Announcements for Friday, October 6, 2017

On This Day in History1582 – Because of the implementation of the

Gregorian calendar, this date was skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

1857 – The American Chess Congress held its first national chess tournament in New York City.

1876 – The American Library Association was founded.

1889 – American inventor Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture.

Box Tops for Education

The PE department is collecting Box Tops for Education. Please turn

them in to your PE/Health teacher.

Student CouncilThere will be a meeting of the Student Council Exec

Board after school Tuesday, Oct. 10th in

Room 118.

Columbus DayDon’t forget! There is no school

Monday in observance of Columbus Day.

8th Grade Book Club

Eighth grade Book Club members will meet after school Wednesday, Oct.

11th in Room 225.

Jazz BandJazz Band rehearsals take place each Wednesday at Prairie View from 4:00-

5:00 pm.

October is Bullying Prevention Month

Students who experience bullying report that supportive actions from their peers (such as spending time with the student, talking to

him/her, helping him/her get away, or giving advice) were the most helpful actions from bystanders. Don’t forget to wear orange on

Unity Day, Wednesday, Oct. 25th. Unite together to raise awareness and show support

to students being bullied.

Guess Who??

Did you guess correctly?? It’s Mrs.

Baskovich!!

Newspaper Club

The first meeting of the Newspaper Club will be Tuesday, Oct. 10th. We

will meet after school in Room 222.

IntramuralsIntramurals are held each week here at

Grissom. Volleyball intramurals are held on Tuesdays, and Basketball intramurals are held on Thursdays. All intramurals are held from

7:45-8:25 am.

Student SupportBefore and after school

Student Support is offered from 8:00-8:35 am each

morning, and from 3:10-4:05 pm Monday through Thursday.

You must arrive at the beginning of the session and

stay for the whole time!

Water Bottle Filling Station Challenge

Last year Grissom Patriots saved over 6,600 plastic water bottles

from ending up in landfills by using the water bottle filling stations throughout the building. Please

remember to use these instead of plastic bottles. So far this year, we’ve saved 2,112 bottles from

landfills! Let’s beat last year’s total!

Patriot PrideBe Respectful!

Be Ready!Be a Patriot!