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5/24/13 > HONORS PROGRAM A SUCCESS!
Last night was the Senior's Honor Program and over $50,000 was awarded to our seniors from various civic organizations, family memorials, foundations and businesses. A huge thank you to everyone who supports our seniors with their future endeavors and for being generous with their resources.
5/17/13 > Congratulations Abigail Mowry!
Congratulations to Abigail Mowry (6th grader) for winning the poetry contest at the Caro Area District Library. She competed in the grade 6-8 bracket. A poem was submitted from every 6th grader. Great job Abigail!
5/13/13 > CONGRATULATIONS TO GRACE TALASKI!
Senior clarinet player, Grace Talaski, performed so well at State Solo and Ensemble last month that she qualified to participate in the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band, held May 9-11 on the campus of Western Michigan University. While there, Grace won the highly competitive audition for principal clarinet of the honors band. This basically means she is the best clarinet player in the state! Such an honor has never every been bestowed on a Caro musician. Way to go Grace!
5/01/13 > National Honor Society and the American Red Cross
The National Honor Society hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross and surpassed their goal with three double donors for a total of 68 units. There were twenty-one new donors! The head nurse for the day expressed how pleased she was with the hard work of our members and the behavior of the students who donated. She further stated that she is in several schools through the year and our students were the best she has had all year! Congratulations to all!
4/26/13 > Caro Area District Library Sponsored Poetry Contest winner

Trey Mullin, 5th grade student at Schall Elementary and student of Mrs. Thompson, won the Poetry Contest sponsored by the Caro Area District Library. Congratulations Trey on winning the cash prize of $25.00.
4/11/13 > CHOIR FESTIVAL
CHS Choir traveled to USA High School for Choir Festival on March
14th, bringing home a Division I rating from all three adjudicators.
4/11/13 > CHS Choir Travels to Chicago and Makes a Positive Impact
Twenty-seven Caro High School Choir Students and Thirteen Adults traveled to Chicago over Spring Break. Everyone returned safe and sound, tired and very happy after a Wonderful Trip. The Positive Attitude of our Students was noticed by the Chaperones and many others around us, especially when the Choir performed folk songs in the lobby of the theater. What a Great Reflection of our Caro Community Schools.
3/27/13 > SENIOR CLARINET PLAYER - GRACE TALASKI - RECEIVES NOMINATION IN THE MICHIGAN YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL HONORS BAND
Senior clarinet player Grace Talaski, daughter of Edward and Amy Talaski, has been nominated to perform with the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band! This prestigious ensemble is made up of the top high school musicians who performed exceptionally well at State Solo and Ensemble last weekend. The Michigan Youth Arts Festival is a three-day extravaganza of master classes, exhibitions, workshops and performances at Western Michigan University. This yearly event showcases outstanding high school artists in over 50 interactive, hands-on, educational rehearsals, workshops and master classes, as well as nearly 20 performances and exhibitions. The level of talent is extraordinary. Students are challenged and inspired not only by the Festival’s educational programming, but also by opportunities for interaction with other artistically gifted peers. What a fine honor this is for Grace and the Caro band program!
3/26/13 > MSBOA STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION RESULTS
Congratulations; Marshall Abbs, Sammy Behrends, Johndra Diggs, Justin Fritz, and Grace Talaski, for excellent performances On Saturday, March 23, 2013. These five outstanding Caro High School band students performed at the MSBOA State Solo and Ensemble competition, held at Lapeer East High School. Students performed music for a judge who evaluated them on tone, intonation, rhythm, technique and interpretation. Students in 10-12 grade had to also perform memorized scales and sight reading in order to receive their rating. Sammy Behrends (oboe), Grace Talaski (clarinet), and Marshall Abbs (trombone) all performed excellent solos and earned the highest rating possible. Johndra Diggs (oboe) and Grace Talaski performed an exceptional duet, along with Marshall Abbs and Justin Fritz (euphonium) who also performed a duet.
3/26/13 > Caro Middle School - Sponsored College and Career Readiness
During the month of March Caro Middle School sponsored College and Career Readiness month, which included a daily trivia question, and both a College Day with an Educational Journey theme, and Career Day with fantastic participation from our community. In total 30 representatives came in to present to students with each student hearing from four different professionals. The month has been a huge success and we are hoping to make it an annual event in the Middle School.

Jennie Bosley - Caro Middle School Counselor
3/26/13 > Caro High School Chapter of National Honor Society helped to Paint the Town Green

The Caro High School Chapter of the National Honor Society recently raised over $450.00 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association by selling shamrocks. Our students helped to "paint the town green" by their efforts and donations to this cause.
3/15/13 > SR HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR FESTIVAL RESULTS
Congratulations to both Caro MS Choir and Caro HS Choir for their fine performances at Choir Festival, Thursday, March 14. Both choirs received a Division I rating from all three adjudicators, which is the highest possible rating. They were a wonderful representation of our music program as well as Caro Community Schools.
3/15/13 > ENVIROTHON TEAMS GO TO STATE COMPETITION
Congratulations to the Envirothon Teams for their fine performance at the Regional Competition held in Lapeer, Tuesday, March 12th. The Poseidon's Vixens team of Taylor Cullen, Kelsey Steele, Morgan Schriber, Blair Tiseo and Cole Schriber came in 1st place and the Competivores team of Ann Starling, Rebekah Rodriguez, Ashley Tompkins, Jonah Branding, and Logan Tompkins placed third in the region. Way to go teams and good luck at the State Competition to be held May 9 &10 at MSU.
3/14/13 > 7th Scholastic Book Fair Success at Middle School

Upon completion of the 7th Scholastic Book Fair at the Middle School, we earned $2021.48 in new books for the Middle School Media Center. Over the past seven years, hosting our Book Fair has earned our Middle School Media Center $14,595.02 in new books! This wouldn't be possible without the students, staff and parents supporting the Book Fair with their purchases every year!!

Thanks for your Support!

Michelle Kuras 

Media Center Coordinator 

Caro Middle School
3/12/13 > ISC – Independent Swim Conference Results are In

Caro Varsity Boy's Swim Team competed Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23 at Standish Sterling High school in the year end League Conference. Individual preliminary events were held Friday night and the following swimmers made it to the Top Twelve Finals held on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.; Travis Bauerschmidt, Mason Kastraba, Hayden Gibor, Tyler Putman, Brendan Makidon, Clayton Martin.

Results from Saturday's final events were Travis Bauerschmidt snapped his times in the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Butterfly placing 7th in both events, Mason Kastraba placed 8th in the 100 Breaststroke, Hayden Gibor lowered his times in both the 500 Freestyle with a 8th place and a 7th place in the 100 Breaststroke, Tyler Putman placed 12th in the 100 Freestyle, Brendan Makidon placed 8th in the 100 Backstroke, and Clayton Martin placed 12th in the 100 Backstroke.

Saturday dive competition saw Ben Willoughby and Josh Schneider move on to Saturday afternoon finals. Ben Willoughby placed 4th moving him on to Regional Dive competition on March 5th in Haslett, MI and Josh Schneider placing 5th for a point earning position.

Caro's A Medley Relay team of Brendan Makidon, Hayden Gibor, Travis Bauerschmidt and Cole Schriber placed 4th, the B Team of Jonah Branding, Mason Kastraba, Clayton Martin and Ben Willoughby placed 6th and the C Team of Max Gierman, Ethan Sanger, Tyler Putman and Josh Schneider placed 8th.

Caro's A 200 Freestyle Relay team of Mason Kastraba, Geoff Mowry, Cole Schriber, and Tyler Loubert placed 5th, the B Team of Jonah Branding, Tyler Putman, Josh Schneider and Ben Willoughby placed 8th and the C Team of Austin Schian, Max Gierman, Dustin LeValley and Ethan Sanger placed 10th.

Caro's A 400 Freestyle Relay team of Travis Bauerschmidt, Brendan Makidon, Cole Schriber and Hayden Gibor placed 9th, the B Team of Tyler Putman, Clayton Martin, Geoff Mowry and Mason Kastraba placed 10th, the C Team of Ethan Sanger, Tyler Loubert, Jonah Branding, and Ben Willoughby placed 11th and the D Team of Josh Schneider, Austin Schian, Dustin LeValley and Max Gierman placed 12th.

All relay teams were point earning places and helped the team in overall success.

The swimmers efforts landed them a 4th place in the overall ISC.

by: Mary Raymer
3/06/13 > BOWLING AND WRESTLING STATE FINALS!
Bowling State Finals Team event this year we had the boys bowling team participate this past Friday and they did not advance out of the morning round of bowling but had a great season. The lane conditions on Friday were tough but they represent Caro Community Schools very well. Please tell them a nice job on the season.

Bowling State Finals for Individuals we had our very own Adrianna Jackson who finished in the top 8 for girls individual bowling finals this past weekend in Jackson. She qualified to the top sixteen out of sixty bowlers by bowling a 1097 total pins in the overall play. Then she placed 12th in the bracket play. She was matched up against a #5 seed and beat her by 8 pins. Adrianna then bowled against the eventual state runner up to finish in the top 8 losing by 9 pins. If you see Adrianna please congratulate her on a great tournament run.

