Early College Dates

As some of you begin and others continue their CL5 journey, I want to get us all on the same page with some future events and news. To be clear,  I will refer to your corhort by graduation year.

2015 - upcoming CL5 students will travel by bus with Mrs. Brandon and I to SC4 on May 18th to meet professors, discuss expectations, and tour the campus (transportation and lunch provided - dress professionally)

2014 - must be prepared to commit to an Associate Degree in Arts or Science March 20th when all high school students select next year’s classes

2013 - Scott Watson (SC4 Academic Advisor) will meet with entire cohort at 8:10 AM on April 10th at the high school to discuss next year’s course selection and expectations (BTW senior interviews are March 28)

Note: we are having some parking issues on the Geiger SC4 campus - please understand that two of the spots are reserved (and marked) for the tenants of the house … reminder there is plenty of parking on the other side of Geiger off of Sanborn (please use this)

Croswell-Lexington Community Schools and St. Clair County Community College are proud of your efforts … keep it up!  If you have any questions, please email tkerhoulas@croslex.org or call me directly at 679-1502.  

PIONEERS Win State Championship!

The Croswell-Lexington powerlifting girls team won its first state championship.

The Pioneers finished with 97 team points to beat out five-time defending champions Whitmore Lake Friday night at the Michigan High School Power Lifting Association 2012 State Finals at Lake Orion High School.

Whitmore Lake took second with 64 points. There were 25 teams competing in the event.

"We were able to qualify 28 girls for states on our team this year out of 34," Cros-Lex coach Sheila Klaas said. "The girls worked very hard this year and were determined to walk away winners.

"They lifted their hearts out last night and as a coach I could not have asked for anymore. It was a great night."

Cros-Lex also had two state champions: Casey Tait in the 123-weight class with a 600-pound total and Jessica Genaw in the 181-weight class with a total of 610 pounds.

YOU CAN DO IT

I know you are as excited as I am about next week.  It’s your chance to shine.  It’s your chance to show the world academic strength.  It’s your chance to do incredibly well on the ACT, Explore, PLAN, Michigan Merit, and final exams.  It’s a great week to be a PIONEER!

You are well prepared and should feel confident.  Remember eat a good breakfast, get lots of sleep, and know when and where to be.  Prepare yourself for success … you can make it happen.  Here is the schedule for the week:

Tuesday, March 6

Juniors write the ACT (meet in aux gym at 7:40AM), sophomores write the PLAN, and freshmen write the Explore (seniors do not report until 11:30 and Juniors are dismissed after the ACT at 1:30)

Wednesday, March 7

Juniors write the MME (Day1), all others have 2^nd and 4^th period final exams.

Thursday, March 8

Juniors write the MME (Day2), all others have 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th period final exams.

Take Friday off … you will have deserved it.  Good Luck everyone.

Faass Wins $250 for Photos of the New High School

Two Croswell-Lexington High School students were awarded Tuesday for their impressive photography skills.  Michaela Faass and Emily Burgess took first and second place, respectively, in a contest put on by the designer of the new high school.  Dan Jerome of French and Associates presented the students with certificates and gift cards of $250 for first place and $50 for second.  Michaela said she was “ecstatic” when she found out she won the contest and was “proud to have run against such talented students who also did an amazing job.”
Instead of asking a professional photography company to take promotional pictures of the new facility for his company, Mr. Jerome said he knew the students would do a phenomenal job.
He wasn’t disappointed.  Said Emily of her unique angle at the contest: “It was difficult taking pictures of a building, so I tried to incorporate as many people in the pictures as possible.”
Principal Theo Kerhoulas said it was important to Croswell-Lexington Community Schools to hire an architect firm that would involve students in the design phase of the new and improved high school. He added that French and Associates fit the bill perfectly and sought out student opinion and feedback every step of the way.
Principal Kerhoulas said he was proud of the Pioneers involved.  “French designed a flexible collegiate space at Croswell-Lexington that transforms with the needs of our 21st Century learners,” Kerhoulas said. “Our students did a fantastic job capturing this in their photography.”