Announcements for Monday, December 11, 2017

On This Day in History1719 – The first recorded sighting of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) took place in New England.1769 – Edward Beran of London patented venetian blinds.1816 – Indiana became the 19th state.1941 – Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S. then declared war on them.2009 – The game “Angry Birds” was released.

Box Tops for Education

The PE department is collecting Box Tops for Education. Please turn

them in to your PE/Health teacher.

ChorusChorus rehearses every Monday and Thursday after school in the Band

room!

Ronald McDonald House CharitiesGrissom is once again collected pop tabs to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities! The pop tabs are recycled and sold for scrap metal. Last year, Ronald McDonald House

Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana raised more than

$40,000 from this program. A collection box will be in the Commons

for your donations!

6th/7th Grade Boys VolleyballThe Patriots defeated Tinley in

the SWIC Championship on Saturday to capture the 2nd

tournament championship in school history!! The team finished with a 13-1 record on the season. All of

the players contributed with many outstanding plays during the final match and throughout the season!

Remember to bring in your spare change to benefit the Tinley Wish Foundation. Grade level teams will compete, with the top team overall getting a free gym period! Pennies count as negative points…put those in other team’s bins! Silver coins and dollar

bills count as positive points…put those in your team’s bins!

6th/7th Girls BasketballThe Lady Patriots came in 5th place at the SWIC tournament Saturday, beating OLHMS by a score

of 35-22! Congratulations to the team and to Samantha Fratto and Emily Tobin for being named

to the All-Conference team!

Basketball and Volleyball Team Members

If you were on a girls basketball or boys volleyball team, you

MUST clean out your large sports locker by today after school! NO

EXCEPTIONS!!

6th/7th Grade Girls Volleyball Tryouts

Tryouts for 6th and 7th grade girls volleyball will be held

from 7:30-8:30 am on Monday, Dec. 11th and from 3:15-4:45 pm on Tuesday,

Dec. 12th.

Yearbooks!!Don’t miss out on the memories

from this year! Order a yearbook today! Order forms

are in the rack outside the Main Office, or you can order online at yearbookforever.com Each

yearbook costs $27. The deadline for orders is Jan. 13,

2018.

Newspaper ClubNewspaper Club will meet Tuesday until

4:00 in Room 222.

Cadet/Jazz Band Concert

The Kirby 140 Cadet and Jazz Bands will perform in concert Wednesday night at

7:30 here at Grissom!

Boys Basketball TryoutsTryouts are today from 3:15-4:45 and

tomorrow from 4:45-6:45 for 6th and 7th

graders and from 4:45 to 6:00 for 8th

graders.

Crayola ColorCycleStudents and teachers will soon be collecting used

markers (any brand!) to be converted into clean fuel. This fuel can be used to power vehicles, heat homes, cook

meals and more! Boxes will be located in the Commons. The Crayola ColorCycle program can keep tons of plastic

out of landfills each year! Remember, don’t throw out that used marker – ColorCycle it!

Cheer/Dance Team

All Cheer/Dance team members, please bring comfy clothes to

practice in each day! First practice is Tuesday, Dec. 12th

until 5 pm. Meet in Room 210.Mandatory parent meeting is Tuesday at 5:00 in the Art

Room.

KSD 140 Special OlympicsThe Kirby 140 Special Olympics Basketball team will play Oak

Lawn tonight at 6:30 pm here at Grissom! They play again at PV on Thursday, Dec. 14th at 6:30 pm. Come out and show your

support for our Special Olympians!

14th Annual “Remembering Cathy & Allison” Toy Drive

Grissom is once again collecting toys for the

Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. Please

drop off unwrapped toys in the box in the Main Office.

Deadline for donations is Wednesday, Dec. 20th.

NJHS SCHOOL STORE in the Media CenterBlue, Black, Red Pens $.25

Emoji Erasers $.25Fruit Scented Pencil Grips $.25

Folders $.25Fruit Scented Pencils $.50

Fruit Scented Highlighters $.50Pencil Sharpeners $.50Spiral Notebooks $1.00

Dictionary $1.00Thesaurus $1.00Stylus Pen $1.25

Student ID’s When attending after-school activities such as games and dances, you

must have your Grissom ID with you! You will not be admitted without it!

FREE!All of the books that are left from the Media Center Used Book Sale are now FREE!! Yes,

you read that right! FREE!

Guess Who?

Did you guess correctly?? It’s

Mr. Hodges!!

Student SupportBefore and after school

Student Support is offered from 8:00-8:35 am each

morning, and from 3:10-4:05 pm Monday through Thursday.

You must arrive at the beginning of the session and

stay for the whole time!

Water Bottle Filling Station Challenge

Last year Grissom Patriots saved over 6,600 plastic water bottles

from ending up in landfills by using the water bottle filling stations throughout the building. Please

remember to use these instead of plastic bottles. So far this year, we’ve saved 4,542 bottles from

landfills! Let’s beat last year’s total!

Patriot PrideBe Respectful!

Be Ready!Be a Patriot!