Edison Middle School PTSA Announcements
306 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820-5099
Phone: (217) 351-3771 Fax: (217) 355-2564
October 5
- Student Council: Student Council will meet on Wednesday, October 5th after school in Mrs. Altenbaumer's room, room 234. We will finish around 3:30. We are organizing our community service project and Halloween candy grams. Student Council is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Everyone is welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Altenbaumer or Mr. Guzman.
- No School: There will be no school on Monday October 10th.
- Boys Basketball Tryouts:
Tryouts for 7th grade and 8th grade boys IESA Basketball teams will be:
Monday, Oct. 17 and Tues., Oct. 18, 2011
7th grade will be from 3:00 until 4:30 pm in the north gym
8th grade will be from 7:30 until 9:00 pm in the north gym
In order to tryout all 3 pieces of the required paperwork must have been turned in to Ms. Borchardt as of Fri., Sept. 30, 2011. If the paperwork is not on file you can not tryout.
Boys trying out must attend both days of tryouts.
Mandatory parent meeting for the selected team will be Thurs., Oct. 20 in the cafeteria at 5:30 pm (parents and players must attend).
Tryouts for the 6th grade only boys Park District Basketball team will be:
Thurs., Oct. 20 and Fri., Oct. 21, 2011 from 3:00 until 4:30 pm in the south gym
6th grade boys can tryout for the 7th grade team on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 then tryout for the 6th grade boys basketball team on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 if they do not make the 7th grade team.
In order to tryout all 3 pieces of the required paperwork must have been turned in to Ms. Borchardt as of Fri., Sept. 30, 2011. If the paperwork is not on file you can not tryout.
Boys trying out must attend both days of tryouts.
Parent meeting will be announced soon.
If you have any questions please call (377 - 8584) or email (borchaja@champaignschools.org).
October 3
- PTSA Meeting: Edison's next PTSA meeting is October 11th at 7pm. All are welcome to attend. Informal gathering time is 6:45 pm and the meeting begins at 7pm in the Edison Library.
- Edison's Leadership Academy: Edison's Leadership Academy-run by Sigma Phi Epsilon-is taking applications from 7th and 8th grade students for the 2011-2012 school year. If students have a B average or better and strive to be a positive leader, we encourage them to apply. They will be excused from afternoon classes three times during the school year to participate in this program. In addition, they need parent permission and excellent references from two of their team teachers. Students can pick up applications during lunch on Friday, September 30 or can come up to the Comets Community Center, just above the cafeteria next week. The application is available as an attachment in this announcement.
- Athletic events for this week:
Mon., Oct. 3
GBB at Rantoul Eater, 5 pm
Tues., Oct. 4
XC at Paxton, 4:15 pm
GBB vs Normal Parkside, 4:15 pm
Sat., Oct. 8
XC sectional meet at Mahomet 9:30 am
- Edison Spirit Wear If you missed your chance to order Edison Spirit wear at registration, the final order for the school year will be taken from now until Nov 18th, order form is attached. These are the red tees and hoodies and gray sweats. Simply submit your order form along with payment in an envelope marked "spirit wear" to the office. The apparel will be ready early in December and will be distributed to your student, so be sure to indicate student name and grade level. If you have any questions, contact Jo Lynne Clauson at joclauson@comcast.net
- PE Clothing: Parents you can still order PE clothes for your student. Attached is the order form. Submit your order form along with payment in an envelope marked PE Clothes to the office.
- CU Scholars: CUScholars Program prepares high school students for their futures. Orientation and recruitment meetings for high school freshmen will be held on October 2 and 3. See complete News Release at:
- 5K Run: St Thomas School in Philo is hosting a 5k run. See below in Community Events for more info.
- Important Dates: Attached is the list of important dates throughout the year, the list includes PTSA meeting dates, school dances, and parent/teacher conferences etc.,.
Community Events:
5K Run:
When: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011
Where: St. Thomas School (311 East Madison in Philo)
Time: Kids 1K race begins at 8 am with 5K and 1K walk immediately
following (about 8:15 am) Registration begins at 7 am
Why: Honor John Schumacher, lifelong supporter of St. Thomas and Tiger
athletics! He coached track for 39 years, cross country for 23 years,
girls and boys basketball for 38 years and was Athletic Director
for 25 years (this is how I met John). All proceeds will go towards
new athletic uniforms at St. Thomas.
Cost: Prior to Oct. 28: $20 for adults, $15 for kids 10 and under
After Oct. 28: $25 for adults, $20 for kids 10 and under Tshirts are included if you register prior to Oct. 28 (not a guarantee after Oct. 28) you can print a registration form from: www.stthomasphilo.org and click on the lind for Schumacher Shuffle. For info regarding the race you can email: ad@stthomasphilo.org
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