SPARTAN SCOOP

Good evening!

Reminder: No School Tomorrow, February 19, 2024.

Boy, I know I keep saying it, but we had another great week at Schmucker.

Students are working hard in advisory. I know some of you have heard about the Road Kill Cafe!

Our wrestling team is making having lots of individual and team success. They group is large and they are super pumped up about the season.

Our 7th and 8th grade girls' basketball teams are having a great season. They have had some big wins lately.

SPARTY UP!

Penn High School's Danielle Black is being recognized by Ivy Tech South Bend/Elkhart Campus as the 2024 President's Award for Excellence in Dual Credit Instruction! Mrs. Black is one of 19 recipients, each representing all 19 Ivy Tech campuses, making her a nominee for the Statewide Award for Excellence in Dual Credit Instruction. This award is presented annually to honor Ivy Tech's most outstanding dual credit instructor statewide. Dual courses give high school students the opportunity to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously saving families thousands of dollars because students are completing college classes while still in high school. For the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, Penn High School ranked FIRST in the state with the highest number of students earning ICC (Indiana College Core) or AGS (Associate of General Studies) certificates earned! This was just one of the reasons why earlier this school year, the IDOE recognized Penn with Excellence in College Readiness Award along with a $250,000 grant!

I just wanted to shout out to those students who have been invited to join NJHS recently. The group is extremely excited to welcome them. I thank the whole NJHS group at Schmucker for all that they do in the school community and our neighborhood community.

• ILEARN practice test will be April 9, 2024. Please take note that students must take the Practice Test in order to log in to the ILEARN testing platform.
• ILEARN will start on Tuesday April 16, 2024 at Schmucker. We are scheduled to start that morning at 9:05.

8th grade students who will NOT be attending the Washington DC trip were given a permission slip for our Explorations Week, May 20-24. The cost of the week is $30. Slips and money are due March 28th, but I would recommend getting it in sooner rather than later so it is not forgotten. Our amazing Assistant Principals and Dean have planned a great week.

February Clubs/Intramurals

Must have REGISTERED MY ATHLETE Filled out!!

Link: https://www.registermyathlete.com/login/

Walking Club

Monday

When: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Where: Mrs. Grover’s room (room 318)

Teacher: Melissa Grover

ART -CLOSED to Those already Signed up

WEDNESDAYS:

When: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Where: Art room (room 244)

Teacher: Samantha Hammel

Robotics Club

WEDNESDAYS

When: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Where: Art room (room 247)

Teacher: Matthew Reininga

Chess

Thursday

When: 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Where: Mrs. Grover’s room (room 318)

Teacher: Melissa Grover

Novel

Fridays

When: 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

Where: Room 208 (Will pick you up at the main office at 8:00 AM)

Teacher: Colleen Gish

Open Gym

Fridays

When: 7:30 AM to 8:50 AM

Where: Gym (Come in Door L by gym at 7:30 AM)

Teacher: Karl Black

Knowing there is dialog around the state about the Indiana Academic Standards, we continue to follow the direction of the Indiana Department of Education and Dr. Jenner as provided in this letter. If you have any concerns about your child's education, please work with your child's teacher for clarification or reach out to me at anytime!

Questions? Please see the assigned staff at each site to help answer your questions.

Parents,

Families have the option of receiving weekly emails outlining your students online activity while using Chromebooks. This online service is free and it gives parents an opportunity to maintain a safe learning environment at school and at home. Please click on the attached links to learn more about how Securly can help you.

• Click to read and download a copy of the parent letter that provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up your Securly Parent Portal.

If you see something, hear something, say something! The Safe School Helpline is a convenient, confidential way for anyone to report information about situations that might affect safety at any P-H-M school or building. You can call the number any time of the day or night to report concerns about unsafe or potentially disruptive activities or situations including drug or alcohol abuse, weapons, harassment, bullying or threats. All calls are completely confidential.

• 800-418-6423 (800-4-1-VOICE, ext. 359)

• TEXT: 66746, TIPS

• www.safeschoolhelpline.com

• Chromebooks- Sokun Kit (skit@phm.k12.in.us )

• Attendance- Linda Brown (lbrown2@phm.k12.in.us)

• Textbooks and Fees- Ashley Kirkpatrick (akirkpatrick@phm.k12.in.us)

• Special Education Teachers

• 6th grade- Emily Morin (emorin1@phm.k12.in.us )

• 7th grade- Jennifer Taylor (jtaylor8@phm.k12.in.us )

• 8th grade- Allie Chrise (achrise2@phm.k12.in.us )

• Multiple Grades- Michael VanDurmen (mvandurmen@phm.k12.in.us)

• School Counselors

• Allie Piatt (Last Names A-G) (apiatt@phm.k12.in.us)

• Cara Watt (Last Names H-N) (cwatt@phm.k12.in.us)

• Andrea Hoover (Last Names O-Z) (ahoover@phm.k12.in.us )

• Athletics- Jim Modlin (jmodlin@phm.k12.in.us )

• Enrollments/Withdrawals/Address Changes- Aly Abel (aabel@phm.k12.in.us)

• PTO- (schmuckerpto@phm.k12.in.us)

Email: spsmith@phm.k12.in.us
Website: http://schmucker.phmschools.org/
Location: Schmucker Middle School, Bittersweet Road, Mishawaka, IN, United States
Phone: 574-259-5661
Twitter: @SMSSpartanPride