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STEM In Sports!

STEM In Sports!

People have used advances in science and math to make sports safer for athletes. Science, technology, engineering and math are known as STEM – and STEM has a big impact on every sport that’s played.

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People have used advances in science and math to make sports safer for athletes. Science, technology, engineering and math are known as STEM – and STEM has a big impact on every sport that’s played.

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High School Corner!

Engineering disciplines design to solve problems Maths, science, research, prototypes, design, installation, maintenance, production, safety & quality assurance... that’s engineering. It’s all about solving problems using specialist, technical, and practical skills. Without it, technological advances in the world would never happen.

A massive variety of industries need professional engineers, including Defense, Space, Energy, Transport, Environmental, Medical and Pharmaceutical, Entertainment, Construction, Marine, Food/Drink, and Business. Here’s just a short list of the diverse engineering disciplines you could pursue: Aerospace - Develop, design, and produce air and spacecraft, including complex subsystems that require specialists from many engineering groups such as electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering.

Agricultural / Biological - Covers subjects from land farming and forestry to aquaculture (raising food sources that thrive in water). These engineers also work with biofuels, plan animal environments, and improve food process methods.

Automation - With a mixture of hardware and software techniques, these engineers design, produce and maintain equipment which reduces the need for human work.

Automotive - Research, design and develop vehicles and their subsystems.

Biomedical - Combine biology, medicine and engineering to analyze and design medical innovations that will improve patient care, like MRIs or artificial organs, prosthetic limbs.

Chemical - Use the physical world to manipulate individual atom reactions to develop new materials for fields like nanotechnology, energy storage, and computing.

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Electrical - Power supply and generation specialists, these engineers design, develop, test and supervise large-scale electrical systems, as well as wire and light installations in buildings, automobiles and aircraft.

Environmental - Protect and improve the quality of air, water, and soil. Solve water-borne diseases, manage wastewater and pollution, improve recycling and industrial hygiene.

Geological - Apply earth sciences to human problems.

Specialty areas include slope stability; environmental planning for construction sites; groundwater studies; hazard investigations; and finding fossil fuel and mineral deposits.

Industrial - Provide business and management solutions in a quantifiable way. Using a mixture of technical, scientific and analytical skills, influence the processes, systems and operations of all kinds of different organizations.

Marine - Design and construct the internal systems of seagoing vessels and structures, such as the the onboard electrical, environmental and propulsion systems.

Mechanical - Study motion, energy and force to design, produce and maintain mechanical systems – machines and tools that use heat and mechanical power to operate.

Petroleum - Invent technology and methods for extracting crude oil and natural gas, whether its digging the earth’s surface or extracting from older wells all over the world.

Robotics - Concerned with the design, production, application and maintenance of complex robots.

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELCOME!

It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I write to welcome you and our exceptional learning community to our own Kid’s World News! For over 20 years, the Holt Business Alliance has been the force that shapes our community’s future. The membership serves as a powerful networking partnership of local businesses, school representatives, and government officials working together to promote the mission of developing strong community support for our businesses, local government and schools. With that, the Holt Business Alliance proudly sponsors this publication! Each month, you will find content unique to Holt Public and our greater learning community! By creating a personalized publication, we believe we will engage our students at a deeper level. While our district provides the core curriculum each day, the Holt Business Alliance is choosing to supplement our curriculum by supporting the Holt Public Kids’ World News each month!

system or verify that we have the correct contact information for you. If you do not have a student in our school system, but would like to remain informed about our school district, send an email to suptofc@hpsk12.net and add the word “Peek” to the subject line.

In addition, we have recorded over 60 podcasts to help keep you informed as well!

As I reflect on my service to our learning community, I remain impressed with the level of commitment that I see across the district each day. Regardless of the level, I have witnessed our children engaging with the five standards of authentic instruction each day. Our students develop higher-order thinking skills by working to gain a depth of knowledge around our academic subjects. I have engaged in substantive conversations with students that demonstrate a connectedness to the world beyond our community. Ultimately, our students are supported at a level that promotes This new publication is the next piece of our comprehensive academic and social development. In closing, I am honored and communication plan. Since July 2015, we have been working to proud to have the opportunity to serve our learning community. engage with you on social media sites such as Instagram (Holt- The view from the balcony is incredible! I remain impressed by Public), Twitter (@HoltPublicSch), and Facebook (Holt Schools the unbelievable work that occurs daily in our school district. The Advantage). In addition, I publish a weekly email called the Peek work that I have been observing is not only incredible, but also at the Week. This communication is sent weekly to each fami- inspiring! As we transition from winter to spring, I urge you to enly via our student data system called Skyward. In the event you gage with our schools and I hope you enjoy reading this edition of are not receiving the Peek at the Week and you have a student the Holt Public Kids’ World News sponsored by the Holt Business in the district, I urge you to either add an email to our Skyward Alliance.

