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School cancellationinformation isreleased to the
media as soon aspossible. The best
way to get schoolclosing informationis by checkingour Web site orwatching TV.
Please check withthe school districtWeb site at http://
www.qualityschool.org/schoolclosing/
index.shtml
Television and
Web sites
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Membership 200809PresidentDoug Bowen
VicePresidentBill SimpsonSecretary Roxanne Switzer
TreasurerJoe KohnTrusteeMark Christensen
TrusteeMike WilliamsTrusteeChris Wetherington
Board of EducationBoard of Education meetings will be held monthly and
will begin at 7 p.m. Meetings will be in the high school
library media center.
Published by CMPSSuperintendent: Jake Helms
Editor: Rick Heitmeyer
The Central Issue is published six times during the school yearfrom AugustMay. If you have any suggestions, or questions,
please contact the Board of Education Ofce at (989) 8312000between the hours of 8 a.m.4 p.m.
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Community forums helpedguide Board of Education
We hope you were able to make it to one of our three Community
Forum Focus Group meetings. Topics discussed ranged from the
newly adopted single bus runs to re-alignment of schools by grade
levels and all day, every day kindergarten. Many of these topics
depend on one another to be implemented. An example of this is
the grade level re-alignment. If grade levels arent re-aligned to
make staff available, all day everyday kindergarten would not be
able to become a reality.
The challenge the Board has assumed is to try and move student
learning into 21st Century Learning with a limited amount of
resources. The Board is also challenged to look at the complete
district, pre-k through adult, and make the well-informed decisions
in the best interests of the district. The belief the Board has adopted
is Whats best for kids. We appreciate everyone who made the
time to attend one of our forums. Great comments, concerns, and
feedback were shared by many parents and employees present
at the meetings. The Board plans to continue this practice in the
future. Look for meeting dates and topics of interest to be able to
give your opinions and input. The podcasts of these meetings are
available for your viewing at http://www.casair.net. Pick eitherpodcast to gain information on some of the topics currently under
consideration by the administration and the Board of Education.
You are also encouraged to contact Jacob J. Helms, Superintendent
As stated earlier, single bus runs have been adopted to start in the
2009-10 school year. New buses will be purchased with anticipated
savings from reduced fuel consumption and other expenses. Exact
start times have yet to be determined, but school will likely start
later in the morning around the 8 a.m. hour and end around the 3
p.m. hour.
The ultimate goal is a bus ride that would be no longer than one
hour. Safety was an issue with many parents, and we want to assure
you that student safety will remain a priority.The Board extended a permanent contract to Mr. Helms as
our superintendent. He has accepted the position with a contract
extending until June 30, 2011, and then will serve as a consultant
until December 2012. We are happy to continue working with him
and look forward to moving Central Montcalm forward in the best
interests of our students, parents, and employees.
Submitted on behalf of the Board,
Roxanne SwitzerBoard Secretary
Early childhoodprogram available toCMPS families
The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) for 4yearolds
is held at both Stanton and Sheridan Elementary. It is funded
by a special grant through the State of Michigan.
This program provides a quality preschool experience two
days a week, for 32 weeks. It is a wonderful experience for
children in a warm and nurturing environment.
Children participate in a variety of activities to enhance their
language and social abilities, ne and gross motor skills, as well
as prereading and math skills. They also participate in gym
and in music.
During this program, parents are actively involved in
their childs education. They participate in an open houseat the beginning of the year, as well as two parent/teacher
conferences and two home visits. At times, parents also help in
the classroom and with eld trips.
Shelley Misner teaches the Central Montcalm GSRP, with
the help of Deanna Braman.
If you are interested in enrolling your child for the 200910
school year, applications will be available in April at the ofces
in Stanton and Sheridan Elementary.
Your child must be four by December 1, 2009, and live in
the CMPS district. You can call either elementary school for
more information. Stantons number is (989) 8312400 and
Sheridans is (989) 8312500.
