Fall Sports Banquet

HALE AREA SCHOOLS
TODAY
December 2010
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Messages from
Administration
2
Elementary News
3-6
Middle School
6-7
High School News
8-13
Parent Tips
14-15
Honor Roll and
Perfect Attendance
16-17
HAEF
18
Athletics
19
District
Announcements
20
Hale Area Schools presents
the 2010-2011 National
Honor Society. Pictured back
row, from left to right are:
Jacob Rogers, Benjamin Katterman, Caleb Parent, Cody
Wilson, Corey Bates, Brendon O’Dell, Kelsey Reilly,
Kaitlyn Windsor, Marissa
Andary, Staci Saurer, Christina Smith, Aaron Anderson,
and Codie Hjorth. Front
Row, left to right: Kaitlin
Scott, Meggan Muhle, Sarah
Savin, Mandee Fleckenstein,
Ashleigh Tatroe (Treasurer),
Lindsay Weaver (Secretary),
Stacey Eno, Shelby Rhein,
Halley Wolkens, Karissa Haskin, Mrs. Lixey (Advisor),
Matthew Provoast (President)
and Allison Wilson (VicePresident).
Our NHS Students are positive role models for our entire student body. Students
in grades kindergarten
through the 12th grade look
up to these fine young men
and women who are intelligent, well-rounded individuals
who have great qualities to
succeed in life. We are very
proud of this group.
Thank you to the NHS volunteers who helped with the
Family Craft Night on December 1. Everyone had a
great time.
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Many student athletes were awarded fine awards for their efforts during our fall athletic season.
Congratulations to all who participated and gave it their all during the sports contests.
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From the Desk of the Superintendent
Citizens of the Hale Community:
Mrs. Provoast
“The
accomplishments
of our students
never ceases to
amaze me. The
Hale Community
should be
extremely proud!”
~Mr. Reilly~
Mr. Reilly
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New adventures and opportunities
are now a reality with the transition
to the K-12 learning environment.
It has been a successful fall for our
students academically, and to those
who participate in extra-curricular
activities whether in the fine arts
curriculum or on the playing field.
Fall 2010 Homecoming was a milestone for our district dedicating the
new stadium in honor of Perry
Shellenbarger and Vern Reed II.
Perry and Vern celebrated the prehomecoming festivities at the new
Perry Stadium and Reed Field with
many friends and family in attendance on October 1. Kurt Wilson,
a 1981 Hale High School graduate,
now working as a sports broadcaster at Central Michigan University, announced the event. A special thank you to the Sideliners
booster group and everyone in
the community who helped make
this occasion possible.
The HALE WAY Cyber School
program has 31 researchers enrolled with the majority enrolling
through the Schools of Choice
Message from
option. Of the 31 students in
the program, five students have
set a goal to graduate in June
2011 with a Hale High School
diploma. Enrollment for the
second semester will take place
in January 2011. Congratulations to these students for their
commitment to obtaining their
high school diplomas and investing in their future!
Shortly after the school year
was underway this fall, we began
revisiting the district mission and
vision statements in alignment
with the Strategic Planning progress. A survey was available on
-line or through a paper submission during Open House and
Parent-TeacherConferences.
Once the results are released
from the survey, we will share
with the community.
Strategic Planning and School
Improvement go hand-in-hand.
Our K-12 curriculum alignment
process is underway as well.
Teachers and administrators
have completed the curriculum
audits and are now working on
the mapping steps. School im-
activities in the years past.
I would like to congratulate all
of our National Honor Society
Inductees and it was an honor
for me to speak at the ceremony. Being a 1984 inductee
I would like to take this opportu- myself, I take great pride in the
accomplishment of these fine
nity to thank you all for a great
students.
start to the school year. The
Mr. Giori and I were given the
transition to a K-12 building has
opportunity to take several stubeen very smooth thanks to all
dents to the Bay-Arenac Career
of our dedicated employees,
Center. I was, once again, imparents and students alike.
I am enjoying fulfilling the role of pressed with our student behavior and amazed at how intrigued
principal this year and am very
proud of our students. The Vet- our young minds were at this
event. The students sought
eran’s Day Ceremony was fabucareer information from technilous. The band and choir percal schools to prestigious colformances were excellent and a
leges such as Michigan State,
great representation of our
Michigan Tech and the Universchool district. Congratulations
sity of Michigan. This was an
to Mrs. Frank for receiving an
award from the Veterans for her excellent experience for all involved and the community
dedication to the Veteran’s Day
the Principal
provement is a continuous process
and the results are a valuable product for teaching and learning. It
allows teachers to collaborate with
other grade levels and determine
strengths and areas for improvement based on benchmark analysis.
Ultimately, the end product will
align Michigan standards and
benchmarks to the national curriculum model released in June
2010. According to the Michigan
Department of Education,
the
predictions for the future include a
national assessment versus the
current MEAP testing.
Celebrations are scheduled in the
music programs and in the school
buildings during the holiday season.
Please plan to join us for an activity
or two! Times and locations are
published in this newsletter. On
behalf of the board of education,
administration, faculty and staff, we
extend to you and your family a
healthy and happy holiday season.
Sincerely,
Rhonda A. Provoast
Superintendent
should be proud of the way these
students represented Hale Area
Schools.
Congratulations to Lauren Brown
for her fine accomplishment at the
State Cross Country Meet. Congratulations to all of our fall athletes, especially those that were
selected as All Conference for the
North Star League.
I am looking forward to the Holiday Season and hope that you all
can join us for the upcoming musical and drama programs in the
month of December.
Please contact me if you have any
questions or concerns throughout
the school year. Happy Holidays
to you and yours.
Sincerely,
Mr. Reilly
Principal
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Kindergarten News
learned many letters, sounds and
we are even reading Proing some words
gram was a already! We are
hit!
learning about Our
Feelings and Our
Five Senses. We took a field
trip to use our five senses to
learn about nature. We studied
the life cycle of Monarch Butterflies. We’re learning about how
very special we each are and
about our families. We also
The
Thanksgiv-
Hale Kindergarten Classes have
been excited about learning to
read and write! We have been
making and reading books to
our 5th Grade Buddies and then
taking the books home to read
to our families. We have
practice daily how to make and
keep friends. We’ve learned
about Fire Safety, Bus Safety and
Safety at Home and School. We
have been studying shapes,
drawing shapes and counting
many things in our classroom.
