Janet P. WaskoPrincipal

wasko@appublicschools.com(313) 827-1230

Karen MoranAssistant Principal

moran@appublicschools.com(313) 827-1232

Ken StephensAssistant PrincipalAthletic Director

stephens@appublicschools.com(313) 827-1234

Main Phone: (313) 827-1200Attendance: (313) 827-1250

Athletics: (313) 827-1234Counseling: (313) 827-1236

Fax: (313) 386-8662

School Day: 7:40 a.m. - 2:39 p.m.

Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Allen Park High School

MAY/JUNE 2016 • Issue 5

H T T P : / / W W W . A P P S . K 1 2 . M I . U S18401 Campaign Road | Allen Park, MI 48101

Principal’s MessageA Publication for the Parents, Staff & Community of Allen Park High School

Dear Families, In a special section of the MiBest Life on higher education in the Sunday, November 15,2015 Free Press, they had several articles that would be worth reviewing at this time of year, as we get ready to graduate our seniors and as the juniors begin to ramp up their preparations for admission into college. Inadditiontoverypracticalinformationonthefinancialsideofcollege,twoarticlesspokeaboutwhatastudentneedstodotothriveintheworldafterhighschool:“TheCollegeChase:CriticalThinkingMatters”and“BeyondBooks:Students’readinessisn’tpurelyacademic.”Mybulletsbelowcapturetheessenceofsomeofthepointsthatstoodoutforme.Ithinkitwouldbeinterestingto“checkin”asafamilyontheseideasandseewhereyouandyourstudentstand:• Studentsshouldreadadailynewspaper.Readingthepaperencouragesthinkingcriticallyandarousescuriosityaboutthe

world around us. It also promotes quantitative literacy because of the inclusion of statistics that apply to the real world.• Insteadoftakingthesummeroff,onedirectorfromtheUniversityofMichigan,believesitiscriticalforstudentsto

keepreading!• Don’tthrowawaythehighschooltextsandnotes.Thesecanbeincrediblyusefultoastudentduringhis/hercollegeyears.• Getinvolvedinextracurricularactivitiesthatrelatetoastudent’sinterests.Thisistruebothinhighschoolandincollege.

If there is an interest in a future in accounting, serve as treasurer in an organization. If there is an interest in science, math, engineeringand/orcommunications,considerparticipatinginrobotics.

• School,however,shouldALWAYSbethetoppriorityfor40ormorehoursaweek.With30hoursofclassinhighschool,areourstudentssupplementingtheir“workweek”withatleast10hoursofhomework?And,onceincollege,willournewcollegiatebeabletoprioritizeandmanagethetimeandfreedominordertomakecollegetheir“fulltimejob?”

• Usetheresourcesthatareavailable.OneadmissionsofficerfromMSUsays,thatthemostsuccessfulstudentistheonewhocanaccuratelyself-assessandseekhelpwhenstrugglingorinneed.Wecouldsaythesameforourhighschoolers.And,inbothinstitutions,helpisalwaysavailabletothosewhoreachoutforit.Isyourstudentdoingthis?

• Abandonbeinga“helicopterparent”andletthestudentlearntoresolveissuesonhis/herown.AformerdeanfromStanfordsays,“...helicopterparentsarewreckingagenerationofchildrenbysolvingalloftheirproblemsforthem,controllingtheirexperiences,andover-schedulingthem.”Wemightaskourselves,eveninhighschool,howwecanbetterequipouryoungpeopletolearntocopeandthinkforthemselves.Arewebuildingintheseexperiencesinsmall,incrementalwayssothattheywillbepreparedwhentheyheadoffforcollege?

• Finally, help develop resiliency, as failure and disappointments are bound to accompany a transition to college, much as they dothroughoutourlives.AsuggestionfromanAdmissionsDirectoratUofMrecommendsthatparentsshareatimewhenthey failed with their children and how they handled it.

There is no doubt that the thought of leaving high school and going to college brings trepidation for both parent and student. This is only natural and it is a feeling that can, if we let it, trap and mire us down. With a few shifts in dynamics and some practical advice,however,wecanallbebetterpreparedtofacethefuturewithfullconfidencethatourstudentscanhandleit! Congratulations to our seniors who are well-prepared to leave us and succeed. To our underclass students, enjoy the summer,butremembertoREAD,stayinvolved,remaincuriousandkeepthemindactive!And,totheparentwhoislookingforabooktoreadonhowtohelpyoungpeopledevelopthelifeskillstheyneed,tryHow to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Over-parenting trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims. Thanksforafantasticyearandseeyouinthefall!

