Hemlock High School

Freshmen - Reilie Netzley & Zachariah Seidel

Sophomores - Maria Hagarty & Adam Beyersdorf

Juniors - Haylee Near & Robert Knapik

Seniors - Kaitlyn Marshall, Emma Olinger, Cassidy Peake, Rebecca Willour, Graham Eash, Nolan Finkbeiner, Carter Miller & Jeremy Wazny.

Our picture day has been postponed. We hope to have more information to share with you soon.

We will continue to provide a regular school update. This week, we started for the first time this school year with all of our face-to-face students on campus at the same time, which is approximately 90% of our student body. The remaining students have selected our remote/virtual option and continue to learn with us as well.

As of right now, we can report there are no reports of new Covid-19 cases from our third week back at school. We, however, continue to be cautiously optimistic and have kept on the path of additional precautionary measures.

We continue to practice and teach our students to follow the 3 W's to reduce our risk of COVID-19. The 3 W's are:

• Wear a Mask
• Wash your Hands
• Watch your distance

It is so important that we all do our part to keep our children and everyone else safe. Please remember to complete a health screener with your child before sending them to school.

Our team here continues to work hard and are doing their absolute very best with the circumstances that we are operating under. Last week we launched free breakfast and lunch for all students under the age of 18 this week. This week we ventured into competitive sports for all of our fall teams with guidance from the MHSAA. On that note, congrats to the Boys Varsity Soccer team on their impressive win over the Panthers of Standish-Sterling on Wednesday night under the lights.

It is our goal to be back in school five days a week, we are currently operating in a hybrid model with Monday-Thursday face-to-face and Friday online for everyone. This format is scheduled through September this way with Friday, October 2nd being scheduled as TBD (to be determined). We will communicate about our intentions regarding future Friday's in one of our upcoming weekly updates.

If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the central office at 989.642.5282

All the best,

Don Killingbeck

Superintendent of Schools

The following are lessons learned from this week.

1. Things appear very calm and "business-like," we are back to the business of educating students and it feels good.
2. Our student body exhibits a high level of maturity, we too often underestimate our children/students. They are resilient!
3. Positivity continues at a high level from our students and staff.

Just a friendly reminder per regulations and protocols all students riding school transportation need to wear a mask to get on the bus and while riding. #wecandothis #bettertogether #huskietastic #since1863

If you ordered mums from the fundraiser a couple of weeks ago, you will be able to pick them up on September 22nd from 4:30-6pm in the HS south parking lot.

Please review the criteria for the Hemlock Business Association Fall Awards and vote for your preferred nominee via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJlA9Bpu_ERApEy50_eb0OpOzYNMxY3Crr6dz364WAqmTS7g/viewform .

Voting ends on Friday, Sept 18 at 3pm. Only one vote per email address.

Beautification Award:

Hemlock Lions

Club,

Moltus Building Group

Citizen of the Year:

Samantha Turner

Leon Zastrow

Educator of the Year: Kalena Kenny, Jennifer Whitford, Kyle Wilkowski, Bryan Yvan

Member of the Year: Dave Earley, Joan Mulvaney

Organization of the Year: Hemlock High School, Hemlock Semiconductor

Hemlock High School Students Leading Students (SLS) Advisor, Diane Mulvaney, and her husband John, help students and the community honor all of our fallen heroes, and give a special shout of “Thanks” to our present heroes.

Year-after-year, the SLS group reminds others of the heroes we have lost and/or honor on Memorial Day, Veterans, and 9/11. Mr. and Mrs. Mulvaney encourage the students by having them help display flags, march in walks/parades, make signs, and various other community outreach opportunities.

SLS Advisor Diane Mulvaney shared, “This is a great way of remembering all those who do so much for all of us.”

Thank you to John and Diane Mulvaney, the SLS group, and all who have shown the support and encouragement to our heroes.

Our Fantasy Mini Golf that was postponed at the end of July has been rescheduled! It will be taking place inside the library on September 16th & 17th from 3-6pm by appointment only. Sign-up for a time slot for your friends and family and come play 7 holes of fantasy adventure mini golf! #MyRML #visityourlibrary #useyourlibrary #librariesmatter #summerchallengetime

Community garage sales will be held this Friday, Saturday & Sunday. See the map below for locations.

