10.23.2008

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congratulations to the Freshman, JV and Varsity Volleyball players for their wins at Chillicothe last night. The Varsity team finished 2nd place in the MEC Conference! Great job ladies!

FBLA Meeting Tuesday 28th at 7:10 in rm.111

The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery) Test will be given on Thursday, October 30, in the JROTC room, starting at 8 A.M. It is a multi-aptitude test that helps you identify your different abilities and explore career opportunities. It is a free test and is open to all sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This test can help you decide if you want to go on to college or vocational school after high school, or directly enter the world of work. It also can help you to decide whether you want to join one of the military services and take advantage of technical and specialized training and educational benefits available to you. All you need to do is sign up in the counseling center or the JROTC room. The deadline to sign up is the end of the day, October 29th.

IT's Book Fair Time again, that's right the Book Fair will begin October 23rd,and run through October 30th. Come check it out in the Library, the library will be open 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday - Friday:) See you there!

Anyone interested in working on the lighting or sound crew for "Sweeney Todd" needs to see Mrs. Schultz in room 102 before Friday.

Benton Library Book Club
Interested in participating?
See Mrs Thompson (Library) or Mrs Cook (rm 212) To sign up

Foreign Language Club will have its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 27th. We will meet right after school in room 202 to celebrate Day of the Dead!

Drama Club will host a Halloween Party on Tuesday, October 28th from 7:00-8:30. There will be a costume contest, games, food and fun. Anyone is welcome to attend. For more information, check the callboard or see Mrs. Schultz in room 102

The Salvation Army has started their ANNUAL COAT DRIVE "Operation-Second Coat"They will accept coats in good condition. They may be dropped off at The Salvation Army 602 Messanie St.
Drop off hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Please no coats that need repair. Coats need to be CLEAN AND READY TO WEAR.
Distribution will be Saturday November 1, 2008 from the above address.

The Missouri Taxidermy Institute in Linn Creek, MO at the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks is looking for students interested in taxidermy. They offer 4 and 8 week classes several times a year. Please see Mrs. Arambula if you are interested.

Whiskey Creek is looking form greeters to work at least one night a week and 2 weekend nights. It is $4.75 an hour, plus 2% of tips made. See Mrs. Arambula if you need more information.

FCA meets every Friday in A123 at 7:00 am

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
Fall Social
October 28th 5-7pm in Room 103
All students interested in joining FCCLA are invited.Students who have taken or are currently taking a FACS class are eligible to join.See Mrs. Taliaferro or Mrs. Ezzell for more information.

Interested in being a part of the State Girls Basketball Championship Program at Benton? Well, Try-outs will begin Novemeber 10th and anyone that wants basketball shoes, see Coach Goodwin, ASAP.

Juniors, as participants of the My Success Event last year, you are eligible for a My Success Event Scholarship. There are at least 16- $500 scholarships available. Some colleges have matching scholarships for students receiving the MSE scholarship. This could mean $1000 for some students. The scholarship application is available at: http://www.mysuccessevent.com/ and is due November 7th. See Mrs. Nelson or Mrs. Arambula if you have questions.

For the weekly acitivies please Check out Benton Cardinal Activities at: http://bhscardinalactivities.blogspot.com/

Thursday 10/23
7:10 am FOR Club meeting @ BHS rm. 206
5th period Job Fair
2:45 pm Mandatory Staff Meeting with Dr. Melody Smith @ BHS
5:00 pm BHS Soccer vs. St. Joseph Central – Parents / Senior night

Friday 10/24
11:00 am MSHSAA State Softball Championships @ Heritage Park
7:00 pm BHS Varsity Football @ Kearney (Bus Departs @ 4:30)Cheerleader/Pep bus Departs @ 5:15pm

Saturday 10/25-
ACT Testing (Location TBA @ Benton) Counselors
MSHSAA State Softball Championships @ Heritage Park
TBA All District Clinician / All State Auditions - @ Platte County


The Career Education Class is taking a college visit to the University of Kansas on Wednesday, Oct. 29th. Any seniors that are interested in going please see Mrs. Arambula in the Counseling Center or Ms. Gaiser. We will be leaving school at 7:45 and returning by 2:30. The cost is $7.50 per student plus additional money for lunch. All permission slips and money need to be turned in by Friday, Oct. 24th. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

COLLEGES VISITING BENTON: Interested in visiting with one of these colleges? Sign up in the Counseling Office no later than 5th hour the day before the visit:

10/24/08 Truman State
10/27/08 William Jewell
10/28/08 Columbia College
11/4/08 University of Missouri Science and Technology
11/6/08 MWSU
11/10/08 Midland Lutheran College
11/18/08 St. Louis University
11/19/08 UMKC
12/2/2008 Graceland University


FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Benton.Bulletin@sjsd.k12.mo.us
(Submission Deadline 2:00)

AT&T is giving all St. Joseph School Dist. employees with AT&T cellular service a coupon to go to the North Shops store and receive a discount on your cell phone billing. But, the employee's name must appear in the billing address (alone or with your spouse's) or it cannot go through.
NOTE: if the employee wants to change the account to be under their name, there will be a one time $18.00 charge per phone line that AT&T will charge and will than be able to use the coupon.
If you have any questions please contact the AT&T North Shops Store.