We made the Final Four!! (Well, five.)

It was a little weird, because the wrong name was circled for one of the four in the other heat and we ended up with five teams for the final four. Still we had one serious challenge (in my uneducated opinion) during the final four at 1:00 PM today and now we wait. We should know by seven tonight if we are the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, but even if we are not this is as far as Michigan has ever been in the Parliamentary Procedure contest, so we are winners!


Waiting to compete in the semifinals.



Marching in to the semifinals.




Waiting to hear if we made the Final Four.

We made it!

Competing on the national stage.

The team standing on THE stage.

FFA National Convention We are in the TOP 12!

Our team prepares to take the test that will determine who they meet in the first round.

Breakfast before the team comes down.

Waiting for the conference room to practice one more time before going to the first round of competition.

Getting ready to go to the holding room.

Last minute words before the waiting. The competition was tough, but we were the best I saw. Now it was a waiting game so we went to the Career Fair and looked at all the Blue and Gold.

Got the call at 5:30 PM,

We are in the top 12 in the country!

Hartwick Pines

The Lewis-Cass ISD took Cassopolis Advanced Biology Class and Edwardsburg to Hartwick Pines State Park. There, the students, along with their chaperone's Miss Hawkins and Mr. Chapman, spent two days and a night learning about the old growth forest and visiting it. A very cool experience for our students.

October Objectives

I can use integers, positive and negative whole numbers, in a variety of situations.

I can write and identify the beginning, middle and end in a piece of writing.

• Fall sports pictures are in the office, if you have not received yours,
  please pick them up.
• College representatives are speaking with interested students. Please note the following dates and sign up in guidance to see these reps:
  HolyCross – Oct. 28
  Albion College will be here on Oct. 21
  Michigan Technical University - October 23
  Lake Michigan College will be here Oct 24
• Anyone interested in taking an ACT prep class or receiving tutoring help after school please see Miss Angus.
• The Presidential election is coming soon to Cassopolis Jr./Sr. High School. If
  you would like to vote on Election Day, you will need to be registered by
  Oct. 31st. The registration process will take place in the library. Please
  go to the library on your own time, not during class time. This is your
  responsibility. Staff must also register in the library to vote in this
  mock election.
• Seniors interested in attending Baker College Culinary Institute or
  Auto/Diesel Institute, check out scholarship opportunities on the guidance
  bulletin board.
• Freshman: Top candle seller will receive $15.00 in cash. Remember all
  orders and money due Oct. 27th.
• The Jr. High is collecting candy for the "Haunted Halls". Please bring in a
  bag of candy to the office.
• "Hot Chocolate with the Principal" will take place for students on October
  21st in the library from 8-10 AM. Please sign up with Mrs. Anderson if you
  have an issue, comment, concern, or just want to talk with Mr. Habra about
  something. Please note the date change.
• The Cass Co. Council on Aging is again offering the Life Skills Etiquette
  Workshop on November 12 from 8:30 AM until 2:15 PM. Breakfast and lunch
  will be served, and you will have the opportunity to attend several
  interesting and informative sessions. Dress clothes must be worn - no
  jeans. Space is limited, so if you are interested in attending, please see
  Ms. Angus or Mrs. Beebe in guidance as soon as possible. Thank you.
• There is a board meeting on the 27th at 7:00 PM in the High School Media Center.
• Mr. Habra will be out of the building the 22nd through the 24th to attend the FFA convention and the 28th for leadership training.
• PARENTS and GUARDIANS: Check out your student's grades and attendance at http://www.cassopolis-schools.org/pinnacle/PIV . A letter should arrive by Wednesday, September 24th with your login information, or you can call Mrs. Anderson at 445-0541.

Quote of the Week:

The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority and show disrespect to their elders. They contradict their parents and are tyrants over their teachers. -Plato 427-347 BC