Perry High School Announcements Friday, December 11

Perry High School Announcements

Friday, December 11

102 School Days Left

DMACC Reminder

Just a reminder that ALL DMACC classes are done

for this semester!!!

Activities Information

The Perry Activities website may be accessed directly at

www.perryactivities.org

or through the school district site www.perry.k12.ia.us.

Volunteer Opportunity January 23 and 24

Indoor Soccer Tournament

Concessions workers

Great for students who need volunteer hours

Great experience to write about on future HUP scholarship application

Contact Rosa at [email protected]

Soup Supper – Tonight The Ballard Athletic Booster Club is

hosting a soup supper tonight starting at 5:30 PM at the Ballard High School.

For $5.00, you get your choice of chili, chicken noodle soup, or potato soup with

bread, dessert, and drink. The supper will last until the halftime of the men's game or while supplies last.

Volunteer Opportunity Any students interested in volunteering with

Hospice patients please call Mimi at 515-505-4078

This would involve a short training and visits with patients at the Perry Lutheran Home

Your Local Weather Forecast

Please return or renew library books!!! Manuel Aguirre Brian Alvarenga German Alvarenga David Andrade Oscar Banuelos Herman Beinitez Savanna Benton Devon Booth

Gavin Boyer Mark Campos David Cardenas Austin Carpenter Bryan Catalan Marlyn Cervantes Jackie Chapman Donald Chavez

Gabriela Chavez Rueben Chavez Marqui Craddock Erica Crawford Keala Crawford Daniel Davis Damon Dillinger Johanna Diw

Soup Supper Tuesday, December 15th

HS Commons 5:30-8:00

All-You-Can-Eat Soup, a dessert, drink

$5

Jayette Softball

Students….Check your Gmail!

Starting today the announcements will also be delivered to you in your

student Gmail account.

Please make sure you are checking your email to be updated with the

latest school information!!

College Visits 12/15/2015 lunch Air Force High School Commons

12/17/2015 12:15 PM Iowa Lakes CC Counselors Office

1/6/2016 lunch Air Force High School Commons

2/3/2016 lunch Air Force High School Commons

3/2/2016 lunch Air Force High School Commons

4/6/2016 lunch Air Force High School Commons

Scholarship Opportunities • KEEP IOWA BEAUTIFUL ANNOUNCES HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS

• Keep Iowa Beautiful offers five $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors in 2016! Students across Iowa who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university majoring in community, sociology or environmental science-related fields are eligible to apply.

• To apply, students can complete the application on-line at www.keepiowabeautiful.com/grants/byers by January 8, 2016.

Need Bluejay Apparel?

Jays Nest apparel is on sale at

The Perry Perk

Now thru December 14th

GSA means Gay Straight Alliance, so

everyone is welcome. We meet Friday’s in

my room (311) after school.

We’ll have cookies!

Message from MR. MARBURGER

All students in the building after the school

day ends must be in a practice or with a

teacher. You will be asked to

leave if you are unsupervised

Please return or renew library books!!!

Reece Dunlap Connor Embrey Jonathan Flores Abbie Fuller Martiza Galdamez Meray Garcia Alexis Garrido Andrea Gomez

Emilio Gonzalez Ramiro Guzman Carley Hager Austin Hay Juan Herra Krista Hines Morgan Holstrom Jacob Huffman

Luisa Ibanez Roshon Ivory Sol Japa Brandon Kenyon Conner Keyon Haileigh Kenyon Kade Killmer Izac Kinkennon

Vocabulary Word of the Day

Acrid adj. Having an irritatingly

strong and unpleasant taste or smell. Angry and bitter.

“An acrid odor filled the room.”

Message from Jody Kyle Neuhalfen and Austin Hall

please pick up your “Josten” items from Jody in the

counselors office.

Youth Basketball Volunteers

Please contact Becky at the Rec Center if you are interested in helping with the youth basketball tournaments.

