Shepherd High School

A huge shout out to these ladies on administrative assistant appreciation day!! Thank you for all you do Pam Harnish, Lisa Alexander, Beth Bryant, and Carolyn Sura!!

Our Shepherd students in Germany have been on the go! They helped in 7th grade English classes, allowing German students to practice their English. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent in Berlin, visiting Parliament and the Brandenburg Gate, including a bus tour around the city, touching the Berlin Wall, walking through a Holocaust memorial, and having an authentic Bavarian dinner. They visited the oldest building in Berlin, the Ghost Library memorial, a history museum, and shopped before taking the train home. These students are learning a lot in a short period of time!

Yesterday and today, our 9th and 10th grade students had the opportunity to visit the Delta College Planetarium in Bay City to learn about mid-Michigan history, the universe, meteorites, and many other space-related topics. It was a great two days of learning!

Congratulations to Abbie Powell and Ava Kingsley! They have been nominated for a Sutton Foster Award for best leading performer in a musical. Her nomination was earned for their portrayals of Sylvia (Abbie) and Miss Sandra (Ava) in "All Shook Up!" They will compete with other students from all over the State of Michigan for the honor of representing Michigan at the Jimmy Awards in New York. Well done!

German Exchange students have had a busy first three days! They toured their hosts' school (Gymnasiales Schulzentrum Fritz Reuter Dömitz); attended math, English, and German classes, with some even writing a poem in German; had a welcome picnic with our exchange families; had a student outing to Hamburg on the train; and had a sunny Sunday catching up on sleep, relaxing, and bowling. Tomorrow they head back to school and kick off a week of adventures!

CONGRATULATIONS to SHS English Teacher Laura Baker on being chosen as the Michigan Region 4 Teacher of the Year!!! This also qualifies Ms. Baker as a finalist for Michigan Teacher of the Year. A great honor for a great person and teacher! https://www.michigan.gov/mde/news-and-information/press-releases/2024/04/05/michigan-regional-teachers-of-the-year-named-for-2024-25

Phase 1 of German Exchange is complete! Students and Chaperones landed in Germany and have been reunited with their Dömitz friends from the fall exchange. They are excited to explore and learn after a needed good night's rest!

Tonight's Boys Basketball Regional game has been pushed back to a 7:30 start time. The following information is from the MHSAA - Your BLUE ticket is good for the Shepherd vs Powers Catholic game ONLY. Game one – Saginaw vs Arthur Hill – is sold out. Game two fans will not be admitted until the conclusion of game one. Game one starts at 5:30. There are plenty of seats available for your game, so there is no need to arrive early. In order to have a smooth transition between games and give fans plenty of time to exit and enter the arena, the game two starting time has been adjusted to 7:30.

The 65th annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival will be here before we know it and preparations to make it a safe and enjoyable experience for all is an ongoing effort. As many of you are aware, BOGO Buddy Night (buy one get one free Thursday only) has grown to be an extremely popular and, therefore, overly crowded evening. The uptick in attendance has forced us to make some changes to aid in crowd control and to ensure the safety of all who attend. In collaboration with Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival, Shepherd Police Department, Shepherd Public Schools and Elliott‘s Amusements LLC, the following changes have been made: ● The BOGO offer, for Thursday, April 25, will be available to Shepherd Public Schools students only. Must present coupon to redeem offer ● It’s not a requirement that the “Buddy” be a SPS student ● The website will no longer show the BOGO offer on Thursday ● No more than one coupon per student is allowed ● Coupons will be distributed to the following buildings the third week of April ○ Shepherd Elementary - Friday Folders ○ Winn Elementary - Friday Folders ○ Shepherd Middle School - SOAR classrooms ○ Shepherd High School - Office ○ Odyssey Middle/High School - Office

This month we highlight Shepherd Elementary School. Thank you again to GI-TEC students, in the Digital Media program, for the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eERn9dH1IXQ

Later this month, January 20th, Shepherd Public Schools is playing host to the a day of Special Olympic basketball. If you, your family, or your friends are available to volunteer some time that day to help make this an incredible event, I know a lot of Special Olympians would be grateful. Check out the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845AFA628A2FCC25-45687902-area?fbclid=IwAR3MKvicTmYo9IBqob0i1v4P6wnV71XfKSOyFwCduEuWlI0YEgT2dUx_jhg#/

So much to be thankful for. (Video compliments of Ashani Pelcher (Shepherd Junior). https://youtu.be/_OTipHxg3xo

Check out the some of the highlights and action around Shepherd High School's Community Clean-up 2023. (Video credit: Shannon McNier, SHS Senior) https://youtu.be/1imVNYMVmIE

Check out the some of the highlights and action around Shepherd Public Schools during the first month of the 2023-2024 school year. (Video credit: Shannon McNier, SHS Senior) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6i3aTutFEw

Ms. Lentz's Physical Science classes learned about impulse and momentum through an egg drop activity. Great work students and Ms. Lentz!!

As a part of our Homecoming celebrations, high school students had the opportunity to read to Shepherd Elementary and Winn Elementary students. It was a great experience for all students!

SHS students have been planning for this day for months: the arrival of their LINKS German Exchange students! In their first 24 hours here, our eight German students + one teacher have gone to hall decorating, experienced pajama day, taken a walking tour of Shepherd, been to various sports practices, and had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner at the Shepherd Bar, courtesy of the SPS Board of Education. Everyone is looking forward to two more weeks of fun!

Come out and check out Powder Puff and The After Prom bake sale.

Students from Student Council and the "be nice. Leadership" team traveled to McGuirk Arena on the campus of Central Michigan University for the Jostens All In Leadership Conference. After, they debriefed on how to apply at SHS the principles and activities they learned at the conference.

The Shepherd Middle School will be hosting a blood drive on Thursday (9/21/2023) from 9:00 to 2:00. See the graphic for details and a QR code to make an appointment.