The Trojan Times #Trojanpride - a Message from Ms.Davis
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The Trojan Times #trojanpride - A Message from Ms.Davis Greetings Saginaw High Community!! Saginaw High school has completed another year of awesome accomplishments! We have continued to increase our student achievement with our in-class SAT prep with Exam Experts. We have provided many incentives for students to work hard to increase their scores. Our teachers have been active in trainings that will enhance our academic rigor for all core classes. Many of our students attended the Saginaw Career Complex where they were provided to complete vocational skills programs that will assist them with careers beyond high school. Careers include, automotive repair, welding, medical careers, nursing, animal science, public safety and security, careers in education, cosmetology, culinary and hospitality management. Many of our students participated in activities that are highlighted in this publication. Our student Council, National Honor Society, Robotics and other students groups were very active this year, in making our school an exciting place to learn, both academically and socially. This year, we kicked off our Trojan P.R.I.D.E program, and we have identified expectations for our school’s culture and climate goal. Students win PRIDE tickets for demonstrating expected behaviors. As we work towards achieving the goals for Saginaw High, we look forward to the 2018-2019 school year, with even more success from Saginaw High School students and staff. Sincerely, Janice M. Davis 1 Ms. Tracy is a graduate of Montrose New Teacher Spotlight High School. It's a small school south of Burton, Michigan. She attended Western Michigan University where I minored in music and French and got my masters in Spanish literature. She graduated high school in 1990. Ms. Tracy graduated with her bachelors in 1994 and masters in 1996. She received Ms. Tracy her teaching certificate in 1998. Ms. Tracy has been teaching for 19 years altogether with 14 years in Saginaw, Michigan. As a student, she received straight A’s She was shy, but enjoyed participating in band. As a teacher she enjoys making connections with students and letting them see how language is connected with the world. Ms. Jennifer Tracy was one of our new teachers at Saginaw High School this school year. Brianna Cunningham interviewed Ms. Tracy after the first few weeks of school so we call could learn more about Ms. Tracy. Welcome Ms. Tracy! We hope you enjoy your place in the Trojan family! 2 You Can’t Hide that #trojanpride This school year as part of the school’s Each month the PRIDE tickets are goal to create a positive learning laminated and posted near the school environment, Saginaw High School entrance where students can see their kicked off its PRIDE program. names proudly displayed. PRIDE stands for Positive Attitude, The PRIDE program will continue next Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and year and we look forward to seeing more Efforts towards graduation. Students were names added to our PRIDE wall. taught the expectations for all areas of the building on January 10, 2018 in the PRIDE Kick Off event. Students receive PRIDE tickets from staff for showing PRIDE behaviors in class. Students then turn their tickets into the main office and each Friday two tickets from each grade level are drawn. The students then choose from a variety of prizes ranging from snacks to school supplies to gift cards. 3 New Teacher Spotlight Mr.Demongey was born in Saginaw and grew up in Saint Charles, Michigan. He was a B average student who also was in trouble from time to time. Originally, Mr. Demoney considered pursuing his passion, golf, but he decided to become a teacher because of the impact of his former teacher. Mr. Demongey decided he would love to be Mr. Demongey able to give that feeling to somebody else. He also said that his favorite subject in school was science but was also really good at math. He enjoyed band but quit his 12th grade year due to teacher issues. When asked to give a piece of advice to students he said, “It gets better. College is your time. There's not little groups or cliques and it is way more mature.” Mr. Demongey enjoys golf ,softball, hunting, and camping. His goal for the year was to help students and to improve their knowledge. He enjoys Saginaw High School’s vibe which is unlike other places that are Mr. Anthony Demongey was one of our new teachers at uptight. ” Saginaw High School this school year. MarQuevous Jackson interviewed Mr. Demongeyl so we could learn more about our new biology teacher. Welcome Mr. Demongey! We hope you enjoy your place in the Trojan family! 