Just an FYI: Friday (10/18) will be Senior-Parent's Night for Boys/Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Sideline Cheer, and Varsity Football. Parents/athletes for XC, golf, and cheer should lineup in the north end zone at 6:30 pm. Varsity Football parents will be recognized during the game.
The Ductz of Mid Michigan Scholar Athlete of the Week: Scottie Spicer of Concord High School. http://bit.ly/2q832ct
Reminder of Schedule Change: The Concord varsity football team will play at Union City tomorrow (10/12) at 4:00 pm. Go Jackets!
Congratulations to Khloe Rothenberger who qualified for the MHSAa girls golf finals at Bedford Valley GC October 18 & 19. Khloe shot 93 at the regional, held at Devil's Lake GC good enough for a second place finish at the event, and her 3 straight appearance at the State Finals.
The Concord JV volleyball lost a tough match to Quincy in three tonight.
Team highlights:
Jayden: 3 kills, 2 aces
Kayla: 3 aces, 3 digs, 1 kill
Paityn: 3 kills, 1 ace
Sam: 98% serving
Kenzie: passed at 93%
Maddi B: 3 digs
Madi C: 3 kills, 3 aces
Layla: passed at 90%
Mario Nanos is a family man and entrepreneur in the healthcare field. His son, Yanni, died tragically in 2018 of a heroin overdose that began with his use of opioids. Please, come to Concord High School on October 16th at 6:30 p.m. to learn what Mr. Nanos learned about the signals a parent can miss in a young person who showed no signs of trouble. This is important information that will help us all be more aware and, hopefully, to avoid the loss of one of our students.
Due to suspensions, injuries, and eligibility issues, the JV football game at Homer on Thursday, October 17th is cancelled. The JV will not play any more games this season.
The start time for the Concord Varsity Football game on Friday (October 4th) at Quincy has been moved up to 6:00 pm. Please help spread the word.
The varsity football game will be played at 4:00 pm tomorrow (gates open at 3:00). The Punt, Pass & Kick participants will be recognized at halftime. We will also recognize all military in attendance just after halftime.
Tonight’s football game is postponed until tomorrow at 4:00 PM (tentative). More information to follow.
The Varsity Volleyball team lost to Bronson 14-25, 11-25, 16-25. We did a lot of good things defensively tonight! Georgia Weeks led the hitters with 6 kills and Karlee Gamet and Hadley Kettwich each had 3 kills. Julia Riske has 16 setting assists. Rylee Weeks led the defense with 10 digs, Karlee had 9, and Jacey Hutchins and Georgia each had 8. Julia led the servers, serving 14/14 and Rylee Weeks was 10/10! We are now 1-2 in the conference!
UPDATE: There will be no JV football game next Thursday (10/3) v. Quincy and the following Thursday (10/10) v. Union City. We are targeting to play on OCTOBER 17th at Homer if healthier and grades improve.
There will be no JV football game next Thursday (10/3) v. Quincy and the following Thursday (10/10) v. Union City. We are targeting to play on November 17th at Homer if healthier and grades improve.
September 25, 2019
Dear Concord Community,
As you are well aware, the district has recently had to react to threats of violence made through the misuse of social media. This incident has all of us concerned. I’d like to share what I can and also provide some thoughts on what transpired. The students involved in this situation are all 15 years old or younger high school students. In the middle of the night, the district received word from one of the families involved that the police were interviewing four of our male high school students about posts made on SnapChat. The posts on SnapChat were made in a group chat that more than a dozen of our students on it. Around 5:00 a.m., the district received its first communication from our county police. At the time of my first conversation with the police force, there were a lot of unanswered questions. So, I made the decision to close school because I was not yet confident I had all of the information I needed to make a good decision.
Since last Tuesday’s school cancellation, a lot has transpired. First, our administration has been in close contact with the families involved. Secondly, our administration has conducted a thorough investigation of the incident. Lastly, hearings have been scheduled to determine the school consequences involved.
I believe that in the end this incident will make us better in the long run. Community members quickly brought the incident to the attention of our administration and our police force. For that, we are appreciative. All of the individuals involved have been cooperative through this process and it is an opportunity for us to reinforce proper social media use with all of our students. The individuals involved have been and will still go through a lot, but this is an opportunity for all of our students to learn from their mistakes. Lastly, almost all incidences of social media misuse involving minors happen on SnapChat. SnapChat creates the illusion of complete privacy to our students which prompts some to misuse it. In the coming months, the district has plans to provide programming to our students which emphasizes the positive use of social media while discouraging things like our recent incident. I would encourage all of our parents to have conversations with your children about their social media use to reinforce the messages they will receive at school.
I’d like to thank our community for being supportive through this and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Dan Funston, Superintendent
Little Caesars Pizza Kits will be ready for pickup on September 25th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Pickup will be in the 5th grade hallway behind the stage. An adult must pick up the orders.
DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL DRAW (AT CONCORD HS)
Monday, November 4th
Springport v. Homer 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 6th
Hanover-Horton v. Lumen Christi 5:30 pm
Concord v. Winner of Springport/Homer 7:00 pm
Friday, November 8th
District Finals 7:00
The Donny Brigham Punt, Pass & Kick will begin at 6:00 tomorrow (9/23). Sign-in will be at 5:30. The flyer said 6:30, but it's been changed to 6:00 pm at the football field. This is for students in grades 1st thru 6th grade. We hope to see you there!
Join us for our Homecoming Parade tonight at 6:00 p.m. Line up begins at 5:30 on River St. and stay to watch the Yellowjackets take on Bronson at 7:00 p.m.
Bring your appetite on Friday night to our Homecoming Football game v. Bronson! The Concord Fire Department will be grilling hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats! Special thank you to Fire Chief Lloyd Mosher and his crew for volunteering to do this! See you tomorrow for a 7:00 kickoff!
Due to some recent events, injury, and eligibility issues, the JV football game at Bronson on Thursday, September 19th is canceled.