Announcements for Friday, March 12, 2010

1.)Attention all 8th grade students:

Students who wish to tryout for the 8th grade Knowledge Bowl team should sign-up on the sheet located ouside Mr. Schweitzer's room 236.  Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, March 17 and Thursday, March 18  from 11:40-12:00.  Bring your lunch

 

2.)  Attention all 7^th and 8^th grade spring athletes – Please listen for the meeting dates for the sport you would like to play:

7^th grade softball:  MEETING Tuesday March 16 in Room 133 During Activity

8^th grade softball:  MEETING Tuesday March 16 in Room 133 During Activity

 

 

3.)If you would like to be a Conestoga Football or Basketball cheerleader for the 2010-2011 school year, please note the following dates:  Practice Days are Monday, March 15^th and Tuesday March 16^th from 7:30-8:45.  Try-out days are Monday, March 22^nd and Tuesday, March 23^rd beginning at 4:30. 

 

You MUST attend BOTH practice sessions in order to be eligible to try-out.  Practices will be held in the Valley Forge Middle School cafeteria.  More detailed information will be given at the first practice session.  Hope to see you there!

 

4.)  The 8th grade boys lacrosse meeting from yesterday is rescheduled to today, Friday, during activity, in the large group room.

 

 

5.) Lend a Hand and peer mediators will be selling pretzels and juice boxes for a dollar after school on March 26th to raise money for the victims of the Chile earthquake.  We will sell them in three locations, the front lobby, by the auditorium and the back door.  Please bring a dollar on Friday to buy a pretzel and support a good cause. 

 

6.) Have you done a nice thing for a friend at school lately?   Opened a door, picked up a dropped book, helped with a math problem, cheered on a school team, or just gave a smile to someone who looked like he was having a bad day? 

 

Have you done something at school that has helped someone outside of school?  Read for the Read-a-thon? Delivered food for Meals on Wheels? Jumped Rope for the American Heart Association? Brought in a towel for Main Line Animal Rescue? 

 

These all are examples of being Socially Responsible.  What A Life wants to know what you’ve been doing lately at school that’s Socially Responsible.  Starting today at lunch, we want to fill the bulletin boards in the lunch room with great examples of what you all do and can do!  Bring in pictures, flyers, posters, or write something down during lunch.  Come on! Tell us what you can do!