Town Crier on Thursday, May 27, 2010.

May 27, 2010
Happy Thursday!

MCMS will have a prosperous 2009-2010 School Year.

MCMS Needs your Help!!!
MCMS is still in need of Proctors to help out with End of Grade Assessments. If you are free any day this week in the am, we would love to have you!
Please call Mr. Jason Miles at 726-1126.

PTO MEETING – On Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 there will be a short meeting of the PTO outside of the cafeteria on the 8th grade hall at 8:15 pm. All those interested in helping next year with the PTO for our school, please come join us.

Battle of the Books – We will have our end of the year celebration tomorrow, Friday, May 28th beginning at 11:00 until 3:00 in the Media Center with a break for the Sports Ceremony.

Tryouts for Girls Soccer - Tryouts for girls soccer team for our next school year will begin the second day of school this fall. Sports physical must be completed at that time.
Coach Henning

Athletic Recognition Ceremony - Parents are invited to attend our athletic recognition ceremony tomorrow, Friday, May 28 at 1:15 in our gymnasium. During this time we will recognize athletes who participated in wrestling, basketball, baseball, softball, track, girl's golf, and cheerleading. Come and join us! A good time will be had by all.

Track News - All track members need to turn in their clean uniform to Coach Lewis or DeGiule as soon as possible. Please place the uniform in a bag with your name in or on the bag. Thank you.

Band News -
*Saturday May 29 - Sunday May 30 - 8th Grade Spring Trip to Charlotte, NC. Carowinds and WICKED.
Final payment for this trip is due Friday.

* The 8th grade spring trip will be this weekend. All information including trip itinerary was handed out to students earlier this week. All students and chaperones will meet in the band room at 5:30 am on Saturday. We're looking forward to a great trip!

Media Mania News …. Don’t get caught without a BOOK!
BEAT THE WORLD RECORD: Be sure to sign up for Beat the World Record. If everyone in our school participates and records the minutes they read per day, we could be one of 20 schools to be recorded in Scholastics Book of World Records. It's easy. It's free. There are other activities on the site you might find interesting. Check it out. Visit the media blog under the Student menu on the school website for more information. For your convenience, the link is below
www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/record

Warrior Bash
Students get ready to have the ultimate summer slam celebration. This is a PBS event combined with literacy and sponsored by your summer reading committee. We have an 18foot SKY HIGH Slide mission, test your strength with Super Boxing, a Jousting ring, Warrior Paint, and much, much more. BE prepared to have FUN on the last day of school. We have 30 events planned for you on the field. You will need to wear sunscreen, sun glasses, and hats. You may bring a bottle of water. Concessions will be available.
Parents - I need your help. We have a list of items we need to make the event successful. We need man power. We need trucks. If you can help in any way or form, please contact Dega Lancaster ASAP (dega.lancaster@carteretk12.org or call 726-1126)

Summer Read = The BATTLE 2010
This year, the Summer Reading committee along with commentary from the students decided to host the battle between Guys and Gals. Our Summer Read consists of a guy title: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz and a gal title: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter. Both of these reading adventures curtail the lives of the secret spy world. Are you man enough to try the gal title? Are you woman enough to try the guy title? Make sure you read one of the titles, and for a stronger chance of victory, read both titles. Be ready to BATTLE it out come August 2010 and be ready for some spy missions of your own. Oh, the possibilities...
Get your copy now at school during your lunch hour for $5. We ordered limited copies. Local book stores are carrying the titles, and some will provide you with a discount if you mention you are a MCMS student.

Warrior Heir Committee
Warrior Heir Committee will meet Wednesday, June 2, Thursday, June 3 until 4:30. They will meet Friday, June 4 until 3:45 and Monday, June 7 until 4:30. They need to arrive Tuesday, June 8 at 7:15 am.
Parents of committee members should plan to help if available.
Dega B. LancasterMAED Middle Grades EnglishMCMS Media Coordinator

Summer Golf Clinic – Minutemen, do you like to play golf? If so, the Morehead City Country Club is offering a Junior Clinic this summer for boys and girls ages 6-11. They are also offering an Advanced Golf Clinic for boys and girls ages 12-up. These summer long clinics offer high quality instruction at a very reasonable price. It would be a great way to learn how to play golf if you are interested in trying out for the golf team. It would also be an excellent way to improve the skill you have. For information and an informative flier see Mr. Lewis.

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.

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.

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 School receives 10% of this when one is purchased from our school. Come by the office soon and get yours!

Have a Great Day!