EASTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Message From our Principal
Cougar News, June 2015
Dear Eastland Families,
Our year has come to an end and the 8th grade is moving on
after a successful experience at Eastland Middle School. I
am excited for them and all of the opportunities that the future holds over the next four years as they enter Roseville
High School and are able to take advantage of everything
RHS has to offer while they move towards the important
milestone in life of high school graduation.
The end of the year is always a time of celebration in
school. We had our first annual Academic Award’s Night in
May and it was a huge success. We gave over 130 students
awards for their performance this year in all subject areas. These students were nominated by teacher’s that they
had this year for their outstanding performance. In addition
to the over 200 awards that these students received, we also
named Eighth Grade Students of the Year based upon the
success that they have had over their entire middle school
career. A special congratulations to list 8th grade student of
year. These 7 students were presented with plaques engraved with their accomplishments that will permanently
hang outside of the EMS office on a Wall of Excellence that
has been established for all to see. I would also like to congratulate all of the students who were inducted into National
Junior Honor’s Society in May for their outstanding performance this year as well as all of the honor roll recipients from
the third trimester. A complete list of the NJHS inductees
can be found inside of this newsletter, and third trimester
honor roll students will be listed in the September newsletter
when we return in the fall.
By this time invitations to our free summer math and literacy
camps at Roseville High School have been sent out, and I
urge parents and students to take advantage of this opportunity to catch up with your peers. Most students experience a
drop in achievement over the summer and this is a perfect
time to make up ground on your peers. If you have not received this information, but are interested in these fun-filled
summer learning opportunities for your child, please contact
the Counseling Office.
~ MISSION STATEMENT ~
The mission of Eastland Middle School, in
a cooperative partnership with students, the
home, and the community, is to develop
lifelong learners prepared to
meet the challenges of the future.
586‐445‐5700 Main Office 586‐445‐5701 Attendance Board of Education
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Theresa J. Genest, President

Alfredo Francesconi, Vice President

Gregory W. Scott, Secretary

Matthew McCartney, Treasurer

Joseph D. DeFelice, Trustee

Ruth H. Green, Trustee

Kevin A. Switanowski, Trustee
Central Administration

John Kment, Superintendent

Rebecca Vasil, Deputy Superintendent

Michael LaFeve, Assistant Superintendent

Diane Kott, Director of Finance
Eastland Middle School, 18700 Frank Street, Roseville, Michigan 48066
Jason Bettin, Principal - Major Mickens, Assistant Principal - Cynthia Fulkerth, Counselor
EASTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Message From our Principal
Cougar News, June 2015
Letters will also be going out to those students who did not
meet the criteria to be promoted to the next grade. Roseville
Community Schools is offering summer school for credit recovery at Roseville High School and the cost is $75 per session for Roseville residents and $150 for non-residents.
Compared to surrounding districts this is very reasonable.
Attending will help prepare students for success next year
and will still allow students plenty of time off over the summer. If any parent has questions regarding summer school,
please contact the Counseling Office.
~ MISSION STATEMENT ~
The mission of Eastland Middle School, in
a cooperative partnership with students, the
home, and the community, is to develop
lifelong learners prepared to
meet the challenges of the future.
Finally, I would like to give a special thank you to Kim
Behnke and Tina Coury-Pietrykowsi, our parent club officers,
and Rose Kuechenmeister, an EMS staff member and longtime active member of the RCS community, for all of the
hard work they did for all of the students at EMS this
year. Their fundraising efforts for student incentives, involvement in after school activities, and commitment to all of
the children at EMS played a significant role in the success
we had this school year. They are advocates for all of our
students and have spent countless hours helping to make
EMS such a special place. Thank you again for all of your
hard work.
Our orientation for the 2015-16 school year is scheduled for
August 28. Please be on the lookout for more information
regarding both the EMS and RHS orientations over the summer. I hope everyone has a safe and happy summer, don’t
forget the sunscreen!
Go Cougars,
586‐445‐5700 Main Office 586‐445‐5701 Attendance Board of Education

