Announcements – May 21, 2021 – Day B/2

Daily Announcements

May 21, 2021 – Day B/2

Today’s Lunch: Ham/cheese.bun, Chips, Carrots, Applesauce

Monday’s breakfast: Cereal Or Cook’s Choice

Monday’s lunch: Popcorn chicken, Mashed potatoes, Carrots, Pears

Upcoming dates:

May 23 – Commencement (in the gymnasium) – 2:00pm

May 26 – Regular school day – 8:15

May 27 – Last day (2 hour early dismissal)

Results from State Track meet: Ren Heimer finished 19th with a jump of 19-00.25, Kacie Eisentrager, Maddy Welbes, Oliva Jones, Ava Henricks finished 18th in the 4×800 with a time of 10:48.07, Levi Janssen finished 14th in the Shot Put with a toss of 46-04.75, Cail Weaver, Sage Suntken, Dakota Lau, Jakob Washington took home the 8th place medal in the 4×800 after running 8:34.21. Also, good luck to the Girls 1600 Medley (Keelee Sheriff, Maddi Hubka, Raelynn Nash, Kacie Eisentrager, Boys 1600 medley (Trevor Guritz, Cail Weaver, Jakob Washington, Dakota Lau), and Jordan Swennson in the High Jump today!

West Fork youth baseball and softball are looking for umps for our games. For the girls they need to be 16 and over for little league and Junior league. For the boys they just need to be high school age to ump the 4th/5th and the 6th/7th. Games are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Could you ask them to contact Carrie O’Connor at 253 310 8861.

The “Girls only” introductory wrestling practice will be held for all girls going into 6-12th grade on May 23 at 4:00 PM in the Wellness Center Wrestling room. Parents are more than welcome to attend.

If you took a NIACC class this semester, please turn your books into Mrs. Lillquist.

Franklin General Hospital is searching for colleagues to work in housekeeping, long term care, or anywhere needed in the hospital. This position would assist filling open needs at FGH and can offer some flexibility to work around your schedule. If you are interested in a field in healthcare, this could be a great opportunity. No current certifications are necessary to apply. If you are interested, please apply at http://frankingeneral.applicantpro.com/jobs/ or go to the FGH website to apply. This is a job opportunity for high school students who are 17 or older.

NIACC is hosting a Health Careers Camp for students in grades 9-12. It will be held July 27th and 28th from 9:00 – 4:00 on the NIACC Campus. Cost of the camp is $110 and includes lunch both days, a t-shirt and a stethoscope. This is a great opportunity to explore health careers like nursing, EMT, medical assistant, CNA, physical therapist and potentially athletic training. Registration deadline is July 6th. Please see Mrs. Lillquist for more information.

If you are interested in taking some NIACC classes this summer, a limited number of classes are being offered for FREE. You can enroll in the Nurse Aide Theory/Clinical, Body Structure and Function with Lab, Introduction to Business and Personal Finance. If you are interested in taking a course this summer, please see Mrs. Lillquist. Sign up has already started and spots are limited.

NIACC is sponsoring a FREE week-long entrepreneurship event. This is a fun and interesting opportunity to learn about starting your own business. The Youth Entrepreneurial Academy is Monday, June 14 – Friday, June 18 from 8:30 – 4:00 each day. There are gas gift cards to cover travel for the week or you can stay on campus in student housing. Every participant receives an automatic $500 scholarship to NIACC. Please see Mrs. Lillquist or Mrs. Otten for more information.

Just a reminder: When students are entering or leaving the building, please use the northeast entrance. Anytime any student enters the building after 8:15am or exits the building before 3:00pm, it is VERY important that you check in or out at the office. Thank you!

If a student is absent, the parent is asked to notify the office. The school phone system is set up to take messages 24 hours a day (for calls before and after the office is open). Upon returning to school after being absent from the building, the student is required to check in with the office. Before leaving for any reason during the school day, the student is required to check in with the office prior to leaving the building. If the school has not been notified and the student is absent the office will attempt to notify the parents or guardian. Either with an email from JMC or a phone call. Please call 641-892-4461 or 641-450-5654 to leave a message with Mrs. Shreve – Building Secretary or email to denise.shreve@westforkschool.org

Now that we are starting to have some warmer days, and our drinking fountains in the school buildings are still closed off due to Covid-19, please remember to bring a water bottle with you every day. Also, do not ever share/let others drink from your water bottle! Besides the Covid virus, there are several other communicable diseases that can easily be spread this way!

Safe – Outstanding Citizens – Accountable – Respectful