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** Daily News & Information **

• Today’s Cross Country meet at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids has been cancelled due to the weather forecast. Practice for boys and girls will be at the normal time today.
• Homecoming T-shirts Are In!  If you ordered a Homecoming t-shirt, you can pick it up at the Attendance Center.
• Pep Assembly:  Friday, Sept. 13 @ 2:45pm in the MHS gym.   9/13/19 Bell Schedule
• MHS CAR SMASH after the Pep Assembly on Friday, Sept. 13. Car Smash will take place across from the stadium. $1 for one hit, $2 for 3 hits. 40% of the proceeds will go to the 4Oceans Project.
• PIE A TEACHER FUNDRAISER: Donate money into a teachers bucket and get a chance to win a FREE Homecoming Ticket! The teacher with the most $ gets pied on Friday at the Pep Assembly. Donate before/after school & Muskie Time in front of Student Services next to Homecoming ticket sales.  40% of the proceeds will go to the 4Oceans Project.
• Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest: Entries due March 31, 2020.  See attachment for details. Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest Info
• VFW Scout of the Year Program: Entries due March 1, 2020. Annually, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States awards three individual who are: Eagle Scouts, Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, Venture Summit Award recipients and/or Sea Scout Quartermasters who have risen above their peers in exemplifying the qualities of that rank.  See attachment for program details.
  Scout of the Year Program Info
• Voice of Democracy Program: 2019-2020 Theme “What Makes America Great”.  Student Entry Deadline: October 31, 2019. Patriotic Audio Essay Competition Grand Prize: $30,000 Award. See attachment for details.  Voice of Democracy Program Info
• Girls’ Basketball: No open gym on Thursday due to Homecoming activities.
• Boys’ Basketball: Any boy grades 9-12 interested in playing basketball this winter please contact Coach Windham, john.windham@mcsdonline.org or Room 23-007 in the Business/Foreign Language wing.
• Need a dress, shirt/pants or shoes for Homecoming?  There is a clothes rack across from the Attendance Center for you to check out.  All items are FREE — see Mrs. Borde in the principal’s office with any questions.
• There is a new club this year called Poetry Out Loud. It is a club/contest in which students will study, memorize and recite poetry in a competitive environment with a chance to move on to state and national competitions. Any student who likes poetry and/or theater, and thinks Poetry Out Loud sounds like fun–Join the club by contacting your English teacher or Mr. Gehret in room 11-009 for more information.
• Seniors and Parents/Guardians of Seniors: Baby Ads for the yearbook need to be submitted to Ms. Brown by turning in the form, payment, and picture at the Attendance Center, mailed to the school (Attn: Katie Brown), or dropped off in Ms. Brown’s room (21-035). This form will be mailed home, linked in this email, and has been emailed to all seniors.
• Senior Photos are due November 15th and need to be uploaded to the yearbook website directly. Please refer to the Senior Photos link/form for instructions. This form will be mailed home, linked in this email, and has been emailed to all seniors.
• Silver Cord Form- Google Form: The Silver Cord Form is now a google form that you submit online.  Silver Cord Form link
• Breakfast starts at 7:30am and runs until 8:15am and is available in the Cafeteria.
  Breakfast Pizza, Breakfast Sandwiches, Muffins, Fruit, Muffins, Cookies, Cheese Sticks, PBJs, Breakfast Bars, Chips, Propel, flavored “slushies”, Water
• Athletic Forms:  Parent Permission Form    Concussion Form     Physical Form
• The Muscatine Dance Team are selling Muskie M’s to be painted on driveways!
  New “M’s” are $30 and Touch Ups are $25! Contact a pom girl or Coach Ali Failor at muskiepomcoach@gmail.com
• Driver Ed information can be obtained from the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (MBAEA) website – https://www.mbaea.org/en/student_programs/driver_education/

** Homecoming Information **

• Homecoming Week is September 9th-13th Our theme this year is “Disney.”
  • Thursday:  Toy Story Day (Dress as favorite Toy Story character —
    Have announcement sometime in the day that Andy’s Coming!
  • Friday Theme Day- Halloweentown High
    (Dress in spooky attire paired with your favorite Muskie Pride!)
• Homecoming Community Events:
  • Thursday, Sept. 12th: Homecoming Parade @ 6pm – Mulberry Street
  • Thursday, Sept. 12th: Homecoming Coronation @ approx. 7:15pm- MHS Gym
  • Friday, Sept. 13th: Homecoming Football Game @ 6pm
• Homecoming Dance: Saturday, Sept. 14th, MHS Gym, 8pm-11pm.

** Silver Cord Opportunities/Volunteer Opportunities **

• The MCSD Food & Nutrition Dept is looking for MHS students to help students at elementary schools with breakfast cards & getting through the serving lines any time from 7-8am during the 2019-2020 school year. If you are interested in helping out & earning silver cord hours starting Friday 8/23, please contact Alisha Eggers at 563-263-7223 or alisha.eggers@mcsdonline.org

** Fundraisers **

• Muskie Store is Open! The district has partnered with Phelps Custom Apparel to offer our staff, families, and community Muskie Apparel! This online store does not close meaning that it remains open for all of your Muskie clothing needs throughout the year.
  Go to: https://stores.inksoft.com/phelpsstores_muscatine_muskies/shop/home and check it out!
• Muskies School Store – Jostens: Do you want Muskie Spirit Wear/Accessories or to give as a gift. A portion of sales comes back to MHS! $10 discount coupons available! Contact Doreen at doreen.borde@mcsdonline.org for discount.
  Visit Muscatine High School Muskies Custom Apparel

** Scholarships **

• For a list of scholarships available at this time, please click on the ‘Scholarships’ link below.  Scholarships are listed by the month of their due date.  Scholarships

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