Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Weekly Notes: Week 2 (Sept. 14 - 19, 2015)

WEEKLY CALENDAR
Week 2
UTICA HIGH SCHOOL CHIEFTAINS                                                                                       September 14-19, 2015


Monday            REGULAR SCHEDULE
09/14/15            Battle at the Beach – Competition Assembly                                                       1st & 2nd Hours
                        Homecoming shirts on sale – Cafeteria All Lunches
  Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Dakota
             Home   4:30PM
  Boys JV Soccer @ Eisenhower                                                                            Away    5:30PM
  Boys Varsity Soccer @ Eisenhower                                                                     Away    7:00PM

Tuesday           REGULAR SCHEDULE
09/15/15            Tacky Tourist Day – Wear your Hawaiian shirts/tourist gear
Sounding Board Meeting                                                                                                ECC 9:30am
                      Last Day to hand in Outside Guest forms for Homecoming Main Office
Boys Varsity XC Jamboree #1 Hosted By Utica/ Eisenhower                              Home   4:15PM
Girls Varsity XC vs. Ike MAC Jamboree #1 at Riverbends (Utica and Ike host) Home   4:15PM
Boys Freshman Soccer @ Stevenson                                                                Away    4:30PM
Girls Freshman Volleyball @ L'Anse Creuse North          
Away    4:30PM
Girls JV Volleyball @ L'Anse Creuse North                                                         Away    5:30PM
Girls Varsity Swimming @ L'Anse Creuse North                                                  Away    6:00PM
Girls Varsity Volleyball @ L'Anse Creuse North                                                   Away    6:30PM

Wednesday      REGULAR SCHEDULE
09/16/15            Island of Dreams – PJ Day
Boys Varsity Tennis @ Stevenson                                                                      Away    4:15 PM
Boys JV Soccer @ Chippewa Valley                                                                  Away    5:00 PM
Boys Varsity Soccer @ Chippewa Valley                                                            Away    7:00 PM

Thursday          REGULAR SCHEDULE
09/17/15            Tropical Day – Wear homecoming shirts/leis
Last Day to buy Homecoming Tickets
Boys Freshman Football @ Anchor Bay
Away 4:00PM
Boys Freshman Soccer vs. Eisenhower                                                              Home   4:30 PM
Boys JV Football @ Anchor Bay                                                                                      Away 6:30PM

Friday              REGULAR SCHEDULE
09/18/15            Chieftain Luau – Show Chieftain Pride in Orange/Black
                        Parade through downtown Utica 4:00pm
                        Football Game – Boys Varsity vs. Anchor Bay
                        Home  7:00pm
                        Announcement of Homecoming King & Queen after the game
                        9:00pm

Saturday         
09/19/15            Aloha Homecoming Dance - UHS Gymnasium                              
                        7:30-10pm
                    Boys Varsity XC Nike/Holly/Duane Raffin Festival of Races (Other)                                         Away    11:40 AM
                    Girls Varsity XC Nike/Holly/Duane Raffin Festival of Races (Other)                                          Away    11:40 AM

UHS THEATRE DEPARTMENT
Information on the upcoming Fall Play – Dracula:

Monday, September 14th - Play informational Meeting 2:30 - 3:15 auditorium
Wednesday, September 16th - Play auditions Tues, Weds 2:30 - 4:30 auditorium
Thursday, September 17th - Play Call backs Thursday 2:30-4:30 auditorium

If you are interested but unable to attend the meeting please see Mr. Kaczmarczyk as soon as possible for information.




LOOKING AHEAD
Utica United                              Sept. 22
Key Club                                   Sept. 23
Open House                              Sept. 24
Student Advisory Board            Sept. 25

STUDENT COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS
Grades 10 – 12  A – GO                         Mrs. Virginia Krolczyk
Grades 10 – 12  Gr –N/AVID                   Mr. Lawrence Perry
Grades 10 – 12  O-Z                               Mrs. Ann Marie Carabelli

PAYDAY BREAKFAST
Thank you to the Administrators for the wonderful breakfast!
Our next payday breakfast will be on Friday, October 16 hosted by the Counseling dept. and Main Office.

LOCKER INFORMATION
Lockers are issued to every student at Utica High School.  If you have any locker issues, please see Mrs. Douglas in the Main Office. 

MEDIA CENTER
All students are required to have a pass signed by a teacher to be in the Media Center.  Students will NOT be admitted into the Media Center without a pass
In order to checkout materials from the Media Center students will be required to show their Student ID.  Until current year ID’s are distributed students can use last year’s ID’s.       There will be no exceptions! 
Food or drinks are NOT allowed in the Media Center.

CLOSED CAMPUS
Utica High School is a closed campus.  All students are to remain in the school building during their scheduled hours.  Students who leave the school campus without getting approval from the Attendance Center Staff or a building administrator will be suspended from school.


