
WILDCAT WEEKLY 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
May 5th - May 10th, 2025
SHELBY JUNIOR HIGH
Ms. McDill - Principal
Mr. Szlaga - Assistant Principal
Website: shelby.uticak12.org
Location: 51700 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI, USA
Phone: 586-797-3700
Facebook: facebook.com/ShelbyJuniorHigh
Twitter: @ShelbyJuniorHi1
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Monday, May 5th, 2025
Cinco de Mayo
8th Grade Track Shelby @ Bemis - 4 pm
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
AP Testing: 8:10 - 11:12 am
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
NJHS Meeting @ 3 - 4 pm (Media Center)
7th Grade Track Bemis @ Shelby - 4 pm
Thursday, May 8, 2025
AP Testing: 12 - 3/3:30 pm
YFC @ 3 pm (Room 146)
Wildcat Honor Roll 3rd Quarter
Wildcat Outstanding Citizenship
WILDCAT STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
NJHS FUNDRAISER
Shelby Junior High Geography Bee
Congratulations to this year's Shelby Junior High Geography Bee winner William Vandenbulke!
Will is Shelby's first 2-time, back-to-back, winner since the competition started 19 years ago!
Well, done!
Results
1st Place - William Vandenbulke
2nd Place - Austen Mallinger
3rd Place - Niko Vlassopoulos
4th - Milan Ostrozny & Kai Tisdale
5th - Adam Jaltuszyk
Michigan Reading Association
Congratulations to freshman Robert Gerich. This is the 4th year he has had a writing piece included in the Michigan Reading Association's Kaleidoscope publication.
Around the District
*UCS Secondary School Wellness Team Meeting: Monday, May 5, 2025 @ 8 - 10:30 am
*UCS 6th Grade Career Focus Event: May 6 -7, 2025 @ 11 am - 1 pm; Palazzo Grande
*Wellness Wednesday: Wednesday, May 7, 2025; Walsh Comm Ctr
*UCS District Art Show: May 13 - May 15; 10 am - 8 pm; Sterling Hgts Comm Ctr
*Last Day of school: June 11, 2025
School Hours
8:10 - 3:01
The attendance line is 586-797-3799 and is available 24/7
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PaySchools Central
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PaySchools has improved its platform to provide a system that is more consistently reliable and user friendly. The end result for parents will be that the information they need will be personalized for their child.
Families who do not have a PaySchools account should create one using the following directions. Once created, product choices that directly relate to your child will be provided.
- Create an account from your computer or tablet at: www.payschoolscentral.com
- Complete the account registration by selecting register, enter your profile details, setting up your password via the email link that will be sent to you, then logging in.
- Add your children to your account using their student ID numbers. ID numbers are found on their report card available through PowerSchool.
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The UCS Wellness team podcasts are available on the UCS Wellness page. UCS Wellness - Utica Community Schools.
HOW TO REPORT AN ABSENCE
- When a student is going to be absent, parents/guardians should report the absence before the school day begins. Calls to the attendance line can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Shelby Attendance Line is 586-797-3799. Absences will be input to PowerSchool by 4:00 pm on the date of the absence.
- Per UCS policy, the following reasons for an absence will be accepted as an excused absence; student illness, hospitalization, doctor ordered bed rest, mandatory court appearance that has been pre-arranged, death in the immediate family, family vacation that has been pre-arranged and approved, medical appointments and administrative permission. All other absences will be unexcused.
- Pre-approved absence forms can be obtained in the counseling office, the main office or in Schoology.
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SHELBY WILDCAT ATHLETICS
SHELBY ATHLETICS
Shelby Junior High (bigteams.com)
May 5, 2025: 8th Grade Track Shelby @ Bemis - 4 pm
May 7, 2025: 7th Grade Track Bemis @ Shelby - 4 pm
9th GRADE SPORTS UPDATE!
PURCHASE OF UTICA & IKE SPORTING EVENT TICKETS ARE NOW DIGITAL
Utica and Eisenhower is using digital ticketing. The link families can use to purchase tickets is https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10109. You can also Click here for a QR code you can scan to purchase tickets
Please remember that all elementary and junior high students must be with a parent to enter sporting events.
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UTICA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
UTICA HIGH ATHLETICS
Utica High School (bigteams.com)
Monday, May 5
V Golf: Dakota @ Utica - 2:30 pm
JV Baseball: Anchor Bay @ Utica - 4:30 pm
V Softball: Utica @ Ike - 4:30 pm
JV Softball: Chippewa @ Utica - 4:30 pm
JV/V Soccer: Chippewa @ Utica - 5/6:30 pm
Tuesday, May 6
Dance Tryout Clinic @ 4 - 5:30 pm
V Golf: Port Huron N @ Utica - 2:45 pm
V G/B Track: Utica @ Dakota - 4 pm
V Tennis: Utica @ Dakota - 4 pm
V Softball: Utica @ Lakeview - 4:30 pm
JV Softball: Lakeview @ Utica - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, May 7
JV Baseball: Utica @ Anchor Bay - 4 pm
V Tennis: Fraser @ Utica - 4 pm
JV/V Soccer: Utica @ Lakeview - 5/6:30 pm
Thursday, May 8
V Golf: Chippewa @ Utica - 2:30 pm
JV Softball: Utica @ Lutheran High N - 4 pm
JV Baseball: Anchor Bay @ Utica - 4:30 pm
Friday, May 9
V Golf: Utica @ Pocket Dog Invit - 8:30 am
V Tennis: Utica @ Stevenson - 4 pm
JV/V Softball: Utica @ Anchor Bay - 6/8 pm
Saturday, May 10
V G/B Track: Utica @ Dakota - 9 am
V Soccer: Utica @ Rochester - 10 am
V Softball: Utica @ Stoney Creek - 10 am (Round Robin)
JV Baseball: Utica @ Cousino - 11 am/1 pm
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
EISENHOWER ATHLETICS
Monday, May 5
V Softball: Utica @ Ike - 4:30 pm
JV/JVB Baseball: Dakota @ Ike - 4:30/6 pm pm
JV/V Soccer: Ike @ Henry Ford II - 5:30 pm
JV Lacrosse: Chippewa @ Ike - 5:30/7 pm
Tuesday, May 6
V G/B Track: Ike @ Henry Ford II - TBA
JVB/JV Baseball: Ike @ Dakota - 4/5:30 pm
V Softball: Ike @ Henry Ford II - 4:30 pm
JV Lacrosse: Dakota @ Ike - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, May 7
JV/V Soccer: Romeo @ Ike - 4:30/6 pm
V Softball: Ike @ Armada - 4:30 pm
JVB Baseball: Grosse Pte N @ Ike - 4:30 pm
Thursday, May 8
JV/V Soccer: Troy @ Ike - 4/5:30 pm
V Softball: Grosse Pte N @ Ike - 4:30 pm
JV Baseball: Dakota @ Ike - 4:30 pm
Friday, May 9
Volleyball Preseason Meeting @ 6 pm (ECCRoom)
V Softball: Henry Ford II @ Ike - 4:30 pm
JV Lacrosse: TBA @ Ike - 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 10
JV Baseball: Grand Blanc @ Ike - 11 am/1 pm
Eisenhower Boys Pre-Season Soccer Meeting for parents and players
Date: Monday, May 19th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00
Location: ECC