Theresa J. Genest, President

Alfredo Francesconi, Vice President

Gregory W. Scott, Secretary

Matthew McCartney, Treasurer

Joseph D. DeFelice, Trustee

Ruth H. Green, Trustee

Kevin A. Switanowski, Trustee
Jason Bettin
Central Administration
Principal

John Kment, Superintendent

Rebecca Vasil, Deputy Superintendent

Michael LaFeve, Assistant Superintendent

Diane Kott, Director of Finance
Eastland Middle School, 18700 Frank Street, Roseville, Michigan 48066
Jason Bettin, Principal - Major Mickens, Assistant Principal - Cynthia Fulkerth, Counselor
June Calendar
6/1—8th Grade Celebration
6/3—Art Club Meeting 3p-4p
6/9—Half Day Dismissal @ 11a
6/10—Last Day Dismissal @ 11a
Save the Date
Last Week of School
Monday, June 8th: Full Day
Tuesday, June 9th: 7:35am to 11am
Wednesday, June 10th: 7:35 am to 11am
Yearbooks
Yearbooks will be distributed on Monday,
June 8th during lunches to those students
who placed yearbook orders.
Medication Pick Up
All Medication must be picked up by
parents no later than Monday,
June 15th.
Medication cannot be
released to students.
Any medication not picked up by
June 15th will be disposed of.
Report Cards
Report Cards are expected to be mailed
home by the end of the month.
Safety Drills
To help students prepare for emergencies,
schools routinely practice drills for fire, tornado
and lockdowns.
In the event of a building crisis, all doors will be
closed/locked, lights turned out and window
blinds closed. Students will be moved away from
the door and remain quiet until there is an “ALL
CLEAR” given from the office.
RCS Web Page:
www.rcs.misd.net
Orientation
Our orientation for the 2015-16 school
year is scheduled for August 28. Please
be on the lookout for more information
regarding both the EMS and RHS orientations over the summer.
Main Office will be open on Mondays &
Tuesdays during the summer.
Newsworthy Notes from our Teachers
NJHS
Teacher Appreciation Week
Congratulations to Eastland’s newest
members of the National Junior Honor Society, who were inducted on May 21.
EMS would like to say thank-you to Mr. Torchia
and the Einstein Bagels on Mack Ave for their donation of bagels for Teacher Appreciation Week!
They were delicious!!
NJHS Inductees
2015-16
Hailey Ballor
Jerzi Campbell
Emma Carro
Cole Clanin
Swsan Elhady
Paige Fresh
Lilly Kaminski
Kayla Kornelson
Kaitlin Kukla
Angelo Loicano
Alana McClendon
Sidney Peters
Madison Radcliff
Jordan Scott
Lexie Syacsure
Meghan VanDamme
Julie Xiong
May Students of
the Month
Student
Mitchell Childress
Natalie Terry-Martin
Meriana Badawi
Kyle Garlinghouse
Britney Wade
Tim Curmi
Jerzi Campbell
GR
8th
8th
7th
6th
7th
7th
7th
Class
Teacher
Spanish 1 Smith
Spanish 2 Smith
Spanish 1 Smith
Spanish 1 Smith
Math
Drake
Math
Drake
Math
Drake
Awards Night Honorees
7th Grade Honorees
6th Grade Honorees
Meriana
Badawi
Rachel
Hyde
Joseph
Archambault
Charles
Montgomery
Hailey
Ballor
Lillian
Kaminski
Randy
Baker
Madison
Neibert
Jacob
Brandon
Kayla
Kornelson
Miranda
Bolinger
Jagger
Panich
Maurice
Bush
Brittany
Lawson
Kellce'
Bradley
Jordan
Rey
Jerzi
Campbell
Angelo
Loiacano
Charlae
Calloway
Meadow
Roberts
Emma
Carro
Steven
Mills
Savannah Caramagno
Jersey
Rubio
Cole
Clanin
Tristan
Neibert
Torrey
Cohen
Kevin
Rumer
Michael
Cope
Nicole
Powers
Taylor
Collins
Ryan
Sawinski
Timothy
Curmi
Madison
Radcliff
Griffin
Davidson
Ansaf
Shkoukani
Hailee
Defilippi
Donovan
Rey
Lisa
Davis
Bryanna
Slekovich
Ashley
Derocco
Jordan
