Wednesday, January 24th 2024 Red day #5

Below are the results of the UHS group speech teams from last Saturday’s District Large Group Speech Contest:
Group Improv of Adalynn Engel and Jersey Siech got a 2 at District contest
SeasStreet Short Film got a 2 at Districts contest
Musical Theatre Young Frankenstein – Austin Martin, Hayden Spore, Daniel Gray, Mason Herman, Clara Carlson, Lorelei Hinebaugh, and Madeline Bistline got a 1 at District Contest advancing to State on Feb 3! CONGRATS TO ALL!

GOOD LUCK to the Academic Decathlon team who is at Grundy Center today for the Academic Decathlon Regional Competition!!

Anyone interested in GIRLS OR BOYS TENNIS should see Mrs. Wittenburg ASAP before school, during WIN, or after school.

There is a BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF sign up on Mr. Slater’s Door (Room #4)

The GIRLS SOCCER MEETING will be rescheduled to a date in the near future.

Girls Track will start on Monday, February 19. There will be a mandatory meeting in Mr. Parson’s room during WIN on Monday, January 29. Please have physicals up to date by February 19. Below is the sign-up sheet link. Please fill it out and tell others about it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Voi1JpfN4ppoaZOa0dc31YjBfPYMs7564MEtOLYsxs/edit?usp=sharing

Youth Tour – Washington, D.C.
ECI REC sponsors two high school sophomores or juniors on an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. They will join other students sponsored by electric cooperatives from around the country to visit historical sites, explore the Smithsonian Museum, meet congressional leaders, spend a day on Capitol Hill, cruise down the Potomac River, and learn about American history and government. In 2024, the selected students will need to report to Des Moines on June 15 and return on June 21, 2024. To be eligible, students must have parents or legal guardians who are member-consumers of ECI REC.
Please visit our website, www.ecirec.coop. Click on the Community & News – Youth Tour Washington, D.C.
• Application materials – Applications are due by February 28, 2024; the winners will be announced in April.
• Iowa Youth Tour is Social: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
• Here’s ECI REC’s brochure to download with more information.

2024 GOLD STAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHING: Applications are now available for the 2024 Gold Start teaching award. There are applications in the office and in the media center. It is a fantastic honor, please consider nominating your favorite teacher!! Applications are due February 20th. You can also nominate a teacher who has gone above and beyond with the link below:
https://www.mcelroytrust.org/gold-star

The Young Women in Leadership Conference is set for Wednesday, March 6th at UNI (from morning to early afternoon) and grades 9-12 are welcome to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers focused on topics relating to leadership, as well as personal and professional development. Please email or stop in and tell Mrs. Warren or Mr. Bergmeier if you are interested. A t-shirt and lunch will be provided. Please sign up by January 31st.

Happy belated Birthday to Isaiah Schuelka-Bush and Conner Rutledge who celebrated birthdays yesterday on our ice day!!

Lunch today: Crispy chicken OR spicy chicken on a bun (choice: hamburger on a bun) baked beans, peaches, and the fruit/vegetable bar and milk OR grab and go chef salad meal or uncrustable meal.

PLEASE STOP BY THE OFFICE TODAY:
KAYLEE ENGEL
BRODY FOULK
OLIVIA HANSON
MADDIGAN DULIN
ALLISON TIMMER
LILY SCHMITZ
MARIA RAJCHERT
HAYDEN HEMSATH
ALISON GLEASON
ADALYNN ENGEL
WILL ASMUSSEN
ADAM BREHM
ANDREW KLINE