Mascot Voting

cobras We did something monumental in SBCA history! We raised 83.55 for the Susan G. Koman Cure and the Hispanic Scholarship Foundation. These charities were selected because October is breast cancer awareness and Hispanic Heritage month. Its now to time to design the mascot! Enter your design in the office.

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We are officially the COBRAS!

The tally:

1. 1. Cobras $33.05
  2. Falcons $32.43
  3. Ravens $11.05
  4. Nighthawks $7.02

!Website Updates

web-update Keep watch on this tab! As new features are added to the website they will be highlighted here! These items were added:

School year calendar at a glance uploaded for the current school year, and for the 2012-2013 School Year. Click on Calendar.

Mentoring

The SBCA is also implementing a Mentoring Program that will match each student with an adult who will cultivate a one-on-one relationship. Mentors will help empower youth to make positive life choices that will enable them to maximize their potential. All volunteers will be required to complete an application and agreed to have an expanded background check before they are matched up with a student.

See Mrs. Jesse Whitaker, the school social worker, for the parent consent form, which will allow your team member to participate in the program. Click image to download files.

Open Houses

South Bend Career Academy Open Houses are scheduled!

Want to know more about the school? Come out to see us on November 17th at 5:30pm or December 14th at 5:30.

We still have openings for this school year, and are accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year.

Student Council

The week of December 19-23 is Spirit Week

The cost is $5.00, all money will be collected by Friday Dec. 16.

Monday, December 5: Mix-Match Day (clothes that don't match, i.e. plaid and stripes)
Tuesday, December 6: Geek Day
Wednesday, December 7: Favorite team jersey day
Thursday, December 8: School Pride Day - Wear blue and orange
Friday, December 9: 70/80's Day

PTO Officers

The new officers for the SBCA PTO:

Elaine Flemming, President (2-year term)
Alicia Flores, Vice-President (1-year term)
Robin Rajski, Treasurer (2-year term)
Veronica Lebbin, Secretary (1-year term)

Welcome our new officers, and come join the group!

Winter Festival

Online Payments

MealTime Online is the gateway to your student's "MealTime" school lunch account. You can make deposits into his/her MealTime Point of Sale account, or simply view the account activity. You also choose to make online payments for other school fees.

Click www.mymealtime.com to get started!

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Open Enrollment for 2012-2013

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T School Choice_ he South Bend Career Academy, founded by Steve Hartz and Larry Garatoni, is currently accepting applications through April 1, 2012, for incoming 7th graders through 11th grade for the Fall of 2012. The lottery for enrollment selection will be held at 3801 Crescent Circle, South Bend, IN 46628 on April 15, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. and would like to welcome all applicants. After the lottery, enrollment will re-open after that date.

Please feel free visit the SBCA's campus to complete an application. Our current office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Inquiries can be addressed to Cheri Schuster, Enrollment Coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or by calling 574.299.9800. SBCA is chartered by Ball State University. The SBCA curriculum is focused on project-based education in which students learn state and national standards in a technology rich, team centered, and 21st century skilled based environment.

The Academy opened in August 2011 with 166 students in grades seven through nine, and will grow each year until it reaches a maximum student body of 750 students, 7th through 12th grade. school choice_logo_web

Charter School Myths

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Myth #1: Charter schools are private schools.

Fact: Charter schools are tuition-free public schools, open to all students who apply for an open seat, regardless of a student's prior academic performance or special needs. They receive state per-pupil funding and must follow the vast majority of state Department of Education regulations. Further, they must take the ISTEP test and are held accountable to the same standards for student performance and improvement as any other public school.

Myth #2: charter schools can deny enrollment to a student based on special needs or academic reasons.

Fact: As public schools, charter school must comply with all state and federal laws concerning open enrollment. A charter school is forbidden by law from denying enrollment to a student based on the student's academic level or special needs.

There Is Perhaps a STEM Stigma in Which the Younger Generation Still Sees Manufacturing as a Dirty Job

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Manufacturing is the key driver to U.S. economic prosperity, according to Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF,www.itif.org). But will manufacturing be the savior for the U.S. job market? No, says Bill Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (www.chicagofed.org).

Atkinson and Strauss both gave keynote presentations at Manufacturing Perspectives, a forum for the industrial press corps at Rockwell's Automation Fair in November. Although Atkinson and Strauss were at odds on a few key points (Atkinson, for example, thinks "economists are ruining thinking"), they agreed that there is a serious lack of talent available to fill vacancies within the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) sector.

Surveys for Team Members and their Family

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Dear Parents and Team Members

We are very excited to let you know the Family Survey and Team Member Surveys are now available. This is an opportunity for you to share with your school how you feel overall and about the education your child is receiving.

The survey will be available for the next two weeks.

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback which can help us make the school better for all students.

Here is the link for Parents:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H779F8X

Here's the link for Students:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GKGM8RJ

Thanks for helping your school improve.

SBCA Board of Directors

School Policies

Computer Usage

High-speed Internet and network services are available throughout the SBCA campus, and several labs are located in various programs. When students log on to a computer, they must follow policies governing acceptable use.

Computers are for school assignments, and their use must support SBCA goals of academic success. Material stored in a student's folder must include school assignments only. Team members are strongly advised to purchase an inexpensive flash drive for storage and transport of assignments between home and school.SBCA uses software that allows them to observe and monitor students' computer work. Violators may lose network access short or long-term and may be subject to further discipline measures if they do not follow the following computer/network policies.

Computers are used for class assignments or projects only.
E-mail is allowed only before school or after school hours. Otherwise, you must have special permission.
No pirating of music or video. Read more...