THANK YOU! - SJPS Foundation · James & Beth Mandarino In Memory of John Brady Dennis and Lynn...
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January 2020 The purpose of the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation is to raise, steward and distribute resources to enrich the education of students in the St. Joseph Public Schools District. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Your generous support this past year has been overwhelming. Thanks to you, the St. Joseph Public Schools community remains strong and vibrant. Your gifts impact every student in our district. With your help, we will continue working hard to ensure all students have the tools they need to be successful. DONATE TODAY SJPSF Grant: Building #BookLove in the SJHS Library through Genrefication #BetterTogether "With the goal of enhancing students' reading lives and growing our reading culture here at SJHS , I researched the theory and practice of genrefication of high school media centers. Thanks to the Foundation and this grant, we were able to reorganize all of the fiction books in the library: we sorted, color coded, labeled, and shelved them by genre." Dr. Jamie Culver School Librarian and English Teacher SJHS
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January 2020
The purpose of the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation is to raise, steward and distributeresources to enrich the education of students in the St. Joseph Public Schools District.
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!Your generous support this past year has been overwhelming.
Thanks to you, the St. Joseph Public Schools communityremains strong and vibrant.
Your gifts impact every student in our district. With your help, we will continueworking hard to ensure all students have the tools they need to be successful.
DONATE TODAY
SJPSF Grant:
Building #BookLovein the SJHS Library
through Genrefication
#BetterTogether
"With the goal of enhancing students' reading lives and growing ourreading culture here at SJHS, I researched the theory and practiceof genrefication of high school media centers. Thanks to theFoundation and this grant, we were able to reorganize all of thefiction books in the library: we sorted, color coded, labeled, andshelved them by genre."
Dr. Jamie CulverSchool Librarian and English Teacher
SJHS
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING"This year I've been reading books I wouldn't have read last year. I like having ten minutes to read everyday and the book carts make it easier to choose library books in the moment." --Xavier Bennett, grade12
“Thank you! It’s so much easier to choose a book now! If I want to read some sports fiction and don’tknow which one yet, I can just walk over to that section of books and browse.” --Mikaela Van Hoven, grade 11
“Before genrefication, I would often struggle to find books similar to what I knew I liked. The genreficationhelps me narrow my search to find books I enjoy.” --Justin Leany, grade 11
“It is so much easier to browse for books and find ones I might enjoy.” --Anna Miesse, grade 11
“This new organization has made finding books easier and faster. We love it!” --Jordan Moyer, grade 12
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING"Genrefication has positively impacted mystudents' ability to self-select books--especially forour reluctant readers. For example, one of mystudents this year, who at times struggles to find abook on his own, had finished the graphic novelHey Kiddo. He asked if he could head to thelibrary to find another book to read during ourindependent reading time. Within five minutes, hewas back in class with another graphic novel inhand. He showed it to me, and said he nevereven knew our library had graphic novels! Hesmiled and began reading, thrilled to continuereading another book in his new favorite genre.
Of course our library has always had graphic novels, and, of course, we've always suggested andshowed students where these novels were housed, but with our new organizational system, our studentsare able to easily find the books in the genres they are learning to love."--Tracy Becker, English Teacher
GRANT RESULTSThe organization of the high school library's fictionstacks into color-coded genres has positively impactedthe reading culture at SJHS. In a recent surveyadministered to all students,
65% of students say they are reading morethis year compared to last year;
81% of students say they enjoy reading whengiven time and choice;
98% report that they love their school library.
Additionally, library circulation has increasednearly twofold: last school year, wecirculated 5,710 books the entire school yearand this year we have circulated 9,837 booksin just the first semester.
#BookLoveWhat's Your Genre?
Coming in February...A new round of grants which will enrich the education of SJPS
students will be announced !
