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.
Applications for the Edison chapter of the National Junior Honor Society are now available from Mr. Cain (room 128) and in the main office (and attached to this message). Applications are due to Mr. Cain by March 4, 2016. Current National Junior Honor Society members do not need to complete the applications for this year, but should contact Mr. Cain about their 2015-2016 community service hours. If there are any questions please contact Mr. Cain at cainza@champaignschools.org or 351-3771.
NAAPID is February 8! Mark your calendars for a school visit and check your student's backpack for an informational flyer. Guest speaker will be Dee Brown.
The next PTSA meeting will be Monday February 8, 6 pm in the Edison Library. An agenda is attached.
Dance: the next Edison Dance is Friday February 12, 6-8 pm at school. See attached flyer for details. We'll need parent volunteers for gym monitors, hall monitors, and concession sales; that sign-up will arrive shortly.
No School on Monday February 15 for President's Day.
Black History Fact: Black History Month began as "Negro History Week," which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
On Saturday, March 12, Bottenfield Elementary School will host a 5K run/walk in honor and memory of Wendy Huckstadt. Mrs. Huckstadt served in Unit 4 for 14 years. She passes away after battling cancer. She was known to motivate students and families to live an active and healthy lifestyle. In honor of her commitment to health, this race is in her honor. To get more information, there is an attached flyer or you may register online at: www.bottenfield5k.weebly.com or Mrs. Wells has information as well.
The results are in! Edison's 2014-2015 literary arts magazine, Retro, was rated as an EXCELLENT by the NCTE this past year! All Edison students should consider submitting their work this year for a chance to be featured. Retro is a student-created magazine that is published at the end of the school year with the year's best student writing, art, and photography. The submission deadline for this year is March 9th. We accept writing, art, and photography.
To submit, share your work with edisonretro@gmail.com , making sure to put at the top:
1. The title of the piece
2. Your name*
3. Genre of the piece (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, or photography)
4. Your grade
5. Your homeroom teacher
*Note: All authors'/artists' names remain anonymous to Retro members during the selection process. If you wish to remain anonymous in the magazine itself, please put an * next to your name in your submission.
Lastly, we are still looking for students for our team! Come to room 226 on Thursdays from 2:50-3:50 to be a part of the team selecting and arranging the work for the magazine. Questions? Contact Mrs. Wolz or Ms. Garber.
Edison Clubs: a list of Edison clubs is attached.
Thanks for the Box Tops collected so far this year! We will receive a check for $260 for the Box Tops we have collected and now it's time to start again. Mrs. Wells is collecting them for new PE equipment. You may send them into her or give them to any teacher to put in her mailbox. Thanks for the support!!
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
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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