Mandarino Minutes 11-9-15

Dear Parents/Guardians,

8^th grader- Amy Paine-

8^th grader Amy Paine was among 300 middle school students that was recognized by Northwestern University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search.  The score’s Amy achieved on the SAT/ACT put her in the top 1%-20% of college-bound seniors.  This was quite an accomplishment!  Congratulations Amy!

One-Hour Delay-

We will have a district one-hour delay this Wednesday, November 11th.  School will begin at 8:45 A.M. and buses will run one hour later.  Breakfast will still be available at school.

UPTO Meeting 11-12-15-

This Thursday, November 12th we will have our November UPTO meeting beginning at noon in the Upton Conference room.  Please check into the office and join us if your schedule allows.

Parent-Teacher Conferences-

Just a reminder that our conferences will take place on Thursday, November 19th at the St. Joseph High School Student Center.  The times are 12:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.  and 5:30-8:30 P.M.  It is an open house atmosphere. The parents wait in line for each teacher to discuss how things are going with their student.  This is our conference format 6th-12th grades.  If you have a 9th-12th grader their conferences will take place at the same times in the SJHS Field House. No middle or high school conferences will take place on Friday, November 20th.  The students will have November 19th and 20th off from school.

SJHS Musical-

St. Joseph High School students will present Cinderella on November 20th at 7:00 P.M. and November 21st at 2:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.   The musical will take place a the John & Dede Auditorium at SJHS.  Tickets for adults are $10, and Seniors & Students are $8.  Tickets can be purchased ahead of the show through the following emails and contact #:   Jon Wallace: jonrwallace@yahoo.com, jwallace@horizonbank.com  or by calling 269-449-8972

Other Dates to remember:

 -  Friday, November 13th  High School home football regional championship 7:00 P.M. at Dickinson Stadium

-  Monday, November 23rd  Upton Planetarium Community Night 6:30 P.M.

-  No school Wednesday, November 25th-27th for Thanksgiving Break

Quotes of the Day-

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."-  Ben Franklin

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" - Satchel Paige 

Have a good week,

Mr. Mandarino