SJHS CLASS OF 2020Scholarship Applications are due
Friday, Feb. 21 at noon in the Guidance Office.$45,000 for SJHS Seniors
Download the application from our website
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Entries due March 20, 2020
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December Memorials
In Memory of Phyllis BaldwinJames & Beth Mandarino
In Memory of John BradyDennis and Lynn Bowen
In Memory of Chris LepeniotisDennis and Lynn Bowen
December Donors
Todd & Kathie AdamsJames & Mary Ann Adent
Dr. Sigita Alimenti & Greg AlimentiJohn & Cynthia Allen
Meriellen Eklund AllenKenneth Ankli
Ginny AntonsonRen Baldwin
Dr. & Mrs. John BannowDavid Bartz & Margaret Johnson
Bob & Lynn BasselmanAndrew & Kim Batson
Lynnora (Taylor) BeaubienRosemary Bell
Anthony and Judith BelskiGeorgia Boerma
Bosch Community FundPaola Botto
Dennis & Lynn BowenJay Buck
Dr. John & Barb CarterDr. Todd & Beth Christy
Joe & Glenna CollinsBarry & Jody Conybeare
Bruce ConybeareSherry Conybeare
Doug & Sally DupuieRick & Pam Dyer
Kris & Sean EbbertEdgewater Bank
Dr. Ken & Wendy EdwardsVince Esser & Kim Yapchai
Karin FieldsTom & Nancy Fowler
Sally GeldhofBob & Carol Gerbel
Fred & Loretta GibbyJoan Gleiss
Carl & Mary GoffRon & Mary Griffin
David & Sally GrumbineRobert & Janet HahnThe Halliday Family
Tereck & Emily HalseyBill & Kathy Hanley
Mark & Margaret HanleyKatherine Heathcote
Wayne & Nancy HemingwayJulie Ives
Patricia JohnsonRandy & Kim KeppelerDr. John & Shawn Kim
Jordan & Catherine Kirshenbaum Barbara Klein
Michael Kline & Pamela DorgeloDavid & Vicki KochJim & Nancy Kodis
Joel KruggelDavid KuyersLois F. Lewis
Don & Linda LitkeBryan Lubeck
Jim & Tina MachacekDavid & Janet MackEric & Bette Mallen
James & Beth MandarinoLinda Bailiff Marshall
Sharon McFallJim and Donna Menchinger
Georgia MerchantDick & Shirley MoeckelDarwin & Maria Moen
Norma M.NisbetJo Ann Paul
Dr. Peter & Jamie PaximadisKenley & Carla Penner
Jenny & Toan PhamShirley Pittman
Dr. John L. PorrittAmy Porritt-Peirce & Michael Peirce
Melvyn D. RemusJune Rollinger
Mike & Jen RuchtiRumsa Family
David & Cathy SchafferSerge P. Schillio
Verne and Donna SchneiderNancy Schroeder
Anita Schultz Tom & Helen Sinn
Allen & Betsy SkibbeAaron Spira & Kristin Emanuel
Susan StewartJack & Susan Sukup
Paul TagliaCorine TichenorEdward J. Todd
United Federal Credit UnionCharley & Pat Upton
Dr. Ray & Kathy UrreaGeorge & Lainie Von Behren
Victor VroegopAllan & Betty Westmaas
David and Cheryl WhitwamPatricia Winger
Steve & Deda WinklerSarah & Jeff Yircott
Mark & Janet Zielke Sr.
December SJPS Teacher and Staff Giving
Michelle AllenJulia Appel
Connie BacolorKim Barron
Melissa FosterKelly Gaideski
Chris GreissingerKevin Guzzo
Mary Ann MilleticsCarla Morrow
Kara NicholsonKelly Nimtz
Heather BartzKristen BawksTracy BeckerLauri Berry
Greg BlomgrenErica Brown
Dr. Thomas BruceKristin BurnetteGandalf ChurchAndrea ConferJenna CovertLara Crawford
Deb DarrLinda DeLapaAmy Dirlam
Megan DongvilloColleen Elkins
Ann EssigGary Etter
Kathleen HamiltonSarah Hassenger
Joe HaydonJamie HuberJason Huber
Susan HunnellJoyce Hunter
Bean KlusendorfLisa Knuth
Carolyn KodisLaura KovnatAmber Lange
Stephanie LearBecky Lokey
Burke Lokey IIIAnne MacDonaldKalina McCormick
Angela Mellott
Tracy OlsonAmy PetersonNatalie RankKaren Riggs
Sara SmothersAlexandra Udell
Tina UzelacJoanne Vandermeulen
Brianne VanHekkenSusan WadeGail Wadel
Tracy WagnerAmanda WallaceDana WalsworthKatie Werdann
Ryan WhiteCaroline WileyLaura Wiltsie
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