Announcements-Friday, February 21st-B Day

  • WALK’S AND MRS. SCOTT’S PE STUDENTS WILL SWIM MONDAY AND TUESDAY
  • NATIONAL HISTORY DAY: All students participating in National History Day need to be registered by Friday February 28.  The $13.00 entrance fee may be paid on the day of the event, or submitted to Dr. Kevin Gannon at Grandview University; see notes on this after you complete registration.   Any Checks must be made out to Grand View University with “History Day” in the memo.

Remaining practices will be the following:

  • Tuesday 2/25 – (*complete registration for those who haven’t done it yet) / set up Process Papers and revamp thesis statements
  • Friday 2/28 – (*complete registration for those who haven’t done it yet) / begin to annotate minimum or 20 sources
  • Tuesday 3/3 – primary / secondary annotations – discuss timeline construction (number of events to use and how to include theme)
  • Friday 3/5 – timelines
  • Tuesday 3/10 – theme infusion in all project / rough draft review
  • Thurs 3/12 – rough draft review  / prep for practice presentations following SB
  • FRIDAY 3/13 – PAPERS DUE AT GRANDVIEW UNIVERSITY BY 4:00PM / WEBSITES LOCK AT 10:00PM
  • SPRING BREAK
  • TUESDAY 3/23 – PRACTICE PRESETATIONS – use feedback to make changes
  • THURSDAY 3/26 – PRACTICE PRESETATIONS –use feedback to make changes
  • SATURDAY 3/28 – MERLE HAY REGIONALS AT GRANDVIEW UNIVERSITY, STARTING AT 7:30AM.

See Ms. Ites with questions.

  • FROM THE LIBRARY: Back!!!  Book Madness is back!  Stop by the library next week to look over the brackets and make your choice for which book will go all the way in the tournament!  You have one week to vote for the all around winner.  Head to head match ups will begin in March.  Featured Book of the Week:   Did you know that Kwame Alexander’s Newbery winning book, The Crossover,  just came out in graphic novel form?  It’s the same text told in verse with added graphics!  You’ll LOVE it!
  • SPRING PLAY ADVERTISING CREW: The Spring Play Advertising Crew will meet Friday from 3 to 4 PM.  We will meet in the cafeteria.  If you did not attend the informational meeting, you may still come to these work sessions.
  • SUMMIT THEATER PRODUCTION : Friday, Feb. 21 Paradise Junction Rehearsal We will rehearse Act 1 Scenes 9 and 10 and All of Act 2 on Friday. Please be in place as soon as possible so that we can get going quickly.
  • NHD DROP-INS FOR FEBRUARY:: Thurs 2/20, Tues 2/25, Fri 2/28 Online Registration for the Merle Hay Regional is due on 2/26; Ms. Ites will be helping students sign up during the NHD drop-ins the week of Feb. 18.   Email Ms. Ites with any questions.
  • A Day on Monday