Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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The local Aaron Rental Center is going to be here at the Girls Basketball Game on Thursday vs Napoleon.
There will be free giveaways and a drawing for a BLUE RAY PLAYER.
Also, someone is going to have a chance to win a 32 inch TV by making a half court shot.
Aaron's Lucky Dog Mascot will be here also for the kids and for pictures.
 
B ring the family out to support the #10 ranked Girls Basketball team  in the state as they play for first place in the Cascades Conference.
JV game starts at 5:30 and Varsity around 7.

Baker College of Jackson is hosting a
Financial Aid Workshop and Winter Fest
February 13, 2010 from 9:30-11:30am.
They will help you complete the FAFSA and everyone is welcome whether you are attending Baker College or not!!
For more information or to reserve a spot, call 517-788-7800.

Breast Cancer Awareness Games
On Tuesday Feb 16 the girls basketball team will be wearing pink jerseys for their game against Vandercook Lake
On Friday Feb 19 the boys basketball team will be wearing pink jerseys for their game against Addison
Hope you can come out and support this great cause.
Attention all parents of student athletes:
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
In order to keep the concession stand open during the last few home games, we are asking if each parent would volunteer to work one time (opposite of when your son/daughter is playing - our biggest need right now is for JH sporting events.)
If we do not get more volunteers, the concession stand will not be open during the winter sports season.
The money that is made in the concession stand helps to support the athletic programs.  A few hours of your time makes a big difference for the athletes.
Please call Kim Dowding 764-7293 to be put on the schedule.
Thank you.
The Michigan Center Cardinal Club

Order your High School Yearbook from Jostens Now to ensure you get one when they come in!
The second mailing of Jostens Yearbook order forms for the HS yearbook has been mailed.  This is the second chance out of three to get it for the low price of just $30+tax.  Contact Mrs. Van de Water if you haven't seen a form yet!

Project Safe Graduation 
updates will be posted on the project safe website off of the high school site - check back often for changes!

Online Safety Guidebook for Parents
  Department of Education / Publication
The Secretary of Education, the Federal Trade Commission chairman, and the Federal Communications Commission chairman jointly announced the publication of an online safety guidebook for parents. Entitled Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online, the guidebook is a resource designed to help parents teach children about navigating the Internet safely. It addresses many topics that children should be aware of in using the Internet, including the safe use of social networking websites, dealing with cyberbullying, and how to protect computers from viruses and spyware. The guidebook is available to download for free on OnGuardOnline.gov, which is the federal government's online safety website.
Publication http://www.onguardonline.gov/pdf/tec04.pdf
News release http://www.ed.gov/news/events/advisory.html#121509

County Wide Common Assessments

Our students in grades 2-10 will be participating in County Wide Common Assessments.  Grades 2-8 will be assessed in reading, writing, and math.  Grades 9 and 10 will be assessed in writing. 

2nd grade testing: Weeks of May 18th-May 28th

3rd-6th grade testing:  Weeks of May 18th-May 28th

7th and 8th grade testing:  Weeks of May 25th-June 4th

9th and 10th grade testing:  Week of April 26th

District Vision Statement
Michigan Center Schools - the cutting edge leader in educational advancement empowers all students for life-long success in a changing world.

 

District Mission Statement

The mission of Michigan Center Schools is to engage, challenge and motivate life-long learners towards excellence through innovation.



 

  Where is Michigan Center?

The Michigan Center School District covers an area of approximately 24 square miles in mideast Jackson County. Michigan Center Lake and Round Lake comprise a chain of lakes that stretch for approximately ten (10) miles. Because of the proximity of these and other lakes, area residents are offered a multitude of recreational activities available during the four seasons.


Michigan Center is centrally located to various Michigan urban areas, such as Jackson, Lansing (40 miles), Ann Arbor (40 miles), Ypsilanti (45 miles) and Detroit (70 miles). These urban areas give area residents many activities that a major city or college community has to offer.

Education is important to the Michigan Center community as evidenced by the school's programs and facilities. The students of the school district are housed in five buildings; Jr/Sr High School (7-12), Arnold Elementary (K-2), Keicher Elementary Complex (3-4, Preschool/Child Care & Grades 5-6).