Announcements for Monday, February 26, 2018

On This Day in History1907 – The members of the U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7,500.1919 – In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park.1929 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating Grand Teton National Park.1930 – New York City installed traffic lights.1945 – In the U.S., a nationwide midnight curfew went into effect.

Box Tops for Education

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

them in to your PE/Health teacher.

Ronald McDonald House CharitiesGrissom is once again collecting pop tabs to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities! The pop tabs are recycled and sold for scrap metal. Last year, Ronald McDonald House

Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana raised more than

$40,000 from this program. A collection box will be in the Commons

for your donations!

Intramural SoccerIndoor soccer intramurals are held Tuesday and

Thursday mornings from 7:45-8:30. Permission slips are in the rack outside the Main

Office.

Grissom Green TeamThe Grissom Green Team no longer needs

plastic bottles! (Thank you for your donations!) We are still collecting bottle caps, paper towel holders and toilet paper holders. Keep up the

great work, Grissom!!

ChorusChorus meets Monday and Thursday

after school in the Band room.

Student CouncilStudent Council members will meet after school Tuesday in Room 222.

Board Game ClubBoard Game Club will meet in the Art

Room after school on Tuesday.

Black Out DanceThe Grissom-Prairie View dance has been re-scheduled for Friday, March 9th from 6-8 pm. All students who previously purchased a ticket

will be given a revised ticket on Tuesday, March 6th. If you need a refund, it will be

issued on Tuesday, March 6th. Tickets will be sold on Wednesday, March 7th and Thursday, March 8th during lunches. Tickets will NOT be

sold at the dance!

Chess Club

Chess Club will NOT meet this

week!

START Day

Wednesday is a START Day!

Dismissal will be at 1:16 pm.

Girls 6/7 VolleyballThe girls defeated Prairie View last Thursday! Mia

Magnabosco, RaeleeGravitt and Katie House

led the way in the victory! Great job!

Graduation Picture Re-takes

Graduation picture re-takes

will be on Thursday, March

1st.

Jazz BandMembers of Jazz Band rehearse each Wednesday afternoon at Prairie View

from 4:00-5:15 pm.

Are You In?Do you want to

participate in the Grissom Staff vs. Students

volleyball game on March 16th?? Be sure to enter the drawing today at

lunch!

Deadline extended! You can still order

a t-shirt through

Wednesday, Feb. 28th!

Declamation

Declamation will meet today after school in

Room 118.

Crayola ColorCycleStudents and teachers will soon be collecting used

markers (any brand!) to be converted into clean fuel. This fuel can be used to power vehicles, heat homes, cook

meals and more! Boxes will be located in the Commons. The Crayola ColorCycle program can keep tons of plastic

out of landfills each year! Remember, don’t throw out that used marker – ColorCycle it!

MathletesMathletes meets Monday and Friday this week after school in Room 222.

YearbookYearbook sales have been extended until February 28th! Order forms

are available in the rack outside the Main Office. Don’t miss out!

NJHS SCHOOL STORE in the Media CenterBlue, Black, Red Pens $.25

Emoji Erasers $.25Fruit Scented Pencil Grips $.25

Folders $.25Fruit Scented Pencils $.50

Fruit Scented Highlighters $.50Pencil Sharpeners $.50Spiral Notebooks $1.00

Dictionary $1.00Thesaurus $1.00Stylus Pen $1.25

Student ID’s When attending after-school activities such as games and dances, you

must have your Grissom ID with you! You will not be admitted without it!

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 6,750 bottles from

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

Patriot PrideBe Respectful!

Be Ready!Be a Patriot!