Did you know that our ART students win more awards annually when compared to all of the other schools in the area? Savannah Gamet's article on the Jackson County Art Show has all of the details. Plus you can check out the Jackson County Art Show's website to check out all of the student work. The 2022 awards should be posted within the next couple of days! GOOD LUCK TO MR. COULING AND HIS INCREDIBLE ART STUDENTS!!!

The Robotics, Science, and STEM Expo was a huge success on Wednesday!! We had over 100 students present their INCREDIBLE projects! Work featured was created in their robotics, STEM, FUSE, PLTW, science, and art classes. It was a beautiful event!! We even had WILX News 10 stop in to create a feature for this morning's version of Schools Rule! Thank you to Emma Norris, and her mom Brelan Norris, for sharing their thoughts!! Concord could not possibly pull off these outstanding programs without teachers that were willing to innovate and truly create learner-centered classrooms. THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING STAFF THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!!

This week Concord launched their Biomedical Pathway Commercial. The commercial should be streamed across multiple media platforms. The commercial features our K-12 students and some FABULOUS alumni!! The Biomedical Pathway Commercial is the third commercial in a series that will feature all seven of our academic pathways over the next couple of years. Last year we featured our robotics and art programs. Thank you to all of our students that were willing to be apart of making this happen.

On Wednesday, 7th graders spent the afternoon participating in a variety of activities based on the Olympics. Among the several civilizations that the students learned about this year was Ancient Greece, the founder of the Olympic Games. Students were placed on five teams and participated in a combination of mental, physical, and team-building competitions in order to earn points for their team.

The junior class honors this year’s graduating seniors with a masquerade ball at the Cascades Manor 1970 Kibby Road, Jackson from 7-11pm. There is still an opportunity for families to help the junior class make this an exciting evening. We are looking for gift card donations for a raffle that evening; ideas include gas cards, restaurant cards, or cards that could be used toward dorm room supplies. Any gift cards can be dropped off in the high school office next week between Monday and Friday. We are also in need of a few more chaperones and would like to invite sophomore parents to consider a shift from 6:30-8:30 pm or from 8:30-10:30 pm. Please email amy.kelly@concordschools.net if you are available.

This week's trait is being decisive. Being decisive is the ability to recognize key factors (what really matters) and finalize difficult decisions. Yet, many people become paralyzed (scared) when asked to make a decision, weighing the pros and cons for so long that by the time they've made up their minds, their options have evaporated.

These YellowJackets of the Week demonstrate being decisive. Congratulations! #ONEHIVE

The Concord Chronicle has done an amazing job featuring our seniors. This week you can find Paityn DeForest highlighted in the Chronicle. Thank you, Rylee Sinden, for featuring this amazing Concord Senior!!

May 3, 2022, Concord Community Schools will have a bond proposal on the ballot. Through the next week, the district will be sharing a four-part video series to get information to the community about the Bond 2022 proposal. The videos will be accompanied by one-page informational sheets. The video series includes Financial Information, District Past Improvements, Key Features, and Bond Events. If have questions, please feel free to send them to rebecca.hutchinson@concordschools.net or call the administrative offices 517-524-8850

Posted below are the 2022 Spring Sports Portraits taken by two staff photographers from the Concord Chronicle: senior Georgia Weeks, juniors Caylin Bell and Connor Haire, and sophomore Rylee Sinden.

Team portraits should be added next week, as well as occasional action shots, were taken at team competitions.

We cannot thank our community enough for trusting our student photographers to take this risk and use their skills to benefit their classmates. This makes sports portraits affordable for our families and empowers our students. As always constructive feedback is appreciated.

Golf: https://link.shutterfly.com/ebJT3mNUzpb

Track and Field: https://link.shutterfly.com/WwjEoMPUzpb

Baseball: https://link.shutterfly.com/9oKYiPSUzpb

Softball: https://link.shutterfly.com/9VNfJXvVzpb

On the last Saturday of the month, April 30th, the varsity baseball team will be hosting a baseball clinic for 2nd-5th graders for $10 a child that will teach them the fundamentals of baseball. There will be stations that focus on all areas of baseball and a game at the end! 2nd and 3rd graders would participate 9 am-11 am and 4th and 5th graders would participate 12 pm-2 pm. For more information and to sign up look at the flyer below and scan the QR code.

Savannah Church reviews this week's action on the softball diamond. Check out her article in the Concord Chronicle.

