students who missed a day of testing.
In December, ninth grade students took the EXPLORE Test and tenth grade students took
the PLAN. Both of these exams are pre-ACT Tests that have been developed by the ACT
Corporation. These tests serve several purposes including: preparation for day one of the
MME during the 11th grade year when the ACT plus Writing is administered, Career Exploration, college readiness and direction in curriculum development. This spring, I will schedule a day in each grade‟s English class to go over the results and discuss the interpretation
of the exam results for all 9th and 10th grade students. Parents and guardians will be notified of this date and will be invited to attend this period with their student.
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Counseling …..
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Leadership Development Opportunities
American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State are premier programs
for teaching how government works while developing leadership skills and appreciation for your
rights as a citizen. Students will run for office, learn public speaking, create and enforce laws and
actively participate in all phases of creating and running a working government in this exciting
and fun summer program. Students will meet other students from across the state and develop
confidence and leadership skills that will shape their future. This is a great opportunity for personal growth and the opportunity to develop a resume for employment, college admissions and
scholarships.
Please contact Mr.
Giori if you have any
questions or concerns in the counseling area. He can be
reached at (989) 7283551 ext. 191 or via
email at
hhscounselor1@
hale.k12.mi.us
Thank you!
American Legion Girls State – This year the American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring two
students to attend Girls State. This year‟s delegates are Kaitlyn Windsor and Mandee Fleckenstein who will attend Girls State at Michigan State University June 19-25.
American Legion Boys State – Our local American Legion is still looking for an 11th grade
young man to attend Boys State and represent Hale High School and the Hale American Legion
Post. This year‟s conference is scheduled for June 19th at Northwood University in Midland.
Any student who may be interested in taking advantage of this great opportunity should contact
me directly.
Thank you to all the members of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary who
make this opportunity a reality for our students.
Student Trooper Program
This is a great opportunity for male and female high school 10th, 11th and 12th graders who think
they may want to pursue a career in law enforcement. Students must be physically fit and have
the ability to be a team member. This program is in cooperation with the American Legion Student Trooper Program and the Michigan State Police. The program offers hands on training
including: underwater rescue and recovery, crash site techniques, first aid, work with professional canines, basic crime lab work and forensic techniques and much more.
Congratulations to this year‟s attendees Dalton Hainlein, 10th grade; and Nicholas (Kade) Fleminger. This year‟s camps are held June 26 through July 1 and July - 29.
MYLEAD Conference
The MYLead Leadership Conference is scheduled for May 13th-15th at Michigan State University.
Eligible students must be a sophomore in the 2010-2011 school year who has positive characteristics and has demonstrated leadership potential in the school or community (for example, by
excelling academically, in sports, extra-curricular activities, and/or community service). Nominations were made by Hale High School Staff. Hale High School was able to send one student free
of charge and had the option of sending a second student for a fee of $160.00. The Hale American Legion, VFW and Vietnam Veteran Organizations have co-sponsored our second student.
Thank you for your continued generosity and support of our students.
Congratulations to this year‟s delegates Lauren Brown and Danielle Benedict!
~Mr. Giori
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Hale Yearbook NEWS
It is not too late to order a full-color, Hale 2011 Yearbook for you or your student. Yearbooks are $50 and need to be
pre-ordered and paid for by April 1st. You can also just send in a check made out to Hale Yearbook for $50 with the student‟s name and we will place the order for you. Many seniors have not ordered their yearbook yet, don‟t let your senior
be one of them!
If you have a Senior this year, make sure you send in two senior pictures (one head & shoulders, one favorite pose) that
you wish to have appear in the yearbook and in the class composite photo that will be displayed for years to come. We
also need one favorite baby picture and up to 15 pictures from birth to current for the Senior Video. We asked that all
pictures be turned in before March 15th. You can send them in with your senior or drop them off to the office or room
219. Make sure you label/number the pictures so we know your preferred order for the video, and which is the favorite
baby picture and favorite senior pose.
We need your help. If you wish to help us fund the yearbook this year, there are many ways you can contribute. Remember, you receive a receipt for this donation to use as a tax deduction if you contribute in any way. Feel free to select
more than one way to support us if you wish.
These are the options you have to support the Hale Yearbook:
1. Yearbook Scholarship Sponsor – As a yearbook scholarship sponsor, you are providing a yearbook for a student who may not have the finances to purchase a yearbook for themselves. You may request to sponsor a particular student, regardless of their need, or the yearbook you sponsor will go to a student that cannot afford to
purchase their own.
$50.00 per yearbook sponsored
2. Business Partnership – As our business partner, your name or business name will be printed in the list that
corresponds to the size of your donation: Gold, Silver or Bronze.
