Good morning everyone. Here is the MSJH weekly bulletin for 2/13/17-2/18/17 (this week is Spirit Week (2/13-2/17), and the theme is “Creating Change.”

Monday, February 13

- Intramural Basketball: 3:30-6:30 PM in the Blue Gym

- Theme for 2/13: Crazy for change: wear crazy colors

- PAWS Monday group will travel to Middletown Prairie Elementary School after school on Monday, February 13 from 3:25-5:00. Bus will be back at MSJH by 5:00 for parent pick up at the junior high

- MSJH Agri Science Club Meeting in Room 110 from 3:30-4:30 PM

- 7th/8th Girls Volleyball vs. Unity JH (4:30 PM & 5:30 PM in the Orange Gym)
- Drama Club Practice: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the MSJH Cafeteria

- Breakfast: French toast sticks with syrup, assorted breakfast bar flavors, assorted muffins with cinnamon toast or string cheese, assorted cereal with cinnamon toast or string cheese, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and milk variety

- Lunch: chicken nuggets with dipping sauce, chicken patty on a bun, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, Italian salad, ham and cheese sandwich, mashed potatoes, fresh broccoli, fresh apple, mixed fruit, bread and butter, and milk variety

Tuesday, February 14

- Theme for 2/14: Commit to Change: Probably Multiples Day, as in commit to friendship

- Photo/Video Club Meeting from 3:30-4:30 PM in Room 300

- JV Wrestling Invite (4:30 PM in the Orange and Blue Gyms)

- Drama Club Practice: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

- NO Jazz Band Rehearsal

- RAMS Club Meeting: 7:50 AM in the MSJH Library

- Catch-up club: 3:25-4:25 PM in Room 119

- Breakfast: vanilla glazed donut, assorted breakfast bar flavors, assorted muffins with cinnamon toast or string cheese, assorted cereal with cinnamon toast or string cheese, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and milk variety

- Lunch: Moroccan chicken tagine, hot dog on a bun, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, diced chicken chef salad, turkey wrap, green beans, red peppers, fresh orange, diced peaches, bread and butter, and milk variety

Wednesday, February 15

- Theme for 2/15: Salute to Change: Camo and/or Red, White, and Blue Day

- EARLY DISMISSAL: 8:20 AM to 1:15 PM

- Drama Club Practice: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the MSJH Cafeteria

- Breakfast: mini maple waffles, assorted breakfast bar flavors, assorted muffins with cinnamon toast or string cheese, assorted cereal with cinnamon toast or string cheese, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and milk variety

- Lunch: beef quesadilla, chicken nuggets, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, chef salad with egg, turkey and cheese sandwich, refried beans, cucumber slices, fresh banana, diced pears, bread and butter, and milk variety

Thursday, February 16

- Theme for 2/16: Save the day for change: decade day

- Intramural Basketball: 3:30-6:30 PM in the Blue Gym

- PAWS Thursday group will travel to Middletown Prairie Elementary School after school on Thursday, February 16 from 3:25-5:00. Bus will be back at MSJH by 5:00 for parent pick up at the junior high

- Science Club Meeting from 3:30-4:30 PM in Room 119

- Wrestling @ El Paso JH (5:00 PM)

- 7th/8th Girls Volleyball vs. St. Matthew (4:30 PM & 5:30 PM in the Orange Gym)

- Jazz Band will be performing in the orange gym from 4:30-7:00 PM during the volleyball game

- Drama Club Practice: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

- Catch-up club: 3:25-4:25 in Room 106

- Breakfast: mini cinnamon rolls, assorted breakfast bar flavors, assorted muffins with cinnamon toast or string cheese, assorted cereal with cinnamon toast or string cheese, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and milk variety

- Lunch: Moroccan chicken tagine, cheeseburger on a bun, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, All-American chef salad, ham and cheese wrap, steamed carrots, celery sticks, applesauce, orange juice, bread and butter, and milk variety

Friday, February 17

- Theme for 2/17: team up for change: MS colors or favorite team

- RAMS Book distribution on Friday, February 17

- 7th/8th grade dance from 7:00-8:30 P.M. If any 7th/8th grade parents would like to chaperone this dance, please email Mrs. Iverson at piverson@ms.k12.il.us

- Breakfast: pancakes with syrup, assorted breakfast bar flavors, assorted muffins with cinnamon toast or string cheese, assorted cereal with cinnamon toast or string cheese, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and milk variety

- Lunch: chicken patty with bacon gravy, corn dog, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, popcorn chicken salad, ham sandwich, sweet corn, baby carrots, pineapple tidbits, fruit juice, bread and butter, and milk variety

Saturday, February 18

- No games are scheduled

Reminders:

Parents: we just wanted to remind all of you about upcoming tryouts/practice dates for athletics for the 2016-2017 school year. We will provide the actual times at a later date. A current physical must be on file in order to attend tryouts. Here are the sports and dates:

6th/7th/8th Boys & Girls Track: March 6, 2017 (1st day of practice: no tryouts)

