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J O H N S E D G W I C K G E N E R A L S

John Sedgwick Generals

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

John Sedgwick Junior High 8995 SE Sedgwick Rd

Port Orchard, WA 98366

Inside This Issue

Principal’s Letter pg. 1 & 3

Choir and Band pg. 1 & 4

Activities/Clubs pg. 2

Calendar of Events pg. 2

Kiwanis pg. 2

PTSA pg. 2

Quick Shortcuts pg. 2

Volunteering pg. 2

Sports Schedules pg. 5

Choir and Band at John Sedgwick

Dan Novick, Principal

Colleen Bright, Assistant Principal

Advanced Choir: Continued on Page 4

Greetings JSJH Families!

While looking for some sum-mer inspiration, I came across a new term called “summer anticipation disorder” in the Urban Dictionary.

Summer Anticipation Disor-

der: That point in a school

year, where summer break is

finally in sight but still seems so

far away. A moment in time

where it's still too early to say,

"Yay! It's almost summer!" but

late enough in the school year

where you just want to get out

of there. Worse yet, those big

scary exams are coming up,

and you probably have a pro-

ject or two that is worth more

than half your grade lying

around. Teachers are usually

completing their curriculums

around this time, and students

have gotten noticeably cockier.

Not to be confused with senior-

itis because this happens in

almost every school year.

Person 1: “Yay, summer's al-

most here!” Person 2: “Dude, summer is still five weeks away, chill out. You must have Summer Antici-pation Disorder.”

Hang in there! We still have many important events on the right around the corner:

Spring Testing Window, May 2-June 2 Our 9th grade AP students just

finished their exams. Now, it’s

our 7th and 8th graders’ turn.

We have taken steps to reduce

the amount of lost instructional

time by sharing technology

across the district. The result

is that 7th graders will have five

days of testing, 8th graders will

have six days, and 9th graders

will have 1-3, depending on

whether they are an AP student

or not.

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Calendar of Events May

16-20…………………………………………...8th Grade SBAC Testing

18………………..………..6th Grade Family Night at 6:30-7:30 pm

20…………………………………...…….……PE Makeup 9:06-9:25 am

21…………...Armed Forces Day Parade-Bremerton at 10:30 am

23-27…………………………………………....7th Grade SBAC Testing

30……………………………………...………..Memorial Day-No School

June 1………………………………………..…..8th Grade Science MSP Test

2………………………………………..…..9th Grade Science MSP Test

2……...Track & Field Awards Banquet, Commons at 5:30-7 pm

3………………………………......……………PE Makeup 9:06-9:25 am

3………………….……….6th Grade Visit to JSJH at 11:15-1:45 pm

3…….……..Relay for Life at SKHS at 6 pm thru Saturday 12 am

8………………………………...………….All Music Concert at 6:30 pm

10…………………………………………..…...PE Makeup 9:06-9:25 am

10………………………….………...9th Grade Dance from 5:30-8 pm

13……………………………….……...9th & 8th Grade Book Check In

14……………………………...……….8th & 7th Grade Book Check In

15………………...……...…….9th Grade Breakfast and Wild Waves

15…………………………………….……...Carnival for 7th & 8th Grade

16…………………………...…...9th Grade Talent Show and Awards

17………………...….Last Day of School-Early Dismissal at 10:30

August 22…………………….……………..….1st day of Fall Sports Practice

24………...….7th Grd. Orientation, Pictures & Lockers, 9-12pm

25….8th & 9th Grd. Orientation , Pictures & Lockers, 9-12 pm

31……….………………………………...Open House from 6-7:30 pm

September 5……………………………………………….……………………..Labor Day

7…………………………………………………………..First Day of School

Student Opportunities at John Sedgwick

There are many clubs and activities available for students to participate in after school. The following meet on a

regular basis:

Gay Straight Alliance: Advisors-Mrs. Haley and

Ronda Ramsey. Meets every other Thursday in room A248.

Our GEMS: (Girls Empowered through Mentoring and

Service) Advisor-Mrs. Haley. Meets first and third

Thursdays in upstairs conference room.

Jazz Band: Advisor-Mr. Schroeder. Meets Thurs-

day and Friday from 7-8 am.

Jazz Choir: Advisor-Mr. Schroeder. Meets Tues-

day and Thursday from 2:45-4 pm.

One World Club: Advisor-Mr. Rodriguez. Meets

on Friday in room A230 during Advisory.

Peer Mediators: Advisor-Mrs. Kontos. Meets every Monday in the counseling office conference room dur-ing Advisory. It is not an open club.

