Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS  - TUESDAY, MARCH 11,  2014

UP COMING . . .
March 11 - 5th Grade Spring Open House - 6:45 p.m.
March 11 - Choral Extravaganza - 7:00 p.m. - SHS Auditorium
March 11 - PTSA Meeting 7:00 p.m. in the Downstairs Lounge - 5th Grade Parents Invited to Attend!
March 14 - Professional Development Day - No School for Students
March 17 - Girls and Boys Track Practice Begins
March 20 - PTSA Founders Day - SHS Cafeteria
March 24-28-MISD Quiz Bowl
March 25 - Band Spectacular - 7:00 p.m. - SHS Gym
March 26 - "Now What?" Parent Chromebook Meeting - 7-8:00 p.m. Junior High School Cafeteria
March 27 - C.O.W. Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - SHS Media Center
March 28 - End of Quarter 3 - Adjusted to April 9
March 28 -Soiree Junior  Show
March 29- Soiree Junior Show   

QUIZ BOWL
Yesterday's winners:
Monday, March 10
4A Lopinski 1 vs. Robinson - Lopinski 1
4B Burgermeister 2 vs. Verdun -Burgermeister 2
5A Quinlan 2 vs. Sullivan 2 - Quinlan 2
5B Scheffer 1 vs. Tillman 2 - Tillman 2


TEAMS UP NEXT
Tuesday, March 11
4A Lopinski 2 vs. Snowberger
4B Farnell 1 vs. Jakubowski 2
5A Brown vs. Matlow
5B Vogel vs. Tully 

Wednesday, March 12
4A Spurlin vs. Jan
4B Burgermeister 1 vs. Verdun
5A Mahoney 1 vs. Mahoney2
5B Melnyk vs. Davies

MEDIA CENTER REMINDER
Today is March 11, and it is another due date for books from the Media Center.  Be sure to return or renew all books dated March 11, by the end of the day today.  Stop down to the Media Center if you are not sure when your book is due.

NJHS MEETING - TOMORROW
There will be a National Junior Honor Society meeting in the media center on Wednesday, March 12, during 4th hour.  If 4th hour is your lunch time, please bring your lunch to the media center.

STUDENTS INTERACT
Students who were invited to attend this week's session of Students Interact should have already turned in their permission slip.  Assignments should be collected for tomorrow so students will not get behind in their daily classwork.
SHOULD school be delayed or cancelled tomorrow, Students Interact for March 12, will be rescheduled to March 26, 2014, for those students who have their permission slip turned in to Mrs. Connolly.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY - SHAMROCK SHAKES 
Don't forget!  This Monday is St. Patrick's Day.  To help celebrate, the junior high will be having a shamrock shake sale across from the cafeteria.  Proceeds will help fund the YMCA's camp scholarship program.  So get lucky this St. Patrick's Day by helping those who are less fortunate, and enjoy a delicious, creamy, shamrock shake while supplies last!

THE BJHS ANNUAL LITERARY MAGAZINE IS BACK!
The BJHS Literary Magazine is back!  Submit any poems or short stories (appropriate).  The box will be in the junior high school office.  Please, no anonymous submissions allowed.  Thank you for submitting your masterpiece into our publications class Literary Magazine

ART CLUB - GRADES 6, 7, 8
Calling all artists! Art Club will be held every Thursday from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. in room 134.  Please make sure you have a ride home.

JUGGLING CLUB - GRADES 6, 7, 8 
Don’t forget!  Juggling Club meets on Fridays in the cafeteria from 2:30-3:30.  See Mr. Allison in room
# 124 if you have any questions.  Be sure to have a ride home.

AFTER SCHOOL CODING --  GRADES 6, 7, 8 - CANCELLED TODAY - MARCH 11
After school Coding Club is cancelled today. 
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.  

GIRLS' BASKETBALL
All basketball team members are reminded to take home their belongings and lock from their gym locker by Thursday, March 13.

7TH AND 8TH GRADE GIRLS' TRACK - PRACTICE BEGINS MARCH 17
First Day of Practice:  Monday March 17th
Practice starts at:  2:45
Girls meet:  in the cafeteria
Practice ends at:  4:15          
You MUST have at practice:
 Physical form if it has not been turned in for an earlier sport this school year 
 Dress for the weather – to include shorts, t-shirts, sweatpants, sweatshirt, gloves, hat, running shoes   and a water bottle  Your drawings and ideas for this year’s spirit wear
There are no tryouts for track.  Everyone who joins participates!

3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Any girls or guys who enjoy playing basketball are eligible to play in this year's 3 on 3 basketball tournament. For more information, stop by the office and pick up a flyer. 

COMMUNITY EDUCATION - COED VOLLEYBALL
Now is the time to register for Coed Volleyball!  Forms are available in the school office or the Community Education Office.  The deadline to register is Friday, March 14.

ATHLETIC OFFICE REMINDER 
Any student trying out for a sport for the first time this school year, this spring, must have an updated physical on file in the athletic office.  You will not be allowed to tryout out on March 10th without one.

SOIREE JUNIOR SINGERS
This is your chance to share the spotlight!  Become a junior soiree member!   The program will include training in voice projection, dance, poise, and what it takes to be a Soiree Singer!  All students are invited, even if you never danced or performed in a choir.  Registration forms and more information are available in the office.

SOFTBALL - OPEN GYM - EVERY SUNDAY
Attention 7th and 8th grade girls interested in playing softball this spring; come to open gym and get ready for tryouts and the season ahead.  Open gym time will be held on Sundays from noon until 2:00 p.m. starting January 26, and running through March 9.  This is a great  opportunity to start throwing, hitting, and   field before tryouts.  Check out www.bedfordsports.com for more details and contact information.

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.  If you do come back to school, or stay after school to participate in a club, please be sure to stay in the area you belong in.

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
# 203.

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, it is unsafe to walk 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, MARCH 10
Mckenna Gaudiello