Thursday September 24th - Hemlock Community Blood Drive. You may click on the link below to schedule an appointment. https://donate.michigan.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/128386

GREAT NEWS! Our Lumberjack Holiday Craft show is going to continue to go on this year! With recent events that have happened this year, we had to move our event outdoors to comply with the governors orders, and we have moved up our event 1 month earlier to Saturday Oct. 17th 2020 at Richland Twp Park.

Since Sawdust Days had to be postponed until 2021, we need to raise funds for our scholarship and community donations. All proceeds from this event will go directly towards the scholarship and community fund where we give back to others. We will also have a silent auction in the barn and we are asking for anyone who is willing to donate any items, we would gladly appreciate it! Send us a message to let us know!

Interested in becoming a vendor? Please go to our website at: https://www.hemlocksawdustdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lumberjack-Holiday-Bazzar-Vendor-Application-1.pdf Vendor spots are limited, so it will be first come first serve. Save the date! For more information, please see our event

https://www.facebook.com/events/956007874875602

We can't wait to see you there!

Do you have pictures that we could use for this year's yearbook? See the info below to share it with us.

Wondering when you will get your yearbook from last year? The yearbooks are scheduled to be here just before Christmas break.

Wednesday, September 16th

- Both Teams Report

- V Volleyball @ Valley Lutheran - 7pm (Bus 4pm)

- JV Volleyball @ Valley Lutheran - 6pm (Bus 4pm)

- F Volleyball @ Valley Lutheran - 5pm (Bus 4pm)

- V Soccer vs. Bullock Creek - 7pm

Thursday, September 17th

- Both Teams Report

- JV Football vs. St. Charles - 6pm

- V Tennis @ Ithaca - 4pm (Bus 2:45pm)

- V Soccer vs. Pinconning - 7pm

- Jostens Mtgs.

Friday, September 18th

- All Students Remote

- V Football @ St. Louis - 7pm (Bus 5:30pm)

Saturday, September 19th

- JV Volleyball @ Caro - 9am

Sunday, September 20th

- Nothing Scheduled

Monday, September 21st

- Both Teams Report

- V Tennis vs. Caro - 4pm

- V Soccer @ Nouvel - 4:30pm (Bus 3:40m

Tuesday, September 22nd

- Both Teams Report

- V Tennis vs. Nouvel - 4pm

- JV Soccer @ Valley Lutheran - 4:30pm (Bus 3:30pm)

- First Day of Autumn

Wednesday, September 23rd

- Both Teams Report

- V Volleyball vs. Carrollton - 7pm

- JV Volleyball vs. Carrollton - 6pm

- F Volleyball vs. Carrollton - 5pm

- V Soccer @ Valley Lutheran - 4:30pm (Bus 3:30pm)

Important Upcoming Dates:

- September 24th, Jostens Order Day with Seniors & Freshmen UPDATED

- September 23rd, Picture Day, 8am-6pm POSTPONED

Below is the link to work the concession stand and check sports passes at the gate for both JV & Varsity football games.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4faaac2aa3f85-volunteer

9/9/20 - V Tennis vs. BC Central - T (4-4) Congratulations to Max Hauffe, Ben Lockwood, Cory Dobrowski, Carl Spannagel, Alexis Guerrero and Becca Willour for their wins.

9/9/20 - V Soccer vs. Standish Sterling - W (8-1) Despite a slow start, the Huskies got off to a 2-1 lead by half time. In the second half they found their footing and cruised to score 6 unanswered goals. Ethan Vietti led the way with 6 goals and 1 assist. Chayton Ross and Nolan Finkbeiner each contributed a goal and Nolan had 3 assists. Jake Funka also contributed with 2 assists. Cayden Stark finished the game with 13 saves and had 2 assists.

9/9/20 - V Volleyball @ Garber Quad - L vs. Western (11-25, 18-25, 13-15), L vs. Garber (11-25, 10-25, 8-15), L vs. Standish (13-25, 20-25, 6-15)

9/10/20 - V Tennis @ Frankenmuth - L (2-6) But we had some exciting plays from Tyler Vasher and Kahl Mallek who won their match 6-1 / 6-3. It was also very fun to watch Max Hauffe, who is still undefeated this year and won his match 6-1 / 6-1.

