Monday - May 11, 2009

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

SENIOR NIGHT - BENTON GIRLS SOCCER will be playing the last home game against Lafayette on Monday, May 11th at 4:00 p.m. Bring 2 canned food items and get in the game FREE or pay $4.00. The Cardinal mascot will be there to cheer the cardinals to victory over the Irish. FREE t-shirts, hot dogs and prizes will be given to the craziest fans. Put on your body paint and come support your Benton Cardinals Girls Soccer Team.

VOLLEYBALL GIRLS that will be attending the Warrensburg Team Camp - please sign up on the door of Room A113.

NORTH END COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION needs help with Mayfest at Krug Park. Student volunteers are needed at the following times (you decide how long you want to work):
Friday, May 15th—5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 16th—Noon to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 17th—12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Jobs include: parking, collecting donations, driving the kiddie train, and managing games. Students from Lafayette and Central will also be volunteering. If you are interested, you must attend a meeting on Tuesday, May 12th at 6 p.m. at Krug Park. Call Pat Jones at 232-2529 to sign up.

VOLUNTEER JOB for the summer - Student volunteers are needed to help at Safety Town, a miniature town where children aged 5 to 7 learn safety skills. By volunteering for one session at Safety Town, you will earn 32 volunteer hours. You can use these hours toward your 50 hours of A+ tutoring, or they will satisfy the district’s service requirement. Pick from the following sessions:

June 2‐ 5 (Tuesday – Friday) & June 8‐11 (Monday – Thursday)
Session 1: 7:30 ‐11:30 a.m.
Session 2: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
June 15 – 18 & 22 ‐ 25 (Monday – Thursday Both Weeks)
Session 3: 7:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Session 4: 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Location: Parkway Elementary School, 2900 Duncan

Pick up a volunteer application in the Counseling Center or from the A+ office. Applications must be returned to the Safety Council by May 15th at the latest.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEETING: All members should plan to attend the NHS meeting on Tuesday, May 12th at 7:00 a.m. in Room A114. Questions - see Ms. Bosworth or Ms. Sherard.

Benton National Honor Society program will be shown on Channel 41 on the following days and times:
May 4 through 10
9:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

A+ SCHOOLS PROGRAM TUTOR TRAINING: There are only 2 more tutor trainings scheduled before the end of school. Training takes place in the Benton Library on the following dates:

Friday, May 15th - 7:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 19th - 2:50 p.m.

Check with the A+ Office for details on tutoring opportunities available this summer.

Summer school applications have arrived in the counseling center. Pick up the forms in the counseling center and return them to your counselor if you plan to sign up for summer school. If you have failed one of your core classes, you should sign up for summer school to keep you on track for graduation. The following classes are offered:

Communications Arts
Social Studies
Math
Science
Personal Finance
Fit for Life
Marketing Internship
Photography
Foods,Nutrition, Wellness

If you will be a junior or senior and plan to take Marketing and a Marketing Internship next year, you should sign up with Mr. Musser for the summer Marketing Internship class. The hours you work during the summer will count for the class next fall. You can only count the hours if you sign up for the summer class. Check with Mr. Musser if you have questions.

MAY 21st Health Express will be here doing sports physicals for next year. The cost will be $10.00 this time. June 1st the cost goes up to $15.00. Please see the school nurse to sign up.

SENIORS: There will be a mandatory Senior Service Day on Tuesday, May 26th that will count toward your community service requirement to graduate.

Triumph Foods Maintenance Department is looking for a few good candidates to work on our Summer Time Maintenance Crew. They might potentially hire 6 people to help out in their maintenance department doing various jobs, from cleaning to painting to light maintenance work around the plant. This is a great opportunity for students who are looking for work during the summer. The requirements are that they be of 18 years of age. The work hours are, Monday – Friday, 7am – 3:30pm. The pay is $11.30 @ hr. Contact Joe DeVito at 816-396-2898 or jdevito@triumphfoods.com if you are interested.

MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will hold the 13th statewide leadership development workshop for current freshmen. Workshop will be in Mexico, Missouri July 8-10. It is a great opportunity to develop decision-making and leadership skills. Please see Mrs. Arambula if you are interested.