StepAerobicsonTuesdaysandThursdaysStep aerobics continues on TUES & THUR starting in January from
6:30-7:30 p.m. at the S-S Middle School. Cost for each class is $5.00. Pre-registration is not required, just drop in and join in the fun.
CheckouttheDistrictCalendaronSchoolWebsiteIn an effort to find out what activities are going on in school build-
ings the “District Calendar” located at www.standish-sterling.org has been upgraded. By clicking on the calendar you will be able to find out what activities are going on in our buildings. The calendar is being updated on a daily basis so please check back often to get the most accurate information.
Standish-Sterling Community Pool
The pool is expected be reopened by the end of the first week in February...
thank you for your patience!
The following is the FEBRUARY schedule for the pool.Thepoolscheduleissubjecttochange.
Mondays Adult Swim 7-8am Open Swim 6-7pm Wed. Adult Swim 7-8am Open swim 6-8pm Fridays Lap Swim 7-8am Open swim 6-8pm
Sundays Open Swim 1-4pm
Check the school website forschedule additions and changes.
SSC Dance ClinicThe SSC Dance Team will host a clinic for grades 1st–4th and 5th–8th
at the High School Upper Gym. The clinic will be held February 10-14 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. The participants will perform at the SSC Boy’s Basketball game February 14th at halftime. Forms will be sent home with the students in January, you can also watch for the forms on the school website. Any questions, call Coach Ashley Morrison at 989-313-1019 or the Community Education office at 846-3644.
WalkerswelcomeinMiddleSchoolThe Middle School is once again open to adults who want to walk in-
doors for excercise. The school hallways will be available Monday thru Thursday evenings from 5-8 p.m. through the fall and winter months.
Wednesday,SundayMen’sbasketballWednesday and Sunday night men’s basketball is now underway and
will continue through February in the Standish-Sterling Middle School gym. “Pick-up” games being at 6:30 pm on Wednesdays and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. The cost is $1 per person. Wednesday time and locaton may occasionally change.
ZumbaforFitnessMON&WEDstartinginJanuaryIf you are looking for a high-energy way to dance yourself to total body fitness, Zumba is for you. Zumba is the only Latin-inspired dance fitness program that blends red-hot international music in the form of a “fitness party.” Classes will will be held on Mondays & Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Middle School. The cost is $5.00 per class.
Community Education846-3644 or on the web at:
www.standish-sterling.org
~ Check our website under COMMUNITY ED to find the latest forms for youth activities ~
BaseballSkillsClinicSSCE will be hosting a baseball skills clinic on Sunday afternoons
beginning January 19 and ending March 16, 2014. It will take place in the HS fieldhouse. This clinic is for players who want to improve their baseball knowledge and abilities.
Players ages 6-8 will workout from 3:00-4:30pm, players ages 9-12 will workout from 4:30-6:00pm and players ages 13-14 will workout from 6:00-7:00pm.
The cost for each player is $25.00 and should be turned in with the form to the Community Ed office by January 14th. For more information, please call 846-3644.
SoftballSkillsClinicSSCE will be hosting a softball skills clinic on Sunday afternoons
beginning January 19 and ending March 16, 2014. It will take place in the HS fieldhouse. This clinic is for players who want to improve their softball knowledge and abilities.
Players grades K-3 will workout from 12:00-1:30pm and players grades 4-8 will workout from 1:30-3:00pm.
The cost for each player is $25.00. Please turn the form & money into the Community Ed office by January 14th. For more information, please call 846-3644.
Tai Chi class on Tuesdays This 10-week session of Tai-Chi fitness classes will be held on Tuesdays
Jan. 14 through Mar. 18. The classes focus on the 37-movement Yang Style form of Tai Chi developed by Chen Man Cheng. Course instructor Kim Warren of Sterling will focus on the necessary principals participants need to develop in order to play the form. The emphasis will be on low-impact exercises that help enhance relaxation, balance and stability of the participant. The class will be held once a week on Tuesdays from 7-8 pm in the Standish-Sterling Community Service Building next to the Middle School. You can “drop-in” at any time for $3.00 per session.
Interested in a yoga class? Please call . . .Standish-Sterling Community Education is offering two sessions of
yoga classes on Wednesday nights. You can chose from 6:00-7:00pm, or 7:15-8:15pm. Classes are held in the Community Services Building next to the Middle School. The cost is $7.00 per session. Anyone interested should call instructor Jodee Mitrzyk at (989) 525-6516, or the Community Education office at 846-3644 for more information, or just drop in on one of the sessions.
Mandatory skills assessments for youth baseball and softball players participating the the Standish-Sterling Community Educa-tion Tri-Village program will be held soon. The details will follow, watch for information in your school’s daily announcements and on our website. Assessments will take place in the high school fieldhouse.
