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Last updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

Please keep in mind that when you receive a call from the high school, every phone in the building will show up on your caller ID as the main office number of the high school. Office personnel have no way of knowing who made the call, so if there is not a message, please wait for another call. Thank you.

If you need to report an absence or excuse an absence or tardy for your student, please call the attendance line of 781-1313. If you need to have your children excused from school prior to the end of the day, or to get a message to your student, please call Mrs. Banfield at 781-1337.

PARENT MEETINGS:

Arena-style Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, November 12^th from 5:00pm – 8:30pm and on Friday, November 13^th from 8:00am – 11:00am. No appointment is necessary; all teachers are located in the Cafeteria. Thursday, Nov. 12^th will be a full day of school with a regular Thursday schedule. There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, Nov. 13^th.

Monday, Nov. 16 at 7pm – Music Boosters in the high school Library

Tuesday, Nov. 17^th at 7pm – Boys Cross Country Banquet in the high school Library

Thursday, Nov. 19^th at 6:30pm – Girls Cross Country Banquet at the Franke Center

Friday, Nov. 20^th at 7am – Student of the Month Breakfast in the high school Auditorium

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

JUNIORS & SENIORS: The Marine recruiter has rescheduled his visit for Tuesday, November 17 at 9:50 am. If you would like to find out more about Careers in the Marines and the ROTC program, sign up in the guidance office. You must have a pass issued for this meeting.

A reminder to all members of the Ladies Cross Country Team, get your uniforms and money for the banquet turned in to Coach Wissink ASAP.

FFA Members citrus and 2009 shirt orders are due to Mr. Christensen on 19 November that is next week, support the chapter and alumni and get out there and sell fruit.

MEN’S SWIM SEASON INFORMATION: Coach Karns and the men’s varsity swimmers want you to join the team! The men’s varsity swim team is having an organizational parents meeting on Wednesday, November 11^th at 6:30 pm in the south cafeteria. Anyone that has interest in swimming or trying a very rewarding sport should attend the meeting. Get your friends and sign-up. If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Friend, David Doud, Josh Tierney, Alex Wester or Coach Karns for more information. GET INVOLVED TODAY!

All Students that want to bowl on the high school bowling team must have sports physicals on file with the athletic director’s office by November 20^th. Practice will start on Saturday, Nov. 21^st at 8:30am at Marshall Lanes. A parent’s meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19^th at Marshall Lanes. There will be no tryouts, contact Coach Hutchings with any questions at 781-3125.

The assembly about Rachel’s Challenge has been rescheduled to Tuesday, December 1^st. Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School Tragedy on April 20, 1999. She left behind an amazing legacy and simple challenge to anyone who will accept it - treat others with kindness and compassion and you just may change the works you live in. There will be two assemblies: grade 11& 12 will be from 8:00am – 9:00 am; grades 9 & 10 will from 9:45 – 10:45. There will be a community presentation of this event at the high school auditorium that evening at 7:00pm. All are welcome, but because of the nature of this presentation, we ask that only high school students and adults attend.

QUALITY ONE DRIVER TRAINING is offering a Segment 1 class starting Nov. 16^th meeting on M, W, & TH. Also, there will be a Segment 2 class starting Nov. 30. If you are interested please see Mr. West in Rm. 227 or call Quality One at (877) 741-8112. You can also email us at qualityone@cbpu.com or go to our website www.qualityplusmi.tripod.com.

The Academic Awards Assembly has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Nov. 24^th in the Auditorium. All qualifying junior and senior students are asked to attend the 1^st ½ of Seminar. All freshmen are asked to attend the assembly as an introduction to the awards program and they will observe all qualifying sophomores receive their academic award the 2^nd ½ of seminar. A list of students who qualified for an award is posted in each teacher’s classroom; all qualifying students are asked to attend.

Please support the Marshall High School GRAD BASH 2010! Every Saturday in November (7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th) Auto-Lab of Marshall will donate 10% of each sale to the Grad Bash ’10! Also, EVERY DAY in November Auto-Lab will donate 10% of any Car Care Club purchases just by mentioning the “Grad Bash ’10” ~ this purchase donates at least $20 to the cause and provides lifetime oil changes, free tire rotations, free wiper blades, 10% off all repairs, and much more! Auto-Lab is located at 126 West Dr. N. and is open from 7a.m. to 2p.m. each Saturday. Please call 789-0777 for more information or to make an appointment.

MHS students will have a great opportunity to receive tutoring after school Monday through Thursday from 2:30-4pm. Three teachers will be available at this time and all students will also be given access to Tutor.com, an online live tutoring service. All MHS students can access Tutor.com every day of the week from 2pm-11pm from any computer so this is also an opportunity they may take advantage of at home. Snacks will be provided during Cyber Café. We encourage all MHS students to take advantage of this opportunity to become more successful in all their classes and ask that parents require any students who are struggling to attend at least two sessions per week. For more information, contact Andrea Nessel at 781-1312 or anessel@marshall.k12.mi.us

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VISITATIONS:

· Tuesday, November 17 at 9:50 AM – Trine University

· Tuesday, December 1 at 9:50 AM – Northern Michigan University

Military Recruiters will be located at 4-Corners downstairs on each of their visitations which are announced in the daily announcements. Sign up for all college visitations with Mrs. Kneller in the Guidance Office. Announcements will be made the week before the college is coming.

COLLEGE OPEN HOUSES:

Aquinas College in Grand Rapids is having a Science, Math and Nursing Day on Friday, November 13 from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm. For complete details of the day’s events including agenda, full description of breakout sessions and to register on line go to www.aquinas.edu/undergraduate or see Mrs. Kneller in the guidance office
Are you interested in a career in Directing, Cinematography, Producing and Editing? Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is offering BA degrees in Cinema & Digital Arts and Screenwriting. For more information go to www.pointpark.edu.
JUNIORS: The US Military Academy at West Point is hosting their 35^th annual Summer Leaders Seminar. This seminar provides outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the academic, physical, military and leadership development programs at the academy. If you are in the top fifth of your class, have strong PSAT scores and have demonstrated leadership potential by participation, election to office and honors earned in organized athletic and extracurricular activities then stop by the guidance office for more information on this opportunity. Deadline to apply is April 1.

SCHOLARSHIP NEWS:

Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors who served as AAA School Safety patrol members. Application in the guidance office.

Hope College is pleased to announce its special partnership with the University of Michigan Medical School. Each year one Hope College Biomedical Scholar receives the opportunity to attend medical school at The University of Michigan tuition free. Eligible students must be African American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and/or Native American. More information in the guidance office.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE SCHOLARSHIPS VISIT THE GUIDANCE OFFICE, DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE NEW SCHOLARSHIP BOARD OUTSIDE THE CAFETERIA

REDHAWK ATHLETICS:

Fri. & Sat., Nov. 20^th & 21^st – Girls Swimming State Meet, time/location TBA

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