We’ve been studying about the
Fall Season and painting Fall
shirts. Look around and you
may see some kindergarten students wearing brightly colored
―Leaf‖ shirts around our school
and community!
“Our
Kindergarten
students
performed
fabulously for
their parents,
grandparents,
First Grade News
A Fantastic Fall with 1st Grade:
First graders are off to a terrific
start! Each morning is spent
working diligently during Reading Block where students study
reading, high frequency words,
grammar, writing, and spelling. Students are learning about
genres such as realistic fiction,
fantasy, and non fiction. Our
1st graders are becoming quite
the writers as well while focusing on sentence structure and
formation.
Manipulatives and art are incorporated quite often into Math
lessons in addition. Using number lines, adding on, and story
problems are just a few of the
topics we've covered already
friends & family
by wearing
this fall.
And finally, it was wonderful to
meet with so many parents and
caring family members during
our Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences. Thank you so much for
your continued support of our
students and school district.
native costumes
and singing Fall
and
Thanksgiving
songs. Great job
kids.”
Ms. Douglas & Mrs. Frank
First Graders Write To Local Hometown Hero in Afghanistan
Veterans Day was quite a
big deal in Mrs. Frank's 1st
grade classroom this
year. Jerrick Johnson's
Dad, Joshua Johnson, is
currently serving in Afghanistan. On Veterans
Day, Jerrick wore a t-shirt
which said, "My Daddy, My
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Hero". Instantly his
classmates knew
they wanted to send
a special package
overseas. All of the
boys and girls drew
patriotic pictures and
sent encouraging
words like, "stay
safe, thank you,
and we miss
you." Jerrick is
waiting to hear
from his Dad to
see how he liked
the letters.
Jerrick Johnson is so proud to
send letters to his Dad in Afghanistan
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Second Grade News
The second graders have
been working in Social
Studies on citizenship and
the rights and responsibilities that go with being a
citizen of the United States
of America. We have finished up our second theme
in reading and have taken
our reading test.
Our 2nd graders
hard at work.
Mrs, Barnes’ class made
Thanksgiving turkeys for a
special art project. The
turkeys were made from
foam and scratch paper.
Each student designed his
or her own design on the
scratch paper.
Mrs. Baczynski’s class composed their own Halloween
carol sung to the tune of
―Frosty the Snowman‖
which is as follows:
Black cats are scary
And some haunted houses,
too.
With some ghosts and goblins
running wild.
And some zombies chasing
you.
It must have been that big, bad
bat, that scared them on their
way.
For when the trick-or-treaters
came, they shrieked and ran
away.
Third Grade News
Mrs. Look is working
with our students during
intervention time.
Mrs. Barnes & Mrs.
Baczynski are
looking for
information about
Hale’s history
including photos,
origins, local
government, etc.
Please contact them
if you have
information.
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Third graders are mad for
Michigan! In Social Studies,
Mrs. Look is teaching the
students all about the awesome state we call home.
As a way to celebrate Michigan’s history, the students
made Michigan Stone Maps.
They had fun picking out
different stones that came
from the shores of Lake
Huron and using them to fill
in the Upper and Lower
Peninsulas of our state. A
big thank you goes out to
Bernard Lumber for donating the boards for these
stone maps.
Mrs. Anderson used pumpkins donated by parents to
teach students about measurement in science. They
were surprised to find out
that pumpkins float! Now
the students are using mirrors and various other objects to discover properties
of light.
Our big project for the holidays is Ginger Bread
Houses. We are very appreciative of all the donations that came in from
parents. Students created
incredible little houses to
take home as well as memories to last a lifetime. We
also want to thank the parents that gave their time to
help out in the classrooms.
Fourth Grade News
It is hard to believe how
quickly our year is flying
by. Fourth graders are
learning so much! Our
science unit on the Earth
and night sky is very interesting. We are becoming
more aware of our country, researching other
states and regions, and
identifying various landforms. Our AR scores are
zooming as each classroom nears 800 points.
MyPyramid is a new health
program that looks at
healthy eating habits and
physical activity choices.
And finally, we will be attending Seussical the Musi-
cal in March. WOW!
Fourth grade sure is exciting.
Mrs. Shellenbarger & Mrs.
Streeter
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School Success Happenings
PRIDE bidding farewell!
Assembly Audience
“It’s OK to
Conflict Assembly
Hale School Success, a service program of AuSable Valley Community Mental
Health, was pleased to coordinate a fun and educational
assembly in September. Richard Paul presented ―It’s OK
to Walk Away for K-8th
grade students. The students
were able to laugh and learn
while Mr. Paul used humor
and ventriloquism to teach
them valuable lessons to
avoid and reduce conflict.
RED RIBBON WEEK
This is a national celebration promoting a drug free lifestyle. The
students recieved silicone bracelets and dressed up each day for a
drug-free theme during the last
week of October. This year, the
week was cut short by the power
outage and will be completed another time.
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Even some of the
teachers got involved
and played a role in the
assembly!
Walk
Away!”
PRIDE ASSEMBLY
Hale School Success, a service program of
AuSable Valley Community Mental Health, was
excited to present the Iosco County PRIDE
Simba
team to K-6th grades. This team is made up of
just can’t
High School students from the county who
wait to
have pledged to live an alcohol and drug free
life. They perform at area schools to share the be king.
importance of a healthy lifestyle and the dangers of bullying. This year they performed "The
Students from Mrs. Baczyn- Lion King", encouraging students to following
ski’s class participating in Red their parents' guidance, avoid unhealthy habits,
and treat others with respect.
Ribbon Week!
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Sixth Grade News
It has been very busy in sixth
grade so far this year. In Language Arts, our students are currently addressing the topic ―How
do we decide what is true?‖
Students are also practicing writing complete responses to essay
questions.
We are beginning to learn algebra
in math class. Students were
surprised at how easy and fun
algebra can be. However, we still
need to practice our basic math
skills.
Students think science is
very interesting. They enjoyed
creating books about minerals
and rocks, and consider themselves somewhat of rock experts. They also are intrigued to
continue to learn about plate
tectonics.
In social studies, the sixth graders
worked very hard on their map
reading After a lot of practice,
they feel more confident with their
mapping abilities and geography
skills. Celebrate Excellence, our
reward trip for good behavior, was
a hit. Congratulations to all of the
sixth graders who were able to
watch the movie ―MegaMind‖.
They thought it was awesome,
hilarious, and entertaining.
