Thursday, March 18, 2010 

 

Quote:  “In 30 years, it won’t matter what jeans you wore, or what friends you had, it matters what you learned and how you used it.”  Mrs. Passero’s wall & Mrs. LaValley’s wall

 

The Dake library is having its spring book fair Monday, March 22nd to Thursday, March 25th. Daily hours will be 7:40 to 3:15. An "Evening of Book Talks," which invites students to talk about books they have enjoyed and recommend for reading, will be held Monday evening beginning at 6 pm. The book fair will be open for business Monday evening from 6 to 8 pm. All are welcome.

 

Talent Show - For 8th graders who are trying out today for this year’s talent show:  The day is finally here!  Please make sure you have everything you need for today’s audition and that you are familiar with the audition guidelines.

Each member of every act is expected to report to the Dake chorus room today NO LATER THAN 3:05 p.m. And remember, only people auditioning will be allowed in the chorus room!! No exceptions!!

 

Chess Club -The Chess Club will meet TODAY, Thursday, March 18th, in room 123.

 

Let’s celebrate spring at the “Spring Thing”…this Friday night at IHS.  We’re going to have a DJ, DDR, basketball, volleyball and other games….you can dance, “Hoop It Up” and just hang out with all your friends. 

Tickets are $3.00 and will be sold during lunch this week.  Grab a permission slip too.  If you bought a ticket for the last dance that was cancelled…you can use that ticket for this “Spring Thing”, but you need a permission slip.  It all happens from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria and gyms.  Don’t skip it….it’s going to be very fun!

 

SPORTS

 

Please turn in your spring sports forms to the Health Office as soon as possible!  Physicals are being done next week in the Health Office if you need one.  Please sign up today.

 

National Foreign Language Week

Good morning!  National Foreign Language week begins today…….To celebrate, we will be reading a question each morning highlighting each of the five languages offered at Dake. 

Yesterday’s highlighted foreign language was Italian.  The question was:  According to legend, the brothers who founded this Italian city were raised by a she-wolf, which is depicted in the city’s emblem.  What is the city and who were the brothers?  Answer:  Rome, founded by brothers, Romulus and Remos  Winner Hannah Zachery

Today’s highlighted foreign language is Latin.  The question:  This is the only country in the world who broadcasts the news in classical Latin.

Please drop off your response with your name and homeroom to room 122 by 2 p.m. today.

Please drop off you response with your name and homeroom to room 122 by 2 p.m. today!

     

 The Sports Hotline is available everyday-it lists all the teams times and places.  Please call 336-3141.

 

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No more flash drives or floppy discs! - Google Documents allows students to transfer their school work between home and school via the Internet.  Google Documents allows you to store word documents, slide presentations, and spreadsheets on the Internet, so students may access their work wherever the Internet is found.

    1.  Go to www.Google.com

    2.  Type in Google Documents as the search term

    3.  Select "Welcome to Google Documents."

    4.  Create a Free account   

    5.  Google will email a confirmation.  (Free email account can be created through www.Gmail.com or www.yahoo.com )