Announcements for Friday,September 21, 2018

On This Day in History1794 – “The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser” was published in Philadelphia. It was the first daily paper in America.1937 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” was published for the first time.1970 – “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on TV. The Cleveland Browns beat the New York Jets by a score of 31-21.1981 – The U.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Girls Softball

The girls rolled over Prairie View yesterday and won 11-0! The entire team

put forth a fantastic effort! The Lady Patriots

are now 6-1 for the season.

Box Tops for Education

The PE department is collecting Box Tops

for Education. Please turn them in to your PE/Health teacher.

Chorus

Chorus will rehearse on Monday and

Thursday next week.

PTO Treat Day

Monday is Treat Day!

Student Council

The Student Council Exec

Board will meet next

Tuesday after school.

Boys Softball

Nathan LaPlant’s aggressive base running scored the only run of the game on a hit by Luke Kearney in the bottom of the 7th inning! Grissom is

now 7-0 overall after yesterday’s defeat of Prairie

View!

Media Center-Free Friday!Today is “Free Friday” in the Media Center! All available Rebecca Caudill books are ”first-come, first-served.”

No sign-ups required!

N.J.H.S.

N.J.H.S. members will meet after

school in the Music Room.

Taffy Apple SaleThe PTO is selling taffy apples from Cupid Candies. Orders are due Thursday, Sept. 27th and will be available for pick-up on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd from 4-6 pm in the

Commons. Apples are $3.

Jazz BandThere is NO Jazz Band rehearsal this

week.

Spirit Week!

Next week is our first Student Council Spirit Week!

Monday: Pajama DayTuesday: Twin Day

Wednesday: Crazy Socks DayThursday: Sports Day (Appropriate hats allowed)

Friday: GMS Patriots Day*School dress code rules apply each day!

PTO Spirit WearOrders and payment for PTO Spirit Wear are due today! Forms were included in the Student Information Day packets and can be found online in the Virtual Backpack.

Student SupportStudent Support is held in the Media Center before school every day from 8:00 – 8:35 and after school Monday through Thursday from 3:10 - 4:05.

Please be sure to bring your work with you! You will need to sign in and stay

the entire time. If you are a bus rider, please remember to sign up for the

activity bus that day!

Cross-Country

Practice until 4:30 today!

Water Bottle Filling Station Challenge

Last year Grissom Patriots saved 10,263 plastic water bottles from ending up in landfills by using the

water bottle filling stations throughout the building. So far this year, we have saved 1,242bottles! Please remember to use these instead of plastic bottles!

Patriot PrideBe Respectful!

Be Ready!Be a Patriot!