Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements
306 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5099
Phone: (217) 351-3771 Fax: (217) 355-2564
Edison's Mission
It is our mission at Edison Middle School to work collaboratively to place the focus on the academic, social, and emotional needs of each individual student first and ensure that ALL students are prepared for post-secondary education.
PTA Reflections Contest: Please encourage your students to participate in this year's PTA Reflections Contest, a national themed arts competition. Categories are: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. Submissions are due before November 1, so this is the time to get started. This year's theme is "Let Your Imagination Fly!" Please read all the details here: http://www.illinoispta.org/reflections.html More information on where/when to submit is coming shortly, but you can contact Sujata Dey-Koontz if you have questions before then: delphya@gmail.com
PTSA Meeting: the next PTSA meeting will be Monday October 19, 6 pm in the Edison library. An agenda is attached. See you there!
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be meeting at Edison every Tuesday beginning at 7:15am. They will meet in Mr. Ross' room 132 till 7:45am. If you have any questions or are interested contact Mr. Ross or anyone of our current FCA members! Come out for food, fun, and fellowship! *FCA is not sponsored, nor endorsed by Edison Middle School or Champaign Unit 4 School District.
The men of Sigma Phi Epsilon are back for another exciting year of Sig Ep Leadership Academy, with new topics and exciting challenges for 7th and 8th grade students. Please read the attached letter for more information and have your student see Mrs. Cooper in the community center (above the cafeteria) for an application.
Students, Parents & Staff: want to help create the EMS 2015-2016 Video Yearbook? Please send your school-appropriate pictures and videos to: cometyearbook2016@gmail.com
PTSA Mini-Grants are now available to Edison teachers and staff! An application form is attached; this year, PTSA is able to award 15 grants of up to $100 each. Applications are due by October 30 and can be sent electronically to Kim Collins at kimcollins@yahoo.com or printed and put in the PTSA mailbox at school. Parents and friends, if you'd like to see PTSA award even more grants, contact gretchenpein@gmail.com about forming/joining the fundraising committee.
Email announcements of the past can be found on the Edison Middle School website here: http://www2.champaignschools.org/schools/news/?id=20
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