Board of Education ......... (989) 8312000Jake Helms, SuperintendentJill Folsom, Business Manager
Community Education .... (989) 8317902Kathy Betts, Director
Food Service ................... (989) 8312312Dianne Mitchell, Supervisor
High School ...... .............. (989) 8312100John Kearney PrincipalDave McLoughlin, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director
Middle School ................ (989) 8312200Thomas Torok, Principal
Sheridan Elementary ....... (989) 8312500Rick Heitmeyer, Principal
Stanton Elementary ......... (989) 8312400Marty Combs, Principal
Transportation ................. (989) 8312240Val Conklin, Supervisor
Upper Elementary ............ (989) 8312300Susan Koster, Principal
Administration
and Supervision
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200809Sc yeaKe Daes
4 April 6April
12No school due toSpring Break
4 May 22We Love
American Parade, 11
a.m. at the high schoo
football eld
4 May 25No
school due to
Memorial Day
observation
4 May 29Last
student day
4 Sept. 8First dayof school for 200910
school year
Hornet
Pride
Support Hornet athletics4by John KEArnEy, prInCIpAl
Hornet athletics is always looking for help at athletic events.
If you are interested in helping with the concession stand,
selling rafe tickets, Hornet track relays, or state tournaments,please call the athletic ofce at (989) 8312142.
Get involved with Hornet athletics by joining the Hornet
Boosters. We have our meetings second Monday of each month.
We will be looking for you in March. The meetings are held in
the high school media center.
Come out and show your support for Central Montcalm
athletics. People with scheduling or other questions may call
the athletic ofce at (989) 8312142
On Saturday, February 21, the Central Montcalm High School
band attended the Danish Band Festival at Greenville High School.
The band performed three selections, and then took part in
an hour-long clinic with Bill Gourley, retired band director from
Chelsea High School.
During the clinic, Gourley complimented the band members on
their tone and rhythmic skills while giving suggestions to polish their
attacks, balance their sound, and explore greater dynamic contrast.
The band members came away from the day with memories of a
good performance, tools to improve their playing, and excitement in
being able to show their pride in the Central Montcalm Bands.
The annual Race for the Cure event at Sheridan Elementary began
several years ago when it was discovered that a student was suffering
from Juvenile Diabetes.
Rylan Myers, son of Mike and Colleen Myers, was a second graderat Sheridan Elementary when his family learned he had Juvenile
Diabetes.
To help raise awareness and support for the cause, Sheridan
Elementary School held an event where children walked to help
raise money. It was called Race for the Cure, and featured a visit
from a local race car driver.
Brennan Bowen has returned every year to help support the cause.
On Friday, April 17, Bowen will return to the school and help lead the
annual race.
Students enjoy the walk, but the highlight every year is a chance to
get a photograph with Bowen and his car.
Its time to go racin.
CMHS band attends DanishBand Festival at Greenville
Sheridan Elementary Schoolto race for the cure in April
21st Century learningincludes differenttools and approaches
4by AMy MEInhArDt, DAtA AnD tEChnology Support
Many of the students at Central Montcalm are exposed to
21st Century tools daily, either at school or home.
This might include a cell phone, pager, laptops, desktops,GPS, digital projectors, digital cameras, etc.
There is an important difference between 21st Century tools
and 21st Century skills. Many 21st Century education experts
identify life and career skills, learning and innovation skills,
and information, media, and technology skills as being the
main student outcomes we should be striving for.
As we integrate 21st Century tools into the curriculum at
Central Montcalm we will also be working to integrate 21st
Century skills.
Stanton Elementary saysgoodbye to its leader
Stanton Elementary second
graders said good-bye to their
principal, Marty Combs, by
performing a play in his honor.
The students sang songs aboutCombs and performed comical
skits. The entire school enjoyed
the music and laughter.
Combs will be missed at the
school. He was a good friend to
staff and students alike. We wish
him the best with his new career.
Combs accepted a position at
the Montcalm Area Intermediate
School District as an early
childhood special education
programming director. His last
day as principal was February 16.
Jane Trimper, longtime Central
Montcalm educator, will serve as
the principal on an interim basis
through the remainder of the
200809 school year.
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Please take a
moment to register
in the Edvantage
Program by
following the simple
instruction below.
Your involvement,
coupled with
fellow members,
could generate a
signicant amount
of additional support
for our school.
So tell alumni or
individuals about
this Edvantage and
help the athletic
program.
Go to http://www.
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com/MIAAA/
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On the bottom left
of your screen, click:
Click here to access
the registration
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out the required
information. Should
you be required to
enter an Access
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the following:
CentralMontcalm.
4by rICK hEItMEyEr, prInCIpAl
Central Montcalm Public School believes in
doing whats best for kids as we move into
21st Century Education. What exactly is 21st
Century Education? What does a school look
like today?Educational technologist Mark Presnky says
kids have radically changed in the last several
years.
