Congratulations to our Ithaca HS Youth in Government participants.
2025 Michigan Youth in Government February Conference
What a day for the Ithaca FFA program! Congratulations to Ms. Siefka, and all of our students who placed at regionals. Best of luck at the state competition.
Congratulations to the Ithaca FFA members who competed at the regional FFA leadership contests last week at Delta college. Ithaca was well represented and 1st and 2nd place move onto state level competition at MSU.
2nd Place - Agricultural Issues Team- Kenny Daniels, Pazlee Donovan, Ben Munro, Haylie Mayer, Thad Whitmore, Tanner Lamey
1st place Extemporaneous Speaking - Brent DeSaegher
2nd place - Greenhand Conduct of meetings - Samantha Taylor, Charlee MacLaren, Saige Zimmerman, Kymber Austin, Viola Donovan, Cody Daniels, Tyler Smith
1st Place - Creed Speaking - Molly Lake
1st place - Junior high conduct of meetings - Evan wood, Tilly Bowen, Gibson Weburg, Lewie MacDonald, Reese Skinner, Ellison Merchant, Aiden Jorae, Brock Ward (Alternate)
3rd place - Junior High Conduct of meetings - Clare Reisterer, Benson Eckelbarger, Brody Morris, Madison Smith, Beckett Foglesong, Kaylee Strait, Ella Little, Emerlie Andrews (Alternate)
5th place - Job Interview - Gabbie Ortiz
Congratulations to our 2025 senior boys basketball players. Best of luck to you the rest of the season!
Makayla Silvernail was honored by having her book cover design chosen by Joshua Martin for his new book release Luck & Default: A Fairy Tail. Makayla earned this honor through work in her GITEC Graphic Arts class in Mt. Pleasant. This book is now available on Amazon and proceeds made during the month of February go to Makayla! Congratulations!!!
Yearbook orders -
Due April 4th Order forms available in the office. You can also order online at www.yearbookforever.com select ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL or Ithaca Middle School and pay by credit card. High school yearbooks start at $55 and Junior high yearbooks start at $25. THIS IS THE FINAL DATE TO ORDER A YEARBOOK. There will NOT be extras ordered.
Youth Baseball Clinic
The Mid Michigan Career and Recruitment Expo planned for all juniors and the seniors who signed up, will be postponed until next Thursday, February 20. Everything will follow the same scheduling.
Seniors and senior parents:
Mrs Hrabal emailed the local scholarships to seniors today. These are due March 21st.
Mrs Skeith also sent out 2 home builders scholarships. One for students going into a home building field (interior design, architecture, construction management, electrician, plumbing, heating etc) and one for the child/grandchild of a member of the Home Builder's Association.
See Mrs Skeith with questions and make sure to apply!
I think we are starting to see the resemblance of a brand new greenhouse!
Seniors: Now is a great time to file your FAFSA if you haven't already! Also make sure to apply for the Veteran's Memorial scholarship by February 15th and watch for local scholarships next week. See Mrs, Skeith with questions.
Senior pancake supper had a nice turnout. The class of 2025 was serving up the pancakes with a smile! Thank you to everyone who attended.
Friday night the senior class held their annual ball drop. Looking at the number of balls that fell, I would say it was a success. Thank you to everyone who purchased a ball drop ticket from a member of the class of 2025.
Members of the boys varsity basketball team, and their veteran sponsor. Thank you for your service, and thank you for participating in this special evening at Ithaca High School.
Prior to the girls varsity basketball game Friday night the team recognized members of the military. Thank you for your participation, and thank you for your service.
Congratulations to Teyah Allen, Avery Powell, and Makayla Silvernail on being inducted into the National Technical Honor Society through CTE last night!
Ithaca agriscience students visited an agricultural career fair hosted by Breckenridge FFA today. Students had a great time asking questions to employers about their job and their company. Thank you to Breckenridge FFA & Breckenridge High School for inviting us.
Congratulations to our 20 students who scored 3 or higher on AP US History and/or AP Computer Science A (missing Kenny Daniels and Connor McMurphy). These students, along with 16 AP Literature and Composition students from the class of 2024 earned potential college credit for these high school classes
This week is National School Counseling week. Here at Ithaca we are very fortunate to have Kristin Skeith as our counselor. Please make sure you thank her for all her hard work.
8th grade had the opportunity to plan for high school and explore career options with Naviance. Students chose 3 favorite career options that fit their interests and learning styles.
Looking for something fun to do on March 7th? Baseball Trivia Night is the answer!!