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AP Honor Roll Holt High Receives National Recognition The College Board recently awarded Holt High with National recognition! Holt High is one of 433 districts across the United States and Canada that have been selected for the 8th Annual Advanced Placement® (AP) Honor Roll.

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increased access to Advanced Placement® coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams. Honor Roll Districts defy the expectation that expanding access automatically results in a decline in the percentage of exams earning scores of 3 or better. Congratulations Holt High for this achievement! That definitely deserves a wowwowsuperwow!

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Michigan Teacher of the Year Winners We are proud of the work our educators do each day. Our students are engaged in meaningful learning experiences on a daily basis. While we know how incredible our educators are, from time to time awards are given to recognize the amazing work. This year, we have two Teachers receiving honors!

The Michigan School Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) has awarded Mr. Monty Bishop as the MSVMA Teacher of the Year.

Mr. Bishop, a high school vocal music teacher has been serving our learning community since 1993. His Holt Choirs have toured Europe, Hawaii, the Bahamas, Florida, Washington D.C., New York, and Chicago. While serving our students, his ensembles First, the Milken Family Foundation has been inspiring excel- have consistently received the highest evaluations at District and lence in education by honoring top educators across the nation State solo and ensemble; and choral festivals. In addition, Mr. for the past 30 years. Mr. Neal Cronkite, a fifth grade teacher at Bishop shares his love of youth and passion for music by traveling Washington Woods Middle School in Holt, MI exemplifies the Milk- across Michigan serving as MSVMA clinician. One of the greatest en Educator Award. Not only is Mr. Cronkite innovative, he is data honors of his career was to be asked to fill in as the 2011 Region driven, creative, resourceful, respectful and caring. Mr. Cronkite B Honors Choir Director! On behalf of Holt Public Schools, we sets high expectations for his learning community as he inspires are pleased to join MSVMA in honoring Mr. Bishop! his students and colleagues each day. We appreciate his ongoing Both Mr. Cronkite and Mr. Bishop make a difference daily by leadership and service as well as his dedication to excellence. On behalf of Holt Public Schools, we are pleased to join the Milken meeting the academic, social and behavioral needs of the students they serve. Our teachers definitely deserve a wow, wow, Family Foundation in honoring Mr. Cronkite. super, wow!

Holt-Dimondale D.I. Receives Boost from Area Businesses as Teams Prepare for Tournament Season

In case you are not familiar with D.I., Destination Imagination is a fun, hands-on system of learning that fosters students’ creativity, courage, and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) fields. It’s hard to describe, but think of it as Science Olympiad meets drama club. Kids form teams at the beginning of the school year and work with a parent or teacher who serves as their coach/mentor. They spend several months practicing instant challenges and working on their central challenge, which they perform, at the regional competition in March. The top 3 teams for each of the different challenges/levels go onto compete at states, with the top teams from states going on to compete at the DI Global Finals competition which is held in Knoxville, TN each May.

cal teams would approach area businesses to ask for donations but this year Holt-Dimondale Destination Imagination wanted to try a slightly different approach. Instead of simply asking local businesses for donations, Holt-Dimondale Destination Imagination introduced corporate sponsorships, which will offer several benefits to local businesses that choose to support the program in 2017-2018. In addition to supporting a worthwhile program that is helping to develop our future STEAM workforce, area businesses will benefit from a variety of promotional efforts designed to create exposure for their business/brand while generating positive PR for their organization and the Holt-Dimondale Destination Imagination program.

The big difference from years past is that the new corporate Holt-Dimondale Destination Imagination has an extremely sponsorship program will afford Holt-Dimondale Destination Imagstrong program and has sent several teams to DI Global Finals ination the opportunity to implement a comprehensive strategy to each of the past few years. Here our teams essentially compete achieve its goals for enhanced employer engagement, closer colwith the rest of the world, as DI Global Finals includes teams from laboration between Destination Imagination, Holt Public Schools, and the local business community. These partnerships will exall over the U.S. and 21 other countries! pand opportunities for students to participate in service learning/ DI Global Finals is an unbelievable opportunity for our kids to community involvement throughout the entire school year. In this showcase their talents on the world stage, however, it is a rather way it is a win-win for all involved—the D.I. students, Holt-Dimonexpensive proposition and requires each school/team to raise the dale area businesses, and our community as a whole! money to pay their own way to the tournament. In years past lo-

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HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Enrollment: K-Round-up & In District Schools of Choice KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION State of Michigan legislation (MCl 380.1147) recognizes that children who turn five years of age between September 1 and December 1 of 2018 are eligible for kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year.

