Comet Nation,

As we embark on the final month of the 2023-2024 school year, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the class of 2024 for all of their hard work and dedication. As the principal of Marion L. Steele High School, I could not be more proud of all their perseverance and accomplishments.

The month of May is a tremendous time of the school year and there are lots of happenings at Steele. I would encourage families to visit our Comets Live and Amherst EVSD Youtube Channels to see some of the highlights of what has already been an exciting month. Senior parents, please review the Class of 2024 Graduation Details if you have not done so already.

As always, thank you for your continued support. We look forward to a great month of May!

Go Comets,

Joe Tellier

Please see the schedules below for each day or click here.

Marion L. Steele High School will be holding its Academic Awards Ceremony for underclassmen who have earned an Academic Award Letter on Wednesday, May 22nd in the cafetorium. Freshman awards begin at 8:00 am, sophomores at 9:00 am and juniors at 10:00 am. Students who qualify for the Academic Awards Ceremony will be notified by mail. If you have any questions regarding the ceremony, please contact your school counselor.

Parents and/or guardians are invited to attend this ceremony. The ceremony will also be streamed live on the CometsLive YouTube channel.

In order to qualify for an award letter, the following criteria must be met:

9th grade after the first semester 3.65 Cumulative GPA

10th grade after the third semester 3.60 Cumulative GPA

11th grade after the fifth semester 3.50 Cumulative GPA

Marion L. Steele will be having our second annual "You Do You" day on May 24th. Students will be receiving a Google Form to Sign Up for four different activities to participate in. Activities are based on teacher interests and feature a wide range of exciting offerings. We are looking forward to staff members sharing their outside interests and talents with our students. Some examples of offerings include: musical jam sessions, pickle ball, line dancing, self care, and many more!

Students will receive a schedule in the upcoming weeks for the day, please see the bell schedule below.

As the school year winds down, please monitor your child(ren)'s lunch account(s) to make sure they have enough money to purchase breakfast &/or lunch. You can add funds, as well as monitor their account(s) at www.payschoolscentral.com. Please have all negative balances paid, and funds available on their accounts, before May 17th. Your child(ren)'s balance will roll over to next school year, so any remaining funds will be on their account at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year. If your child is a Senior, they must pay off any negative balance before they receive their cap and gown.

If you need assistance with PaySchool Central, you can call 1-877-393-6628. If you have any questions regarding the breakfast and lunch programs, you can contact Deanne Kelbley at 440-988-1991 or deanne_kelbley@amherstk12.org. Have a wonderful summer!"

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 beginning at 10:00 am.

All students participating in commencement must attend the mandatory graduation practice on May 23rd. Please review the Class of 2024 Graduation Details for further information.

Please keep in mind that all school fees need to be paid in full in order to receive your cap and gown and to receive your diploma. Please contact Mrs. Doehr, financial secretary, if you need to set up a payment plan. She can be reached at 440-988-1422.

The class of 2024 will be taking exams on Monday, May 20th and Tuesday, May 21st. Students will follow a normal bell schedule for exams. On Monday, May 20th exams will be administered for fifth, sixth, and seventh period. On Tuesday, May 21st students will take exams in first, second, third, and fourth period. Students will then be released from school after their fourth period class on May 21st. Seniors will return their school issued chromebook in the North Gym (MPR) before leaving the building.

Students have been working hard the past few weeks on End of Course Exams. Our last End of Course Exam will be the American History Exam on Monday, May 6th.

As a reminder, we will have a two-hour late arrival (D-Schedule) on Monday, May 6th. Please click here for Steele's Spring Testing Calendar. Students not testing will report to first period by 9:45 am.

Testing locations will be emailed to students and posted on the counseling office window. If you have any questions, please contact your child's counselor. Students taking End of Course Exams must bring their chromebook fully charged and arrive to their testing room on time.

Invitations to the senior honors and awards banquet were mailed out to senior students who will be recognized at the event. Recognitions at the banquet will include National Merit Scholars, Yearly Academic Awards, Honors Cord, Honors Diploma, Military Enlistment, and Scholarship Awards. Each student's recognition will be marked in the invitation. As a reminder, all students and their guests will need to purchase tickets to attend by Friday, April 26th.

Marion L. Steele High School will be hosting our second annual career fair from 9:30-11:30am in the Main Gym on May 9th. Juniors and Seniors will have the opportunity to meet with several local businesses and representatives. Students will be called down as follows:

• 9:30-10:00 Juniors A-K

• 10:00-10:30 Juniors L-Z

• 10:30-11:00 Seniors A-K

• 11:00-11:30 Seniors L-Z

Seniors, the nomination form for the C.O.M.E.T. (Candidate for Outstanding Mentor in the Educational Team) Award is now available! The COMET Award is given to recognize a staff member who has had the most positive influence—educationally, professionally, or personally—on a graduating student’s life. Nominations are made in writing by students and submitted to the Board of Education, who will select the finalists. This award was established by the Amherst Exempted Village Schools Board of Education in 1996. Students can access the form via email from Ms. Santos. Nominations are due by May 13th to Ms. Santos.

