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Mountaineers and Jets Come Together to Raise Money for Weaver Family

1/31/2023

The Iron Mountain and North Central Jets communities filled the gym in Eskymo orange and came together on Monday night at the Varsity Boys Basketball game to raise $3,340 for the Weaver family during a halftime Miracle Minute.
$2,740 was donated by attendees and $600 was donated from the gate proceeds. We are all in awe of the incredible night.

Thank you Mountaineers and Jets for your generosity and a special thank you to the IMHS Varsity Club for their efforts!

We ask that on Thursday night at the Girls JV/Varsity Basketball games vs. Manistique High School, that you help us fill the gym in orange. There will be shirts available for a minimum $15.00 donation to benefit the Weaver family, see below.

We also ask that students and staff wear orange to school on Friday for a ISD-wide "Orange-Out" in support of the Escanaba community and the Weaver family.

Our hearts go out to the friends and family of Tara and Jerry Weaver, and their children, Noah, Lukas, and Sophia. All three children are a part of the Escanaba school district community.

IMPS be nice. Club Encourages Fellow Students to “Stand for Another”

1/30/2023

One by one, students stood up in the Iron Mountain High School Auditorium, then silently sat back down. “Stand if you relate with this statement, social media, at a time, has had a negative effect on me or someone I care about.” Dozens of students again raise from their seats as eyes scan the room, then sit back down. “I feel like my friends are fake and do not care about me.” Dozens more stand silently, then sit down again. Several more statements are read from the stage, and each time, varying numbers of staff and students across the auditorium rise from their seats.

Days before, Iron Mountain High School and Central Middle School students and staff participated in a classroom activity led by members of the school be nice. group. Students were provided a list of statements and were asked to anonymously choose which statements they related to. Statements included phrases such as, “Bullying has affected me or someone I love,” and “Sometimes I don’t like who I am as a person.”

Be nice. advisors then gathered the information, and the group members presented the eye-opening data to the middle and high school student body after their “Stand Up for Another” activity. Through this activity and assembly, the club set out to show the student body they are not alone in thinking certain thoughts and to bring awareness to the importance of prioritizing mental health.

Be nice. is a student led group with the mission of de-stigmatizing mental health issues and preventing bullying. The activity and assembly was suggested by be nice. Co-chair, junior Hailey Greenleaf, who participated in a similar event at a MYLead student leadership conference at Michigan State University in the spring of 2022. "I learned a lot at the MyLead conference, but the biggest thing that has stuck with me since last May is this activity. It was just eye opening to see that young people all across Michigan are going through the same things even if they do not say it out loud. As soon as we did this activity there, I knew I wanted to bring it back to IMHS, so that others could see that they are not alone."

AP Computer Science Principles class earns Gender Diversity Award

1/20/2023

Renee Yake’s Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) class at Iron Mountain High School recently earned recognition for their female student presence in computer science education. Iron Mountain High School achieved 72 percent female representation in the AP CSP class in the 2021-2022 school year, earning the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award.

“It has always been a top priority for me to encourage young women in the math field. Showing high school girls the many STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) career opportunities out there is so important. I love helping all students gain confidence in both math and coding.” Mrs. Yake has been teaching high school math for 29 years, and the AP Computer Science Principles course for six years at IMHS.

College Board research says, female students who take AP CSP in high school are more than five times as likely to major in computer science in college, compared to female students of similar background and academic preparation who did not take CSP. 2019 Iron Mountain graduate, Natalie Dykhuis, was a student of Yake’s, and speaks highly of the course. She now attends St. Norbert’s College in De Pere, Wisconsin, and will be graduating with her degree in Computer Science Education in 2023. “CSP introduced me to the basics of computer science while making me feel equal to everyone. With the knowledge I gained from this class and the encouragement of Mrs. Yake, I realized that computer science was my passion.”

Mrs. Yake loves “teaching AP CSP through code.org's outstanding curriculum, which provides equitable teaching practices and empowers students to learn new things.”

Please, no arrivals before 7:30 AM

1/17/2023

Good morning Mountaineer families,

A friendly reminder- please do not drop your student off or arrive at the school, Izzo, or cafeteria prior to 7:30 AM as our school campus is not staffed until this time.
Students may enter the High School Gymnasium, locker rooms, and area in front of Band Room after 7:40 AM.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation,
Amy Galvan
Principal, 5-12th Grade
Iron Mountain Public Schools

North and East Elementary Read-A-Thon

1/16/2023

A messages from the North and East Elementary P.T.O.:

The North and East Elementary Read-a-Thon starts today and happy to see there are already reading sessions being logged! Great work!

You must sign up using the website and code provided on the handout sent home from the school. If you did not receive one, please contact your child's school office.

If you're still not sure how to log a session...

1. Go to your teacher or student dashboard, scroll towards bottom of page to prizes/minutes read/donations tab, select minutes read tab and click Add a Reading Session
2. Reading Sessions tab will open, select Start or Enter Reading Session
3. Start a Reading Session tab will open, and select whether you want to use the timer or enter minutes without timer
----OR----
Select Menu in upper left corner, and follow steps 2 to 3.

Simple as that!

1300 minutes logged and $1700 in donations so far! Let's keep this going, Mountaineers!
Read more here: https://www.read-a-thon.com/school/_51892

Letter from Mr. Mendini

1/16/2023

Dear North Elementary parents,

Now that we are into our third week back to school, I just wanted to send out a reminder:
If you are going to drop off your child at school before 7:30 AM, please make arrangements with the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools Child Care program, which opens at 6:30 a.m.
North Elementary school does not have anyone outside or in the building to supervise students until 7:30 AM.