—Mrs. Begres & Ms. Ellisor
Congratulations to our current 6th
grade student counsel members:
Janet Arnold, Hannah Balbaugh,
Jourdan Brent, Emily Heuss, Ethan
Rasch, Skyler Ready
The school year
is moving so
fast and our
students are
Seventh Grade News
In Mrs. Bernard’s Language Arts
class, we are reading mystery
genres. Mrs. Bernard has us
write a summary about what we
have read in our mystery book
so that we won’t forget what it
is about. A portion of the class
is reading The Hardy Boys and
the rest of us are reading Nancy
Drew. In Mrs. Bernard’s class,
we are also learning about physical description and how to pick
out pieces of information that
allows us to see, hear or smell
the scene. Also, we learned
about homonyms and personification.
In Ms. Schick’s Math class, we
are learning how to multiply and
divide decimals. Another thing
we are learning is how to convert measurements in a form of
a greater than or less than
measurement. Ms. Schick is
going over integers and how to
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determine negative and positive
on a number line. Also, we are
learning how to determine if an
integer is above the 0 on a number line or below it. Ms. Schick is
teaching us about positive and
negative effects of a number line.
In Mr. Heydon’s Science class, we
are learning about cells. Mr. Heydon has us take specific notes
about cells. He also teaches us
about the cell membranes and
what effects they have. Both an
animal and plant cell have a cell
membrane, but plants only have
cell walls. Mr. Heydon has us
complete a worksheet on cells
and we have to take notes and
study. Mr. Heydon has us all read
a packet as a class to discuss cells.
He makes sure that we understand what cells specifically are
and will demonstrate examples on
the board for us. Before learning
about cells, Mr. Heydon had a real
learning a
tremendous
amount. Thank
butterfly in the room that he found you teachers
in our school garden. The butterfor all you do!
fly’s wings didn’t grow right so Mr.
Heydon had it stay in the classroom
to that it’s wings would dry and
grow straight. While it was in the
room, he had us write about butterflies. It was interesting because we
could study it and learn more about
Monarch butterflies.
In Mrs. Unke’s Social Studies class,
we are learning about Europe and
Russia. We have learned about the
Danube River specifically. We
made scrambled notes about the
climate, topography, temperature,
etc. about Russia. We had to do a
map quiz on Europe/Russia. On the
quiz, we had to label all the mountain ranges, rivers, bodies of water
and land masses in Russia. Presently, we are working on the Eastern Hemisphere.
By. Shaiyan Mudry &
Leilani Markcum
DECEMBER 2010
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Our middle school
boys having a blast at
Homecoming.
The 7th & 8th
grade students
were honored and
excited to be a
part of the Fall
Homecoming this
year.
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Eighth Grade News
Over the years, we have
learned many things and
have had great times, but
this year has been the best
overall. This new school
year is giving us an opportunity to learn more about
different subjects such as
Music Appreciation and
Spanish. Music Appreciation is very informative and
unique. In our other new
class, Spanish, we have
learned about the Mexican
culture and we can now
have a small, simple conversation in Spanish. In English
class, we are reading a suspenseful book called, Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Some of the eighth graders
have earned their way into
Algebra I. Congratulations
to all of you!
Science and Social Studies
are as fun as ever!
A big part of this year is
music. The 7-12th grade
Band is AWESOME! Choir
is amazing and they are
sounding better and better!
Our last three classes are
Art, Tech and Gym. Art
allows us to explore our
creative side and gym helps
us work on our teamwork.
Overall, it has been a great
first marking period and we
hope that everyone has a
wonderful school year!
By: Kaylee Bernard &
Khatorrie Stone
7th & 8th Grade Participated in Homecoming
We all had fun participating
in Spirit Week for Homecoming! One of the favorite days of Spirit Week was
Stop-Light Day. Almost
everybody participated and
it was enjoyable messing
with those who were unaware of the celebration
day. Tuesday was Celebrity
Day, Wednesday was Disney Day, Thursday was
Nerd Day and Friday was
Blue and White Day.
Thank you to the many
participants of Spirit Week!
While the majority of us
were enjoying the festivities
of Spirit Week, there were
many students devoting
their time working on the
homecoming floats. The
theme for all of the floats
was Disney.
cheerleader Minnie Mouse
riding on the back cheering
on the Hale Football Team,
while Mickey was a football,
tricking the other team into
the mouse-trap.
The 7th grade made a
Mickey Mouse float with
Congratulations to the 7th
and 8th Grade class repre-
The 8th Grade made a float
based on Peter Pan. It was
a beautiful scene of Neverland, representing that with
a little sparkle and a little
shine, Hale can beat the
other team any time. It
was a magical touch to the
night as Peter Pan flew
along with the float around
the field. Tinkerbell also
added a little magic with
some pixie dust, love and
hard work.
Good Job Everyone!
sentatives. The 7th Grade
class representatives were
Tim Butzin and Page Fleminger. The 8th Grade class
representatives were
Danny Coronado and
Brooke Johnson. You all
looked great!
The 7th Grade Student
Council Members are Tim
Butzin, Ariel Everitt, Paige
Fleminger, Jordan Mason,
Kyle Mick and Catriana
Nichols.
The 8th Grade Student
Council Members are
Gavin Banny, Jessica
Buchler, Jadie Hutchings,
Amanda Merrill, Samantha
Sellers and Riley Wilson.
By: Ariel Everitt &
Catriana Nichols
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Hale High School Homecoming 2010
What a great honor to be
selected for the Fall 2010
Homecoming Court!
Queen’s
Court~Lindsay
Weaver, Allison Wilson & Stacey Eno
The hard work
and dedication to
Hale Area Schools
from Mr. Reed and
Mr. Shellenbarger
is so greatly
appreciated by all.
Pictured back row, left to
right: Cody Chrivia, Zach
Kusterer, Cody Hjorth &
Aaron Anderson. Middle
Row, left to right:: Brandon
Brown, Samantha White,
Emily Montgomery, Travis
Fante, Shelby Rhein, & Lauren Moritz. Front row, left
to right: Allison Wilson,
Queen Lindsey Weaver, King
Kevin Reimer-Ranke & Stacey Eno
Reed Field & Perry Stadium
On October 1, 2010, the
board of education and administration dedicated the Stadium
Project in honor of Perry Shellenbarger and Vern H. Reed II.
Kurt Wilson, a 1981 Hale High
School graduate, announced
the event for the two icons.
The first dedication was unveiled as Perry Stadium with
Perry’s family joining him by his
side. Kurt then announced the
field dedication as Reed Field
in honor of Hale’s veteran
coach, Vern H. Reed II. Vern
is a 1999 University of Michigan Football Coaches Hale of
Fame recipient. He coached
football for over 30 years.