They will have one in January and two in February. You will have the choice

of being paid or earning volunteer hours for this task.

Becky Towers Recreation Coordinator

McCreary Community Building (515) 465-5621

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Monday Breakfast/Lunch Menu

Breakfast Pizza

Pancakes with sausage

Hot & Spicy Chicken

Chicken Sandwich

Always available Sub Sandwich/Salad Line

Grab and Go Cooler Yogurt Lunch

PBJ Sack Lunch

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!!!

•9th- 96.02% •10th- 93.01% •11th- 92.13% •12th- 92.92%

Week of November 30 thru December 4

Did you know?

…the letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1)

…the longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'

…1 out of every 8 letters written is an e …people who work at night tend to weigh more

…you can only see a rainbow if have your back to the sun …the oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south

island

Important Advice

Students DO NOT leave valuables of

any sort in an unlocked locker!!

FCCLA Meetings

Today…3:15-4:30

Friday, December 18 3:15-4:30

Community Service Project

Work Session for STAR Events competitors

See Mrs. Anderson if you are unable

to attend these meetings!

DATE EVENT PLACE TIME ACTIVITY

Friday thru Sunday

12/11/2015 LC Council Bluffs Invite Council Bluffs 11:00 AM Wrestling

12/11/2015 Ballard Huxley 4:15 PM Basketball - 8th Boys

12/11/2015 Ballard Perry Middle 4:15 PM Basketball - 8th Girls

12/11/2015 Clarke/Winterset/N Valley Winterset 4:15 PM Wrestling - 7&8

12/11/2015 Saydel Invite (JV) Saydel 5:00 PM Wrestling

12/11/2015 Ballard Huxley 6:00 PM Basketball - G/B

12/12/2015 iJAG Cookie Walk PHS Commons 8:00 AM iJAG

12/12/2015 S.C.I.B.A. District Jazz Festival Waukee 8:00 AM Music - HS Instrumental

12/12/2015 LC Council Bluffs Invite Council Bluffs 1:00 PM Wrestling

Please return or renew library books!!!

Charlotte Kirchner Charity Lampman Anna Lansing Drew Levan Aaron Lockwood Alexis Macias Grace Marburger Eduardo Marroquin

Abbi Martelli Darin McCord Ethan McFarland Cindy Mejia Sonia Melendez Yordi Mena Malachi Meri Michael Meyer

Ashley Molina Isael Morales Shelia Nagel Rebecca Naranjo Connor Nielsen Mike Ochoa Janet Ortiz Jrayton Pattison

Random Animal Facts

Gentoo penguins propose to their life mates with a

pebble.

2016 High School Essay Contest • Topic: “Why is it important that we have news media that are independent of

the government?”

• Postmark deadline: February 24, 2016 Nominations accepted beginning November 5, 2015

• Award recognition First Place: $1,000 scholarship

Second Place: $500 scholarship Third Place: $300 scholarship

• http://jea.org/home/awards-honors/high-school-essay-contest/

Choir News… Students are welcome to join

Concert Choir (Mixed Choir) and Chorale (Women’s Choir) at

semester. Have fun performing with your

friends at Jukebox and Large Group Festival!

Yearbook Information

Share your awesome pictures with our yearbook team at

http://tinyurl.com/treeringpictures.

They might just make it in to the printed copy!

Create an account at treering.com and order yours today!

Auditions for the Spring Play, You Can’t Take It With You,

will be December 17 at 6:00 pm… Conflict?? See Sra Blum to audition before this date!

Please return or renew library books!!!

Samantha Paulin Elber Perez Luke Pfau Janier Puente Cesar Ramirez Stuart Ramos Lucas Rathje Maura Richardson

Ivania Robles Brandon Ruiz Cristal Ruiz Isabel Saemisch Jamileth Sarceno Cortez

Justin Skaggs Alvaro Soto Aliyah Taggert

Katelyn Thomason Zac Thompson Maria Torres Anthony Velasco Michael Velasco Maddie West Hannah York