Steele Report

September 29, 2023

Principal's Message

Comet Nation,

Thank you for an awesome 2023 Homecoming week! It was great to see so much Comet Pride in the hallways for our spirit week. We couldn't be more proud of our students

for a great start to the school year.

Please review this Steele report which has important information regarding Parent Teacher Conferences, our upcoming PSAT day, and much more. As always, feel free to contact us in the main office at 440-988-4433 with any questions or concerns.

Go Comets,

Mr. Tellier

Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up

Marion L. Steele High School will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 12th from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.

We encourage all parents to schedule a time to meet with any or all of their child's teachers. To schedule a conference, please call Mrs. Arendash at 440-988-4433 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

PBIS Positive Office Referrals

Congratulations to students who received Positive Office Referrals for being respectful, engaged, and accountable for the month of September!

National Merit Scholar

Congratulations Ezekiel DeMercurio on receiving a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship program! This distinction places him at the top of all seniors in the nation!

Important Information

pSAT Day

On Wednesday, October 11th all 9th, 10th and 11th grade students will be taking the PSAT. The test is digital and all students must make sure they arrive at school with their chromebooks fully charged. Backup chromebooks will not be provided. Students will also need to bring their calculator for the math section of the test. The test will end at approximately 11:30am - 12:00pm and students will be dismissed for the day once they are done testing. Students testing with accommodations may take longer to test and will not be allowed to leave early. Seniors do not have school on this day. Please contact your student's counselor with any questions.

Scores for the PSAT will be available in December and students will access their scores through their Collegeboard account. If your student doesn't have a collegeboard account, they will need to create one at https://www.collegeboard.org/

Students can use KHAN academy to prepare for the PSAT. They can create an account at https://www.khanacademy.org/ and will be prompted to link their collegeboard account with their KHAN academy account for specialized test preparation.

Picture Re-Take Day

Picture re-take day will take place on Monday, October 16th in the MPR starting at 7:45am. Please see Mrs. Arendash in the main office if you have any questions regarding picture day.

Senior Newsletter

The Class of 2024 Senior Newsletter was shared last Friday. Please review this newsletter for important dates, deadlines, and other information for your Senior Year!

MLS Counseling Department

Financial Aid Night

Mark your calendars! Steele will host Financial Aid Night on October 12th at 6 p.m. to review the updates to the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 college year. The presentation will be hosted by financial specialists from Lorain County Community College in the Steele presentation area!

Upcoming College Visits

All college visits will be at 9:15am and students can register for college rep visits via Naviance:

1. Go to https://launchpad.classlink.com/amherstk12, and log in using your Amherst school credentials 2. Click on the Naviance App 3. Once in the Naviance Homepage, scroll to the What's New section, and register for any visits you are interested in!

Baldwin Wallace – October 3rd

Hiram College – October 5th

University of Toledo – October 5t

Need to See Your School Counselor?

Students can put a request in to see their counselor by using the QR code that is posted in all classrooms and in the Steele Counseling Office or by clicking this link.

School Counselors:

Mrs. Diaz, Grades 9-11, Last Names A-K

Ms. Rigda, Grades 9-11, Last Names L-Z

Ms. Santos, Grade 12

MLS Counseling Department on Twitter

Department News- Math Department

The Steele Math Department is off to a good start. We offer 13 different levels of courses. From Algebra 1,CCP, Stats, Modeling and Reasoning to AP Calculus.

Into the second year of the new curriculum for Algebra 2 courses and lower, we are seeing progress from year one. MAP Testing wrapped up a week ago and that data is going to be used to see our strengths and where we can improve on our weaknesses.

Stay tuned for the possible offering of our popular after school math lab in the next several weeks. As we are getting close to the end of the first nine weeks, please reach out to your child's math teacher if there are any concerns. Communicate via email or sign up for conferences the evening of Oct. 12.

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STEELE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

Boys Golf Team- SWC Champions!

Congratulations to our Boys Golf Team on winning the 2023 Southwestern Conference Championship! This is their second SWC Championship in school history (1997 is the other). They were led by Southwestern Conference MVP, Prince Tran, and Southwestern Conference Coach of the Year, Mitch Gillam. All six players were named All-Conference:

1st Team

Prince Tran

Ryan Yoder

2nd Team

Landen Bray

Alek Kissane

Honorable Mention

Jacob Sprinkle

Mitchell Diehl

Fall Season Winding Down

The Fall Athletic season is winding down! Get out and support your peers at our athletic and extracurricular events. Your energy and support at Home Games has been awesome! Keep it up! Our Comet teams know when you are there and feed off of your energy!

Upcoming Senior Nights:

Boys Soccer: Saturday, October 7th, 6:30 pm

Boys/Girls Cross Country: Monday, October 9th, 4:45 pm

Girls Soccer: Monday, October 9th, 6:25 pm

Volleyball: Thursday, October 12th

Football, Band, Cheerleading, and Boys/Girls Golf: Friday, October 13th, 6:30 pm

Postseason For Comet Athletics is Underway

Comet Postseason starts next week with Boys Golf (10/2/23), Girls Tennis (10/3/23), and Girls Golf (10/3/23).

Still to come for our Comet Athletic Teams:

Our Cross Country teams participate Saturday (10/14/23) at Lorain County Community College in the Southwestern Conference Championships. The Girls Race at 10:30a and the Boys Race at 11:10a.

The following Saturday (10/21/23), both teams start the OHSAA Season with Districts at Lorain County Community College. The Girls Race at 1:30p and the Boys Race at 2:15p.

Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer start their OHSAA Postseason beginning as early as October 14th. Stay Tuned to amherststeelecomets.com for more information following the Tournament Draw on October 8th.

Steele Comets Athletic Events

Winter Sports Off Season/Coaching Contacts

Winter Sports are right around the corner. If you have interest in participating in a winter sport, please reach out to our winter coaches to see what information they have for you regarding volunteer activities, the official start dates, and any information they may have regarding tryouts/first official practices. Reminder that you will need to have a valid physical on file before the first official day and that your Final Forms account will need to be up to date.

Below is a list of our winter sports, coaches, their contact, and the first official start date:

Girls Basketball

John Rositano

john_rositano@amherstk12.org

First Day of Tryouts: Friday, October 27th

Boys Basketball:

Pat Bray

pat_bray@amherstk12.org

First Day of Tryouts: Friday, November 3rd

Ice Hockey

Steve Morris

arcsports1@yahoo.com