Clawson Schools Points of Pride

 

Clawson High School

 

  • Student Clubs and Groups
    • Robotics
    • LGBTQ Club
    • Art Club
    • SADD
    • Garden Club
    • Optimist Club
  • Student Leadership Groups
    • Trojan Leadership Council
      • Service - Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams at Beaumont & partnership with Humble Design
    • National Honor Society - 10% of student body
      • Student Mentoring Program
    • Student Senate
    • Class Officers
  • Scholars Club - after school tutoring and study help from teachers and NHS students
  • Band, String and Choir Programs and Concerts
  • Drama program and school musicals - twice per year
  • Art program up to Art IV along with Art Club
    • Representation at Christmas in Clawson
  • Cultures of Thinking - teachers using visible thinking routines
  • Christmas in Clawson - staff and student representation
  • Service work from our leadership groups
  • Teacher led professional development - peers learning from peers
  • ALICE Traning and classroom implementation
  • Senior All Night Party Event for graduating seniors
  • Student of the Month Program
  • Core Academy - new online platform and management for at-risk seniors
  • Homecoming festivities - new and improved parade, teacher tailgate and presentation of Grand Marshal
  • CHS Family Movie Night around holidays
  • Student Services Center for special ed students to use for test support and homework support
  • Honors and AP offerings
  • Athletic Teams/Department and representation in the MAC Conference
  • Youth athletic programs, ties to CHS athletic teams (JTB/JVB)
  • Blue Jean Fund to support student and family needs
  • Math Intervention Program/Classes
  • Trojan Times - resource and communication with parents
  • Monday Notes - resource and communication with staff
  • College and Military visits - tied to counseling department
  • Counseling resources - Financial Aid Nights, Women of Tomorrow, TRAILS, College and Voc Ed information
  • Oakland Technical Center (OTC) - many students attend for voc ed not offered at CHS
  • CASA - many students attend for AP and other courses not offered at CHS
  • Oakland Community College Dual Enrollment Partnership
  • Spanish program and course offerings through Spanish IV

Clawson Middle School

 

  • Student Mentorship Program
    • Boys to Men
    • Girls Empowered
  • Student Leadership
    • Junior National Honor Society: 15% of the student body
    • Student Council
    • Unified Championship Program
  • Award winning Orchestra Program
  • Award winning Band Program
  • Award winning Choir Program
  • Clubs Offered
    • STAT
    • Be Kind Task Force
    • MathCounts
    • Robotics
    • Stable Club
    • Knitting Club
    • Fencing Club
  • Multiple School Sports Offered under the umbrella of MAC and MHSAA
    • Football
    • Sideline Cheer
    • Cross Country
    • Volleyball
    • Boys Basketball
    • Girls Basketball
    • Competitive Cheer
    • Wrestling
    • Swim
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Track
  • Scholars Club: after school tutoring and study help from teachers
  • Math Lab: after school tutoring and homework help from teachers
  • Peer to Peer Tutoring during lunch
  • Monthly Student Celebrations
  • Monthly Staff Celebrations
  • Spanish Program offered through Spanish 2
  • Over 60 students in advanced grade level classes
  • Drama program and school musicals - twice per year
  • Art program
  • Cultures of Thinking - teachers using visible thinking routines
  • Teacher led professional development - peers learning from peers
  • ALICE Training and classroom implementation
  • Math Intervention Classes for grade 6-8
  • English Intervention Class for 6th grade students
  • Quick Notes: Weekly communication to parents
  • Monday Notes: Weekly communication with staff
  • Community Day
  • Two PBIS Field Trips a year
  • Red Ribbon Week
  • Link Program

Kenwood Elementary School

 

  • Student Clubs and Groups
    • STRIDE - Boys running club
    • Girls on the Run - Girls running club
    • Student Council
    • Safety Patrol
    • Safety Squad
    • Kenwood Kid's News - student news crew
  • Daily 30 minutes or more of recess (indoor and outdoor)
  • K-4 Vocal music classes (2 times a week)
  • Weekly art classes
  • Reading intervention and tutoring
  • Weekly counseling by an intern from Oakland University
  • Developmental Kindergarten
  • Before and after school childcare
  • Breakfast program
  • Weekly Spanish classes for 1st-5th grade
  • Veterans Day Salute to honor area veterans
  • Teacher-led collaboration and presentations for District Provided Professional Development and School Improvement
  • Cultures of Thinking - teachers using visible thinking routines
  • Open Read Fridays - parents invited to come in and read
  • Classroom Writing Celebrations
  • History Interviews - students interview parents
  • Parent Involvement - help students book shop in classrooms
  • Student cross grade level collaboration
  • Book Fairs
  • Christmas in Clawson - student designed decorations
  • Superintendent visited classrooms to read
  • Hat and Mitten Tree - Donation items
  • Monthly staff social events
  • Blue Jean Fund to support student and family needs 
  • Reading Month Celebration 
  • Reading Buddies
  • Life Skills and social emotional learning program
  • Cyber-safety program
  • PTO Fall Festival
  • PTO Halloween Dance
  • PTO support for Christmas in Clawson

Schalm Elementary School

 

  • Shark Pods - Monthly multigrade groups with lead teacher
  • 3rd grade Michigan Float Parade
  • 4th grade Science Projects
  • 5th grade Social Studies Projects
  • 3rd grade frog dissection
  • 5th grade band and orchestra
  • 5th grade camp
  • 2nd grade student led conferences
  • Girls on the Run
  • Junior Optimist Leadership Club
  • Thinkers Club with Mr. Garrity
  • PTO sponsored - Pancake Dinner
  • Field Days; k-4 and 5th grade
  • March is reading month - reading contest
  • Star Wars Day
  • Autism Awareness Day
  • Spirit Week
  • 100 Day Celebrations
  • Dentist R Us
  • Student News Broadcasts
  • STEAM Assembly
  • Diversity Circus Assembly
  • Sky Dome Assembly
  • OK2Say Assembly
  • Super You Challenge Assembly
  • DTE visit
  • Ann Arbor Hands on Museum Assembly
  • Troy Historial Village Field Trip
  • DNR Adventure Center Field Trip
  • The Henry Ford Field Trip
  • Macomb Center for Performing Arts Field Trip
  • Dollar Store Field Trip
  • Garden Nursery Field Trip
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra Field Trip
  • Dairy Farm Field Trip
  • Detroit Zoo Field Trip
  • Lansing Field Trip
  • Greenfield Village Field Trip
  • Holiday Shop
  • Fall, Winter and Spring Book Fairs
  • Annual school carnival and auction - PTO sponsored
  • CHS National Honor Society Students visit
  • Safeties
  • Service Squad
  • Visit to the senior center
  • Evergreen school status - Michigan Green Schools
  • Schalm student art on display at Oakland Schools during the summer
  • Butterfly ife cycle studies
  • Making compost
  • RULER - Social and emotional health taught throughout the district
  • Book Buddies - cross curricular and grade level collaboration
  • Mystery Readers
  • Plant and observe lima beans
  • Developmental Kindergarten
  • Spanish Grades i-5
  • Before and After School Child-Care
  • Canned food Drive - providing basket to families in need
  • Teacher-led collaboration and presentations for DPPD and School improvement
  • Cultures of Thinking - teachers using thinking routines throughout their instruction
  • Vicki Bulman Scholarship - Blue Jean Fund - presented to a former student at graduation
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