Town Crier on Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

Happy Tuesday!

March 15, 2011

NEED Your HELP/Parent Teacher Organization Officers /PTO - Please think about becoming a member of the Morehead Middle School PTO by holding an office for the 2011-2012 PTO school year. Many of our parents will be moving up to the High School next year. We are in desperate need!!!! Ask a friend to help you with a position. Call us or a friend to find out more! We look forward to hearing from you.

Make-up Days – The next make-up day for the missed snow day will be on Monday, March 21^st. Please put this day back on your calendar as a student school day.

Rachel’s Challenge Chain Links Schedule: These are the dates to remember for the Rachel's Challenge Chain Links meetings after school. They are from 3:00-4:00 in the cafeteria and they are always on Thursdays. Any cancelation will be announced in advance!

Next meeting will be on Thursday, March 24.

April 7, April 21, May 5, May 19 and our last meeting will be June 2nd!

Mark your calendars!

YEARBOOK MEETING - There is a yearbook meeting TODAY, Tuesday, March 15^th until 4:00 in the Media Center.

MCMS, have you got talent? - The MCMS Glee Club is sponsoring a Talent Show on Friday, April 15th! The Talent Show is open to all MCMS students and staff who have any entertaining talent. The show will be April 15th at 6pm in the MCMS gym. Sign-up will be during lunch this week. Please see a Glee Club member or Mrs. Dodgens for details.

Congratulations to Our 8^th Grade Band – Congratulations to 8^th Grade Band Students Morgan Phillips, Chris Domel and Jacob Smith. This weekend they traveled to Thomasville, N. C. to audition for the NC All-State Band. They performed very well and ALL three were accepted into the All-State Band! These students worked extremely hard for this opportunity and Mr. Neptune and the entire band program are very proud.

PBiS Celebration Honoring Our TROOPS! – Friday, March 18^th we will kick off for the troops!

This PBiS celebration we are honoring our troops! When Col. Sanford was here speaking to our students during Rachel's Challenge, he mentioned putting together care packages for our special ones serving our country. After meeting with the RC groups, they wish to approach it as follows:

• A poster board will be placed on the cafeteria door. The goal is to put together a puzzle of an USA scene. As each homeroom brings in 10 items, they will be given one puzzle piece.
• The homeroom that brings in the most items will go on a field trip to package up these items for the troops.
• Students will bring in the supplies (all can be purchased at the $1 store) to their homeroom teacher starting on March 18. This should happen during homeroom time only.
• Once a teacher has collected 10 items, the teacher fills out a slip of paper (placed in your boxes) indicating how many items collected that day and send it down to the Faculty lounge by the front office.
• The student will then receive the puzzle piece (with a number on the back which corresponds with the location on the poster board and place it on the cafeteria door in its designated spot. The goal is the fill up the remaining puzzle slots. This will let staff and students know daily how many more items we need to reach our goal of 3000 items. That would send 300 care packages.
• Rachel's Challenge representatives will be speaking to homerooms to spread the word. They will be making posters and making announcements during lunch. One student is writing a letter to the editor of the newspaper to get the community involved.
• Students will need to bring money on Friday if they wish to buy concessions (popcorn, candy, drinks).

"Get Your Yearbook!” - Students get your order form and order your yearbook now. To order a yearbook please complete the information on the order form, place your $25.00 payment inside the envelope and take your order form to the office during your homeroom by April 8, 2011. Students, please make sure you turn in your yearbook orders to the front office - only the front office.

* Don't miss out because ordering now will guarantee that you will get a 2010-2011 yearbook in June."

Track Tryouts – GET YOUR RUNNING SHOES ON! All 7th and 8th graders interested in running track. Tryouts will begin on Thursday, March 24. The tryouts will start at 3:15 and end at 4:30. You must have a current physical and proof of insurance to tryout. The sign up list will be in the cafeteria all week.

1^st Baseball and Softball Game – Morehead Middle will have our first baseball and softball game today, Tuesday, March 15^th against Downeast. The Baseball team will play at Swinson Park and the Softball team will play right here behind the school at MCMS at 4:00 pm.

Come on out and support our Minutemen! Plan to be there!

Glee Club Meeting – The Glee club will be meeting in Mrs. Dodgens' room #22 from 3:00 to 4:00 on Wednesdays. See you there! If you love to sing, this is the place to be.

No “Charge “on Lunch Account – Students are no longer able to charge on their lunch accounts. All students with negative lunch balances will be served peanut butter sandwiches rather than the main line. Students in need should see their counselor for assistance.

Basketball Camp Summer Scholarship - Attention all basketball fans: Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are once again providing an all expense paid scholarship for 27 young women to attend the Kellie Harper Basketball Camp at NC State and 27 young men to attend the Roy Williams Basketball Camp at UNC this summer. Rising 6th through 8th graders are eligible to apply. The deadline is March 21. See your physical education teachers for an application. Our very own Rodney Mitchell won a scholarship last summer, so if you are curious ask him about how much fun he had.

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

MCMS students prepare for Sarah Martin Byrd, a North Carolinian author to visit MCMS sometime between April 13 and 15. Letters went home on Friday, March 11 to inform families of her visit and give the option for pre-ordering personalized copies of her novel Guardian Spirit. Ms. Byrd will actually create a short story with each grade level incorporating the National Library theme "Celebrating Stories". To learn more about Ms. Byrd, please visit her website. http://www.sarahmartinbyrd.com/

Battle of the Books - The MCMS Battle of the Books Team fought hard on Friday. With 1 point separating first and second place and 1 point separating 3rd and 4th place, MCMS did a fine job staying in the game at 4th place. As soon as the 2011-12 Battle of the Books list is ready, we will get the word out. We will do a very similar format next year. Thank you to all who made BOB such a success at MCMS.

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!!! 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!