9/10/20 - V CC @ Shepherd - Leading finishers for Hemlock boys included:

Tyler Jones in 16th Place, time of 19:11

Carson penny in 20th Place, time of 19:54

Leading finishers for the Hemlock girls included:

Chloe Watson in 7th place, time of 21:47

Reagan Keyser in 19th place, time of 25:01

Hayden Rondy, David Hensler, Maria Hagerty, Morgan Walle, Kaylie Ecarius, and Izzy Loucks all ran their career best times.

9/11/20 - V Soccer vs. Valley Lutheran - L (1-2) The boys played a hard fought close game from start to finish but came up 1 goal short against the Chargers. Ethan Vietti scored the only husky goal with 10 minutes to play in the second half. Despite multiple scoring chances and a PK in the final 10 minutes they couldn’t put the equalizer in the net. Cayden Stark had 6 saves in goal.

9/12/20 - JV Soccer @ Alma - L (1-3) Chayton Ross scored the only Husky goal. AJ Light played a magnificent game in goal finishing with 27 saves on the day.

9/14/20 - V Soccer @ Ithaca - W (8-2) The boys played a solid team game and cruised to an 8-2 victory with contributions coming from everywhere. Nolan Finkbeiner led the way scoring 3 goals with a hat trick. Chayton Ross scored 2. Ethan Vietti, Colton Marino, and Brock Rinz all added 1 goal. Jake Funka, Colton Marino, Dakota Ross, Nolan Finkbeiner, Anthony Hagarty, and Alec Briggs all had 1 assist. Cayden Stark finished the first half in goal with 1 save and no goals allowed. AJ Light played in the net the second half and had 5 saves with 2 goals allowed.

9/14/20 - V Tennis vs. Chesaning - L (3-5) Owen Nurnberg won his match pretty handily beating his opponent 6-2 / 6-4. Max Hauffe is still undefeated taking down his opponent 6-1 / 6-0. Zach Krueger gave us the highlights of the evening. He won easily in his first set 6 to 1 but lost a close second set 5 to 7 and found himself down 3 to 4 in the 3rd set but came back with 3 wins in a row to beat his opponent.

9/15/20 - V Tennis vs. Mt. Pleasant T (4-4) and Bullock Creek W (6-1) - Congratulations to John Hodges and Kalyn Wilky for winning their first match of the year. Max Hauffe continues his streak and remains undefeated this year. Kahl Mallek and Tyler Vasher played a dominating performance by beating their opponents 8-1 and 8-0; but the highlight of the night goes to Ben Lockwood who was down 6 to 2 but with incredible focus and hard work as well as some incredible shots, he came back to tie it up and won the tiebreaker 7 to 1.

9/15/20 - V Cross Country @ Jamboree #1 -

Leading finishers for Hemlock boys included:

Carson penny in 13th Place, time of 19:30

Tyler Jones in 14th Place, time of 19:33

Leading finishers for the Hemlock girls included:

Chloe Watson in 12th place, time of 23:13

Alex Grzenia in 21st place, time of 23:36

Morgan Walle, Kyrie Rames, and Alex Grzenia all ran their season best times.

9/16/20 - V Soccer vs. Bullock Creek - W (4-2) The team fell behind to Bullock Creek 2-0 midway through the first half. With 3 minutes remaining Jake Funka scored his first goal cutting the deficit to 1 goal at halftime. The second half belonged to the Huskies Ethan Vietti scored 3 goals to put the Lancers away. Nolan Finkbeiner, Jake Funka, Josh Wardlow, and Clay Urbaniak all contributed with 1 assist. Cayden Stark finished the game with 9 saves.

Congratulations to our Class of 2020 All Sport Award winners - Sydney Peake & Brady Devereaux! This is the highest honor given to athletes from the Athletic Department. Their pictures have been added to the wall in the hallway by the inside concession stand. We also decided to bring back the tradition of having the winners pictured in athletic uniforms.

Email: galbraith@hemlockps.com
Website: www.hemlockps.com
Location: 733 North Hemlock Road, Hemlock, MI, USA
Phone: (989) 642-5287
Facebook: facebook.com/HemlockHighSchool
Twitter: @MIHemlock_High