Sincerely,JanetP.Wasko,Principaljanet.wasko@apps.k12.mi.us

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Allen Park High School18401 Campaign RoadAllen Park, MI 48101

Issue #5

FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL PTSA PRESIDENT

Dear AP Students, Families, and Community Members, Over the last two years, I have had the honorof serving as PTSA President at APHS. When I say honor, I truly mean that. I have never participated in a community such as this one. I am humbled each and every time you have given selflessly to our events,donated items, volunteered your time, and showed support for our efforts. OvermytimehereatAPHS,Ihavehadachancetoget toknowthestudentsand Iamamazed!Theyare bright, caring, giving, and compassionate individuals, andIamsoluckytohavebeenabletoworkwiththemandwatch them grow into fine young adults.Thankyou all for your wonderful contributions to our school andcommunity! WewouldliketoinvitealltheincomingFreshmenandtheirparent(s)toour“Punchn’Munch”onMondayJune 13, 2016 at 6:00 pm in the media center. This will be our last PTSA meeting for the year and we would love to have you come for some munchies so we can gettoknowyou! Please join our Facebook page for continuousupdates throughout the school year and over the summer. We will start planning for the Homecoming ItalianDinnerinthesummernearAugust! TheKROGERREWARDShasbeenawonderfulfundraiserforthePTSAthisyear.It’sthattimeofyearto renew your rewards for our PTSA. All you have to do isletKrogerknowyouwouldliketheproceedstogotoAllenParkHighSchoolPTSA,eitherattheservicedeskor online. You can manage your Kroger rewards card by visiting Kroger.com. Then, go to your account tab, and select our organization under the organizations drop down bar. Feel free to contact me with any questions. CongratulationsandgoodlucktoourwonderfulClassof2016!!Yourabsencewillmostdefinitelybefeltnextyear.Wewishyoumuchsuccess,joy,andhappiness,asyouembarkonthenextchapterofyourlives.Iknowyouwillmakeusproud!JagsForever…

Wishing you all a safe, happy, and healthy summer,LisaSzymanskiAPHS PTSA President

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS SpiritWeekwasheldFeb.29-March4.Everydaysawatleast70%ofthestudentbodyparticipatinginspiritactivities. OnMonday,itwasThemeDay.Thestudentsdecoratedtheirhallwaysaccordingtoatheme.TheSeniorschose“Underthe Sea” and created anunderwaterbeach-themedhallway.The Juniors chose“Candyland” andwalking in their hallwaslikewalkingthroughtheboardgame.Thesophomorethemewas“Sports”andtheyshowedtheirDetroitTeamSpirit.TheFreshmanthemewas“Decades,”andtheytookusonajourneythroughseveraldecades.TheSophomoreswonthedress-up day, the Sophomores and Seniors tied the hallway decorating contest, and the Sophomores won the after-school dodge ball competition. Teachers also competed in theme day by decorating their doors for their favorite superheroes. Mr. Barnett (Batman) was named the winner.• OnTuesday,thethemewasFratDay.TheSeniorswonthedress-updayandtheafter-schoolbasketballgame.• OnWednesday,thethemewasUSAday.TheSophomoresprovedtobethemostpatrioticandtheJuniorswonthe

after-school volleyball match.• OnThursday,thethemewasRappersversusRockers.TheSophomoreswonthedress-updayandtheSeniorswonthe

after-school Mario Kart tournament. • OnFriday,thethemewasGreenandWhiteandtheSophomoreswonthedress-upday.• This year the classes also competed in a Penny War to raise money for Relay for Life. The Freshmen won the Penny War.

Friday afternoon, the pep assembly was held. The National Anthem was sung by Kalyn Spangler. The pep assembly includedperformancesfromCarlyFields(BatonTwirling)andthecastofShrek.TheMostSpiritedstudents-seniorsMaddieMannandDavidBradford,juniorsRachelZacnyandAlexHill,sophomoresDaelinRuetzandLukeZacny,andfreshmenKatieMannandGabeRamirez-wererecognizedduringthepepassembly.ContestsattheassemblyincludedTugOfWar(Seniors),Treasure Hunt (Seniors), Musical Chairs (Seniors), and a Relay Race (Seniors). At the end of the assembly, the Seniors were announced as the winners of the Spirit Jug. ElectionswillbeheldinApriltochoosethe2016-2017StudentCouncilleadershipteamfornextyear.

THANK YOU! WE ASKED AND YOU RESPONDED!

As you are aware via several school e-blasts, we needed to have a certain percentage of our parent population complete the School Improvement Survey in orderforittobestatisticallyvalid.Wearesothankfultoreport that over 330 parent surveys were completed. This isdefinitelyagoodshowingforAPHSandarepresentativesamplingthatwillallowustomakeaccurateassessmentsabout our strengths and weaknesses as an institution.ThankyouforrespondingtoourcallforhelpinthetrueAllenParkfashion.Weappreciateyourparticipation.

RESPONSE TO A PARENT CONCERN Recently,webecameawarethatsomeparentswereexpressingconcernsviasocialmediaaboutbusesinfrontoftheschoolparkinginsuchawayastoblockthestopsign.Obviously,thisisadangeroussituationandonethatcalledforquickaction.Oncegiventhisinformation,wewentintoproblem-solvingmodewithourpoliceliaisonofficer,MarcosMadrigal,andthe Director of Transportation, Pam Smart. Resolutionisrelativelysimpleandwillmovethebusparkingspotbackafulllengthinordertokeepthestopsigninviewing sight. This should allow for the safety of our students. If there are other issues that should be addressed, we invite you to contact any high school administrator and we will certainly do our best to respond.

SCHOOL SAFETY AND SUPERVISION AFTER SCHOOL Theschooldayendsat2:39PMatAllenParkHighSchool.Wewelcomestudentstoremainforeducationalorsportingpurposes only. Those students without a validreasontostayaftertheschooldayendsareexpectedtoexitthebuilding.Wearenotabletoprovidesupervisionandthisbecomesasafetyandsecurityissue.Thankyouforyourcooperation.

STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE NEWS OnMarch8,2016,fortyStudentCouncilmembersattendedthe2016MASCRegionalConferenceinLivonia,Michigan.Students interacted with 12 other Wayne County schools to swap leadership activities. Claire Lareau gave a presentation to shareinformationabouttheColorRunthatwasheldinAllenParkonOctober31,2016.IzzySlateandAlexGoulasariangaveapresentationabouttheLinkCrew’s“10ThingsEveryFreshmanShouldKnow”video.Itwasanenjoyableandproductivedayforeveryone.StudentscamebackwithamultitudeofideastohelpthembeleadersinAllenParkHighSchool. OnApril16,17&18,2016,twelveStudentCouncilmembersattendedthe2016MASCStateConferenceinTraverseCity. Fifteen hundred Student Council members from over 100 State of Michigan schools were in attendance to interact and exchangeleadershipideasandactivities.

Student Council at this year’s MASC Regional Conference

Twelve APHS student council members attended this year’s State Leadership Conference.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE APHS CARDIAC

ARREST TEAM! At Allen Park High School we take all aspectsof emergency training very seriously and are proud of our Cardiac Arrest Team, who are in place in case of an emergency situation. The team includes our athletic trainer, MeaghanRourkeandcounselor,TanyaDuffyastheleadersof a well-trained group of teachers: Lisa Lee, Warren Stowe, Jimmy Victor and Jeff Paquette. On theirmost recent drill, it took them less thanone minute to apply the AED machine to a mannequin. The rest of the school followed emergency procedures and made sure that all studentswereinclassrooms.Thankyouto the Cardiac Arrest Team and their commitment to building a safe and responsive protocol for emergency cardiac situations.

JUNIOR PARENT MEETING

Wednesday, May 25th at 6:00 PM in the LGI Room Getaheadstartonyourstudent’ssenioryear- with information about:• Senioractivities/fundraisers• Senior All Night Party• Senior pictures• Yearbook• Ordering cap and gown and

commencement announcements• and much more...

Working together, we can make this asuccessfulsenioryearforourstudents!Formoreinformation, email class sponsor: Sharon Gabon at gabon@appublicschools.com.

THANK YOU TO OVER 70 COMMUNITY

PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR’S PROFESSIONAL

INTERVIEW DAY HowdowedescribeadaylikeProfessionalInterviewDayatAllenParkHighSchool?Ittrulyrepresentsthefinestaspects of our school—prepared and poised students, engaged community members and caring teachers who are there to support those with “jitters.”We receivedmany compliments on our students and how beautifully they interviewed. Throughout the day, we did not miss a beat, thanks to the tremendousorganization ledbymediaspecialist, Christine McKinzie. Our fine secretarial staffprovidedadditionalsupportfromstarttofinishwithspecialKUDOStoMrs.Nightingale,Mrs.LeBlancandMrs.Bateman. We are grateful to the partnership we have forged with our community over the years of this program and thankourparticipantsforgivingsogenerouslyoftheirtimeand talents. Some of the organizations represented on this day included the following:• BakerCollege• TheAllenParkPoliceDepartment• AllenParkPublicSchools• Ford Motor Company • AAA of Michigan• Henry Ford Community College• The New Red Wings Arena• General Motors• OakwoodHealthCareSystem• ComericaBank• PNCBank• Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital• MichiganMunicipalRiskManagementAuthority• USArmy• State House of Representatives• Citizens Insurance Company• Sacred Heart Major Seminary• Henry Ford Health System• AllenParkPublicLibrary• St. Vincent de Paul

AN EVENING ASSEMBLY TO HONOR UNDERCLASS

STUDENTS THIS YEAR Student scholars in grades 9-11 and their parents willbeinvitedtoattendtheUnderclassHonorsAssemblyonWednesday,May18,2016intheAllenParkCenterforthe Arts. The evening will start with a reception at 5:00 PM and an assembly beginning at 5:30 PM. To be invited, students qualify by being a Principal’s Scholar or on theAll-AcademicTeamasdefinedbelow.Inaddition,theJuniorNHS students will be awarded their pins. • Principal’s Scholar – 4.00 grade point average or

aboveforatleastoneofthelastthreecardmarkings.• Principal’s All-Academic Team – 3.75 grade point

average or above for at least one of the past two semesters(excludingmiddleschool)

An invitation will be coming in the mail. Watch for it soon.

THE ANNUAL HONORS CONVOCATION ON MAY 18TH HONORS THE CLASS OF 2016 TheAllenParkHighSchoolHonorsConvocationwilltakeplaceonWednesday,May18,2016,at7:00PM in theAllenParkCenterfortheArts.Thiseventfocusesexclusivelyon the Senior Class of 2016. Students will be invited to this event if they are being given a community, military, departmental award or other special award. In addition, the NHS seniors will receive their stoles, the Student Council seniors will receive their pins and the Valedictorian and Salutatorian will be announced formally as the top scholars in the Class of 2016.

WOMEN OF TOMORROW OurWomenofTomorrowmentoringprogramisinitssecond year and the young women have been busy. Monthly meetings have been focusing on career-related activities anddiscussions,aswellaswelcomingsomeguestspeakers.Recently, our group paired up with the young women from LincolnParkHighSchool’sprogram,andtouredtheHenryFordHospitalWestBloomfield.Theladieslearnedaboutthemanyoptionsavailableinthemedicalfieldandthepresenterssharedtheirstoriesofhowtheycametoworkintheirfields. We will soon be celebrating our graduating senior, Samantha Salada, at the Metro Detroit Senior Luncheon on May9th.It’shardtobelievethatweonlyhavetwomeetingsleft! However, we look forward to inviting more youngwomen to join our group in the Fall.

