Ernest W. Seaholm Weekly e-News

Website: https://seaholm.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Location: 2436 West Lincoln Street, Birmingham, MI, USA
Phone: 248-203-3700

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeaholmHS

Instagram: @seaholmhs_maples

BPS District Homepage: https://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/

Dec 10: Seaholm Band Concert, 8th Grade Parent Night

Dec 12: Seaholm Parent/Teacher Conferences, Seaholm/Derby Choir Concert

Dec 13: Half Day, 10:50a Dismissal (All Schools 1/2 Day)

Dec 18: Seaholm Orchestra Concert

Dec 23-Jan 3: Winter Break, Classes resume Mon, Jan 6

Jan 13: FAFSA/Financial Aid Night

Jan 14: Seaholm PTSA Meeting

Jan 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly

Jan 17: Half Day, 10:50a Dismissal (All Schools 1/2 Day)

Jan 20: NO SCHOOL, MLK Day Observance

Jan 21: Cocoa & Cram

Jan 22: Semester Final Exams, Hours 1 & 2

Jan 23: Semester Final Exams, Hours 3 & 4

Jan 24: Semester Final Exams, Hours 5 & 6

Jan 27: First day of 2nd Semester

Seaholm High School Calendar

Seaholm High School Homepage

See *NEW* Bell Schedule, Shuttle Schedule and Advisory Schedule HERE

🎉 Attention Seaholm! 🎉

The Maple Tree School Store is having an incredible 20% OFF SALE on all clothing items! 🛍️👕 Whether you're looking to stock up on spirit wear or refresh your wardrobe, now's the time to shop!

📢 But that’s not all! Check out our $5 clearance rack with amazing deals you won’t want to miss!

📅 Hurry in today, these deals won’t last forever! See you at The Maple Tree! ✨

⏰During A and B lunches

Parent Teacher Conferences this year will be conducted on Microsoft TEAMS.

An email will be sent on Monday, 12/9 at 12:00pm with the link to schedule your conference time.

You will receive an email with the links for each teacher's conference. On 12/12, open this email and click on the link to log onto the meeting a few minutes ahead of your conference time. You'll be placed into a "Lobby" and the teacher will admit you into the meeting when they are ready. This will help keep the conference schedule running on time.

**TIP** Leave a 5-10min gap between your conferences.

Seaholm NHS is offering tutoring after school every Tuesday and Thursday in the media center from 3-4pm. Just stop by.

SOS is in great need of gift cards to fulfill Season of Giving family requests this year. Please consider helping your local community through this wonderful program. - DONATIONS DUE TOMORROW, FRIDAY 12/6

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044EAEAB2BA31-52527091-schools#/

Dear BPS families:

As we approach the holiday season, Schools Offer Support (SOS) invites the BPS education community to participate in our annual Season of Giving. This district-wide initiative aims to assist families within our schools who may need support in purchasing holiday gifts. Thanks to the generous contributions from our community last year, SOS was able to assists 59 families, comprising 235 individuals, across nearly every district school. In total, $23,500 in cash and gift cards was distributed to help families with their holiday-gift shopping.

SOS is currently collecting gift cards through Friday, Dec. 6. The donations will be distributed, along with wrapping paper and greeting cards, to ensure families have the opportunity to shop for their holiday gifts. Get additional information and sign up to donate gift cards now.

The Season of Giving is just one of the ways SOS helps support BPS families in need as SOS provided the following last year:

• Fulfilled 70 requests for support submitted by families from district schools, including Lincoln Street Alternative and the Birmingham Adult Transition Program.
• More than $15,000 provided to families for childcare, medical bills, utilities and food.
• Nearly $1,000 in grants to BPS schools for snack pantries and personal hygiene products.
• Funded by donations from Lisa and Louis Cory, graduating seniors from both Groves and Seaholm were awarded grants through the Barbara & Sheldon Weisberg Laptop Scholarship.

We’ve received requests for financial assistant from 18 families this school year, totaling more than $9,000. The BPS community consistently demonstrates its remarkable generosity each year. With your support, SOS aims to assist families in our community once again during the holiday season.

If your family is in need this holiday season and wishes to be considered to receive support through the Season of Giving, please reach out to the Katie Parker, Seaholm Community School Organizer (CSO) kparker@birmingham.k12.mi.us or to Principal Wicker, mwicker@birmingham.k12.mi.us.

Sincerely,

The Schools Offer Support Executive Board

Seaholm Community Service Club is collecting Cup of Noodles and microwavable Easy Mac through Thurs, Dec 11th. Collection bin is in the Student Center by Mrs. Parker's office. Items collected will be distributed to BPS families this winter break. This is an important way to help our BPS community! Let's see how big of an impact we can make!

