CHS Newsletter
News You Can Use - May 2018
Clinton High School
Email: jagile@clintonwis.com
Website: www.clinton.k12.wi.us
Location: 112 Milwaukee Street, Clinton, WI, USA
Phone: 608 676-2223
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clintoncommunityschooldistrict
Twitter: @clintonwischool
Important Dates!
May 14: AP Bio Exam - all day
May 15: AP Calculus Exam - am
May 16: AP Language Arts Exam - am
May 17: AP World History Exam - am
May 27: Baccalaureate 7:00pm - 8:00pm
May 28: Memorial Day-No School
May 28: Memorial Day Program 9:00am
May 29: CHS Choir Concert - 6:00pm @ CMS
May 30: Senior's Last Day
May 30: Honors Awards Ceremony- 5:15pm - Grades 9-11
May 30: Scholarship Award Ceremony - 6:30pm - Seniors
May 31: Graduation Practice & Victory Walk - 8:20am
June 3: Commencement Ceremony - 1:00pm in CHS Gym
June 6: Last day of school - Full day
June 12: Summer School Starts
HEADING TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL?
Your FAFSA should all be completed by now. You should be receiving your financial aid award letters from colleges you have been accepted to. If you have any concerns, contact the financial aid office at the college. Make sure you are reading all of the information from your college! Check on your deadlines for housing, college placement tests and more! Deadlines are very important!
JUNIORS: Connect with the colleges you are interested in to receive updates and reminders about their upcoming preview days. Most colleges utilize a variety of social media to keep potential new students updated throughout your search. Plan your visits to help you narrow down the schools you will apply to this fall.
On track to graduate? All students must earn a passing grade in 7 credits each year to be on track to graduate. In addition, students must earn a passing grade in all of the specific classes required for graduation. If your child received an F in any class this year, the class and/or credit will need to be retaken. Two options for this: Summer School or schedule in next school year. *Note: Scheduling failed classes into the following school year will require the student to take more than 7 credits (which means no study hall) to stay on track to graduate. Therefore, summer school for recovery credit is recommended. Summer school starts June 12th. Applications available in the high school office.
Students & Staff of the Month
Morgan Teubert
Riley Anastasi
Emma Brewer
Kiyoko Bernabe
Frank Crivello
Shelley Kroll
Department & Extracurricular
Ag
Students in Plant Science are wrapping up a successful greenhouse sale. We spent time in the greenhouse transplanting, taking cuttings, germinating, and designing baskets. We donated plants to the 1st graders, the downtown planter boxes, and Alden Meadow Park. We are wrapping the year up learning more about plant pests and how to identify them. Animal Eval and Nutrition students are in the middle of their poultry feed study where they designed a ration for a group of Black Star chicks. They monitor their birds, weigh them weekly, and are responsible for the daily care and upkeep as they track their data. Veterinary science students had the opportunity to see Dr. Temple Grandin as she spoke in regards to cattle handling at UW-Madison. They are working on completing their final project as we wrap up the semester. Ag Leadership students have been busy as well as they promote ag literacy in various ways. They created educational posters to be on display at our Thank You Farmers event and the Food For America events. They are finishing the semester as they create a agricultural promotion video. We celebrated our awesome staff for Teacher Appreciation week by sharing seeds.
Art
We just celebrated 25 years of Evening with Art. All 3 schools in Clinton participated and hopefully many parents were able to attend and view all of the talented student art projects that were on display. Students that submitted artwork at the high school level should pick up their pieces very soon from the art room- 323. Some of the award winning pieces are on display in the commons for a couple weeks. Thank you tor all students that participated and attended this annual event. See photos below!
Ysabel Imhoff - Best of Show!
Abby Buchanan - Senior Display
Liz Hahn - Advanced Art Display
Abi Lesch - Advanced Art Display
Grace Behm - Advanced Art Display
Ysabel Imhoff - Senior Display
Band
Throughout the month of May, senior band students have been featured on the Clinton High School Band facebook page. A picture and their bio’s are included in these “Senior Spotlight” posts.
On Monday, May 14 the high school bands performed their Spring Band Concert, marking the end of the year for formal concerts. Many students from grades 9-12 received awards as part of our Fine Arts Awards Band system. The students are able to earn their Fine Arts Letter and Band pin for achieving 1st level. A service bar is awarded for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th levels of the system and a trophy is given once the 4th level is attained. Two students earned the “Highest Achievement” awards through the Fine Arts Band Award System. Those students were senior Joe Morouney and Junior Joe Wellnitz.