Board of Education President, Mr. DesJardins, has participated all 9 years of the Professional Interview Day program.

Having some fun waiting for the bus back!Women of Tomorrow members: Abigail Szilagy, Hannah

Wagensomer, Arianna Branch, Tonya Dodd, Madison Brown, Anissa Carrion-Lugo, Samantha Salada

Our Women of Tomorrow group stopped in the Atrium at Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield to pose for a picture during our tour.

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PLAYS TO RECORD CROWDS!

The Allen Park Center for the Arts was filled withexcitement, as record crowds attended three nearly sold-outperformancesof this year’smusical,“Shrek, theMusical.”KellyKlug, director, was joined by musical directors, Kristi Kruger and Sarah Leonard and technical director, Alan Demorow. APHS students united in a dazzling display of talent, delighting the audience with their music, dancing and acting. Astonishing sets, costumes and lighting kept the audience of more than 1,300theatregoers on the edge of their seats as they were transported to a world where fairytale creatures, maniacal leaders and ogres workedtogethertobringthespectacularshowtolife.

ALLEN PARK HIGH SCHOOL SADD (STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS) CHAPTER ORGANIZES THIRD

ANNUAL AWARENESS WEEK The3RDannualSADDAwarenessweektookplacefromMarch14-17thisyear.Itbeganwithadisplayofawreckedcarinfrontoftheschooltorepresentthedangersofdrunkanddistracteddrivingalongwithan8ftx10ftsignsharingthismessage.Inconjunctionwiththisvisiblemessage,SADDalsoprovidedadrivingservicecalled“NoQuestionsAsked”tostudents on prom night to avoid any incidents. Business-sized cards were distributed with a phone number to call if there was a need for such service. Supportive parents and the SADD sponsor, Mr. Paquette, monitored the phone and were available to offerrideswith“noquestionsasked”inordertoprovidestudentswhomaybeundertheinfluenceasaferidehome. DuringtherestoftheAwarenessWeek,therewereavarietyofinteractivepresentations,activitiesandspeakersincluding the following:• Specialists from the Southgate Teen Guidance Center at lunches discussed issues related to suicide, drug addiction,

dating violence, and bullying.• ArepresentativefromMADD(MothersAgainstDrunkDriving)talkedaboutthedangersofdrunkandbuzzeddriving.• Lt.MaryKarpp,SectionCommanderoftheMichiganStatePolice,talkedwithallstudentsthroughoutonedayabout

the dangers of drugs and shared with them a visual display of drugs and drug paraphernalia.• Daily PA announcements created by the SADD students were designed to increase awareness about a variety of

pertinent topics.

TESTING BLOCK THANKS! AllenParkHighSchoolcompleteditstestingblockandwewant to give special accolades to all of our students who tested, butespeciallytheJuniors.TheyexperiencedthenewSATtestandtook itveryseriously. Inaddition, theyhadtwoother testdayswiththeACTWorkKeysassessmentononedayandtheM-STEPon-line testing in science and social studies on the other. We congratulate our Juniors on being such positive role models for the rest of the school and await the results with great optimism. We also note the fact that our teachers carefully prepared all students for the new SAT and PSAT tests by infusing strategies intotheirdailycurriculumandwethankthemformakingtheseadjustments. These professionals are to be commended for their commitment to helping our students be successful. Finally,atestingblockcouldnotbesuccessfulwithoutmanypeopleplayinga leadrole in itsorganization.Wewanttothankthe testing leadership team:TestingSupervisor,JanetWasko,Backup Supervisors, Karen Moran and Ken Stephens, Accommodations Coordinator,AlexisWeir,M-STEPTestingCoordinator,ChristineMcKinzie, Lead Secretary for the Entire Testing Program, AndreaDemorow,Back-upSecretary,LaurieLeBlanc, andPSATSupervisors, Jeannette MacDonald and Tanya Duffy.

DRIVERS EDUCATION - SEGMENT 1

PARENT MEETING: May 10, 2016 7:00 P.M. / APHS – LGI • Enrollment begins: May 10, 2016. Student must

be15yearsoldbyOctober31,2016. ▫ Please bring your student’s birth certificate(justforverificationofage)

▫ Paymentswillbetakenatthemeeting-cash/check(madeoutto:APPS)

• The class will consist of 24 hours of intensive classroom instruction, which includes a rigorouscurriculumdesignedtotestastudent’sknowledgeoftrafficlawandbasicdrivingskills.

• Students will receive 12 hours of instruction on the road. (6 full hours behind the wheel and 6 hours of passenger observation).

• All of our Instructors are not only highly qualified to teach Drivers Education but theyare also State-Certified Secondary EducationInstructorswhoteachatAllenParkHighSchool.

• For more information, please visit our website: www.apps.k12.mi.us/hs/drivered.html

SUMMER SCHOOL INFORMATION 2016

Ø Registration:June1-24,2016-AllenParkHighSchool Ø Cost: $180.00 per class•A maximum of two (2) courses can be taken during theSummerSchoolsessionifapprovedbythestudent’scounselor.

