Category Archives: Carman-Ainsworth District
Career and Technical Education Student Awards Banquet – Best of the Best 2015
Career and Technical Education Student Awards Banquet – Best of the Best 2015 was held on May 6th at Genesee Career Institute (Weekdays Conference Center). Carman-Ainsworth’s Best of the Best 2015 was Skyler, a 12th grader in Drafting/Design Technology, nominated by teacher Mr. Gerald Demick. Skyler is planning to study Mechanical Engineering. Skyler was also named Student of the Month in October, 2014 at the Genesee Valley Rotary Luncheon for student recognition. (I attached pics of the program for your info)
Saginaw Valley League – Scholar-Athletes of the Year and Teacher of the Year
Scholar-Athletes of the Year and Teacher of the Year luncheon and awards ceremony held on April 29th at Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw.
Honored were Carman-Ainsworth High School’s:
- Teacher of the Year – Mr. Benjamin Jones, Band Director
- Male Scholar-Athlete – Milik Dawkins
- Female Scholar-Athlete – Jessica Smith
Watch Mo Peeps Live During Competition
Rankin’s Robotics Team is competing at the University of Arkansas campus at the FLL Razorback invitational today. They are competing with 72 winning teams from the United States and 12 other Countries. You can watch them on the live webcast and check out their scores at the link below.
Watch the Mo’ Peeps today!!
- Live stream and updates can be found on www.fllrazorback.com
- Look at the top right for options of Webstream and Robot Scores and Standing.
- 2:00 table 2 (1:00 Arkansas time)
- 3:06 table 3
- 4:18 table 4
- Go MO’ Peeps – Team 88
Dillon Newsletter
Dillon Elementary is in need of Noon Hour Helpers! If you are interested in subbing as a Noon Hour Helper, please contact Mrs. Charters at 591-3590. Thank You!
Dillon is in need of volunteers for Field Day on Friday, June 5, 2015. If you are interested please call Colleen Short at 591-7076 and leave a message. Field Day times – Kindergarten and First Grade 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Second and Third grades 1:15-3:45 p.m.
Please Note: If your child has ANY overdue books or lunch fines they will not be able to participate in Field Day!
Dillon’s Future Dates & Events:
With the end of the school year just around the corner, there are still exciting things happening here at Dillon. Please look over these events and dates and mark them on your calendars!
Last Day for Lunch Charges – Monday, May 18th
M-STEP dates for third grade – May 19-21 ELA; May 27-28 Math
Last Day for Library Check-Outs – Friday, May 22nd (Books are due back by Friday, May 29th)
Kindergarten Picnic Day – Wednesday, June 3rd (watch for a newsletter from your child’s teacher to come home)
Field Day – Friday, June 5th – students must wear socks and tennis shoes
Third Grade Graduation – Wednesday, June 10th
Last Day of School – Wednesday, June 10th
REMINDER: If there are any lunch or book fines still due, your child will NOT be able to participate in Field Day and will not receive their final report card.
Please make sure to come in to the office BEFORE June 10th to pick up any medication your child has. We do not keep it after the last day of school.
Parents: We want your feedback!
At the beginning of every school year, parents, teachers, and students sign an agreement called a Parent-Student-Teacher Compact. This compact shares what each group will agree to do to help our children learn.
We would like to know what Dillon parents want in the parent section for next school year. Please take our short survey by visiting the following website on any computer:https://www.surveymonkey.com/
we will also have the link posted on our school’s website. If you would like a paper copy of the survey, please contact Mrs. Sargent at 591-7061. The survey will be open until May 16 and it only takes 1 or 2 minutes. Thank You!
Dillon Student Council raised over $1,100 in their Pasta for Pennies drive for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Mrs. Malenich and Miss Dempsey’s classes tied for first place and will receive a pasta party – Good Job!
Big Blueberry Announcement From Blueberry Ambassador
Well, as you might have expected … We once again have turned off the results in our poll to determine the winner of the Readers’ Choice Award, which will be a surprise on Tuesday, May 12. Votes are still being collected until NOONFRIDAY so keep voting! Find it here: http://ow.ly/MCLu3
And, there is an additional surprise to announce: There will actually be A THIRD AWARD given during the ceremony. Blueberry Founder Phil Shaltz was so inspired seeing how hard schools are working to gather votes — despite pesky “cooling off” periods that have hampered several of you — he has decided to also reward both the 1st and 2nd place finishers in the Readers’ Choice Awards.
Last year, Mr. Shaltz awarded a surprise Special Recognition Award of $250. This year that Special recognition will go to the 2nd place finisher in the online poll.
The voting is sooo tight. The top six schools are within a few hundred votes and ANY school still could win. Remember last year, with just a one hour to go LITERALLY one vote separated first and second place.
Of course, Mr. Shaltz will also award the $500 Founders’ Award to the school with the student who performed the single best Blueberry Moment. And, we can report, Mr. Shaltz is busily reviewing all of your stories to make his selection.
We’ve gotten RSVPs from almost every school. Thank you! If we haven’t heard from you, please let us know if you will be coming. Email here or use the EventBrite email invitation to RSVP.
