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/

Oct 24: Civil Dialog Conference

Oct 29: SNHS Churro Sale, Seaholm Orchestra Masquerade Concert

Oct 30: Seaholm Choir Masquerade Concert

Oct 31: Half-Day, All Schools - Halloween

Nov 1: Diwali

Nov 4: End of 1st Quarter

Nov 5: No School, Election Day

Nov 6: First Day of 2nd Quarter

Nov 12: PTA Meeting - Microsoft Teams Link

Nov 13-15: Musical Auditions

Nov 14: Junior Student & Parent Night

Nov 18-22: UMatter Week

Nov 27: Half Day, 10:50a Dismissal (All Schools 1/2 Day)

Nov 28-29: No School, Thanksgiving Break

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

Seaholm High School Calendar

Seaholm High School Homepage

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

We proudly donated 3,550 pounds of food to Gleaners through the Field Day Charity Event! That is 854 lbs more than last year!

Congratulations, Seaholm!

Seaholm will have a revised schedule for the Civil Dialogue Conference today (10/24).

There will be no shuttles during the day to and from Groves EXCEPT at the start and end of the day.

Seaholm is excited to offer two community conversations during the 2024-25 school year that encourage our students, faculty, and family members to elevate and support civil dialogue. Our first event, the Creating a Better World through Dialogue Conference, will be held on Thursday, October 24th during the school day at Seaholm. Our keynote speakers are Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley, the founders of The Civility Project, and our individual sessions will include Seaholm faculty members Kellie Vagts discussing art and democracy, Kellie Howe discussing the famous Tinker v. Des Moines free speech case, Wayne State professor Richard Marback, and a Seaholm student/faculty panel on having difficult conversations in the classroom.

Keynote Speakers:

Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson of the Civility Project

Richard Marback, Wayne State Professor and Research Fellow Center for the Study of Citizenship

Seaholm Faculty, Kellie Howe and Kellie Vagts

Seaholm Faculty and Student Panel

https://greatlakescivilityproject.com/

Celebrated journalists Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson have been longtime friends, despite their different perspectives on pretty much everything. The one thing they agree on is the importance of their friendship—which includes a healthy dose of disagreement and mutual respect.

Crosstown Showdown – Seaholm at Groves Varsity Football

7 PM Friday, October 25 at Groves

Purchasing Tickets

There are no cash sales. Tickets are available on the GoFan platform online or at the gate. Payment is via major credit card, Apple Pay or Google/Samsung Pay. To expedite your entry into the stadium, you are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance at https://gofan.co/event/1670859?schoolId=MI10080

Seaholm Family Passes and Student Athletic Passes

Family Passes and Student passes from both Groves and Seaholm will be honored at the gate. You must present your pass for admission.

Free Shuttle Bus from Seaholm

Due to the size of the anticipated crowd, we are offering shuttle buses from Seaholm beginning at 6 PM. The buses will run from the bus loop near the Pool/Gym entrance at Seaholm to the stadium entrance at Groves. The shuttles begin at 6 PM and will run until 30 minutes after the game ends. Using the shuttle bus is encouraged due to limited parking.

No Re-Entry

There is no re-entry into the stadium. Once you leave the stadium, you will not be permitted to re-enter.

Game Broadcast

For those not able to attend, the game will be broadcast on the NFHS Network (subscription required) at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/wylie-e-groves-high-school-beverly-hills-mi/gam4ed0ae811e

Please Note

• Beverage containers, cups, Yeti’s etc. are prohibited.
• Backpacks are prohibited.
• Middle school students (and younger) must be accompanied by an adult for entry.

You now enter same-day absences through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Directions and a tutorial are available at this link: Power School Parent Portal Attendance.docx.

There is also a video linked here that explains the process.

Access PowerSchool Parent Portal here.

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

This year the theme is "Accepting Imperfection."

The deadline for Seaholm is 11/11. Students who want more information or have questions should contact Katy Dobrowitsky: kdobrowitsky@gmail.com or Owen Dobrowitsky, Student Coordinator: OMD1@bps-schools.com

Performance Dates:

• November 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:00 p.m.

• November 10 and 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Ticket Information:

• Adults: $15.00

• Students (K-12): $12.00

• Purchase Tickets Online: Groves Performing Arts Company Ticket Link

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.

No updates this week.

Dear Parents,

With the new semester schedule, all Advanced Placement (AP) classes are now held over one year. Please keep in mind that these classes follow the College Board deadline for AP exam registration. Your student must commit to taking the AP exam(s) before November.

Here are the details for AP exam registration:

AP Exams Online Registration

• Registration Period: October 1 – October 31, 2024

• Firm Deadline: 11:59 PM on October 31, 2024

• Cost: $103 per exam

AP Exam Registration Consists of Two Parts:

1. AP Classroom Registration: Your student must register for their AP exam in AP Classroom by entering the Join Code provided by their teacher and selecting "YES" for the exam. This step is completed in their College Board account.

2. Exam Payment: You and your student must complete the exam payment process through Total Registration by visiting the following link: www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/230327. This link will also be available on the Seaholm website under “Announcements” starting on October 1st.

Both steps must be completed by 11:59 PM on October 31, 2024, for your student’s exam(s) to be ordered.