Ø All classes must be paid during the registration process. Late payments will not be accepted.

Ø Course Offerings: MATH – Algebra 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B,Geometry 1A, 1 B, SCIENCE - Biology and Physical Science 1A,1B,SOCIALSTUDIES–AmericanHistoryA,B,Civicsand Economics, World History, A, B, Government ENGLISH –9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A and11B, ELA12 (classeswill becancelled if too few students enroll)

Ø 2Sessionseachday/Monday–Thursday(8:00AMto10:30AM and 10:40 AM to 1:10 PM)

Ø Start Date: June 27, 2016 Ø End Date: July 28, 2016 Ø For more information please contact Mrs. Karen Moran or Mrs. Colleen Nightingale at 313-827-1232 or via email

This year’s musical Shrek was a hit with people of all ages!

Jag Wire 5HIGH SCHOOL’S DRAMA CLUB IS FUN AND FULL OF TALENT

TheDramaClubisFUNandfullofTALENT;Dramais“AliveandWell”atAPHS.Overthepasttwoyears the after school Drama Club has been in high demand. The Club promotes involvement for lots of great, student participation in the areas of Cast of Characters, Technical Crew (lights, sound), Set-Building Crew,andtheMusicalUnit(vocalandinstrumentalband). Four Performances of high quality and great talent have been produced and performed in the gorgeousAllenParkCenter forPerformingArts.Thecommunityhasbeenfortunatetoparticipate inthese shows since 2014: SHREK (Spring, 2016) EMMA (Fall, 2015) HIGHSCHOOLMUSICAL (Spring,2015) CAUGHTINTHEACT (Fall,2014) Mrs.KellyKlugistheprogram’sDramaDirector.Shehasgreatexperienceandtalent,butisalsosupportedbyotherfine leaderswith tremendousexpertise.Ms.KristiKruger is theMusicDirectoratAPHS; sheoversees allmusical aspectsof the performances.Mr.RonDavis is theCenter for thePerformingArtsFacilitiesDirector,overseeingallauditoriumfeaturesrelevanttolighting/sound/facilityoperationsoftheperformances.Mr.AlanDemorowistheStage/SetCoordinator.Ms.SarahLeonardistheMusicDirectorofthepitandalsodisplaysstunningskillonthepiano.SeveralotheradultleadershavebeenaffiliatedwiththeDramaClubproductionsoverthepasttwoyears,includingChoreographers,CostumeArtists,Make-UpArtists,andDanceInstructors. Ms. Kristi Kruger said it best through her message echoed below: “SHREKwasthemostpositivetalent-provokingandprofessionally inspiredproduction inmanyyearsatAPHS.Thesetdesignwastexturedanddetailed;themusicwasconcreteandcomplementarytothesinging,andtheacting/singingwasfluentandappearedtobeeffortless.Aproductionofthisexceptionalnature does not happen by accident. The students do not rise to this level of this professionalism by accident...ourstudentsareinthehandsofatalentedandexpertcoachwithMrs.KellyKlug.BRAVO!” Mrs. Kelly Klug further offered these inspired comments about the most recent performance: “TheGreatWhiteWaycametotheAllenParkCenterfortheArtsthispastMarchwhentheAPHSDramaClubpresented:SHREKTHEMUSICALtonearlysoldoutaudiences.Ittakesavillage,and,inthisinstance,thatvillagewasoverflowingwithhardworking,dedicatedstudents,staff,andothervolunteerswhoworkedtogethertocreateanexperiencethatnooneissoontoforget.TheAPHSDramaClubisexcitedforwhatisonthehorizon,bothnextseasonandgoingforward.IncomingFreshmenarewelcometojointheAPHSDramaClubfamilythisfall.” Mr. Alan Demorow offered this input regarding the tremendous effort made by so many: “The Drama Club has always been a place where you can be yourself. Then you step on stage, and you get to be something completely different. You get to create a character that may, or may not, be who you really are.BeingapartoftheDramaClub,eitherasanactorortechie,isanopportunityforyoutoexploreyourcreativesideandexpressyourselfinwaysthatareonlylimitedbyyourimagination.” StudentparticipantsintheDramaperformancesexhibitgreatinvolvement,leadership,andtalent.Opportunitiesexist inall facetsof theprogramforstudents ingrades9-12.Any interestedstudents/parents may contact the Drama Club Director: Mrs. Klug at kelly.klug@lpps.info. FinalquestiontoseekstudentinputonfortheFallis:What Performance will be Sponsored This Fall in the Drama Program?

HELLO FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Music Department has enjoyed unique performance opportunities throughout the school year, such as the Drum Line at a wedding reception and the Marching Band at the Eco-Marathon in Detroit.Aswemovetospring,theMusicDepartmentlooksforwardtoour annual events to close the school year, such as our Spring Concert May 4, Memorial Day parade May 22, and of course Baccalaureate and Graduation festivities. Please“LIKE”ourFacebookpagetoseephotos,detailsonactivitiesand performances and become a part of our Facebook family! Simplysearch“AllenParkHighSchoolMusicDepartment.”

Thanks!Kristi KrugerDirectorkruger@appublicschools.com 313.827.1200x3139

The APHS Drumline performed for a wedding reception on September 26, 2015 at Petruzzello in Troy.