Mrs. Arbuckle and Mrs. Hotchkin put on a basketball camp for our kindergartners through second graders this week. It was an excellent turnout with 53 students participating in the camp.

Students had fun while practicing basic basketball skills such as ball handling, footwork, form shooting, and defense.

Each student left camp with a basketball and a super cool shirt designed by Mr. Stevens.

A special thanks also go out to the Concord PTO for donating snacks and all of our amazing volunteer coaches.

The future looks bright for Concord basketball. Hopefully, we are able to make this camp an annual event. Go Jackets!!

Henry Ford Sports Medicine of Jackson is excited to conduct sports physicals for student planning to participate in athletics during the 2022-2023 school year. You must bring signed physical form & waiver by parent and $20 cash/check. Listed below are the locations and date and times, select the one that fits your schedule best:
Springport HS - Thursday, May 26 from 4-6
Napoleon HS - Thursday, June 2 from 4-6
Leslie HS - Tuesday, June 7 from 4-6
Grass Lake HS - Thursday, June 9 from 4-6
Columbia HS - Thursday, June 16 from 4-6
Jackson HS - Thursday, July 14 from 4-6
East Jackson HS - Thursday, July 21 from 4-6
Homer HS - Thursday, July 28 from 4-6
Lumen Christi HS - Saturday, July 30 from 9-11
Hanover Horton HS - Thursday, August 4 from 4-6

Sports physicals must be dated April 15 or after for next school year.

As we head towards the spring, we are excited to begin planning for Kindergarten Roundup. The event will be in May and consists of several different components. We have two dates for roundup scheduled:

Monday, May 2nd from 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Tuesday, May 3rd from 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm.

If you have a child that will be five by December 1, 2022, they are eligible to participate in either Jr. Jackets or kindergarten in the fall of 2022. Any interested parent should complete the Google Form below to schedule a time to bring their child to Roundup and also plan on attending the parent meeting on Wednesday, April 13, at 6:00 pm in the Elementary Cafeteria for more information about the kindergarten enrollment process.

Ms. Taylor is currently collecting pictures for the 8th grade slideshow from students and/or parents. 8th graders, please email any pictures you would like included to Ms. Taylor (kayla.taylor@concordschools.net) by the end of May. We are hoping to include at least one individual picture of every student for the individual section. You are also welcome to submit one sibling, family, or individual sports picture for your slide. We are also collecting any group pictures you might have from 6th - 8th grade. See Ms. Taylor with any questions.

Below is the link to information about Concord Classic Weekend 2022 including Bounce Houses, Cornhole, 3 on 3 Basketball, 4 on 4 Sand Volleyball, and NEW THIS YEAR...Spikeball. There will also be a home run derby and a 3-pt. shooting contest during the weekend and the Concord Elementary/Middle School will sponsor a carnival for kids. Lastly...we have some new food trucks this year! We hope to see you there!

2022 Concord Classic Weekend

We want to make you aware of a Netflix show that kids are talking about here at school and that seemingly has content that is not appropriate for younger kids to watch. The show is called Squid Games and it has repetitive violence throughout it that is connected to themes generally associated with children (like outdoor games, ie: Red Light Green Light). The content can be traumatic for children to watch and is leading to increased anxiety among children as it can be extremely gruesome. The next thing to be aware of is a mobile video game called Among Us. It is a murder-mystery game where cartoon-like characters use weapons to kill each other. A great resource to check out in regards to dangerous media Common Sense Media

Have you liked the Elementary/Middle School Facebook Page? What about the Concord Community Schools Facebook Page??

If you have not yet, this week is a great time to start. The Elementary and Middle schools use the Facebook page to post many updates, announcements, and student photos; the Concord Community Schools page is a great way to see how a YellowJacket week unfolds! Don't miss the news - like and follow the pages today.

Concord Elementary/Middle School Facebook Page

Concord Community Schools Facebook Page

Our district is facing a staffing shortage. We are in need of bus drivers, food service staff members, coaches, and individuals willing to work through EduStaff as Guest Teachers or subs for all of our positions. These staffing shortages are wreaking havoc across the state. If you are interested and able, we would love to have you on our team. Below you will find information about signing up to work as a Guest Teacher through Edustaff along with our fall Guest Teacher Incentive. Further, you can view unfilled positions on our website. If you have any questions, please call one of our offices.