Wrestling Individual State Finals we had 8 wrestlers who headed to The Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday and they all did a great job. We had 5 of our 8 wrestlers finish in the top 8 in the state with 2 state runner ups. Skylar Ley Finished in 2nd place in the weight class 160, Trevor Jaster finished in 2nd place in the weight class of 171, Shane Herriman finished 4th in the weight class of 119, Marshall Conley finished 6th in weight class 130, Kendall Betteridge finished 7th in the weight class of 189. We also had a few wrestlers who did not make the top ten eight but represented Caro Community Schools very well and those wrestlers are Trevor O'Connor, Chance Eremia, and Brett Green. If you see any of these young men please tell them congratulations on a great season.

I was able to attend both of these events and I am very proud of these young men and women and the way they represented Caro Community Schools. Go Tigers!!!!!!!

Jon Studley
2/25/13 > HIGH SCHOOL AND 8TH GRADE BANDS EARN TOP RATING!
Congratulations to the members of the high school band and 8th grade for a fine performance at band festival this weekend at North Branch High School. Even with all the snow days they still earned the top rating of I for musical excellence!
2/25/13 > DORICE TORMA RECEIVES MOST SPIRITED TEACHER AWARD!
The Saginaw Spirit Hockey Club will honor Dorice Torma at the 8th Annual Spirited Teacher Game sponsored by Dow Corning on Saturday, March 2nd. Mrs. Torma is a fifth grade teacher at Schall Elementary School. Students at Schall Elementary voted for the teacher they feel is most deserving of the award. Mrs. Torma received the most votes and she will be honored during an on-ice ceremony at the Spirit game on March 2nd. Mrs. Torma will receive a special gift, compliments of Dow Corning and the Saginaw Spirit, along with complimentary tickets for her family to the game.

Congratulations Mrs. Torma on receiving the "Most Spirited Teacher" award...
2/12/13 > BAND MEMBERS RECEIVE HIGH RATINGS!
Eleven Caro High School band students participated in the MSBOA District III Solo and Ensemble Competition on Saturday, February 9 at Imlay City High School. Marshall Abbs (trombone), Logan Allen (trombone), Sammy Behrends (oboe), David Dunham (trumpet), Laura Keyworth (trumpet), and Grace Talaski (clarinet) performed solos.

Duets were performed by: Johndra Diggs (oboe) and Grace Talaski, as well as Justin Fritz (euphonium) and Marshall Abbs (tuba). A saxophone trio was comprised of of Nicole Hodges (soprano sax), Savannah Schneider (alto sax), and Jesse Wiederhold (bari sax).

Each student performed for a judge who gave them verbal and written comments as well as a roman numeral rating (I is the highest). This proved to be a valuable learning experience for the student musicians.

Marshall, Logan, Sammy, Johndra, Justin, and Grace performed exceptionally well and received a superior rating of I, which qualifies them to participate in the State Solo and Ensemble event, to be held on Saturday, March 23 at Lapeer East High School.

Students were accompanied on the piano by Mr. Behrends, Mrs. Gettel, Mrs. Karabats, and Ms. Titus.
1/28/13 > STUDENTS PERFORM IN MSBOA DISTRICT III HONORS BAND!
Saturday, January 26th, nine middle school and high school band members were selected to perform in the MSBOA District III Honors Band held at Brandon High School in Ortonville. Rachel Braun, Raymond Humes, Seth Chapelo, Emma Will, Johdra Diggs, Grace Talaski, David Dunham, Marshall Abbs, and Justin Fritz rehearsed all morning and afternoon in preparation for an excellent evening concert. Band director Rachel Karabats played lead trombone in the 'band directors jazz band' that day, which performed for the students during lunch. The Caro Music Boosters paid the registration fee for all nine students so they could attend this wonderful honors band event. The students did an excellent job representing Caro Community Schools and the Caro Band Program.
1/10/13 > NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS DONATE TIME!
The 37 members of the Caro Chapter of the National Honor Society performed 1,110 hours of community service during the last six months of 2012! Students donated their time to multiple groups and activities to help our town and its residents. Congratulations and thank you National Honor Society students!
12/04/12 > MS BAND STUDENTS ARE A SUCCESS AT SOLO & ENSEMBLE!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOLO AND ENSEMBLE: Twenty one 7thand 8thgrade Caro band students performed at MSBOA District III Solo and Ensemble on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at North Branch High School. The students performed for a judge and were given verbal and written comments. Students with an asterisk by their name received a first division rating, which means they performed exceptionally well.

Eighth graders Hal Hudson Jr. (trombone), Mason Mullins (alto saxophone), Cheyenne Popp (flute), Alyssa Singer (flute), Caspian Thompson (flute), and Emma Will* (trumpet) performed solos. Duets were performed byEmma Will* and Hal Hundson Jr.,* as well as Carmen Foster(clarinet) and Kylee Kunse (alto saxophone).

Seventh graders Seth Chapelo* (alto saxophone), Raymond Humes (clarinet), Cole Keyworth* (alto saxophone), Makalie Orton (flute), and Katrina Woichan* (flute) performed solos. Duets were performed by Kaylin Clements* (trumpet) and Rachel Braun* (flute); Wyatt Katz*(trumpet) and Austin Mozden* (alto saxophone); Raymond Humes and Seth Chapelo, and Makalie Orton (flute) and Mackenzie Reno (flute).

Students were accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Mary Gettel and Mrs. Rachel Karabats. Congratulations Caro Middle School band students!
12/04/12 > HS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY HOLD SUCCESSFUL BLOOD DRIVE
The Caro Chapter of the National Honor Society sponsored a very successful blood drive on Tuesday, December 4th. Members recruited 86 possible donors with a goal of donating 61 pints. They surpassed that goal with 3 double reds and 66 pints. Co-chairs Katie Tiseo and Taylor Cullen garnered accolades from Sal Ausiello, the RDR representative of the American Red Cross, for the outstanding job they did running the drive.. All members of the chapter worked hard to achieve their goal and are commended for their efforts!
11/19/12 > FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS!
The Caro Chapter of the National Honor Society recently conducted a successful food drive for Spoonful of Plenty, a local community organization which provides free meals for needy citizens in Caro.
Because of their efforts in collecting 608 Thanksgiving items and $120.00, they are providing Thanksgiving dinner this week to over 300 people. Congratulations NHS members!
11/09/12 > FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS WIN AT SVSU!
Congratulations to the foreign language students who completed yesterday at SVSU with 700 other students. Our combined team of French, German and Spanish students placed second out of 30 teams in the International Awareness Contest. In addition our presentation on multiple languages placed third.
11/05/12 > FORMER CARO STUDENT NEHEMIAH KISH PERFORMS
Former Caro High School student Nehemiah Kish is performing in “Swan Lake” at the Saginaw Fashion Square Cinema. The following was received from Rose Putnam of Caro . . . "I just had to share with you what an awesome experience I had on Sunday. I went to see "Swan Lake" at the Saginaw Fashion Square Cinema. If you have been questioning whether you had time to go, don't hesitate. This is a must see! The next show is Tuesday night. Nehemiah Kish is FABULOUS! The tickets are $15.00."

The Tuscola County Advertiser reported: "If you've never had the chance to see a ballet in person, the next best thing is coming to Saginaw and it will showcase Caro's own Nehemiah Kish. On Sunday, November 4th & Tuesday, November 6th, The Royal Opera House of London will showcase Swan Lake at Fashion Square Cinema in Saginaw. The showing is part of the 2012-13 cinema relay, now showing around the world. Sunday's performance will be featured at 2 pm and Tuesday's performance will be shown at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 each.

Kish resides in London where he is a Principal performer with The Royal Ballet, an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Kish left his home in Caro at age 14 to enter Canada's residential National Ballet School. He worked his way up the ranks in the National Ballet of Canada and earned the coveted role of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake."

Congratulations to Nehemiah and his parents, Mark (a Caro Schools employee) and Charlotte Kish.
10/29/12 > SWIM PROGRAM & ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT APPLAUDED!
The following was received by John Riley, Co-Athletic Director, from a Swim Official:

As the Caro Girls 2012 home swim season has come to a conclusion, there are a few people that I would like to thank. I would like to thank you and all of the previous Caro High School Athletic Directors for always providing the tools needed to run a quality swim program, including Lynn Werth, Perry Baranic, and Beth Striffler.

I would like to thank the “team” responsible for scoring the meet: Lee, Janet, Stacy and Terri. They are the best! I have been a high school swimming official for 35 years and the scoring team at Caro High School is head and shoulders above the rest!

I would like to thank the coaches, Woody and Brian, for always having the pool and the swimmers ready to swim and compete.

I would like to thank the Caro Tigers’ swim fans; they have always been polite and friendly to me.

