FRIDAY - APRIL 3, 2009

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

VOTE YES TWICE invites you to the 'Community Pep Rally' as we rally for our school levy and bond! Organized by Student Councils of Benton, Lafayette, and Central! Bring all of your friends for this AWESOME Pep Rally! Time: April 6, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Location: Felix Street Square Organized By: Vote Yes Twice.

MR. BHS CONTESTANTS: Will meet Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium to run through the competition. Please make sure you are there as it is important for the timing, lighting, and to make sure you have everything lined up for the competition. Any questions see Mrs. Misner or Ms Davis.

BHS COMPETITION, sponsored by the Benton prom committee will be on Wednesday April 8th from 6 - 9 p.m. Mark your calendar because you will NOT want to miss it.

VOTE for the sexiest lips contest. Mr. BHS contestants are competing this week with your change as the votes. Drop your change into the container with the lips you want to vote for. The container with the most change in it will get extra points added to their scores for the competition. Voting will take place before school in the main lobby and during lunch.

A+ TUTOR TRAINING will be Wednesday, April 8th at 7:00 a.m. in the Benton Library. Any questions, stop by the A+ Office.

ATTENTION A+ SENIORS; If all the A+ requirements are completed before April 9th, you will be listed in the Graduation Program as having qualified for the A+ Grant. You may still complete your requirements after April 9th and before June 1st, but you will not receive A+ recognition in the Graduation Program. If you have any questions, please check with the A+ Office in the Library.

Spanish Club will have its next meeting on Wednesday, April 8th right after school in Room 202. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Punzo.

PROM SIGN UP: This is the last week to sign up to go to prom. Everyone going must be signed up and on the guest list. You must have your class dues paid, any school fees paid, and prom favor and prom fees paid. Prom fees are for those who are bringing an outside guest or freshman or sophomore. Any questions please see Mrs. Misner or Ms. Davis in room 209.

A staged reading of Molly's play will be presented on April 4th at the Robidoux Landing Playhouse.

DONATIONS of flowerpots for a project to sell at The Gardner’s Festival, April 24th, & 25th. We need medium size on up of clay pots. We need help with painting some of the pots. This will be a fundraiser for our group. We appreciate your support. Needing community service hours? This would be a fun time and go towards a great cause. See Mrs. Rucker in the Counseling Center for further details.

JOSTENS will be at school on Tuesday, April 7th from 7:15 - 7:45 a.m. to deliver grad products to those seniors who have not picked up yet.

MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY is offering a 2009 Summer Research Institute June 1st - July 24th with an opportunity to work as part of a research team with a faculty member & MWSU student. Research teams include Biology, English, Foreign Language & Journalism, Mathematics and Nursing. If interested in being a part of one of these teams, see Mrs. Arambula.

COLLEGES VISITING BENTON: Any student interested in attending needs to sign up in the counseling office by the end of the day prior to the visit.

CPOD is a free program at Linn State Technical College June 7-12. The leadership program will help students learn about career opportunities in computer field.

NW MISSOURI AHEC PIPELINE Programs for 2008-2009 are:
Monday, April 27 Dental careers