There were also three other major awards given to seniors at the Spring Band concert. The recipients of these awards will have their names engraved in the plaques in the band hallway near the band trophy case. The awards and the students earning them are:
Jazz Award
Brice Enright
Isabella Howard
Semper Fidelis Award
Kyle Bergman
Payton Severson
John Philip Sousa Award (Highest Award given to a high school band student)
Rachel Burno
Michael ‘Joseph’ Morouney V
Now that the Spring Band concert is complete, the band will turn their focus towards two of their largest performances of the year: Memorial Day on May 28th and Graduation on June 3rd.
Please access and view these posts via the CHS Band facebook page by clicking on the link below!
Business & Marketing
CHS Sophomore Maddie Rankins spoke with Business and Marketing students about the Business World Summer Camp experience. Business World provides students the opportunity to design, promote, and sell a product from scratch. It is a 4 day, 3 night all inclusive camp that gives participants the experience of a lifetime for the low cost of $50 if you register by May 17th. Maddie participated last year and is planning on returning again this summer. She did a great job conveying her experience to our students!
If you are interested in the Business World Summer Camp experience, visit www.wibusinessworld.org or see Mrs. Shoemaker or Mrs. Benisch. We have information for you!
Business Management Technical Diploma
The CHS Business and Marketing Department is excited to be working with Blackhawk Technical College to bring a Business Management Technical Diploma program to CHS. Students who take transcripted classes at CHS will be several steps closer to completion of the program and leave high school more college and career ready than in the past. Transcripted classes include: Introduction to Business and Marketing, Computer Applications, Accounting 1, Marketing Media, Business Law, and Business Communications & Management. Students who take these transcripted classes will need less than a semester on campus at BTC to finish the diploma saving time and tuition.
Yearbook
Co-Editors Carly Young and Kaila Alonzo and the yearbook class have been working around the clock to finish the 2017-18 yearbook. They have been taking last minute pictures, writing and proofreading stories, and submitting pages. We just met our biggest deadline of submitting 28 spreads. The majority of the yearbook is now complete. We can’t wait to see what the final project looks like when they are delivered this summer. If you haven’t ordered a yearbook yet, you still have time. Go to Jostens.com to order yours today!
Choir
The Choirs have their concert this month on May 29th. The concert starts at 6:00 pm for the middle school and 7:00 pm for the high school groups. This is our last concert of the year and features songs from various movies, musicals and classic music. Also, both High School groups will be performing at Great America on May 18 as part of the Music in the Parks festival.
The Blenders and CYC Out! Are performing in McFarland at the A Cappella Summit on May 11. This is a wonderful program that is all about pop a cappella music and sharing our different groups. The choirs have had a great year and are really looking forward to our trip next year to New York!
English
While standardized testing often feels overwhelming, the English department utilizes this data to monitor student progress and modify lessons in order to assess the skill areas that show deficits. For the 2017-2018 school year, we are proud to report that all grade-levels showed significant improvement. In the English discipline, students are assessed on more than twenty-two skills aligned with the Wisconsin Common Core State Standards, some of which include citing textual evidence, determining a theme, determining word meaning, and reading at grade-level. The STAR 360 looks at a student’s ability to perform these literacy/reading comprehension skills three times throughout the school year and compares Clinton students to districts across the state. Comparatively, we strive to help our students reach a percentage of 58% per standard; this percentage denotes students, relative to Wisconsin, who are at or above grade level. The Common Core State Standards pair 9th and 10th, as well as 11th and 12th, grade skills as a collaborative band. As a collaborative band, growth from the Fall to the Spring showed 70% of students in both grade-level skill bands to be at or above grade-level in 19 of the 22 skills assessed, with significant growth in the remaining three standards. We are so impressed with all of our students and proud of their accomplishments!
Family & Consumer Science
Foods 2 Classes prepared the meal for Evening with Art. They prepared barbecue sandwiches totally from scratch using hamburger. Cheesy Potatoes were made to accompany the barbecue. The meal also included a dessert bar. Different kitchens prepared different bar recipes including pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting, lemon bars, chocolate chip bars, and frosted brownies. Profits from the meal went to support the Clinton Community Outreach Program. Volunteers from the Outreach Program and Key Club helped serve the meal.
Child Development and Relationships and Beyond looked into career opportunities offered through the Wisconsin Technical College System. There are 16 technical colleges with 49 campuses located throughout the state of Wisconsin. Career opportunities through the technical colleges offer career programs that usually take 1-2 years of full-time study and provide high job outlook and good salaries. Check them out!