Most of all I would like to thank the swimmers themselves. The swimmers have always been friendly and demonstrated great sportsmanship.
10/29/12 > CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS ROCK!
Great job, Caro Cross Country Teams! Both teams qualified for the State Finals at MIS in Brooklyn, Michigan. The ladies team dominated regionals, led by Regional Champion and new school record holder, Monica Ellicott. Emily Cockerill ran a time fast enough to place her on the All Time Top 10 Record Board. The men captured the 3rd and final spot beating Flint Powers by 3 points.
10/25/12 > CONGRATULATIONS TO EMMA BECKROW!
Emma Beckrow, a 4th grader in Mrs. Hauxwell's class, was featured on Channel 25 news as the "Student of the Month". She was nominated for her selfless work of making fleece blankets for foster children, as well as for children in hospitals. She explained how she knows this helps children feel better. She has been making blankets since she was 4 years old & is now on her 2nd year of making 100 blankets for Christmas as a donation. This summer she also donated her hair to the Pantene program.

It is because of Emma's caring and giving nature that she was nominated & recognized by Channel 25's program. Congratulations Emma!
10/05/12 > MIDDLE SCHOOL SEPTEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH NAMED!
This year Caro Middle School is recognizing Students of the Month from each class. Every month one girl and one boy in each grade will be selected for their outstanding effort and achievement. For September, the winners were Caleb Cotton, nominated by Mrs. Schimdt, and Brooklyn Bilicki, nominated by Mr. Haag from the sixth grade; Brody Barnes, nominated by both Mr. Peter and Ms. Bailey, and Mackenzie Reno, nominated by Miss Dinkel, from the seventh grade; and eighth graders Tristan Campbell and Hal Hudson, Jr., both nominated by Mrs. Hall. Keep up the good work students!
9/14/12 > SCHALL ELEMENTARY IS A COOL SCHOOL!
Congratulations to the great students and staff of Schall Elementary School for being chosen as WNEM TV5's first "COOL SCHOOL" of the season! The segment will air on September 14th.
7/23/12 > GRADUATES IN UNIVERSITY MARCHING BANDS!
Four 2012 CHS band graduates have auditioned for and received membership in their university marching bands. Niklas Andersson - SVSU drumline; Erik Andersson - SVSU drumline; Tessa Gawrylowicz - GVSU color guard; and Saluditorian Allie Steele - SVSU color guard. Congratulations!
7/23/12 > STUDENTS ATTEND BAND CAMP!
Nine Caro High School Marching Band students participated in the Fred J. Miller Clinics, July 8-11 in Midland. This four day clinic was designed to further students’ knowledge, develop their leadership skills and exude confidence in their abilities through high energy & positive instruction, so they can be more effective members of the marching band. Drum Majors Allie Brown and Garrett Rockwell, Twirlers Crystal Messing and Ann Starling, Color Guard Members Heather Avery, Teresa Foster, Kathryn Herrmann, Makenzee Smith & Kelsey Steele received daily technical instruction as well as team building and motivational sessions. The camp culminated with a public performance at Northwood University, where the Caro students earned the "Excellence in Teamwork Award." The Jerry W. Zuercher Endowment Fund for the Musical Arts and the Caro Band Boosters helped pay for camp tuition.
6/08/12 > COACH GRAHAM INDUCTED INTO THE MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATIION HALL OF FAME!
Former longtime Baseball Coach Leon Graham, will be inducted in to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on June 25th! Congratulations to Leon!
5/18/12 > ENVIROTHON TEAM FINISHED 3RD IN STATE!
Congratulations to the Envirothon team consisting of Kent Schriber, Allie Torres, Bailey Cockerill, Morgan Schriber and Kelsey Steele for their accomplishments at the Michigan Envirothon State Competition held at LSSU last week. The team earned second place medals in the categories of Energy and Forestry and finished third in the state overall. For their third place finish these students have been awarded $1000 scholarships to both Michigan State University and Lake Superior State University.
5/10/12 > CARO HIGH SCHOOL RANKED #42 IN STATE!
According to the US News and World Report, Caro High School is ranked #42 for best high schools in the State of Michigan! This is based on College Readiness, Math Proficiency and Reading Proficiency. Congratulations High School staff and students!
5/01/12 > FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETITION A SUCCESS!
CMU Foreign Language Competition Results: Congratulations to the German, French, and Spanish students for their success on Friday, April 27. This was the 40th annual Foreign Language Day and 30 some schools attended this year with only 15 schools earning top honors. Over 60 Caro students competed and won six awards including one third place, three second places, and two first places trophies.
4/30/12 > SPORTSMANSHIP APPLAUDED!
The following message was received concerning Freshman David Peters:

“I would like you to know what a wonderful young man you have playing on your Junior Varsity Baseball Team. The first baseman #16 was the best example of sportsmanship I have witnessed in a very long time. Not only did he play the game with pride he congratulated players on nice hits and other things during the game. He also was just as friendly to us opposing fans. His family and your school system very much should be quite proud of him.”

Thank you to David for his sportsmanship and leadership by example.
4/20/12 > SECRETARIES HONORED!
Congratulations to Christy Martin, McComb Elementary Secretary, Doreen Oedy, Schall Elementary Secretary, Tina Smith and Natalie Hoffman, Middle School Secretaries, Barb Miklovic and Cheryl Ogg, High School Secretaries, Cindy Fox, HS Guidance Secretary, Karen Phillips, Special Ed Secretary and Brenda Stein, Transportation Secretary. ALL of Caro Community Schools building secretaries were nominated and honored at the Tenth Annual Celebrating Tuscola’s Stars Continental Breakfast for going “Above and Beyond”! Great job girls!
4/19/12 > GREAT JOB ACADEMIC GAMES TEAMS!
Congratulations to the Caro High School Academic Games Teams. They competed at Saginaw Valley State University yesterday. Nine schools participated in the competition this year. The Math Team (Bailey Cockerill, Bobby McCoy, Rebekah Rodriguez, Grace Talaski, and Richelle Varney) and the Tech Team (Tias Andrade, Jacob Daniel, Mitch Holmes, Troy Kausch, Jenna Luth, Kent Schriber, and Fletcher Vaughan) both finished in 3rd place. The English Team (Erica Boyd, Kelsey Major, Crystal Messing, Austin Schian, Morgan Schriber, Allie Steele, Kelsey Steele, and Hunter Thane) and the Social Studies Team (Nick Bauerschmidt, Jonah Branding, Allie Brown, Allison Learman, Patrick Sturza, Thomas Vanlanduyt, and Alizee Vanspouwen) both finished in 1st place. Great job everyone!
4/19/12 > GIRLS' VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM HONORABLE MENTION!
Congratulations to our Girls' Varsity Basketball Team for having a cumulative GPA of 3.65. This placed them 19th in Class B for the state of Michigan and earned them Honorable Mention Academic All State as a team. Great job ladies!
4/13/12 > ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BETH STRIFFLER CHOSEN FOR CMU PANEL
Congratulations to Athletic Director Beth Striffler for being chosen to be a part of a panel at Central Michigan University recently. The event was put on by the Center for Global Sport Leadership. The Town Hall Meeting addressed the critical issues facing interscholastic sports. It was a great forum for discussing the challenges and solutions that are facing high school athletics across the state and nation.
4/13/12 > HUNTER'S ART WORK CHOSEN!
Congratulations to Tristan Hunter, 10th grader. His colored pencil art work, done in Ms. LaLonde’s class, was selected for the annual VSA Michigan’s Emerging Artists’ Touring Exhibit. Great job Tristan!
3/29/12 > CONGRATULATIONS ENVIROTHON TEAMS!
On Tuesday, March 20th, the High School Envirothon teams placed 1st and 2nd at the regional competition in Lapeer. The first place team members are Kent Schriber, Bailey Cockerill, Allyson Torres, Kelsey Steele and Morgan Schriber. Members of the second place team are Tessa Gawrylowicz, Taylor Cullen, Erica Boyd, Allie Steele and Justine Putnam. The teams are preparing for the State Competition to be held in May at Lake Superior State University.
3/29/12 > 27th ANNUAL ACADEMIC LETTER AWARDS PROGRAM
On Monday, March 26th the Twenty-seventh Annual Academic Letter Awards Program was held. One hundred and twelve Caro High School students were recognized for their academic achievement. Congratulations!
3/28/12 > Schall Students Rock!
The students of Schall School were VERY generous and collected $2,440.00 in ten days for Lauren Hood as she and her family deal with her diagnosis of Hurler's Syndrome. Great job Schall Elementary Student Council and the students at Schall!
3/16/12 > CHOIR RECEIVES SUPERIOR RATING!
Caro Middle School and High School Choirs (a total of 95 students) participated in Choir Festival on March 15, 2012 where they each performed two rehearsed selections and sightreading exercises. These performances were judged by three professional adjudicators who based their ratings on tone quality, intonation, technique, rhythm, and musicianship. Both choirs performed beautifully, receiving a Superior Rating ( I ) from all three judges. Keep up the great work. Both choirs are under the direction of Tammie Kosters. Congratulations Caro Choirs!
3/16/12 > EIGHTEEN NHS MEMBERS INDUCTED!
The Caro High School Chapter of the National Honor Society recently inducted 18 new members. Congratulations to the following students who were selected: Katelyn Cockerill, Angelica Cox, Taylor Cullen, Todd Dennis, Mackenzie Gibor, Emily Hauxwell, Grant Hill, Alexis Hiser, Blake Jackson, Ethan Maust, Robert McCoy, Mikayla Miller, Trevor Mullin, Nicole Quick, Grace Talaski, Katie Tiseo, Richelle Varney, Megan Wieland.
3/13/12 > CARO STUDENT WINS COUNTY WIDE SPELLING BEE!
Congratulations to Catherine Anger and Ellie Hornbacher, 4th graders at Schall Elementary. Catherine placed first and Ellie placed third in the 4th Grade County Wide Spelling Bee! Great job girls!
3/13/12 > BOYS' BASKETBALL DISTRICT CHAMPS
Congratulations to the Caro Boys' Basketball Team for being District Champions for the first time in 14 years! Awesome!
3/05/12 > JAZZ BAND SELECTED
The Caro HS Jazz Band was one of three bands selected to participate in the 2012 SVSU Jazz Invitational Clinic on Friday, March 2nd. The band performed for a panel of professional jazz musicians who gave them verbal comments. Then they listened to other high school jazz bands in the morning and worked with the professional jazz musicians in a more one-on-one setting in the afternoon. Congratulations to the Jazz band!
3/05/12 > ATHLETES COMPETE IN MHSAA STATE FINALS
Seven athletes participated in MHSAA State Finals Tournaments over the weekend. The students did well with five of them finishing in the top ten in the state!