Gold - $100
Silver - $50
Bronze - $25
3. Full Color Ad – Many options are available. Just supply us with any business card, artwork, logo, text, letterhead
or photos that you would like included in your ad. We can even arrange to take a photograph of your staff or
business. Then we create a customized full-color ad for you.
Full Page - $400, ½ Page - $240, ¼ Page - $140, ⅛ Page - $80, 1/10 Page - $60 which is a Business Card Ad
If you‟d like more information or have any questions, just call Mrs. Plude at (989) 728-3551 x219. Thank you!
Science Expo
We will be holding our first Annual Science Expo on April 15 from 6-7:30 p.m.. Projects need
to be dropped off between 2:30 and 4:00. All students, K-12, are eligible to participate. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Students will choose a project that falls into one of four categories: an experiment, research,
demonstration, or a collection. A REGISTRATION form needs to be turned in by March 31 and
an entry form needs to accompany each project.
On February 17th , we kicked off the beginning with Mr. Hagerman and Extreme Science. He
demonstrated following procedures and the Scientific Method to Investigations. He made us
aware that scientists need to take safety precautions by using things like helmets, gloves, and
safety goggles. Students left ready to begin their adventures into science. Information has been
sent home with each student regarding the expectations, rules, and ideas. For more details, please contact Ann Aldrich,
Science Expo Coordinator at (989) 728-3551 ext. 120.
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Sophomore Happenings!
This year the 10th graders worked on their homecoming float in the fall and their door & banner decorating in the winter.
They also were responsible for the Junior High basketball concessions. Participation in these activities were actually pretty
low. It would be great if parents would encourage their students to participate in these class activities. This will be especially
important next year when they are Juniors. They will be responsible for all the high school basketball concessions as they
prepare to put on the Prom their Junior year. We will also need help from parents next year to help with the concessions
and chaperoning dances, so if you think this sounds like something that interests you, please drop me a note or an email at
[email protected].
~Mrs. Plude - 10th Grade Advisor
Knowledge Bowl News
Congratulations to our Hale Knowledge Bowl! They are currently undefeated and will participate in the semi-finals
against Fairview on April 12th! The starting panel is David Stanchik (Captain), Meggan
Muhle (Secretary), Jacob Rogers (leading points) and Codie Hjorth. Other valuable members include Kevin ReimerRanke, Stacey Eno and Caleb Parent. Everyone has contributed a great deal and they have had perfect attendance at
all practices. Way to go!
~Mr. Lake
Knowledge Bowl Advisor
Food Service Department Update
Dear Parents and/or Guardians:
Our meal magic computer system has a low balance e-mail program that will send an email to you on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week if your child(ren)‟s food balance is between $2.00 and $-25.00. If you would like an e-mail sent to you, please send
your name and e-mail address to [email protected] or send it in with
your student with his or her lunch money.
Thank you!
~Mrs. Brindley
Food Service Supervisor
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
Don’t let
your
child’s
mind go
idle over
the summer
months!
Be proactive
and order your
summer
skill
book today!
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Generally the grade level just completed is ordered; however, you and your child‟s teacher
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Each lesson gives students practice in a mix of skills.
Grade-appropriate auxiliary pages are included.
Answer key, solutions for each problem (4th grade and up), and tutorial “Help Pages” are
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*Helps students prepare for college entrance exams, state proficiency tests and College Algebra; reviews both Geometry and
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**A practical guide for everyday life, designed for the high school level and above.
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Lessons review mixed skills, including reading, writing, phonics, punctuation, grammar and
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Answer key and grade-appropriate reading lists are included.
*Helps students prepare for high school as well as entrance exams and the PSAT.
Foreign Language Review:
Spanish I, Spanish II and French I review books (recommended for middle school/high
school).
Lessons help students prepare for their second or third year of foreign language.
Answer key is included.
Touch the Future Computer Keyboarding:
One book designed for grades 3 through 6. A paper keyboard is included for students
without access to a computer.
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Summer Skill Books Order Form
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Hale Baseball/Softball Association
The Hale Baseball/Softball Association is in need of new board members to help keep
the program going. After several years of service, all but one of the current board
members have stepped down.
This program is for children ages 4-14 and runs from March through July. Board
members are responsible for team sign ups, finding coaches, maintaining fields, uniform and equipment disbursement, and/or attending league meetings. All positions
are on a volunteer basis. There are six positions in need of immediate filling. If you
have the time and would like to help keep a great program going for the kids, please
contact Kris VanThomme at 305-0167.
Helping Alternative Learners Excel (HALE)
Program
The HALE Program was implemented in September 2010 as a project-based learning program, part
of the Widening Advancements for Youth (WAY)
Program at Hale Area Schools. The HALE WAY
Program is a personalized learning experience for
students who struggle with traditional high school,
offering an alternative approach to education-one
that encourages self-esteem, independence, and
the development of 21st century skills that will facilitate a college education and subsequent career
paths.
