Steele Report

February 2, 2024

Steele Announcements

Second Grading Period Academic Recognition

Marion L. Steele High School is pleased to announce its Academic Honor Awards for the second quarter. Congratulations to all!

High Honor Roll

Students achieving High Honor Roll earned an average GPA of 3.65 or higher.

Honor Roll

Students achieving Honor Roll earned an average GPA between 3.00 - 3.64.

Lorain County JVS Honor Roll

LCJVS Honor Roll recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the second grading period.

PBIS January Positive Office Referrals

Congratulations to students who received Positive Office Referrals from our MLS staff in January!

Parent Teacher Conferences Sign Up

Marion L. Steele High School will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 15th from 3:00 to 8:00 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.

Ohio Music Education Association Solo & Ensemble

Last weekend 21 members of the Steele choir program that participated in the Ohio Music Education Association Solo & Ensemble event held at North Ridgeville High School. This event involves students picking a piece of music from a required list provided by OMEA. They then perform this music for a judge who critiques their performance, provides feedback, and assigns a rating. Of our 16 events at this year's solo & ensemble, 13 of our events received the highest rating of "Superior!" All of our students dedicate time outside of the school day to teach themselves the music and rehearse for this performance. They all made tremendous progress throughout the experience and were incredibly successful in their performances. Congratulations to all of these hardworking students for their dedication and growth!

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Comets Live

COMETSLIVE! is a team of Steele students that work together to produce live content throughout the Amherst School District. These student-run broadcasts cover sporting events, music concerts and award presentations and you will find them wherever the action is. The team has produced over 100 events this school year and is among the leaders in the State for the amount of content, subscribers and views of any school district. As a member of the COMETSLIVE! Broadcasting team students learn how to create broadcast quality content whether their interest is in front or behind the cameras. All areas of production are covered including producing and directing, computer graphics, camera operators, announcers and spotters. In addition to these specific skills students learn important soft skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork and troubleshooting. Students have fun and enjoy highlighting the accomplishments of their fellow classmates.

Students are eligible to apply for the team in 7th grade and nearly all of them continue to participate throughout their high school career. The majority of the COMETSLIVE! student team are involved in athletics, music or other extra-curricular groups and we are able to work around their busy schedule to sign up for events. In addition to the fun and excitement of running a live broadcast, high school students are also paid employees of the district. This leads to a highly competitive application process that opens up in April of each year. For more information about joining our team please contact Mr. Cogdell at doug_cogdell@amherstk12.org.

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Comets Live Youtube Channel

Event Information

Winter Formal

Winter Formal is Saturday, February 3rd from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm in the Main Gym. Tickets will go on sale starting at 7:00 am on Tuesday, January 16th. Tickets will be sold online and available with cash. To avoid lines, we encourage online purchases and purchasing your ticket online prior to the Dance.

Tickets will remain on sale through the start of the dance. The cost is $30 per ticket (plus fees).

To enter the Dance, you will need your Ticket QR Code and your Student ID.

Here are the instructions to purchase your ticket, Starting at 7:00 am on Tuesday, January 16th:

Online Ordering:
1. Ticket Link: https://amherststeelecomets.hometownticketing.com/embed/all
2. Scroll Down to 2024 Amherst Winter Formal
3. Click on Get Tickets for this Event
4. Near the bottom of this page you'll see "Have a Passcode?"....Click on this Link
5. Your passcode is your school ID Number. If you don't know this number, log into your PowerSchool account and it is on your page. If you still can't locate it, please see someone in the Main Office or Mr. Wolf in room 102.
6. Follow the steps to purchase your ticket

If you would like to purchase the ticket for another Amherst Student, online, please have that student enter their passcode into the ticket site for you. They should not provide you with their student ID number.

Cash Purchase:

If needed, cash purchases are available in the main office with Mrs. Doehr on Thursday, February 1st and Friday, Feburary 2nd from 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm. Please provide her with your student ID number and you will be issued a ticket to your school email.

Guest Tickets:

If you have a guest attending, Mrs. Arendash will give you their passcode to purchase their ticket. All outside Guest forms are due back by Friday, January 26th.

When?

Saturday, Feb 3, 2024, 07:00 PM

Class of 2024

The Marion L. Steele High School Class of 2024 plans to hold its Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 25th at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. Doors will open at 9:00 am and the ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 am.

More information on the Commencement Ceremony can be found on page 14 of the Student and Parent Handbook and in the Senior Newsletter.

The MLS College & Career Guide is updated with all of the current local scholarship opportunities available to the senior class, including the Community Foundation of Lorain County. We highly encourage students to take a look at the Community Foundation of Lorain County Scholarship which houses many local scholarship opportunities.

