EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 16
· Student Council: Student Council will meet Wednesday, April 21st in room 234 from 2:45-3:30 p.m. They will be discussing plans for the 8th grade dance.
· Reminder: Flying Illini meets Mondays and Fridays in the cafeteria and Computer Club with the Geek Squad meets in the computer lab in room 232 on Thursdays. Students should bring music for their video next week. They will be taking apart and putting back together computers next week.
· Wrestling, Volleyball and 6th Grade Boy’s Basketball: Edison’s wrestlers, 7th/8th grade volleyball teams and 6th grade boy’s basketball teams will be recognized at Edison’s last convocation on April 28. These teams are asked to sit in the middle sections of the auditorium in this order: First row: 6BBB team; Second row: wrestlers; and Third and fourth rows: VB players.
· Athletic Camps for Edison Students: Boy’s basketball camp will be Monday, August 2 through 6 from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. (grade level times will be announced shortly) and Girl’s basketball camp will be Monday, August 9 through 13: from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. for incoming 8th graders and from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. for incoming 6th and 7th graders. Cost for camps is $50 per student. Camps are for Edison students only. A flyer containing more information will be sent out soon. If you have any questions please contact Jackie Borchardt by email at borchaja@champaignschools.org or by phone at 377 – 8584.
· Athletic Banquet: The athletic banquet for Baseball, Girl’s Basketball, Boy’s Basketball and Volleyball will be Monday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Stone Creek Church. More information will be sent out soon. Cross Country students who have the top 5 GPA’s will receive a special invitation to attend as well.
April 14
· Sad News: Curtis McKinney, Edison Middle School teacher, passed away and was found in his apartment this morning. Please keep his family and his Edison family in your thoughts and prayers.
· AVID Breakfast: Edison AVID students and their families are invited to join the Edison AVID Team Teachers, Counselor, and Administrators for breakfast on Friday morning, April 16. They’ll be enjoying a meal together and celebrating the students’ successes this year. The breakfast will be held from 7:00 a.m.-7:50 a.m. in the Edison Middle School Library.
· PTSA Officers Needed: The Edison PTSA is seeking nominations for officers for the 2010-2011 school year. For more information, please contact Mary Schoen Petersen schoenpetersen@comcast.net or Jennifer Clarke jenniferandjohnc@sbcglobal.net.
· Box Top Organizer: Edison is in need of a volunteer who will help collect, organize and cash in Box Tops next year. This is an important role because it’s an easy way for the school to make money. If interested, please contact Laurie Jacob at jacobla@champaignschools.org.
· Reception for Volunteers: Have you volunteered to chaperone a dance, a field trip or helped out in a classroom? Are you one of the many who provided treats for our teachers? If you take the time to volunteer at Edison, we would like to invite you to attend our annual Edison Volunteer Reception on April 28 from 10-11 a.m. in our cafeteria (see attached, Volunteer Reception). If you are planning to attend, please let the school know as soon as possible. You can R.S.V.P. to Marilyn Mastny at mastnyma@champaignschools.org. Thanks for all you do at Edison!
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
· 6th Annual Champaign Area Youth Football Camp: The 2010 Champaign Youth Football Camp will be held Monday, June 21st- Thursday, June 24th. All area boy/girls entering grades 1st-8th are invited to attend. Camp will be held at McKinley Field located on New Street, behind the Melon Building and Southside Elementary School. More Details are available in the attached document (Champ Youth Camp).
April 12
· Athletics at Edison: If you have a student who is interested in participating in sports at Edison, you will want to be aware of the tryout dates and forms that need to be completed (see attached, 2010-2011 Edison Athletic Information). 6th Graders who plan to tryout for 7th grade teams should see the attached document titled 2010-2011 6th graders trying out… Here is a listing of IESA teams offered at Edison and tryout dates:
· Cross Country (XC): Open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls; Tryouts/ practices may begin Monday, August 2
· Baseball (BB): Open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls; Tryouts may begin Monday, August 2 for a varsity and a junior varsity team
· Girls Basketball (GBB): Open to all 6th (trying out for 7th grade team), 7th and 8th grade girls; Tryouts may begin Monday, August 30
· Boys Basketball (BBB): Open to all 6th (trying out for 7th grade team), 7th and 8th grade boys; Tryouts may begin Monday, October 18
· Wresting (WR): Open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls from Edison, Jefferson and Franklin; Tryouts may begin on Monday, November 29
· Girls Volleyball (VB): Open to all 6th (trying out for the 7th grade team), 7th and 8th grade girls; Tryouts may begin Monday, November 29
· Champaign Central High School Cheerleading: Cheerleading tryouts for Central High School will be held May 19. Clinics will be held May 17 and 18 to teach students everything they need to know for tryouts. See the attached flyers for more details (Cheer and Cheer back of handouts).
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
· Volunteer Opportunity: The Salvation Army is teaming up with Interfaith in Action, a Registered Student Organization at the University of Illinois and Numana, Inc., a Kansas-based nonprofit, to send one million meals to Haiti directly from the hands of volunteers from the Champaign-Urbana community and the University of Illinois campus. This aid is desperately needed in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake earlier this year. Meals are packaged by groups of 12-14 people in an assembly line team effort, and as many as 50 teams of 700 people will be needed during ongoing packaging hours on Saturday, April 24 between 8 am and 6 pm and Sunday, April 25 between 1 pm and 6 pm. This effort will take place at the old Hobby Lobby building at 1916 Glenn Park Drive in Champaign. Volunteers can sign up through the Salvation Army website: http://www.usc.salvationarmy.org/champaign.
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