Thank you and KEEP VOTING!
Two CAHS Students Recognized At Saginaw Valley High School Association Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet
Two of our HS students were recognized at the Saginaw Valley High School Association Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Congratulations to both!!
Jessica Smith is a senior scholar athlete, team captain, and two-time MVP of the Carman-Ainsworth volleyball team. Jessica has been a varsity volleyball and softball player for all four years of her high school career. Jessica received All Big Nine Honorable Mention her freshman year in volleyball. She was First Team All-League for her remaining three years playing volleyball for the Cavaliers and earned All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior.
Jessica has had to overcome some challenges this past year, as a shoulder injury last summer made it difficult for her to earn the third All-Region honor. Jessica was named to the All-Academic Volleyball Team for the last three seasons of her career. During her time as a Cavalier, Jessica has played in 453 volleyball games and has accumulated the following statistics:
Service 1294/1381 (94%), 777 Service Points, 203 Aces, Attacks 2664/2960 (90%), 941 Kills, Digs 1480/1876 (79%) Jessica has also been a leader for the Cavalier Softball Team. She is a returning All Saginaw Valley League player and has great hopes for herself and her teammates this season. After high school Jessica plans to further her education at Mott Community College. She plans to attend Mott for her first two years, and later transfer to a university to complete her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Milik Dawkins is a senior at Carman-Ainsworth High School. During his four years at CAHS Milik has found himself on the Honor Roll, a part of the Big 9 All-Academic Teams, Saginaw Valley All-Academic Team, and The Michigan High School All-Academic Team for wrestling and football. Milik has taken numerous Advance Placement classes while playing football and wrestling for CAHS. He has been a four year varsity athlete in both sports and has maintained a 3.86 GPA. Milik was named to the “Michigan Dream Team” and was a NHSCA All-American, and two-time National Champion in wrestling. This past season Milik was the runner-up in the MHSAA finals in the 160 lb. weight class that went into overtime.
This past February, Milik was recognized as the Kiwanis Male-Athlete of the month for his accomplishments in athletics and in the classroom. Aside from being a scholar-athlete, Milik has also enjoyed spending time as a volunteer at Mt. Moriah Church serving as a youth director. He has also volunteered as a coach and mentor to kids through the Big brothers and Big Sisters organization of Flint as well as a number of other volunteer activities.
Milik plans to graduate from Carman-Ainsworth High School with high honors and further his education at Cornell University, Purdue, or The University of Pennsylvania. Milik plans to enter the medical field like his older brother Milton and become a doctor.
Camp Adventure
Camp Adventure is a summer program for kids 3 years old through 6th grade who like to have fun! Camp runs June 15-August 21. For questions and to enroll call 810-591-3600 or 810-591-7238.
Dye Newsletter
- Dye’s Showcase Concert to be held on Thursday, April 23 at 6:00pm
- Selected students from 3rd, 4th & 5th grade have been preparing many songs to share with you at this program. Students should arrive by 5:45pm and meet in the Music Room (room 401) to line up. Please have your child dress up for this event. Hope to see you there!
- Dye Parent Club News
- Thank you to everyone that purchased a Hungry Howie’s Fundraiser card.
- Plan on attending our next meeting on Tuesday, April 21st at 4:15pm
Dye Book Bowl Team (Pictured Right)
The team read a variety of books to use in competition with the other elementary schools in the district. The team used their knowledge of the books to answer questions and show off their reading skills. Great Job this year Book Bowl Team.
Three Little Pigs Came to Rankin
In March, students at Rankin Elementary were fortunate to be part of collaboration with the University of Michigan-Flint’s Opera Workshop. On March 11, several UM-F students, who are studying music education, came to teach lessons about opera in Mrs. Hall’s music class. Then, on March 13, those classes and several others were invited to watch the Opera Workshop performance of The Three Little Pigs. It was fantastic and had students on the edge of their seats. UM-Flint students mixed the theatrical tale, with operatic arias from Mozart. Dr. Josua May directed the show and Frank Pitts, a UM-Flint lecturer in music, played the piano accompaniment for this production. The one act opera, arranged by John Davies, touched on topics such as bullying and literacy.
The production is part of an ongoing UM-Flint opera outreach series. It includes nine performances at area schools and venues for K-5 students, with the final show May 1 at the Flint Public Library.
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection
- May 2, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Drop off your household hazardous waste or electronic waste at either of these locations:
- C-A High School, 1300 N. Linden Road
- Flint Water Service Center, 3310 East Court Street
For more information, contact the Genesee County Recycle Hotline at (810) 762-7744,Recycle@co.genesee.mi.us or call Keep Genesee County Beautiful at (810) 767-9696. Visit the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission website at www.gcmpc.org
Items accepted: Household pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, gasoline, aerosol cans, antifreeze, mercury, used oil, oil-based paint, prescriptions, paint thinners, tires – up to 7 (off rim), televisions, cell phones, computer monitors, laptops & notebooks, printers & copiers, DVD & VCR players, fax machines, stereo equipment.
Not accepted: Commercial waste, explosive material, industrial waste, latex paint, medical waste, radioactive material.