Kaitlin Koltz, Mrs. Enright, Rachel Enright, Rachel Ritchhart & Brian Enright
Collin Ellwanger, Josh Lenz, Connor Rankins, Eric Hernandez
FFA
We are finally drawing near to the end of a very busy year! In the last few weeks our FFA members have hosted some really great events for the community including Food for America where we partnered with the Delavan-Darien FFA to educate area elementary students about the value of agriculture and where their food comes from. We also partnered with Culver’s of Beloit for our annual Thank You Farmer’s event where we shared the value and importance of agriculture. We had a great turnout despite the rain for both events. We would like to send a huge thank you to everyone that helped, supported, and visited with us that evening! We wrapped up another successful banquet as we watched 6 of our senior FFA Officers retire the blue jacket after their year of service. Congratulations to Connor M, Kenny B, Destiny H, Olivia G, Natalee L, and Rachel B and best wishes in your next step! We will be heading into summer full swing as we head off to State FFA Convention in Madison and complete FFA SAE visits for our members. Be sure to check out the accomplishments of many of our FFA members as they compete and exhibit at the Rock County 4-H fair in Janesville at the end of July.
Library
We will hold our last Teen Book Club of the year on May 23rd from 8:00-8:45. Members are reading, You, by Charles Benoit. It is a suspense novel which all seem to be enjoying. In addition to book club, all students are welcome to participate in a new activity this month to earn free Advance Reader Copies of young adult novels. To earn a book, students must locate a miniature version of Mr. Lucas in a modified game of “Where’s Waldo.”
Math
AP Calculus students worked diligently on preparing for the AP Calculus AB test, which was on May 15th. During the latter part of the month they will be working on a project where they perform calculus tasks on a data set.
Precalculus students will be finishing up their study of inverse functions and begin discussing trigonometric functions.
Algebra 2 students will be working with relative and conditional probability with tables.
Geometry students will be working with circles, specifically central and inscribed angles, arcs and sectors, secants and tangents and circles in the coordinate plane.
Algebra 1 students are graphing quadratics. They will be learning how to complete the square and how to use the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation.
Phy Ed / Health
Spring sports classes are currently in a slow pitch softball unit. With both baseball and softball seasons well underway we have had good participation among many of the physical education classes. Playing a game of low pitch softball requires students familiar with baseball and softball rules to adjust their play. For example, the pitch must be a definite underhand motion at slow speed. The pitch must have a minimum arc of six feet and maximum arc of 12 feet.. The speed and height of the pitched ball are left entirely to the judgement of the umpire. When batting, the batter may not bunt, is out on two strikes, and walks on three balls. A strike is called for each foul tip and the batter is out if this is the second strike. Base stealing and leading off is not permitted. These unique rules often times cause confusion among players familiar with baseball and softball rules. However, because of its appealing style of play, slow pitch softball has transformed into a very popular social activity that can be enjoyed by anyone. And when the weather doesn’t permit, you can play a wiffle ball version of the game in the gym :)
Science
Good luck to the Advanced Placement Biology students as they are busy readying themselves for their exams. Chemistry students continue their work finding solutions to chemistry problems and solving problems concerning chemical solutions. Having mastered the units on solutions, chemistry students are now exploring acids and bases. In biology, students have been conducting various labs and simulations as they build explanations regarding adaptations and natural selection. This included a squid dissection, in which many students enjoyed analyzing unique features that allow the squid to survive in their environment.
Physics students just completed their Energy Presentations and Papers. Students were given the opportunity to research an energy related project, prepare a paper, and present information to their peers. We are completing our study of electromagnetic waves this week. We have completed several labs and demonstrations showing reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, and polarization. We will finish the year covering field forces and electricity.
Anatomy and Physiology students went to Marquette University. We toured the Gross Anatomy lab and interacted with PA and Pre-med students. We learned about the importance of body donation and respectful use of cadavers as a learning tool. It was an awesome experience to see, touch, and even hold the organs. We attended a Neuroscience lecture on Synapse and Neurotransmission. Students actively participated and felt the effects of electrical stimuli on their muscles. We also attended a dentistry lecture titled ” Do your wisdom teeth make you smarter?” We identified teeth using a skull and a dental mapping chart. We practiced identifying locations of caries, fillings, crowns, and missing teeth. We then had a short tour of the campus and met with 4 former CHS graduates that currently attend Marquette.
