Jan 18 Announcements
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General Announcements
This Saturday, January 21st we will be hosting the annual Empty Bowls event, from 11:00am-1:00pm. Come for lunch and help in the fight against hunger. $5.00 for lunch and $15.00 for lunch and a bowl. See you Saturday.
Please join us in supporting NH’s Winnacunnet Winter Clothes Drive. Throughout the month of January, there will be drop off boxes in the library, front office, nurse’s office, Mrs. Price’s office and in the dining hall for you to bring in all old or unwanted clothes. No undergarments will be accepted. EVERY BIT WILL HELP!
Parking fee refund checks are available in Mr. McGowan’s office during break and A, C, and D lunches.
Yearbooks – This is your last opportunity to purchase a 2012 yearbook for $65. Order forms are available online, outside of room E104, or at Parent Conferences Jan. 19. If you are not sure if one has already been ordered for you, check the bulletin board in the business wing.
The Seabrook Library is joining the 2012 Teen Video Challenge. Anyone interested in creating their own video for summer reading, please attend the Information Meeting on Monday 1/23 from 6-8 pm. If your video wins there is a cash prize.
Community Service Opportunity
The job & community service board is located in the D wing outside of Room D102. Come take a look at the many opportunities coming in weekly!
Community Service Opportunity: The Hampton PTA is looking for a few students to babysitting during their meeting at Centre school from 5:30-7:30pm on Tuesday, January 17th. Please come to the Student Activities office to sign up for this event.
Senior Seminar Projects
Attention WHS students: Help support Vannessa and Aeriss with their senior seminar project, the “Dating Game”, which will be in the auditorium on Thursday, January 26th at 6:30pm. Tickets will be sold during lunches next Tuesday and Thursday. The cost is $5.00 during lunch or $7.00 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Calling all bookworms! Help support Kelly & Nicole’s senior seminar project by donating new and gently used children’s books, preferably for ages 10 and under, but all levels of books are appreciated. The books will be donated to Boston Children’s Hospital’s Research Out & Read Program. Boxes are located in the lunch room, library, C-wing, and the main entrance. We will be collecting books from January 9th through the 19th. So please bring in books to help out a good cause!
Guidance Announcements
Parent Conferences are Thursday, January 19th. Sign up sheets are available on the homepage. If you are not able to access the form online, copies will be available in the front office or in the guidance office.
Clubs & Activities
All Quill & Scroll members need to meet in the chorus room during break on Wednesday, Jan. 18 for the yearbook photo.
Attention Math Team members: The next meet is January 25. Practices are Mondays, Tuesday, and Thursdays as usual. Please plan on attending a practice next week. New members are always welcome!
There will be a Debate in the lecture hall on the topic of Ms. Scott’s choosing Thursday, Jan. 19th at 2:45pm. All our welcome.
There will be a Close-up meeting after school on Thursday at 2:35 for all those interested in Traveling to Washington this April in Mr. Beattie’s room e101. We will be registering students for this trip..if you cannot attend please see Mr. Beattie or Ms. Waterhouse ASAP.
Class Information
Class of 2012 - Seniors
Seniors – Just in case your parents forgot...we still have limited room for your YEARBOOK parent ad – see Mrs. Harris for more info asap. There are only four pages available (or 8 halves, or 16 quarters, or 32 eighths, or any combination to equal 4 full pages - you can do the math).
Seniors interested in applying for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship can pick up information in Guidance. Students from NH can qualify if their parents have an AFL-CIO union affiliation. The deadline to register for the Feb. 1, Labor History Exam is 1.
Seniors – If you have a college deadline of February 1st please be sure that your yellow card(s) and student data sheet have been turned into the guidance office.
Class of 2013 - Juniors
Attention Juniors! You will be attending Junior Meetings with your Guidance Counselor tomorrow, January 19th during block 1. These meetings will be important for you to become prepared for the Junior Career Fair next Thursday the 26th. You will be dismissed from your block 1 class tomorrow at 8:20. Locations will be announced tomorrow as well as posted on the guidance wall.
Class of 2014 - Sophomores
Class of 2015 - Freshmen
Sports
Sports schedules, scores, and cancellations are posted on the Sports Schedule page or at www.highschoolsports.net.
Lunch Menu
Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr Day - No schoolTuesday – hot dogs in whole grain buns or veggie quiche, oven roasted taters, coleslaw
Wednesday – Whole grain pasta w/ meatballs or marinara sauce, steamed mixed veggies
Thursday – homemade home style chicken patty or homemade veggie burger, baked rice, corn
Friday – homemade pizza w/assorted toppings, salad
Salad of the week – cheese tortellini
Sandwich of the week – roast beef w/horseradish sauce and Swiss cheese