MLS Scholarship Database: https://sites.google.com/amherstk12.org/mlscollegecareerguide/scholarships

Yearbooks and Senior Recognition Ads On Sale Now

Yearbooks and Senior Recognition Ads that go in the back of the yearbook are still on sale. You can order by going to Jostens.com, searching Marion L. Steele High School, and that will take you to a page for everything Jostens at Steele. You design and buy your senior recognition ads online and Jostens puts them in the yearbook a couple weeks later. Feel free to confirm with Mr. Rubinski that your ad made it in the yearbook by emailing him with any questions you have about yearbook information.

MLS Counseling Department

Free Federal Student Aid Application (FAFSA) Workshop

The FAFSA application is now available for senior students to complete as they prepare to attend college in the Fall, students can access the application at the following link: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

If any senior parents missed out on the virtual FAFSA workshop they can access the recording via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw95_vTHTwM

College Credit Plus Classes

Enrollment for CCP classes for the Spring Semester is happening now. If you are interested in taking a CCP class this semester and have not signed up, please see your school counselor ASAP.

Lorain County JVS Applications

JVS applications are open! If you are interested in attending JVS next school year, please follow the steps below. Applications are due Feb 9th!

Upcoming College and Military 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!

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 second semester is off to a good start. The Math Department did a second round of MAP

testing to look for areas of growth and areas of need to help guide instruction as the school

year continues.

Scheduling is upon us. Teachers have given students and their counselors their course

recommendations for next school year. If you have any questions about your child’s

recommendation, please reach out to their teacher.

For students leaving Geometry, please take the extra time to look over the course of studies.

We do offer alternative pathways in replacement of traditional Algebra 2. The one course is MMR

(Mathematics Modeling and Reasoning). It is an approved course by the Ohio Deptartment of

Education as a replacement to a traditional Algebra 2 course. Based on what your child’s plans are

for the future, this could be a great option.

The second semester and especially the third quarter are traditional some of the most difficult

times of the year. Be sure to do what you need to be doing and make the home stretch of the

school year less stressful. Communicate with your teachers as we are here to help.

Comet Athletic Department

1,000 Point Scorers

Our girls basketball program just gained two 1,000 point scorers! Seniors, Kristen Kelley and Kayla Ferancy have both achieved this milestone in the last week. Kristen scored point 1,000 on Wednesday, January 24th vs Midview and Kayla scored her 1,000th point at Westlake on Wednesday, January 31st.

Kristen and Kayla join five other girls who have all scored 1,000 career points. In total, Amherst Basketball has eight players who have scored 1,000 career points. Garrett Klekota (1,258 points) is the only boy to reach this milestone.

Amherst Girls 1,000 Career Points Scorers

Audra Mihalic: 1,411

Sydney Roule: 1,272

Sheri Horvath: 1, 211

Kamryn Dziak: 1,067

Kristen Kelley: 1,060

Kayla Ferancy: 1,017

Brooke Wallace: 1,001

Highlighted are Active Players

Cheerleading

Good Luck to our Steele Cheerleaders GameDay Competition Team as they travel to Orlando late next week to compete at the UCA Nationals to be held at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex. They will compete on Sunday, February 11th in the Semifinals and the Finals are held on Monday, February 12th.

Winter Sports Senior Nights

Students, thanks for your great support this winter! Senior nights are a very important part of every season. Here's is a list of upcoming winter sports senior nights:

Bowling: Monday, February 5th vs Wellington, Rebman's

Boys Basketball: Tuesday, Feb 13th vs. Vermilion (Steele HS)

Girls Basketball: Wednesday, Feb 14th vs Bay (Steele HS)

Cheerleading: Friday, February 23rd vs. North Ridgeville (Steele HS)

Steele Comets Athletic Events

Spring Sports

Spring sports will be here before you know it! Reminder, you need to have a valid physical on file to try out or to start your spring sport. Please check your Final Forms account to verify your expiration date. If you need to get a physical before your first official day, please contact your medical provider to get an appointment. If you have any questions on your physical status, please see Mr. Wolf or Mrs. Doehr.

Official Spring Sport Start Dates:

Baseball: Monday, February 19th

Softball: Monday, February 19th

Track & Field: Monday, February 19th

Boys Volleyball: Monday, February 19th

Boys Tennis: Monday, March 4th

For more information on each spring sport tryout/start of season, please contact the Head Coach:

Baseball: Coach Rositano, kingroz4@yahoo.com

Softball: Coach Reichert, lacey_reichert@amherstk12.org

Track & Field: Coach Glatz, rob_glatz@amherstk12.org

Boys Tennis: Coach Trunzo, tony_trunzo@amherstk12.org

Boys Volleyball: Coach Sanchez, felicia_sanchez@amherstk12.org