STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS • Wednesday • October 4 , 2017 www.shs.searcyschools.org
PINK OUT / BAKE SALE: Come support your SHS Volleyball team and wear PINK this Thursday, October 5. Students wearing pink will get free admission to the SHS vs. Vilonia Volleyball game, starting at 4:30 p.m. We will also be having a bake sale before and during the match to raise money for breast cancer.
SENIORS: The Jostens Representative will be on campus 2nd period Monday, October 16 in the cafeteria to present graduation items. The representative will be back on Friday, October 20 to take orders for Senior items. Friday he will be set up all day in the English Lab, room 207.
JUNIORS: The Jostens Representative will be on campus 1st period Monday, October 16 in the cafeteria to present options for class ring purchases. He will also be present Tuesday evening, October 17, during the Parent/Teacher Conferences to be available for ring sizing, questions and show samples of rings available. You may also purchase from him on Friday, October 20 while he is here taking Senior orders.
FUTURE FALL FEST: Searcy High School will host our annual Fall Future Fest on October 9. Seniors will be called to the cafeteria at 8:30 and juniors will be called at 9:30. Parents are invited to attend.
VFW VOICE OF DEMOCRACY SCHOLARSHIP: VFW Voice of Democracy essay scholarship information available to students in grades 9-12 available in the Guidance Center. See Mrs. Cleveland for details.
SHS BAND GOES TO WASHINGTON, D.C. : The American Veterans Center and Music Celebrations International have invited the Searcy High School Band from Searcy to be a representative of Arkansas in the 2018 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Mr. Tony Luzzi was informed of this selection based upon a nomination from Congressman French Hill. This patriotic spectacle will take place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2018. The parade will take place in the heart of the United States Capitol, making its way west down Constitution Avenue, and ending at the National Mall between the White House and the Washington Monument. The Searcy High School Band will be featured alongside bands representing all 50 states and other parade performers selected to march in this historic tribute to America’s heroes, past and present. Congratulations!
OCT. 7 SONIC CARHOP FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT JACOB’S PLACE: Jacob’s Place Homeless Mission will host a carhop fundraising event on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sonic on Beebe-Capps Expressway. All tips and 10 percent of all sales will benefit Jacob’s Place, White County’s homeless mission for families with children.
Jacob’s Place board members and volunteers from the community will be carhopping. Order a meal or your favorite drink and be sure to tip well! Jacob’s Place provides shelter and an array of financial, job counseling and life skills programs to empower individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness.
In Arkansas, more than 21,500 children are homeless over the course of a year. White County’s nine school districts reported in the 2016-2017 school year an average 251 homeless students in grades K-12. Please help Jacob’s Place make a difference in the lives of White County families who do not have places to call home.
To volunteer for the event or to donate, please contact Al Fowler at (501) 827-7663 or cafowler@aristotle.net.
For more information about Jacob’s Place, visit JacobsPlace.org.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS:
FISHING CLUB: The fishing club will meet in Mrs. Jones’s Room 320 at 3:15 after school on Wednesday, October 4. Everyone is invited to attend.
IMPORTANT DATES:
SPORTS & FINE ARTS SCHEDULE:
10/5- Vilonia at SHS Volleyball
10/5- Clarksville at SHS Cubs Football
10/6- SHS Football at Marion
