Daily News Bulletin Wednesday, October 12, 2011

JH Basketball: The girls play Vienna tonight at 8:15 in the GENERAL th th Barnwarming is Friday. All HS students 9-12 are invited to Bland Middle School Tourney. 7 & 8 grade boys play at attend. If your guest is from another school you need to Cuba on Friday night – tip-off is at 5:00. sign them up – you will need to know their first and last 7th and 8th Grade Girls: If you are interested in playing name, school they attend and the grade they are currently competitive basketball, attend the following open gyms/try- in. There is a sign-up sheet in the office to sign guests up. outs in Fatima’s main gym. If you are interested, please Picture Re-Takes: Interstate Studios will be here on pick up a flyer in the HS office listing open gym / tryout Friday, October 28 for re-takes. If you had your picture dates and times. Practices will begin the Sunday following taken and you ordered a package but wish to have your tryouts. The league schedule will not start until late Jan picture retaken, please remember you will have to return and will run through Mid-March. Games are on Saturdays the original package. with pre and post-season tournaments. If you are serious about playing for the Lady Comets, this league is an Art Club: There will be a meeting during 2nd hour excellent prep for HS basketball! tomorrow. District Band: Congratulations to Katie Plassmeyer, SENIORS Hailey Medlock and Kaylie Huber for making all district Work on Scholarship Apps! concert band and to Evan Winter for making base guitar in honors jazz band. GUIDANCE Sophomore PLAN Test: All sophomores will take the Plan Yearbooks: Yearbooks are on sale this week for $28 test Oct 19 during morning classes. before school, during homeroom and at lunch. Fatima will be hosting a Boater Safety Course Sat., Nov. 5 from 8-2 – anyone can attend! Bring money for lunch or SPORTS bring a lunch that day. Sign up at REMINDER: Absolutely no passes are valid for admission www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov or call Donna Mueller. If there into District, Sectional or State tournaments. Schools is not sufficient interest, it will not be held. hosting the tournaments are required to charge admission Students in grades 9-12: The American legion is again per MSHSAA guidelines. This includes, but is not limited to hosting the High School Oratorical Scholarship Program for senior citizens, Lion’s members, KC members, all students, chances to win up to $2000 in MO and up to $18,000 on the parents, etc. Please remember that if you don’t have a national level. Prepare a speech of less than 5 min on a district pass issued by MSHSAA, age 5 and up will be given topic. Nov. 30 deadline - See Mueller for forms. charged admission. Please remember local passes also are not valid for The Horatio Alger Assn seeks to assist students who admission into our tournaments. This includes the athletic have demonstrated integrity and perseverance in passes earned for advanced or proficient on the MAP tests, overcoming adversity, strength of character, financial need, family passes, etc. a good academic record, commitment to pursue a college Softball: We play at Blair Oaks tonight in the Sectional education and a desire to contribute to society. There are Tournament. Admission to this game is $6.00 for all eligibility requirements to be considered for Nat’l individuals age 6 and up. This game will be live-streamed Scholarships and Horatio Alger State Scholarships that can at www.ihigh.com/blairoaks. Starting line-ups will be be found at www.horatioalger.org/scholarships. The announced at 5:55 and the first pitch is 6:00 PM. application is also available online at that website. The association has Collegiate Partners who will match any Volleyball: Varsity defeated California in 2 sets last night. scholarship awarded by the Horatio Alger Ass’n. On Saturday, Freshmen travel to Waynesville and Varsity plays in the Grain Valley Spikefest. College Rep Visits: Maryville – Oct. 13 – 12:44 Cross Country: Our next meet is the Fatima CC Inv. On Univ of Central Mo UCM – Oct 24 – 12:44 Sat, Oct. 22nd at 2:00 PM. Missouri Western – Oct. 25 – 8:10 Boys Soccer: V/JV will host JC on Mon, Oct. 17 at 5:00. William Woods – Oct. 27 – 8:10 They travel to Stover on Thurs, Oct. 20 for a 5:00 start. MENU Wednesday Lunch – Lasagna or Hamburger, Corn, Lettuce, Pineapple, Breadstick Thursday Breakfast – Breakfast Melt Thursday Lunch – Ravioli or Chicken Noodle, Baked Apples, Tri Taters, Mixed Fruit &/or Banana Bread Friday Breakfast – Pancakes Friday Lunch – Hoagie Sandwich, Lettuce & Tomatoes, Chips & Salsa, Peaches

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wed., Oct. 12 No Nichols Classes Sectional Softball Tournament at Blair Oaks 8:15 PM – JH Girls play in the Bland Basketball Tourney Thurs., Oct. 13 8th Grade Girls Basketball in Bland Fri., Oct. 14 5:00 PM – 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball at Cuba 8th Grade Girls Basketball in Bland Barnwarming Sat., Oct. 15 Softball Quarterfinals 9th Grade Volleyball at Waynesville 8:00 AM – Varsity Volleyball at Grain Valley Mon., Oct. 17 No Nichols Classes Mid-Term for Term 2 5:00 PM – V/JV Soccer at JC 5:30 PM – 9th/JV/V Volleyball host Russellville Tues., Oct. 18 5:30 PM – JH G/B Basketball at Vienna Wed., Oct. 19 7:00 PM – School Board Meeting National FFA Convention in Indianapolis Thurs., Oct. 20 5:00 PM – V/JV Soccer at Stover 5:00 PM – JH G/B Basketball host New Bloomfield National FFA Convention in Indianapolis Fri., Oct. 21 State Softball Tournament 6:00 PM- 7th Grade B/G Basketball host Columbia Catholic Sat., Oct. 22 State Softball Tournament 2:00 PM – Fatima Cross Country Invitational Mon., Oct. 24 District Volleyball 5:00 PM – 8th Gr. B/G Conference Basketball at NB