ACT INFORMATION
Students can register to retake the ACT at www.actstudent.org Students should be aware that the ACT test can be taken as the test required for acceptance into a 4-year institution. Most universities like to see students take the ACT more than once. Seniors, juniors or sophomores can choose to pay and have another opportunity to take the ACT in October and/or December, 2015/16.


ACT Test Date
Registration Deadline
Oct. 24, 2015
Sept. 18, 2015
Dec. 12, 2015
Nov. 6, 2015
Feb. 6, 2016
Jan. 8, 2016
April 9, 2016
March 4, 2016
June 11, 2016
May 6, 2016


SAT INFORMATION
The SAT is offered seven Saturdays per year, and regular registration deadlines are usually about 3-4 weeks before a test date. For those students who cannot test on Saturdays because of religious observance, Sunday administrations are typically offered the Sunday after each Saturday administration.
Register Online - Go to https://sat.collegeboard.org/register Choose your test date and test center in real time. Receive immediate registration confirmation. Get 24-hour access to your registration for printing or correcting your Admission Ticket.

SAT Test Date                     Registration Deadline
Oct. 3, 2015
Sept. 3, 2015
Nov. 7, 2015
Oct. 9, 2015
Dec. 5, 2015
Nov. 5, 2015
Jan. 23, 2016
Dec. 28, 2015






UTICA HIGH COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS – 2015
All UHS students are can attend three presentations.


College
Date
Day
Hour
Location
Regency Beauty Institute
Sep 21
Mon
All lunches
Outside of the cafeteria
Michigan State University
Sep 23
Wed
3rd
ECC
Lake Superior State
Sep 24
Thu
2nd
Counseling Conference Room
University of Michigan – Dearborn
Sep 24
Thu
6th
Counseling Conference Room
Bowling Green State University
Sep 28
Mon
1st
Counseling Conference Room
Albion College
Sep 28
Mon
3rd
Counseling Conference Room
Central Michigan University
Sep 29
Tue
4th A/B
ECC
Michigan Technological University
Sep 29
Tue
6th
Counseling Conference Room
Western Michigan University
Sep 30
Wed
3rd
ECC
Northern Michigan University
Oct 01
Thu
3rd
Counseling Conference Room
Wayne State University
Oct 01
Thu
4th A/B
ECC
University of Michigan - Flint
Oct 05
Mon
5th
Counseling Conference Room
Grand Valley State University
Oct 06
Tue
2nd
ECC
Oakland University
Oct 06
Tue
6th
ECC
Ball State University
Oct 08
Thu
2nd
Counseling Conference Room
Macomb Community College
Oct 08
Thu
6th
ECC
University of Toledo
Oct 12
Mon
1st
Counseling Conference Room
University of Detroit Mercy
Oct 12
Mon
4th A/B
Counseling Conference Room
Ferris State University
Oct 16
Fri
2nd
Counseling Conference Room
Madonna University
Oct 19
Mon
1st
Counseling Conference Room
Baker College
Oct 20
Tue
2nd
Counseling Conference Room
Aquinas College
Oct 21
Wed
5th
Counseling Conference Room
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Oct 22
Thu
4th A/B
ECC
College for Creative Studies
Oct 23
Fri
5th
Counseling Conference Room
Savannah College of Art & Design
Oct 26
Mon
6th
Counseling Conference Room
Hope College
Oct 28
Wed
1st
Counseling Conference Room
Davenport University
Oct 28
Wed
5th
Counseling Conference Room
Lawrence Technological University
Oct 29
Thu
6th
Counseling Conference Room



DATES and LOCATIONS are subject to change - Please listen to morning announcements.

You need to register at least 24 hours before the visit. To register, go to http://naviance.com to your Naviance/Family Connection account, using your computer login as your Email/password.

Click on the College Tab and view all Upcoming College Visits. Click on SIGN ME UP.

Students may register for no more than three (3) college presentations yearly. If you don’t register, you can’t attend!

PLEASE NOTE the date, time and place in your planner or phone – reminder passes are not provided.






COLLEGE INFORMATION


College presentations begin September 23, 2015. ALL students are invited to register for up to three (3) college presentations using their Naviance account. (connection.naviance.com/uticahs) You must register 24 hours prior to the presentation to be able to attend. Questions??? See Mrs. Wynn



Carnegie Mellon University Admission staff is hosting an informational session this Sunday, September 13 at Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, located at 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills. The event begins at 2 pm. Please register by calling 412-268-2082




Interested in learning more about Massachusetts Institute of Technology?  An information session is happening on Thursday, September 24 at Detroit Country Day School, located at 22305 W. 13 Mile Road in Beverly Hills beginning at 7:30 pm. To see a list of other meetings, visit mitadmissions.org/visit/travel.



The University of Michigan, Architecture Open House is taking place on Friday, October 30, 2015 from 1-5 pm. Family and friends are welcome to attend. You must register for the event at taubmancollege.umich.edu




Bowling Green State University Preview Day Open House is scheduled for October 31st with a second Open House on December 5. Check it out at choosebgsu@bgsu.edu