Bring the family to Berkshire’s Winter Market, on Saturday, December 14th from 10am-3pm. Shop from a variety of makers and vendors, including our own Berkshire entrepreneurs. We would love to see you there!

We have room for a few additional adult vendors; contact berkshiremarket2024@gmail.com. If you are a student vendor, please contact Mrs. Lucken for information and pricing: plucken@birmingham.k12.mi.us.

Our own Sgt. Kyle McCanham, Seaholm's School Resource Officer of the Birmingham Police Dept along with and several other police departments are participating in a gift card drive for Children's Hospitals. Please consider supporting the police department's collection drive, benefiting Ronald McDonald House and Corewell Health William Beaumont Pediatrics!

The BPS Canine Comfort Crew has made a calendar for the New Year! All current Support Dogs have been included in the calendar pages that celebrate animal Holidays. Calendars are $20.00 each and can be pre-ordered through a Google Form using the district eFunds to pay. A sample calendar will be available to preview at school buildings. Final calendar orders will be distributed to school buildings the week of December 16th. The proceeds will go towards the care and maintenance of all Support Dogs in the district who bring smiles to those in our learning communities. Thank you for the support of our BPS Canine Comfort Crew!

Order Link: https://forms.gle/LnEr63VsHMe7PNsH6

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience an inspiring evening with Anthony Grupido, “The Mind Magician,” as he presents The Magic of Hope!

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Groves Auditorium

https://www.birminghamyouthassistance.org/events

Early Bird Tickets for the Unabashed Bash taking place on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Daxton Hotel in downtown Birmingham are NOW ON SALE!

Individual Ticket $225 | Couples Ticket $450

Prices after December 21 $250 Individual Ticket | $500 Couples Ticket

*Staff tickets $225 regardless of purchase date.

This year's Bash theme was inspired by the Groves musical, "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" and GPAC students will be performing a few numbers at Bash as will the Seaholm Jazz Band and Groves Orchestra. You won't want to miss this exciting night of dinner, dancing, live & silent auctions and more!

Purchase your tickets today!

For questions or assistance, please contact: Kathy Zanolli, Executive Director | BEF@birmingham.k12.mi.us | (248)203-3030.

Seaholm DECA has our DECA District Competition on December 7th.

The Junior Student and Parent Night will now be February 6 from 6-7:30 via Microsoft Teams.

College and Career Center Events are listed on the CCC Calendar

Please note college visits and events are being added rapidly, please check the CCC Calendar for updates.

College & Career Center - Seaholm High School (birmingham.k12.mi.us)

Dec. 10 - Michigan State Army ROTC - Lunch Visit

Dec. 16 - Douglas J Aveda Institute – 10:15 am in CCC (please note, new date)

Michigan Assured Admissions Pact (MAAP) Info - "The Michigan Assured Admissions Pact participating universities are committed to admitting all Michigan high school graduates who earned a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or above."

For MAAP info: Home | Michigan Assured Admission Pact (maap.org)

Upcoming events (outside of Seaholm) -

Career Night: Dec. 5, 4:30 - 7:30 PM - Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast

“EXPLORE HIGH TECH CAREERS • Automotive Technology • Collision Repair and Refinishing • Computer Programming • Construction Technology • Cosmetology • Culinary Arts/ Hospitality • Engineering, Robotics & Mechatronics • Entrepreneurship and Advanced Marketing • Health Sciences • Machining • Welding.”

For additional info: Career Night - Oakland Schools Technical Campuses Northeast

Skilled Trades Open House - Oakland Community College - December 5, 2024 - 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

"Please join us to explore our expansive labs and classrooms, meet expert faculty, and learn more about career opportunities in our engineering, manufacturing, and industrial technology programs." Info and registration: Skilled Trades Open House Tickets, Thu, Dec 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite

Oakland ACE Early College

"For more information, or to sign up for an Oakland ACE info night, visit osisd.us/ace-calendar." Calendar - Oakland County Intermediate School District

Saturday Academy - "Diversity & Inclusion at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine presents Saturday Academy – a pathway

program into medicine for 9th–12th grade high school students interested in medicine. Students spend a half day on Oakland University’s campus..."

For info and registration: See flyer in CCC or Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The 2025-26 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is now open.

FAFSA Resources - MI Student Aid - FAFSA Resources

Virtual Financial Aid Presentations - MI Student Aid

Financial Services offers a variety of financial aid events available to students and their families who wish to learn more about the financial aid process, completing the FAFSA, or evaluating financial aid awards. For registration: Virtual Financial Aid Presentations (michigan.gov) - Various dates listed.

