1. Parkside M.S. Announcements Friday October 17, 2014 White Daye

2. Rachel’s First Five Friday: (Final thought for the week) “excuses are tools of incompetence, which build monuments of nothingness, those who use them seldom accomplish anything.”

3. Impact Aid Forms Impact Aid FormsMUST be returned to your Advisory period teacher by TODAY Friday October 17, 2014. These forms mean money for our school and go towards your education. Help us and you by bringing them back as soon as possible.

4. NatureBridge Please announce that Nature Bridge Permission Slips are due at this time. Please send them to the front office.

5. ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS: If you are interested in applying to one of the High School Specialty Programs for next year, there is an information session being held on Tuesday, October 21st at Stonewall Jackson High School from 7pm to 9pm. For more information, please see Ms. DiMisa is Guidance.

6. Step team try-outs are : Monday, Oct 20 from 3- 5:15 Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 3-5:15 Friday, Oct. 24 from 3- 4:15 You must have a physical and concussion training on file with Mrs. Harigan in order to try-out. ​Your ride must be here on time or you will be put on an activity bus.

7. IN HONOR OF TEEN READ WEEK PARKSIDE WILL HAVE A SCHOOLWIDE BOOK SWAP ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 TH IN HONOR OF TEEN READ WEEK PARKSIDE WILL HAVE A SCHOOLWIDE BOOK SWAP ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 TH Today, Friday, October 17th, students will come to the Parkside Book Swap, in the library, to choose a different book to keep. Get more information from your Language Arts teacher.

8. Breast Cancer Awareness Month Show your support by doing the following: Make a $1 donation * and get a pink bracelet! (Donations taken during lunches.) PINK OUT Friday’s for the month of October. Wear pink shirts, socks, shoes, etc...to show your support! *All money raised will be donated to a local cancer center

9. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Attention 8th graders, If you have applied to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, applications are due no later than TODAY, October 17 2014 at 4pm. Remember this is a strict deadline. Please see Ms. DiMisa in the Counseling Office if you have any questions.

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