Student reactions to the Gross Anatomy Lab at Marquette:
“The anatomy lab was very interesting. I liked when we got to hold the lungs, heart, and brains. It was interesting to see the brain that had a tumor and a stroke. It was also interesting to see all the different muscles.” Charlotte Mueller
“ Going into the Gross Anatomy Lab, I was scared for what I was going to see. When I got into the lab it was not as bad as I thought. The smell kind of bothered me but overall it was an awesome experience. Each of the students took us to their station and told us about the part of the body they were showing. They used terms and vocab that we use in our anatomy class. We got to touch the parts of the body and feel the different muscles and ligaments. It was a very hands on learning experience. My favorite part was when we got to hold a heart, lungs and the brain. It is crazy to think that you have somebodys own life in your own hands. One part of the lab I found to be very interesting was that we got to see a tumor in the brain. It was a benign non cancerous tumor but it was interesting to see how it sat in the brain. “ Abby Garner
“ When we initially first began walking into the lab, I was scared that I would be lightheaded, but to my surprise my fascination got the better of me. Seeing what is truly within the human body was beyond anything I had ever imagined and was an experience I was happy to partake in. Something I remember quite vividly was the bending of the knee. Witnessing a joint movement of a healthy knee, to a knee with arthritis was such an amazing sight, I was truly blown away.” Ysabel Imhoff
“ This was AMAZING! I honestly feel like my knowledge of how the human body works has doubled. I had no idea that the nervous system worked in the way that it did, I never pictured it being so “cordy”. I also didn’t think that your lungs there so dense. It cleared up a lot of misconceptions and got me more excited to learn about the body.” Rachel LeFevre
Pictured below: Anatomy & Physiology Class at Marquette University
Social Studies
Mr. Crivello’s Class: Students in the economics class will have the opportunity to have their research on specific industries critiqued by Steven Kadamian, professor in the MBA program at Rockford University.
Ms. Tierney's Class: AP World History students with their completed Imperialism and Colonialism projects. Each student had their choice of which country they want to focus on. Students had to identify what the motives for colonization of their chosen country/continent were with using minimal words and primarily images and symbols.
Tech Ed
We had a busy April and May so far. In April 14 students participated in the 45th Annual State SkillsUSA Conference. They competed in Urban Search & Rescue, CO2 Car Design, Team Engineering Challenge and Related Technical Math where Silas Wam placed 2nd. Our students experience valuable problem solving opportunities during this 2 day competition at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
On May 11th, 20 students attended the “Junkyard Wars” at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) in Milton, WI. Eli Spears, Jacob Merrimon, Dalton Wittie and Tyler Kicker was our team representing Clinton High School. The other 16 students were there cheering them on and touring the welding, CNC, HVAC and mechanical maintenance departments. Students were impressed about what BTC offers.
BTC Instructor Demonstration
Silas Wam
Junkyard Wars Warriors
Work Based Learning
Graduating Work-based Learning Seniors have begun wrapping up their programs of study. A few students have been offered full-time employment after graduation. Thank you to all the local businesses who have supported the work-based learning program this year by providing job shadows, internships, and/or Youth Apprenticeship experiences to Clinton students. The recent growth of this program would not be possible without the help of our local partners.
For the past few months we have been working with the Clinton Fire Department to restart the Cadet Program. I am happy to announce that we will have one Clinton High School student participating in the program starting next Fall. These partnerships benefit our school as well as our community. Thank you to the Clinton Fire Department for offering this great opportunity. We look forward to growing our partnership.
Two Clinton students, Jackson Nelson and Devontae Sisk, are participating in the Spring BizTank experience at Geneva Supply. BizTank gives students exposure to the world of business through a stimulating and interactive program. Students meet for a 8 week session at Geneva Supply covering topics: ROI, funding, opportunity recognition, on-trend marketing and social media. Bonnie Blair Cruikshank was the keynote speaker at the last session. Jackson Nelson was one of the students in the "Tank" this week creating the podcast. Thank you to Geneva Supply for this opportunity for Clinton students.
Jackson Nelson with Bonnie Blair Cruikshank
BizTank Spring Session Students
World Languages
Hola, my name is Devontae Sisk. I am the President of the Spanish Club and I will be sharing great news about “What’s Happening?/¿Qué Pasa?” in Mr. Fontan’s classes. All levels are working towards the completion of end of the year projects. For example, Level 5 is a senior based class taking a walk through memory lane throughout their student career. We are including pictures from our freshman year to now that incorporate fond memories. These unforgettable moments will take us back to a time and place called CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL. As a senior student, this project is like a wakeup call-I won’t be here next year! I want to take the time to thank ALL of you on behalf of the 2018 SENIOR CLASS. We will miss you!