Oakland University - Financial Aid Events

"The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships offers a variety of financial aid events available to students and their families who wish to learn more about paying for college, get help completing the FAFSA, or better understand financial aid offers."

Financial Aid Events - Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships - Oakland University

Michigan Achievement Scholarship - Informational Sessions (Webinars) "Informational webinar provided by Michigan Department of Treasury’s MI Student Aid team.” For registration: - Michigan Achievement Scholarship Informational Sessions Various dates listed.

"High school students and families interested in learning more about the Michigan Achievement Scholarship are encouraged to attend an informational webinar provided by MI Student Aid." Michigan Achievement Scholarship

Scholarship Information – For a list of scholarship information and to see past listed opportunities, visit the College & Career Center website – Scholarship link

Scholarships - Seaholm High School (birmingham.k12.mi.us) . Check individual scholarships for student eligibility and grade level requirements.

**Please check this information periodically, as scholarships and deadline dates for the 2024/2025 school year continue to be updated.**

Taco Bell Foundation – Live Más Scholarship - Video submission. For info visit: www.tacobellfoundation.org/live-mas-scholarship/ Deadline date: January 8, 2025.

Lake Michigan Credit Union - Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship - Essay Writing Prompt - Scholarship competition essay based, awards for $2,000. For info and eligibility: LMCU.org/Hutt Deadline: January 8, 2025.

Diversity in the Legal Profession – Oakland County Bar Association & Oakland County Bar Foundation - Two $5,000 college scholarships open to Oakland County high school seniors graduating in spring 2025 who are interested in attending law school. For info and application: www.ocba.org/DEIScholarship

Application deadline: January 31, 2025.

University of Michigan Club of Greater Detroit -“Offer 18 outstanding scholarships to incoming freshman at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.” Visit website for information about the scholarships, eligibility criteria, and application: U-M Club of Greater Detroit: Scholarship Application - Alumni Association of the University of Michigan (umich.edu) Application deadline: no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, February 7, 2025.

Coolidge Scholarship - (Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation) - High school JUNIORS are eligible to apply – for eligibility and application process visit - Home Page - The Coolidge | A Scholarship for America (coolidgescholars.org). Deadline to apply: December 11, 2024.

Sports Cycle will be open every Friday for both A and B lunch through the end of the school year in the cafeteria at their store. Shop upcycled sports clothing and equipment free of charge! Sports Cycle is a non-profit student organization that redistributes and repurposes gently used sports gear of all ages, sizes, and sports back to the community. If you have any questions, contact by DM on Instagram or X at sportscycle_shs or email at sportscycle.shs@gmail.com.

Our inventory is getting LOW and we are asking our Seaholm AND all BPS families to bring your gently used clothing items to donate and help stock our store! There is a Bloom collection box at the Pool Door entrance and in the Main Entrance Security Office for easy, convenient drop off.

Bloom is a second hand store that promotes students to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Instead of paying for store items, students share a positive note with a special faculty/staff member or friend, creating a caring and positive community! Bloom is open for students to shop on Tuesdays during A/B lunches or by appointment.

This is a valuable resource for families in the district, not just at Seaholm! Please keep Bloom in mind when you are cleaning out closets at home!

NEED: All sizes, men's/women's: clothing, outerwear, shoes, accessories, MAPLE gear!

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

• Seaholm High School offers many community service opportunities that are continuously updated at Community Service Opportunities.

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Parker, Community School Organizer, kparker@birmingham.k12.mi.us

**New Community Service Opportunities**

Get a jump start on Service Hours for next school year! Hours earned from May 1 through summer count toward next school year's service logs for White Cords and Presidential Volunteer Service Awards!

**To log and submit community service hours for service awards and Senior's white cord, join the Community Service Google Classroom:

https://classroom.google.com/c/NjkwNDMxMDc2OTcw?cjc=yedgqgv

PVSA Service Hour Log

Seaholm HS Community Service Log, White Cord

Seaholm has a proud tradition of athletic excellence. Nearly 1,000 students participate in 35 varsity programs on 64 teams. For information on tickets to games, registration for sports, team schedules and for a list of sports offered at Seaholm with coach contact information, click Athletics.

• Fall Athletics Team Schedules
  Athletic team schedules are posted at www.seaholmsports.org. You can also use the schedule page to find direct links for each team this season. Hint: Visit the schedule site and sign up for email updates.
  

See you soon, Mapes! Find a Club or Team to join this year!

Check out the 2024-25 Activities Guide

Thank you, Seaholm PTSA for supporting our students and teachers with your generous grant program!