DISTRICT RESIDENT PRE-REGISTRATION Kindergarten “call in” began January 22. Please call your home area school to pre-register (if you do not know your home area school, you may call 517-694-0625 or 517-6991103 for assistance). After you call your school building you may proceed with the online enrollment process. Your child is considered enrolled only after you have attended your appointment at the Curriculum Office.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF REGISTRATION 1. Birth certificate- original certified with state seal (copies are not accepted) 2. Immunization record- including Hepatitis 8 and Varicella immunizations 3. Proof of residency- utility bill, lease, etc. (two documents needed) 4. Vision screening- Kindergarten and first grade only 5. Hearing screening -Kindergarten and first grade only 6. Parent photo IN-DISTRICT SCHOOLS OF CHOICE

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For Holt/Dimondale Public School Residents: In-district Schools of Choice applications will be available in February for the 2018-19 school year at all K-6 buildings and the Curriculum Office (located in the North Campus Building, 5780 W. Holt Road). Applications are due on or before April 13, 2018.

For more information, please call the Curriculum Office at 517-699-1103 or 517-694-5730.

Holt Community Education provides before- and after-school childcare for students up through grade 6. For information, please call 517-694-3411 or e-mail comed@hpskl2.net.

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The Kingdom Of Sweden • Sweden is located in a region called Scandinavia in Northern Europe.

It shares a border with Finland to the east and Norway to the west and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund.

• The official name of Sweden is “The Kingdom of Sweden.” It is the 3rd largest European Union country in terms of land area.

• The north of Sweden earned itself the name of “The Land of the Midnight Sun” due to the sun never setting in summer months from May until mid-July. Even in the southern parts of Sweden, summer nights can be as short as 4 hours. In the fall and spring, Sweden is famous for the appearance of the Northern Lights, causing streaks of color in the late night sky in the north of the country. All types of skiing and snow activities abound in this region.

• Sweden was the first country in Europe to create national parks. There are 28 national parks, as well as many nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries.

• Vikings (meaning “pirate” in an old Norse language) were a part of Sweden’s history. These sailors explored land and trade, as well as causing raids on foreign territories. In fact, all the Tsars of Russia until the last one, Nicholas II, were of Swedish Viking descent.

• Sweden once ruled Finland and Norway, but lost control of Finland to Napoleon in 1809. The king at this time was forced to give up his throne as punishment. Sweden stopped electing kings in 1544, when the parliament changed. The crown was passed down through the king’s descendents from that point on.

• Sweden is one of the least populated countries in Europe, with a population of approximately 9.5 million.

• During the 1930’s, Sweden developed a welfare system known as “The Swedish Model”. This new system meant Swedes had access to publicly financed health care, child care, schools, elder care, help for the unemployed, and at least 5 weeks paid vacation per year.

• There are 349 members of the Swedish parliament, called the Riksdag, and they appoint the next prime minister by voting. Even though there is still a king in Sweden, he has largely ceremonial duties and govern-

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• The currency in Sweden is the Swedish krona even though they are a part of the European Union.

• Ever since the mid 1800’s, Sweden has been a neutral country, not taking sides in the two World Wars.

• The Nobel Prize is named after a Swedish chemist, Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite. The Nobel Prize Ceremonies are held in Sweden and Norway every year on December 10th.

• Swedes have been known for a number of inventions, including the astronomical lens, zipper, marine propeller, refrigerator, computer mouse and pace-maker.

• IKEA, a furniture making company that’s popular all over the world, was created in Sweden by a man named Ingvar Kamprod.

• On Easter, children dress up as witches and go trick-or-treating!

• The capital of Sweden is Stockholm, which is also its largest city.

• Popular sports in Sweden include ice hockey and soccer. Sweden hosted the 1912 summer Olympics and the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The national ice hockey team won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.

• Swedish cuisine is traditionally simple.

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• The first ice hotel of the world was built near the village of Jukkasjärvi, in Kiruna district of Sweden.

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Middle Ground!

Hurdle over obstacles with variety of motivators Nothing will stop your motivation in its tracks like fear. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of feeling controlled, fear of separation, fear of attachment. Overcome the obstacles to achieving your dream by pushing yourself out of your head and into action.

Mel Robbins has developed a 5-second rule to do just that.

When you find yourself making excuses or overthinking something, jumpstart yourself with a countdown. Like a rocket about to launch, 5-4-3-2-1-GO! Or you could even start counting at 3.

Success isn't about who's smarter. The big idea is to focus yourself on the first step and work on it for 15 minutes.

