Thursday Announcements

Winter Team Sports pictures will be taken TODAY, December 17 after school. Make sure you have your uniforms. Schedule:3:25- HS Cheer; ;3:50-JH Boys Basketball; 4:10-JH Girls Basketball; 4:30-JH Cheer; 4:50-HS Boys Basketball. We will reschedule HS Girls Basketball after the holiday break. Picture packets are on the ledge at the office.

The district pays for each student to take the ACT one time during their high school career. If you would like to take your free district paid ACT this year, please sign up outside Mrs. Reading’s door by Tuesday, December 22. The ACT will be given at Van-Far Tuesday, March 2. In order to participate, you must be a sophomore, junior, or senior. If you have already used your one free district paid ACT, do not sign up again. Please see Mrs. Reading or Mrs. Utterback if you have questions.

There will be winter weights starting on our first day back from Christmas break (January 5th) and be on every Tuesday and Thursday after. This is open to all Jr. High students & High School students not playing basketball. We will start right after school in the main hallway by the trophy cases. Ending time will be no later than 5:30. If you have any questions, talk to Coach Drebes.

Students interested in attending tomorrow night’s home basketball game, there is a sign-up sheet on the ledge at the office.

Redskin king games are going to look a little different this year. Each class will select 2 boys that will make a music video. The music video must include the redskin king candidates only in it and be submitted to Mrs. McCurdy after break. See Mrs. McCurdy for further information.

NJHS and NHS are hosting a FOOD DRIVE through December 18 to help those in need during the Holiday Season. This will be a class competition so bring your canned goods to your class sponsors by the 18th. The class that wins will be given a reward the week before we leave for Christmas Break. JH Students can bring theirs to Mrs. Robinson.

We will be holding Saturday Detention for those needing to make up attendance on Saturday, December 19, from 8:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Doors will lock at 8:00 a.m. so you need to arrive a few minutes early and bring your lunch. Sign up on the bulletin board across from the office.

EAP Teacher: Robinson, Weiss, Cross & Winders

Lunch Today: BBQ Bacon chicken; Tuna salad wrap; Italian chef salad; served with fresh garden salad, chilled fruit.

Lunch Tomorrow: Italian Pizza; Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich; Popcorn chicken salad; served with fresh garden salad, chilled fruit

Thursday, December 17

Band/Choir Concert at 7:00 pm.

Board of Education meeting at 7:00 pm.

Friday, December 18

Varsity Boys BB at home against Silex at 5:30 pm. Gate Duty: A Jolly/T Oesch

Saturday, December 19

Saturday Detention from 8:00 to 2:00 pm. Doors lock at 8:00.

VB BB away at Mexico at 7:00 pm. Bus leaves at 5:45 pm.

Monday, December 21

Van-Far will be in session.

No Vo-tech classes – Christmas Break, Vo-Tech returns January 5.

JH Boys at home against Louisiana at 5:30. Gate Duty: Flint

Tuesday, December 22

No Vo-tech classes – Christmas Break, Vo-Tech returns January 5.

JVB-VB away at Community R6 at 5:30 pm. Bus leaves at 3:55.

Wednesday, December 23

No School – Christmas Break, Van-Far returns on January 5.

No Vo-Tech classes – Christmas Break, Vo-tech returns on January 5.

Wednesday, December 30

VG/VB BB at home against Cairo at 1:00 pm. Gate Duty: Utterback / need 1 more person.

Saturday, January 2

JVG/VG away at Community R6 at 2:00 pm. Bus leaves at TBA.

JVB/VB BB away at Calvary Lutheran at 3:00 pm. Bus leaves at 12:45 pm.