St. Johns High School

In case you missed the High School Family Newsletter, here it is.

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Student spotlight

Today's student in the spotlight is: Ryane Spenny
I found Ryane after school in the main office
Grade: 10th (for 5 minutes now)
Favorite Class: Math
Favorite Beverage: Alani
Favorite Food: Tacos
Favorite Show of all Time: Gilmore Girls
Something not many people know about me: I am a cat lover
Any Summer Plans: She plans on hanging out with her mom

Nice spending time with you Ryane

The Senior Hot Dog Eating Contest featured some special guests, including Athletic Director Mrs. Merchant and teacher/basketball coach Mr. Wade!
Congratulations to Landen Sims, who was crowned the Hot Dog Eating Contest Champion and then turned right around and won the Ice Cream Eating Contest as well! What a performance!

Senior Class of 2026 Last Day Cookout!
This year, we celebrated our seniors’ last day with a cookout, games, a bounce house, water slide, and a hot dog eating contest. It was a fun day filled with laughter, great memories, and time together as a class.
A great time was had by all! Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Charneski! The Charneski’s were named the theatre coaches of the year by Michigan Speech Coaches Inc at their annual conference on Mackinac Island this weekend.

St. Johns High School Metals/Welding Technology at MITES State Competition

The Metals/Welding Technology program did very well at Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) State competition. We took 38 projects to the competition located at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford Township May 6-9. The breakdown of how we did was as follows: 7 first place ribbons, 3 second place, 6 third, 4 fourth, 6 fifth and 2 sixth,2 ninth, 2 tenth, and 6 honorable mention awards. We also earned 2 Divisional awards in the Sand Casting/Pattern making, and 1 Grand award! Student projects will be on display outside the Metals/Welding area this next week



1st Place Finishers:
Sydnie Billings: Sheet Metal Toolbox, Sand Casted Alum Bell
Corey Heck: Sand casted squirrel
Logan Dassance:Sand casted western patterns, Sheet metal Toolbox
Evan Billings: CNC Flying sheet metal airplane
Madden Rademaker: Steel Ball Peen Hammer
Hayden Billings: Cozy Coupe

2nd Place Finishers:
Hayden Billings: Sand Casted Woodpe**er door knocker
Logan Dassance: Finished Casting, wrought metal plant stand

3rd Place Finishers:
Hayden Billings: CNC Plastic
Sydnie Billings Alum Snoopy MailBox
Logan Dassance: CNC plastic SpongeBob
Aiden Kimball: Sand casted Sailboat
Madden Rademaker: Sand Casted Turtle

4th Place Finishers:
Liam Pung: Sand Cast Anvil, Wrought Metal Lantern Hanger
Madden Rademaker: Steel Ball Peen Hammer
Sydnie Billings: Cnc Plastic Snoopy scene
Zayden Olger: Sand casted Dog Piggy Bank

5th Place Finishers:
Evan Billings: CNC Plastic
Dylan Alexander: Wrought metal Lantern Hanger
Davion Burnett: Sand cast hand
Liam Pung: Steel Ball Peen Hammer
Madden Rademaker: CNC alum plaque

6th Place Finishers:
Landen Sims: Sand Cast Craftsman Logo
Evan Billings CNC Plastic

9th Place Finishers:
Sydnie Billings: CNC Alum Scooby Doo
Landen Sims: Wrought Metal door Knocker

10th Place Finishers:
Aiden Kimball: Steel Ball Peen Hammer
Landen Sims: CNC Alum Plaque

Honorable Mention:
Hayden Billings: CNC Alum Plaque
Evan Billings: CNC Alum Plaque
Aedin Besonen: Wrought metal sculpture
Aubrey Goins: Steel Ball Peen Hammer
Aiden Kimball: CNC Alum Plaque
Davion Burnett: Steel Ball Peen Hammer

DIVISION AWARD WINNERS:
Hayden Billings: Pattern Making sand cast wood pe**er
Logan Dassance: Pattern Making sand cast western rough casting

Grand Award Winner:
Sydnie Billings: Pattern making Sand Cast Bell

Student spotlight

Today's student in the spotlight is: Griffin Drolett
I found Griffin going from PE to Seminar
Grade: 12th
Favorite Class: Band - cause it is chill any you get to play music
Favorite Beverage: Basic Water Guy
Favorite Food: Grandma’s Broccoli Casserole
Favorite Color: Was Yellow but it has recently switched to Blue for its calming effect
Favorite Movie of all Time: Prince of Egypt
What superpower would you have if you could: Fly, so he doesn't have to pay for gas
What I like to do in my free time: Hang around, play video games with friends and some board games with family.
Something not many people know about me: Just a chill guy walking around and likes to say "hi" to people

Nice spending time with you Griffin!

Congrats to our Students of the Week, Ava Arts and Ellah Ingleright.

Ava is a junior who participates in competitive dance at Alissa’s Dance Elite, golf, Renaissance, sports leadership and NHS. After high school Ava plans to go to college to pursue a career in the medical field. Her greatest accomplishment was competing in Las Vegas and winning Nationals alongside her team and best friends. Her favorite season is summer because she loves the sun, spending time at the lake and being able to spend time with her friends. Her favorite childhood memory is spending time with her cousins and siblings up north at the lake. When she feels like giving up, her parents, grandparents and friends keep her going.

Ellah is a freshman who participates in Renaissance, SSHCO, French Club, YAK, basketball and track. She also volunteers at St. Vincent’s, The Basic Needs Center, The Good News Kitchen and her church. After graduation she wants to go to college to study environmental conservation or environmental justice. If she could meet anyone, it would be Rachel Carson to ask her how she was able to persevere while writing her book Silent Spring and overcome backlash once it was published. Her favorite season is spring because her birthday is in April and all the plants start to bud and animals come back. Her go-to midnight snack is triple brownie cookie dough ice cream and the last show she binge-watched was Transformers. When she feels like giving up, her faith in God, Pastor Pearl and her mom keep her going.