Following the pre-game festivities, the honorees enjoyed the
musical talents of the Hale
Band under the direction of
Tina Donze. A tent was set-up
at the end zone for family and
friends to replay and relive the
games won, the games lost, but
most of all the games that will
carry on for a lifetime.
Congratulations to these two
very deserving individuals who
have dedicated their lives to
Friday Night Lights in Hale!
Vern Reed,
II, wife
Marilyn and
grandchildren at the
field dedication!
Perry Shellenbarger, wife Alice and family at the stadium dedication.
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PRIDE Advisor, Detective Pintar, speaking with the students.
PRIDE Movie Pajama Jam
After the PRIDE team performed during the day, they
followed up the assembly
with a family movie night,
featuring Disney's "The
Lion King II". Their first
annual event was fairly well
attended and all who were
there had a great time!
Even some of the parents
wore their PJ's and lounged
with their kids for some
great family entertainment!
Drama
“Please join us to
see the drama
presentation, “A
Christmas Carol”
on December 11
at 3:00 p.m. at the
former Hale High
School
Auditorium.”
The Hale High School
Drama Club will be presenting an adaptation of
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. The production
will star students from Hale
Area Schools. There will
be only one presentation of
the play which will be on
Saturday, December 11,
2010 at three o’clock in the
afternoon in the cafetorium
of the old high school.
There is no charge to see
the play and the community
is welcome to attend. Donations will be accepted to
help defray the costs of the
production.
Foreign Language Department
Hale Area Schools is preparing its students for the
new future demands of 21st
century citizenship in a
number of ways. One of
which is our district’s expansion of the world language program. French at
the 9-12 level was the only
world language offering last
year. Both Spanish and
French are now offered,
with Spanish being taught at
the elementary, middle
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PRIDE Team as the cast of “Lion
King”
school, and high school levels. available. whether or not it is a
Whether they take Spanish or requirement.
French, our Eagles will be
~Mr. Rundell~
more prepared for entry into
post-secondary institutions
and the future workforce of
America by embracing a second language.
World language students at
Hale have positive views
about this situation. Some
enjoy the new opportunity to
learn Spanish, while others
are happy that French is still
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Happy Halloween
Even though our Halloween
Parade had to be rescheduled
due to the untimely school
closing, it was better than ever!
Special thanks go out to The
Webb Family for making our
day special. The decorations
and costumes were fabulous.
Thank you Bob, Candy, BoCandra and Bobby!
Thank you Webb
Family for making
Halloween special.
Please join us for
our winter concert
on December 8 at
the former Hale
High School
Auditorium
at 7:00 p.m.
Please support our
Fine Arts
Programwe would
love to see
you there!
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Thank you to FirstBank for
donating the bags for our
goodies!
Our parade was topped off
with a goody bag for each student that participated. The
Hale Yes Association collected
donations from area businesses
and individuals and our National Honor Society students
bagged the candy for our kids.
If you see any of the following
people or happen to go to any
of the businesses, please extend appreciation for their kind
donations:
Tiffany McCadie
Vietnam Vets
Vince & Becky Tumminello
Janet Bovee
Rose Bargo
Sue Stemen
Donna Blackmore
C.A. Hanes Realty
Colvin’s Plumbing & Heating
Wicker Hills Golf Course
Hale Hardware
Bernard Building Center
Alward’s Market
Kathy Jane’s
Hale Barber Shop
First Bank
Leslie Blood
Karol Shellenbarger
Katterman Trucking
Hale Insurance Agency
Ann Bernard
Steve & Carole Wilson
Band News
The Hale Marching Band just
finished a successful marching
season, culminating in their
performance of rock hits Final
Countdown and Eye of the Tiger.
The audience enthusiasm from
the stands was very appreciated, from other Hale students
and parents alike! Our band
received compliments from
the opposing team coaches
and football players! One of
the teams were reminded of
how much they miss their own
band program. This was the
best year ever, and we owe it
to the wonderful combined
sounds of our seventh grade
band members through
to our Seniors, David
Stanchik,
Christina
Smith, and
Maranda
O’Neal.
Thank you
to everyone
in the community who supported the
fundraiser, to the parents and
students who worked hard
selling, and to the parents who
gave up their Thursday afternoon to help with the delivery!
Our top sellers were:
5th Grade Band: Carmen
Reilly
6th Grade Band: Brianna
Gunderson – top seller in the
whole band program!
Hale Concert Band: Brooke
Johnson
We are now working on refining our concert skills as Veteran’s Day, Christmas concerts, Solo & Ensemble, and All
Star Band auditions round the
corner. This is a busy time of
year!
If you have musical skills and
extra time you would like to
share, please contact me! If
you can read music and play
piano or string bass for jazz
band, please contact me!
Thank you for the continued
community support of our
bands!
―It is believed music learning
activates various areas of the
brain and synchronizes the mind
for learning at a fast pace while
stretching the memory to a
higher level of retention. Music
enhances cognitive learning and
facilitates growth in many areas
of human development, i.e.,
motivation, social skills, time
management, situational awareness, aesthetic appreciation, etc.
As we learn more about the
integration of emotional intelligence and cognitive learning
patterns, it is ever apparent the
study of music has a direct relationship to the measured success
of the individual/student via reasoning, creative thinking, decisionmaking, and problem solving.
The reason to LEARN MUSIC is
to MAKE MUSIC. Music touches
a part of our psyche that helps
us regulate our lives. Music helps
us understand and express our
moods and attitudes. Music helps
us reorganize our thoughts and
feelings while keeping us on
track. Music allows us to respond
appropriately in social structure
that is often confusing and complex. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR MUSIC.
~Tim Lautzenheiser
DECEMBER 2010
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Transportation Department
Pictured at left are Mr. Brian
Curley, Transportation Supervisor and Mr. Jeffrey
Streeter, Owner and Mechanic of A+ Automotive in
Hale.
Hale Area Schools is proud
to announce that we received the Certificate of Excellence from the Michigan
State Police for achieving a
100% pass rate for school
bus safety inspections.
Patriot’s Pen
Patriot’s Pen is a written essay
contest sponsored by the V.F.W.
Some of our students participated and won awards for their
hard work. Meggan Muhle was
the winner of a $100 Savings
Bond and she will compete at the
regional level in Standish or Mt.