DON’T MISS “RELAY FOR LIFE” SUPPORT OUR CANCER SURVIVORS AND THOSE WHO HAVE

LOST THE BATTLE SATURDAY, MAY 14 BEGINNING AT 10 AM ENDING ON SUNDAY, MAY 15 AT 10 AM

GAHONA COMMUNITY PARK

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CALENDARMay4 7:00PMSpringMusicConcertandArtExhibit–AllenPark

Center for the ArtsMay 6 Progress Reports MailedMay9 6:00PMPTSAMeeting/BookStudy–MediaCenterMay10 7:00PMDriversEdRegistrationMeeting–LGIRoomMay10 7:00PMMusicBoostersMeeting–MusicRoomMay 12 6:00 PM Music Department BanquetMay14-15 RelayforLife–AllenParkHighSchoolMay16 7:00PMBoardofEducationMeeting–LGIRoomMay16 7:30PMAdultBoostersMeeting–MediaCenterMay 17 Student Leadership Day May18 5:00PM–UnderclassStudentHonorsAssembly–AllenPark

Center for the ArtsMay18 7:00PMSeniorHonorsConvocation–AllenParkCenter

for the ArtsMay25 6:00PMJuniorParentMeeting–LGIRoomMay26 SeniorExams–Hours1-2-3Review–Hours4-5-6FinalsMay27 SeniorExams–Hours4-5-6Finals–Seniordismissalat11:00AMMay30 MemorialDay–NoSchoolJune 1 Summer School registration beginsJune 1 1:00 PM Graduation Rehearsal - mandatory 6:30PMBaccalaureateService-AllenParkPresbyterianChurchJune3 7:00PMGraduationCeremony–TaylorSportsplexJune3 11:00PMSeniorAll-NightParty–AllenParkCivicArenaJune 7 6:30 PM Sports BanquetJune 11 8:00 AM ACT Test June 13June13 6:00PMPTSAMeeting/BookStudy–MediaCenter 7:00PMBoardofEducationMeeting–LGIRoomJune14 Halfdayforstudents–FinalExams–1stand2ndhourJune 14 7:00 PM Music Boosters Band Camp MeetingJune15 HalfDayforStudents–Finalexams–ThirdhourandfourthhourJune16 HalfDayforStudents–FinalExams–5thand6thhour Lastdayforstudents/ReportcardperiodendsJune 18 Drivers Education beginsJune 20 Report Cards mailedJune 20 7:30 PM Adult Boosters Meeting June 24 Summer School registration endsJune27 7:00PMBoardofEducationMeeting–LGIRoomJune 27 Summer School beginsJuly 28 Last day for Summer School

2015-16 APHS WINTER SPORTS SEASON The2015-16wintersportsseasonatAllenParkHighSchoolwrappedupanothersuccessfulandrecordbreakingyear.CommunityServicewasafocusoftheentireAthleticDepartmentandeachteamparticipatedinacharitableproject.Belowisarecapofthiswinter’sathleticseasonforallteams. The Boys Basketball team, led by coaches Jim Victor, Warren Stowe, Gerry Klos and Tom Bowdell, defeatedtheotherAllenParkhighschoolsinInter-CityandMelvindale-NorthernAllenParktowintheCitycrownasthebestAllenParkbasketballteam.SomeothernotablewinswereagainstrivalsWoodhaven,LincolnPark,TrumanandFlatRock.• NickWaymanearnedAll-LeagueAcademichonors• Matt Arnoldy earned All-League Academic honors• JaredJacksonearnedbothAll-LeagueAcademicandAthletichonors

The Hockey team, ledbycoaches JohnBrithinee,VinceGenaw,MattGrant,ChetPutekandKennyGuerriero,experiencedmuchsuccessastheybeatWyandotte,GabrielRichard,CarlsonandRiverviewalltwicethis season amongst other notable wins. The team won all three tournaments they were in this year which includedtheThanksgivingClassic,News-HeraldandWoodhavenHolidaytournaments.Theteamsetaschoolrecordintotalnumberofwinsandfinishedwithanoverallrecordof24-2-2whichwasthe2ndbestrecordintheentirestate!Theiroverallrecordwasalsoaschoolrecordandwasanimprovementof12timesthenumberofwinsfromlastyearora1200%increase.• Bobby Salerno earned All-League Academic and Athletic • Chace McCardle earned All-League Athletic honors• Joey Cullinan earned All-League Academic honors• Devin Basley earned All-League Academic honors• KieranO’ConnellearnedAll-LeagueAcademicandAthletic• Brad Davis earned All-League and All-State Academic honors• Cameron Johns earned All-League and All-State Academic • Brendan Alvis earned All-League Academic, All-League Athletic and All-State Academic honors• Cameron Chabot earned All-League Athletic honors• Carson Nichols earned All-League and All-State Athletic honors• NikFrancisearnedAll-LeagueAcademic,All-StateAcademicandAll-LeagueAthletichonors• Sean Stephens earned All-League Academic, All-State Academic, All-League Athletic and All-State Athletic honorsTheteamwoneveryleaguegametowintheMichiganMetroHighSchoolHockeyLeaguechampionshipandwentundefeatedintheDownriverLeaguetoearnthetitleofthe“BestHockeyTeamDownriver”.

