Announcements 11-1-18

Announcements 11-1-18

**Senior Composite Pictures are here.  Letters have been sent home to parents to set up a time to view them.   Deadline is Friday, November 2, 2018.

Please excuse these students tomorrow to paint faces at Head Start from 8:50- 10:50. Jamara Ball, Bailey Davis, Harley Earnheart, Jawslyn Gates, Ashley Jeffries, Hayley Miller, Madison Bowers, Alexis Russell, McKenna Moody, Katelyn Jackson, Corbin Reagan, Candace Hackworth, and Jolie Owen.

Mrs. Cheng needs Spanish club shirt designs submitted to her by this week. 

Pep Rally and senior recognition with be TODAY, Thursday during activity period. Please excuse the Sr. Cheerleaders at 9:10.

Tonight is Senior Night.  The Football game will be Tonight and will also honor Gage Dodd. Senior Recognition is Pre-Game.

Spanish club is selling Mexican hot chocolate $2 and chocolate skulls $1. These will be distributed on during 7th period on Friday , November 2nd and will need order forms by Thursday, November 1st. Please order with your 7th period teacher all except Seniors order with your 5th hour teacher.  

Registration Deadline for the Dec. 8 ACT that will be given at PHS is this Friday, Nov. 2.  If you need help with the registration please see Miss Rachel Dowdy.

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will have a representative here on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 9:25 for 8th, 9th, & 10th graders interested in hearing about their school.  Let Mrs. Amber know if you would like to go to the presentation.

**The ASVAB test (for all juniors) is scheduled for next Wednesday Nov. 7.

Who's who assembly will be next Thursday, Nov. 8 during activity period.

  1.  FCS classes carved pumpkins. Here are the winners:
  2. 1st Place -Toothpick man- (Kitchen 1 6th Hour: Cooper Harris, Drake Featherston, Ntalie Boyd, Micha Harrell and Callie Henson)
  3. 2nd Place -Jack- (Kitchen 5 4th Hour: Harley Earnhaeart, Graci Patterson, Sky Wright, Ristel Payne, and Nick Tilman)
  4. 3rd Place -Cat - (Kitchen 1 8th Hour:Olivia Woodard, Tyler Warbritton, Dayton Gilkison, and Abby McClusky)
  5. Honorable Mention: The Sucker - (Kitchen 4 4th Hour: Nicky Risner, Rosie Garcia, Emma Gossett, Skylar Stone and Sebastian Mayberry)

Please allow the following FCCLA members to come to the FCS room each day during activity period through November 5: Carly Benbrook, Jordon Leggett, Micha Ermert, Adel Fuwell

Also, these are the FCCLA members who will be competing in STAR Events and will be out all day Tuesday, November 6:  Carly Benbrook, Jordon Leggett, , Micha Ermert, Adel Fuwell,Ashlyn Roberts, Aliya Shultz, Kaylee Smith, and Jordan Tate.

The following FCCLA members are planning to attend the FCCLA Cluster Meeting in Louisville, Ky, please excuse them on Friday November 9: Ashlyn Roberts, Carly Benbrook, Jordon Leggett, Kaylee Smith, Aliya Shultz, and Jordan Tate

FBLA members attending the Grizzlies game will meet in the library during activity period on Friday, Nov. 2.

TEACHERS: A list of FBLA members who will be attending the Memphis Grizzlies Pro Sports Career Day on Wednesday, November 7 has been sent to your email.. These students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m. through the rest of the day.

The following students will be attending the FBLA National Fall Leadership Conference in Charlotte, NC on November 14-15: Matthew Cheshire, Elise Gossett, Rylea Harmon, Micha Harrell, Tyson Peters, Madison Rahn, Carlie Vancil

There will be a Drama Club meeting in the library during activity period on Monday. All students who want to attend the Nutcracker field trip are required to attend. We will also be talking about the status of the fall production. See Miss Vernon if you have questions."

"DRAMA CLUB MEMBERS:  If you have not returned your slip from the letter distributed at the last meeting, tickets will not be ordered for you to attend trips. JHS's production of Mamma Mia is this weekend. I need to know if you still want to try to go. If we do, it will have to be Friday night. There is another staging of this show in February in Paragould if we don't get to this one. At this point four tickets for Les Mis have not been claimed. They will be sold on a first come first served basis. They are $37.25." 

Seniors:  Deadline for Senior Ads for the Yearbook online is November 16.  

FCCLA is sponsoring a Powderpuff Volleyball Game. The dates are this Friday, November 2 and the Battle of the Sexes will be next Monday, November 5. Games still starting at 6:00.  Participants who have not paid may see Mrs. Little to pay the $3.00.Also, consent forms are ready for pick up and were due back by Thursday, Oct. 25.

Seniors:  The Hagan Scholarship is available online.  Application deadline is November 15, 2018.  Application and eligibility requirements are online at www.hsfmo.org

Seniors:  American Legion scholarship application is available in Mrs. Amber's office.  Must be child, grandchild, or great grandchild of American Legionnaire.  Application must be received at their department on or before March 12, 2019.

SENIORS: Seven License2HOWL Scholarships are available for the 2018-19 academic year for incoming freshmen at Arkansas State University. These scholarships are valued at $5,000 for the year and are renewable for recipients who continue to meet criteria and re-apply.Beginning this year, we will be utilizing the application process for incoming freshmen through the University’s privately funded scholarship process. The application link will be available from December 2, 2018 - February 1, 2019. 

L2H scholarships are for Arkansas residents who will be full-time freshmen on the Jonesboro campus, have a minimum ACT score of 23 and a high school GPA of 3.25 or above. Also, please note the acceptable GPA has changed from 3.5 to 3.25 in an effort to accommodate more students, giving them the opportunity to receive one of these awards. The selection committee will evaluate demonstrated leadership qualities and student involvement.