Mrs. Provoast and Hale Area Schools were welcomed into the Michigan Association of School
Administrators Winners‟ Circle for the implementation and success of the HALE WAY Program.
Congratulations to Mrs. Provoast for such a fine
achievement!
Pictured above, Mrs. Rhonda Provoast, Superintendent, Mr. Rich Reilly, Principal,
Mr. Chad Brandt, Board President, Mr. Jordan Barclay, Way Program Project
Manager/Lead Teacher, Mr. Glen Taylor, Co-Director of WAY, Mr. Mark McKulsky, Board Trustee and Mrs. Beth Baker, Co-Director of WAY.
Online learning, an alternative method to
student success!
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~WINTER HOMECOMING 2011~
High School
Winter 2011
Homecoming Class
Representatives
Back row, left to right: Trevor LaRocque, Travis Tripp, Cody Brewington, James Priest and Casey Shuman. Middle
row, left to right: Ronald Bleeda, Karissa Haskin, Marissa Andary, Melissa Niederquell, Danielle Benedict. Front row,
left to right: Mariah Elmer, King Brendon O‟Dell, Queen Kaitlin Scott and Ashleigh Tatroe.
“A day in
the life of
Hale High
School!”
HALE
AREA
SCHOOLS
TODAY
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WANTED! Adults who would like to learn how to read or improve their reading skills!
Dear Citizens:
Our names are Crystal, Abigail and Shantell. We are the Hale
Senior Girl Scouts working for our gold award. A requirement
for the gold award is to do a community service project. We
have chosen to do a literacy program for the community.
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We would love to help you learn how to read or to improve
your reading! This program takes place on Fridays at the early
time of 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Hale Area Schools library or at a
later time of 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the Hale Baptist Church.
Please contact our Girl Scout co-leader, Elaine Welch, at (989)
257-5133 to sign up for our reading program. If this day or time
does not work for you, please call to see if we can work something out!
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SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS
Occasionally schools must be closed due to inclement
weather. The decision to close schools is made when
it is determined that busses cannot safely navigate the
roads to pick up students. Generally, the decision to
close is not made until early morning after an evaluation of road conditions is completed. Announcement
of closing is made immediately and periodically on the
following radio and television stations:
TELEVISION
WNEM - TV 5
WJRT- TV 12
WBKB - TV 11
WEYI –TV 25
RADIO
WKJC/WIOS Tawas
WIOG 96.1 –Flint
KCQ 98.1 Saginaw
WHNN/
WBMI - West Branch
Thank you!~Crystal, Abigail and Shantell *Please note that we plan to utilize the School
Messenger system to notify students & staff of a
Hale Girl Scout Troop 51067 school cancellation!
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Central Administration Office
728-7661, x 302
Superintendent: Rhonda Provoast
200 West Main Street
Athletic Department
728-3551
Director: Will Robelli
311 N. Washington St.
K-12 School Office
728-3551
Principal: Rich Reilly
311 N. Washington St.
Web Address
www.haleschools.net
Special Education
728-3551, x 107
Supervisor: Angela Giori
311 N. Washington St.
Transportation
728-7771
Supervisor: Brian Curley
204 W. Main St. (phys.)
200 W. Main St. (mail)
Food Service
728-3551, x 175
Supervisor: Rhonda Brindley
311 N. Washington St.
Rhonda A. Provoast, Superintendent
Rich Reilly, K-12 Principal
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS ARE HELD THE
SECOND MONDAY
OF EACH MONTH AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE FORMER HALE HIGH
SCHOOL, 415 E. MAIN ST.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mr. Chad Brandt, President
Mrs. Valerie Cryderman, Vice-President
Mr. Ric Braun, Treasurer
Mrs. Sarah Heuss, Secretary
Mr. Terry Bovee, Trustee
Mr. Mark McKulsky, Trustee
Mrs. Karol Shellenbarger, Trustee
AREA
SCHOOLS
Junior High/High School (grades 7-12)
8:10 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Breakfast served daily
7:45 a.m.–8:15 a.m.
When an early dismissal is scheduled, student
releases are as follows:
Elementary (grades K-6)
12:35 p.m.
Junior High/High School (grades 7-12)
12:30 p.m.
HALE AREA SCHOOLS
200 WEST MAIN ST.
HALE, MI 48739
HALE
STUDENT SCHEDULES
Elementary School Day (grades K-6)
8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
TODAY
These times are for regularly scheduled days
only. Emergency situations due to weather
or unforeseen circumstances will be handled
on an individual basis.