On to the Breslin Friday!
The St. Johns Redwing Girls Basketball Team defeated Port Huron Northern 48-35 in Tuesday night’s MHSAA Class A Q-Final at Fenton High School.
Coach Mark Lasceski’s Redwings now advance to the MHSAA Class A Semi-Finals on Friday, March 18 at 1 p.m. at Michigan State University’s Breslin Student Events Center. Pre-Sale tickets will be on sale started at 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the High School Activities Office.
All tickets for the semi-finals are $8. Passes of any kind are not accepted during MHSAA Tournaments.
The Class A State Championship Game will be played on Saturday, March 19 starting at noon.
The basketball team bus will depart SJHS on Friday at 10:45 a.m.
A high school student spectator bus is available for up to 45 students. Cost is $12 which includes a game ticket.
The bus will depart SJHS at 11:30 a.m. and will return after the game around 4 p.m. Students must ride to and from MSU on the bus. Students must have a release form submitted with parental signatures returned to the Activities Office by 8 a.m. on Friday.
SJ Black T-Shirts are on sale in the HS Activities Office for $6 each.
There will be a student section reserved in the bleachers for SJHS students only. This is the only section that will be allowed to stand continuously during the game.
Those not able to attend the semi-final game can watch it streamed live at www.mhsaa.tv. Day passes are $9.95.
Photos courtesy of Jack Heckaman Photography and MIPrepZone photo gallery by Kevin Lozon via Facebook.
Easter Egg Hunt date set
St. Johns Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, March 26th at 1:00 p.m.
The alarm will sound to start the hunt.There will be free pictures with the Easter Bunny along with face painting.
Age groups are
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
Special eggs will be given out by the bunny helps for those under 3.
The egg hunt is located at the St. Johns City Park.
Habitat to host Gala
Habitat for Humanity’s DreamBuilders Gala is a signature event that will help build two houses in Clinton County this year. The Gala is held at Eagle Eye Banquet Center in Bath and will have a casually elegant denim and western theme – strolling supper, silent auction, “Dancing with the Stars” event – local musicians – and lots of fun.
The theme this year is a Taste of Country, so you know the food will be good (none of that bland, dry chicken dinners, here), the music will keep your toes tapping and the silent auction will feature items that you will definitely want! Plus, you’ll want to come out and see our “local celebrities” cut a rug with professional dancers from Spartan Dance Center in our “Dancing with the Stars” part of the evening.
Tickets are $55 each or 2 for $100 – $25.00 of each ticket is a tax deductible donation.
If you need more information, call the Habitat office at 989-227-1771 or go to our website: habitatclinton.org
MMDHD awarded national accreditation
The Mid-Michigan District Health Department (MMDHD) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).
The national accreditation program, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sets standards against which the nation’s 3,000 health departments can continuously improve the quality of their services and performance.
Achieving national accreditation was not an easy task. To do so, MMDHD had to undergo a rigorous, multi-faceted, peer-reviewed assessment process to ensure it met or exceeded PHABs quality standards and measures. From start to finish, the entire process took four years and a lot of hard work.
“We are pleased and excited to be recognized for achieving national standards that foster effectiveness and promote continuous quality improvement,” said Marcus Cheatham, MMDHD Health Officer. “The accreditation process helps to ensure that the programs and services we provide are as responsive as possible to the needs of our community. It also allows us to demonstrate increased accountability and credibility to the public, funders, elected officials and partner organizations with which we work.”
Clinton County Branch Office Staff: Back row: Sara Thelen, Peggy Fox, Courtney Beagle, Duane Schneider, Hazel Hall, Kim Monahan and Tracy Hartman. Middle row, left to right: Janea Near, Gayle Hood, Laureen Simon, Sarah Doak, Charity Little and Becky Stoddard. Front row: Nicole Montgomery, Shelly McPherson, Mary Wallen and Lisa Smith.
Public health departments play a critical role in protecting and improving the health of people and communities. They provide a broad range of services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors; preventing diseases and injuries; ensuring access to safe food, water, clean air, and life-saving immunizations; and preparing for and responding to public health emergencies.
Michigan health departments are required to be accredited by the State to ensure that they provide these services in compliance with State law. But State accreditation doesn’t measure the extent to which health departments
function like a strong, integrated system, which national accreditation does. While applying for national accreditation was not required, to MMDHD’s Board of Health, it seemed like the right thing to do. “Local health departments must transform themselves into more efficient and effective organizations in order to serve the public in these times of fiscal turmoil. Going through the PHAB process forced us to make many of those needed changes,” Cheatham said.
Only 96 out of 2,800 local health departments –less than four percent—are nationally accredited, which means MMDHD is in elite company! Residents served by a nationally accredited health department can be assured that it has gone above and beyond to demonstrate the capacity to protect and promote the health of that community.
SJHS senior is featured artist – Leah Robbe
Congratulations to SJHS Senior Leah Robbe for being a featured artist by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing. What a beautiful piece of artwork!
Thank you to the dedicated art teachers who have helped to support and develop your talents.