Pleasant with hopes to move on
to both the state and national
level. Second place winner was
Mandee Fleckenstein who won a
$75 Savings Bond. Third place
winner was Ashlyn French and
she won a $50 Savings
Bond. Congratulations to
all participants and winners! We are proud of
your efforts to support
our country!
It is with great honor that
our veterans take such an
active role in our educational community. We are
Pictured left to right: Ashlyn French, Meggan Muhle,
greatly appreciative of all
Abigail Reimer, Jane Dady (VFW), Brooke Johnson,
they do!
George Beckley (VFW), Ariel Everitt and Mandee
Fleckenstein
Cyber School Is Off To A GREAT Start
Hale Area Schools launched a new
alternative learning opportunity for
students this fall.
Helping Alternative Learners Excel,
HALE WAY program began in September 2010. There are currently
31 researchers registered for the
on-line program striving to earn
their high school diploma through
research-based projects.
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Lead teacher, Jordan Barclay, is
very pleased with the responses
and participation thus far. Each
student (researcher) is assigned to
a mentor teacher. The researcher
must submit two projects each
week and have daily contact with
their mentor.
Amber Berry, a researcher from
Tawas, is working diligently to com-
plete the requirements
and graduate from Hale
High School in June 2010
with a high school diploma. According to
Amber, ―GED was not
an option, I wanted to
get my diploma.‖ For
Our Cyber School students
more information, visit
our website at www.hale hard at work during Septemschools.net
ber induction.
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Hale High School Yearbook
Attention Seniors & Their Parents/Guardians!!!
Most seniors get their pictures taken for their senior year; some by professional photographers, some
by a friend or family member. Either is fine for using in the yearbook and the senior video. However, we
would like some uniformity if at all possible when we put the entire senior class’s photographs together
for the Senior Composite picture that gets displayed in the Hale High School cafeteria.
Senior Photo Requirements:
Please get your senior pictures to Mrs. Plude, in room 219, by December 16th, before we leave
for Christmas break.
Your photos can be delivered in digital format (at least 400 dpi) or the printed pictures can be
brought in and we will scan them.
Photos needed:
1 photo of just the head and shoulders for the composite picture, it should have a plain
background,
no hands or props in the photo, and it should be in normal portrait format – taller than it is
Please turn in your
wide.
Senior Pictures by
1 favorite senior pose for the student’s feature page in the yearbook.
December 16th!
1 favorite baby picture of the student, also for the feature page.
Up to 15 pictures of the senior from birth to now; these and the 3 pictures above will be
included in the Senior Video that is shown at Senior Night and at the Commencement Program.
Please write your name on the back of each picture and number them, 1 being the most
important to include in the video (use a felt tip pen or write lightly and make sure the ink is dry before
stacking the pictures), and place them in an envelope with the senior’s name on it as well.
Photos will be returned when we are done putting them in the yearbook and video.
If you have any questions or will not be able to get your photographs in before December 16, 2011 for
Be sure to order any reason just call 989-728-3551 ext. 219 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Photographers can also email any professional photographs to this address if they like.
your yearbook
YEARBOOK NEWS
by Janary 31st! Hale Yearbook Staff has one NEW announcement this year! The 2011 Yearbook will be available for Spring delivery. Which means students will have their 2011 yearbook BEFORE they leave for
the summer! In the past, they have always had to wait until the next fall to pick up their yearbook. Now
Seniors can have their classmates sign their yearbook BEFORE they leave Hale High School! For this
reason ALL yearbook orders MUST be placed BEFORE January 31, 2011, and ALL senior pictures
must be turned in by December 16, 2010. Yearbooks currently cost $45, and in the month of January
will go up to $50. So please order soon so you don’t miss out on the memories. The Spring section of
the yearbook will arrive in the Fall and will be available for pickup at that time, it will come with a adhesive strip and will fit in the back of the 2011 Yearbook. We have attached an order form for your
convenience.
Candid pictures are
welcomed
for our
yearbook.
Please send
them in
with your
student
WE NEED YOUR PICTURES!
We are well on our way to developing the new 2010-2011 Yearbook, but with your pictures it will be
that much better. Please share your pictures with us as you are taking them throughout the school year.
The yearbook photographers may miss some events, a fantastic moment, or the angle that was best and
you may have captured that perfect picture! You can get your pictures to us in a couple different ways:
Send in your memory card or put the pictures on a flash drive or CD and send them in with your
student, they can bring them to room 219. It only takes us a minute to copy them for the yearbook.
You can also attach them to an email and send them to [email protected].
Any way you choose, you will be sharing your pictures and will have a chance of getting them published
in coming 2010-2011 Yearbook
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Yearbook Order Form & Advertising Request Form
Don’t miss the
opportunity to capture
your memories! Please
order your yearbooks by
January 31st!
Hale Yearbook welcomes ad purchases to
help offset the cost for our students. If
you are interested in placing an ad in the
2010-2011 yearbook, please complete the
form below and return it to Mrs. Plude.
Business Donation Contract - Hale High School Yearbook
311 N. Washington St., Hale, MI 48739
Phone: 989-728-3551 x219 Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Plude – Yearbook Advisor
Donation to Hale High School’s 2010-2011 Yearbook
Business Name: __________________________________________________________________________
Contact Person:________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________
Billing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________
Amount of Donation: ______________________
In the boxes below please indicate the type of support you wish to contribute to the Hale Yearbook.
Yearbook
Full-Color Business Ad
Yearbook
Partnership
q Full page - $400
Scholarship Sponsor
1
q Gold - $100
q /2 page - $240q $50 (enter number if more then one)
q Silver - $50
q 1/4 page - $140Specify student(s) name if you have any
q Bronze - $25
q 1/8 page - $80in mind: _________________________
Subtotal: __________
q 1/10 page business card $60
________________________
Subtotal: __________
Subtotal: __________
Please put the TOTAL of your support here: $_________
q Cash
qCheck #________
q Send Bill
Please make checks payable to: Hale HS Yearbook and mail with this completed form to the address above.
(Business - Keep a copy for your records.)
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DECEMBER 2010
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So Now You’ve Had Your Parent-Teacher Conferences
So now you’ve had your conferences and there are areas your child needs to work on. Now what? Here
are a few helpful tips.
1) Look through your child’s backpack. Papers go home regularly from their classrooms showing
what they’ve done that week. Taking the time to go through these papers can help you with knowing what
they are learning.
2) Set aside time for homework each night. Whether a child has homework or not, there are skills
that they can review and strengthen. Use the papers that come home from school to guide you on minireview lessons at home. Give your child one or two math problems similar to the math work sent home.
