Practice will begin after school on Monday Novermber 3rd in the elementary old gym.

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This week we are gearing up for our first big competition, Valhalla Marching Festival.  This takes place on the Parkview HS campus in Springfield.  Students will get an info packet on Tuesday with all of the information, but here is the tentative schedule for the day.

4:30am  Load!

4:45am  Leave for Springfield

6:30am Pit Stop

8:00am  Arrive on campus, stretch, use the facilities, and begin preparations.

8:30am  In uniform and section preparations

9:00am  Full rehearsal

10:00am  Warm-up area

11:15am  Performance

12:00pm  Lunch at Booster Tent (parents may check their own kids out at this time as long as they check back in by 3:45pm at the booster tent)

1:00pm Load to go to Bass Pro

3:30pm Return to Parkview HS

3:45pm students that checked out must check in

4:00-5:00pm Watch bands (Upperclassmen that are going to check out if we don't make finals need to do the assignment or they will have to stay for finals)

6:00pm  Awards (Upperclassman will be allowed to sign out if they do the assignment at 4:00pm)

7:30pm Finals (we will be staying until 8:30pm regardless of our placement and doing a short written assignment during the performances)

8:45pm  leave for home if not in finals

10:30pm Awards for Finals

11:00pm Pack up and leave for home if we are in finals

This will be an extremely long day and it is imperative that students take care of themselves this week, especially Friday night.  The band will be released after Half-time to go home and sleep to prepare for Valhalla.  Please make sure everyone does this so we can have a better chance at excellence on Saturday.

Please do your best to travel to these competitions.  We need the support in the stands.  We are not the home town favorite there and your cheers help us to perform better.  You are a part of the show when you make yourselves heard.  Any parents that want to ride the bus to support the band may do so.  We have a bit of room this year.  It isn't comfy, but it is a ride!

 

2008-2009 St. James Tiger Wrestling Schedule
Day	Date	Opponent	Level	Home/Away	Time(s)
Mon	12/01/08	School of the Osage	Var/JV	Away	5:30 pm
Sat	12/06/08	North County Raider Roundup	9	Away	TBA
Mon	12/08/08	St. Clair High School	Var/JV	Home	6:00 pm
Thu	12/11/08	Owensville High School	Var/JV	Away	6:00 pm
Sat	12/13/08	Rolla JV Tournament	JV	Away	TBA
Sat	12/13/08	Union Varsity Tournament	Var	Away	TBA
Tue	12/15/08	Tipton	Var/JV	Away	6:00 pm
Thu	01/08/09	Fatima High School	Var/JV	Away	6:00 pm
Sat	01/10/09	Pacific 9th/10th	9/10	Away	TBA
Tue	01/13/09	Union High School	Var/JV	Home	6:00 pm
Sat	01/17/09	Owensville Varsity Tournament	Var	Away	TBA
Tue	01/20/09	Cape Girardeau Central @ N. Co. HS	Var/JV	Away	5:00 pm
Thu	01/29/09	Pacific High School	Var/JV	Home	6:00 pm
Tue	02/03/09	Sullivan High School	Var/JV	Home	6:00 pm

 

The band did a very good job last Saturday at the Sullivan Marching Festival.  We only took 4th place, but we had the 2nd highest Visual effect, the 3rd highest General Effect, and decent scores everywhere other than Music.  We also took outstanding Auxiliary.  We have to get our playing score up and we need to march better, but I am very proud of their accomplishments over the past three weeks.  We by far had a harder show than anyone else in our class and it will just take longer to get it cleaner.  Please encourage practicing in your household and continue to show your support for the band.

BELL SCHEDULE 2008-09 effective 10/27/08

 7:30 a.m.   Morning Detention Bell

 8:05           Warning Bell

 8:10 – 9:23         1^st/6^th period

 9:28 – 10:41      2^nd/7^th period

 10:46 – 12:24    3^rd/8^th period

 1^st lunch    10:46   - 11:06

11:06 – 11:11    Passing

 2^nd lunch   11:25 – 11:45

11:45 – 11:48  Passing

 3^rd lunch    12:04 – 12:24

 12:29 – 1:42      4^th/9^th period

 1:47 – 3:00         5^th/10^th period

  Adopted 10/16/08

Alternate Bell Schedule

 7:30   Morning Detention Bell

 8:05   Warning Bell

 8:10 – 8:53                     1^st/6^th period

 8:58 – 9:41                     2^nd/7^th period

 9:46 – 10:29         4^th/9^th periods

 10:34 – 11:17       5^th/10^th period

 11:22 – 12:30       3^rd/8^th period

 11:22 – 11:42 1^st lunch

 11:42 – 11:47 passing

 11:47 – 12:05 2^nd lunch

 12:05 - 12:10 passing

 12:10 – 12:30 3^rd lunch

 

 

DAILY BULLETIN

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Red Day

Channel One – 5th hour

JUNIORS:  ASVAB testing will be Friday, November 21 at the Christian Church.  Students whose last names start with A-K will test in the morning from 8:00 – 11:15.   Students whose last names start with L-Z will test in the afternoon and you will need to eat 1^st lunch, testing session starts at 11:25 – 2:40. 

SENIORS:  Composite picture retakes are Wednesday, November 19.

East Central College will visit our school on November 20 at 9:00 a.m. – please sign up on the bulletin board outside the counselor’s office.

SPEECH/DEBATE:  There is a meeting today at 3:30 in Ms. Bowder’s room.

STUDENTS:  1 parking permit is available.  Cost is $5 and you must have your license plate number and make & model of your vehicle in order to purchase a permit.

Wednesday’s after school detention will be in Mrs. Bahr’s room.

Hurry, don’t wait – order you 2008-09 yearbook TODAY!  Order forms are due back to Ms. Davis by November 25.  This year, everyone must preorder.

Ms. Davis’ high school business classes is sponsoring a “Blanket Drive”; from November 12th-25^th.  We are in search of nice clean blankets to give out to needy students and community members.  After January 1^st, utility expenses are estimated to increase by 30-40% in the St. James area; so many people will need to lower their energy costs by living in cold homes.  HELP SPREAD THE WARMTH!!!!

It’s the first annual turkey day!!!  What is a turkey day you ask?  For the low, low price of $1 you can wear camouflage to school on Friday, November 21^st!!!  What a deal during deer season!!!  You can just come straight to school and not worry about changing clothes and being tardy.  And surely you all know someone in this school you can borrow camouflage from so that you too can blend in.  All proceeds from Turkey Day will go to the Caring Center to help them buy turkeys for Thanksgiving baskets!!!  Come on STJ – let’s gobble this project up.

There will be a canned food drive in the high school starting on Monday, December 1st when we return from Thanksgiving vacation.  Start collecting your canned items.  We are hoping to beat out the elementary and middle schools.  Please donate to this worthy cause.  Seniors take your canned goods to Mrs. Parker, Juniors – library, Sophomores – Mr. Bond, Freshmen – Mrs. Bahr

LUNCH MENU:  mozzarella sticks w/marina sauce, tossed salad, corn

ADDITIONAL ITEMS:  cheeseburger, pizza, chef salad, cold cut or tuna

 

 

High School Office:
Keith McCarthy, Principal
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Stephanie Meurer, Secretary
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Assistant Principal/Activities Director/Attendance Office :
Phil West, Assistant Principal/Activities Director
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Julie Kearbey, Secretary
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Counseling Office:
Nikki Birkman, Counselor
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