Thursday Announcements

Congratulations to Devyn Keller for making 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-District, Mara Jensen for making 2nd Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-Distritct, Madilyn Ingram for making 1st Team All-District, and Carmen Wilburn for making 1st Team All-District! Way to go girls!!!!

This Saturday, Van-Far is hosting the ACT. Reminder: you must wear a mask.  Please bring one with you. You will also need your admission ticket printed to take the test on Saturday.  If you need help, please see Mrs. Jones. 

Students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grade who would like to take the district paid ACT please sign up on the bulletin board across from the front office by Friday, November 19th. The ACT will be given on Tuesday, March 8th in the gym. Reminder: If you have already taken the district paid ACT once, you cannot take it again. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Monday, October 25 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. 

CW’s will be here during Parent-Teacher conferences to take Letter Jacket orders from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

The Junior Class has teamed up with Big Gun Kettlecorn from Laddonia and are offering popcorn for sale!  This popcorn is not only delicious, it's affordable!   Please see a junior to order! 

Students and staff, NHS will be adding to our Veteran's Day powerpoint and we would like your help.  If you have a photo of a veteran that you want to include, please send it to Mrs. Winders by October 22nd.  We would LOVE to include your photo in the powerpoint that will be shown during our assembly on November 11th.

NHS seniors - NHS offers 600 scholarships for a total of 2 million dollars to active members of their NHS chapter.  The deadline is December 1, 2021.  See Mrs. Winders for more details.

National Junior Honor Society will be doing a fundraiser, Pumpkins for Patients- St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. For $1, you can purchase a paper pumpkin from a NJHS member. The pumpkins will be on display on the wall. Let us see if we can have the pumpkins go around the whole school.

The Senior Class dues for the year be $20. Please have dues in on/by December 1.   Mrs. McCurdy has a secure box to drop these off at your convenience, (box located in her business room). 

FRESHMEN CLASS: Your class dues have been set at $20. Please make sure to give those dues to Mrs. Weiss, Ms. Fowler, Mr. Stein, or Mr. Foster by the beginning of October. Prices will jump by $5 or $10 at that time. If you are unable to pay that amount, please talk with one of your sponsors. 

EAP Teacher: Winders, Weiss and Taylor

Lunch Today:  Hot Dog on bun; Strawberry Chicken salad; Jalapeno Jack cheeseburger; served with fresh garden salad, fresh fruit, chilled fruit.

Thursday, October 21

NHS meeting at 7:20 am.

Board of Education meeting at 7:00 pm. 

Friday, October 22

V Cross Country away at Bowling Green at 3:30 pm. Bus leaves at 2:15 pm.

V Football away at Scotland Co. at 7:00 pm. Bus leaves at 3:00 pm.

Saturday, October 23

FFA Meeting at TBA.

Monday, October 25

Parent Teacher Conferences from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. 

CW’s will be here to take Letter Jacket orders from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 

Tuesday, October 26

End of 1st Quarter.

FFA Convention.

Wednesday, October 27

FFA Convention.

State Technical College will visit during lunch.