1. Parkside M.S. Announcements Wednesday October 15, 2014 Blue Day

2. Rachel’s First Five Wednesday: (Ethical question or scenarios) you see 2 students bullying another student, what do you do?

3. Hispanic Heritage Month Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist. Alvarez rose to prominence with the novels “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” and “Something to Declare”. Many literary critics regard her to be one of the most significant Latina writes and she has achieved critical and commercial success on an international scale.

4. Impact Aid Forms Attention students—You will be receiving your impact aid forms. They MUST go home for your parents to fill out. They MUST be returned to your Advisory period teacher by Friday October 17, 2014, This Friday. These forms mean money for our school and go towards your education. Help us and you by bringing them back as soon as possible.

5. Congratulations to the following students for winning Monday's Genre Challenge Briana Smith Dustin Hardbower Barbara Gurrusquieta Villegas See your language arts teacher for your prize! Also, congratulations to Ms. Hayes and Ms. Garner for answering the Genre Challenge correctly. Thank you for playing along! A new genre challenge will be posted at lunch today. Enter to win a prize!

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. All County Honors Band Your rehearsal is TODAY, Wednesday, October 15, 3:15-5:15pm. Please remember your music and a water bottle! See you then prepared and ready to go.

8. 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 Tuesday, October 14th through Thursday, October 16th, students will bring in their own books to their language arts class. On 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.

9. 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

10. 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 Friday, October 17 2014 at 4pm. Remember this is a strict deadline. Please see Ms. DiMisa in the Counseling Office if you have any questions.

11. Quilting Club The Quilting Club is FULL! The first meeting will be TODAY, October 15.

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