Bowling: Jarred Pretzer (2nd) & Brittney Tallman

Wrestling: Shane Herrmann (2nd), Cody Hall (4th), Trevor Jaster (4th), Jeremy Decker, Kendall Betteridge (7th)
2/16/12 > WRESTLING TEAM WIN THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP!
The Caro Wrestling Team won the District Championship! We also have 7 students who qualified for Individual Wrestling Regionals next weekend: Shane Herrmann, Cody Hall, Marshall Conley, Trevor Jaster, Jeremy Decker, Kendall Betteridge, and Daniel Rocheleau. Congratulations to the team! Good luck to the qualifying individuals!
2/16/12 > SPELLING BEE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Congratulations to the following 4th graders for winning the 2011-12 Spelling Bee at Schall Elementary! Mrs. Burns' class: Tiffany Lovett and Alternate Madeline Carson; Mrs. Corradi's class: Ellie Hornbacher and Alternate Ashton Schultz; Mrs. Gill's class: Mackenna Ball and Alternative Raegan Ball; Ms. Kuntz's class: Dylan Bolzman and Alternate Isaac Seeley; and Mrs. Hauxwell's class: Catherine Anger and Alternate Talena Pifer. The winner of each classroom will be representing Schall Elementary at the 31st Annual Tuscola County Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Millington. Good luck!
2/13/12 > JAZZ BAND PERFORMS
Congratulations to the High School Jazz Band for participating in the CMU Jazz Weekend Festival this past Friday (February 9). The band performed three pieces for three judges who gave them written feedback. The students were also able to listen to other high school jazz bands. The next jazz band performance will be in March when they travel to SVSU to participate in the SVSU Jazz Invitational Clinic.
2/13/12 > BAND MEMBERS PERFORM AT DISTRICT SOLO & ENSEMBLE
Seven Caro High School band students participated in the MSBOA District III Solo and Ensemble competition on Saturday, February 11 at Imlay City High School. Johndra Diggs (oboe), David Dunham (trumpet), Allison Learman (piano), Katie Manwell (horn and piano) Crystal Messing (flute), and Grace Talaski (clarinet) performed solos. Johndra and Grace also performed a duet. Each student performed for a judge who gave them verbal and written comments as well as a roman numeral rating. This proved to be a valuable learning experience for the student musicians. Every event but one received a superior rating of I, which qualifies them to participate in the State Solo and Ensemble event to be held on Saturday, March 24, at Lapeer East High School.
2/06/12 > THREE CARO BAND MEMBERS SELECTED FOR TRI-COUNTY HONORS BAND!
Three Caro High School band members: Grace Talaski (clarinet), Johndra Diggs (oboe), and Logan Allen (trombone), were selected to represent Caro High School in the 54th annual Tri-County Honors Band held at Peck High School on Sunday, February 5. The honors band consisted of the top high school band students from Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties. The band rehearsed Saturday morning and afternoon in preparation for a Sunday afternoon concert. The honors band was directed by Dr. Christopher Heidenreich, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Michigan Flint. Mrs. Rachel Karabats was the emcee for the Sunday afternoon concert.
1/31/12 > CHOIR STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH RATINGS!
Six Caro High School Choir students traveled to USA schools Monday to participate in the TFOTA Solo and Ensemble. Five out of the six events received a superior ( I ) rating, with the sixth event receiving a good ( II ) rating. These students represented Caro well, both in their abilities and behavior. Performing solos: Hannah Erbacher, Megan Ewald, Laura Burger, and Madalyn McHugh. A trio was sung by Megan Ewald, Laura Burger and Madalyn McHugh. A duet was sung by Alyssa Lawrence and Chelsea Melrose. Congratulations!
1/30/12 > BAND STUDENTS SELECTED!
Eight Caro band students were selected to perform in the MSBOA District III Honors Band on Saturday, January 28 at Brandon High School in Ortonville, Michigan. Cheyenne Popp (7th grade flute), Samantha Behrends (8th grade oboe), Mallory Fini (8th grade trumpet), Ashley Braun (8th grade trombone), Grace Talaski ( 11th grade clarinet), David Dunham (11th grade trumpet), Katie Manwell (10th grade horn), and Kodey Kirk (12th grade tuba) worked very hard from 9:30am-4:30pm, preparing difficult music for a 6pm concert. The band students represented Caro Schools well. Mrs. Karabats had fun playing lead trombone in the "Educators Jazz Band" which performed an afternoon concert for the students. Congratulations & great job!
1/25/12 > STUDENTS APPLAUDED FOR SHOWING GOOD CHARACTER
Following a recent swim meet, a Corunna parent phoned the Athletic Director to let her know how noticeably polite our boy's swim team was. She said that not only were they polite, but that their overall attitude was great!
1/25/12 > BASKETBALL OFFICIAL COMPLIMENTS PLAYERS & COACHES!
An official from a recent basketball game was very complimentary to our students and coaches. He said the students were there to play hard and our coaches focused on coaching the team. He reported back that he was very impressed and it was just a positive officiating experience.
1/12/12 > 21 THINGS FOR TEACHERS
REMC 10 sponsors many various programs. One of those is called "21 Things for Teachers". The program covers many great technology tools. Jennie Bosley, MS Counselor, and Mary Raymer, HS teacher, completed the class. Congratulations!
1/06/12 > MIDDLE STUDENT STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR JUVENILE DIABETES
Caro Middle School Student Council held a penny drive contest to benefit Juvenile Diabetes. The students were able to raise 1300.00 for this cause. Winners of the contest were the 6th grade class and they earned free popcorn and pop to enjoy during our student council sponsored holiday movie.
12/19/11 > MS. LALONDE, ART TEACHER, ANNOUNCES NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARD PARTICIPANTS!
Congratulations to the 2011-2012 National Scholastic Art and Writing Award participants from CHS for having their work put before a panel of judges on the regional level at Kendall College of Art and Design. (Katie Manwell, Nikki Spreder, Hailie Robinson, Donica Zazzi, Jo-lynn Schoenfeld, Sara Portabales, Grace Talaski, Casey Hadaway, and Erika Williams). Regional Award winners are: Silver Key-Hailie Robinson for "Floating Lanterns," and Honorable Mention-Grace Talaski for "Leaves."Senior Regional Portfolio Winners are yet to be announced.
11/23/11 > KURAS RECEIVES GRANT FOR MS MEDIA CENTER COMPUTERS
Congratulations to Michelle Kuras, Middle School Media Center, for writing and receiving a grant from the Tuscola Community Foundation for $3,500 for computers for the Middle School Media Center........ $700 from the Janks Foundation and $2,800 from the Andrews Foundation!!!! Thank you Michelle for going "above & beyond"!
11/14/11 > KEY CLUB GOES TRICK OR TREATING FOR UNICEF!
The Key Club members Trick or Treated for Unicef on October 31 and collected $343.00 Key Club consists of high school students focused on volunteer activities in their community. Twelve members and Mr.
Pouliot attended the Fally Rally on November 12 in Frankenmuth...a first for CHS. Our next activity will be Wednesday, November 16 as the members will be working in conjunction with Kiwanis serving this weeks Community Meal at the Human Development Commission.
10/27/11 > BRINGARD RECEIVED GRANT!
Congratulations to Rhonda Bringard for winning a $500.00 mini grant from the Exchange Club of Caro. The grant money will be used to purchase a computer for our media center computer lab. Thanks, Rhonda for going above and beyond for our students.
10/27/11 > BEST PRACTICES INCENTIVE RECEIVED THANKS TO STAFF COOPERATION!
Superintendent Nelson would like to thank our staff for their cooperation in recouping $191,651. from the State Aid Best Practices Incentive. In order to receive this incentive, we had to meet five conditions:
1. Obtain competitive bids on non-instructional services
2. Employees sharing in the cost of health insurance
3. Being the policy holder for our medical benefits plans
4. Implement a consolidation or shared services plan
5. Place a dashboard similar to the State’s on our website.

