The Herald for the week of Nov. 26 Nov. 30, 2018

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1 The Herald for the week of Nov. 26 Nov. 30, 2018 Monday: Chicken Tender Salad, Lion Burger, Chicken Penne/Roll, Tossed Salad, Baked Smiles, Fruit and Milk Tuesday: Grilled Chicken Salad, Teriyaki Chicken & Rice, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Peas, Carrot Fries, Fruit, Milk. Wednesday: Hot & Spicy Chicken Salad, BBQ Pork Walking Taco, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Sweet Potato Fries, California Veggie Blend, Fruit and Milk Thursday: Taco Salad Meal, Chicken Smackers/Roll, Mac & Cheese/Roll, Broccoli/Dip, Honey Chipotle Baked Beans, Fruit and Milk Friday: Popcorn Chicken Salad Meal, Pizza, Fish Sandwich, Creamy Cole Slaw, Potato Wedges, Fruit and Milk Activities This Week: 11/26 NJHS 3:15PM 3:30PM Ms. McIntire The Hub Table Top Games 3:30 PM Heath Nantz Conference Room 7/8 B Basketball 6:00PM At North Harrison North Harrison 11/27 NJHS 7:45AM 8:00AM Ms. McIntire The Hub Book Club 7:50 AM Mrs. Rowe CAST Tutoring 3:30 PM 5:00 PM Bus to Southern Hills Church 11/28 NHD Club 7:15 AM 8:00 AM Mrs. Wrye Room 233 NHD Club 3:20 PM 4:30 PM Mrs. Wrye STEAM Club 3:20 PM 4:30 PM Ms. Barrett, Mahuron, Napier in Science Rooms Math Tutoring 3:20 PM 5:00 PM Mr. Nantz Girls Scouts 6:30PM 8:00PM Brock Creek Cafe 11/29 Amazing Shake Day ALL DAY! Mr. B will make announcements at Lunch StuCo 7:45 AM Mrs. Nice Library Picture Make-Up 8:30 AM Bring Old Packet ROC CAST Tutoring 3:30 PM 5:00 PM Bus to Southern Hills Church 7/8 G Basketball 6:00 PM Vs. Mitchell ROC Dance Team TBA Will Perform during Basketball Game 11/30 Prognosticators 7:50 AM 8th G Football Fans meet in the Hub. Sisters 7:50 AM /1 Christmas Parade TBA Line up in SMS Parking Lot 12/2 Wizards Basketbal 3:00PM SHS Main Gym Announcements Picture Retake Day will be on Thursday, November 29. Students interested in having school photos retaken will be called as soon as photographers are set up in the morning. Students must bring the original photo packet with them. The first SMS Amazing Shake Competition and Dress for Success Day will be held this Thursday. Mr. Blankenbaker will make announcements during lunch to explain Rule of Participation. Salem Skiing and Snowboarding Club this is the Final Week to Join! Pick up a flyer from Mrs. King in the Student Services. Check out the link to see last year s photos and additional information.

2 More Announcements SMS Student Council will be collecting bags or boxes cereal, or money for the Washington County Food Bank over the next few weeks. To make things a bit more interesting, we will run a Kiss Pete Rose contest. No, not the baseball player Pete Rose, the pig Pete Rose. The teacher and the student who get the most cereal, or money for cereal, donated in his or her name will be bestowed the honor of kissing Pete. Bring you donations to the library starting this week. Pete and his owner will make an appearance on CNEWS, Wednesday, November 28 th. NJHS members can pick up their folder for outside service hours from Mrs. McIntire if they have not already done so. A reminder NJHS members can use any activity that is done outside of school to count toward the 15 total service hours required prior to May 3, Service hours can be counted if you are volunteering with another student organization like Student Council. If you are participating in any service activity that benefits a community member and you do not receive payment, you may count that toward your total 15 hour requirement. Please see Mrs. McIntire in Student Services if you have any questions or need an additional service hour log sheet. Service hour log sheets are due no later than May 3, th Grade Students and Parents: Washington DC Field Trip! If your student is not signed up, please call the SMS Office, , to speak with Ms. Becky Day. Field Trips and Other Fun Days The Wizards are coming to Salem! Sunday, December 2 SHS Main Gym Tickets are now on sale. They can be purchased at the Salem High School Athletic office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. until November 21. Tickets will also be available during the Girls Varsity basketball game on Tues. Nov. 20 vs. West Washington and the Boys Varsity basketball game vs. West Washington on Wed. Nov. 21. Pre-sale ticket prices are $8 (students) and $10 (adults). At the door prices are $10 (students) and $12 (adults). Final pre-sale ticket availability will be at the boys game on 11/21. Reserved seats, $15 include: Premium Seating and Poster Voucher. Courtside Plus, $25 includes: 10 minute Meet and Greet with 2-3 players 45minutes before tip-off, Free Lanyard, Free Team Photo, and a $10 Discount on Replica Wizards Jersey. The names of the first 100 general admission ticket purchasers will go into a drawing for a Salem 10 game season ticket ($50 value). The names of the first 10 Courtside Plus ticket purchasers will go into a drawing for a 10 game season ticket and concession voucher during the Wizards game (2 sandwich/hot dog, 2 drinks, 2 nacho/pretzel).

