November 10, 2021
1. LUNCH MENU: today-Grilled Cheese
2. Attention McCormick Junior Honor Society members, there will be a meeting today in the auditorium during 8th grade study hall. Please check in with your homeroom teacher before coming to the auditorium.
3. Mrs. Rowen's homeroom will have intervention tomorrow. Today, students should report to room 207 for study hall.
4. Attention students and staff, if you have a family member who has served or is currently serving in the military and would like to recognize them this veterans day, please bring in a picture with the soldier's name along with your name so it can be returned to you. Pictures may be turned into the office.
5. This Friday's Future Friday presenter is Huron Firefighter / Paramedic, Kurt Schafer. Come hear about this exciting career this Friday!
6. Are you an artist? Do you like drawing? If you would like to design the 2021-22 Yearbook cover, now is your chance! Using a regular piece of blank computer paper: 8 1/2 x 11 inches, draw your own original design in color. Write McCormick Junior High at the top, along with the current school year. Submit your drawing to either Mr. Maleski or Mrs. Brown by Friday, November 12.
7. If you are planning to take extra days off for Thanksgiving, a vacation form needs to be completed and turned into the office so Mr. Carter can approve the absence.
8. Monday, November 22nd, Ripcho Studios will be here for picture retakes. If you did not get your picture taken in September, please plan to get it taken. If you are not happy with your pictures, bring them with you on picture day to give to the photographer for retakes.
9. FROM THE HURON PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Add your thoughts to the Huron Public Library's new Huron Stories: Community Journals, made for all ages! Check out titles like: Library Recommendations, Teen Sketches, Ideas for the Future of Huron, Good Vibes, or What's Behind the Door? Each journal checks out for one week. Read what others wrote, then add your own entry. Once a journal is full, it will be added to our regular collection for the community to check out like a regular book! Find these journals in the main lobby today.
There is still time to register for the Teen Cooking Challenge! This popular program for Grades 7 - 12 continues with a new, delicious recipe kits to try at home. Pick up a kit on Wednesday, November 10. Register fast because supplies are limited.
Help your neighbors before the holidays and lower your late fees! Food for Fines begins on Saturday, November 13 and goes until Saturday, November 20. Fines for an overdue Huron Public Library item or fine will be waived in exchange for each non-perishable donation.
Work on your strategic thinking by practicing Chess with chess master Paul Sherwood on Sunday, November 14 starting at 1 pm. Come for fun or to improve your game. Open to all ages and abilities.
NEW THIS FALL! Older readers in Grade 6 - 8 can check out the Young Readers Club. This club also meets monthly, but reads book selections for older students. This month's book is Kingston and the Magician's Lost and Found by Rucker Moses & Theo Gangi. The next Young Readers Club is Wednesday, November 17 at 6 pm.
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