Corunna Public Schools

A few pictueres from our Cavalier Reception held Monday, April 18. Shiawassee Scholars, Top Ten students, Employee of the Year Shelley Gardner and Teacher of the Year Steve Herrick were all honored by the Board of Education.

Corunna Public Schools-Class Ring from 1985 Found! Our office received a phone call about a class ring that was found. We have narrowed it down to possibly belonging to Tammy Sevenski or Tracy Spilker. The initals on the ring were TSD-1985. Please give our office a call (989) 743-6338 if you have any contact information for Tammy or Tracy. Thanks for your help!

Invitation for Tonight!!! Cavalier Reception-Monday, April 18 CHS Media Center-6:00-7:00 p.m. The Board of Education will be honoring: Shiawassee Scholars Top Ten Shelley Gardner-Employee of the Year Steve Herrick-Teacher of the Year We hope you will join us for this celebration. It is a great night to be a Cavalier!

Helping Your Teens Stay Focused While Driving In April, traffic safety advocates across the country will join to promote National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, stressing the importance of drivers keeping their eyes on the road, their hands on the wheel, and their minds on the drive. According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, crashes are the leading cause of death among people aged 15-20. Teen drivers’ inexperience behind the wheel makes them more susceptible to distractions. Talking or texting on the phone takes a teen’s focus off the task of driving and significantly reduces their ability to react to a roadway hazard, an incident, or inclement weather. Taking eyes off the road even for five seconds could cost a life. Eyes on the Road. Hands on the Wheel. Mind on the Drive. All the time.

The Communicator-April 17, 2022 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RKm3LVyI_JCbzvE19zn3ukB7ZSTccPGm/view?usp=sharing

Cavalier Reception to Be Held Tonight! April 18, 2022, in the CHS Media Center 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Our Teacher of the Year (Steve Herrick) and our Employee of the Year (Shelley Gardner) will be honored along with the Top Ten students and Shiawassee Scholars. It is a great night to be a Cavalier!

Cavalier Reception to Be Held April 18, 2022, in the CHS Media Center 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Our Teacher of the Year (Steve Herrick) and our Employee of the Year (Shelley Gardner) will be honored along with the Top Ten students and Shiawassee Scholars. It is a great night to be a Cavalier!

Corunna High School's FIRST Robotics competition team, Team FridgeBot, is headed to Michigan State Championships in Saginaw at the SVSU campus. They will be competing with 162 other teams from around the state. Many of these teams are larger in size and have much larger budgets than we do, but Team FridgeBot ranked 19th in the state out of 459 high school FRC teams. This places them nicely headed into the toughest state level high school robotics competition in the world. Last week Team FridgeBot attended the Jackson District event and made it into the semifinals. After an amazing run, the mighty little team led the pack and was the number one alliance captain. Unfortunately an alliance partner's robot was damaged during a climb and affected the score in finals. In the game the goal is to pick up and put balls into either a high goal or a low goal. Points are awarded based on 2 points in the high goal or 1 point in the low goal. Ranking Points however are based on completion of various tasks including 20 balls into a goal no matter which one. Ranking points get you into finals, total points win the game. Another way to gain points and ranking points is to climb your robot up a set of four monkey bars and each higher bar gets the team more points in return. After enough points have been earned climbing another ranking point is bestowed. The monkey bars are wide enough for two robots to be on them side by side. Team FridgeBot and its alliance partners managed to get all three robots hooked and supported by the top bar in the final second of a match. This formed the first Triple Climb in Michigan and only the third time it happened in the world to that point. Of course I cannot say enough about our supporters. Businesses in the area have given the team so much including the tables we work on, the lathes and mills we machine on, the computers our kids use to program and design with, and even the tires our trailer rolls on. Without YOU we could not do what we do and give the kids amazing experiences in design and engineering. Where else can you go where hundreds of people stand and cheer for a robot your kids designed and built with their own hands? Building a robot and attending competitions is expensive, but the results are worth it. Robotics kids leave with skills like Automation Programming, CAD and tool path generation, CAN network communications, Aluminum TIG welding, Media presentation skills and more. We have made improvements on the robot over the season including an active ball grabber, a high goal shooting mechanism, and now an active ball targeting system using cameras. These were not designed into the robot initially but came as a result of observations during the competition events. It also came about because of the amazing hard work and dedication of our team members. We are looking forward to going head to head starting Thursday and winding up this Saturday. We would love to see you there! The event is free to attend. If you would like to know more, you can contact me at 810-691-0687 cell, or check out our 501c3 non profit organization the FridgeBot Foundation at http://fridgebotfoundation.org/ Scott Stap P.S. We are also planning a "Rods and Robots" Car Show on July 9th and we are looking for sponsors.

