Monday - November 23, 2009

TODAY'S LUNCH: Chicken Tenders with Hot Bread Item, Egg Roll with Shrimp and Rice, or Fish on Bun.

KEEP IT CLEAN: Students, there continues to be food and food wrappers trashing up the hallways. If this behavior continues, we will no longer allow food outside the cafeteria or allow food and drink to be brought in!

ROTC CONGRATS: Congratulations to ROTC for the great performance and participation in the Veterans Day activities. Citizens from the community sent a letter commending your service each year with the program. Thank you to those who took part and represented Benton High School.

OMG! NEW BOOKS: The library has received a large book order (around 500 titles) that are simply waiting for checkout! Be sure to stop by the library this week to grab a brand new book to keep you company during Thanksgiving break!

UPWARD BOUND CANCELED: After School tutoring for today for Upward Bound students has been canceled. It will resume next Monday, November 30th, as normal.

QUIZ BOWL THANKS AND CONGRATS: The Quiz Bowl team would like to thank the students and staff that helped run our tournament at Benton this weekend. The tournament was an absolute success. We'd also like to recognize freshman Zach Bailey who placed 10th out of ninety competitors at a recent quiz bowl tournament at Lexington High School.

NHS THANKSGIVING: All NHS students that signed up for Thanksgiving Adopt-a-Family, must see either Ms. Sherard or Ms. Bosworth by Tuesday morning. We will meet Wednesday after school to pick up the meals and other items to deliver Wednesday after school to the families.

NAVAL ACADEMY INFORMATION NIGHT: Have you ever thought about attending the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland? Then you should make plans to attend the US Navy Academy Information Night on Tuesday, Nov 24th from 5-7:30pm at the National World War I Museum at The Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. See Mrs. Turner to sign up.

A+ TUTOR TRAINING: December tutor training sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Wednesday, December 2nd, at 2:45 PM
• Wednesday, December 16th, at 7 AM

All training sessions will be in Mrs. O'Dell's room in the library. If you have questions, please see Ms. Sherard in the A+ office.

TURN IT IN FOR THE WIN: For the month of November, any time you check out a book and have NO overdues, you'll be entered to win your choice of book by either Roland Smith or Stephenie Meyer, along with a swag bag of free stuff! Stop in the library for more details! Two winners, one male and one female, will be chosen.