Friday, February 26, 2010

Daily Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL OPEN GYM is held each Sunday evening from 4 to 6 pm at the elementary school. Any girl's interested in playing volleyball are welcome. You do NOT have to be on a high school team in order to participate. Come and join the fun!

SENIORS NEED TO TURN IN THEIR SENIOR SURVEY SHEET to Mr. Wagenaar today. If you need one, stop by Mr. Wagenaar’s room and pick one up.

NATIONAL FINANCIAL CAPABILITY CHALLENGE: Students who have had Personal Finance before are eligible to take the National Financial Capability Challenge; the Challenge was not available last year; however, the year before students did well and received personalized certificates. Students are also eligible to earn a medal for doing extremely well. If you are interested in taking this online exam, please stop in and sign up with Mrs. Titera this week.

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYERS: There will be open gym this Sunday and the two following Sundays from 1-2pm. Also, UW Stout is putting on a softball clinic on March 7th. Interested players may pick up forms in the library this week.

QUESTBRIDGE COLLEGE PREP SCHOLARSHIP: If you are a high school junior who has a strong academic record and an annual household income of less than $60,000 you are eligible to apply for the QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship to compete for admission to top-ranked colleges. The College Prep Scholarship awards selected students with full scholarships to college summer programs, an all expense paid campus visit, and an invitation to QuestBridge College Admissions Conferences at Stanford and Yale. Applications are available in Student Services.

ATTENTION SENIORS : According to the criteria for the Fogarty Scholarship, your letters of recommendation can not be written by anyone currently employed by the school district.

SENIORS: your transcripts are ready and may be picked up in Student Services. Keep working on those scholarships. You only have 14 days to complete them!

STUDENTS WITH OUTSTANDING UNSERVED DETENTION will NOT be allowed to participate in Lumberjack Day.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL 10 ACT is March 5. Juniors who have not previously taken the ACT should register for the April test. You may register on line at act.org or you may pick up a registration packet in Student Services. The next test date is June 12. Juniors should take the ACT prior to the fall of their senior year.

Students there will be a Science ACT Test Prep on March 17 during periods 7 & 8. The Math ACT Test Prep will be on April 8 during periods 6 & 7. Be sure to stop in at Student Services to pick -up your ACT Test Prep packet.

Friday, March 5 is Lumberjack Day. See the bulletin board outside of the library for the sign-up sheets for the games, competitions, and activities. Get your teams together.


MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!