Friday, December 13, 2013

Friday, December 13, 2013

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

UP COMING . . .
December 16 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Away - Saline Gold 4:15 p.m.
December 16 - Boys' Basketball - White - Home - Lincoln 4:15 p.m.
December 18 - Downstairs' Locker Clean-out - During Homerooms
December 18 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Home - Monroe White 4:15 p.m.
December 18 - Boys' Basketball - White - Away - Adrian 4:15 p.m.
December 19 - Upstairs Locker Clean-out - During Homerooms
December 19 - Choir Holiday Concert - 7:00 p.m. - SHS Auditorium
December 19 - C.O.W. Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - SHS Media Center
December 20 - Last Day Before Winter Break
December 23 - Winter Break Begins
January 6       - Students and Staff Return From Winter Break

MEDIA CENTER REMINDER
Today is December 13th, and it is another due date for books from the Media Center. Be sure to return or renew all books dated December 13, by the end of the day today.  Stop down to the Media Center if you are not sure when your book is due.

ROBOTICS
Good luck to all BJHS robotics participants who will be competing in the FTC tournament tomorrow! There will be 26 robotics teams here from across Michigan trying to advance to states.  The tournament will be held in our gym, and it is free and open to the public.  Stop by between 11:30 AM and 4:00 PM to cheer on our BJHS robotics teams.  Go Broncos!!!

STUDENTS INTERACT
Students who were invited to next week's session of Students Interact should remember to turn in their signed permission slip by next Monday afternoon.

GRAPPLERETTES
Any 7th or 8th grade student interested in signing up for grapplerettes should please pick up a packet in the office before the end of the day, today, December 13.  Also, plan to attend the meeting on Wednesday, December 18, from 2:45 to 4:00 p.m.  Please meet in the hallway outside of the cafeteria.

FOOTBALL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 6TH AND 7TH GRADE BOYS
All current 6th and 7th grade boys who plan on playing football for Bedford Junior High School during the 2014 fall season should plan to attend the short, 5th hour assembly meting in the gym on Friday, December 20.

AFTER SCHOOL EVENTS
Students should ride the bus home after school.  If they wish to attend or watch an after school event, parents should bring them back to school.  Students are NOT allowed to wander the hallways during events.  

GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Attention ALL girls interested in girls basketball.  There will be an open gyms to practice basketball next Sunday, December 15th.  Meet in the BJHS gym and practice from 4:30PM - 6:00PM.  This is for any girl in 7th or 8th grades.  Tryouts are less than a month away.  Don't wait to work on your game!

BOYS' COMMUNITY ED BASKETBALL
Now is the time to register for Boys Basketball!  Forms are available in the office, or at the Community Ed Office.  Deadline to register is today, December 13th.

PENNY HOCKEY BOARDS ON SALE
Penny hockey boards are now on sale during all lunch hours at the concession stand.  They are only $2.00 and were made by the 8th grade technology education students.  They make an inexpensive Christmas gift. A limited number are available; so, buy  your penny hockey board soon! 
We still have penny hockey boards for sale for $2.00; but we also have refurbished boards that are discounted for only $1.50.  Sales end next week on Wednesday.

SANTA'S WORKSHOP
Come one and all to Room #5 for a wonderful shopping experience.  Come before school starts, during your homeroom, or after school.  Special shopping hours are available by appointment!  help Mrs. Tilley's class raise money for a worthy cause!  All items are priced very reasonably. 

CHARITY CLUB AND BIBLE STUDY CLUB COLLECTION
The Charity Club and Bible Study Club are teaming up to collect socks, gloves, and mittens. Let's all work together and bring in some socks, gloves, or mittens and hang them on the tree in the cafeteria.  What a great idea!

AFTER SCHOOL CODING --  GRADES 6, 7, 8
Do you want to have some fun after school?  On Tuesdays, attend the After School  Coding Club in lab 34 with Mrs. Adkins from 2:30-3:30 p.m..  Build some awesome apps and games with friends. Be sure to have a ride home.  

YEARBOOKS ON SALE TODAY
Yearbooks are on sale now.  The cost is $45.  You can save $3 by donating a new or gently used toy. Yearbooks are sold during all lunch hours. Make checks payable to BJHS. Flyers were given to each student, and additional flyers are also available in the office.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL FORMS
If you did not turn in your Emergency Medical Form, please turn it in.  (Forms are green, yellow, or salmon;.and they were mailed home in the summer mailing.)  Remember to update all contact numbers and sign the back.  To change a student's address, you must present a Michigan Driver's License with the current address, mortgage or lease paper, and a utility bill.

BE PROMPT!  DON'T MISS YOUR BUS
After school, when going out to your bus, be prompt!  The bus drivers will not allow students on the bus after 2:33 p.m.  

SAVE YOUR POP TABS!
Here is your chance to take part in a community service project!  Bring in your pop tabs, and they will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. They will be recycled for cash to help the children in the hospital. The Ronald McDonald House is a Children's Hospital that helps children in need of medical care and allows the family to stay close to the hospital.  Bring in your pop tabs now to the office or to Mrs. Currie's room
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NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
NJHS students should remember to check their email for upcoming events.

BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU WALK!!!
When students walk to school, they should please use the sidewalk next to the high school by the grass and not the sidewalk island next to the bus depot.  We want to make sure everyone is safe.  With the dark mornings now, it is unsafe to walk on the through the depot.

8TH HOUR
Eighth hour is open to all students at BJHS. Eighth hour is held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:35-3:25 p.m.  Mrs. Benisatto will meet students in the front lobby at 2:35 p.m.   If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Benisatto at (734) 850-6253 or cheryl.benisatto@mybedford.us 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY
Eric Never, Jr.
Jacob Parsil

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY
Nicholas Gaylord
Jordan Holly
Sabrina Neibert

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY
Nolan Ansara
Eoin Cygnor
Jenna Thomas
Aubrie Zeunen