Announcements for
Tuesday,
April 19,2016
Patriot Pride
Be Respectful!
Be Ready!
Be a Patriot!
Word of the Day
This week’s prefix is “ego,” which is
Latin for “I.”
“egomaniac”
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: “an abnormally egotistical
person”
“Even though we know he is an
egomaniac, it is hard to listen to him
talk about himself all day.”
On This Day in History
1764 – The English Parliament banned the American
colonies from printing paper money.
1775 – The American Revolution began as fighting
broke out at Lexington, MA.
1861 – Thaddeus Lowe sailed 900 miles in nine hours in
a hot air balloon.
1897 – The first annual Boston Marathon was held.
1960 – Baseball uniforms began displaying player’s
names on their backs.
1971 – Russia launched the “Salyut” into orbit around
Earth. It was the first space station.
1982 – NASA named Sally Ride to be the first woman
astronaut.
School Store is Now
Open!!
The NJHS sponsored School Store is now open!
Supplies such as pens, pencils, lead, notebooks,
folders and highlighters are sold in Room 228
from 8:30-8:45 am and during 4th period
lunches in the Commons. The store is also open
on Fridays during 5th and 6th periods in Room
228.
Track
Practice today until 4:30.
Girls Soccer
The girls defeated Conrady
yesterday with strong
performances from all. Goals
were scored by Erin
Jaskierski and Bella Lemus,
with a hat trick from Maria
Perez! Way to go ladies! Keep
it up against Prairie View
tomorrow!
*Practice at Millennium today
until 5:30!
th
7
Grade Book Club
Members of the 7th Grade
Book Club will meet after
school today in Room 223.
School Supply Kits
School Supply Kit orders are due
Wednesday, May 4th. Online orders
can be placed until Friday, May 13th
at www.ShopTTKits.com.
Hot Lunch
Tomorrow is Hot Lunch!
Please remember to thank
the parents serving you.
Without them, there would
be no Hot Lunch program.
Chorus
Attention all Chorus members! Stop by
the Band room today to pick up an
information packet for our upcoming
tour and rehearsal times.
Smencils
Smencils will be available for
sale during the Hot Dog and
Pizza Day lunches for $1. They
will be sold by the PTO as a
fundraiser.
Intramurals
Wiffle ball Intramurals will be
held Tuesday and Thursday
mornings from 7:45-8:25.
Chorus
Practice Thursday, April 21st
from 3:15-4:00 for all
members!
Boys Soccer
Practice at Millennium
today until 5:30!
KEA Scholarship Night
at the Patio
Be sure to stop by the Orland Park Patio
on Wednesday, April 20th from 3-9 pm
and help support the KEA Scholarship
program! Bring in the flyer being sent
home and the Patio will donate 15% of
your purchase to the fund.
Ronald McDonald House
Charities
Student Council is sponsoring a drive to collect
new and unused cleaning products, paper
products, drawstring garbage bags and
individual snacks for the Ronald McDonald
House Charities. Please see the handout given
to you for specific examples of items needed.
Items will be accepted from April 18-29.
Water Bottle Filling
Station Challenge
To date, Grissom
students and staff
members have saved
3,921 plastic water
bottles from ending up in
landfills. Can we get to
4,000 by the end of the
school year???
P.B.I.S.
Student Support
Student Support is held in
the Media Center every day
before school from 8:00 –
8:35 and after school
Monday through Thursday
from 3:10 – 4:00. There is
no Student Support after
school on Friday. Please be
prompt!
PTO News
Click on the
latest PTO
Newsletter to
view a Hot Lunch
calendar and
other important
news/events!