Town Crier on Thursday, January 13, 2011.

Happy Thursday!

January 13, 2011

NO School – On Monday, January 17^th, there will be NO school due to the Holiday. See you on Tuesday. Have a great long weekend!

PTO Meeting - Please come out and join us at the first PTO meeting of the New Year on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 8:15 am in the cafeteria lobby. We are in need of new officers for the 2011-2012 school year. Many offices are currently being held by 8th grade parents: President, Fall Fundraiser, Booster Club, Box Tops/Food Lion/Harris Teeter.

Athletic Boosters - Athletic Boosters needs you! We will be planning our "Winter Wonderland" activity day as a fundraiser for our athletic program. Much help will be needed in planning this event that will take place on Friday, January 28^th from 3:00–5:00 pm, (please note the date change from the 21^st to the 28^th). Entry charge of $5 will be required. Activities will include candy bar bingo, an igloo competition, karaoke, DJ, guitar hero, Dance Revolution. Come dressed for this wintery scene and pose in our photo booth-$2.00 (2-4X6s) with your friends. Concessions will be offered and may include...pizza, smores, hotdogs, etc. We will need some help decorating for this winter scene and manning these stations. So send in any extra icicle and snowmen decorations you may be able to donate to the office. Again, please attend this special meeting. We will reschedule because of the snow day.

Fall Sports Recognition Program – On this Friday, Jan. 14 our Athletic Boosters Club will be hosting a Fall Sports Recognition Program in our gymnasium. The following sports and players will be recognized at this time: boys' and girls' soccer, football, volleyball, and boys' golf. This event will begin at 1:30 pm. Hope you can make it!

Sports Eligibility - Friday, January 21^st is the day teachers check students grades for sports eligibility for basketball, wrestling, track, baseball, softball and girls golf.

Rachel’s Challenge Meeting – Rachel’s Challenge Chain Link meeting will be on Thursday, January 13^th after school in the cafeteria from 3:00-4:00pm. Have your rides here at 4:00 prompt to pick you up!

All–District Band - Several of our Band students auditioned for All-District Band this weekend. While all students played well, three of our 8th graders have been honored with receiving a spot in the top ensemble. Morgan Phillips is first chair mallet percussion, Chris Domel is first chair timpani and Jacob Smith is second chair tuba. Because of their high level of achievement, these students have also been invited to audition for All-State Band. Congratulations to these musicians as well as all who participated this weekend!

Yearbook Meeting – Tuesday, January 18^th will be our next yearbook meeting until 4:00 pm.

Glee Club – We will have NO Glee Club Meetings in January. We will start fresh in February. See you then!

Wrestling Match – Congratulations to the following wrestlers that won their matches yesterday afternoon: Malique Johnson, Dustin Smith, Nathan Ameen, Peter Schultz, Lathan Smith, Kierstan Anderson, Dee-Ann Gutierrez and Joseph Mason. Great JOB!

Girls’ Basketball – Next home game will be today, Thursday, January 13^th at 4:00 pm.

Come and support the Lady Minutemen!

Boys’ Basketball Team - Next game will also be today, Thursday, January 13^th at home following the girls game. Look forward to seeing you here! Go Minutemen!

Cheerleaders – A letter went home to parents with information concerning our Pancake Fundraiser and deposit on Wednesday, January 12, 2011.

Make plans to come out and join us for a pancake breakfast at Applebees on Saturday, February 12, 2011. See a cheerleader for a ticket. Walker Whitley has taken the flap jack challenge and we need a challenger. The object is to see who can eat the most pancakes. The flapjack contest will take place at 9:00am on 2-12-11.

Media Mania News …. Don’t get caught without a BOOK!

Battle of the Books -
MCMS students and parents, this year we've had over 100 students reading Battle of the Books (BOB) titles. Each team has a BOB team that meets weekly and in some cases daily during academic coaching. The time has come to have a school wide competition to find out which team is our school winner. This competition will be held in the library on Friday, February 11, 2011 from 8:30 to 11:30am. From 8:00 - 8:30, we would like to have a celebratory breakfast reception in our cafeteria. We need parents who would like to volunteer to coordinate the reception. If you are interested, please contact Dega Lancaster. Parents are invited to attend the school wide competition on February 11, 2011.

MCMS Battle of the Books Team to Compete at the County Level -
Due to state regulations of BOB teams, each school is only permitted to have 12 students in the county competition. All students who are currently on a BOB team are invited to express interest in participating at the county level by submitting qualification forms to their BOB Coach. The coach will then determine the number of BOB titles read by each interested student. The students with the most number of BOB titles read will comprise of our MCMS BOB team. In the case of more than 12 students reading all 2011 BOB titles interested in competing at the county level, a paper-pencil test will be given. The 12 highest scores will make up the MCMS BOB team. The county competition is on March 11, 2011 and is a day-long event for students.

General Mills Box Tops Fundraiser – Attention Parents...You can make a difference! Collect Box Tops from participating General Mills and affiliates products and earn cash for MCMS!!!

Just clip the marked Box Top labels and send them in to MCMS with your student. Each top is worth 10 cents and it adds up fast!!! Our first turn in from October earned our school $176! The next and final deadline for the school year is Friday, February 18^th, please send the trimmed Box Top labels in earlier if you can. Also, please ask family and friends to collect the tops, earning extra money for school needs will be so easy! Remember, every Box Top label counts!!!

Lowe’s Food Gift Cards - Our PTO continues to sell Lowe's Food gift cards for $50 each. Our school profits 6% on each card sold. Please plan to purchase a Lowe's gift card by writing a check to MCMS PTO or paying cash. This is a great way to support our school. Parents may come into the office to purchase cards at any time.

Bojangle Gift Cards - MCMS PTO is also selling Bojangle Cards for $5 each. They are a $15 value at Bojangles. Bojangle cards are available in our office.

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Have a Great Day!