Announcements for Wednesday, April 18, 2018
On This Day in History 1906 San Francisco, CA was hit by a major earthquake, killing over 1,500 people. 1923 Yankee Stadium opened in the Bronx, NY. 1934 The first laundromat opened in Fort Worth, TX. 1938 Superman made his debut when he appeared in the first issue of Action Comics. 1949 The Republic of Ireland was established.
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.
Purple and Pink! Be sure to wear purple and pink on Thursday, April 19 th for breast cancer and cancer awareness! Eighth grade students will be participating in an empathy assembly and the entire school is invited to show support by wearing pink and purple!
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.
Attention 8 th Graders! Six Flags fees are due Friday, April 20 th!!
Soccer The Lady Patriots defeated Conrady yesterday by a score of 6-1! Goals were scored by Ary Ennis, Bella Lemus, Maria Perez and Allison Stanton. Assists were made by Maria Perez and Ava Sherry. Erin O Neill led the defense. Way to go ladies!
Declamation Our end-of-the-season Ice Cream party will be held Friday after school in Room 118!
Art Club Art Club members will meet Friday after school until 4:05 in the Art Room.
8th Grade Book Club Eighth grade Book Club meets today after school in Room 225.
Jazz Band Jazz Band rehearses every Wednesday at Prairie View from 4-5:15 pm.
Intramurals This is the last week for Wiffle Ball intramurals. They are held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:45-8:30.
Chess Club Chess Club will meet today after school in Ms. Harris room. This will be our final meeting of the year.
Zumba Club Zumba Club will meet Thursday after school in the Fitness Room. Be sure to wear comfortable clothing and gym shoes and bring a water bottle!
Intramurals Kickball intramurals begin Tuesday, April 24 th. They will be 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 8,481 bottles from landfills! The image part w the file.
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