Student schedules for the 2024-2025 school year will be available to view beginning on May 30th in PowerSchool Parent Portal.

To view your schedule, log into your ParentPortal account via the website (schedules are not available to view in the ParentPortal app) and click on “Next Year Schedule”. Please note a student’s schedule will only be changed to correct an incomplete schedule or to meet graduation requirements. If you have any questions about your schedule, please contact your school counselor. Late Arrival, Early Release and Open Campus applications will be available for upperclassmen in the fall.

School Counselors:

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

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

Ms. Santos, Grade 12

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

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

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

The math department had their students just finish their end of course exams for Algebra 1 and Geometry. We are looking forward to the results of all their hard work. AP Calculus has their exam on May 13 for a chance to earn college credit. Ms. Kamczyc's Modeling and Reasoning class just held a successful first Math Carnival of Games where they gathered data for a culminating probability experiment.

Tuesday, May 7th at approximately 9:00 am, we will celebrate the Class of 2024 student-athletes who will be continuing their sport at the next level. If your son or daughter is participating in a sport at the next level, please fill out this questionnaire, https://forms.gle/ANXSBHUduthKwWgW9. Thanks!

Please continue to support all of our spring teams. Senior days are important days to all of our programs. Here's the last spring sports senior night:

May 10th: Baseball vs Lorain, Senior Day will start at 4:50 pm followed by the game at 5:00 pm.

Are held here in Amherst on May 8th & 10th. Field events start at 4:00pm and running events start at 5:30 pm on both days. Come out and support our Comets as they compete to be at the top of the Southwestern Conference!

Monday, May 6th: Boys Volleyball hosts Rhodes at 6:00 pm

Wednesday, May 8th: Boys Tennis competes at sectionals at Medina at 9:00 am

Wednesday, May 8th: Softball Hosts the Rhodes/Shaker Heights winner at 5:00 pm

Wednesday, May 15th: Track & Field competes in the OHSAA District Meet at Home. 4:00 pm Field Events/5:30 pm Running Events

Friday, May 17th: Track & Field competes in the OHSAA District Meet at Home. 4:00 pm Field Events/5:30 pm Running Events

It's not too early to start thinking about Fall Sports. If you have not previously played a fall sport, but you have interest in participating with one of our programs, please contact our coaches to see what their plans are for this spring (if you aren't in a spring sport) and this summer, leading up to August 1st:

Boys Cross Country: Rob Glatz, rob_glatz@amherstk12.org

Girls Cross Country: Terry Kemp, terry_kemp@amherstk12.org

Football: Tom Thome, tom_thome@amherstk12.org

Boys Golf: Mitch Gillam, mitch_gillam@amherstk12.org

Girls Golf: Dave Zvara, david_zvara@amherstk12.org

Boys Soccer: Brett Thompson, brett_thompson@amherstk12.org

Girls Soccer: Gary Gonzalez, steeleladycometsoccer@gmail.com

Girls Tennis: Kyle Hougland, kyle.hougland@gmail.com

Volleyball: Felicia Sanchez, felicia_sanchez@amherstk12.org

Monday, May 6th: American History End of Course Exam, D-Schedule

Tuesday, May 7th: Comets to College, C-Schedule

Tuesday, May 7th: Senior Scholastic Banquet, German’s Villa, 6:00pm

Thursday, May 9th: Career Fair, 9:30am-11:30am, Main Gym

Saturday, May 11th: Senior Prom, Kalahari, 6-10pm

Saturday, May 18th: Pop Show, 7:30pm, Steele Cafetorium

Sunday, May 19th: Pop Show, 2:30pm, Steele Cafetorium

Monday, May 20th: Senior Finals

Monday, May 20th: Spring Orchestra Concert 7:00pm, Steele Cafetorium

Tuesday, May 21st: Senior Finals, Seniors Last Day, Senior Chromebook Return

Wednesday, May 22nd: Underclassmen Awards

Thursday, May 23rd: Graduation Practice, 8:00am, Cafetorium

Friday, May 24th: You Do You Day

Saturday, May 25th: Commencement, CSU Wolstein Center, 10:00am

Monday, May 27th: No School, Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28th-Thursday, May 30th: Semester Ending Exams

Thursday, May 30th: Last Day of School, Early Release

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