Millard west daily announcements Tuesday, October 14, 2014 NHS Costume Drive
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Millard west daily announcements Tuesday, October 14, 2014 NHS Costume Drive
Millard west daily announcements Tuesday, October 14, 2014 NHS Costume Drive Be Our Guest October 14th Come and enjoy a fun filled evening with the Millard West Orchestras as we present Disney inspired activities, food and music! Bring the entire family! Catch the Zip-a-deedoo-dah spirit! 5:30-6:45 PM Activities and a Free 7 PM Concert Post Prom No Decorations Meeting on Thursday, October 16th. We will resume on Monday, October 20th in the East Hall. Dad Decorations Team Meeting will be at 6:30 Regular Decorations Meeting will be at 7pm Questions on how you can get involved with post prom? Email [email protected] STATE SOFTBALL Millard West vs. Papio-LV South Wednesday, October 15th @ 11:30 a.m. Hastings, NE Student Bus: $15 Sign up in the Administration Office Bus leaves at 8:00 a.m. Fall Craft Fair Saturday, October 18th 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Campus Visit Tips If you are planning on making a campus visit while on break this week, check out Education Quest “Tips for a Campus Visit.” Got to www.EducationQuest.org for the link. If you can’t visit a college, check out college websites. You’ll find admission requirements, academic and financial aid information, and campus photos or a virtual tour. Your Naviance account and EducationQuest both have with links to college websites. Now through October 24th Please bring your gently used costumes to benefit kids at Together Inc. Costumes are being collected in the bins in the commons during the week. Costumes will be collected on Friday, Oct 17th at the Millard West football game from 5:30-7:30. Let's make this Halloween the best yet! Winter Play "Almost, Maine" Auditions Monday and Tuesday October 20 and 21 3:30-5:30 in the Auditorium Performances for this small cast show are December 12 and 13 and at the All Millard Festival on January 17. Audition Packets and crew contract sheets are available on the call board by the black box. See Mrs. Phillips or Mr. Catron for Questions. West Friends will be having an outing at Vala's Pumpkin Patch on Thursday October 16th. We will meet at the front gate at 3:30. The cost per student will be $10. The Wildcat Marching Band continued its successful season in Orange City, Iowa this past Saturday at the Dutchmen Field Championships. They placed 2nd overall while capturing Best Colorguard. The band will perform at Burke High School this coming Saturday, October 18 as part of the Omaha Marching Invitational. During Spanish Heritage Month, we honor Hispanic people who have made an impact on the world in all walks of life. One such person is Julio Cesar Chávez. Chávez is a famous boxer born in 1962 in Mexico. He made his professional debut at the age of 17. During his career he had 107 win and just 6 losses. His career spanned 25 years and included six world championships at three different weight divisions. Chávez was known for his outstanding punching power, body attack, and his “strong chin.” On December 7th 2010, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for the class of 2011. He was ranked 24th on ESPN’s 50 Greatest Boxers Of All Time and is considered by many to be the greatest fighter to ever come out of Mexico. COLLEGE FAIR Sunday, Oct. 26 1:00-4:00 PM @ UNO On Sunday, Oct. 26, the Greater Omaha College Fair will be held on the UNO campus in the Sapp Field House from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. This fair is of value to all college bound high school students - not just seniors! At the fair, students & parents will be able to gather information and visit with representatives from over 220 participating colleges & universities. You may view a list of colleges who will be represented by going to www.Educationquest.org There will also be a general session on financial aid. Visit NebraskaCollegeFairs.org to register for a barcode. Take the barcode to the College Fair so college reps can scan it so you won’t need to complete student information cards. Attention Juniors & Seniors It's that time of year again when college representatives will be visiting Millard West. To sign up to attend any of the upcoming college rep visits, please follow these steps: 1) Log-in to Naviance 2) Select the Colleges tab 3) Under the "my colleges" section you can "view all upcoming college visits" 4) After signing up for a college visit, students should print off the confirmation page to use as their pass to attend the college visit. You can do this by using ctrl P or selecting File and then Print. If you have any questions on how to complete this process, please see Mrs. Brenda Cary in the Guidance Office. Sneak Peak of Upcoming College Visits October 14 Marquette University @ 11:00 a.m. University of Chicago @ 2:00 a.m. Do You Have A Parent Portal Account? The Parent Portal is an easy way for you to check your student’s attendance, homework, progress grades, final grades, transcripts, etc. If you do not have a parent portal account you can click here to apply: http://mps.mpsomaha.org/mwhs/schoolfusion/files/enr oll/parent.pdf. Scan the completed form and e-mail it to [email protected] or send it to the address on the form. If you already have a Parent Portal Account but do not remember how to access it, please contact the help desk at 402-715-6290. Club News Art Club Monday, October 20th in room 306. Please bring your dues if you haven’t paid yet. EcoWest Every Monday after school in room 221. French Club Every Monday at 3:25 in room 318. Math Club Every Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. in room 233. Assets Club Tuesday, October 14th at 7:30 a.m. in the Lecture Hall NHS Tuesday, October 14th at 7:30 or 3:25 in room 175. Drama Club Wednesday, October 22nd, 3:30-4:30 in the Auditorium. Gaming Club Every Wednesday at 3:15 in room 214. Captivated (Bible Study/Prayer Group) Every Thursday at 7:15 in room 274. Key Club Thursday, October 23rd at 7:20 in Lecture Hall. Junior Class Board Every Thursday at 7:30 in room 275. Future Educators Association Every Thursday at 7:15 am in room 321. Senior Class Board Every Thursday at 7:30 in room 270. West Friends Thursday, October 16th from 3:15 to 4:00 in room 115. GO Club Every Friday after school in room 214. Student Council Every Friday at 7:15 a.m. in Wildcat 1.