Announcements for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
On This Day in History 1774 The British closed the port of Boston to all commerce. 1854 Charles Miller received a patent for the sewing machine. 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone. 1906 Finland granted women the right to vote. 1933 The board game Monopoly was invented.
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.
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. A collection box will be in the Commons for your donations! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. This week is Spirit Week! Monday: PJ Day Tuesday: Crazy Socks Wednesday: Hawaiian Day Thursday: Crazy Hair Day Friday: Twin Day (hats allowed) *School dress code applies each day!
And the Winner Is..! This year s statewide Rebecca Caudill winner has been announced! A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen took top honors. Students at Grissom chose Orbiting Jupiter, by Gary D. Schmidt as their winning title. Don t forget.you can still take Caudill tests for prizes through Friday, April 6th!
Grissom Gives Back Tickets for the Grissom Gives Back fundraising volleyball games are available now for $3 in the Media Center. The games will be played on Friday, March 16 th at 5:30 pm here at Grissom. Tickets will also be sold next week during all lunches. A limited number of tickets are available. Don t miss out! All proceeds go to the Kirby Educational Foundation.
Intramural Soccer Indoor soccer intramurals are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:45-8:30. Permission slips are in the rack outside the Main Office. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Chess Club There will be no Chess Club meeting this week! See you next Wednesday!
8 th Grade Book Club The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. Eighth Grade Book Club will meet today after school in Room 225.
March Madness in the Media Center March Madness has begun! Bring your ipad to the Media Center to choose what books will advance to Week 2. Scan this QR code to place your vote! You may only vote once per week! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Grissom Green Team The Grissom Green Team no longer needs plastic bottles! (Thank you for your donations!) We are still collecting bottle caps, paper towel holders and toilet paper holders. Keep up the great work, Grissom!! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Newspaper Club Newspaper staff members will meet today after school in Room 222.
The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. Black Out Dance The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. The Grissom-Prairie View dance has been re-scheduled for Friday, March 9 th from 6-8 pm. Tickets will be sold Wednesday, March 7 th and Thursday, March 8 th during lunches. Tickets will NOT be sold at the dance!
6 th /7 th Girls Volleyball The Patriots defeated Century in the SWIC tournament on Saturday! It was an outstanding team effort! The Lady Patriots will play Palos in the semifinals on Thursday.
Track Tryouts Tryouts for Track will be on Tuesday, March 20 th and Wednesday, March 21 st from 3:15-4:30 pm for all runners. Shot put tryouts will be held the week after Spring Break on Thursday, April 5 th. Permission forms are in the rack outside the Main Office. See Mr. Rumbaugh, Mrs. Ryan, Ms. Jordan or Ms. Senkpeil if you have any questions.
Music in Our Schools Month Did you know that March is Music in Our Schools month? Come celebrate music with us TONIGHT! The Concert Band and the Grissom and Prairie View choruses will perform at 7:30 pm at Prairie View. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Graduation Fees Graduation fees are due NO LATER than Friday, March 9 th! Fees are $35, and check or money order must be made payable to KSD140. No cash will be accepted. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Soccer Tryouts Tryouts for girls soccer will be held Monday, March 12 th and Wednesday, March 14 th at Millennium. Students trying out will be bussed to Millennium, but you must get your own transportation home. Tryout permission forms are in the rack outside the office and are due Friday, March 9th. NO LATE FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
Declamation Declamation will meet today and Friday after school in Room 118.
Crayola ColorCycle Students and teachers will soon be 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.
Mathletes Mathletes meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week after school in Room 222. The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.
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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 7,049 bottles from landfills! The image part w the file.
Patriot Pride Be Respectful! Be Ready! Be a Patriot! The image part with relationship ID rid2 was not found in the file.