Photography Club: Advisor-Mr. Durham. Meets every Friday in room A234 from 3-4 pm.

Publishers/Writers Club: Advisor-Mrs. Olson.

Meets every Monday in room C206 from 2:50 to 3:50 pm.

Tech Club: Advisors-Mr. Schmuck and Tony

Sharpe (Volunteer). Meets the Second and

Fourth Wednesday of each month in room C215 from

2:45-4:15 pm.

Would You Like to Volunteer? There are lots of opportunities to volunteer at John Sedgwick. It’s easy to apply. Come by the Main Office and fill out a simple form. A copy of your driver’s license is needed for a background check. If you’ve had a back-ground check here in the district in the last two years, you’re good to go. Let our volunteer coordinator, Ms. Dena Guglielmo, know you are interested by calling 874-6097 or emailing her at guglielm@skitsap.wednet.edu

Introducing the new John Sedgwick Parent/Student Group

If you are interested please sign up in the Main Office or contact Jennifer Richardson at

(360) 731-8723 or warwolf@earthlink.net

Quick Shortcuts for Parents If you need your student to ride a different bus

contact Mrs. Rice at 874-6101

If you need to excuse an absence or pick up your

student early for an appointment, contact Mrs. Col-

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October, 2015-Kevin McDermott

November-Paige Ohman * December-Paxton DePoe

January, 2016-Thomas Bidewell

February-Devon Michaels * March-Kevin Ranganbay

April-Emily Riehl * May-Angelyko Lund

June-Casandra Hebert

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You can find our complete

testing schedule and a link to

state graduation requirements

and Smarter Balanced practice

tests on the main page of our

website.

SKSD Celebration of Partner-ships, Wednesday, May 18, EPO, 5-7 pm This year, so many folks have

given unselfishly of their time

and talents. We look forward

to the opportunity to show our

appreciation for the following

businesses, organizations, and

individuals who have helped

make John Sedgwick a great

place to teach and learn:

Morrison Gravel Starbucks Port Orchard Newlife Manchester Kiwanis Port Orchard Kiwanis JSJH PTSA (Jennifer Richard-

son, Erin Simon, Alanna

Speidel), Tracy Hickle,

Nicole and Chris Martinez,

Amy Michaels, Jim Welsch, Jerry Willson Each of these folks will be

recognized and be presented

with a plaque in appreciation of

their contributions.

PTSA Meeting, Wednesday, May 18, 5:30-6:30 pm Our new John Sedgwick PTSA

will have a very important

meeting just prior to our 6th

Grade Family Night. At this

meeting, our new board will be

approved. Please make time to

attend and/or congratulate and

thank the following new board

members:

Alanna Speidel – President, Teresa Vialpando – Vice Presi-dent, Rebecca Schmuck and April Sleight – Co-Secretaries Stephanie Hettema – Treasurer 6 th Grade Family Night, Wednesday, May 18, 6:30-7:30 pm

Our staff and students are

excited to welcome the Class of

2022 and their families to John

Sedgwick! As usual, you can

count on some food (in this

case, dessert and refreshments)

on this night. All of the basic

information will be covered in

terms of what our future 7th

graders will need to know to be

successful, and our staff and

students will be available to

answer any questions and give

tours. As an added bonus, our

future 7th graders will be able to

view their course schedule and

request changes at this time.

Port Orchard Rotary Students of the Year Celebration, Monday, May 23, SKHS, 6 pm Congratulations to Thomas

Bidewell, Leah Hannan, and

Piper Willson who were selected

as John Sedgwick Junior High’s

Port Orchard Rotary Students of

the Year for 9th, 8th, and 7th

grade, respectively! Each of

these students represent the

best and brightest at Sedgwick

in terms of academic achieve-

ment, citizenship, and service

to others. Thomas, Leah, Pip-

er, and their families will be

honored at this year’s celebra-

tion to be held at SKHS on May

23.

6th Grade Visit, Friday, June 3, 11:15 am – 1:45 pm This year, John Sedgwick will

host all four of its feeder ele-

mentary schools (Manchester,

Mullenix Ridge, Olalla, and

South Colby) on the same day.

6th grade teachers and their

students will receive a warm

“General” welcome and partici-

pate in some “get to know you”

activities, take a tour, learn

some basic information, and

enjoy lunch and dessert with

veteran Generals. On the way

home, students will receive

their first “Class of 2022” t-

shirt. We can’t wait!!