Review spelling and vocabulary words. This may only take five or ten minutes every night.
3) Talk to your child. Ask them about their day. Encourage conversations about what they’re learning,
who they play with, what was their favorite thing they did in school. This shows your child that school is
important to you and it should be important to them. It also helps sustain learning. You could even have
your child ―teach‖ you something new they learned today. Again, going through their backpacks, may give
you a heads-up for reluctant kids. You may have to initiate it at first, but the more you practice, the more
comfortable they will be about sharing.
4) Talk with teachers. Establishing a positive relationship with your child’s teacher is very important.
Continue to follow up on your child’s progress by calling the teacher after or before school, setting up midmarking period conferences, or writing notes will help keep current on your child’s progress.
5) Find support. A mentor, tutor, or family member can help with struggling learners. This person must
be able to build a positive relationship with your child and be willing to work on a regular basis. Also, find
support for yourself. Parents often need to find other people to talk out their problems with.
6) Set a regular bed time. Children aged 5-12 need 7-10 hours of sleep every night. Some kids, like
adults, can survive on more or less
sleep. Each person is different. Find out how much
time your child needs to sleep to be
at their best. Too much or too little sleep can cause
serious problems in school. They
may act out, become hyperactive, be lethargic and
sleepy, not ―be with it‖, cranky,
whiny, or testy.
7) Establish routines. Children need to understand what is going to happen and when. Getting students
up at the same time of day is an example of a routine. Whenever possible, allow students to do for themselves, or learn to do for themselves. For example, buy them an alarm clock to set and wake them up each
morning. (You’ll still need to make sure they are getting up!)
8) Eat Healthy. Eating regular meals with the five food groups in each meal can greatly increase brain
function. Choosing healthy snacks like carrots, apples, and grapes give extra boosts to our bodies during
the in-between meal times. Sitting down at a dinner table with your family can be an extra bonus. Not only does this allow us to watch what our children eat, but provides us
with a nice time to talk with our children about their day.
This has been provided to you by Title I Services.
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DECEMBER 2010
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Box Tops & Labels For Education
Box Tops for Education is a
year-round fundraiser that
helps our school earn cash.
Clip Box Tops coupons
from hundreds of participating products and send
them to school. Each Box
Top is worth ten cents and
we are able to purchase
needed materials for our
school.
www.boxtops4education.com
Labels for Education is a
year-round point program.
Products Worth 1 Point
Campbell’s
Campbell’s Beans
Campbell’s Condensed 10 oz. soups
Campbell’s Condensed 26 oz. soups
Campbell’s Fat Free soups
Campbell’s Gravies
Campbell’s Low Sodium Soups
Campbell’s Soup & Recipe Mix
Campbell’s Tomato Juice
All Campbell’s Healthy Request Soups
We are able to earn points
towards free products
needed for our school.
Simply save UPC’s from
participating products, a list
is included in this newsletter.
teacher or to Mrs. Turland
in the library. Thank you
so much for your support.
Together we can build a
better school for our children.
www.labelsforeducation.com
Help multiply our efforts by
asking friends and family to
collect on behalf of our
school. Box Tops and Labels for Education may be
turned in to your child’s
2010-2011 Participating Products
Products Worth 5 Points
Prego Italian Sauces
Campbell’s Soups Microwave Bowls
Spaghetti O’s Original Pasta
Campbell’s Soup at Hand
Spaghetti O’s Meatball Pasta
Spaghetti O’s Original Pasta-15 oz.
Spaghetti O’s Meatball Pasta-14.5 oz.
Swanson Broth
Chunky & Chunky Chili
Swanson Canned Chicken
Campbell’s Chunky Soups Mic Bowls
Swanson Cooking Stock
All Campbell’s Select Harvest Soups
V8 Soups
V8 Cap
All V8 100% Vegetable Juice
Pop Secret 3 Count
V8 Fusion Cap
Pop Secret 4 Count
All V8 Fusion 100% Juice
V8 Splash Cap
Products Worth 10 Points
All V8 Splash Juice Drinks Pop Secret 6 & 10 Count
All V8 Splash Smoothies
94% Fat Free Butter
Butter & Extra Buttter
All Wolfgang Puck All Natural Stock
All Wolfgang Puck Organic Broth
All Wolfgang Puck Organic Soups
Campbell’s® North America Foodservice
(2 code numbers from outer case)
Campbell’s® Chef’s Kettle Soups - 50 oz.
Campbell’s® Foodservice Soups - 50 oz.
Campbell’s® Healthy Request Soups - 50 oz.
Campbell’s® Low Sodium Soups - 50 oz.
Campbell’s® Tomato Juice - 11.5 oz./24 cans/case
Campbell’s® Tomato Juice - 5.5 oz./48 cans/case
All Pepperidge Farm® Products
All V8®, V8 Splash® and V-Fusion®
Bic Dry Erase Markers
Prego® Foodservice
Great Erase Bold, Grip & XL
Campbell’s Chunky Soups
Great Erase Retractable
Campbell’s Chunky Chili
Great Erase Low Odor Kit
Campbell’s Chunky Fully Loaded Soups
Bic Ecolutions
Franco American Gravies
Glue Stick, Mailing Labels
Pepperidge Farm®
Mechanical Pencil
Pepperidge Farm® Baked Naturals
Reaction Ball Pen
Pepperidge Farm® Breads, Croutons, Rolls & Stuffing Round Stick Ball Pen
Pepperidge Farm® Frozen Garlic Breads, 3-Layer
RT Retractable Pen
Cakes, Turnovers and Puff Pastry
Wite-Out Brand Mini Tape
Pepperidge Farm® Goldfish crackers & graham
**Complete list of products can be found at: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/assets/pdf/English%20Product%20List.pdf
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DECEMBER 2010
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Elementary Perfect Attendance
Perfect Attendance
leads to
academic
excellence!