April Employee of the Month-Shari Judd Shari Judd is a first grade teacher at Elsa Meyer Elementary. She was hired in August 1999. “Over the past twenty-three years as a teacher at Corunna Public Schools and the three years prior as a teacher with Norfolk Public Schools, I have thoroughly enjoyed every day of every year. To me, it is not a job, but my passion to work with and educate children,” said Shari. “Something that you may surprise you about me is that my mother and grandfather were both teachers way back when, and I remember thinking that I would never follow in their footsteps because of all the extra time and hard work they put in every day. Well……twenty-three years later,” said Shari. Shari said, “My favorite best day(s) was the adoption of both Shelby and Shane from Bolivia when they were infants, and seeing the proud look on both my mother and grandfather’s faces when I became a teacher.” “I have three things on my bucket list: traveling and spending time with good friends, traveling back to Bolivia, and possibly meeting someone special to spend the rest of my life with,” said Shari. Shari said, “A memory that I will always carry with me is being interviewed by Superintendent John Smith plus the continual warmth, friendship, and support I feel every day I walk through the door for the past twenty-three years.” “There is not just one thing that separates Corunna from other districts, but rather a combination of things such as how much we care for our children and their families and the support we show each other throughout the 365-day year,” said Shari. Shari said, “The person that most positively influenced me was my Grandmother Powell. This woman was amazing! She never said a cross word to anyone, could always find something good in everyone, opened her home to people during hard times when they could not afford a place of their own to live, and ears that would listen to problems, had sound advice to give, and love that never ended no matter what you did.” In her spare time Shari enjoys reading, having pets, meeting new people, and traveling.

Corunna Community Education Summer Swim Lessons and April 2022 Newsletter- Registration for swim lessons begins Monday, April 25. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTh7Xv-GDIBqhTtenbTbjpeFu1c5OgMX/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P1mwf5Li3vVMPOei1MLpfPB-HsQwsHUJ/view?usp=sharing

Water Aerobics and Aqua Zumba has been cancelled for today, Wednesday, April 6 at the Corunna Public Schools' pool. Thank you for your understanding. -Corunna Community Education.

Aqua Zumba with Tracy Schultz $5.00 each visit Join at any time! Corunna Public Schools’ pool 400 North Comstock Street, Corunna Wednesdays March 23, April 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. No need to preregister!

Water Aerobics with Tracy Schultz $5.00 each visit Join at any time! Corunna Public Schools’ pool 400 North Comstock Street, Corunna Wednesdays March 23 April 6, 13, 20, 27 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. No need to preregister!

On Saturday, the Marching Cavaliers were Disney bound! They will be spending five days at Disney World which includes marching at Magic Kingdom and also participating in an instrumental workshop with Disney’s musicians. Have a great time and show them all why It's Great to be Gold!

After taking their AP Psychology test, it was time for some green eggs in honor of St. Patty's Day! There was also cake, green grapes, and punch.

The Corunna Middle School food service ladies welcomed all of the students for St. Patrick’s Day. They showed their spirit and were spreading green throughout the cafeteria. Teresa Phillips and Paulette Johnson were happy to pose for a picture before serving over 440 students at CMS. ‘It Was A Great Day To Be Green”

Shiawassee Scholars Honored The entire Class of 2026 Shiawassee Scholars was honored during a reception held at the Comstock Inn on March 15. The Top 50 eighth graders from Shiawassee County are selected based on their reading and math SAT test scores. The Scholars program began in 1999 and is a collaborative recognition program of the Shiawassee RESD and the Cook Family Foundation. Pictured are Corunna Public Schools’ students who earned the honor to be named a member of the Class of 2026. Front row left to right: Gracie TerMeer, Elizabeth Dettman, Cadie Miller, Sophia Wellman, Mackenzie LeCureux Back row left to right: Sarabdil Chauhan, Harrison Lindberg, Nolan Carr, Joel DeLorge, Gabriel Aldrich, Payton Chandler

March Employee of the Month-Missy Boilore Missy will be honored during the April Board meeting. Missy is a begindergarten teacher at Nellie Reed Elementary. She was hired in August of 1997. “Twenty-four years ago, I signed my first teaching contract with Corunna Public Schools. I had a job! Just what you need to make a living. My years in Corunna have been more than just a job. A home for me, new friends, and extended family. Going to school each day doesn’t feel like work. I love what I do just as much today,” said Missy. “Something that you may not know is that I started riding motorcycles in the first grade,” said Missy. Missy said, “My favorite best day(s) are when my boys arrived in this world.” “I have two things on my bucket list, becoming a grandma and traveling,” said Missy. Missy said, “A memory that I will always carry with me is Young Author’s Day. They were amazing days for students and staff.” “One thing that separates Corunna from other districts is that we have amazing teamwork,” said Missy. Missy said, “The person that most positively influenced me was my mother. Her love for children rubbed off on me.” In her spare time Missy enjoys exercising, reading, and spending time with her family.

The first graders at Elsa Meyer Elementary sure loved hearing "Ringmaster Fattal" read a story to them under the big tent. Thank you Mr. Fattal for helping us celebrate March is Reading Month.

Corunna Public Schools is looking for a long-term physical education teacher at Elsa Meyer Elementary. Click on the link for all the information https://www.corunna.k12.mi.us/article/687046