Announcements, Wednesday 12.4.19
December 4, 2019Today is Wednesday, December 4th and it is a B Day.
Congratulations to Spencer Gregory, this year’s Edna Hart Keeper of the Dream award recipient.
The Photography Club will meet during High School Lunch TODAY in Ms. Johnson’s room to make plans for our next photo shoot.
Attention seniors: There will be a senior seminar after school today in Mr. Cabrera’s room (L-356). We will be having a senior project work day and there will be advisors available to help! Remember, your papers are due this Sunday.
Sonic is partnering with Heart to Heart to support our P.K. families on Thursday, December 5th! For $1, you can buy a 14 oz. orange or blue slushee and all proceeds will go to the Heart to Heart program! Visit the north front circle from 2:30 to 3:00 on December 5th to buy a slushee and support our school!
The Photography Club will meet during High School Lunch TODAY in Ms. Johnson’s room to make plans for our next photo shoot.
You are invited to A Madrigal Dinner on December 5th or 6th. Tickets are on sale now in Dr. Harris’ Office or the Business office. This is a wonderful way to start the holiday season. We hope to see you there.
Do you create Tik Toks of dances? Would you like them to be shared with the school? This year our yearbook will have QR codes to scan for video and audio clips. If you’d like to share your appropriate dance Tik Toks, go to the yearbook page, under class pages, on the website and upload your video. https://pkyonge.ufl.edu/academics/class-pages/high-school/additional-course-options/yearbook-waverunner/
Have you ever wondered if you could help the homeless members of our community stay warm on cold winter nights? National Junior Honor Society members are collecting blankets during the first two weeks of December to donate to the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry. Please bring a blanket to donate in one of our boxes around campus.
Science Olympiad will meet Thursday, December 5 in Q502 after school.
The Alachua County Democratic Party is sponsoring a writing contest for middle school students. The topic is: What African American Leader Inspires You…and Why? Essays must be emailed no later than January 20th. There are cash prizes for the winners. For more information, see the flier in the front office window.
Thespians, Please meet TOMORROW in the theater room during high school lunch for our group meeting.We will discuss our upcoming District competitions December 13th and 14th! Go Thespians!
Calling all interested Middle School Readers!
This Friday Mrs. Belvin will have a short meeting for students that might be interested in joining the Battle of the Books team. Team members will be required to read books, form questions about the book, practice answering questions, and compete with other schools in Alachua County for the Battle of the Books Trophy! The battle will be held on a Saturday in May and we will go out for Pizza after we win to celebrate our work. Meeting for interested 6-8th grade students will be this Friday, before school in Mrs. Belvin’s classroom in the 4/5 community. Or Please email Mrs. Belvin if you are interested in joining our team! kbelvin@pky.ufl.edu
All students interested in participating and performing at the COCO for kids activity sponsor by UNICEF please see Cierra Boutin and Mrs. Santiago this Friday during lunch in room Z-1427. We are looking for musicians, singers, poets and dancers.
This is a reminder about our cell phone policy: Cell phones should remain in backpacks during instruction and should only be taken out of backpacks if directed by your teacher. Cell phones should not be taken out of the classroom during trips to the restroom. Teachers, please enforce the cell phone policy. Students, please comply with the cell phone policy. The policy is in place to maximize learning time.
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