SASA 11th grade Economics students have been using project-based learning to understand market structures. Think tank teams designed their own board games to demonstrate their mastery of oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and perfect competition. These creative and knowledgeable inquirers wrapped up with a game day, testing each other's products and playing the hour away before spring break!
#SASAEconomics #ProjectBasedLearning #FutureEntrepreneurs #MarketStructureMatters
Congratulations, Lucas Tilot!
The Michigan State University Alumni Club has honored SASA junior, Lucas Tilot, at the 27th Annual Junior Awards on March 19th, recognizing outstanding 11th grade students in Saginaw County. Lucas is part of the Math/Science Concentration, a proud member of National Honor Society, and an active participant in SASA’s Robotics Team. Beyond academics, Lucas dedicates his time to making a difference in our community in many ways, such as the Saginaw Positive Results Campaign, donation drive for the Saginaw County Animal Shelter, SASA Brightens the Holidays initiative, the winter coat and glove collections for those in need and the food pantry collection efforts. Lucas exemplifies leadership, compassion, and academic excellence and is a role model in and out of the classroom! 💚
#SASAExcellence #MSUJuniorAwards #FutureLeader
Mr. Barnes' Robotics class designed and constructed underwater robots, competing against nine other schools in Charlotte today. The competition included agility challenges, measurement tasks, and a design review. Our teams earned awards for Best Presentation Video and Most Well Rounded Team. Way to go, Dragons!
It's Spring Spirit Week!
We would like to congratulate our High School Team, Pantheon 5193, on their accomplishments in Traverse City this weekend! They were presented with the Rising All-Stars Award; recognizing their new beginnings, overcoming challenges, being a role model for other young teams, and having a sustainable and promising future. They also placed 20th of 40 teams and were invited into play-offs as a sub on Alliance #7.
We had a productive Read-A-Thon! We wish to extend our gratitude to our SASA families for their generous support, which will ensure a fun and successful Unity Day in May.
SASA Week 29 Game Schedule
SASA Week 28 Game Schedule
Congratulations to SASA Visual Arts student, Jamesha Lane!
Today, interested SASA high school students met with Jennifer Heusted-McKendree to learn about the Youth For Understanding’s Germany For You Scholarship. Last year, FIVE SASA students won this amazing opportunity!
Deadline to apply: March 7th
Eligibility:
3.0+ GPA
Enrolled in the Saginaw Public Schools
Born between July 15, 2007 – June 5, 2010
What’s covered?
*Flights
*Host family stay
*Cultural tours & vocational workshops
*Insurance & program support
Travel dates: June 7 – June 22 (subject to slight changes)
Interested?
Apply now at YFU USA Germany For You Application or visit Germany For You - Youth For Understanding USA for details.
Don't miss out on this life-changing opportunity! #SASA #GermanyForYou #StudyAbroad #Scholarship
Congrats to the 9th grade Math/Science students for submitting their eCYBERMISSION prototype projects. This unique opportunity allows students to work in teams of 2-4 students. Teams select a community problem to investigate with science or solve with engineering. It is a free STEM competition for grades 6-9. We are excited to add this to SASA’s list of growing science competitions. If you are interested in learning more information for next year please contact Clara Wagner - cwagner@spsd.net
SASA Week 27 Game Schedule
Over the past two weeks, Miss Walsh’s 7th grade ELA students have dived deep into the world of epidemics! In this hands-on unit, each student group became experts on a different epidemic, taking over a class period to teach their peers. From creating guided notes to leading an interactive lesson with follow-up educational activities, they truly brought learning to life! 🌟 #StudentLedLearning #EpidemicExperts #HandsOnEducation #SASADragons
Today marked the beginning of a working partnership between SASA and the Central Michigan University College of Medicine. Professors and medical students from CMU joined our science teaching staff to present a two-hour workshop on the human eye. The workshop included a dissection of a cow eye, lessons on eye pathology, hands-on exploration of lens optics, and an informative Q&A session with the med students. We are looking forward to hosting future events with the CMU team including job shadowing, panel discussions, and workshops on other organs.
This year, SASA High School English Language Arts students earned the following recognitions collectively at the 2024-2025 Scholastic Regional Writing Awards:
5 Gold Keys [move on to national adjudication]
23 Silver Keys
44 Honorable Mentions.
In addition, our students placed in more writing categories than ever before, including Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Personal Essay/Memoir, Critical Essay, and Science Fiction/Fantasy. We are pleased that we had submissions from more student writers from outside ELA Concentration than ever before, including students from Creative Writing, World Literature, AP Language, Theatre, Appreciation of Literature, and 3D Art. We are so proud of all of these students, and it made us happy to see a broader range of SASA students get involved in this prestigious contest. Please join us in congratulating the following winners:
7th Grade Math/Science students participated in the Great Lakes Bay Regional - You Be The Chemist Challenge on Saturday, February 22, at Jefferson Middle School in Midland. SASA students worked in teams to compete against other local middle school students, answering timed science-based questions. SASA students were awarded 2nd and 3rd place in the first part of this regional competition. Congratulations to all SASA participants!
SASA Seniors did it again! We continue to lead the region with FAFSA completion submissions. Over 80% of our seniors have already submitted their FAFSA. Let's keep it up!
Mrs. Faulk's 7th grade Global Studies students confidently present their early civilizations summations, and edit their Interdisciplinary Unit podcast.
SASA Week 26 Game Schedule
Mr. Slope visits Mrs. Learman's Algebra 1 classes on a regular basis to help students understand slopes of linear equations. Students show slopes that are positive, negative, zero and undefined with hand signals.
#SASAMath