It took the cooperation of ALL staff to meet these various conditions. Thank you for helping to provide these extra funds for educating our children!
10/25/11 > LALONDE RECEIVES GRANT!
Congratulations to Deanna LaLonde, HS Art Teacher, for applying for and receiving a grant from Team One Credit Union. The grant will be used to purchase a camera for middle and high school art and photography classes.
9/21/11 > CARO ROTARY PROVIDES COATS!
Thank you so much to the Caro Rotary Club for providing 30 NEW winter coats for children at Schall Elementary School and 30 NEW winter coats for children at McComb Elementary School. The kids should receive their new coats at the beginning of November just in time for cold weather. Thank you again Rotary members . . . your generosity is greatly appreciated!
9/21/11 > BACKPACKS DONATED!
Thank you to the Restoration Outreach Center for donating 50 backpacks and to TI Automotive for donating 12 backpacks to McComb Elementary children. The backpacks were filled with school supplies for the kids! Thank you for your generous donation!
9/15/11 > CROSS COUNTRY
The girls' Cross Country team is currently ranked 7th in the State for Division 3! Great job girls!
9/14/11 > CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
At the TVC-East Cross Country Jamboree #1 at North Branch, the ladies won the meet and the Caro men finished 2nd overall. Top 15 for the meet were Erika Roe, Casey Hadaway, Monica Ellicott, Megan Ewald, Abby Thorp, Andrea Messing, Matt Strasz, Steve Bourdow, Ben Brown, Bobby McCoy. All the runners did a great job. The Tigers Cross Country team heads to Holly this Saturday.
9/12/11 > CROSS COUNTRY NEWS!
Congratulations to the cross country teams. The ladies won the Corunna Invitational on September 10th and the men’s team placed second. Great job!
9/12/11 > EQUESTRIAN TEAM NEWS!
The Caro High School equestrian team hosted two meets this weekend with twenty schools participating. On Saturday, Caro finished in 2nd place behind Lakeville with 72 pts and on Sunday, we also finished in 2nd place behind Lakeville with 67 pts. Our high point rider for both days was sophomore Emily Dunham who earned a 2nd place in western bareback riding and several 3rd places in different events. Senior Laura Burger took 2nd place in Western Showmanship and Trail along with earning pts in other classes. Freshman Leah Zawerucha rode Saddleseat for the first time and earned several pts for the team. Our speed rider, senior Emily Snyder, also contributed pts for the team. Our next meet is at Bad Axe next Sunday, come out and support our Tigers on horseback!
8/09/11 > JEREMY BALL RECEIVES GRANT ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AT MCCOMB ELEMENTARY
McComb Elementary School received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Janks Fund in the Tuscola County Community Foundation's 2011 Spring Grant Round and an additional $6,000 from the McComb Tiger Paws Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The grant, written by Jeremy Ball, along with the PTO donation has been used to purchase two SMART boards, a SMART Response System, an iMac, and 15 iPads. McComb students will be able to use this equipment in McComb’s Math Intervention Lab beginning with the 2011-2012 school year.
6/16/11 > TERRI NEWCOMB OBTAINS GRANT FOR VARSITY SWIM TEAM AND SWIM CLUB!
Thank you to Terri Newcomb for writing and receiving a grant from the Tuscola County Community Foundation for $3,145. This grant will be used for new Touch Pads for the Varsity Swim Team and Swim Club! Thank you Terri for going above and beyond for our athletes!
5/27/11 > 4TH GRADE STUDENTS FOLD PAPER ORIGAMI CRANES IN HONOR OF PEACE DAY!
Students in Ms. Kuntz and Mrs. Shufelt's room (4th grade) were inspired by a study of the story "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes." Over the last several months they have joined together and to fold 1000 individual paper origami cranes that will be sent to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan. The cranes will be placed at the memorial on August 6th in honor of Peace Day.
5/24/11 > ELEVEN ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR STATE TRACK MEET!
We had 11 students qualify for the state track meet on June 4th!

Congratulations to the track team members who qualified for states:
Madison Campbell, Megan Ewald, Heze Morell, Clara Owczykowski, Erika
Roe, Colton Schmaltz, Evan Stevenson, Caleb Sundblad, Hunter Thane,
Abby Thorp, Emily Wells.
5/23/11 > BRAND SWICK WINS SCHOLARSHIP!
Senior Brandon Swick submitted two amazing typographic drawings, one of Walt Disney and one of Mickey Mouse, for an art competition. Brandon is enrolled in the Advertising Design program with instructor Sheryl Martin at TTC and an art student at Caro High School with Deanna LaLonde. HE WON! As a result he has received a $43,000 scholarship to Kendal Art Institute! Congratulations to Brandon!
5/18/11 > ATHLETIC DIRECTOR THANKS VOLUNTEERS
We had a great community effort this spring working track meets. We had high schoolers that helped at middle school meets, middle schoolers helping at high school meets, parents, community members and staff joined to make this years' meets successful. I would like to personally thank each person who volunteered his/her time to make these meets possible. THANK YOU & GO TIGERS!!
Beth Striffler
Athletic Director
5/11/11 > A MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING, TUSCOLA COUNTY MEDICAL CARE FACILITY
We are celebrating Nursing Home Week here at the facility and had the pleasure of having the Caro High School Jazz band here during lunch today. What an awesome group of talented young people and an amazing director! They represent all that is positive in this community. Thank you for allowing them to be part of our festivities and enhancing the 'Chicago' theme for the week.
Sincerely,
Brenda Kretzschmer
Director of Nursing
Tuscola County Medical Care Facility
5/10/11 > SCHOOL STAFF NAMED TUSCOLA COUNTY STARS

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Caro Community Schools is privileged to have so many Tuscola County STARS. Our Transportation Director, Grounds Supervisor, Head Custodians and our custodial staff were recently honored at a breakfast as a STAR for going Above and Beyond in their work for Caro Community Schools Left to right they are: Front row: Ron Drager, Kyle O'Brien, Kevin Wightman-Head Custodian, Wanda Obertein, Mark Kish, John Riley-Transportation Director. Back row: John Binder, Mike Phipps, Larry Gettel, Rick Cox, John Holmes-Head Custodian, Gail Willett, Pat Price-Grounds Supervisor. Congrats to all our STARS and thanks for all your hard work for Caro Community Schools.
5/06/11 > JUNIOR ALLIE CORRADI WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Congratulations to three DECA students on winning the National Securities Industry and Financial Market Association Stock Market competition! This team of students competed against 744 other teams to win the national championship! The finals took place in Orlando, Florida.

Congratulations to Marketing Instructor Cindy Olson, USA students Amber Schmidt, Mitch Rayl, and Caro student Allie Corradi. (All Juniors!) In addition to several medals, the students each have $10,000 in scholarships to Northwood University.
5/05/11 > MAYOR TOM STRIFFLER HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS

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Mayor Tom Striffler, Class of 1970, was honored as the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus at the Academic Letter Awards Program.  Tom is shown here with Jennie Bosley, High School Counselor and member of the Academic Letter Awards Committee.
5/04/11 > STUDENTS HONORED AT ACADEMIC LETTER AWARDS PROGRAM

Congratulations to the following students honored at last night's Academic Letter Awards Program: LETTERS: Seniors Dayna Benjamin, Marie Bostroem, Shiqi Lan Cao, Lindsay Dean, Autumn Eremia, Mariah Kelly, Krystal Langmaid, Jacob LaPratt, Austin Licavoli, Maike Kaun, AnnaLisa Pouliot, Chelsae Rickwalt, Herman Romnes, Isadora Rossi, Amanda Rushlo, Jake Sattelberg, Katie Stefanek, Jordan Varney; Juniors Erica Boyd, Allie Corradi, Todd Dennis, Michael Ewald, Garrett Goodchild, Hunter Johnson, Troy Kausch, Madalyn McHugh, Sydney Moore, Caitlin Murphy, Kimberly Oakie, Elise Pelletier, Valentina Roberts, Alec Tussey, Stephen Zaherniak; Sophomores Katelyn Cockerill, Angelica Cox, Taylor Cullen, Lindsey Davies, Tyler Ernst, Mackenzie Gibor, Emily Hauxwell, Grant Hill, Alexis Hiser, Blake Jackson, Tessa Lasiewicki, Ethan Maust, Robert McCoy, Mikayla Miller, Trevor Mullin, Tyler Mullins, Nicole Quick, Austin Schian, Grace Talaski, Katie Tiseo, Haley Vandecar, Richelle Varney, Megan Wieland. MEDALS: Seniors Codi Fader, David Henry, Brian Herrmann, Cameron Jackson, Kayla Langmaid, Jenna Mervyn, Kelsey Mossner, Shelby Stewart; Juniors Erik Andersson, Nick Bauerschmidt, Steven Bourdow, Bailey Cockerill, Jessica Culbert, Sara Erbacher, Megan Ewald, Kelsey Major, Justine Putnam, Erika Roe, Kent Schriber, Alexandra Steele, Hunter Thane, Michael Vacanti, Anjela Wieland, Erika Williams, Lauren Zolinski. PLAQUES: Seniors Danielle Ames, Alex Barrons, Kendra Beachy, Blayache Burnside, Kyle Campbell, Timothy Carpenter, Marissa Connell, Maclain Credeur, Anesa Foley, Justin Furman, Lynette Jackson, Emily Koehler, Chelsea Kozar, Courtney Lipe, Holly Maxwell, Troy Mullin, Karlee Neuville, Gabriel Raymer, Andrew Sanger, Aaron Strzelewicz, Calab Sundblad, Brandon Swick, Westin Thayer, Tess Vollmar, Sean Will, Ashley Williams. Students receive the above awards for maintaining a specified Grade Point Average (GPA). Congratulations to the above students on their academic achievements!