Choose a simple action. If your goal is to be healthier, 3-2-1GO for a walk; 5-4-3-2-1-GO add veggies to your snack. When you're working on your studies, plan ahead. Check thru your project and find ways to divide it into small tasks. Then 5-4-32-1-GO for the first task for just 15 minutes. Is your goal to organize a messy room? After you wake up 3-2-1-GO make your bed.

Another way to push yourself out of your head and into action is to go deeper in your soul search. Spend quiet time with yourself meditating, journaling, and visualizing. Allow your vision to pull you along. Explore your pain and pleasure leverage as Tony Robbins suggests. Ask yourself 'pain-inducing' questions like "What will I miss out on if I drop this goal?" Follow with 'pleasure-associating' questions, such as "What are the enormous

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Big goals are amazing to have and to achieve!

benefits that achieving this goal will bring?" See it in your mind and believe it. Paint the picture in such a way you have no other choice in the matter but to get it done.

Incorporate as many motivators as you can, both intrinsic (from within yourself) and extrinsic (from external factors.)

Personal achievements and personal interests are great internal motivators. Praise yourself not just for your past achievements, but also the hard work and character qualities it took to get there. Explore your personal interests through research, interviews, and hands-on experiences within your parents guidelines. Topics you are naturally attracted to are the best motivators. Look for how those fit into your current your goals, even if parts of it don't naturally interest you.

Are you motivated when you feel acceptance, encouragement or pressure from others? These extrinsic motivators can backfire if you put your identity in the acceptance of others. Don't allow negative people to turn you into one. Concentrate on your strengths and set people in your life who can mentor you.

Motivation is what gets us started, but habit is what keeps us going. As Aristotle put it, "We are what we repeatedly do." The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain leading our focus and ability to change or take deliberate actions. The 5- or 3-seconds counting should overwrite your brain pattern so a new habit establishes. Want results? Doing, not thinking, is the key.

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• Home Boys Freshman Basketball 4pm – Lansing Catholic High • Home Boys JV Basketball 5:30pm – Lansing Catholic High • Home Boys Varsity Basketball –­ 7pm • Junior High Band Concert – 7pm • High School District Band Festival – East Lansing High School • Girls Basketball District Finals – Mason High School • Boys Wrestling Individual State Finals – TBA • Girls Bowling State Finals – TBA • Boys Bowling State Finals – TBA • Competitive Cheer State Finals – TBA

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• Boys Wrestling Individual State Finals – TBA • Girls Gymnastics Regionals – Grand Ledge High School • Girls Bowling State Finals – TBA • Bos Bowling State Finals – TBA • Competitive Cheer State Finals – TBA

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Holt High Athletics Spring Sports Parent Meeting – 6:30pm

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Holt High Band Boosters Meeting – 7pm

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Full Day of Instruction • Boys Basketball Districts – Jackson High School

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Half Day of School

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• Parent/Teacher Conference Week • Half Day of School • Boys Varsity Swimming: MHSAA Swim Finals @ EMU • Boys Basketball Districts – Jackson • Vocal Music Boosters Gala/Mixer- 6pm

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• SAT Prep Workshop 8:50am at North Campus • Boys Varsity Swimming: MHSAA Swim Finals @ EMU • National Honors Society Dodgeball Tournament – 8am • Daylight Savings Begins (Spring Forward)

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• High School Spring Sports Begin • Junior High: New Student Orientation 6pm • Board of Education – Committee of the Whole – 5:30pm • Board of Education – Regular Meeting – 7pm

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• Community Coffee with the Superintendent: 9am @ Tim Hortons • Band-AID @ HHS – 6pm • Sycamore PTO • Horizon PTO • Elliott PTO • Vocal Music Booster Meeting – 6:30pm

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• Late Start/Early Release

• Holt Business Alliance Business Networking Breakfast 7:30am-9am at Charlar Place • Wilcox PTO • Junior High Choir Concert at Holt High – 7pm • High School Band State Solo/Ensemble

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• Athletic Booster Meeting – 7pm

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• Sycamore & Horizon Honors Choir Concert @ Holt High – 6:30pm

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• Late Start/Early Release • Holt Education Foundation Community Recognition Dinner

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• Washington Woods – Math Carnival 5pm

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• Track and Field – Huron Relays

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• Dimondale PTO

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• Boys Lacrosse @ Harper Creek – 6:30pm • Horizon Edru Skate Night – 6pm

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• Full Day of Instruction • Academic “H” Awards – 7pm High School • Boys Lacrosse @ Portage Northern – 4:30pm

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• Junior High Picture Day

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• No School: Spring Break

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