March 17, 2010
Happy Wednesday!

MCMS will have a prosperous 2009-2010 School Year.

2010 Rising 9th Grade Timeline – Here are dates to remember……….
March 17th Turn in all registration materials all day at MCMS.
March 23rd 7:30am – 12:30pm Registration with each Rising 9th grade
Student Day 1 at MMS with WCHS Counselors
March 24th 7:30am – 12:30pm Registration Meeting with each Rising 9th Grade
Students Day 2 at MMS with WCHS Counselors
April 30th 9am-12:30pm Rising 9th Grade Student Shadow Program at WCHS

Band Announcements – Updated/Tuesday, March 16, 2010
• The MCMS Percussion Ensemble had 2 great performances this past weekend at their competition at Havelock High School. The group improved on their score from the previous competition by over 10 points, coming away with another first place finish! We are proud of their hard work as they prepare for the Atlantic Indoor Association Championships in 2 weeks in Chesapeake, VA. We will rehearse this Thursday after school from 3 – 5:00 pm.
• The MCMS Band Cookie Dough Fundraiser was kicked off last week! Students, please make sure this information makes it home! Orders and all money are due April 1st.
• Information about the 8th grade Spring Trip to Charlotte to see the production WICKED went out to students last week. A permission slip is due this Friday indicating whether or not they are participating.
• The Carteret County Honors Band Clinic will be held this Friday and Saturday at West Carteret High School. Selected 7th and 8th grade students will be transported to West on an activity bus Friday after school. Students, please arrange to have a ride pick you up from West Carteret at 8:30 pm Friday, and drop you off Saturday morning at 8:30 am.

Cheerleaders - Cheerleaders... get ready to party... our end of the year party will be at the Watermark on Thursday, April 1st from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Time and cost information to come! Stay tuned for more details and make plans to attend.

Boys vs. Girls Soccer Team - Tomorrow, Thursday, March 18 at 3:30, we will be having a game between the girls’ soccer team and the boys’ soccer team. Come out and join us!

Baseball – The MCMS baseball team defeated Downeast yesterday afternoon by a score on 5 to 3. Great Job Team!
The baseball team will also have a home game at Swinson Park on Thursday, March 25th at 4:00 challenging Broad Creek Middle School. Come out and support the Mighty Minutemen.

Softball – Our softball team was defeated yesterday after putting great effort in the game against Downeast. We will get them next time girls!
Our next game will be played right here again at MCMS on Thursday, March 25th at 4:00 with Downeast.
Don’t forget the date! Hope to see you here!

The Brad Sneeden Marine Science Academy - Applications are now available in the front office for the Brad Sneeden Marine Science Academy that will be a week long camp from June 14-18. The Theme this year will be Careers. Deadline for applications are due by Friday, April 23, 2010. There will be fifty (50) applicants accepted from the Carteret County Public School System. Applicants must be entering the 7th, 8th, or 9th grade in the fall of 2010. Students who took part in the Academy last year are not eligible to apply this year.
Stop by the office for more information and pick up the three page application.

Spelling Bee -Walker Whitley placed 5th out of 42 in the regional spelling bee (18th Annual Downeast NC Regional Spelling Bee).
Way to spell Walker! Congratulations!

Geography Bee – Congratulations to 7th grader Steven Tulevech, winner of our school wide Geography Bee. He has qualified to represent Morehead Middle and compete in the state level of the National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The State Bee will be held on Friday, April 9th at the J. E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. Good Luck, Steven!

Summer Volleyball Camp – Any 6th or 7th grade girl interested in going to a summer volleyball camp, please see Mr. Lewis or Miss Savage for details.

Yearbook Sales – Yearbooks are on sale until Friday, March 26th for $25. Only 8 school days left to purchase your yearbook!
If you do not remember whether or not you ordered a yearbook, ask your homeroom teacher to check the spreadsheet that Mrs. Piner emailed to them.
Only a few extra yearbooks will be ordered for purchase in June. Make sure you have reserved a copy by ordering by March 26th.

Yearbook Meeting - No Yearbook meeting this week!

Birdhouses for Sale - Buy a birdhouse and help our feathered friends and our school! Students from Ms. Lawrence and Mr. Butlers classes are making and selling birdhouses in order to raise funds for classroom materials and supplies. Not only are our students learning a hands-on approach to building but they are giving our feathered friends a nice home and raising money for their classrooms. The bird houses are on sale for $20. If you are interested in purchasing a bird house, please contact Ms. Lawrence or Mr. Butler at the school by calling 252-726-1126.

Radical Readers –
Warrior Heir Committee – Warrior Heir will meet on Thursday, March 25 until 4:00. Bring your information on your selected book as a possibility for our summer read 2010. If you own a copy of the book, awesome- bring it. If not, check out a copy from the media center. For the activities we will be completing, it would be a good idea to re-read it or refresh your memory on the major details. Ms. Smith and I look forward to working with you to plan our pod casts. We will tape our pod casts on April 1, so plan for that meeting to run to 4:30. Awesome job on the PBS celebration!

Media Mania News …. Don’t get caught without a BOOK!
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Checkout the Media Center for a great selection of Dr. Seuss books as we celebrate his birthday this month.

Media March... Mark your calendars for a book-movie yard sale event in the media center and courtyard on Saturday, March 27, 8-11. Bring in your used books and movies you would like to donate to the media center for this effort. Please bring in your items for donation by Thursday, March 25. A flier went home earlier this week and is also available on line on the main web page.

Battle of the Books Team –The Battle of the Books competition was held at WCHS on Friday. The MCMS came in one question behind for 1st place and went into overtime for 2nd place. We ended up in 3rd place in the competition. Great Job! We are proud of you!

2010 Youth Entrepreneurship Camp – Open to rising 7th graders through rising 9th graders:
This camp is sponsored by Carteret Community College and NC REAL Enterprises and will run from June 21-25, 2010 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. For more information stop by the school office and pick up your application or contact Betsy DeCampo at (252) 222-6116.

Bright Ideas – What a Bright idea! The MCMS Office is selling CFLs (Compact fluorescent light bulbs) for $2.00 each. Most stores sell them for $4.00 to $6.00 each, so this is a quite a deal. We have 75 and 100 watt bulbs available, and 100% of the funds from this fundraiser stay with MCMS. Please see any staff member in the office to purchase your CFLs today!

Earn $$$ for MCMS - A big thank you to everyone who linked their Harris Teeter VIC card to MCMS last year! Please remember to link your Harris Teeter VIC cards to MCMS again for this school year as well. All you have to do is go to www.harristeeter.com and select the Community Tab, then Together In Education (on the left side). At the bottom of that page click on Link your VIC card to your school now! Just fill out the next page, entering our school code of 7643, and you’re all set to help MCMS earn much needed funds for the 2009-2010 school year. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Brown in the office.

Lowe’s Gift Cards – Lowe’s Gift Cards are now available to purchase in the school office for $50.00. Morehead Middle receives 10% of this when one is purchased from our school. Come by the office soon and get yours!

Have a Great Day!