Seniors receive Medals & Plaques

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Juniors & Seniors receive Medals 

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Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors receive Letters

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5/03/11 > MCCOMB ELEMENTARY PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT A SUCCESS!
McComb Elementary recently held a Parent Education Night using Title funds. With most of the staff and about 70 parents attending, the evening started off with an informative and entertaining skit by Mrs. Wenzlaff, Ms. LaBerge, Mrs. Binder and Mrs. Miklovic on how to handle homework. Parents then broke into 15 minute individual sessions on activities parents could do at home. Some of the topics were spelling, reading and phonemic awareness and all sessions were facilitated by teachers. Child care was provided and the evening ended with pizza for both parents and children.

A big thanks to Mr. Wheeler and Mrs. Wenzlaff for organizing the event and to teachers and staff for making this event a success. Great job by everyone!
5/02/11 > SOFTBALL TEAM APPLAUDED!
Coach Lynch, Coach Berry, and Coach Striffler would like to give a shout to the Varsity softball team for their exciting play at the County Tournament in Vassar on Saturday. They started out the day with a 1-0 victory over Mayville, and held off a late comeback by Millington in the second game 8-7. They would put together a brilliant 7th inning in the championship game, but fell to Vassar 6-5. Good Work Ladies!
4/29/11 > ALLIE CORRADI COMPETING IN FLORIDA!
Allie Corradi, a Junior at Caro High School, is in Florida competing in nationals for the Virtual Stock Market Competition through the Marketing Program at the Tuscola Technology Center. They ranked 3rd in Michigan, 20th in the Central Region and are now competing at Disney World for Nationals. Good luck to Allie! We are proud of you!
4/26/11 > CONGRATULATIONS TO TROY MULLIN!
Troy Mullin has been accepted at both Otterbein College, in Ohio, and Central Michigan University into their Musical Theatre programs. He also received "Most Talented Audition" award at both schools. This qualifies Troy for a substantial scholarship given by the theatre departments. Congratulations, Troy! We are proud of you!
4/18/11 > FIVE TEAMS WIN AT ACADEMIC GAMES COMPETITION
On Wednesday, April 13th, five teams from Caro High School competed in the Tuscola County Academic Games competition at Saginaw Valley State
University. Out of the five teams competing, ALL FIVE teams placed within top positions and received trophies. The English and Social Studies teams placed first in the county, the Science and Math teams placed second in the county, and the Technology team placed third in the county.
Congratulations to our CHS Academic Games competitors and coaches for their hard work and dedication to excellence!
3/25/11 > MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE POEMS PUBLISHED!
The following students' poems submitted in last year's Pine Tree Poetry Contest were eligible to be published in the 2010 Pine Tree Poetry Collection Book. The students are listed under the Language Arts teacher's name they had last year when they submitted the poem. Mrs. Hessling's 6th grade: Tyler Putman, Samantha Thompson, Jordon Waggoner, Samantha Whitehair; Mrs. Voelker's 6th grade: Emani Bertollini, Adam Campbell, Ezekeal Coyer, Ann Curtis, Bailie Daisy, Emily Dietzel, Whitaker Earl, Reece Eremia, Jade Galka, Allison Gregor, Margaret Kastraba, Brookellyn Lockert, Emily Strasz, Jacob Wagner, Jesse Wiederhold; Mrs. Warden's 6th grade: Shane Brown, Michael Gemmel, Breana Hobson, Meghin Hosner, Michael Morgan, Skylar Ozbat, Michael Patterson, Zachary Whitehair; Ms. Bailey's 7th grade: Mary Carter, Shyann Clark, Marshall Conley, Whitney Crawford, Savannah Danks, Skye Donovan, Casey Hadaway, Krissy Harmon, Kathryn Herrmann, Kirsten Kukulski, Stephanie Loveland, Alexandrea Martin, Grace McCoy, Ashley Merz, Charlea Mossner, Michaela Profit, Cashis Reynero, Alexis Riley, Austin Schmidt, Savannah Schneider, Glory Snyder. Congratulations to all!
3/25/11 > SCHALL SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN THEIR BLACK BELT IN RECORDER KARATE!

Schall 5th graders are learning and performing required songs on their recorders. After passing all the songs, they have earned their black belt in Recorder Karate. Congratulations to the following students: Garrett Gibor, Cole Gomez, Ethan Hamby, Brennen Ball, Dillon Christian, Dawsyn Church, Emily Downing, Mc Kenzie Smith, Corrine Schmaltz, Christa Ewald, Shianna LaPratt, Dakota Wightman, Hannah Dennis, Abbygale Chronowski, Kaylin Clements, Cameryn Brown, Bryce Lasiewicki, Trisha Sharp, Katrina Woichan, Dakotah Jacques, Dallas Nichols, Steven Dinsmore, Makalie Orton, Mackenzie Baranski, Logan Wark and Rebecca Moore, Ben Carson, Grant Goodchild, Cheyanne Valentine, Matt Root, and Rachel Braun.
3/23/11 > A THANK YOU FROM MRS. KURAS, MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER!
During the week of March 7-10, I hosted the annual Scholastic Book Fair in the Middle School Media Center. Thursday after school, I had not reached my goal of $3,000 in sales, meaning our profit would only be 50% of our sales instead of 60% in book profits. At the staff meeting the following day, the Middle School Staff decided to do whatever it took to make sure I reached my goal and I'm happy to report that we not only reached it, we surpassed it! Our total sales were $3046.12! With customer rewards and bonuses, we netted $1,937.68 in book profit for the Media Center this year, resulting in over 200 new books for the library. Over the past five years, I have brought in $10,332.62 in new books for the library from hosting the Scholastic Book Fair!!! Thanks to the Middle School Staff this year for helping me achieve that goal!
3/21/11 > MRS. KARABATS HEADED FOR MARINE CORP' EDUCATORS WORKSHOP!
Rachel Karabats, Band Instructor, has been selected to participate in the Marine Corps Educators Workshop. She will travel with other Michigan educators to San Diego, CA and learn first hand what it's like to be in the Marine Corps. She will learn about the physical and academic components of basic training, witness water survival, rappelling, martial arts, bayonet assault training, listen to a Marine Band concert, travel to the Marine Corps air station Miramar (once the home of Top Gun), and visit Camp Pendelton. Congratulations Rachel and good luck!
3/18/11 > CONGRATULATIONS MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS!
Caro MS Choir and HS Choir travelled to USA Thursday, March 17 for Choir Festival. Both choirs received the highest ratings possible, doing an excellent job of representing Caro both musically and with good character. Congratulations, choirs.
3/15/11 > SCHALL STUDENTS EARN THEIR BLACK BELT IN RECORDER KARATE
Schall 5th graders are learning and performing required songs on their recorders. After passing all the songs, they have earned their black belt in Recorder Karate. Congratulations to the following students: Mackenzie Reno, Seth Chapelo, Lance Boyce, Kyle Graf, Jesse Duensing, Kaitlyn Nusz, Mika Hill, Dylan Brown, Raymond Humes, Devin Tomlinson, Zach Voss, Ben Childs, Selena Stricker, Scarlet Bringard, Maria Hilbrook,Riley Kinel, Lonn Foley, and Amanda Curtis.
3/11/11 > MR. WIEDERHOLD RECEIVES GRANT!
Congratulations to Mike Wiederhold, IT Technician, for applying for and receiving a grant valued at $4,000 for an Extron Polevault system that was recently installed in the HS Media Center. The package includes a four speaker sound system, two microphones, and a wall mounted controller that centrally manages the data projector, laptop computer and dvd/vcr. Thank you Mike for going above and beyond!
3/11/11 > LANDON STRZELEWICZ EARNS 1ST PLACE HONORS AT STATE COMPETITION!
Congratulations to Landon Strzelewicz, a 2nd grader at McComb Elementary! Landon took 1st place honors in the State for the 25 yard backstroke in the 8 and under group. He is a member of our Caro Tiger Sharks Swim Club. Congratulations also go out to his parents, Mark & Laura Strzelewicz and to his Coach, Lee Starling! We're proud of you Landon and look forward to your future swim successes!
3/08/11 > HENRY NAMED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Caro Bus Driver Mike Henry for being named Caro's Chamber of Commerce "Citizen of the Year"!
3/08/11 > 4TH GRADE SPELLING BEE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the following 4th grade students who won the Spelling Bee in their individual classrooms: Jenna Broadworth, Ashton Goodchild, Trent Mulling, Caleb Cotton & Olivia Montgomery. The following 4th grade students were alternates: Kade Bitzer, Meredith Moore, Melissa LaJoie, Ken Hawley & Ashlin Murphy. The students will be representing their classroom and our school at the 30th Annual Tuscola County Spelling Bee in March! Great job and good luck!
3/08/11 > ELLENE FOSTER IS HEADED TO GYMNASTICS REGIONALS!
Ellene Foster will represent Caro at the Region 4 State Gymnastics Regionals at Troy Athens this Sat. Good luck Ellene!
2/28/11 > INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS QUALIFY FOR STATE COMPETITION!
Caro Boys & Girls Bowling Teams will be competing in Team State Finals this weekend.

