Concord Community School District

There will be no JV football game next Thursday (10/3) v. Quincy and the following Thursday (10/10) v. Union City. We are targeting to play on November 17th at Homer if healthier and grades improve.

September 25, 2019 Dear Concord Community, As you are well aware, the district has recently had to react to threats of violence made through the misuse of social media. This incident has all of us concerned. I’d like to share what I can and also provide some thoughts on what transpired. The students involved in this situation are all 15 years old or younger high school students. In the middle of the night, the district received word from one of the families involved that the police were interviewing four of our male high school students about posts made on SnapChat. The posts on SnapChat were made in a group chat that more than a dozen of our students on it. Around 5:00 a.m., the district received its first communication from our county police. At the time of my first conversation with the police force, there were a lot of unanswered questions. So, I made the decision to close school because I was not yet confident I had all of the information I needed to make a good decision. Since last Tuesday’s school cancellation, a lot has transpired. First, our administration has been in close contact with the families involved. Secondly, our administration has conducted a thorough investigation of the incident. Lastly, hearings have been scheduled to determine the school consequences involved. I believe that in the end this incident will make us better in the long run. Community members quickly brought the incident to the attention of our administration and our police force. For that, we are appreciative. All of the individuals involved have been cooperative through this process and it is an opportunity for us to reinforce proper social media use with all of our students. The individuals involved have been and will still go through a lot, but this is an opportunity for all of our students to learn from their mistakes. Lastly, almost all incidences of social media misuse involving minors happen on SnapChat. SnapChat creates the illusion of complete privacy to our students which prompts some to misuse it. In the coming months, the district has plans to provide programming to our students which emphasizes the positive use of social media while discouraging things like our recent incident. I would encourage all of our parents to have conversations with your children about their social media use to reinforce the messages they will receive at school. I’d like to thank our community for being supportive through this and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have. Sincerely, Dan Funston, Superintendent

Little Caesars Pizza Kits will be ready for pickup on September 25th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Pickup will be in the 5th grade hallway behind the stage. An adult must pick up the orders.

DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL DRAW (AT CONCORD HS) Monday, November 4th Springport v. Homer 7:00 pm Wednesday, November 6th Hanover-Horton v. Lumen Christi 5:30 pm Concord v. Winner of Springport/Homer 7:00 pm Friday, November 8th District Finals 7:00

The Donny Brigham Punt, Pass & Kick will begin at 6:00 tomorrow (9/23). Sign-in will be at 5:30. The flyer said 6:30, but it's been changed to 6:00 pm at the football field. This is for students in grades 1st thru 6th grade. We hope to see you there!

Join us for our Homecoming Parade tonight at 6:00 p.m. Line up begins at 5:30 on River St. and stay to watch the Yellowjackets take on Bronson at 7:00 p.m.

Bring your appetite on Friday night to our Homecoming Football game v. Bronson! The Concord Fire Department will be grilling hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats! Special thank you to Fire Chief Lloyd Mosher and his crew for volunteering to do this! See you tomorrow for a 7:00 kickoff!

Due to some recent events, injury, and eligibility issues, the JV football game at Bronson on Thursday, September 19th is canceled.

Concord JV played a great match against Reading, winning 2 out of 3 games! Sam: 100% passing Kayla: 4 aces and 2 digs Paityn: 3 kills and an ace Autumn: 2 aces and passed at 96% Jayden: 2 aces and passed at 95% Layla: 2 digs and and passed at 98% McKenzie: 2 digs 1 ace and passed at 94% Madi Coburn: served 6/6 100%

Concord Volleyball wins in FIVE! 23-25, 28-26, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12! More information to follow!

Come join us at the Concord Schools Community Tailgate Friday night at 5:00-6:30 and then stay to watch the Yellowjackets take on the Jonesville Comets. Free Food and Drink.

Please join us for our community tailgate on Friday night at 5:00.

CMS and CES Families: Reminder to to sell those pizza kits...forms and money are due back to the school on Sept 3.

Concord Schools has a board vacancy effective August 31st due to the resignation of Mrs. Candy McCorkle. The position will be up for reelection in November 2020. Interested parties should email a letter of interest to Mr. Dan Funston at dan.funston@concordschools.net

The Concord/HH Varsity Football game is now a final! The final score is 31-13. The game will not be resumed as originally announced! Have a great weekend!

The Concord JV Volleyball finished 2nd place last night in the Concord Mini Tourney, losing to a very good Athens team in the finals!! The team finished 3-2 on the day, defeating Onsted, Jackson HS, and Homer. Great job ladies! Stat Leaders: Sam Kessman: 10 aces and 10 kills Kayla Miller: 8 aces and 6 great digs Paityn DeForest: 8 kills and only missed one serve Autumn Cornell: 10 aces Jayden Householder: Passes at 92% with 7 aces and 13 kills Layla Hellard: Passed at 85% with 5 great digs and 1 kill :) Maddie Coburn: 7 aces and 1 kill

Attention 7th and 8th graders that are interested in playing volleyball: Practice starts next week (August 26). We will practice Monday-Wednesday from 5-7pm in the middle school gym. For the first week, both 7th and 8th grade will practice together. You MUST have a physical in order to practice. There will also be an Open Gym this Thursday (August 22) from 5-7pm for any girl that would like to come up to the gym to get a few contacts in before our season officially starts. This open gym is not mandatory, but a physical is required to participate. We are looking forward to a great season! Go Jackets!

Concord has a new athletic trainer. Her name is Melanie Weesies and she will be on board very soon. Included in a letter from Henry Ford Allegiance with information about our new trainer and the services provided.

Back to School Tomorrow :)! Reminder that tomorrow is a half-day of school. School begins at 7:50 and ends at 11:05 a.m. Breakfast will be served, but not lunch.

SCHEDULE CHANGE: Due to a shortage of officials, the Varsity Football game at Union City on Friday, October 11th has been moved to Saturday, October 12th...7:00 pm start time.