January 12
- PTSA Meeting: The next Edison PTSA meeting will be held on WEDNESDAY, January 26th. Representatives from Central and Centennial High School will be at the meeting to discuss 8th graders transitioning to High School. 8th grade parents are encouraged to attend. Informal gathering time is at 6:45—meeting starts at 7:00 pm in the Edison Library.
- Junior National Honor Society: Applications for the Edison chapter of the National Junior Honor Society are now available on the Edison web-site and in the main office. Applications are due to Mr. Cain by February 22, 2011. If there are any questions please contact Mr. Cain at cainza@champaignschools.org or 351-3771. (Attached is a PDF of the application)
- 8th graders we need a baby picture: Please bring in a baby picture(s) in an envelope with your name on it. If you could put your name on the back of each picture that would be fantastic. The pictures will be used for a display. You WILL GET your picture(s) back on the day of promotion. Give your picture(s) to Mr. Guzman or Ms. Borchardt.
- Athletic Events 1/10–1/15
Monday, Jan. 10
BBB at North Ridge, 4:15 pm (players will need to be dismissed from class at 2:15)
6BBB at Stratton against B-Squad, 6:15 pm
Tues., Jan. 11
WR at Clinton, 6:00 pm (bus will leave Edison at 4:15 pm)
VB at St. Matt's, 6:00 pm (bus will leave Edison at 5:15 pm)
Thurs., Jan. 13
BBB at Urbana, 4:15 pm (bus will leave Edison at 3:30 pm)
VB at Parkside, 4:30 pm (players will need to be dismissed from class at 2:15)
Sat., Jan. 15
WR at Jacksonville Turner, 2:00 pm (bus leaves Edison at 10:30 am)
Congratulations to our 7VB and 8VB teams. Both teams won the Rantoul Eater VB tournament this Sat.
Last home game for BBB will be Wed., Jan. 19
First home WR meet will be Thurs., Jan. 20
Congrats to Trystynn Schoonover 4th place, Oshay Davis and Wyatt Sommer 6th place at the Bloomington Invitational.
January 7
- Once on this Island, Jr. --MUSICAL AUDITION INFORMATION: Musical audition information and sign up sheets are now available outside the music room door (110). Students can stop by before or after school to sign up and take an audition form home to fill out. Note that this year students need to sign up for a 5 minute singing/ reading audition slot as well as a group dance audition slot. Please have your student talk to Mrs. Bahr if they would like to audition, but cannot make the scheduled audition times. More information about the plot and characters in this show can be found on www.mtishows.com
January 6
- Champaign 150 Years Art Contest: Do you love Champaign and like to draw? Enter the City of Champaign's art contest and visually show why you love our town. A winner from 4 age groups will be selected and all artwork will be displayed at the Springer Cultural Center during February and March. Official rules and entry blanks can be picked up in the main office or at <http://www.champaign150.com>www.champaign150.com under Celebration Features. All artwork must be submitted to the Mellon Building by Wednesday, February 9th. (Attached is the official application).
- Trivia Night: The Central High School Music Boosters announce the Second Annual Trivia Night, January 22, 2011 at Faith United Methodist Church. This event 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. Entry fee is $160 for a team of up to 8 people and all monies raised will go to support Champaign Central's Music Programs. Please visit www.maroons.org/trivia for more information.
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At County Market You can sign up for OR register your current County Market Max Card for Education to Edison Middle School, the number is #331. Remember even if you have already registered this needs to be updated annually. Target has a similar reward program called Take Charge for Education. Simply apply for a Target charge (Red Card)/debit card, get approved, and Target donates 1% of your Red Card/Target Debit card purchases to your school. Here is the link for more info and to apply http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-005157 If you already have a Target charge/debit you can still earn money for Edison. With holiday shopping coming up this is a great and EASY way to help Edison Middle School!
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