The Boys Wrestling team,ledbycoachesDanLoyd,BobLoyd,OraWolfandLarryCervantes,hadsome big victories this year over Divine Child, Northville, Forest Hills Eastern and others. • Jared Rieden earned All-League Academic honors• Michael Bress earned All-League Academic honors• Tyler Miracle earned All-League Academic honors• Trevor Tappan earned All-League Academic honors• MattSkarbinskiearnedbothAll-LeagueAcademicandAthletichonorsIntheMHSAAplayoffs,bothMattSkarbinskiat130lbs.andDominicMancinaat160lbs.advancedonfromtheDistrictroundandqualifiedfortheMHSAARegional.DominicthenearnedathirdplacebronzemedalfinishintheRegionalandqualifiedfortheMHSAAStateFinalMeetheldatthePalaceofAuburnHills.

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Jag Wire 7 The Girls Competitive Cheer team, led by coaches Julie Goodwin, Marissa Cox,Kim Isomand JessTremonti,won theAllenPark,Richmond,Grandville,BedfordandRochester Adams Invitational meets this past season. • Amanda Gledhill earned All-League Academic honors• Averi Stoddard earned All-League Academic honors• Cynthia Chapman earned All-League Academic honors• Hailey Woodworth earned All-League Academic honors• CelesteSarzynskiearnedAll-LeagueAcademichonors• Summer Murphy earned All-League Academic honors• Angela Sammut earned All-League Academic honors• Lauren Regula earned All-League Athletic honors• CeceliaRoarkearnedAll-LeagueandAll-StateAthletichonors• Carolyn Morris earned All-League Academic and All-State Athletic honors• OliviaGrabearnedAll-LeagueAcademic,All-LeagueAthleticandAll-StateAthletichonors• Delaney Jane Millner earned All-League Academic, All-State Academic, All-League

Athletic and All-State Athletic honorsTheteamqualifiedfortheMHSAAStateFinalMeetforthe12thyearinarowandfinishedasState Runner-up Champions bringing home the silver medal. The competitive cheer team has finishedasoneofthetopfiveteamsinthestatefortwelveconsecutiveseasons!

The Girls Basketball team, led by coaches Chuck Perez and Bill Borg, defeatedtheotherAllenParkhighschoolsinInter-CityandMelvindale-NorthernAllenParktowintheCitycrownasbestbasketballteam.SomeothernotablewinswereagainstMercy,NewBoston Huron, Woodhaven, Wyandotte and Carlson while also defeating Trenton twice. The teamfinishedtheyearwithanincredible19-4overallrecord,wontheDownriverLeagueandearnedthetitleofthe“BestGirls’BasketballTeamDownriver”.• Alyssa Lange earned All-League Academic honors• Izzy Slate earned All-League Academic honors• Kendall Hamilton earned All-League Academic honors• Natalie Lovasz earned All-League Academic honors• ClareLatkovicearnedAll-LeagueAcademichonors• Abbie Slate earned All-League Academic honors• Arielle Gamble earned All-League Athletic honors• AlyssaKubikearnedbothAll-LeagueAthleticandAcademichonors• Audrey Newstead earned both All-League Athletic and Academic honors• Erin Fish earned both All-League Athletic and Academic honors

The Boys Swim team,ledbycoachesTylerCard,ChrisMaurinoandPaulLaCroix,had a record breaking yearwith an undefeated regular season.They defeatedTrenton bywinning every single event and also remained undefeated in school history against Cabrini by beatingthemandkeepingthestreakgoingagainstthisinnercityfoe.• Nico-Luis Roberto Ayala earned All-League Academic honors• William Collins earned All-League Academic honors• Indrit Gusho earned All-League Academic honors• John Klein earned All-League Academic honors

• Aaron Knoch earned All-League Academic honors• BrennanO’ConnorearnedAll-LeagueAcademichonors• Cullen Squire earned All-League Academic honors• Ryan Ruiz earned All-League Academic honors• Adam Velarde earned All-League Athletic honors• Bruce Liepe earned All-League Athletic honors• Vincent Martinez earned both All-League Athletic and Academic honors• Jacob Stibel earned both All-League Athletic and Academic honors• Noah Barstad earned both All-League Athletic and Academic honors• Jacob Barstad earned All-League Athletic honors• Michael Harris earned both All-League Athletic and Academic honors• Tommy Lareau earned All-League Academic, All-League Athletic and All-State Athletic honorsTheteamwontheDownriverLeagueforthefirsttimeinschoolhistoryandwontheNews-Heraldchampionshipearningthetitleofthe“BestBoys’SwimmingTeamDownriver.”Theteam of Bruce Liepe, Noah Barstad, Adam Velarde and Jacob Barstad set a new school record inthe200yd.FreestyleRelayandqualifiedfortheStateFinals.AdamVelardequalifiedfortheStateFinalsinthe50yd.FreestyleandJacobBarstadqualifiedinboththe200yd(newschoolrecord) and 500yd. Freestyle events. OtherStateFinalsQualifierswereMichaelHarris,VincentMartinez,TommyLareauandAdamVelardeinthe200yd.MedleyRelaywheretheybroketheschoolrecord.BruceLiepe,AdamVelarde,TommyLareauandJacobBarstadqualifiedinthe400yd.FreestyleRelayandsetanewschoolrecordaswell.TommyLareauqualifiedindividuallyfortheMHSAAStateFinalsinboththe100yd.Butterflyand200yd.IMevents.TommyLareaualsosetanewschoolrecord,anewAPHSpoolrecordandanewDownriverLeaguerecordinthe100yd.Butterflyevent,finished7thinthestateandbecameanAll-Stateswimmer.

