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Madisonville Junior High School
The Eagle Times January 2014
Newsletter presented by Madisonville Junior High PTA
From Mr. Kern Hello MJH Families,
I hope everyone had a good Christmasbreak! We had a busy December as ourwonderful band did a magnificent job at their Christmasconcert led by Dominick Messina. Our very talentedchoir students did an excellent job at their Christmasconcert in our new choir room led by Becky McLain.
As we begin the second semester of the school year,I want to continue to encourage all of our students tofollow our school wide expectations of Safe, Organized,Always kind, & Respectful. Our school, partnering withLancaster Elementary, will have Rachel’s Challenge (RC)return to MJH on January 28th. RC visited our schooltwo years ago with a powerful message and assisted usin building positive behavior lessons such as ourCommunity Circles. Go to www.rachelschallenge.org formore information. We will be sending additionalcorrespondence home by mid January with listings oftimes, including the evening community assembly atLancaster.
Dwayne J. Kern, M.Ed.PrincipalMadisonville Jr. High
Main Office AnnouncementsAll students late to school MUST
be signed in by a parent. They are not tobe dropped off without being signed in atthe office. Any student that will leave MJH at the
end of this year to attend a private school, or to move outof district or state, must fill out a Withdrawal Form prior tothe end of this school year. Any questions concerning thiscontact Mrs. Pam in the office. Thank you!
Car Line Update!Parents please be advised that our carline starts for 2:15pm. We ask for you tofollow this so it does hinder our busesfrom safely turning onto Cedar Street.
Help our PBIS Program!Rouse's Market has a “Best Choice Save-
a-Label” Program that can help MJH raisefunds for our PBIS (Positive BehaviorIntervention Support) program!
The Save-a-Label program is anextremely successful program which helps
non-profit organizations raise money. Currently, there are11,000 non-profit groups participating in the program.These groups earn $.03 for each Best Choice UPCsymbol redeemed, with a minimum of 1,000 labelsrequired for redemption.
It's easy – just save the labels of Rouse's BestChoice products. Be sure to leave the UPC portion (proofof purchase). MJH will earn $30 for every 1,000 labels.Labels may be turned in at any time.
In This IssueSOARing Around MJH ….................................Page 2-3
School NewsPTA News..........................................................................Page 4
We Are Eagles who SOAR: Safe, Organized, Always kind, Respectful!
Dwayne Kern, Principal
Patricia Welch Nelson, Assistant Principal
School's Website: http://madisonvillejr.stpsb.org
D'Ann Hellbach, MJH PTA President
MJH PTA Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Email : [email protected]
January 2014 The Eagle Times Page 2
SOARing Around MJH
Recycling Reminder As a service to the community,
the Earth Protectors have worked tofund the large recycling dumpster nearthe band room. Please place itemsdirectly into this dumpster. Whitepaper in newspaper should go in the
one marked "Newspaper Only" as it provides the fundingfor the other. Thank you for making efforts to recycle!!! For Students•WHITE PAPER AND CARDBOARD: All classroomshave a white paper box.•PLASTICS AND CANS: There are blue cans for theseitems on campus and they can also be put into theclassroom paper boxes if they are empty. For the Community•WHITE PAPER AND NEWSPRINT: Can be placed intothe large dumpster marked for paper.•ALL OTHER RECYCLABLE MATERIALS (NO GLASSOR ALCOHOL CONTAINERS):These can be placedirectly into the Progressive RECYCLE bin. Notice thatProgressive also provides the dumpsters for trash.•BOTTLE CAPS: These are usually thrown away even byrecycling companies. They can be brought directly to usor recycled at Aveda Salons. •Cell phones, Laser cartridges, Injet cartridges, tablets,ereaders, notebooks, laptops, MP3's, PDA's. These canbe brought in to the school.
MJH Garden Club SeeksPlants
MJH Teachers and Students havebeen working hard over the past year tocreate wonderful green spaces, flowerbeds and plantings throughout theschool. Mr. Costanza and the GardenClub are looking for clumping typeplants such as day lilies, amaryllis, cast irons, ginger oranything that people may be thinning out this fall/winter.They would like to plant flowers and some plants that willbe low maintenance around the school. Work has begunaround the new wing of the school, but more areas needattention. Contact Mr. Costanza if you can help.([email protected])
Eagle Dads Eagle Dads will start off the new year with
a meeting January 30, 2014 in the Gym. Don't forget Eagle Dads Lunch Duty, an
opportunity to spend some time on campus and see what'sreally happening! Please direct any questions about EagleDads or Lunch Duty to the school office, or to ShaneHodgson, our Eagle Dad Parent Representative at 845-3345 or [email protected].
January 2014 The Eagle Times Page 3
SOARing Around MJH (cont.)
MJH SoccerBoth the Girls and Boys soccer teams
continue their seasons with the followingmatches:
For the Girls - 1/6 at Pitcher1/13 at St. Tammany
1/15 vs. Clearwood (at Coquille)1/22 vs. Creekside (at Coquille)
1/27 vs. Pitcher (at Coquille)
All games begin at 4 p.m.
For the Boys - 1/10 at Pitcher1/13 vs. St Tammany (at Salman 5:30)
1/17 vs, Clearwood(at Coquille)1/21 vs.Creekside (at Coquille)
1/23 at Creekside1/24 vs. Pitcher (at Coquille)
All games begin at 4p.m.