Financial Assistance:
If your family has a financial need, please contact Mrs. Balow in the counseling office before the October 31st deadline. She can be reached at cbalow@birmingham.k12.mi.us or 248-203-3751.

We'd like to encourage you to make note of these important dates and make sure your student completes the registration process on time. Thank you for your attention to this important matter!

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)

Oct. 28 - Drexel University - College Visit - 11:00 a.m. - in CCC

Oct. 29 - Grand Valley State University - College Visit - 11:00 a.m. - in CCC

Oct. 29 - Grand Canyon University - College Visit - 12:45 p.m. - in CCC

Oct. 29 - University of Cincinnati - College Visit - 1:30 p.m. - in CCC

Oct. 30 - Bowling Green State University - College Visit - 8:00 a.m. - in CCC

Oct. 30 - Army National Guard - Lunch Visit

Oct. 30 - High Point University - College Visit - 11:15 a.m. - in CCC

MCAN Michigan College Month - October is Michigan College Month
Many Michigan colleges/universities will have application fee waivers during the month of October.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1prmTmCpq1opag8ZwxNC6gCXfy-PUY8Id/view?usp=sharing

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 college events (not associated with Seaholm) -

NCAA Eligibility Center Fall Webinar for College-Bound Student Athletes

Sunday, November 3 - 6-7 p.m. EST

"The Eligibility Center is hosting a separate webinar for your college-bound student-athletes and their families."

For info and registration: mc97gsxn49y6wmpf4p2n764zq7z1.pub.sfmc-content.com/f3wjklufvu4

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

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.

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.**

Hispanic Heritage Foundation's (HHF) Youth Awards

Annual Youth Awards. Information, eligibility, and application can be found at www.hhfyouthawards.com. Deadline: November 3rd, 2024.

Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship - Elks National Foundation (ENF) - “Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.” For more information, details, and to apply enf.elks.org/MVS Application deadline: November 12, 2024.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - “Available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities.” For info and eligibility: College Scholarship Program - Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (jkcf.org) Application deadline: November 14, 2024.

Bingham Farms, Math Pentathlon:

We are looking for helpers during math pentathlon, an afterschool math club, at Bingham Farms Elementary on Tuesdays. You would help facilitate math games for k-1, 2-3, and 4-5 grade students from 4:00-4:50 and help with dismissal at 4:50. Please consider signing up for multiple days. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C44AEAE23A75-52537203-math#/

Seaholm Community Service Club (Club SOS/Interact Club):

Our annual Leaf Raking for Seniors event will take place on the morning of Saturday November 2nd this year! We will meet at 9:00 am at the Seaholm Pool Doors, bring your own rakes and gloves. We should be done around 12:00 pm. We need lots of volunteers to make this happen, and everyone will recieve community service hours for volunteering! Please sign up below, thank you!

Note - If it rains on Saturday, we will push the event to Sunday.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAAAD2CA2F8C43-52403122-seaholm#/

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!

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.
  

All parents and students interested in Birmingham's Ski Racing Team are encouraged to attend our preseason kickoff meeting Thursday October 24th. We are meeting at the Little Theater at Grovers High School at 7 PM. Our team is a co-ed varsity and junior varsity team. No racing experience is required. Come and join us for details. If you can not make it please call Coach Morris for further details at 248-613-4217. Thank You.

2024-25 Season Information Meeting

Wednesday November 6th

Maple Field Plaza located outside the new Field House

6:30 PM for all interested new players, freshman & parents

Please contact seaholmsoccer@gmail.com if any questions.

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

Check out the 2024-25 Activities Guide

Each year, colleges become more and more selective. With the increasing competition, colleges look at standardized results to compare students, the most common of which being the SAT. Although a strong SAT score cannot guarantee admission, as the college application process is holistic, a weak score will bring an application down. Here at the SAT Club, we aim to educate students on the intricacies of the SAT so that they may get closer to their target score.

https://www.remind.com/join/6922eka?utm_medium=ios

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

$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

The Seaholm parent community recognizes the staff throughout the year on the First Friday ( or second if there is a vacation or half day) of each month. All Seaholm staff member's names are placed in a drawing at the beginning of the year ,and each month names are selected at random for a chance to win one of the many gifts provided by the wonderful community of Seaholm families. The goal is that by the end of the year, every Seaholm staff member has received a gift. Therefore, we need many donations to make this happen! The gift is usually in the $20 and up range and has been anything from gift cards, household items, event tickets, or anything you feel is appropriate. Please consider donating by signing up below. If you are able, please sign up to recognize and thank our teachers for all they do.

Send Venmo Donations to : @SeaholmPTA

First Fridays Sign Up Genius

Each month the Seaholm parent community and PTA provide a fun treat for the Seaholm staff. The treats are set up in the staff lounge with a note of gratitude for all they do. The note also includes the name of the Seaholm family who sponsored the treats. This is a simple way to help add some fun to the day of our Seaholm staff!

If your family would like to help sponsor one of the monthly treat days, you can Venmo $150 to @SeaholmHS-PTA. Please include the family name you would like included on the sign placed with the treats.

To sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EABAA29AAFBC25-51329554-seaholm

• 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

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

You now enter same-day absences through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Directions and a tutorial are available at this link: Power School Parent Portal Attendance.docx.

There is also a video linked here that explains the process.

For pre-planned absences or for other questions, email seaholmattendance@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.