October 23, 2017

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

*Character Education Theme for the Week: Red Ribbon Week

*Quote of the Day: Your Future is the Key:  Be Drug Free

*Birthdays:

*Announcements:

*8th Grade Scholars Bowl will have practice today after school until 4:45.

*Wrestling practice begins today after school until 5:15. Make sure that you have your paperwork turned in.  See Coach Taylor is you have any questions

*This week is Red Ribbon Week.  Students can sign the Pledge to Be Drug Free Signs in the hallways. Thursday is “Sock it to Drugs” and students can wear crazy socks.  Also on Thursday we will have an assembly on making good choices.

 

*Tomorrow will be “Pink Out” Day to support Breast Cancer Awareness so students are encouraged to wear pink.

*Wednesday will be “Unity” Day and students are encouraged to wear the Color Orange in Support of Bullying Awareness.

*All 8th graders need to turn in their permission slips for Future Falcon Day for the field trip this Friday.  You must also bring a lunch or let Mrs. Whitt know that you need one from the cafeteria.

*Soccer packets are due to Mrs. Thomas by Friday.  Tryouts will be in Nov.  See Mrs. Thomas if you have not received a packet and plan to tryout.

*FBLA will be selling boo grams this week for $2.  Buy one for someone else or for yourself. They will be delivered on Halloween.

*Wear your costume for $2 on Halloween. There will be a Halloween Costume contest benefiting FBLA. The top 3 best costumes will receive a prize!

* Picture make up day is November 6th.

*Please turn in any box tops that you may have collected.  Mrs. Snyder is mailing a shipment off at the end of the month.  She will continue to accept them throughout the year and you will still earn two tardy to class passes for every 10 that you turn in.

*Any student who is failing or struggling in academic classes and wants additional help with their classwork there is Academics First Tutoring after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting next week.  Students must be involved in any extra -curricular activity (like Sports, Band, or Academic Teams)to take advantage of this free tutoring. You must have a permission slip signed from your parent in order to stay after school and the parent must be able to pick you up. Forms are in the front office.  Any athlete who failed the first 9 weeks, must stay for tutoring.
*The University of Montevallo is offering a Junior Tennis Sunday Funday on Nov. 5th, from 1-3 and the cost is FREE!  Please see Coach Jett if you have any questions.

*Congratulations to the student of the week: Izea Mancillas-Carbajal.  He was nominated by Mrs. Lettelier.  She says that Izea has demonstrated the character traits of service and responsibility. Izea has been taking it upon himself to pick up the band instruments in the morning and get them organized so students do not trip over them in the hallway. He also has been kind and helpful when asked to do a task and this shows how respectful he is to his peers and teachers.

Have a Marvelous Monday