Players will be evaluated on throwing, running, fielding and hit-ting ability during 90-minute sessions for each age group.
Youthbaseball,softballregistraionunderway Registration for Tri-Village Association (TVA) youth baseball and softball will be underway soon through Standish-Sterling Commu-nity Education for the 2014 season. Registration forms are avail-able at Standish and Sterling Elementaries, the Middle School and on the school district’s website (www.standish-sterling.org) under Community Education. The number of teams for S-S will depend on the number of stu-dents that register in each of the three age groups. In baseball it will be Pinto (ages 7-8), Mustang (ages 9-10) and Bronco (ages 11-12). Softball will also be divided according to age (7-8, 9-10, 11-12). The Tri-Village Association includes teams from Pinconning, Lin-wood, Kawkawlin, Beaver Township, Estey and Standish-Sterling. The season starts the end of April and continues through mid-June. Games will be played two nights a week at each age level. Sched-ules will be announced later. RegistrationdeadlineisFeb.21toassureaplaceonateam!
The evaluations are required for assigning individual players to teams in the 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 year-old age groups for the upcoming season.
There is no fee for the evalu-ations. Please watch for de-tails.
ACT Workshop SSC High School
Attention Parents of High School Juniors
IS YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER READY FOR THE ACT?Standish-Sterling Central High School in cooperation with Standish-Sterling Community Education will be offering a series of six one-hour classes after school to help students prepare for the upcoming ACT assessment. This class will be open to all high school juniors and will meet one hour per week on Wednesday’s from 3:30 to 4:30. The scheduled dates are:
Wednesday February 5thWednesday February 12thWednesday February 19thWednesday February 26th
The cost is $30.00 for all six sessions and materials. Students will have the opportunity to take practice ACT tests and receive their results within days.
Also there will be a Saturday ACT prep session put on by the BAISD on February 15 at Standish-Sterling Central High School for students as well. This is a free session and will start at 8:00 a.m. sharp.
FINANCIALAIDNIGHTandMMEPrep
Financial Aid Night: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 ~ 6:00-7:30 PM in Computer Lab 409. This will be both an infor-mation and entry program, bring your information and you can submit your FAFSA that night. For more information contact Mr. McPherson, [email protected] or 846-3660.
MME/ACT Prep Workshop: Saturday, February 15, 2014 ~ time to be announced. Bay-Arenac ISD will provide a workshop for MME/ACT preparation at Standish-Sterling Central. To sign up, contact Mr. McPherson at [email protected] or 8946-3660.
February 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1Instrumental HS S/E Festival @ W. Branch
SS Swim Club @ Ogemaw
2
3
No School
JV/V-BBB W-P A 6p
JV/V-GBB Durand A 5:30p
4 5
JV/V-BBB Alcona A 6p
WR Team Districts
6
JV/V-GBB Glenn A 6p
Talent Show 6p in Aud.
7
9/JV/V-BBB Glenn H 4:30/6p*Winter Athlete Regognition Night
SSEA Spaghetti Dinner 4-7 p HS
8
WR Individual DistrictsVocal S/E Festival SS Swim Club @ Alpena B/G-BWL Conf. Championships @ Hi-Skore Lanes 10a
9 10
SSC School Board Meeting 5pm
9/JV/V-BBB Pinny A 6p (9th @ MS 6p)
11
JV/V-GBB H. Lake A 6p
