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• The Library will be Closed on Thursday, September 7th from 10:00 am-3:30 pm for our Visiting Author, Trent Reedy. The Library Cafè will still be open during lunch.
• The Powder Puff Game is Monday, Sept. 11th at 7 pm. Junior or Senior girls wishing to participate may pick up forms in the Activities Office. Forms are due back to the Activities Office by Friday, Sept. 8th.
• Homecoming Spirit Days ( Sept. 11-15) are as follows:
  • Monday: “Beauty Sleep Day” (PJ Day)
  • Tuesday: “Tourist Tuesday”
  • Wednesday: “Hollywood Hippie” (Tie-Dye and Flowers)
  • Thursday: “Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen day” (Twin Day)
  • Friday: Gold and Muskie Spirit
• The Magic the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons Clubs will have a meeting for students interested in participating on Tuesday, Sept. 12th during the end of lunch at 12:40 in Room 13-012A. The club will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school in the library starting on Tuesday, Sept 19th. We have some free Magic intro decks while supplies last if you’re interested, but have no cards. See Ben Johns or Shane Palmer if you have any questions.
• New Silver Cord Opportunities: See Silver Cord section below.
• Homecoming Dance Guest Forms: Any MHS student wanting to bring a non-MHS student to the Homecoming Dance will need to pick up a Guest Form in the AP office (room 12-001); completed forms must be faxed back to Mrs. Chatfield by September 14th by 4 pm. You will not be allowed to purchase tickets for your out-of-town guest until the guest form has been completed.
• Join The Write On Club! There will be an organizational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7th during the 1st half of Enrichment in rm 23-013 . Refresh your skills or learn how to write in Cursive and share favorite sayings or your own creatively written creations.
• Interested in Mock Trial or finding out more about Mock Trial? There will be an organizational meeting on Wed., Sept. 6th during Enrichment in rm 22-004 .
• The yearbook staff has several extra yearbooks from the following school years:  2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2015-2016. If you would like to purchase a copy, we are selling these for $20 (originally $56) What a deal! Please contact Katie Brown at katie.brown@mcsdonline.org if you are interested in buying one.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA): We will have our kickoff meeting on Wednesday, September 6th from 12:00-12:45 pm in Ms. Hansen’s room (11-024 in the new wing).
  There will be pizza!
• We are excited to announce this year that all AP tests will be no charge to parents!  That’s right – AP tests will be taken at no charge to the student’s parents. Additionally, it will be expected that all students taking an AP class will take the AP Test.
• Homecoming T-shirts: Student Council ordered 250 shirts (in an array of sizes) to be sold at the high school prior to the homecoming game. If you have not pre-ordered, you may purchase a shirt for $10.00 during lunch outside of Student Services starting Sept. 6th.
• Homecoming Dance Tickets: Tickets for the Homecoming Dance, Night at the Oscars, will go on sale Sept. 6th during lunch outside of student services. Tickets are $10.00 per person.
• Muskie Baseball Open Field will occur every Tuesday starting Sept. 5 from 6-7:30 pm and Saturday from 9:00 – 10:30 am. If there is inclement weather, please follow
  https://www.facebook.com/MuscatineMuskieBaseball/ and
  https://twitter.com/MHSMuskieBBall for info on open field.
• Interested in the Speech and Debate Team?  Do you enjoy: Competitive Acting? Speaking? Arguing?  There will be a Parent/Coach meeting on Sept. 11th at 6 pm in the Library.
• Boys’ Tennis Sign Up: Stop in Coach Goedken’s Room 21-030 anytime to sign up. We want to get an idea of who is coming out for tennis and to make sure you have the paperwork turned in. We have Winter tennis lesson information and information about the Spring season.
• Fall Wrestling Club on Sundays 2-3 pm and Mondays 6-7 pm. Talk to Coach Kane
  (Rm 12-015) for more information.
• Linda’s Linens will be having a Style Show during September “Second Saturday” (Sept.9) from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. at 129 E. 2nd Street  (next to Flower Gallery).  She will have Free, Consigned and New Dresses on display (limited amount of free dresses on style show).
• MHS Golf Outing: The event is Sunday, September 24th at 9:00 am, Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.   Anyone interested in playing can call Tanya Howard at 414-336-1193 or Dave Crawley, Pro @ Muni, 563-263-4735.  MHS Golf Outing Registration Form
•  Driver Ed information can be obtained from the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (MBAEA) website – https://www.mbaea.org/en/student_programs/driver_education/

** Important Dates **

• Sept. 6: Homecoming Tickets & T-shirts go on sale during lunch in front of Student Services
• Sept. 7: Visiting Author, Trent Reedy – Library 10 am – 3:30 pm
• Sept. 8: Pep Assembly – MHS Gym – Homecoming Court Announced – Time TBD
• Sept. 11-15: Homecoming Spirit Week
  • Monday: “Beauty Sleep Day” (PJ Day)
  • Tuesday: “Tourist Tuesday”
  • Wednesday: “Hollywood Hippie” (Tie-Dye and Flowers)
  • Thursday: “Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen day” (Twin Day)
  • Friday: Gold and Muskie Spirit
• Sept. 11 – Powder Puff Game – Junior vs. Senior Girls – MHS Stadium – 7 pm
• Sept. 14: Homecoming Guest Forms due by 4:00 pm – AP Office (rm 12-001)
• Sept. 14: Homecoming Parade – 6 pm
• Sept. 14: Homecoming King & Queen Coronation – MHS Gym – 7:30 pm
• Sept. 15: Senior March to The RiverView Center
• Sept. 16: Homecoming Dance – MHS Gym – 9 pm – 12 am
• Sept. 24: MHS Golf Outing – Muscatine Municipal Golf Course – 9 am MHS Golf Outing Registration Form
• Oct. 2: LifeTouch Pictures 7 am – 11 am – MHS Commons  Life Touch Order Form

** Silver Cord Opportunities **

• Officer Pena is looking for volunteers to help run several carnival games and bounce houses at our Battle of the Badges event at Musser Park on Sept 10 from 4:00-6:00 pm. Please email her at whitni.pena@mcsdonline.org if you are interested in helping.
• MCSD Food Service is looking for students who would be willing to volunteer at various elementary buildings to get the students through the breakfast line. Times would be 7:40-8:05 am daily. Please email Alisha Eggers at alisha.eggers@mcsdonline.org if you are interested in volunteering.

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