Parents: we just wanted to remind all of you about upcoming tryouts/practice dates for athletics for the 2017-2018 school year. We will provide the actual times at a later date. A current physical must be on file in order to attend tryouts. Here are the sports and dates:

7th/8th Girls Softball: Tryouts will be held on Monday, July 24th and Tuesday, July 25th. Tryouts will be from 5:00-6:30 PM on Monday and Tuesday. We will meet at the HS Fieldhouse. Please bring tennis shoes, helmet, bat and glove. We will have a team meeting on Wednesday, July 26th at 3:30 to announce the players that made the team. This meeting is for players only. All players that made the team will stay for a team meeting, all others are free to leave after they hear the announcement. Practices for the rest of the week will be on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Times will be announced at a later date. Usually they will either be from 8-10am or 3:30-5:30pm.

7th/8th Boys Baseball: Baseball tryouts will be Monday, July 31st, Tuesday, August 1st, and Wednesday, August 2nd from 3:00 PM-5:00 PM at the high school field. Baseball players need to be there at min of 2 days, preferred all 3 days

6th/7th/8th Cross Country: the first practice can be held on Tuesday, August 1 (NO TRYOUTS)

7th/8th Girls Basketball: tryouts can begin on Monday, August 28, 2017.

7th/8th Boys Basketball: tryouts can begin on Monday, October 16, 2017.

6th/7th/8th Wrestling: the first practice can be held on Monday, November 27, 2017 (NO TRYOUTS)

7th/8th Girls Volleyball: tryouts can begin on Monday, November 27, 2017.

6th/7th/8th Boys and Girls Track and Field: the first practice can begin on Monday, February 26, 2018 (NO TRYOUTS).

7th/8th Cheerleading: TBD

From the office:

- The next 7th/8th grade dance is on Friday, February 17th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the orange gym.

- Parents: You have received a Skylert from Miss Landrus introducing you to your student’s choice for Essential Classes as well as Enrichment opportunities. On the Message board, in Family Access you will see that same letter with the directions so you and your student can choose the courses they want to request for the 17/18 school year. If you have questions please contact Deb Norris, MSJH Registrar 586-4415 or dnorris@ms.k12.il.us.

- Do you have neighbors or colleagues that have JH students, but don’t have Family Access? Please share this information. Requests on line will be accepted until February 15th at 2:00AM. Students will then be asked in school for their Essentials selection for next year.

- Foreign Language Meeting March 6 at 6:30PM in the JH Orange Gym. Meet with the High School Staff and find out if Foreign Language for your current 7th grader is for them in 8th grade. Forms and Criteria will be provided that night and in the JH office March 7.

- 17/18 Enrichment Semester Classes, Enrichment Visual Arts ELT and Enrichment STEM ELT

Brochure and applications in the JH Office due by March 15, for 7th and 8th grade students only.

MSJH INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL

The intramural volleyball program is for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls. There are 8 sessions of MSJH intramural basketball from 3:30-5:00 P.M. Here are the dates: April 5, April 6, April 11, April 13, April 18, April 20, April 25, and April 27. Mrs. Dyer is the sponsor for intramural volleyball and if you have any questions, you can reach her at sdyer@ms.k12.il.us. Also, each of these sessions are setup in a clinic-like fashion working on basic skills. In order to participate, students must have a current physical on file. If students are interested, they will need to pick up a permission form from the MSJH office and turn this in by Friday, March 31, 2017. The fee to participate is $30.00

- The FFA Agri Science club will meet in Room 110 from 3:25 PM to 4:25 PM on the following dates: 1/23, 2/13, 3/13, 4/17, and 5/15.

Students who need a pass to leave early for any reason should stop by the office after the 8:10 bell in the morning. In addition, students who need a pass to ride the bus home with another student should stop by the office in the morning or at lunch/recess. Bus passes cannot be issued at the end of the day.

Absences and appointments may be entered through Skyward Family Access under the attendance tab.

Ibuprofen and Tylenol can be purchased in the office for $.50.

- Parents may now enter an absence or appointment for their student by logging in to Skyward. Once you are in Skyward, click on "attendance", "enter absence request", "add request", then you can enter date, time and reason and hit "save". This will notify the office of the absence or appointment.

- MSJH will start Catch-Up Club on Tuesday, September 6th. Catch-Up Club is designed to offer time and help for students to get caught up on assignments, projects, etc. We will now offer Catch-Up Club every Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday after school from 3:25-4:30 P.M. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Catch-Up Club will be located in Room 119. On Thursday, Catch-Up Club will be located in Room 106. If a student wants to attend Catch-Up Club after school, they will need to sign up for Catch-Up Club in the main office before 12:00 noon each day they are interested in attending. At 4:30 P.M., students that do not need a bus will be able to walk home or be picked up at school. For students attending Catch-Up Club that need a bus, they will be escorted to a bus at 4:30 PM and the bus driver will bring that student home. Students riding the Catch-Up Club bus home after school may not be home until 4:45-5:45 P.M. depending on the number of students riding on this bus each evening.