St. Charles Community Schools

St. Charles Elementary School has a sensory room where students can use multiple tools to regulate emotions and calm down. From the visuals to the movement swings, this room is a safe space for students to take a brain break from academic activities, find new coping skills, and enjoy earned breaks with our behavior consultant, Ms. Yoder!

Here's a look behind the scenes of our 5th-grade leadership team's latest project: The STCE "Thankful Tree".

Our leadership team gave up their recess time to put in hard work designing signs, punching out leaves, and delivering packets to each classroom. Students even practiced their public speaking skills by giving a morning announcement to share their project with the school.

Stay tuned for the final project and watch our gratitude grow!

Mrs. Lemaire’s kindergarten class played a game called “Plunk It” for their Number Corner activity. The students listened to the sound of cubes dropping into a cup and then built the corresponding number on their five-frame.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the kindergarten classes at St. Charles Community Schools made pumpkin pie in a cup! The students used their listening skills to add the ingredients to the cup in the correct order. Afterward, they got to taste their creations, and most of them gave it a thumbs up!

The 6th-grade students of St. Charles Community Schools worked hard to complete an escape room focused on North America. Everyone escaped successfully, so they will begin studying South America tomorrow!

Mrs. Decker’s class enjoyed a Turkey Freeze Dance movement break today. Students were able to showcase their dancing skills while taking a brief break to refocus their brains!

Fundraiser ending soon!!

From now until November 28, 2025, swing by Garber Chesaning to test drive a vehicle and help STC schools!

For every test drive, Garber Chesaning will donate $20.00 to the St. Charles Community School Sports Programs. This opportunity is available now through November 28, 2025. We need at least 16 more test drives to complete this fundraiser...please share this opportunity and help us reach our goal!

The St. Charles Community Schools 3rd-grade classes recently had a fantastic field trip to the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland!

During this visit, students learned about animal traits, how animals survive in Michigan, and how indigenous peoples utilized natural resources for food, shelter, clothing, and tools.

It was a wonderful experience of hands-on learning! 🪶🦫🍂

A message from Superintendent Ronald Stanley

The 6th graders made beautiful cards for Veterans Day. Some of the students made a card for a veteran whom they personally know. The other cards will be handed out at an Applebee's restaurant. Applebee's always celebrates our veterans by offering a free entrée on Veterans Day. ❤️💙❤️💙

The Saginaw County Health Department will be at the library in St. Charles to provide all routine vaccinations on Friday, November 14, 2025. If you have any questions, please refer to the contact information on the flyer.

St. Charles Community Schools would like to extend its gratitude to all those who have served. If possible, please join us for a Veterans Day Concert tonight, November 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Performance Gym.

See previous posts for more details regarding the concert.

The St. Charles High School Band invites all who are able and interested to attend a Veterans Day Concert. The concert will take place at 7 PM in the Performance Gym.

If you have a subscription to the NFHS Network, you can also watch the concert from home starting at 7 PM. Click this link to join: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/st-charles-high-school-st-charles-mi/evt9d7f7406ce

If you do not have an NFHS Network account and would like to sign up to view this concert, as well as all STC sporting events held in the Performance Gym and on the football field, please see the link in the comments section below this post.

There will be a Financial Aid 101 presentation on the evening of Parent-Teacher Conferences, November 13, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM for the Junior and Senior classes and their parents.

Jennifer Shappell will be the presenter. She is from the Office of Higher Education for the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP).

The event will take place in the STC MS/HS Student Center (aka the MS/HS Library)

The Bulldog Bots (Team 21860) participated in their first FTC Robotics competition this past weekend. The Bulldog Bots won two of their five qualification matches and earned a spot on Alliance 5 to advance to the quarterfinals. Great job!

Please be advised that on Monday, November 10, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., a committee of three of our school Board members will be meeting with the public in the STC Student Center (also known as the MS/HS library) to discuss and gain input regarding proposed changes to the school cell phone policy. The members of this particular committee are Jim McPhail, Joe McNaughton, and Mike Goschka.

We encourage all district residents to attend and provide valuable input on this topic.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Superintendent’s office at 989-865-9961.

The high school competitive writing team went to Ithaca today to demonstrate their strong writing skills. The team was dedicated, and their ambition shone. Good luck to the STC writers!

Students from St. Charles, Hemlock, and Merrill attended the College, Trades, and Military Fair held at St. Charles Middle/High School. They were able to connect with representatives from several post-secondary institutions and gain insights into various future possibilities.

On October 28, 2025, the National Honor Society held its induction ceremony, welcoming 11 juniors into the NHS. Congratulations to all of the members, and thank you to Donna Schantz for speaking at the event.