Student Announcements for Friday, January 18, 2008

Announcements for Parents:

8th graders: We are pleased to inform you that our 8th Grade Parent Information Night at Northeast High School has been rescheduled for Monday, January 28, 2008. It will start in the center gym/cafeteria at 7:00 pm. Please enter through the front doors located on 63rd Street. We look forward to working with the newest "Rockets".

Students enrolled in the Lincoln Public Schools Entrepreneurship Focus Program have established the Phones for Food program to collect old/unused cell phones during the month of January. For each cell phone turned in to the phone-recycling outlet the Entrepreneurship Program receives five dollars. The money collected from the cell phones will be presented to the Lincoln Food Bank to purchase food items for the Backpack Program for LPS elementary students.

PTSO Reminder: Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 22, at 6:30 in the Media Center.

Practice for the 7th & 8th grade Girls Basketball will go as follows for the remainder of the season.

Mon - A & B Tues - B & C Wed - A & C Thurs - B & C Fri - A

Announcements for Students:

8th graders: We are pleased to inform you that our 8th Parent Information Night at Northeast High School has been rescheduled for Monday, January 28, 2008. It will start in the center gym/cafeteria at 7:00 pm. Please enter through the front doors located on 63rd Street. We look forward to working with the newest "Rockets".

Students once you have left school at 3:00 you are not to re-enter the building.

Reminder: 6th grade band rehearsals will resume next week after school on Wednesday until 4:00 p.m.

8th grade students: ≥The LPS Technology Focus Program offers 100 minute computer classes for high school students. Students can choose to attend classes from 7:35 - 9:15 AM or from 1:30 - 3:10 PM. Students maintain all ties to their home high school for the majority of their school day. Learn to program, create digital art and digital video, design web sites and more using state of the art hardware and software. All classes are 10 credits and meet the LPS Technology Graduation requirement. There are no prerequisites for applying. Informational meetings will be held Tuesday, January 22, at 7:00 PM and Thursday,January 24th, at 7:00 PM. Both meetings will be held at the Information Technology Focus Program, located on the fourth floor of the Southeast Community College Entrepreneurship Center, 285 South 68th Street Place. The meetings are open to all high school students. Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend. Call 436-1776 or visit the web site at "itfp.lps.org" for more information."

Students enrolled in the Lincoln Public Schools Entrepreneurship Focus Program have established the Phones for Food program to collect old/unused cell phones during the month of January. For each cell phone turned in to the phone-recycling outlet the Entrepreneurship Program receives five dollars. The money collected from the cell phones will be presented to the Lincoln Food Bank to purchase food items for the Backpack Program for LPS elementary students.

Congratulations to the following Mickle students who have been selected by audition to be members in the city-wide Youth Ensemble of Strings! Noah B., Madison M., Morgan M., Marcus M., Drew P., Tanner P., Will S., Calvin S., Keith S., Jessenia T.

All first semester students please pick up any projects still in art rooms. I will hold them until Friday the 18th. Thanks Mrs. Gabelhouse

Printmakers meet today 3 to 5 in rm. 108. Mrs Gabelhouse

INTRAMURALS

Practice for the 7th & 8th grade Girls Basketball will go as follows for the remainder of the season.

Mon - A & B Tues - B & C Wed - A & C Thurs - B & C Fri - A

Breakfast Menu for Tuesday: Toasted Bagel, Whole Grain Toast, Juice or Milk

Lunch Menu for today: Breaded Chicken Sandwich, Yogurt with Peanut Butter Sandwich, Taco Salad and fresh salads made daily here at Mickle.

Today is a "B" day.