Scott
Dana
Deliso
Dylan
Smith
Nicolas
Digrande
Dane
Stillman
Dylan
Ferraro
Allisa
Sturgeon
Swsan
Elhady
Lexie
Syacsure
Cora
Fontana
Brandon
Sweet
Alana
Franco
Dawn
Taylor
Kyle
Garlinghouse
Sloan
Taylor
Paige
Fresh
Nathan
Valente
Sanaa
Griggs
Avery
Toal
Kenneth
Gannon
Meghan
Van Damme
Tanner
Grogan
Matthew
Torchia
Tyrone
Gilson
Britney
Wade
Kaylee
Guy
Jeremiah Tyler
John
Green
Dajanae
Walker-Miller
Abby
Haderer
Brandon
Vandewalle
Tionna
Holmes
Julie
Xiong
Latrell
Mcdonald
Mason
Vansickle
Zachary
Ziaya
Aarica
Mckinney
Likiyah
Williams
Awards Night Honorees
8th Grade Honorees
Sebastian
Amara
Austin
Bacon
Logan
Behnke
Amoralita
Benson
Karley
Blair
Jaylin
Brown
Mitchell
Childress
Leah
Cole
Adrian
Covert
Anthony
Crew
Ryan
Shiemke
Yasmin
Shkoukani
Samantha Griessel
Jade
Danhausen
Jordan
Dennis
Grace
Deschaepmeester
Kyle
Dreyer
Megan
Ferranti
Emily
Flanigan
Antwan
Fresh
Michael
Giasson
Ashley
Jaworski
Steven
Klein
Darrian
Smith
Olivia
Mack
Emily
Soehren
Tiayra
Maholmes
Antoine
Stubbs
Angela
Martin
Makayla
Sumrall
Jackson
Mcpherson
Joshua
Terry
Natalie
Terry-Martin
Matthew
Moceri-Smithson
Cleaha
Montgomery
Alyssa
Trombley
Evan
Mortier
Serena
Vinciguerra
Gabrielle
Waderlow
Selena
Nicovic
Armand
Washington
Madison
White
Savannah Panich
Gregory
Power
Brianna
Reinke
Martwayla Williams
Brianna
Rivard
Alexis
Willis
Raymond
Russell
Alexander
Wyatt
Jason
Sedluk
Joseph
Zerilli
8th Grade Students of the Year
Ryan Shiemke
Math
Madison White
Art
Ryan Shiemke
Foreign Language
Adrian Covert
Vocational Arts
Emily Soehren
Science
Makayla Sumrall
Social Studies
Emily Soehren
Language Arts
Jaylin Brown
Physical Education
Jason Sedluk
Music
Girls Math and Science Symposium
On Friday, May 8th EMS sent 6 young ladies to the Girls Math, Science, Technology and
Engineering Symposium at the Macomb Intermediate School District. The 6th graders attending were Charlae Calloway and Cora Fontana, 7th graders were Kayla Kornelson and
Meghan Van Damme. 8th graders attending were Makayla Sumrall and Emily Soehren. The girls had an opportunity to attend four sessions The sessions were based on
careers in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology. There was a S.T.E.A.M. based
project where students made their own speakers. They had a session of Coding with
Google and had a chance to meet an executive at Google!! Another session was on Funeral Directing and the girls tried sculpting of a human nose. The last session was directed
by Henry Ford Optim Eyes and learned the education and skills needed to become an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist. Our trip to the MISD was amazing and the girls had an inspiring day!!!!
Hallway
Heroes
Student Mentors
Jaylin Brown
Ally Adams
Leah Cole
Tyrone Ashley
Kyle Dryer
Cora Fontana
Megan Ferranti
Austin Hart
Ashley Jaworski
Rachel Hyde
Evan Mortier
Dakoda Inscho
Cindy Phan
Tyrell Lee
Hayden Pietrykowski
Savannah Panich
Nameer Putrus
Jacob Penn
Brianna Rivard
Greg Powers
Spencer Rogers
Jersey Rubio
Kenneth Ryder
Reginald Ryder
Ryan Sawinski
Reginald Ryder
Jason Sedluk
Ryan Shiemke
Emily Soehren
MaKayla Sumrall
Joshauan Scaife
Natalie Terry-Martin
Carissa Stewart
Madison White
Cordell Tucker
Mason Van Sickle
Timothy Wilt
EMS would like to send a big “Thank You” to
all or our Student Mentors this year! They did
a wonderful job of lending a helping hand to
some of our 6th and 7th graders this year.
Your help was very much
appreciated!!