Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements
306 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5099
Phone: (217) 351-3771 Fax: (217) 355-2564
August 25
Permission Slips: 8th graders will be bringing home permission slips for the 8th grade team building event. Please sign and send back as soon as possible. We still need chaperones/volunteers for this event on Friday, September 2nd. Please e mail guzmanje@champaignschools.org if you can volunteer your time.
August 24
8th Grade Team Building Chaperones: Friday, September 2nd Edison 8th Graders will be participating in a team building event. The event is being held at Hardy's Reindeer Ranch. We need chaperones for this trip! Parents/Guardians can either help with the 8:45-11am group or the 10:30-12:45 group. Please send an e-mail to guzmanje@champaignschools.org if you are able to help. We really need parents to volunteer to make this a success!
Band Meeting: Welcome back Edison Band students. We will be having our first (MANDATORY) Band Meeting on Thursday August 25th at 7:00pm in the Auditorium. We will be going over the upcoming year and discussing the details for our trip to Orlando, FL! At least one adult from each family should be present.
Superintendent Search: Champaign Unit 4 Schools will hold a community forum on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 7 PM at Centennial High School regarding the search for a new Superintendent. The community forum will be led by the search firm, School Exec Connect. The Junior League of Champaign-Urbana is assisting with the event. See attched PDF for more info and the link to the survey.
August 23
Community Events: At the bottom of the Edison Announcements is a section called "community events" We try to post things that are of interest to parents/students. Make sure to check it out!
U of I Research: Attached to this e-mail is a request for parents of 7th grade students/parents to participate in a research study. Students and parents are compensated for their participation. Please see the attachment for more info. Participation is completely voluntary and this program is not affiliated with Edison.
August 22
Important Dates Calendar: Attached to this e-mail are important dates. They include the school calendar for days off, early dismissal, PTSA meetings, school dances and etc., Please make sure to check it out!
Cross Country: Sat. Aug. 27 Edison XC will host their invitational. We have 20 schools planning to attend which means we will have about 500 runners! This is a fantastic event so if you are free come on out to Robeson Park. All 70 of our XC runners will be running. The first race begins at 9am.
Athletic Info 8/20-8/27:
BB = Baseball (DH = double header)
XC = Cross Country
Thurs., Aug. 25
XC at Winterview Park at 4:15 (Runners will be dismissed from class at 2:00 pm)
Fri., Aug. 26
DH BB at Zahnd vs Rantoul, 4pm
Sat., Aug. 27
DH BB at Zahnd vs SV, 10 am
Edison XC Invitational at Robeson Park 9am
Coaches: We are very fortunate to have extremely dedicated coaches for all our tathletic teams. I will send out a list of the entire coaching staff in the near distant future but for now here are our coaches for Baseball, Cross Country and Girls Basketball. Girls basketball tryouts start Aug. 29. If the girls ask about tryout info there are pink sheets all over the building with the info.
Cross Country Head Coach: Julie Mills
Cross Country Asst. Coach: Conan Jurkowski
Baseball Varsity Coach: Joel Beesely
Baseball JV Coach: Mark Pataky
7th grade Girls Basketball: Meg Bettenhausen
8th grade Girls Basketball: Kelly Koller
Golf "Fore" the Band: The Edison Band program will be hosting it's 1st ever golf outing on Saturday, September 17th at the U of I golf course. Shotgun start at 8am, $75 per person includes greens fee and cart, range balls, prizes and lunch. Hole sponsorships are available at $100 each. Golf in the morning and watch Illini football in evening! Entry/sponsorship form is attached. Questions? contact Jo Lynne Clauson at joclauson@comcast.net or 359-8099.
Spirit Wear Orders: There is still time to order the Edison spirit wear that was sold at registration. The order form is attached; just send the completed form with your payment in an envelope marked "attention PTSA" to the office with your payment by August 26th, and the order will be distributed to your child around the middle of September. Contact Jo Lynne Clauson with any questions at joclauson@comcast.net
Community Events
Champaign Public Library: Student Book Giveaway at the Champaign Public Library FriendShop We're not talking textbooks here! Students can discover a bargain source for books for relaxed reading, and get one book free! On Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28, the Champaign Public Library Friends invite students of all ages to visit the FriendShop used book store and choose one book to take home free. Located on the lower level of the library, at 200 W. Green St., the shop is open weekends from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Note: No purchase necessary for giveaway; does not include individually priced "special books."
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Earn Money For Edison: Help Edison earn $ when you search or order online. If you download the Goodsearch toolbar (or go to <http://www.goodsearch.com>www.goodsearch.com), choose Edison and use it for searching or use the Goodshop icon for shopping we earn money every time. There are also coupons and deals on this site. Money received is used for technology for staff and students at Edison. The link is on Edison's homepage. <http://edisoncomets.weebly.com/>http://edisoncomets.weebly.com/
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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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