Here’s a list of other important events on the horizon: Wednesday, June 8: 9th Year-book Distribution Wednesday, June 8: All Music Concert, Commons, 6:30-8 pm Thursday, June 9: 7th/8th Year-book Distribution Friday, June 10: Freshman Dance, 5:30-8 pm

Monday, June 13: 9th/8th Book Check-In Tuesday, June 14: 8th/7th Book Check-In Wednesday, June 15: Freshman Breakfast, Commons, 8:30-9:15 am Wednesday, June 15: 9th Grade Wild Waves Trip, Buses leave at 9:30, Return 7:15 pm Thursday, June 16: 9th Grade Talent Show, Gym, Time TBD Friday, June 17: Last Day of

School (Half Day)

As you can see, we like to stay busy at John Sedgwick Junior High…it keeps us out of trouble!

FIRED UP!

Dan Novick Principal JSJH

Principal’s Letter continued from page 1

*Don’t’ forget to buy your Limited Edition John Sedgwick Yearbook before they are gone! You can get

them for $35 at the Student Store or online.*

Choir and Band pictures continued from page 3.

Band and Choir News

By Ken Schroeder

As we rush to the end of the school year I wanted to take a look back at all of the activities that were highlights for 2015-16 in the music room. By the end of June our groups will have played four night concerts here at school, performed in six mu-sic festivals, taken four fieldtrips including two tours, and per-formed with the high school bands and choirs a few times.

In addition to our daily bands and choirs we had afterschool activities available as well. Jazz band met in the mornings twice a week. Jazz choir met in the afternoons twice a week also (when the power was not out). Finally, students interested in jazz improvisation met whenev-er we could.

Another great opportunity for

our 9th grade band students

was the ability to go up to the

high school to march with the

SK band. We had at least 11

students take advantage of this

awesome opportunity this year.

The SK marching band per-

formed (or will perform) in

Wenatchee, Seattle, Tacoma,

Portland, and Victoria BC.

Intermediate Band and Choir

Advanced Band

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SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES BASEBALL SCHEDULE 2016

Date Day Opponent Home/

Away

Return

Time

April

20 Wed.

Mountain

View Home

Own Trans-portation

April

25 Mon.

Marcus Whit-

man

Marcus

Whitman

Own Trans-portation

April

27 Wed. Hawkins Hawkins

May

2 Mon. Curtis Home

Own Trans-portation

May

4 Wed. Cedar Heights

Cedar

Heights

Own Trans-portation

May

9 Mon.

Marcus Whit-

man

Marcus

Whitman

Own Trans-portation

May

11 Wed.

Cedar

Heights Home

Own Trans-portation

May

16 Mon. Curtis Curtis

May

18 Wed. Hawkins Home

Own Trans-portation

May

23 Mon.

Mountain

View

Mountain

View

Baseball Coaches – Scott Tetz and Ben Hale

FASTPITCH SCHEDULE 2016

Date Day Opponent Home/

Away

Return

Time

April

20 Wed.

Mountain

View Home

Own Transpor-

tation

April

25 Mon. Klahowya Klahowya

April

27 Wed. Fair View Home

Own Transpor-

tation

May 2 Mon. Curtis Curtis

May 4 Wed. Ridegtop Home

Own Transpor-

tation

May 9 Mon. Central Kitsap

Central

Kitsap

May

11 Wed.

Marcus Whit-

man Home

Own Transpor-

tation

May

16 Mon. Hawkins Hawkins

May

18 Wed. Cedar Heights Home

Own Transpor-

tation

May

23 Mon.

Mountain

View

Mountain

View

Baseball Coach – Nikki Haley, Asst. Coach Samantha McCann

TRACK SCHEDULE 2016

Date Day Opponents Home/ Away Return Time

April 21 Thurs.

John Sedgwick &

Curtis

Home @ SKHS

Track Own Transportation

April 26 Tues.

John Sedgwick &

Marcus Whitman

Marcus Whit-

man @ SKHS

Track

Own Transportation

April 28 Thurs.

Poulsbo & John Sedg-

wick

Home @ SKHS

Track Own Transportation

May 5 Thurs.

John Sedgwick,

Klahowya & Curtis

Curtis

Approx. 6:30

May 12 Thurs.

Central Kitsap, John

Sedgwick & Mt.View Mt. View Approx. 6:30

May 17 Tues.

NON-QUALIFIERS

Meets

Cedar Heights

Own Transportation

May 18 Wed.

SUB-DISTRICTS

South Division

@SKHS

SKHS

Own Transportation

May 25 Wed.

CHAMPIONSHIP

MEET @ Curtis HS

Curtis HS

Track Coach: Mr. Durham, Asst. Coaches: Mr. Otterbeck & Mr. Torgerson Start Time: 3:30

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