DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

9/9/2007

 

General

The Midterm of the 1st Quarter is on Friday, September 21.  Students need to make sure they getting all work turned in and keeping up on make-up.  Teachers have the discretion to give zeros for any work not completed in adequate time.  Students need to make sure they communicate with their teachers on homework and late grade expectations.

 

Sophomores will take the district math exemplar on today during seminar.  Calculators may be used but are not required and will not be provided.  If you want one, bring one.  The test will be given in the High School Media Center.

 

The High School Media Center will be closed over seminar/lunch on today due to the math exemplar.

 

Today, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen will be voting for Homecoming attendants during seminar by paper ballot.  You can vote for one girl and one boy to represent your class as an attendant for the Homecoming Coronation on Thursday, September 20.  You will get a ballot from your seminar teacher. 

 

Seniors:  Today you will be choosing your Homecoming royalty.  You can vote for 5 girls and 5 boys.  Ballots will be provided to you by your seminar teacher. 

 

All Students Council members will have a meeting during their seminar and lunch periods today in the multi-purpose room.  Please allow all student council members to go through the lunch first so they can get to their meeting. 

 

Congratulations to Ashley Schlake for being elected to Recorder of the Junior class and to Alyssa Meinders for being elected to Treasurer of the Junior class. 

 

Congratulations to the following Freshmen for being selected as class officers and becoming members of the Student Council:  Logan Hovland (President), John Burke (Vice-President), and Mike Limon (Recorder/Treasuer). 

 

We will have class meetings next week to plan for our Homecoming week (September 17-21).  Seniors and juniors will have class meetings during seminar on Monday, September 10 in the HS band room.  Sophomores and freshmen will have class meetings during seminar on Tuesday, September 11 in the multi-purpose room.  Your class officers and students council reps will run the meetings.  Items to decide and discuss during these class meetings include the following:  pick a theme to use for decorating ideas, skits, float building, etc.; pick a dress up idea for Thursday’s Class Dress-up day; have students sign up for Thursday night’s Game Night activities (eating contest, tug of war, etc.); and appoint all students to the various committees (Float building committee, Hallway decorating committee, Business window decorating committee, and Skit/Cheer/Banner committee). 

 

Homecoming Week is September 17-21.  The Homecoming week activities are as follows:

§         Dress up days all week

§         Decorating activities on Tuesday – classes will be shortened and end at 1:30 with students expected to help decorate and help with their designated committee

§         Thursday night activities

o        The Student Council will have a grill out at 5:30 in the BC commons

o        The Student Council will put on a Fun Night with games and a pep rally at 6:30 in the HS gym

o        Homecoming Coronation will be at 8:00 pm in the HS gym

o        Frisbee golf tournament after the Homecoming Coronation

§         Friday activities

o        All school pep rally at 1:35 pm in the HS gym – cheers and skits

o        Homecoming Parade at 2:20 pm – school dismissed afterwards

o        Football game vs. Lake Mills at 7:30 pm

o        Homecoming Dance – 9:00-12:00

 

Homecoming Dance information

  • Out of town dates or alumni dates must be registered in the HS office by Friday, September 21
  • Junior High dates are not allowed
  • Cost is $3 per person or $5 per couple/date
  • Doors close at 10:30 pm – no student will be allowed to leave the building and return
  • Student Council will provide food and juice

 

Students who need to ride activity shuttle bus after extracurricular activities each evening, should sign up in the high school office each day before 3rd period.  You are required to sign up if you want to ride.  After 3rd period begins is too late to sign up, so please get into the habit of doing this each morning that you need to ride. 

 

Bookbags should not be left outside the media center or outside any classrooms at any time.  Books and bags need to be stored in your lockers during the school day. 

 

Attendance is vitally important to your learning and success in your academics.  It is difficult for teachers to give you instruction and help you when you are not present.  According to the student handbook, students can miss only 5 days of each class per semester.  You need to be fully aware of this and avoid missing class.  Keep in mind that your future employers will be asking about your attendance at school.  If you absolutely need to be absent from class/school, please bring in a note or have your parent/guardian contact the HS office.  If you have any questions about the attendance policy, refer to your student handbook or talk to Mr. Embrock.

 

You are welcome to play with the basketballs and volleyballs in the gym during lunch as long as you put all of the balls away at the end of the period.  Thank you. 

 

North Iowa Bison T-Shirt Order forms are available in the business office. Royal blue short sleeve t-shirts – order forms due back by Sept. 13th – Not on the order form, but available - size Youth XS (2/4) – for $10.