Benzie County Central Schools
Annual Report
2007-2008

9222 Homestead Road
Benzonia, Michigan  49616
(231) 882-9653
Dave Micinski, Superintendent
www.benzieschools.net

Benzie Central Middle School
We challenge all students to excel academically, artistically, emotionally, physically, and
socially in a safe, supportive environment.

9300 Homestead Rd.
Benzonia, MI  49616
(231) 882-4498
Dave Clasen, Principal
www.benzieschools.net
Points of Pride Academic Achievements Classroom Activities
Clubs & Organizations Student Achievement Achievements in Technology
Celebrations & Assemblies School Staff Parental Involvement
  MEAP RESULTS  

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Points of Pride
  • The entire middle school participated in collecting 1536 Pounds of food dduring World Hunger Week.
  • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) was met
  • The National Geography Bee was held for the seventh year
  • A Mother/Son and Father/Daughter dance were held for the third year
  • Behavior trips were offered to Crystal Mountain, Great Wolf Lodge, and Michigan Adventure
  • For the third year, a "Dress Down" scholarship was awarded using the funds collected from teachers who wanted the opportunity to 'dress down' on Fridays during the school year.  Two $200 scholarships were awarded to graduating high school students who had attened both BCHS and BCMS for their education

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Academic Achievement
  • 145 students on the Honor Roll
  • 173 students invited to Academic Awards Night
  • 487 awards given out
  • 36 students received CORE awards

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Classroom Achievement
  • All 7th grade students participated in the Crystal Lake Walk-about
  • 31 students tested the Upper Herring Lake watershed, presented data at The Haggerty Center at the River Congress and attended 2 watershed related field trips. Each student got to choose 2 field trips out of about 23. They canoed the Platte River with 8 learning stations about environmental issues.
  • The Band traveled to District and State level MSBOA Festival evaluations.  Michigan Tech Jazz Band visited the band class.  Top division ratings at district festival evaluations.
  • All 7th grade students visited the Beulah and Benzonia Libraries.
  • Reading Program – 800 books were donated. 400 acres of rainforest were rescued.
  • Various Science projects from Mr. Bluhm’s 7th grade Science class included; balloon cars, catapults, and bottle rockets.

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Student Achievement
  • One student received an honorable mention at the County Wide Art Show
  • One student placed in the top 100 students in the State of Michigan for the National Geography Bee
  • One student scored a total for the year of 343.3 points in the Accelerated Reader Program while another scored a total for the year of 340.4 points.  Twenty-one students participated in the accelerated reader program receiving honors for earning 100 points, 62 students received 50 points, and 106 students received 25 points. All students received certificates, a pizza party, and an ice cream party
  • Eight students participated in the Band Solo/Ensemble Festival, four students participated in the Honors Band.
  • Three students were selected to receive scholarships to NMC upon their graduation from high school. This is part of the Commitment Scholarship Program offered to us through NMC
  • 116 Students with Zero Tardies
  • 4 Students with Perfect Attendance
  • 2 Students received the Citizenship Award
  • 5 Students received the Principal’s Award
  • 2 Students received the Presidential Physical Fitness Award
  • 27 Students received the National Physical Fitness Award
  • 21 students took the ACT in the 7th and 8th grades. These students gave up a Saturday to come in and take this test and their scores will help them if they would like to participate in Summer College courses offered to Middle School Talent Search students and when they take the test again in the 11th grade

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Celebrations and Assemblies
  • Band Solo/Ensemble presentations – accompanist came in to work with soloists
  • Christmas, winter, and spring band concerts
  • Helen Dewey with Summer Reading Program visited Libraries throughout the county with promotions from local businesses and Gwen Mays visited the school with the Summer Reading Program
  • Dr. Bradley visited the 7th grade Social Studies classes speaking about Saudi Arabia.
  • Memorial Service put on by students honoring Kathy Wolterink

