Announcements for Tuesday, April 24, 2018
On This Day in History 1800 The U.S. Library of Congress was established. 1889 The Edison General Electric Company was organized. 1897 William Price became the first White House news reporter. 1962 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology sent a TV signal by satellite for the first time.
Box Tops for Education The PE department is collecting Box Tops for The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. Education. Please turn them in to your PE/Health teacher.
Track and Field The track meet scheduled for Wednesday, April 25 th at Stagg High School has been cancelled!!
Ronald McDonald House Charities Grissom is once again collecting pop tabs to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities! The pop tabs are recycled and sold for scrap metal. Last year, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana raised more than $40,000 from this program.
Grissom Middle School is selling spirit bracelets for our Student Appreciation Week!! Bracelets are $1 and can be bought during lunch. Send a bracelet with a message to a friend and we will deliver them during TIP :) Bracelets go on sale April 30th Bracelets will say: GMS on the front Patriot Pride on the back ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE KIRBY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (COOKIE JAR)
Newspaper Club Newspaper Club members will meet today after school in Room 222.
Talent Show Tryouts Talent Show tryouts will be held after school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Spelling Bee Congratulations to Grissom s Spelling Bee winners! They will compete in the District-wide contest on May 2 nd. 1 st Place - Serena Naji 2 nd Place Stephen Mathew 3 rd Place Nate Rubinas
IGSMA State Band Festival The IGSMA State Band Festival will be held at Prairie View this weekend. Kirby School District 140 s very own Cadet, Concert and Symphonic Bands will be performing Saturday morning at 8:30, 9:15 and 10:00.
Hot Lunch Tomorrow is Hot Lunch! Please remember to thank the parents serving you. Without them, there would be no Hot Lunch program!
Track and Field Today s practice will be for High Jump and Long Jump ONLY! We will practice after school until 4:00.
Jazz Band Jazz Band rehearses every Wednesday at Prairie View from 4:00-5:15 pm.
Intramurals Kickball intramurals are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:45-8:30.
Media Center The Media Center s 4 th Quarter fine policy is now in effect. If you owe a fine, you will not be allowed to check out a book until it has been paid!
NJHS SCHOOL STORE in the Media Center Blue, Black, Red Pens $.25 Emoji Erasers $.25 Fruit Scented Pencil Grips $.25 Folders $.25 Fruit Scented Pencils $.50 Fruit Scented Highlighters $.50 Pencil Sharpeners $.50 Spiral Notebooks $1.00 Dictionary $1.00 Thesaurus $1.00 Stylus Pen $1.25
Crayola ColorCycle We are collecting used markers (any brand!) to be converted into clean fuel. This fuel can be used to power vehicles, heat homes, cook meals and more! Boxes will be located in the Commons. The Crayola ColorCycle program can keep tons of plastic out of landfills each year! Remember, don t throw out that used marker ColorCycle it! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Student ID s When attending afterschool activities such as The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. games and dances, you must have your Grissom ID with you! You will not be admitted without it!
Student Support Before and after school Student Support is offered from 8:00-8:35 am each morning, and from 3:10-4:05 pm Monday through Thursday. You must arrive at the beginning of the session and stay for the whole time! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Water Bottle Filling Station Challenge Last year Grissom Patriots saved over 6,600 plastic water bottles from ending up in landfills by using the water bottle filling stations throughout the building. Please remember to use these instead of plastic bottles. So far this year, we ve saved 8,843 bottles from landfills! The image part w the file.
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