Dustin Tumminello
Connor Ready
Kassandra Fetterly
Garrett Reilly
Kristopher Franklin
2nd Grade
Austin Smalllwood
Robert Lutman
Katelynn Smith
Taylor Pelton
Alexander Stanchik
Trevor Smallwood
Austin Zudell
Travis Zilliox
Sara Armstrong
Emily Barber
Torrey Bates
Brenden Bernard
Perfect attendance is an honorable acknowledgement for our
students! Students who have
good attendance perform better in school. The following
students are excellent role
models as they achieved perfect
attendance for the first marking
period:
Shailey Brandt
Kindergarten
4th Grade
6th Grade
Trevor Banny
Janet Arnold
Torien Brown
Hannah Balbaugh
Alexzander Calhoun
Mikayla Beach
Caila Chinavare
Jesse Francisco
Jourdan Brent
Carter Chrivia
Braiden Giori
Farrell Polkowski
Gage Everitt
Jason Gouan
Ethan Rasch
Ricky Hall
Amadeo Kaiser-Cerda
Skyler Ready
Amber Leonard
Keaton Ludwig
Shristian Stanchik
Sarah Martin
Spencer Aldrich
Michele Lutman
Jared Ranger
Levi Stoll
Paris Calhoun
Hunter McCadie
Olivia Rasch
Jeffery Guoan
Trevor Pfundt
Tyler Stockford
Dalaney Kimmerer
Andrew Ranger
Destiny Windsor –Guest
Matthew Knapp
Keagan Tumminello
Claudia Cadwell
Lane Caverly
Makenzie Fowler
3rd Grade
James Labadie
5th Grade
Zane Aldrich
Kameryn Lehmann
Ian Allen
Kyle Apsey
Andrew Yang
Joel Bovee
Latishia Boudrie
1st Grade
Kenneth Brito
Alan Bovee
Abigail Parkinson
Kaycee Max
Megan Boyer
Nicholas Short
Britt Parkinson
Ethan Cagle
Brooke Pelton
Middle School Perfect Attendance
7th Grade
Janae Abbott
Ariel Everitt
Tristen Fowler
Austin Gibson
Nathan Keesler
Cody Kolb
Jeffery Leigeber
Leilani Markcum
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Stephen Smith
8th Grade
James Balbaugh
Kaylee Bernard
Richard Brito
Kelsey Cagle
Kayla Largent
James Leigeber
Jacob McCann
Courtney Peterson
Leo Polkowski
Tyler Schroeder
Briannna Welch
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Hale High School 1st Marking Period Honor Roll
9th Grade
Lindsey Weaver &
Kelsey Reilly
Middle School Honor Roll
7th Grade
8th Grade
Matthew Anderson James Balbaugh
Caitlin Bernard
Kaylee Bernard*
Brandon Boylen
Daniel Coronado
Timothy Butzin
Zackerie Hjorth*
Bailey Chrivia
Brooke Johnson
Ariel Everitt*
Kayla Largent
Paige Fleminger*
Samantha Miller
Dennis Fuller
Joseph Muhle*
Halie Haskin
Keaton Peters
Nathan Keesler
Courtney Peterson*
Sabrina Klein
Leslie Reilly*
Jacob LandisTony Stankovski
Tumminello
Khatorrie Stone*
Jordan Mason*
Brianna Welch*
Catriana Nichols*
Riley Wilson
Amber Ortiz*
Justin Reid
Charles Shurtz
Stephen Smith
*Denotes All A’s
Travis Stanchik-Widby
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Frankie Allen
Darby Barnes
Nathan Barnes
Hunter Boylen*
Cody Brewington*
Brandon Brown*
Kelby Chrivia*
Ricky Davis
Alisa Kelso
Breona Mayhew
Dylan Nichols*
Lily O’Connor
Eric Reilly
Kyle Reilly
Abigail Reimer*
Kaydon Reimer
Hannah Rice
Collin Schroeder*
Jeffrey Shipley
Angelo Stell
Jennifer Ulman
10th Grade
Lauren Brown*
Stephen Butzin
Edward Calhoun*
Crystal Caron
Travis Fante*
Kasey Mick
Donald Moffatt
Matthew Stopyak
Travis Tripp
Chase Welch
11th Grade
Marissa Andary
Aaron Anderson
Elizabeth Bates
Mandee Fleckenstein
Nicholas Fleminger
Karissa Haskin
Codie Hjorth*
Benjamin Katterman*’
Meggan Muhle
Caleb Parent
Shelby Rhein*
Jacob Rogers
Sarah Savin
Cody Wilson
Kaitlyn Windsor
Zachary Keesler*
Danelle Laszlo*
Jillian Marcoccia
Brendon O’Dell
Matthew Provoast*
Kelsey Reilly
Kevin Reimer-Ranke*
Kaitlyn Scott
Christina Smith
Ashleigh Tatroe
Timothy VanZandt
Lindsay Weaver*
Robert Webb
Jason West
Allison Wilson*
Denotes All A’s
12th Grade
Fritz Badenhoop
Corey Bates
Mariah Elmer*
Stacey Eno*
Vanessa Green*
Hale High School 1st Marking Period
Perfect Attendance
9th Grade
Alex Hall
Brittany Mason
Kyle Reilly
10th Grade
Crystal Caron
Dalton Haenlein
Rebel Hamilton
Ryan Richardson
Tye Slosser
11th Grade
Cora England
Karissa Haskin
Jacob Rogers
Cierra Stecker
12th Grade
Zachary Keesler
Juston Montrose
Christina Smith
Lindsay Weaver
Allison Wilson
DECEMBER 2010
HALE AREA
EDUCATION
FOUNDATION
(H.A.E.F.)
The continuous success of Hale Area Education Foundation is
dependent upon your generous donation. Without your support, we will not be able to provide the students of Hale Area
Schools with scholarship opportunities.
As you plan your year-end charitable giving, please consider the
Hale Area Education Foundation. Every gift, large or small,
makes a difference. Your gift to HAEF will continue to give and
grow for years. Thank you for your continued support.
Happy Holidays!
ANN BERNARD, PRESIDENT
Judy Dorcey, Vice-President
Susan Ruckle, Secretary
Dianne Allen, Treasurer
—————————————————————————————————————-Please detach and return the following portion with your donation—Thank you!
2010
Trees of Appreciation
Annual Fundraiser
Dear Patron:
We would like to express our gratefulness for your past contributions to the Hale Area Education Foundation. It is time again
to consider your year-end charitable contributions and also our
annual Trees of Appreciation fundraiser. We have planted a
tree in front of the school on Main Street. For each donation of
$5.00 or more, a white light is changed to blue. It is our goal
each year to completely light the tree in blue.
Donations may be made at Hale Area Schools. If a donation is
made in someone’s memory, the honoree will receive a card
notifying him/her of the donation. A paper tree is displayed in
the school. Students or school personnel can buy a $1.00 paper
ornament to put on the tree. Donors are encouraged to write a
compliment to a deserving individual on the ornament. The
project not only raises funds, but also encourages people to
show appreciation or share kind thoughts.
