Student Announcements for Tuesday, Jan. 22, 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 tonight, 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".

Avery P., has been selected by the Mickle Character Education Committee as our B107.3 Character MVP Award winner. Listen to a summary of Avery's great character qualities throughout this week on B107.3. Congratulations, Avery.

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

Reminder: 6th grade band rehearsal after school tomorrow until 4:00 p.m. Don't forget your instruments.

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."

"The 1st Mickle Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, January 31. Prizes include $ 50 for 1st place and an online subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica. There will be treats and prizes for all participants. So join the fun by picking up your entry form and word study list from Mrs. Vanneman."

2nd Quarter copies of the Zig Zag Zine ( zEne as in magazine) are available in the media center. Buy yours today!

You can read selected stories from the Zig Zag Zine at zigzagzine.blogspot.com at any computer!

Pet Show winners--Joselyn W., Lindy P., Sabrina W., and Mrs. Euler please see Mrs. Vanneman about an appointment with the photographer.

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 Wednesday: Breakfast Burrito, Whole Grain Toast, Juice or Milk

Lunch Menu for today: Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken Noodle Soup, Meat Loaf and fresh salads made daily here at Mickle.

Today is an "A" day.