DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

10/4/2007

General

Juniors—Please turn in your QSP orders to the office today or tomorrow at the latest.  Approximate money brought in is now at approximately $3,800. (You will keep only 40% which is approximately $1520.00.)  There are some individuals who have sold above and beyond what is expected of them, and then there are many who have not turned in a single order.  This should be a joint effort from each individual in the class.  Almost everyone will be going to prom and this is what the funds will be used for.  Again, if you have a chance to sell tonight, please do, then turn in your orders tomorrow. 

 

The District FCCLA meeting will be held in Garner on Nov. 14 not Nov. 9th.  The teachers will receive a list of the members as soon as it is finalized.

 

Any FCCLA member that plans to go to the Cluster meeting in Minneapolis should sign up by Friday.  Registration is $70 and should be paid by October 12.

 

FCCLA dues are due before October 16.  $10.00

 

Seniors will be given a information letter and parental permission slip if they are in need of Hepatitis B vaccinations.  Please take this paperwork home to your parents.  A series of three vaccinations are recommended to provide protection against the Hepatitis B virus. These immunizations can be given at our school clinic or your family physician.  The immunization clinics will be held 10-22-07, 11-20-07 and the final clinic will be held after April 23, 2008.  The cost is $5.00 for each Hepatitis B vaccination or a total of $15.00 for the series of three immunizations.  The signed permission slip and payment is due to Mrs. Aukes by 10-11-07.  See Mrs. Aukes for any questions.  Thank you.

 

There have been some questions in regards to the high school’s dress code.  The NIHS Student Handbook reads as follows:

“Students should dress appropriately. The following clothing would be considered inappropriate, and the student will be asked to change it immediately:  Any garment with spaghetti straps; low-cut shirts; halter tops; clothing that leaves the midriff bare; short shorts; clothing with holes and/or clothing that reveals undergarments; ‘muscle shirts’ that are revealing; clothing with inappropriate wording or connotation; clothing that is overly tight and/or revealing; clothing with obscene or indecent sayings or pictures; and clothing that advertises an alcoholic beverage or tobacco.”

Undergarments in particular have been an issue.  At no time should any undergarment be shown or revealed.  There have been enough “reminders” and warnings about such attire.  Violation of this rule or any other part of the school’s dress code may result in being sent home with the absence recorded as an unexcused absence.  Thanks for your cooperation.

 

Do not keep valuables in your academic lockers or athletic lockers.  If you have anything of value, it is always a good idea to leave it at home, give it to a teacher of the office for safe keeping, or use a padlock to lock your lockers.  There is little the school can do if an item of yours is stolen from your locker if it is not locked.  Please contact the HS office or Mr. Embrock if you need/want a padlock.

 

With 5 minutes in between classes, students should have plenty of time to go to the restroom, go to their locker, get drinks of water, etc.  You should not need to leave your classroom soon after arriving to your class.  There should be little to no traffic in the hallways.  If you do need to go somewhere, you must have your passport or a pass from a teacher.  Thanks for your cooperation.

 

All beverages, other than water, are not allowed in the classrooms.

 

Student Council will have a working lunch today in the multi-purpose room.  Go to first lunch and bring your lunch to the multi-purpose room.  Also remind your Seminar teachers.  Agenda items include Red Ribbon Week, Parent/Teacher Conferences, and the sale of window decals.

 

Jazz Band will rehearse today during 1st seminar.

 

The Rep from Simpson College in Indianola will be here at 11:20.  Come to the guidance office and learn about the programs and improvements that have taken place on that campus.

 

Students:  A reminder that your attendance is key to your success at school.  You can only be absent from each class 5 times before the possibility of losing credit.  If you are absent unexcused, you will be making up the time in which you missed in the form of detention or possibly a Saturday School.

Make sure you are getting to class on time and prepared for your class.  Your first tardy from a class will result in 15 minutes of detention.  Any tardy thereafter will result in 30 minutes of detention.

Students are not allowed to leave the school’s campus unless given permission by the HS office or Mr. Embrock.

 

Students who are going home for lunch:

  • there is a form that you must have filled out and signed by your parents
  • you must sign out before you leave and sign in when returning
  • you must go straight to your parents’ or a blood relatives.

 

The Music Booster entertainment committee is looking for acts for the Bucs for Boosters Variety Show on November 2.  If you have an idea for yourself or for a group act, please sign up with Mrs. Kettwick.  Skits, comedy, musical acts, or small group speech events are welcome.  Any idea will be considered.  The number of acts accepted will be based on the need for variety and the length of the program.  Thanks!  Mrs. Kettwick and Amy Asmus

 

The Costa Rica/Europe trip now has sign up sheets for the halloween dance music in the office and the seminar teachers.  If you don't sign up for the songs then they might not get played.  Thank you.