HALE AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Trees of Appreciation ~ Annual Fundraiser
200 W. Main Street
Hale, MI 48739
Hale, M
Donor(s)
______________________________________
Address
______________________________________
City, State, Zip ____________________________________
I would like to become an active/inactive member with a gift of $25.00
I would like to be a supporter of HAEF with a gift of $25.00
I would like to place _____ lights on the Tree of Appreciation for a minimum gift of $5 each in honor or memory of: ________________________
Information about Hale Area Education Foundation:
Formed in 1994.
Awarded $9,000.00 in scholar-ships to 2010 graduating
seniors.
You, the community, are vital to the ongoing success of the Hale
Area Education Foundation. Individual and organizational donations are the core support. All funds raised remain in our local
community.
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DECEMBER 2010
HALE ATHLETICS
Mr. Robelli, Athletic Director
The price for game admission to North Star League contests are
as follows:
All JV & Varsity Contests
All Jr. High Contests
$5.00 Adults/Students
$4.00 Senior Citizens
$15.00 Maximum/Family
$4.00 Adults/Students
$3.00 Senior Citizens
$12.00 Maximum/Family
Season Passes:
Full Sports Family Pass
$150.00 (covers mom, dad, and
children under 21 living at home)
Full Sports Individual Pass $75.00
One Season Family Pass
$100.00 (Fall or Winter)
One Season Individual Pass $50.00
HALE SIDELINERS
Thank you to the parents and volunteers for working
concessions for the fall season. We appreciate your
commitment to athletic programs at Hale Area
Schools. Meetings are now held on the second
Wednesday of each month beginning at 6:00 p.m. in
the K-12 ITV classroom. Officers this year are Guy
Savin, Sue Wilson, Patti Bellville and Ann Cadwell.
HELP YOUR ATHLETE
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER COMPETITION
Before
Know their goals, roles and needs, and accept them. Release
them to the game, their coach and team.
During
Model poise, confidence and correct behavior, focus on our
team.
After
Give them all the time and space they need. Be a confidence
builder.
~Bruce Brown, Proactive Coaching
REMINDER:
Tobacco use is prohibited on all school district
property. This includes school buildings, maintenance areas, bus garage, administrative offices, vehicles and playing fields. This also includes all athletic and extra curricular events held on school
property. Thank you for your cooperation.
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HALE HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Junior Varsity/Varsity
Day/Date
Opponent
Monday, November 29
W-P
Thursday, December 3
@ Hillman
Tuesday, December 7
Alcona
Thursday, December 10 Mio-AuSable
Tuesday, December 14
AuGres-Sims
Friday, December 17
@ Fairview
Tuesday, January 4
@ Alcona
Friday, January 7
Posen
Tuesday, January 11
@ Arenac-Eastern
Friday, January 14
Atlanta
Monday, January 17
@ Oscoda
Thursday, January 20
Hillman
Monday, January 24
@ Mio-AuSable
Thursday, January 27
@ AuGres-Sims
Monday, January 31
@ W-P
Thursday, February 3
Fairview
Thursday, February 10
@ Posen
Monday, February 14
Arenac-Eastern
Thursday, February 17
@ Atlanta
Monday, February 21
Oscoda
Time
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
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Coaches: Amanda Goodman and Shannon Chrivia
HALE HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL
Junior Varsity/Varsity
Day/Date
Opponent
Tuesday, December 7
@ W-P
Thursday, December 9
@ Mio-AuSable
Monday, December 13
@ AuGres-Sims
Thursday, December 16 Fairview
Thursday, January 6
@ Posen
Monday, January 10
Arenac-Eastern
Thursday, January 13
@ Atlanta
Tuesday, January 18
Oscoda
Friday, January 21
@ Hillman
Tuesday, January 25
Mio-AuSable
Friday, January 28
AuGres-Sims
Friday, February 4
@ Fairview
Tuesday, February 8
Tawas
Friday, February 11
Posen
Tuesday, February 15
@Arenac Eastern
Friday, February 18
Atlanta
Tuesday, February 22
@ Oscoda
Friday, February 25
Hillman
Tuesday, March 1
@ Tawas
Friday, March 3
W-P
Time
6:00 p.m.
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Coaches: Joe Kimmerer, Jr., Ryan Parkinson
Volunteers: Chad Brandt, Rich Reilly
DECEMBER 2010
DATES TO REMEMBER
SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS
Occasionally schools must be closed due to inclement
December 8 - Band Concert-grades 5-12, 7:00 @ forweather. The decision to close schools is made when
mer Hale High School Auditorium
it is determined that busses cannot safely navigate the
roads to pick up students. Generally, the decision to
December 9 –Winter Concert-grades K-2, 1:00 p.m.
close is not made until early morning after an evalua@ former Hale High School Auditorium
tion of road conditions is completed. Announcement
December 10 –Student Council Blood Drive, 9:00 a.m. of closing is made immediately and periodically on the
-2:30 p.m. @ former Hale High School.
following radio and television stations:
December 11-Drama Play, 3:00 p.m. @ former Hale
High School Auditorium
December 16-Winter Concert-Grades 3-6, 1:00 p.m.
@ former Hale High School Auditorium
December 17-Kindergarten to sing @ Senior Center
1:00 p.m.
December 18-Choir Concert-Grades 7-12, 7:00 p.m.
@ former Hale High School Auditorium
TELEVISION
WNEM - TV 5
WBKB - TV 11
WEYI –TV 25
WJRT- TV 12
RADIO
WKJC/WIOS Tawas
WHNN/WIOG 96.1 –Flint
KCQ 98.1 Saginaw
WBMI - West Branch
*Please note that we plan to utilize the School
Messenger system to notify students and staff
of a school cancellation.
December 20 thru December 31-Winter Break
January 3, 2011 –School Resumes
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
STUDENT SCHEDULES
Elementary School Day (grades K-6)
8:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Junior High/High School (grades 7-12)
8:10 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Breakfast served daily
7:45 a.m.–8:10 a.m.
When an early dismissal is scheduled, student releases are as follows:
Elementary (grades K-6)
Junior High/High School (grades 7-12)
12:35 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
These times are for regularly scheduled days only. Emergency situations due to
weather or unforeseen circumstances will be handled on an individual basis.
HALE AREA SCHOOLS
200 WEST MAIN ST.
HALE, MI 48739
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., HALE
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
DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2010