October 18
- Athletics for this week:
Monday, Oct. 18
BBB tryouts
6BBB trying out for 7BBB team (6:00 – 7:30 AM in north gym)
8BBB (7:30 – 9:00 PM in north gym)
Tuesday, Oct. 19
BBB Tryouts
7BBB (6:00 – 7:30 AM in north gym)
8BBB (7:30 – 9:00 PM in north gym)
Wednesday, Oct. 20
BBB tryouts
7BBB – kids trying out will need to listen to time Coach Cain tells them tryouts will be for this day. Time will either be 6:00 – 7:30 AM or 3:00 – 4:30 PM in north gym
GBB at South View, 4:15 PM (bus leaves 2:30 PM)
8BBB practice (7:30 – 9:00 PM north gym)
Thursday, Oct. 21
7BBB practice (3:00 – 4:30 PM north gym)
GBB game at Mahomet, 4:30 (bus leaves at 3:15 PM)
MANDATORY PARENT/ATHLETE MEETING FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL AT 5:30 PM IN THE CAFETERIA
8BBB practice after parent meeting
- Computer Club: The next Computer Club meeting will be Monday, Oct. 18th from 2:45-3:45. All students are welcome!
- Congrats: Congrats to our varsity runners on finishing the season with a strong race. Our girls ended up in 27th place and our boys finished in 6th place. Our boys were led by 12th place finisher Ashton Hyatt and 15th place finisher Isaac Kasten. All results can be found on:
Congrats on a great race and both teams should be proud that they had a chance to race against the best runners in Illinois!
Parking: Do not park illegally on Prairie Street. Recently some cars were towed because they were parked on Prairie. Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up so please park in the lot to avoid being towed.
October 15th
- Long Term Substitute Teacher: The Edison Comets family welcomes Mr. Sergio McClain as a long-term substitute teacher on Team Voyagers. Mr. McClain is filling in as 6th grade Science teacher for Mr. Tony Howard during Mrs. David's maternity leave, as Mr. Uppinghouse takes the position of principal and Mr. Howard acts as Assistant Principal. Due to the excellent ongoing coordination of Mr. Howard and Mr. McClain, Voyager students have not missed a beat during this transition. Mr. McClain brings a wealth of experience and dedication to this position, challenging students to sharpen their critical thinking skills and become independent learners. Mr. McClain would like to announce that he has arranged for University of Illinois students to come to ade his classroom every Tuesday after school for tutoring of any Voyager student needing help with assignments. The tutors will be available from 2:45 until 4:15.
- Parent Volunteers for Scholastic Bookfair: The library is looking for parent volunteers to help with the upcoming Scholastic Bookfair, October 21–29. Volunteers are especially needed Thursday, October 20th during parent/teacher conferences 4–8 pm. Check out the fair website http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/edisonlibrary
Or contact Debbie Smith or Teresa Jones at 351-3732
October 13
- Parent Teacher Conferences: Parent/Teacher Conferences will be October 28th and October 29th. Forms to schedule times to meet with teachers have gone home with students.
- Paperwork Due Required paperwork for Volleyball and Wrestling is due to Ms. Borchardt by Friday, Nov. 12
Required paperwork includes:
Current physical
Completed Champaign Unit 4 form
Copy of insurance/medical card
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