Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013

UP COMING . . .
November 12 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Home- Ypsilanti 4:15 p.m.
November 12 - Boys' Basketball - White - Away - Monroe Red 4:15 p.m.
November 14 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Away - Tecumseh 4:15 p.m.
November 14 - Boys' Basketball - White - Home Saline Blue 4:15 p.m.
November 14/15 Bake Sale for Cancer Awareness - All Lunch Hours
November 19 - JHS Band Concert - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. SHS Auditorium  - New Date/Place 
November 19 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Home - Chelsea Gold 4:15 p.m.
November 19 - Boys' Basketball - White - Away - Dexter Maroon 4:15 p.m.
November 21 - Boys' Basketball  - Red - Away - Dexter Gold 4:15 p.m.
November 21 - Boys' Basketball - White - Home - Chelsea Blue - 4:15 p.m.
November 21 - 6th Grade Parent 1 to 1 Informational Meeting - 7:00 p.m. BJHS Gym
November 21 - C.O.W. Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - SHS Media Center
November 25 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Home Saline Gold 4:15 p.m.
November 25 - Boys' Basketball - White - Away - Lincoln 4:15 p.m.
November 25 -Staff Meeting - 2:30 p.m. - Media Center
November 26 - Boys' Basketball - Red - Away - Monroe White 4:15 p.m.
November 26 - Boys' Basketball - White - Home - Adrian 4:15 p.m.
November 28-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

GOOGLE APPS PERMISSION SLIPS
Google Apps permission slips were mailed home.  Please return your signed permission slip as soon as possible to the junior high office. If you misplaced your form, please stop in the office, and pick up another one.

ALSO. PLEASE TURN IN YOUR . .
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.

MORLEY FUNDRAISER
If you brought your Morley Fundraising Money in to school, please bring it to the office at this time. If you forgot your money, please remember to bring it to school tomorrow.

STUDENTS INTERACT
Students who were invited to tomorrow's session of Students Interact, should have already turned in their permission slip.  Assignments for tomorrow should be gathered today. Tomorrow morning, student should meet in the cafeteria.  Do not go to first hour. Coats and any other belongings should be brought along to the cafeteria.  Attendance will be taken in the cafeteria. 

BAKE SALE FOR CANCER AWARENESS
A bake sale will be held on Thursday and Friday during all lunches for Cancer Awareness.  All items are 
.50 cents.

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!

TODAY!
AFTER SCHOOL CODING-BUILD SOME AWESOME GAMES AND APPS 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.  

REFLECTIONS
The theme for this year is "Believe, Dream, Inspire"
Enter in any of the 6 categories: Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Film Production, Music Composition, and Dance Choreography. You can enter more than one category and/or more than one entry within a category.
The entry deadline is December 6th, at Noon! Entries can be turned in at the Media Center. Entry forms are on the counter in the Media Center. 
There is also a copy of the rules in the media center and posted in the Media Center windows. Rules are also available online at http://www.michiganpta.org/program/reflections.html or at http://bedfordptareflections.weebly.com/. Please check the rules before turning in your projects.
For every Reflections project entered, the student will earn one entry into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate.

YEARBOOKS ON SALE TODAY
Yearbooks are on sale now; and it is the cheapest time to purchase one.  Make sure you order your yearbook early; the price increases soon.  The cost is only $43.   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.

BJHS BOYS' BASKETBALL 
Today is the season opener for our boys' basketball games.  The red teams will play at home vs. Ypsilanti beginning at 4:15 p.m.,  and the white teams will travel to play Monroe Red.  Good luck to all of the 7th and 8th grade teams!  

7TH /8TH GRADE DANCE INVITATION 
Come join the fun at an all area 7th and 8th grade dance, Friday, November 15, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Whiteford Middle School. The cost is $5.00 and snacks will be available for $1.00 each. Proceeds from the dance will go toward the Whiteford High School After Prom event.

PLAYOFF SPIRIT WEAR
Playoff spirit wear will be sold again during all lunches tomorrow, Wednesday, November 13.  Students who would like CD3 on the sleeve, may do so for free at the Sign Lady located on Telegraph Road.  Sweatshirts are $20 and all proceeds go to Bedford Football Moms.  Please join the Mules as they face Detroit Central Catholic this Friday in our home stadium at 7:00 p.m.  Only 8 teams are still alive in the D1 state playoffs. Go Mules!!! 

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 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 at the double doors in the front lobby. Any questions, contact Mrs. Benisatto in room # 49 cheryl.benisatto@mybedford.us or call (734) 850-6253.
Attention Girls Cross Country team:  Practice will end early today at 3:30 p.m.  Make sure you have a ride home.

VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAY OFF SPIRIT WEAR - ON SALE AGAIN TODAY
Varsity football playoff spirit wear will be on sale again today during lunches outside of the cafeteria in the concession stand.  Hoodies are $20, and the proceeds go to Football Mom's.  The Sign Lady, located on Telegraph, near Alexis, will put CD3 on the sleeve for free! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY
Jaden Bloomer
Jade Cox
Drew Ditto
Carly Emerson
Sydney Tribble