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Congrats to our Cross Country teams! Women took 7th in the Regional, with Madeleine Hill earning 4th and making it to State! Men took 2nd, they also advance to State. Congrats to Nathan Day for taking 4th overall. See you at the MHSAA State meet. Details will be shared soon.
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Reminder
Saranac Community Schools will be hosting District Volleyball this week.
Monday 10/31/22- 7:00 Bath vs. Potterville
Wednesday 11/2/22- 5:30 Saranac vs. Maple Valley, 7:00- PW vs. Monday winner
Friday 11/4/22- 7:00 pm District Final
Tickets are available through gofan.
https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10260
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Have a safe and Happy Halloween from Saranac Community Schools
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Congratulations to Mr. Stauffer and our band students in grades 6-8 on a wonderful performance! They did an amazing job on their first collaboration.
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Middle School (6th-8th grade) Band Concert tonight.
7:00 pm JSH Auditorium
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Your are welcome to attend "FAFSA Help Night"
Tonight at the Saranac JSH Auditorium, 5:30
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Post-season action
Boys and Girls Cross-Country will compete in Regionals this Saturday in Allendale. Start time for Saranac will be approximately 10:00 am. Good Luck Runners!!!!
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The Saranac HS Band took 5th place in Class D this past Saturday at the East Kentwood Marching Band Competition, just 3 points shy of 3rd. The band received awards of excellence in music, marching, percussion, and color guard. The color guard also finished 3rd overall in Class D.
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Please remember there is "No School" tomorrow for Saranac Community Schools Friday, October 21st, 2022. Please enjoy the day off.
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Last night the cross country teams competed in their last CMAC meet. Our young middle school girl's team placed third and our middle school s boy's placed second, just edging out Bath. Earning medals were Lydia Rasmus, Kaytlyn Day, Sawyer VanKuiken, Logan Gregory, Theo VanKuiken, and Brady Oosterhouse.
Our high school women’s team edged out Laingsburg to take second place. Honorable mention went to Sadie Trahan and 1st Team All-Conference went to Alyssa Possehn and Madeleine Hill. Madeleine won the CMAC! Congrats to her!
Our high school men's team took first! Honorable mention went to Ben Sluiter. 2nd team All-Conference went to Evan Johnson, Hunter Helminski, Evan Oosterhouse. 1st Team All-Conference went to Elijah Powell and Nathan Day.
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Thank you very much to the National Honor Society members who worked as servers at the annual Saranac Promise dinner last weekend. Pictured from left to right: Hunter Helminski, Abigail Janson, Amelia Doll, Ella Harris, Jordan Sterzick, Madalyn Hesche
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The LAST FFA apple sale is Tuesday, October 4 at 3-4pm in the SW parking lot by the red trailer. Jonagolds are big and beautiful, & wonderful for baking. 20# for $15 and 10# for $7.50. If you need to make different arrangements, contact Susann Young at youngsus@scs-staff.org
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Powder Puff Football tonight at 6:00 PM!
Freshmen vs. Juniors at 6PM.
Sophomores vs. Seniors to follow.
Winnders battle for the championship! Have fun, ladies!
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Honeycrisp Apples are coming!
$1 per pound. You pick your bag size. Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 3 - 4pm by the red trailer at the Jr/Sr High School on the west side of the building in the south parking lot. Contact Susann Young if you need alternate arrangements - youngsus@scs-staff.org
Thank you for supporting the Saranac FFA!
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Top cross country performers from the weekend.
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Saranac Community Schools is proud of all our cross-country runners from their performance Saturday, brought back two trophies and a good number of medals. Great performances all around !!
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Our very own colleague and friend Beth Kelly has artwork presented at Art Prize this year. Beth has talents beyond belief and the artwork is simply phenomenal. Ms. Kelly has had such a positive impact on so many students and continues to be a true blessing to the district. Saranac Community Schools is so very proud of Ms. Beth Kelly.
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Please remember Monday, September 19th is a Professional Development Day at Saranac Community Schools. There will be NO school for students.
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Fall weather means apples!
The Saranac FFA will be selling Gala Apples grown at the MSU AgBioResearch Center from 3-4pm Tuesday, September 13, 2022. 10 pound bags are $7.50 and 20 pound bags are $15. If you cannot make this time, please contact Susann Young by email at youngsus@scs-staff.org Thank you for your continued support of Agriscience Education and the FFA at Saranac.
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Fall weather means apples! The Saranac FFA will be selling Gala Apples grown at the MSU AgBioResearch Center from 3-4pm Tuesday, September 13, 2022. 10 pound bags are $7.50 and 20 pound bags are $15. If you cannot make this time, please contact Susann Young by email at youngsus@scs-staff.org Thank you for your continued support of Agriscience Education and the FFA at Saranac.