EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
January 27
· Edison Book-of-the-Month Club: Edison’s Book of the Month Club will meet today from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. The book this month is Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
· NSBE Jr. : Edison’s NSBE Jr. for this semester will begin today. It will be held from 3:45-4:15 p.m. in Mr. Kuppler’s room (324).
· Computer Club: Computer Club will meet on Monday, February 1st.
· Reflections Winners: Congratulations to Alice Trellakis and Elizabeth Atkinson. Their PTA Reflections literature entries recently advanced to the state level.
· Thank you! The PTSA would like to thank these volunteers for helping to make Edison’s Dance a success: Deb Miller, Kimberely Shaw, Nancy Mings, LB Frye, Stephanie Ritz, Mary Etchison, Dena Bagger, Steve Palmer, Melissa Supp, Anna Gerard, Alan Chalifoux, Tim Stiles, Pat Elliot, Bruce Reardanz, Dan and Caitlin Pope, and all the parents who came and stayed at the last minute.
· PTSA Board Meeting: The PTSA Board will meet Thursday, January 28 at Za's on Neil Street at noon. They will be discussing action items for this spring semester. Anyone is welcome to attend.
· Computer Speakers Needed: If you have computer speakers that you would like to donate to Edison, they would be happy to have them. You may drop speakers off in the main office or computer lab in 232.
· Centennial Future Freshmen Night: Centennial's Future Freshman Information Night is tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium.
· Be a Mentor at Edison: January is National Mentoring Month. It’s a great time to be a mentor for a student at Edison. There is currently a waiting list of students who would like to have a mentor. Please see the attached flyer to learn more or email Marilyn Mastny, Edison’s Mentor Site Coordinator, at mastnyma@champaignschools.org for an application. Also, special thanks to the 60 mentors who volunteer with our students!
· Volleyball: The 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams played Mahomet on Monday night. The 7th grade team won: 25-23, 25-23. The 8th graders lost in two games. Keep up the great teamwork, Comets!
· Java and Jazz-Feb 5: You're invited to an evening of Java and Jazz featuring the Edison Middle School Jazz bands on Friday, February 5. Dine with family and friends while enjoying great music. Bring your dancing shoes. Buffet dinner is $25 per person with a cash bar. Advance ticket sales only. The deadline to purchase tickets is TODAY. Contact any of the current Edison jazz band students or go to edisonjazz@gmail.com.
January 25
· Please Sign Out Your Student: Edison students must be signed out by a parent or responsible party in the main office any time they leave the building. The school is responsible for knowing where students are at all times. With cell phones, students are texting parents to say that they are ill. On several occasions, parents have asked the student to come outside without signing out the student. In these cases, students are being marked unexcused for classes. It is imperative that you sign out your student if they leave the campus.
· Auditions for Spring Musical: Edison's Spring Musical will be Annie Jr. and take place the last weekend in April. Auditions will take place next week after school on January 25, 28, and 29 and students can sign up for an audition slot outside the music room (110) on the musical bulletin board. Rehearsals will be after school and start the week of February 15th. Auditions will consist of students singing a short song of the student's choice (they can either bring sheet music or sing something without accompaniment) and an unprepared reading from the show. Please contact the director, Mrs. Bahr, if you have any questions at bahrmi@champaignschools.org.
· Reminder- Traffic Pattern for Edison: Parents using the Prairie Street entrance of Edison Middle School for the purpose of dropping off and/or picking up students should drop their child off on the west (left) side of Prairie. Parents should pull their vehicles as far down on Prairie Street before they drop of and/or pick up their child. This will allow for more vehicles to use Prairie Street in this way. Parents should refrain from using the east (right) side of Prairie adjacent to the blacktop/play area. This area is marked for the loading/unloading of school buses and needs to be kept available. Once all school buses have arrived and departed, parents will then be directed to utilize that area for loading and unloading purposes. Parents should also refrain from using the alleyway directly west of Edison off of Prairie as a drop off/pick up site for students. This alley will be used for the quick access and departure of emergency vehicles.
· Boys Basketball: Congratulations to Edison’s 7th grade boy’s basketball team as they defeated Urbana on Saturday. The score was 52 – 37. The team now advances to the second round of regional games which will be held at 6 pm tonight at Charleston Middle School. The game is against Franklin.
· Sports Schedule:
Jan. 28: Wrestling tri meet with Unity and Clinton, 4:15 (weigh in at 3:30) and VB at South View, 4:15 (bus leaves Edison at 2:30)
Jan. 30: 8BBB regional game at Mattoon Middle School at 12:15 vs Effingham (bus leaves Edison at 10:30 am) and WR to Rochester, 10:00 AM (bus leaves Edison at 7:00 AM)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
First Annual Trivia Night: The Central High School Music Boosters’ announce the First Annual Trivia Night to be held on January 30, 2010 at Faith United Methodist Church. Entry fee is $160 for a team of up to 8 people. Price includes dinner (6 pm), trivia competition (7 pm), door prizes, snacks, and soda. Raffles and silent auction will occur throughout the evening. Answers are submitted by your team at your table; you are not required to answer questions individually. Please visit www.maroons.org/trivia for more information including flier, registration forms, competition rules, etc.
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