The 110% Award is presented to a student-athlete from each varsity sport. This award is given to the athlete who:• Demonstrates school spirit, team pride and enthusiasm• Encourages others to always give their best effort• Always strives for a total team effort and team improvement• Faithfullyattendsallpracticesandgames,unlessexcused• Is a good representative of the High School sports program• Conducts themselves in a well-behaved, respectful manner• Unselfishlygivesofthemselvestothetotalteamconcept• Motivates themselves and others to high achievement• Is a good student-athlete throughout the school yearThisyear’s110%recipientswere:• Vincent Martinez (Boys Swim), • Michael Bress (Wrestling)• FaithRidolfi(CompetitiveCheer)• DevinBasley(Hockey)• AlyssaKubik(GirlsBasketball)• TomKochanek(BoysBasketball)

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Allen Park High School18401 Champaign Rd.AllenPark,Michigan48101

PRSRT STD.U.S.PostagePAIDAllenPark,MI48101

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PTSA Board MembersPresident:LisaSzymanskiFirst Vice-President:Kelly MeisterSecond Vice-President:StephenSzymanski(JuniorStudent)Treasurer:MicheleSkarbinskiSecretary:BethanyFink(JuniorStudent)

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Policy of Compliance with Federal Law In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, it is the policy of the Allen Park Public Schools that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination during any program, activity or service or in employment. Inquiries related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 should be directed to: Mr. Michael Dawson, Principal, Allen Park Middle School, 8401 Vine, Allen Park, Michigan 48101, (313) 827-2200. Inquiries related to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, should be directed to: Mrs. Janet Wasko, Principal, Allen Park High School, 18401 Champaign, Allen Park, Michigan 48101, (313) 827-1230

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The Robert D. Kelly Award is a distinguished and honored award presented to the top academic athlete each season. Oneathlete from each sport was nominated and this winter’snomineeswere:• Tommy Lareau (Boys Swim) • Jared Rieden (Wrestling)• NikFrancis(Hockey)• ErinFish(Girls’Basketball)• JaredJackson(Boys’Basketball)• Amanda Gledhill (Competitive Cheer)

The winner is also awarded a $1000 scholarship and this winter’s Robert D. KelleyAward winner was: NIK FRANCIS.

UPCOMING SENIOR EVENTS • Graduation Announcements The representative from Jostens was in and distributed the graduation

announcementorders.PaidordersnotpickedupmaybepickedupinthePrincipal’sOfficeafterschool.IfyouhaveanoutstandingbalanceowedtoJostens, you must resolve this before your order can be released. Contact Jostens at 734-284-2528.

• Senior Honors Convocation –Wednesday,May18that7:00PM–AllenParkCenterfortheArts

• Senior Final Exams Thursday,May26th–Seniorsareinschoolall day.Seniorswilltakefinal

examsduringhours4-5-6. Friday,May27th–Seniorswilltakefinalexamsduringhours1-2-3.Seniors

will be dismissed at 11:00 AM.• Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal Wednesday, June 1 – 1:00 PM at theTaylor Sportsplex.All students

whointendtoparticipateincommencementexerciseonFriday,June3must attend the rehearsal. Students should plan to spend two hours in this rehearsal. Caps and Gowns will be distributed at rehearsal. Studentsarestronglyencouragedtotakecareoffinesandlostbookcharges before rehearsal.

• Baccalaureate Service Wednesday,June1–6:30PMattheAllenParkPresbyterianChurch.This

specialserviceistohonorallgraduatesfromhighschoolsinAllenParkand Melvindale.

• Graduation Ceremony The graduation ceremony is on Friday, June 3 at 7:00 PM at the Taylor

Sportsplex.Graduatesaretoreportat6:00PM.• DVD of the ceremony TheceremonywillberecordedandDVD’swillbeavailableforacost.• Photos Palazzolo will be doing photographs when the graduates arrive at 6:00 pm

prior to graduation. These photos will be posted online at their secure website within 72 hours of the event.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2016

VALEDICTORIAN- NATALIE SCHLESINGER

ANDSALUTATORIAN-ERIN FISH

SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY NEWS

For those who have already signed up and made their reservation, this year’s SeniorAllNight Party will be held on June 3rd starting at 11:00pm and ending June 4th at 4:30am at the AllenParkRecreationCenter.No lateentriesor early dismissals will be allowed unless prior arrangementsaremade.Lookforinvitationsandpermission slips in the mail. Many volunteers are neededtomakethisnightsuccessful. DONATIONS – Donations of pop,water, bags of candy, cups, and silverware. We arealsoasking for giftdonationsor gift cards(moneyisalwayswelcome)fromseniorparents/guardians. An option is a basket containingseveral items or single items. Keep seniors in mind while shopping and select items that can be used both for students staying home and going away to school. All items can be dropped offatthehighschoolmainoffice. CHAPERONES – Donate your timethe night of the party. Blocks of time will bescheduled accordingly. Thankyou inadvance foryourhelpandparticipation. Please spread the word to other parents. Look for emails that will keep youupdated. Please refrain from calling the officewithquestionsas this isa“parentsponsored”event.Volunteersorquestions?

Committee ChairSylvia Casteel, xxsyl13xx@gmail.com

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