4 Mr. Walter McCall graduated from New Staff Spotlight Saginaw High School in 1988. As a high school student, he was an athlete who participated in both football and track. While this is Mr. McCall’s first year as an administrator at Saginaw High School he has previously been an Assistant Principal at Thompson Middle School. Mr. McCall Also, he was a both a special education and a social studies teacher here at Saginaw High School. Mr. McCall’s goal is to show students that they can graduate from high school and do positive things in the community. He believes that there are some great people who have come from Saginaw Public Schools including Ms. Baker, Mr. McClain, and Mrs. Summey, who are all part of the Class of 1988. Also, Mr. Sims is a member of the Class of 1987. Mr. McCall brings a sense of genuine care to Saginaw High School. This is his home and he enjoys being here. Mr. Walter McCall became the Assistant Principal at Saginaw High School this school year. Brianna Cunningham interviewed Mr. McCall so we could learn more about our new AP. Welcome back, Mr. McCall! We hope you enjoy your new place in the Trojan family! 5 New Teacher Spotlight New Staff Spotlight Mr. Gills Mr. Gills came to Saginaw High School after several years of teaching in Washington DC and in Buena Vista, Michigan. Ms. Summers Mr. Gills teaches ninth grade Social Studies and enjoys incorporating visual elements like video clips to engage While Ms. Michelle Summers in no students. stranger to Saginaw High School, she has taken her talents beyond the classroom When not teaching, Mr. Gills is enrolled in into a new position at Saginaw High doctoral graduate classes and sports his School. University of Michigan gear. Ms. Summers in the now the MTSS Welcome to Saginaw High School, Mr. Specialist where she is responsible for Gills! overseeing different activities, including after school tutoring and many Title I funded programs. Ms. Summers is a graduate of Western Michigan University and received her Masters in Administration from Western Michigan University also. She enjoys learning and looks forward to learning in her new position. We’re proud of you, Ms. Summers for showing your Trojan Pride! 6 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Reginald L. McGee Class of 2005 Instead he finished at FAMU majoring in mathematical sciences broadly with a minor in economics. After participating in a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program known as the Math Alliance, formerly the Alliance for the Production of African American Ph.D.’s in the Mathematical Sciences, McGee considered several graduate programs and decided on continuing his education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. At Purdue, Reginald rekindled a love for the life sciences and focused his dissertation on mathematical biology, with a particular focus on cellular responses of immune cells. Reginald Len McGee II was born and After finishing his Ph.D. in 2015, raised in Saginaw, Michigan, in Sheridan McGee accepted a postdoctoral Park. He attended Saginaw High School fellowship at the NSF Mathematical all four years and was blessed to have Biosciences Institute at The Ohio State such knowledgeable, attentive, University in Columbus, OH. As a postdoc understanding, and dedicated teachers. his research interests have broadened to Reginald finished fourth in the 2005 considering diseases afflicting immune graduating class and as Distinguished cells, particularly leukemia. In his current Science Student and co-Distinguished work, he develops statistical and Mathematics Student. Following the computational approaches for analyzing encouragement of his teachers and high-dimensional data collected from mentors and the receipt of a tuition acute myeloid leukemia patients and award, he decided to attended Florida mathematically modeling mutation A&M University (FAMU), a Historically expansion in chronic lymphocytic Black University in Tallahassee, FL. leukemia patients. Starting Fall 2018, He began his collegiate career McGee will be a tenure-track assistant majoring in actuarial sciences with the professor in the Department of intention of becoming an actuary, a Mathematics and Computer Science at career path he was exposed to at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Saginaw High. MA. 7 On Dec. 6, 2017, the Trojan Wrestlers Trojan Wrestling had a meet at Heritage, going against By Veola “Alex” Perry Heritage, Midland, and Bay City Central. “Trojan on me. Trojan on three. Although we had seven people, only ONE. TWO. THREE. TROJAN!” three of us could compete. The three that competed were myself-Alex Perry, This is what we say when we start Jesse Sanchez, and Esmeralda Lira. and end practice. We also say it before Only one of us had a win and the rest and after our meets. were losses,but not failures. “Trojan isn’t just a word. It means We gave it our all and fought till the bitter family, dedication and success,”said our end. From my first match I learned a lot, team captain, Jesse Sanchez. He even though I only lasted eight seconds.