3 More Announcements The Indiana State Library encourages young Hoosiers in grades 4-12 to enter a writing contest about how a book has affected them personally. The Letters About Literature contest is supported by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Participants should write a letter to an author, living or deceased, explaining how his or her work changed their view of themselves or the view of the world. The contest is split up into three categories, and are judged on state and national levels. The deadline to enter the contest is Jan. 11, The 2019 Indiana Youth Literary Day and Award Ceremony will be held April 13 at the Indiana State Library. Information is available with your LA teacher. Your Vote Counts: Young Hoosier Books will hit the shelves this week. Students who read five from their grade category and pass the read and quiz test, will become an eligible Young Hoosier voter for the state competition. Young Hoosier voters will receive a free book at the voter breakfast which takes place in April. Once you ve taken the quiz see Mrs. Suvak or Mrs. Nice for a Young Hoosier slip. Tutoring and Homework Help CAST Tutoring meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Southern Hills Church. Transportation is provided from school to the church. Students meet in Commons area of the cafeteria to board the bus. See Mrs. Smith in the office for more information. Math Help is available on Wednesdays with Mr. Heath Nantz in the office conference room, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Student pick up is outside the cafeteria doors (#18). See Mrs. Smith in the office for more information.

4 Activities and Clubs Mondays: Tabletop Games with Mr. Heath Nantz and Mr. Brenden Davidson after school (3:30 4:30) in the Conference Room to play table top games such as Checkers, Monopoly, and Dungeons and Dragons. Parents should pick up at 4:30 at the cafeteria doors. Tuesdays: Bible Club meets at 7:30 AM in the Choir Room with leaders Ms. Allison Ezzell and Mr. Cash Hunsley. G.E.M (Girls Empowerment Movement) meets at 3:30 PM in the FACS Room with leader Ms. Megan Broughton from the Purdue Extension Office. Wednesdays: FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes including, but not limited to athletes) meets at 3:30 PM in the FACS Room with leaders Mr. Donald Stinnet and Mr. Cash Hunsley. NHD (National History Day) Club Do you like history? Is there a favorite time period or topic you like to read and learn about? Why not put that interest go good use? Be a participant in this year s National History Day Competition. The time to start working on a project is now! This year s theme, Triumph and Tragedy in History has lots and lots of possibilities. So, if you like creating exhibits, directing documentary films, designing websites, or bringing history to life through history plays, plan to join the NHD group on Wednesdays beginning September 26. The competition at Hanover College is March 16 th, but it is definitely not too early to start. Salem Middle School has had lots of students go on to win awards at the state contest in Indianapolis and even the national contest in Washington, DC. You can be the next outstanding history representative for Salem Middle School. See Mrs. Wrye in for details. Meet with Ms. Deb Wrye either before school from 7:15-8:00 or after school from 3:20-4:30 in Room 233. STEAM Club is looking for members who wish to explore the possibilities of Science! The club is accepting applications now through October 1st. Please pick up your application from Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Mahuron, or Mrs. Napier in the upstairs north wing. Meetings will be in the Science Rooms beginning October 17th at 3:30 PM. Thursdays Book Club is open to any seventh or eighth grade student. Those interested in joining should take an information sheet from the pocket outside Mrs. Rowe s room (Room 229). Fill out the information form and return to Mrs. Rowe. Book Club is limited to the first fifteen students. Students will also be encouraged to respond to and post discussion questions on the Google classroom. The first book is titled Peak. When fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello s long lost father presents the opportunity for them to summit Mt. Everest together, Peak doesn t even consider saying no even though he suspects there are some strings attached. If he makes it to the top before his birthday, he will be the youngest person to stand above 29,000 feet. Told in Peak s own words, this is the exhilarating, gut-wrenching story of what happened on that climb to the top of the world a climb that changed everything. Meet in The Den on Thursday morning from 7:50 AM -8:14 AM Student Council meets in the Library at 7:45 AM with Ms. Nice. 6th Grade Student Council applications will be distributed in December. Fridays Prognosticators Club Are you a college game or pro fan? Why not put that interest to good use? Join other prognosticators to talk about Football, and predict the winners and losers of the weekend games. Bring your Chromebook in order to make your predictions. The prognosticators will meet on Fridays until after the NCAA Championship game and the Super Bowl. The student with the best picking percentage will win a prize. See you Friday in the Den!! SISTERS will meet at 7:45 AM on Fridays in Room 105 with Ms. Bailey and Ms. Hartsfield. TBA SADD Students Against Destructive Decisions will meet with Ms. McIntire. NJHS National Junior Honor Society Members will meet periodically with Mc. McIntire.

5 Middle School Information: cell phones should be turned off and stored in lockers at the start of the day. Please remember: power off to focus on school when you arrive. Doors #1 and #2 open at 7:15 am. Students should report directly to the cafeteria. Breakfast service begins at 7:45 am. Students may go to lockers at the 7:50 am bell, then report to 1st period classrooms. Class begins at 8:15 am after the Pledge of Allegiance. Students are dismissed at 3:14. Students may be picked up at Door #2. Students should be picked up 3:45-4:00 if they do not ride a bus. Students should arrive in class each day with Chromebooks charged and ready for use. Beginning Wednesday, August 15 If you forget your device at home or if it is not charged for class, a Silent Lunch will be issued. Remember that charging stations are available in the cafeteria before school and during lunch if needed. At lunch, chairs should not be moved to other tables. Please pick up after yourself when finished. Students will be dismissed to outside by monitors. 7th grade students will be escorted to class by teachers at the end of lunch. Reminder: North Harrison Street is for bus traffic only. Please drop students off at Door #2 in the horseshoe driveway. Students: When you are called to leave school you must sign out in the Student Services Office with Mrs. King. You should not exit through the glass doors during school hours. Remember: students attending home events or participating in Practices as a student Athlete / cheerleader / Manager are not permitted to stay after school unsupervised. You must be with a coach at the designated place and time and will not be allowed in the building until then. If you are attending a home event, Doors open 30 minutes prior to the event. Physicals must be on file to practice or tryout for any sport. Please be sure to stop by the office to pick up Physicals, Concussion forms, and Drug Test Consent Forms if you have not done so.