MJH BasketballCome out and support our Girls and Boys
Basketball teams!
1/9 vs. Pitcher @ Pitcher (Girls V)1/14 vs. Monteleone @ MJH (Girls V)
1/16 vs. St. Tammany @ St. Tammany (Girls JV and V)Week of January 21 – Tournament TBA
1/9 vs. Pitcher @ Pitcher (7th/8th Grade Boys)1/14 vs. Monteleone @ MJH (7th/8th Grade Boys)
1/16 vs. St. Tammany @ St. Tammany (8th Grade Boys)Week of January 21 – Tournament TBA
Book Fair A Success!Happy book lovers filled the Library in
December for the Book Fair! Ms. Mahorneywas thrilled that so many students came and
purchased books. Proceeds from the Book Fair help theLibrary and there is another book fair planned for theSpring. Thanks to all the parent volunteers who helpedduring the fair!
District Honor BandCongratulations to the MJH 7th
and 8th Grade Band Members whoauditioned and were selected to bein the LMEA District 9 Jr. High HonorBand! Those students are Heather
M. -Flute, Cayleigh R.- Flute, Amberlyn A. - Flute, TaylerB. - Clarinet, Aaron H. - Clarinet, Nathan L. - Clarinet,Robert F. - Alto Saxophone, Nathan K. - TenorSaxophone, Bailey P. - Trumpet, Nathan C.- Trumpet,Madelyn M. - Trumpet, Evan Z. - French Horn, Erik Y. -French Horn, Colin M. - Trombone, Thomas E. - Tuba,Evan B. - Tuba, Rhys L. - Euphonium.
Fuel Up to Play ContestMJH took part in the “Fuel up to
Play” competition to increase breakfastparticipation in October. Participating
schools had to be located within a 75 mile radius ofBrowns Dairy in New Orleans. The school and our greatCafeteria Staff hosted a special Parent and GrandparentBreakfast for all grade levels during the month of October.
Each student eating breakfast was entered into adrawing for some great prizes. Winners of the weeklydrawings were Zoe C., Robert Y. and Paulina A. Thanksto Chick fil a, Chuck E. Cheese, and Target for donatingprizes for these drawings. The winning school receives$5,000 as well as 6 tickets to a Saints game next seasonand a visit from a Saints player.
Gift card winners Zoe, Robert and Paulina with our friend, theChick Fil A Cow.
The Cow on the set of the Morning Announcements.
January 2014 The Eagle Times Page 4
PTA NEWS
From Our PTA PresidentHappy New Year Everyone!! It’s the beginning of a new
year and also a great time to think about the 2014-2015school year. Make those resolutions to volunteer at MJH.
Our nominating committee will be forming soon andthey will be looking to put together the slate of officers fornext year’s Executive Board. Volunteering at MJH doesnot take up that much time and is lots of fun. So join us forthe next General Membership meeting on Wednesday,January 8th, at 7:45am. If you are interested in holding anoffice or serve on a committee, please contact us [email protected]. Contact info for the NominatingCommittee will be posted in February’s newsletter.
Thanks to everyone for your continued support for thePTA and our school.
Sincerely, D'Ann Hellbach, PTA President
PTA General Membership MeetingJanuary 8, 2014 at 7:45am
Come Join Us!
We meet in Room 32.
Box Tops Winners of Second Nine weeks contest will be
announced in the February Newsletter! Keep collectingthose box tops and don't forget those Community Coffeelabels, too! Send box tops and labels to your child's 7 th
bell teacher.
Thanks to our Fun RunSponsors!
St. Tammany Parish HospitalLakeview Regional Medical Center
Precision Driving Academy
Local businesses and philanthropists can sponsor Funon the TcheFUNcte for an exceptional marketingopportunity. Graduated levels of sponsorship includeentries, logo or name on the official race shirt and banner,plus race day recognition including your own onsitedisplay.
Businesses are encouraged to provide door prizes,awarded live after the race. Restaurants and other foodand drink purveyors are welcome sponsors of post-raceprovisions for runners.
Madisonville businesses, individuals and familieslooking for a way to support their local school, take careof themselves and have loads of fun together have aunique opportunity in Fun on the TcheFUNcte, Saturday,Jan. 25, 2014.
Madisonville Junior High PTA will host this 5k Raceand 1 Mile Fun Run in old Madisonville with participationand sponsorship levels for everyone.
Fun on the TcheFUNcte and its related activities inthe park will be a fun time for the entire community. It’san outstanding opportunity for Madisonville families,businesses and citizens to come out, support the schoolthrough PTA and enjoy a fun, active morning together.
Pre-race registration forms were sent home with thestudents in December. Forms are also available in theMain Office and on the PTA website. T-shirts will bedistributed to all pre-registered entrants on the day of therace. Entry fees postmarked before Jan. 17 are $10 foryouth and $20 for adults. After Jan. 17, they rise to $15and $25, respectively.
Race day registration begins at 7 a.m. with numberpickup, and the Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m., followed bythe 5K at 9 a.m., ending with awards, contests and funtimes in a festival-like atmosphere at the start/finish line,Pine Street Park in Madisonville.
The race will be administered by the l5th StreetFlyers, a Northshore running club, and race proceedsbenefit the students and faculty of Madisonville JuniorHigh.
For information or to sponsor, contact ShaneHodgson, [email protected], 504-813-8003.