Individual State Qualifiers for Bowling: Cortney Lipe

Individual State Qualifiers for Wrestling: Shane Herrmann, Trevor Jaster, Cody Hall


Congratulation to these teams and students on their accomplishments and good luck!
2/16/11 > GABE RAYMER NAMED MHSAA SCHOLAR ATHLETE!
Congratulations to Gabe Raymer for being selected as one of 32 students in the State to receive the MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award Scholarship out of over 1,900 applicants! Great job Gabe! We are proud of you!
2/11/11 > CARO WRESTLERS ARE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to the Wrestling Team, as they were crowned District Champions by defeating Millington in the Semi-Finals 56-16 and beating Otisville-Lakeville in the Finals 48-27. The Tigers move on to Imlay City next Wednesday for Regional action to take on host Imlay City, who the Tigers defeated last week on the 8th criterion Tiebreaker Rule (32-31). The winner will most likely take on the Number one State raked Richmond Blue Devils to determine who will advance to the final 8 in the state. Best of Luck TIGERS.
2/07/11 > FACT MONSTERS INVADE MCCOMB SCHOOL!
First and Second grade students at McComb School recently competed in a math fact competition on www.factmonster.com in the Math Intervention Lab. Students solved addition flash cards on the computer and earned a point for every problem they solved correctly. Mrs. Lester’s class was the 2nd grade winner, correctly solving 8,855 problems. Mrs. Miklovic’s class won the 1st grade competition, solving 4,036 problems. These classes enjoyed a pizza party, with pizzas donated by Louise Hodges and Caro Pizza Hut. Congratulations to the following students for being individual round high scorers: Zachary Soper, Kevin Wilson, Collin Fall, Kimberly Stowell, and Ayush Patel. They each received a certificate for a Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut. Overall, throughout the competition, McComb 1st and 2nd grade students correctly solved 60,789 addition problems! Great job everyone, and thank you to Caro Pizza Hut for providing pizza for our winners!
1/20/11 > KIWANIS CLUB PRESIDENT THANKS CARO'S KEY CLUB!
I would like to thank the members of the Key Club for assisting the Kiwanis Club's sponsorship of Spoonful of Plenty. With the support of the students in the Key Club who served food and drinks, bussed tables, washed dishes, took out trash, and welcomed people with a smile, 90+ people were served a hot meal at no cost to them. The Key Club's enthusiasm and willingness to volunteer is a great asset to our community.

Jim McMinn
Kiwanis Club of the Caro Area
President Elect
1/18/11 > CHOIR STUDENTS GO TO ANN ARBOR!
On January 8, 2011, Caro High School Choir director, Tammie Kosters, accompanied five students (Celeste McNiel, Madalyn McHugh, Troy Mullin, Sarah Matuszak, & Alyssa Deming) to Vocal Arts Day in Ann Arbor. Vocal Arts Day was held at the University of Michigan and hosted by the Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs. Students from all across the state gathered together Saturday morning to learn more about singing, be encouraged by peers around them, and sing their hearts out all day long! Students rehearsed from 9:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. to perfect several songs which they performed at 4:00 p.m. to a full house in the world renowned Hill Auditorium. The concert began with the performance of the 500 young girls who worked diligently to perform with those around them. The girls were followed by the U of M Women’s Glee Club, the 300 voice choir made up of young male students, and lastly the U of M Men’s Glee Club. Caro students have expressed their gratefulness for the opportunity to grow musically. Together, they experienced the indescribable feeling of hard work resulting in beautiful success. What a wonderful experience for our choir students to grow!
1/13/11 > BAND STUDENTS SELECTED TO PERFORM WITH MSBOA DISTRICT III HONORS BAND!
The following middle and high school band students have been selected to perform with the MSBOA District III Honors Band on Saturday, January 29 at Brandon High School in Ortonville: 7th grader Mallory Fini and 8th graders Sarah Brown, Charlea Mossner, and Pamela Patterson. High School students: Blayache Burnside, Lynette Jackson, Grace Talaski, Jacob LaPratt, Katie Manwell. Congratulations! What an accomplishment!
1/13/11 > JAZZ BAND IS ACCEPTED!
The Caro HS Jazz Band is one of four bands to be accepted to participate in the SVSU Jazz Invitational Clinic on Friday, February 4. Congratulations to the Jazz Band and Director Karabats!
1/13/11 > STUDENTS SELECTED FOR TRI-COUNTY HONORS BAND!
The following eight High school band students have been selected to perform with the Tri-county Honors Band on Sunday, February 6 at Vassar High School: Grace Talaski, Johndra Diggs, Blayache Burnside, Lynette Jackson, Jacob LaPratt, Logan Allen, Kodey Kirk, Tyler Brewington. Congratulations!
1/13/11 > STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DISTRICT SOLO & ENSEMBLE!
The following twenty two high school band students will be participating in District Solo and Ensemble on Saturday, February 12 at North Branch High School: Blayache Burnside, Lynette Jackson, Mac Credeur, Grace Talaski, Justan O'Kelly, Johndra Diggs, Levi Taylor, Nicole Hodges, Jenna Mervyn, Rebecca Caister, Allison Learman, Katie Manwell, Selena Salcido, Austin Dietzel, Jacob Platzer, Crystal Messing, Kristen Messer, Anjela Wieland, Holly Maxwell, Alyssa Lawrence, Shyann Valentine, and Allie Brown. These students will be accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Gettel, Ms. Titus, and Mrs. Karabats.
1/13/11 > BAND STUDENTS PERFORM AT ROTARY!
The following seven high school band students have been selected to perform at the Rotary Club lunch on Monday, February 14: Blayache Burnside, Lynette Jackson, Mac Credeur, Grace Talaski, Johndra Diggs, Anjela Wieland, Holly Maxwell,
1/07/11 > GREAT JOB HS STUDENT COUNCIL IN RECYCLING OLD TENNIS SHOES!
The HS Student Council recently participated in a Tennis Shoe collection called “Sole in Peace Out” put on by Nike for the purpose of recycling used tennis shoes. The folks at the Nike Outlet in Birch Run were both shocked and pleased with the number of shoes they brought in. They said they have not seen this many shoes at one time!! The program does have a limit of 200 shoes and we met that limit. Great job!
1/07/11 > HS STUDENT COUNCIL DONATES TO MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION!
For the Student Council’s Annual Christmas community service project, the students selected the Make-A-Wish Foundation as their charity for the penny drive. With 2 snow days complicating the collection schedule, the students of Caro High School donated $2020.11 in the five school days preceding Christmas Break. The top 4 classrooms with the highest per student average were awarded a donut party this week!
12/21/10 > CARO HIGH SCHOOL AWARDED GRANT
The Andrews Fund Committee has granted Caro High School $2,000 for interactive tablets. The tablets will be used for the High School Math Department. Congratulations High School Math Department!
12/17/10 > MRS. VOELKER AWARDED GRANT!
Congratulations to Fran Voelker, Middle School teacher, for applying for and receiving a grant from the Janks Fund to purchase a portable document camera to be used in the Middle School classrooms. Thank you to Mrs. Voelker for going above and beyond and congratulations again!
12/16/10 > MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS ARE THANKED!
A special thanks to the parents of the Middle School who sponsored students that were not able to pay the rental fee for the Roller Skating units during the first and second trimester of Mr. Haag's physical education classes. Caro should be very proud of the families that helped provide so all students could take part. Roller skating was something new and everyone had fun.

