MHS Announcements

The Muscatine Attendance Office phone number is 563-263-6616. Please use this number when calling in for a student absence, early release, etc.

September 23, 2015

Go Muskies!

• In honor of German week, German IV students will be asking people in the building to pronounce some German words and posting them on Twitter.  If you’d like to follow along this week, check out #GermanatMHS.  Thank you in advance for your participation and for supporting our students!
• SOAP will meet on Thurs. Sept. 24 at 2702 Surrey Court from 7:30 -9:00.  Everyone is welcome!
• Intramural Twitter Voting: The Activities Department will be offering intramurals during enrichment (for students that are not assigned to enrichment), and is offering students the opportunity to decide the first intramural activity.  Follow Activities Director, Andrew Werling, on Twitter at @AndyWerling and place your vote beginning tomorrow afternoon.
• The Teen Library Committee (TLC) will be having their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 23rd during lunch. Bring your lunch to Mrs. Keltner’s office (behind the circulation desk in the library) to learn more about the TLC. Contact Mrs. Keltner if you have questions!
• The Environmental Club will meet this Thursday, second half of lunch, in Room 146.
• The Environmental Club is selling Infuser water bottles $5 in Room 146.  
• Student IDs are available for those that had their picture taken on Sept. 8th.  (No passes will be given for being late to class for picking up your ID.)
• The Magic the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons Clubs will have a meeting for students interested in participating on Tuesday, Sept. 29th during the end of lunch at 12:40 in Ben Johns’s office (21-029 — the glass office upstairs in the new wing).  The club is planning to tentatively start meeting on Mondays after school in the library starting on Monday, Oct. 5th.  We have an unlimited amount of free Magic intro decks if you’re interested, but have no cards.
  See Ben Johns or Nathaniel Nunez if you have any questions.
• Vote for the Muscatine/Cedar Rapids football game for coverage by Channel 6 news this Friday on the Highlight Zone. The game that receives the most votes will be the “Six Spotlight” game of the week with exclusive behind the scenes coverage including Snapchat and Instagram. It’s one quick click – super easy. http://kwqc.com/2015/09/21/highlight-zone-six-spotlight-week-5-vote/?cid=facebook_KWQC_TV-6_News
• GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) will have their first meeting of the year Wednesday, September 23, after school in room 229. See Mrs. Kramer or Mr. Falkena if you have any questions.
• Exploring College Options – A unique program featuring five of the country’s leading universities: Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, Stanford, and University of Pennsylvania.  At each event, representation from the five school will offer brief side presentations about their institutions and answer your questions about the sometimes-mystifying world of college admissions. You will learn about what distinguishes one fine university from another, what competitive colleges look for in the selection process, and what you can do to enhance your college application. The event will take place on Oct. 1, 2015 7:30-9:30 PM at the DoubleTree Cedar Rapids Convention Center. Register at www.exploringcollegeoptions.org Contact Info: 202-687-3600.  There may be parking fees at some event locations.
• Now here: Peer Tutoring! Free math tutoring on a drop-in basis over the lunch hour. For a tutor schedule, check with your math teacher. Tutoring will be held in Mr. Lopez’s room, AA40. Students who attend tutoring will be entered into a bi-monthly prize raffle. If you have questions, contact peertutoring@mcsdonline.org or your math teacher.

** Silver Cord Opportunities **

• Colorado PTO needs volunteers for their Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 2.  Volunteers will need to arrive at 4:40 and stay until 8:30 PM.  If interested, please contact Heather Noll at heather.noll@mcsdonline.org or text 563.260.8251.  Please leave a name and number where you can be reached.

** Upcoming Events **

• Seniors – Baby Pictures/Ads due Oct. 2nd
• Homecoming Dance Guest Forms due Oct. 7th
• Homecoming Dance – Saturday, Oct. 10th
• Seniors- Senior Pictures for yearbook due Nov. 13th

** Job Opportunities **

• Senior Resources is looking for dependable, hardworking Chore Workers* to provide lawn care and/or snow removal services for Seniors. Positions open immediately. $11 per hour!!  Workers must be able to pass a background check & have their own equipment.  Contact Angela for more information at 563-263-7292.