MEDFORD AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Thursday, January 22, 2015 RAIDER CAFÉ’: Italian Lasagna; Green Beans; Garlic Toast **Salad Bar available Mon. and Wed.!! DINER STATION: Pizza Dippers with Dipping Sauce PIZZA PARLOR (Mon, Wed., & Fri.): Cheese, Pepperoni or Sausage Pizza Y, Taco Bar INTERNATIONAL (Tuesdays): FRESH CHOICES (Mondays & Wednesdays): Fresh and Tasty Salad Bar: Thursdays -Made to Order Sub GRAB-N-GO: Various selections offered daily **All salads include a whole grain product. FRUIT & VEGETABLE BAR: A variety of healthy choices of fruits and vegetables available daily! **CLUB MEETINGS: Semester Exams-Hours 2,4,6,8 **SPORTS FOR TODAY: *****UPCOMING MASH EVENTS: B Swim @ Shawano 5:30 B Hockey vs. Waupaca (H) V 7:00 Wrestling @ Mosinee 7:00 Thurs., Jan.22 Friday, Jan. 23 Jan. 26-30 Dismissal 2:05 Departure 2:15 Departure 4:15 Finals for hrs. 2,4,6,8 No School-(Inservice) Winter Carnival No Driving with Mr. Giese today hrs. 2 & 4. Juniors/Seniors: The Navy recruiter will be here 6th hour, Tuesday, January 27th. If you would like to see him you MUST stop in the guidance office for a pass prior to the scheduled visit. Library Hours: No evening hours on Thursday, January 22. FBLA Members Attending Regional Compeition: Permission forms for attending regional competition are due to an adviser by Friday, January 30. You can link to another copy on the FBLA/DECA home page if needed. VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURAL DATES: Tuesday, Feb. 3 & Tuesday, Feb. 10 @ 7:30-9:00 in Raider Hall. nd All Phy Ed. Students!!! ALL Phy. Ed lockers MUST by cleaned out by Thurs., 1/22, unless you have a 2 semester phy. Ed class. Seniors: During your English exam time, you will be voting for your class song and motto. Please look over these prior to Wednesday. If you are not familiar with a song, look it up on youtube. Motto Nominations: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today”. - James Dean “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Gandh “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France “I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.” - Denzel Washington Class song nominations: All the Right Moves by One Republic Good Riddance by Green Day Forever Young by Bob Dylan My Wish by Rascal Flatts Don’t Blink by Kenny Chesney Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw 100 Years by Five for Fighting Seniors-LAST CALL!!: There are a number of small senior t-shirts for sale. If you would like one, bring $3 to Mrs. Budimlija. First come, first serve. SOPHOMORES: Winter Carnival Competition Sign Up for sophomores is in Mr. Swedlund's Room (Room 201). The events include: (1) Ladder Golf, (2) Dodgeball, (3) Badminton, (4) Ping-Pong, and (5) Water Polo. Competitions take place on Monday, January 26th. Sign Up early! See Mr. Swedlund for more details. Drama Club is sponsoring a Classic Movie Event at the Broadway Theatre on Friday, January 23 at 2:00 pm. Admission is free for the musical “Into the Woods”. Drama club members get a free popcorn and drink. See Mrs.Porten to sign up. Attendance news for all students: Text messages will no longer be accepted to leave school grounds for illness, errands, etc. We must speak directly with a parent on the phone for permission to leave-written parent notes are also accepted. If you have any hunting, fishing, or trapping pictures from this year, please send them to Chris at [email protected] or upload them to the yearbook through RePlayit.com, or from your phone on the Replayit App. ATTENTION ALL ATHLETES! Games after school? We can help you refuel! Sport Sacks are available for purchase to take with you-sign up sheet is available outside the kitchen foors the morning of the away trip and will be delivered to the locker room prior to departure for your game. Sacks include Sandwich choice of the month, Chips, Fresh Fruit, Cookie and Bottled Water. Price is $4.00 and will be deducted from your positive lunch account. Attendance Misc. for ALL students: **Anytime a student leaves the campus, he/she must sign out in the central office and sign back in upon returning. **All absences for any reason require a note from parent or doctor-notes must be turned in to the central office within 2 days of return to school, or the absence will be considered a skip. **REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS: Backpacks, purses, bags, etc. are not allowed in classes unless exempt for medical reasons (must be cleared with Mrs. Lybert and Mrs. Koenig). Hats and coats are not to be worn in classes either-no exceptions. These rules have been set by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Dept., Medford Police Dept., and the District Administrator. **Whenever you are leaving school for any reason (illness, appointment, etc.) you MUST have a signed note from a parent, or an ok per phone call-any student coming in late or leaving during the day MUST stop in the front office and sign in/out-no exceptions. **SENIOR/SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION: st WEAC Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 1 Kyle R. Long Scholarship WI State Telecommunications Foundation Scholarship NTC Foundation Scholarships Pagel Graphic Art Scholarship Partners with St. Joseph’s Hospital Scholarship UW-Marathon County Clark Electric Cooperative Aspirus Healthcare Career Scholarship WEAC Region 2 Scholarship Taylor Credit Union Scholarship Transition Improvement Grant (TIG) Scholarship UW-Madison Alumni Assoc./Marshfield Chpt. Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Scholarship United FCS Scholarship Mid-State Tech. College Scholarships Deadline Feb. 1st Deadline Feb. 3rd February 20th Deadline Feb. 28th March 1st March 1st Deadline Mar. 9th March 13th March 13th March 31st March 31st March 31st April 1st April 1st April 3rd Attention Seniors: The Wausau Elks Lodge #248 is sponsoring the U.S. Constitution Contest. The applicant must be a U.S.citizen and a senior in high school. The local contest will be held on February 11th in Wausau. The local winner will then compete at the state contest on March 15th. 1st place at the local level is $600 and winner at the state level will receive an additional $20,000+. Registration forms may be obtained from the guidance office or Social Studies Dept. Deadline: February 9th Seniors: If you have any pictures of yourself doing any community service or “Pay it Forward” activities, please email them to Tessa Brandner at tessapoo2323@gmailcom.