Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Help us “Barricade the Bears: In honor of playing the LCM Bears this Friday, we are collecting teddy bears. This service project will benefit a local children's shelter. These bears will be collected though Friday and may be dropped off in the green cage in front of the cafeteria. Look for the sign. We will display all the bears collected Friday at the pep rally.

This is a reminder that the Key Club meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the LGI. If you have not joined, you may still do that by picking up an application from Mrs. Singleton in room C 109. There is no deadline on joining this wonderful club.

Girl's basketball tryouts begin October 17th at 3:15. If you are interested please see Coach Ansel, Coach Deckert, or Coach Fesco for more information. 

Next week is spirit week. Dress up days are as follows: Monday – Hobo day; Tuesday – Under the Sea; Wednesday – Blast to the Past; Thursday – Nederland Nerd Day; and Friday – Extreme Spirit Day.

There will be an FTA meeting Thursday morning at 7:20 in room A 103. We will be selling programs at the footbal game Friday night, so please sign up with Mrs. Riggs.

Student Council is sponsoring a Pride and Patriotism contest for all high school students. There are two ways to enter the contest. You may type an essay entitled “Why I Am an American Patriot” in 500 words or less, and must include a cover sheet with your name, grade, and school, or you may draw a poster of standard size, with original work, and no computer generated entries. The deadline to enter is Friday, October 19 th . All entries must be turned into Mrs. Yosko in room B 113. Local prizes are 1 st place $25; 2 nd place $20; and 3 rd place $15. Both the 1 st place essay and poster will move onto the district contest. District prizes are 1 st place $75; 2 nd place $50; and 3 rd place $25. The Student Council's Energy Committee is collecting old, used prescription eyeglasses for the Lion's Club. Please bring glasses to the main office, the cafeteria, or Mrs. Yosko's room B 113 between October 1 st and October 26 th .

Juniors:  The PSAT test will be given at PN-G on Saturday, October 20 th .  All juniors taking this test will be competing for National Merit Scholars Awards for 2008-09.  Registration for juniors will begin today.  Sophomores may register beginning Monday, October 8 th .  The last day to register will be Friday, October 12 th .  Space is limited to about 200 students.  You may register in the counselors' office and the cost is $16.00 – cash only.  No checks will be accepted.  Any sophomores planning to take AP U.S. History next year should take this test.

Any student interested in the Voice of Democracy Competition may pick up applications in the counselors' office.  Freshman through seniors may compete in this essay competition.  The first place winner will receive $500, and the second place winner will receive $300. The deadline for the application, essay and oral speech is October 22 nd .

Attention seniors!!  The SAT will be given on Saturday, October 6 th , on our campus.  You must register through Collegeboard in order to take the test.  Register online at www.collegeboard.com or come by the counseling office for a registration packet.  Late registration will cost $65.

Indian sports fans: we had a great weekend. Varsity football defeated Ozen 21-19 and varsity volleyball defeated Ozen 3-1.

Congratulations to Mason H for making the TMEA All Region Jazz Band on piano. Congratulations to the following students who were named to the TMEA All Region Choir: Jared A, Doug B, Andrew B, Michael B, Hannah D, Kolby D, Hannah D. Joey F, Kaitlyn G, Krista J, Melody J, Taylor K, David L, Samantha P, Brittany P, Thompson P, Chris P, Nathan P, Morgan P, Carisa R, Heather R, Ashlynn S, Jessica T, Taylor T, and Alex W.

The girls cross country team finished 2 nd out of 9 teams in the Pleasure Island Meet. Anna H finished 5 th , Malaika T 6 th ; Brittany C 12 th ; Kasie L 18 th ; Brittany A 30 th ; and Alisha A 32 nd . On the JV team, Kayla S placed 10 th ; Taylor D 17 th ; Haley S 33 rd ; Katelyn G 34 th ; and Tori W 47 th . Doug B medaled with a 10 th place finish on the boys cross country team.

The winning team for the Key Club Service Scavenger Hunt includes Breah D, Kirstie K, Dylan K, Haley M and Emily Y. Thank you for your service to our community.