TRI COUNTY SCHOOLS

DAILY BULLETIN

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008

 

MENU:   Creamed Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Biscuit, Fruit, Juice, Milk

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: 

 

Thought for the Day:  “Wise men are not always silent, but know when to be.”

-- Anonymous

 

Congratulations to the girls who qualified for the State Track Meet:  Abby Hahn (1st in the shot); Sarah Genriich (2nd in the triple jump); Elizabeth Timberlake (1600 and 3200).  Elizabeth also set a new school record in the 3200.

 

The Sr. High Boys Track Team finished runner-up to Thayer Central in the District Track meet held yesterday at Geneva.  Qualifying for state at this time are:  Jesse Koenig (triple jump); Austin Zimmerman (high hurdles and 300 intermediate hurdles); Matt Collins (800 meter run); Lance Buss (discus); 3200 meter relay team of Chris Riesen, Talon Matzner, Matt Collins and Felix Harder;

400 meter relay team of Sydney Shepler, Dillon Wheelock, Joe Smith and Austin Zimmerman.  Several other boys did well and came close to qualifying.

 

1.       Students:  Next Thursday, May 15, at 4:00 p.m. the media center will close for the school year.  Return all books and pay fines by that day!  The computer lab will be available after that date with a signed pass from the teacher giving you an assignment.  Thanks for your patience and understanding.

 

2.       Do you have $1.00?  That is all it takes to buy a brand new Playstation 2 either for yourself or a gift for someone else.  The Student Council will be selling $1.00 raffle tickets or 6 for $5.00 over the lunch breaks for anyone interested in buying tickets. 

 

3.       Girls planning to play high school volleyball next season should stop by Coach Scheiding’s room as soon as possible to receive the forms for volleyball summer league and camp forms.  These forms need to be filled out and returned ASAP with appropriate payments.  The deadline to turn them in is today.

 

4.       There will be a short meeting in Mr. Scheiding’s room at 3:36 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, for all girls currently in grades 8-11 who plan to go out for Sr. High Girls Basketball next year.  Summer camps and schedule information will be distributed.

 

5.       FBLA members, please sign up on Mr. Krejci’s door for the kind of pizza you would like for the monthly meeting.  The meeting is on Tuesday, May 13, at 6:00 p.m.

 

6.       There will be a Jr. High Boys Track meeting after school on Monday, May 12, in the auditorium.  Make sure to have uniforms washed and ready to turn in.  Have rides available at 4:00 p.m.

 

7.       There will be a meeting for next year’s Thespians (2008-2009) on Tuesday, May 13, at 3:40 p.m. in Mrs. Smith’s room.  All who wish to be in Thespians, please attend!

 

8.       Fall play auditions will begin next week on Tuesday, May 13, following the Thespians meeting and continuing through Thursday, May 15.  A sign-up sheet is in Mrs. Smith’s room.  Reminder to 8th graders—you may audition for the fall play as well!

 

9.       Seventh and eighth graders interested in trying out for Reading Classics next year, see Mrs. McCain for the new reading list.

 

10.   Anyone wishing to order a Speech Team t-shirt needs to pay Judy $10.00 and then give your receipt and size to Mrs. Smith by Wednesday, May 14.

 

11.   Students Grades 7-11:  If you failed a required core course (math, science, English, social studies) for a semester/year and are interested in credit recovery for that course through Nova Net, please see mrs. Dunker.  Nova Net is a computer-based, online learning system with self-paced lessons that we can make available to students this summer.

 

12.   A special thanks to everyone who attended the track meet yesterday and supported our teams.        (Mr. Tesar)