B-SW Garber H 6p
Band Pre-Festival Concert 7p
12
9/JV/V-BBB Gladwin A 4:30/6p
FFA Regionals @ W-P 3:30p
13
JV/V-GBB Pinny A 6p
B-SW Ogemaw A 6p
14
9/JV/V-BBB Pinny H 4:30/6p *Parent’s Night
15Youth WR Regionals @ SSC
B/G-BWL Singles Championships @ TBA 10a
SS Swim Club vs. Oscoda (H)
16 17 18
JV/V-GBB Meridian H 6pChoir Mid-Winter Concert 7p
19
9/JV/V-BBB Beaverton H 4:30/ 6p
20
JV/V-GBB Ogemaw A 6p
B-SW Caro H 5p
21
No School
9/JV/V-BBB Ogemaw A 6p
22
District Band Festival @ Oscoda (7/8 - HS)
SS Swim Club Novice @ Midland Dow
23 24 GBB Districts @ Essexville-GarberSSC - bye
25
9/JV/V-BBB BC Central A 4:00/5:30p
26
GBB Districts @ Essexville-GarberSSC vs. (B. Creek/Gladwin) 5:30p
27
9/JV/V-BBB Grayling A 6p
28
B-SW ISC’s @ SVSU
GBB Championships @ Essexville-Garber 7p
Mar. 1
B-SW ISC’s @ SVSU
9th/JV/Varstiy Boys Basketball**4:30 start time for Freshman at most triple headers,followed by JV at 6:00p, then Varsity at 7:30pTue. 12/11 Millington A 9/JV/VFri. 12/13 Gaylord H 9/JV/VWed. 12/18 John Glenn A 9/JV/VSat. 1/4 Gladwin @ Palace A 1p Varsity onlyWed. 1/8 Tawas H 9/JV/VFri. 1/10 BC Central H 9/JV/V Tue 1/15 Gladwin H 9/JV (NO varsity) Fri. 1/17 Ogemaw A 9/JV/V (9th @ 6p at Rose City)Wed. 1/22 Alcona A JV/V onlyFri. 1/24 Pinconning A 9/JV/V (9th @ 6p)Wed. 1/29 Beaverton A 9/JV/VFri. 1/31 Tawas A 9/JV/VMon. 2/3 W-Prescott A JV/V onlyWed. 2/5 Alcona A JV/V onlyFri. 2/7 John Glenn H 9/JV/VMon. 2/10 Pinconning A 9.JV.V (9th @ 6p MS)Wed. 2/12 Gladwin A 9/JV/VFri. 2/14 Pinconning ** H 9/JV/V Wed. 2/19 Beaverton H 9/JV/VFri. 2/21 Ogemaw H 9/JV/VTue. 2/25 BC Central A 9/JV/V (9th @ 4p)Thu. 2/27 Grayling A JV/V onlyThu. 2/27 Houghton Lake A 9th only @ 4:30pM-W-F March 3, 5, 7 Districts @ Gladwin
Boys SwimmingSat. 12/7 J. Glenn Invite A 10a Tue. 12/10 Ogemaw H 6pSat. 12/14 Oscoda Invite A 10aSat. 1/11 Ogemaw Invite A 10a Tue. 1/14 John Glenn H 6p Thu. 1/16 Oscoda A 5p Tue. 1/21 Caro A 5p Tue. 1/28 Ogemaw A 6pThu. 1/30 Oscoda A 5p w/ Ogemaw Tue. 2/4 Oscoda TBATue. 2/11 Garber H 6pThu. 2/13 Ogemaw A 6pThu. 2/20 Caro ** H 5pF-S 2/28-3/1 ISC meet @ SVSU
WrestlingWed. 12/11 Carrolton quad A 6pm Sat. 12/14 Caro Invite A 9am Wed. 12/18 Meridian A 6pm Sat. 1/4 Roscommon Invite A 9am Wed. 1/8 NEMC quad at Glenn A 6pmSat. 1/11 Gladwin A 10aWed. 1/15 NEMC quad at Tawas A 6pm Sat. 1/18 Valley Lutheran Invite A 9am Wed. 1/22 NEMC quad at Pinny A 6pm Sat. 1/25 John Glenn A 9am Wed. 1/29 SSC tri or quad H 6pm Fri. 1/31 NEMC Championship @ SSC 6pmWed. 2/5 Team District @ PinconningSat. 2/8 Individual District @ Oscoda
**Parent Night
Standish-Sterling Central High School 2013-14 Winter Sports Schedule ~ updated
All schedules subject to change. Check the school website for any schedule changes: www.standish-sterling.org
9th/JV/Varsity Girls Basketball Mon. 12/2 Mich. Lutheran Seminary A 6 pmWed. 12/4 Houghton Lake H 6 pm Fri. 12/6 Garber A 6 pm Tue. 12/10 Bay City Central H 6 pm Tue. 12/17 John Glenn H 6 pm Fri. 12/27 SSC Christmas Tourney H 5/7p Sat. 12/28 SSC Christmas Tourney H 5/7pSat. 1/4 Gladwin @ Palace A 11 am Tue. 1/7 Durand A 6 pm Thur. 1/9 Tawas A 6 pm Thur. 1/16 Ogemaw Heights H 6 pm Mon. 1/20 Durand H 6 pm Thur. 1/23 Pinconning H 6 pm Tue. 1/28 Bay City Central A 6 pm Thur. 1/30 Tawas H 6 pmMon. 2/3 Durand A 5:30pThur. 2/6 John Glenn A 6 pmTue. 2/11 Houghton Lake A 6 pm Thur. 2/13 Pinconning A 6 pm Tue. 2/18 Sanford Meridian ** H 6 pm Thur. 2/20 Ogemaw Heights A 6 pm M-W-F Feb. 24-26-28 Districts @ Garber