Nathan Haag
Health/Physical Education Teacher
Caro Middle School
12/15/10 > MRS. PETERSEN AWARDED GRANT!
Congratulations to Suzann Petersen, Middle School Science teacher, for applying for and receiving a $509. grant from the Janks Fund. The grant will be used to purchase a portable document camera to be used in the Middle School. Congratulations and thank you Mrs. Petersen for going above and beyond!
12/09/10 > MRS. WALLACE AWARDED GRANT!
Congratulations to Tina Wallace, Caro Middle School teacher, for being awarded a grant from the Janks Fund Committee for $509. This grant will be used to purchase a portable document camera to be used in the 6th grade classrooms. Congratulation Mrs. Wallace for going above and beyond your normal teaching duties and applying for this worthwhile grant!
11/17/10 > BURNSIDE ACCEPTED INTO CMU HIGH HONORS BAND
Congratulations to senior bari sax player Blayache Burnside, who has been accepted into the Central Michigan University High School honors band. She will rehearse and perform this weekend in Mount Pleasant, MI.
11/05/10 > SEPTEMBER 'HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH' NAMED
Senior - Jarrett Price; Senior - Savannah TerBush; Junior - Steven Bourdow; Sophomore - Chelsea Short; Freshman - Kayla Ewald
11/05/10 > OCTOBER 'HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH' NAMED
Senior - Tess Vollmar; Senior - Ashley Williams; Junior - Valentina Roberts; Sophomore - Clayton Martin; Freshman - William Campbell
5/19/10 > Students selected to participate in Michigan Youth Arts Honors Band
Senior Clarinet player Jillian Talaski and Junior Baritone Saxophone player Blayache Burnside were selected to participate in the Michigan Youth Arts Honors Band May 13-15. More than 250,000 students across the state try out for Michigan Youth Arts, but only 1,000 are invited to particpate. Congratulations to Jillian and Blayache!

A free video of their performance is available at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/6947301
5/11/10 > FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS WIN BIG!
Congratulations to the Foreign Language students for receiving four 1st place, one 2nd place and three 3rd place honors at Foreign Language Day held at Central Michigan University on April 30th! Great job!
5/07/10 > CONGRATULATIONS TO ENVIROTHON TEAMS!
The Envirothon teams, "The Envirotrons" and the "Mighty Monarchs" placed 1st and 2nd respectively at the Envirothon Regional held March 22nd in Lapeer. This qualifies them to compete against the other top teams in the State at the State Competition to be held May 13th & 14th at the Leelanau Outdoor Center in Maple City, Michigan. As part of their Community Outreach Project, the teams have planned and begun construction on a rain garden and a butterfly garden on the CHS campus.
5/07/10 > STUDENTS HONORED AT 25TH ANNUAL ACADEMIC LETTER AWARDS PROGRAM
Congratulations to the 104 Caro High School students who were honored for their academic achievement at the 25th Annual Academic Letter Awards Program held Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
5/07/10 > ALL ACADEMIC GAMES TEAMS PLACE!
On April 23rd, Caro High School took five teams of students to SVSU to compete in the annual Tuscola County Academic Games competition. All five teams placed at the event, with the Math and English teams receiving a first place trophy. The Technology team shared first place medals with other schools in the county for their Rube Goldberg project, and the Science and Social Studies teams received second place trophies. It was a GREAT showing for CHS Academic talent!
3/26/10 > TVC RECOGNIZES KAUSCH, KNIER, TALASKI & TOMLINSON FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Each year, the Tri-Valley Conference holds an Honors Program at which students from each of the TVC schools are recognized for their commitment to excellence throughout their high school career. The students are selected based on a formula that considers Grade Point Average and ACT scores. This year, Logan Kausch, Steven Knier, Jillian Talaski and Haley Tomlinson, will be recognized at the TVC Academic Honors Luncheon at SVSU on April 30. Congratulations!
3/24/10 > MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR HAS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
On Thursday, March 18, 2010, the Caro Middle School Choir traveled to USA schools to perform at the Thumb Friends of the Arts Music Festival. They sang two musical numbers of contrasting nature in front of two judges, who graded them on many aspects of music, including overall musicianship.

One of the judges then worked with the choir, giving them suggestions on how to improve. The choir performed very well and received a I from both judges, which is the highest score possible. The students represented their school very well and came back to Caro excited about their accomplishment. The Middle School Choir is directed by Tamara Kosters.
3/12/10 > CONGRATULATIONS TO ALUMNUS SARA FRANKLIN
Sara Franklin, Caro High School Class of 2007 graduate and current Wayne State student, recently swam her way to NCAA Division II National Championship in the 200 Medley Relay.
3/11/10 > DAYNA BENJAMIN WINS ART AWARD
Congratulations to Dayna Benjamin for winning an Honorable Mention at the prestigious Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Competition this year.
3/08/10 > HS BAND RECEIVES SUPERIOR I RATING AT DISTRICTS!
Congratulations to the HS Band who performed well at District Band Festival Saturday. The band received a superior I rating, which qualifies them to participate in State Band Festival. Way to go!
3/08/10 > BOYS' BOWLING TEAM - STATE CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to our Boy's Bowling Team for bringing home the 2010 Division III State Championship. This is the first state championship for bowling in school history. Members of the 2010 bowling team include: Tayler Brigham, William Decker, Justin Furman, Zack Gamet, Cameron Jackson, Blake Jackson, Cory Lipe, Jarred Pretzer, Kyle Reid, Justin Rowe, Colton Schmaltz, and Tanner Torrez.
3/08/10 > CONGRATULATIONS TO WRESTLERS!
Congratulations to Travis Jaster (2nd), Jordan Decker (3rd), Tyler Millerov (6th), and Sterling Herrmann (7th) on their accomplishments at the Division III Individual State Wrestling Finals.
3/03/10 > ELLENE FOSTER QUALIFIES FOR GYMNASTICS REGIONAL!
Congratulations to Ellene Foster for qualifying for the Region 4 State Gymnastics Regional at Troy Athens this Saturday. She will be competing with the Vassar /Caro co-op team. Congratulations and good luck to Ellene!
3/01/10 > HS STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RAISE MONEY FOR JDRF!
Congratulations and thank you to the members of the High School Student Council and their adviser, Kathleen Gierman, for raising $2,786.13 in a recent fundraiser. This money will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for their continuing research to find a cure for diabetes. Great job!
2/01/10 > STUDENTS PERFORM AT MSBOA DISTRICT III
Congratulations to band students Jillian Talaski (clarinet, grade 12) and Jenna Mervyn (flute, grade 11), Abbie Brown (trumpet, grade 8), Crystal Messing (flute, grade 8), and Charlea Mossner (clarinet, grade 7) for participating in the MSBOA District III Honors Band on Saturday, January 31 at Brandon High School in Ortonville. These students were recommended by Miss McGiness based on their solo and ensemble scores, playing ability, and positive attitude in class. After an intense morning and afternoon of rehearsals, the students performed an evening concert in the beautiful auditorium at Brandon High School.
1/25/10 > CONGRATULATIONS JILLIAN TALASKI!
Congratulations to senior Jillian Talaski, daughter of Edward and Amy Talaski, who performed this weekend (January 23, 2010) in Grand Rapids as part of the Michigan Music Conference. She was selected to perform in the MSBOA All State Honors Band, placing 9th out of the top 24 clarinet students in the state of Michigan!
1/06/10 > BAND STUDENTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN MSBO DISTRICT III HONORS BAND!
Three middle school band students and two high school band students have been selected to participate in the MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association) District III Honors Band on Saturday, January 30. These students and Miss McGiness will travel to Ortonville-Brandon High school for an intense day of rehearsals and an evening performance.
The middle school students are: Charlea Mossner, grade 7, clarinet; Crystal Messing, grade 8, flute; Abbie Brown, grade 8, trumpet. The high school students are: Jillian Talaski, grade 12, clarinet and Jenna Mervyn, grade 11, flute.
1/06/10 > BAND STUDENTS SELECTED TO PERFORM IN TRI-COUNTY HONORS BAND
Five high school band students have been selected to perform in the Tri-County Honors Band. They will rehearse on January 7, as well as Frbruary 6 in preparation for their concert at 3pm at the Harbor Beach Community Theater on February 7. The five students are: Jillian Talaski, grade 12, clarinet; Lynette Jackson, grade 11, trumpet; Jacob LaPratt, grace 11, trombone; Grace Talaski, grade 9, clarinet; Garrett Rockwell, grade 9, tuba.
12/14/09 > MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND STUDENTS ATTEND SOLO & ENSEMBLE!
Congratulations to the following 7th and 8th grade band students who performed at Solo and Ensemble on Saturday, December 5 at North Branch High School: Caitlyn Colling, Corey Babcock, Allison Phipps, Pamela Patterson, Charlea Mossner, Britanny Hiser, Patrick Sturza, Crystal Messing, Donica Zazzi, Allison Learman, Katie Manwell, Ben Brown, Tayler Miller, Kelsey Steele, Blair Tiseo, Alyssa Lawrence, Allie Brown, Mason Novak, Tyler Brewington, Travis Bauerschmidt, Abbie Brown, Sarah Brown, Morgan Schriber, Monica Ellicott, Breanna Swick, and Abbey Sturza. These students performed solos, duets, trios, and quartets for a judge who gave them written and verbal comments.
11/18/09 > MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS!
The Middle School Student Council sponsored a food drive last week. The students brought in over 400 cans of food for the needy. The food was distributed to different churches throughout the area.
11/10/09 > CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL-STATE ATHLETES!
Congratulations to Bailey Cockerill, Erika Roe & Thomas Matuszak who were All-State athletes this Fall. Bailey was All-State in Golf and Erika & Tommy were All-State in Cross Country!