Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Day C
DAY 163
Lunch:
BBQ Pork
WG Bun
French Fries
Peas
Pears
Milk
Breakfast on Thursday (5/15/25):
Mini Donuts
Cereal
Pears
Juice
Milk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GIRLS / BOYS CROSS COUNTRY MEETINGS
There will be MS & HS girls/boys cross country meetings THIS Friday, May 16 during homeroom. This is for CURRENT 6th-11th grade students.
-Girls Meeting in Mr. Scholl's classroom
-Boys Meeting in MS Gym
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DRIVER'S ED MEETING
There will be an 8th grade driver's ed meeting on Wednesday, May 21 during homeroom in the Mr. Daniel's Lecture Room. This is for the 8th graders who have COMPLETED Driver's Ed. Ms. Garin will be going over rules and signing forms that day.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WAUKON PARK & REC SUMMER PROGRAMS
If you are interested in participating in baseball, softball, or swim team, come grab a sheet from the black wall holder outside of the MS office for more information and sign up.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTICE
There is to be NO candy, drinks, etc. sold on school property by students. If you are caught, your parents will be notified and all items will be taken.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GRADES - INELIGIBILITY
Ineligibility is in effect as of May 12. If you are in track and failing a class, you WILL NOT be able to participate in any meets until you have ALL passing grades. Your teacher needs to email Mr. Steege and Kim letting them know you have your grades up in order to participate in track.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LOCKER ROOMS
The locker rooms will be locked everyday until PE classes start for that day. Only PE/sports clothing should be kept in those lockers. Bookbags/computer bags should be kept in your hallway locker!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HATS
No hats on in the building during school hours. They should be in your locker!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
YEARBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - Order your yearbooks now!
$25 if you order it now UNTIL Christmas Break
$30 if you order it January to March (until yearbooks are ordered)
$35 after yearbooks arrive (if any available)
Make checks payable to ACSD
Bring money to Mr. Stegen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LUNCH TICKETS / BACKPACKS @ LUNCH
Just a reminder that you need to have your lunch ticket everyday you go through the lunch line!
NOTE: Backpacks need to be put in your LOCKERS during lunch. None should be in the cafeteria, hallways, or bathrooms during that time!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BREAKFAST REMINDERS
If you are eating breakfast at school you need to keep ALL food on a tray or visible in your hand until you go through the line. DO NOT put food in your pockets, book bags or tucked under your arms as you go through the line.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
REMINDER: If you plan to stay after school, you are either attending tutoring (Tuesdays/Thursdays) on those days or you are at boys or girls track practice/meet! You should NOT be wandering around the halls.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORNING CAFETERIA REMINDERS
6th Grade: Get released at 8:10 each morning from the cafeteria (NEW: Starting October 24, 2024)
7th & 8th Grade: Get released at 8:10 each morning from the cafeteria
(You SHOULD NOT be leaving early and wandering around the building, hanging out in the locker rooms, or going to the gym! The MS Gym is OFF LIMITS in the morning!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING
After school tutoring will be going on every week on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm. This is for ANY 6th-8th grade student! Please use this if you are falling behind or need extra help in your classes. NO SIGN-UP NECESSARY!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
REMINDER: There is to be nothing other than WATER in classrooms throughout the day. THAT MEANS NO SPORT DRINKS, AZTEC DRINKS, POP, FOOD, ETC!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Pick up cafeteria area after breakfast! The gym is off limits in the morning before school.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SPRING SPORTS
CHEERLEADING: NA
BOYS TRACK: 7th/8th grade boys practice after school today, May 14. Meet in the MS Gym.
GIRLS TRACK: 7th/8th grade girls practice after school today, May 14. Meet in the HS Gym.
**SPORTS NOTE: Any student planning to participate in track need to have their physical forms uploaded to Varsity Bound before practice starts!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS
NA
If you see him in the halls today, wish him a happy birthday!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS
LUNCH MONEY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NEGATIVE ACCOUNTS!
Student Counseling Referral Link
Student Referral to Meet with the School Counselor
*If you would like to chat with Ms. Niehaus (MS counselor) at any point about academics or social/emotional success, please fill out this form!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE
Friday, May 16
-7th/8th Grade Boys Conference Track Meet @ Decorah 4:00pm (Dismiss @ 2:35pm, Bus @ 2:45pm)
-7th/8th Grade Girls Conference Track Meet @ Decorah 4:00pm (Dismiss @ 2:35pm, Bus @ 2:45pm)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LOST & FOUND ITEMS:
Small silver key (Ask in MS office if yours)
Blue and gray keychain (w/light) that has 2 small silver keys on it (Found in parking lot between MS & West Elem.)
Pearl Flower Earring (Found in girls locker room)
Blue/Green Airpod case with one green airpod in it (case says "Justice" on the outside)
Gold ring
Black wireless earbuds
Black cross necklace with football design on front and bible verse on back (Found in boys locker room)
Black cross necklace with football design on front and bible verse on back (Found on stage)
Football necklace with black string
Black left wireless earbud
Silver turtle ring (birthstone in center of turtle)
silver ring (teardrop shape with rhinestones on part of band and around the teardrop)
White wireless earbud (Left)
Bag of rubberbands for braces (Found in MS Cafeteria)
Black left wireless earbud
Gold half moon earring
Blueish/greenish left wireless earbud
Items are in the MS Cafeteria on the table near the concession stand or MS office!
PE LOCKER ROOMS: WE NEED TO KEEP THE LOCKER ROOMS CLEAN! There SHOULD NOT be food & drink in there!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LUNCH NOTES: Please put money in your lunch account or take care of any other office business in the morning before 1st hour. You need to have your lunch ticket when you go through the lunch line, if not, you need to be at the end of the line and you are not to take extras or a la carte. This rule is for everyone to follow. Keep your lunch account balance current. If you have a negative lunch balance you are not to take any ala carte items, including extra portions. This is for breakfast and lunch. If you don't know your balance, check with Vickie Snitker/Erin Thornton when you go through the line.
Due to the Federal Government's Healthy Kids Act, students need to take the items listed on the breakfast menu OR an egg sandwich and juice or fruit, to be counted as the reimbursable (free & reduced) breakfast. If in doubt, ask the cooks or check the dry erase boards located at the beginning of the line every morning.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~