In the article, Digital Immigrants, Digital Natives, he
wonders how in all the hoopla and debate these days about
the decline of education in our country, we ignore the most
fundamental of its causes. Our students have changed radically.
Todays students are no longer the people our educational
system was designed to teach.
Author Wesley A. Fryer adds that U.S. educators in the early
21st Century face formidable challenges, but are blessed with
access to unprecedented tools and opportunities for shared
professional learning.He suggests
that teachers must
help students
master content
area knowledge
and skills, but also
develop and rene
a set of important
21st Century literacy
skills which are
not measured on
traditional, multiple-choice examinations.
How can we effectively and realistically
enable our students and teachers to meet
the learning demands we have inherited
from 20th Century legislative mandates, and
simultaneously embrace and encourage thedevelopment of 21st Century skills, he asks.
A focus on creating and collaborating
within a context of project based learning offers hope in the face
of these challenges, according to Fryer.
Prensky suggests that todays students K through college
represent the rst generations to grow up with this new
technology. They have spent their entire lives surrounded by and
using computers, video games, digital music players, video cams,
cell phones, and all the other toys and tools of the digital age.
Future learning of content may be to a large extent, not
surprisingly, digital and technological, Prensky says. But while
it includes software, hardware, robotics, nanotechnology,
genomics, etc. it also includes the ethics, politics, sociology,
languages and other things that go with them. Content is
extremely interesting to todays students, says Prensky. But
he adds that natives still need to learn the core curriculum of
reading, writing, math and logical thinking.
The District School Improvement Team and Board of
Education have worked together to address these ideas during
two workshops. Furthermore, the school improvement teams at
each building are working to create school improvement plans to
address the changes occurring within the district and buildings.
Watch The Central Issue for more information about the
changing landscape of education.
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A night of science at CMUE4by SuSAn KoStEr, prInCIpAlEveryone at Central Montcalm Upper Elementary, A Night of
Science, held on February 24, had a night of fun and discovery.
Over 35 CMUE families joined in the activities after enjoying
a pizza dinner. The focus of the evening was on commonly held
misconceptions about the causes of the seasons and the phases of
the moon, ending with a hands-on activity where families made
models of the moons phases.
Using the models each family was able to actually see all the
moons phases from Earth! Many families commented afterwards
that this was great fun for the whole family! We at CMUE thought
so too, and thank you all for your participation!
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MACC preschoolhas openings
Montcalm Area Career Center Preschool hasopenings in our morning preschool sessionrunning from 8:15 to 10:00, Tuesday,Wednesdayand Thursday. Age appropriate activities andsnack provided for children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years.The cost is $25.00 per month. For an enrollmentpacket or more information call Dorothy or Lu
at (616) 2255720.
MEL.ORGDid you know that the state of Michigan
provides free research materials to all residents?Mel.org has a variety of resources, including fulltext newspapers and magazines.
You can prepare for an ACT test, work on your GED, practice for a cosmetology exam,improve your math skills or use any one of theother twenty three tests and tutorials. To use thesite, all you have to do is type in your driverslicense number.
CMCF offers
scholarshipsThe Central Montcalm Community
Foundation has over $6,000.00 in scholarshipsto award to qualied CM seniors. You maypick up an application in the counseling ofceor download one from the Web site: www.cmcommunityfoundation.org. Please contactKris Thwaites in the middle school library if
you have questions. The application deadline isMarch 29.
CommunityFoundation
The Central Montcalm Community
Foundation (CMCF) is interested in updatingalumni of Central Montcalm Public Schoolson their scholarships, grants and endowmentfunds. If you are having a reunion in 2009 andprovide us with a mailing list, we would behappy to mail information to your class.
If you are not having a reunion this year butare interested in these services, we can alsoprovide you with information. Please contactthe CMCF at (989) 289-2312.
MontcalmCentral Nursery
Montcalm Central Co-Op Nursery will behaving an open house on April 23 from 3:30-
6:30 p.m. in Stanton Elementarys room 3for all interested parents. There are openingsfor both mornings and afternoons. For moreinformation please contact Jeri Hardy at (989)831-0610.
Summer youthCMYL girls softball and boys baseball sign
ups are coming soon. Ages ve through eighthgrade can participate. Forms will be available inschool ofces soon, and you will be able to signup at the Education Showcase or March 28 atthe Sidney Township Hall from 10 a.m. 1 p.m.Mailin deadline is April 10. Questions? Pleasecall (989) 2483575.