UPDATES from your 2024/2025 Seaholm PTSA

Your PTSA is a great resource helping to bridge the gap between Parents & Teachers on behalf of our

students.

Learn more: https://seaholm.birmingham.k12.mi.us/family-community/pta

The next PTSA meeting is January 14, 2025 at 7:00pm in the media center or via Teams

https://tinyurl.com/SeaholmPTSA-Meeting

Meeting ID: 283 753 581 897

Passcode: Ekcq3b

$25 a year includes a printed Student directory, voting rights, and more.

Payment Options:

• Venmo:@SeaholmPTA

• Efunds: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56264

Learn more: https://seaholm.birmingham.k12.mi.us/family-community/pta

Improve Students' learning experience with a Direct Donation to the PTSA.

• Venmo: @seaholmPTA

eFunds - Optional Funds: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56264

• Seaholm E-news, Facebook, Instagram are your best sources of communication so sign up for them now.

• Be sure to sign up for both your specific class (i.e.: class of 2024, etc) and PTSA Facebook pages to be in the know.

• Pay and signup for everything you can before school starts to ensure a smooth transition to the new year

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES FOR NEW FAMILIES:

THE MANY NEW METHODS OF PAYMENT FOR NEW PARENTS:

METHODS OF PAYMENT

Efunds- Pay for all extra school funds (yearbook, athletic pass,etc)

https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56264

Final Forms -pay to participate in sports

https://birmingham-mi.finalforms.com/

Meal magic- pay for lunch

https://birmingham.familyportal.cloud/

If you have a freshman starting at Seaholm this fall, please join the Seaholm Class of 2028 Families Facebook group. We also invite everyone to join the main Seaholm PTA Facebook group too!

• Be sure to join the PTA and "Class of" Facebook Groups:

  Seaholm PTA Group

  Seaholm Class of 2025 Families

  Seaholm Class of 2026 Families

  Seaholm Class of 2027 Families

  Seaholm Class of 2028 Families

  
  

The Seaholm PTA main Facebook group has over 700 members and is a great place where families can ask any questions about Seaholm and get a quick answer from other parents. There is also a group for each grade that can be used for grade specific questions. We encourage all families to join the main page and their grade level group as well! Link to all grade groups: https://www.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Page/12323

And on Instagram, too:

@seaholm_high_school_pta https://www.instagram.com/seaholm_high_school_pta/

Recently, the Oakland County Health Division updated its’ Covid guidance. A 5 day isolation is no longer required. Students and staff may return to school when their symptoms overall have improved, they do not have fever and they have been fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications such as Tylenol (acetaminophen) Motrin or Advil (ibuprofen). Masking is not mandated, but strongly recommended by the county for 5 days when returning to normal activities to prevent the spread of illness to others. Proper hygiene (cough & sneeze etiquette) and handwashing (20 seconds, all hand surfaces) preventive strategies to prevent the spread of illness to others. Link to Oakland County Health Division guidance (below) https://www.oakgov.com/community/health/health-a-z/information-a-z/respiratory-virus-guidelines

To report absences, pre-planned absences or for other questions, email seaholmattendance@birmingham.k12.mi.us

Each year the BEF grants $100,000+ to support exceptional education programs both in and out of the classroom by connecting innovative teachers with community support. Please consider donating to the Annual Fund today!

To find out more about other ways to support the BEF, such as sponsoring the Bash or donating to the Bash Auction, contact: Kathy Zanolli, Executive Director @ BEF@Birmingham.k12.mi.us.

To stay aligned with BPS policy, Seaholm students are prohibited from ordering delivery food during the school day. Breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge for all students this year in the Seaholm cafeteria.

Please be aware of this policy and talk to your student about the policy. It is strictly enforced.

"Students are prohibited from ordering delivery food during the school day, either directly from a restaurant or through smart phone applications and websites. Any food deliveries will be confiscated by the front office and, at the discretion of the front office, may either be retrieved at the end of the school day or discarded. Violation of this policy may result in student discipline."

https://z2policy.ctspublish.com/luskalbertson/browse/birminghamset/birmingham/z20000016

If you need to replace your laptop charger or would like to order a charger to have at home, CLICK HERE FOR AMAZON LINK to a Dell genuine part on Amazon.

You may find one less expensive. Just please make sure it matches the specs of the original charger to avoid damage to the laptop. Specs can be found HERE.

BPS Saturday School Coordinators work together with NHS students from Groves and Seaholm and student teachers from Oakland University, to tutor to any K-12 BPS students in any academic area. WHEN: Every Saturday (excluding holidays, breaks, summer), 9:00am

No need to register, but they ask for a $3 donation to help us provide snacks

For more details: Saturday School website.