Steele Report

Friday, August 30, 2024

Principal's Message

Comet Nation,

As we close out the first grading period, our faculty and staff at Steele would like to extend our gratitude to our Steele families and students. This year has already been filled with tremendous accomplishments and we have much to be proud of. We look forward to the second grading period, where we are excited about the possibilities for our students. Report cards for the first grading period are available in Powerschool Parent Portal. Academic Recognition for High Honor Roll, Honor Roll, and Merit Roll will be published in our November 8th edition of the Steele Report.

We hope you enjoy this Steele report with updates from our World Languages department, counseling department, athletic department, and much more. As always, feel free to contact the main office with any questions or concerns.

-Joe Tellier

Marion L. Steele High School Webpage

Amherst Marching Comets

The Amherst Marching Comets have spent another season continuing the "Tradition of Excellence" that has long existed in the band program. This year, we enjoyed putting on a new and innovative show: "to dream", which explored what happens when we fall asleep at night. This year's show challenged students and staff with advanced music and movement, as well as the transportation of our enormous 8'x12' bed! This year's competitive season started off at Perkins, where the Marching Comets continued their streak of superior ratings and brought home our first "Best Overall Color Guard" award in several years. The following competition at Norton, again the Marching Comets received a superior rating. Finally, at Maumee, the Marching Comets earned another superior rating and brought home "Best in Class Percussion".

The Amherst Marching Comets performed at State Marching Band Finals in Columbus on Saturday, October 26 for the 22nd year in a row. The Amherst Marching Comet Achieved a Superior Rating! The band also marched in the annual Amherst Halloween Parade. Although our competitive season will ended this weekend, we are excited to continue cheering the Comets to victory in the playoffs!

We would like to thank all the students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members for their continued support. Without your support, none of this would be possible!

Go Comets!

First Quarter Positive Office Referrals

Congratulations to the following student who received positive office referrals from our staff for being respectful, engaged, and accountable!

2024-2025 Yearbooks Still On Sale

You can still pre order your copy of the 2024-2025 Yearbook. Simply go to Jostens.com, search for Marion L. Steele High School, and select 2025 Yearbook. We do not order extra copies, so the only way to guarantee yourself a yearbook is to pre order.

Department Updates: World Languages

Buenos días and Bon jour! This month the World Language Department of Steele High School would like to share some of the fun and exciting things happening in our classes!

French with Madame Gorodea:

The French classes have started the school year with comprehensive reviews of their knowledge of French grammar, vocabulary and cultural topics that they studied in previous levels. French 1 students were introduced to basic communication structures in French, and to some fundamental customs of the Francophone world. We are currently preparing the first French Food Feast of the year, and also beginning to learn about the festivities for All Saints' Day (La Toussaint).

Spanish One with Senior Layport

In Spanish 1, students have just finished Unit 1. This week, they are learning about "How to tell time." Spanish level 1 learners are preparing to take the first unit comprehensive exam. They should be able to understand a group of native-speaker friends saying hello to each other, asking how their friends are doing, introducing new friends to the group, and saying goodbye. They can also listen to and understand a group of native speakers telling what country they are from and their nationality (e.g., "I am Peruvian; I'm from Canada"). Moreover, students can count from 0 to 30 in Spanish, write simple sentences with the verb "ser" (to be), and tell time.

Spanish Two with Señora Volzer:

We are learning about all things TRAVEL! Of course, we have talked about the weather and how the weather is in different Spanish Speaking countries, and how the southern hemisphere is opposite the northern hemisphere. We are learning Modes of Transportation and vocabulary with traveling.

We are incorporating many interactive and communicative activities to help us master the vocabulary and make it relevant to real life, such as reading stories, singing songs and partner activities.

We will incorporate the cultural component of Day of the Dead and La Llorona with this lesson as well.

Spanish Three with Señora Kasnyik:

In level two classes, students are practicing weather vocabulary by learning about other climates in the Spanish speaking world. They were assigned a city in another country and asked to do research on the climate which included warmest/coldest months, rainiest months, average temperatures and a weekly forecast.

MLS Counseling Department

OHYES Surveys!

On November 26th, all students will be completing the OHYes! survey in their 3rd period class. A letter has been handed out to the students explaining the OHYes! survey. Links to the survey and a copy of the letter are listed below. Please contact your student's school counselor with any additional questions.

OHYES! Survey Letter

OHYES! Survey

PSAT Scores

Starting October 24th, students will be able to access their PSAT scores. Students will need to go to the Collegeboard website. They will need to login to their account. If they do not have an account, they will need to create one. From there, students will be able to access their scores on their Dashboard. Please reach out to your student's counselor with any questions.

JVS Sophomore Career Day

On Thursday, November 21st, the Sophomore class will visit the Lorain County JVS for Sophomore Career Day. Our students will be exploring two programs of interest during our visit. We are excited for this opportunity and cannot wait to share this experience with our students.

For any sophomores who still need to submit their programs of interest, please see Mrs. Diaz or Mrs. Jones ASAP.

Fall College Representative Visits at Steele

Every fall, Steele offers juniors and seniors with a valuable opportunity to attend college representative visits. These 30-minute sessions take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays in our Steele Presentation area, typically at 9:15 am. During these sessions, admissions representatives from various colleges stop in to give an overview of their institutions. They provide detailed information about admissions processes, scholarships, and important deadlines.

This is a great chance for juniors to learn about different colleges and universities and for seniors to ask any questions they might have about the admissions process, majors, scholarships, etc. Students can register for these visits through their SchoolLinks account, which is accessible via their Amherst Launchpad/Classlink login. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Cooney.

MLS Counseling Department on X

MLS Counseling Website

Steele Athletic Department

Postseason For Comet Athletics is Underway

Girls Soccer Wins District Championship!

Girls Soccer beat North Canton Hoover, 4-0 on Monday (10/21/24) in an OHSAA Division II District Semifinal. They beat Green High School 2-1 to win their first District Championship this weekend! The lady Comet advance to the sweet 16 where they will take on Hudson High School on Tuesday, October 29th at Bo Rein Stadium in Niles, Ohio

Congratulations to Our Cross Country Teams!

Boys Cross Country finished as the runner-up at the Southwestern Conference championships (10/12/24). Last weekend (10/19/24) they finished fifth at the OHSAA District Meet, which qualified them for the OHSAA Regional Meet this Saturday (10/26/24) at Boardman High School. The boys finished their season in 19th place at the regional meet.

Girls Cross Country also finished the runner-up at the SWC Championships (10/12/24). Last weekend, they continued the tradition of qualifying for the OHSAA Regional Meet at Boardman, finishing 5th at the OHSAA District Meet. This is their 33rd Regional Meet in the last 36 Years. They finished their season with a 18th place finish at the regional meet.

Lady Comets Volleyball Finishes as District Runner Up

Congratulations to our Volleyball Team on making it to the District Finals with a win over Massillon Washington this past Wednesday. They finished their season as district runner ups with a loss to Austintown Fitch in five sets.

Comet Football Returns to the Playoffs

Football returns to the OHSAA playoffs for the first time since 2008. They travel to Olmsted Falls this Friday, November 1st, for a 7:00 pm kickoff.

Steele Comets Athletic Event Calendar

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 any volunteer activities they have going on between now and the official start date or 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

Dave Zvara

david_zvara@amherstk12.org

First Day of Tryouts: Friday, October 25th

Boys Basketball

Pat Bray

pat_bray@amherstk12.org

First Day of Tryouts: Friday, November 1st

Ice Hockey

Steve Morris

arcsports1@yahoo.com