Board hires Helms to stay at CMPS When Jake Helms agreed to
serve Central Montcalm as its
interim superintendent, he
had no idea that he would be
coming out of retirement for
more than a year.
On Saturday, January 31,
the Central Montcalm Public
School Board of Education
voted 60 to offer Helms a
contract that will run through
June 30, 2011.
Helms earned a Bachelor of Science
and Master of Arts Degrees from Central
Michigan University and started his
career as a history and geography teacher
at Vestaburg Community Schools. He
then served as high school principal at
Baraga Area Schools in Michigans upper
peninsula.
Next, he held superintendent positionsat Bergland Community Schools, Brimley
Area Schools, Hart Public Schools, and
the Manistee Intermediate School District.
He retired from the Michigan Education
system in 2003.
Project Prom enters fourth yearThe Knights of Columbus of the Edmore
and Stanton area voted unanimously to
donate $850.00 to a Central Montcalm
High School project called Project Prom.
Jerry Winkler, former principal ofCMHS, presented the idea to the Knights of
Columbus in such a sincere manner it was
hard to say no.
Project Prom started before he retired, so
he had seen the results of the program and
wanted to help support
the project.
The program began
about four years ago when
Cathy Scott presented the
idea to Christine Nanzer.
The mission of Project
Prom is to allow special
education students in
eleventh and twelfth
grade who may have
barriers, to attend their
local Prom Celebration.
Scott found clothing,
shoes, and accessories
for students. Nanzer
started fundraising to
buy tickets and pay for
dinner. They had so much
fun helping the kids and
dancing at prom they
decided to continue.
Nanzer said, Cathy really has a knack fo
nding great deals on clothing and recruitin
others to help accomplish what she sets he
mind to do. She has recruited her familmembers Millie King, Marie Jeffers, Deor
Jeffers, and Mae Loper to help the girls with
their hairstyles and painting nails.
The girls look so lovely, and the specia
attention helps add to a memorable night.
thak you Kihs of Columus! Chris nazer, Depuy grad nihFly, ad Mary bovee.
Since that time, he and
his wife, Barb, have been
traveling for her job. She is
a respiratory therapist and
worked for an agency tha
places medical personnel
in temporary assignments
throughout the country.The Helms have two grown
sons, Todd, who is teaching
in Hulett, Wyoming, and
Scott, who is attending Upper
Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa.
Helms roots are in this community. He
says that he and his wife are happy and
proud to have a history and an association
with Central Montcalm. They are living in
the house at Clifford Lake that we lived
in 35 years ago. I guess you really can go
home again!
Helms says his educational philosophyhas always been and will continue to be
doing whats best for kids.
By striving for educational excellence at
all levels, I believe that we can make our
great school even better, Helms said.
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Free Throw contest at CMHSSeven boys and girls from Central
Montcalm, ages 10 and 14, were named local
champions of the 2009 Knights of Columbus
International Free Throw Championship
and earned the right to compete next at the
district level.
Knights of Columbus Council #7585, in
Stanton, sponsored the local competition at
Central Montcalm High School. A total of
16 students took part in the competition on
Saturday, January 24.
The winners in the girls division were
10yearold Mackenzie Barnwell, 11
yearold Brooke Schneider and 14year
old Alexandra Barnwell. Winners in the
boys division were 10yearold Hunter
VeltKamp, 11yearold Kenyon Heether,
12yearold Todd Switzer, and 13year
old William Plavan.
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw
Championship is sponsored annually by theK of C and consists of competition at the
local, district and state levels. International
champions are determined based on scores
at the state competitions.
Last year more than 199,000 boys
and girls participated in 2,990 local
competitions.
Prizes for the winners were donated by
Meijer, Inc. of Greenville. Thank you to high
school students Jackie Swanson and Jacob
Wright, who helped with the competition.
tursday, Aril 2, 20096 8 .m.
Cenral Moncalm Middle/hig Scool camus
Annual EducationShowcase
to CeleraeStudent Success
picured lr (fron row) todd Swizer, Kenyonheeer, huner VelKam (ack row) Alexandrabarnwell, brooke Scneider, Mackenzie barnwell,and William plavan.
March 21 at CMMS
Beginning at 8 a.m.
Must be in fourth grade
or older to participate
$50 per 8person team
Deadline to signup is
March 15
Call Tammy at (989)
613-0624 for more
information
This is a fundraiser for
Sixth Grade Camp 2010!
Thanks for your helpand support!
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