Announcements for Wednesday, December 13, 2017

On This Day in History1636 – The United States National Guard was created.1642 – New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.1769 – Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter.1809 – The first abdominal surgery was performed in Danville, KY. It was performed without anesthesia.2000 – U.S. Vice President Al Gore conceded the 2000 Presidential election to George W. Bush.

Yearbooks!!Don’t miss out on the memories

from this year! Order a yearbook today! Order forms

are in the rack outside the Main Office, or you can order online at yearbookforever.com Each

yearbook costs $27. The deadline for orders is Jan. 13,

2018.

Box Tops for Education

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

them in to your PE/Health teacher.

ChorusChorus rehearsal has been cancelled

for Thursday, Dec. 14th!

Ronald McDonald House CharitiesGrissom is once again collected 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!

Remember to bring in your spare change to benefit the Tinley Wish Foundation. Grade level teams will compete, with the top team overall getting a free gym period! Pennies count as negative points…put those in other team’s bins! Silver coins and dollar

bills count as positive points…put those in your team’s bins!

Cadet/Jazz Band Concert

The Kirby 140 Cadet and Jazz Bands will perform in concert

tonight at 7:30 here at Grissom!

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!

Cheer/Dance Team

Practice today and tomorrow after school

until 5:30!

KSD 140 Special OlympicsCongratulations to the Kirby

140 Special Olympics Basketball team! They were victorious

against Oak Lawn Monday night! The team plays again at PV on

Thursday, Dec. 14th at 6:30 pm. Come out and show your support

for our Special Olympians!

14th Annual “Remembering Cathy & Allison” Toy Drive

Grissom is once again collecting toys for the

Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. Please

drop off unwrapped toys in the box in the Main Office.

Deadline for donations is Wednesday, Dec. 20th.

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!

FREE!All of the books that are left from the Media Center Used Book Sale are now FREE!! Yes,

you read that right! FREE!

Guess Who?

Did you guess correctly?? It’s Mrs.

Sammon!

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 4,542 bottles from

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

Patriot PrideBe Respectful!

Be Ready!Be a Patriot!