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Achievements in Technology
  • Many teachers used an online grade-book program to increase communication between the student, the school, and the parents

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School Staff
 Mr. Dave Clasen, Principal
Mrs. Regina Spoor, Secretary
Mr. John Judge, Director of Student Services
Mrs. Barb Powell, Counselor

Mrs. Kathleen Neveu, Math
Mr. Shaun Johnson, English
Mrs. Cathy Hahn, World Cultures/Math
Mrs. Lynne Keber, Social Studies
Mrs. Racquel Huddleston, Science 

Mrs. Cathy Kangas, Math 
Mr. Byron Prielipp, English
Mr. Daryl Bluhm, Science 
Mr. John Burtch, Science/Social Studies

Mr. Mark Blazejewski, Physical Education 
Mr. Corey Bechler, Art 
Mrs. Christy Case, Choir/Theater 
Mrs. Carmen Briggs, Cooking/Sewing 
Mr. Mike Eagan, Band 
Mr. Tom Lootens, Woodworking 
Mr. Jerry Papazian, Health 
Mrs. Karen Zickert, Careers

Mrs. Diane Lorenc, Special Education 
Mr. Matt Reed, Special Education 
Mr. Nathan Bradford, Inclusion 

Mrs. Shellie Giglio, Parapro
Mrs. Patty Geetings, Library Assistant 

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Parental Involvement & Community Support
  • Shop N Save donated 2 basketballs to the 2 top winners of the March Madness reading program in the Library
  • The Band Boosters raised funds to send students to festivals
  • Choir Fundraisers included: Cherry Hut Fundraiser, Singing Valentine Grams, and a Car Wash

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Clubs and Organizations

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Explanation of MEAP
The English Language Arts (ELA) MEAP test was a new method of scoring implemented in 02-03 that responded to the federal mandate titled No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The ELA score reflects a combination of the student’s reading and writing scores. These scores are reported at the 4th, 7th & 11th grade level. As part of the NCLB requirements, each level will be obligated to hit a “target” score established by the State of Michigan. Another part of the NCLB mandate required states to also set targets for scoring in the area of mathematics. These scores too, are reported at the 4th, 8th & 11th grade level. Targets for each subject set by the State are different from level-to-level. Eventually, the targets for each grade level must be 100% of all students in all subjects by the 2013-14 school year.

Level I is exceeding Michigan standards, Level II is meeting Michigan standards, Level III is at basic level, and Level IV is apprentice level.

7th Grade Math Writing Reading ELA
Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall
2007		 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall
2007		 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall
2007		 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007
Proficient Level I 32.9% 37.3% 45% 0% 0.7% 0% 17.3% 27.9% 31% 6.4% 5.1% 12%
Level II 40.1% 31.3% 34% 67.9% 65.4% 75% 59.6% 48.5% 48% 67.3% 68.4% 66%
Not Proficient Level III 21.7% 26.1% 20% 30.1% 27.2% 21% 12.8% 8.8% 12% 21.2% 19.1% 15%
Level IV 5.3% 5.2% 1% 1.9% 6.6% 4% 10.3% 14.7% 10% 5.1% 7.4% 7%
 
8th Grade Reading Writing Science ELA Math
Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall
2007		 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall
2007		 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall
2007		 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007
Proficient Level I 15.6% 34.9% 24% 5.6% 4.2% 1% 38.3% 40.2% 51% 7.8% 15.1% 10% 35% 36.3% 45%
Level II 48.0% 48.8% 46% 50.3% 50% 59% 41.1% 44.4% 33% 51.4% 56% 59% 31.1% 42.9% 34%
Not Proficient Level III 17.3% 9% 15% 38.0% 30.7% 27% 16.1% 12.4% 11% 24% 20.5% 19% 26% 17.3% 16%
Level IV 19.0% 7.2% 5% 6.1% 15.1% 13% 4.4% 3% 4% 16.8% 8.4% 12% 7.9% 3.6% 5%

 

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