Wednesday - November 18, 2009

DAR GOOD CITIZEN: Congratulations to Karli Sample for being named Benton High School's DAR Good Citizen. Karli was chosen by a faculty vote as a student who displays remarkable dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism.

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 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.

SCHOLARSHIP REMINDERS: The following scholarships are coming due soon:

• Soil & Water Conservation, Due Nov. 28th
• Air Force ROTC, Due Dec 1st
• SAE Engineering, Due Dec 1st
• Toyota Scholars, Due Dec 1st
• AXA Achievement, Due Dec 15th.
  

See Prep HQ for more information!

MISSOURI WESTERN VISIT: Any senior who would like to go on a college visit to Missouri Western on Monday, November 23rd, please see Mrs. Hitch in the counseling center. There is limited availability so it is first come first serve. You must be passing all your classes, have high attendance and have taken the ACT. Students must sign up by TODAY.

A+ TUTOR TRAINING: A+ Tutor Training will be be held on the following dates in November:

• Monday, November 23rd, at 7 AM

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.

ALL-SCHOOL PLAY: Don't miss the romance, laughter and muffins in the classic play, "The Importance of Being Earnest." Showings will be held on the Benton stage this coming Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are only $5!

FCCLA PENNY WARS: FCCLA is challenging all students to bring their pennies to CAMP. All monies will be donated to the United Way. The CAMP that has donated the greatest amount of money will be treated to ice cream!

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.