[Edison-PTSA] EDISON PTSA ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENTS - Fri March 4, 2016

Edison Middle School PTSA

Athletic 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.

 

Please email borchaja@champaignschools.org with any questions concerning athletics.  

 

Sat., March 5 

    8th grade Volleyball Regional game will begin 20 min. after the completion of the regional game between Urbana and Jefferson which begins at 9 am.  If the 8th grade team wins their first regional game they will then play 20 min. after the completion of the 12:30 pm game on Saturday. (admission is $3 for students K - 8 and senior citizens 62+ and $5 for high school and adults)

  

     Wrestling sectionals at Normal Kingsley, 9 am - we have 4 wrestlers all from Jefferson participating 

 

Mon., March 7

    7th grade Volleyball sectional game (if they win on Wednesday, March 2). The game will be held at Urbana Middle 

      School beginning at 6 pm. (admission is $4 for high school and adults and $2 for students K - 8 and senior citizens 62+)

 

Tues., March 8

    Scholastic Bowl at Edison versus Danville South View, 4 pm

 

Wed., March 9 

    8th grade Volleyball Regional Championship game (if they win both games on Saturday) at Urbana Middle School, 6 pm

                 admission will be $4 for high school and adults and $2 for students K - 8 and senior citizens 62+

 

Fri., March 11

  Wrestling State in DeKalb

 

Sat., March 12

    Wrestling State in DeKalb

 

   7th grade Volleyball State if they win their sectional game on Monday, March 7 at  Wenona Fieldcrest

 

Mon., March 14

     8th grade Volleyball Sectional game if they won their regional championship game.  The sectional game will be at Urbana Middle School at 6 pm (admission is $4 for high school and adults and $2 for students K - 8 and senior citizens 62+)

 

Tues., March 15

   7th grade Volleyball State (if they won on Saturday)

 

Sat., March 19

    8th grade Volleyball state at Rochester Junior High (if they won their sectional game on Monday, March 14)

 

Tues., March 22

        8th grade Volleyball state at Rochester Junior High if they won on Saturday, March 19

 

Thurs., March 31

     Scholastic Bowl at Edison versus Holy Cross, 3 pm

GOLF:  any current 6th or 7th grader interested in participating in the IESA golf tournament in Sept., 2016 please contact Ms. Borchardt by Feb 29, 2016.

Baseball 2016 - 2017 (flier attached) fliers on athletic bulletin board 

Cross Country 2016 - 2017 (flier attached) fliers on athletic bulletin board 

 

Any questions about athletics please email Jackie: borchaja@champaignschools.org

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[Edison-PTSA] EDISON PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS - Fri March 4, 2016

 

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.

 

Yearbook order forms will be sent home with students this week.  The order forms and payment are due by March 20^th and can be turned in to Ms. DelMedico in the main office.

Band Patrons Meeting: don't miss the next Band Patrons meeting on Monday March 7, 7 pm in the band room.  We will discuss next year's band trip, leadership for next year, and upcoming events.

Lion King: Edison's Fine Arts department will be presenting Disney's Lion King Jr. on Thursday, March 10^th –Saturday, March 11^th at 7:00 pm in the Edison Auditorium. Tickets are $5.

Edison Book Drive:  WE NEED BOOKS! PLEASE HELP US BUILD OUR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES WITH HIGH INTEREST TEXTS!!! 5,000 BOOKS is our GOAL. Two ways to donate:

1)  Students can bring book donations to their team's AVID teacher:

          Adventurers - Mrs. Wolz

          Voyagers - Mr. Freeman

          Galaxies - Ms. Whitfield

          Constellations - Mr. Hutchison

          Explorers - Ms. McDonnell

          Navigators- Mr. Holden

2)  Bring them to parent teacher conferences! Bring a couple or a box-full to your conference and your teacher will make sure it gets to where it needs to go.

What kind of books?  4 - 9th grade reading levels, chapter and graphic novels, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction books are all welcome! Questions? Email Mrs. Wolz at wolzje@champaignschools.org

Save the World with Engineering: middle school girls and their parents are invited to an engineering workshop on Saturday April 16, noon to 5 pm at Loomis Lab.  Details are on the attached flyer or at http://societyofwomenengineers.illinois.edu/upcoming-events

Drop-off reminder: Remember that cell phone use in a school zone is against the law.  Please do not park your car on Prairie Street during drop-off time and check your mail.  When you do this you make drop-off unsafe for our children because everyone else must drive around you.

For the past four years, the state of Illinois has asked all families of public school students to complete the 5 Essentials Survey. The survey will only take a few moments of your time, but has the potential to give us quality information about how our school is serving our children. Please take a few minutes to click this link: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ to complete the survey.

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.

Attention 8^th grade students: The Champaign Central High School Marching Maroons will hold clinics and auditions for students interested in being part of the 2016 Drum line.  All clinics and auditions will be held at Central HS in the band room (near the corner of Park and New Streets).

Wednesdays - 3:30-5:30

4/13 - 4/20 - 4/27

5/4 (clinic & audition date)

Students will participate in a doodle survey to indicate their availability for summer rehearsals. 

The drum line is only one section of our nearly 200 piece marching band. Students not placed in drum line will be encouraged to choose a different role in the marching band including pit percussion, horn line or color guard.  More information about marching band - including the full fall schedule will be made available later this spring. In the meantime, please contact Jennifer Currey with any questions you may have:curreyje@champaignschools.org.

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.

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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