More information regarding the IM-K Community Schools Child Care program can be found here: http://imkcommunityschools.weebly.com/child-care.html.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

For information regarding the PTO Read-A-Thon that began today, please visit:
https://www.imschools.org/news--announcements/north-and-east-elementary-read-a-thon.

Respectfully,
Andy Mendini
Principal, North Elementary School

Girls games rescheduled, guest pass due date extended

1/16/2023

Due to the conditions of the roads, the JV and Varsity Girls Basketball games vs. Westwood High School scheduled for tonight at home will be rescheduled to a later date TBA.

The deadline for Mid-Winter Formal guest passes has been extended to the end of the school day on Tuesday, 1/17/23.
Please visit this link for other important information pertaining to the dance on Saturday:
https://www.imschools.org/news--announcements/imhs-winter-formal-to-be-held-january-21
Thank you.

Thank you, Board of Education!

1/13/2023

Iron Mountain Public Schools Board of Education members Lisa Carollo, Shari Picucci-White, and Ben DeRidder were sworn in at the Iron Mountain Organizational Board of Education meeting held on Monday, January 9, 2023. Carollo and DeRidder will each serve six year terms, ending December 2028. Picucci-White’s term will end December 2026.

Iron Mountain Public Schools welcomes Ben DeRidder, a new addition to the Iron Mountain Board of Education. DeRidder was a write-in candidate in the November 2022 election. He is a local residential designer, parent, and husband to Iron Mountain Special Education teacher, Audra DeRidder. He attended Kingsford High School and Ferris State University, where he earned his BA in Business Administration and Minor in Marketing and Sales. He is “excited to be involved with the school and to make a positive impact with students, parents, and teachers.” Read more about the Iron Mountain Public Schools Board of Education here.

Foz Burgoon was honored at the January 9 meeting for her seven years of dedication to the Iron Mountain Public School district during her time as Board of Education Trustee from 2015-2022. Superintendent Jerry Sardina and the Board of Education thank Foz for her service to the students, staff, and families of Iron Mountain.

The school board members were surprised by a banner handmade by the students of North and East Elementary, recognizing and thanking them for their dedication and loyalty to Iron Mountain Schools for “School Board Recognition Month” and each were given a personalized Iron Mountain School Board to-go mug.

The Iron Mountain Public School District exists in part because individuals volunteer their time to make informed decisions about the issues facing public schools. During the first month of the year, the staff, students, and families of the Iron Mountain community recognize, thank, and celebrate the seven individuals who make up the Iron Mountain Public School Board of Education and celebrate School Board Recognition Month.

-Rob Langsford, President, serving on the IMPS Board of Education since 2011, term expires in 2024.
-Lisa Basanese, Vice President, serving on the IMPS Board of Education since 2008, term expires in 2024.
-Lisa Carollo, Secretary, serving on the Board of Education since 2015, term expires in 2028.
-Shari Picucci-White, Treasurer, serving on the Board since 2021, term expires in 2026.
-Scott Celello, Trustee, who served on the IMPS Board of Education from 2002 to 2008 and again since 2019., term expires in 2026.
-Geno Basanese, Trustee, serving on the Board since 2018, term expires in 2024.
-Ben DeRidder, Trustee, serving on the Board since 2023, term expires in 2028.

The job of a school board member is tough, the hours long and the thanks few and far between. These dedicated volunteers reside in our community. They are our friends, neighbors, community leaders, engaged citizens and parents at your school. During this month of recognition, we ask you to show your appreciation for their service. Please show your gratitude in some way for their time, effort and dedication to public education’s advancement. Most importantly, thank them for being everyday heroes and making our students’ success their priority.

So on behalf of the students, and the staff at Iron Mountain Public Schools- thank you board members for everything you do!

NWEA Testing 1/23-1/27

1/12/2023

Greetings Mountaineer families,

Iron Mountain Public Schools 5th-12th grade students will be participating in NWEA Benchmark Testing during the school week, Monday, January 23 - Friday, January 27 with makeups scheduled for January 30 - February 3.
More information regarding NWEA testing can be found here: https://www.nwea.org/the-map-suite/family-toolkit/
We ask that you assist your student in making sure they come to school with their Chromebook fully charged each day of the week, and are well rested and ready for the day!

Thank you.

Great Eight Winter Games

1/12/2023

28 YEARS of GREAT EIGHT WINTER GAMES

Great Eight committee members from Florence, Forest Park, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Niagara, North Dickinson, Norway-Vulcan and West Iron Co. have joined to coordinate the 28th Great Eight Winter Games for the 4th through 8th grade students of their school districts.

The games are scheduled for Saturday, February 18th with the Opening Ceremony kicking off the Winter Games at 8:30 a.m. in the Kingsford Middle School Gymnasium. Winter Olympics Gold and Silver Medalist Nick Baumgartner will be the keynote speaker. The school flags will be paraded and the Winter Games torch will be lit. Competition will follow the Opening Ceremony at various locations in Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Norway, Niagara and Florence.

Fourth through eighth grade students from the participating school districts can compete in archery, bowling, chess, giant slalom skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing or snowshoeing. There is boys’ and girls’ basketball for 4th and 5th graders and 6th, 7th, and 8th graders can participate in girls’ volleyball or boys’ dodgeball. Students can participate in one event and can enter by completing the form that is available in their school office.

Winter Games shirts may be ordered by completing an order form and returning it to your school with payment by Wednesday, February 1st. Short sleeve t-shirts are $10, long sleeve t-shirts are $17 and hooded sweatshirts are $25.

You can contact your school for more information or visit http://imkcommunityschools.weebly.com/great-eight-winter-games.html

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