Town Crier on Wednsday, March 9, 2011.

Happy Wednesday!

March 9, 2011

Early Release Day – Today, Wednesday, March 9^th is an early release day for students. Students will be dismissed from school at 12:00 noon.

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.

Lost and Found Items to Charity – If you are missing shoes, clothing, book bags, or gym bags please check by First Class this week to check out our big collections of items that have accumulated since Christmas. All of these items will be giving to charities this week, so please come by and look for your valuables.

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 tomorrow, Thursday, March 10^th.

March 24, April 7, April 21, May 5, May 19 and our last meeting will be June 2nd!

Mark your calendars!

Cheerleaders – Your team and individual pictures have arrived. See Coach Lancaster to obtain your pictures. Be sure to bring back your clean uniform top/skirt and poms.

"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."

Golf - NO GOLF PRACTICE today. Golf will resume tomorrow unless it is raining.

Track Tryouts - 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.

1^st Baseball and Softball Game – Morehead Middle will have our first baseball and softball game on 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!

Baseball – We will have baseball practice at 3:00 today, Wednesday which is early release day.

There will be NO baseball practice on Friday!

Glee Club Meeting – No Glee club this Wednesday, March 9^th, due to an early release day!

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!

Battle of the Books –*The county competition is on Friday, 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!!! 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!