Quote of the Week "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up." Jesse Jackson

Today's Birthday(s): (none today) It's a great day to be a Bulldog!!

Athletics and Activities for the Week:

Sign up in the office if you are interested in Boys' Soccer, more information to follow.

Advisory This Week Thursday-ITED Testing (No Advisory) Friday-No incentive

FBL very important to stop in by 8:15 on Friday to sign up for BOWLATHON and pick up your pledge sheet We need to finalize how many can bowl.

Baseball Players - We will be throwing on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week at 6:00 and Saturday morning at 10:00 in the gym.

Girls Golf meeting next Monday, March 15 bring a putter and 7 iron - meet in Coach Bergeson's room 3:45 - 4:30

Silver Cord hours anyone?? The PTO carnival is this Friday from 5-8 pm at the middle school. Students are invited to help run the games. Silver Cord hours will be given. Please see Mrs. Christiansen to sign up.

Junior Class - we need YOU !!!! The Junior class will again be working on prom decorations Tuesday and Thursday this week starting at 7:00 pm.

ITED Testing Make-ups Students who miss any ITED tests this week should make plans with their advisor or Mr. Grundmeyer to make up the test they miss. Before school, study hall, or after school are good times to make up missed tests.

Reconnecting Youth Because of ITED testing, Reconnecting Youth will not meet Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday this week. Students should report to study hall or the Success Center.

Prosper Surveys The following students missed taking the PROSPER Survey and should plan on completing it during advisory time on Thursday, March 18th in the cafeteria: Crystal Anderson, Hannah Baltes, Ryan Chaney, Colton Harper, Carmen Howard, Jacob Kellison, Keegan Murphy, Ashley Peterson, Rachel Peterson, Jared Raney, Harvey Rodriguez, Rosalia Carrera, April Gerber, Amber Lopez, Gloria Saldivar, Brianna Winfrey

The Key Club is having a food drive next week. Food will be collected by advisory, with points being given for different items. The advisory with the most points at the end of the week will win the right of skipping advisory for a week (March 29-April 2). The second place team will miss two days (March 30-31) and the third place team will miss one day (April 1). Look for flyers around the school that list food point values.

Congratulations to Darin Lamos who has achieved his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts of America.

Friday is a regular day of school. Some of you seem a bit confused about Friday's schedule this week. I.T.E.D. testing is finished Thursday with a REGULAR SCHOOL DAY on Friday including advisory study room with NO INCENTIVE. Won't it be great be normal ???!!!!

The following seniors still have a balance due to Josten's for either your graduation order or your cap and gown fee. If you need to know what the balance is you can check in the high school office. They asked me to remind you that you won't be able to pick up your cap and gown for graduation until this is zero.

Jose Asaeda, Gus Canseco, Katie DeBoer, Jacobi Feckers, Alicia Graveman, Zach Hanson, Colten Harper, Zach Lewis, Kyle McCormick, Jacob Moxley, Thomas Mulford, Alicia Pecha, Sean Peters, Luz Pineda, Jared Raney, Trevor Reysack, Gloria Saldivar, Kelsi Shuler, Alberto Tello, and Ethan Viet.

Gym Floor plans for this summer Students and Staff, On July 23rd, 2010 the gym floors will be refinished for the next school year. Expect the gym at the New Middle School and the High School to be closed at least 2 days prior to this for our custodial engineering team to do the prep work. The gyms will remained closed for a period of time for the finish to cure after completion. For reopening times you will need to contact the maintenance personnel or principal in the building that you are wanting to use.

gECO t-shirts are in - Pay in the office, bring Mrs. Koenen your receipt and pick yours up.

Girls and Boys Soccer meeting this Friday There will be a mandatory meeting Friday at 6:00 p.m. at the Iowa Falls high school gym. All parents and players must attend.

Friday Incentive Previous to this change there was no Friday incentive scheduled this week because of ITED testing. However, there has been a change. This week only, students who have all 5 ITED tests complete can earn the Friday incentive. Students who need to finish testing should plan on going to their advisor Friday to complete their tests.

Prom Invitations for Seniors..... Senior invitations are being sent out for the Junior Senior prom to be held at HDHS on Saturday, April 10th. Being the hosts, Juniors will not recieve an invitation but are encouraged to attend. The banquet is free to HDHS juniors and seniors, however the banquet for your date would be $12.00. Members of both classes will be able to RSVP to their prom invitations starting Monday, April 5th and continuing til Thursday, April 8th at 3:30.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT! Congrats to the team of Uriah Hansen, Isaac Hanson, Jordan McLennan, Slater Johansen, Gabby Clark, Joel DeYounge, and Tory Kalousek for qualifying for the state mock trial tournament. Also congratulations to Caleb Haynes, James Roethler, Ellen Flickinger, Juan Bello, Carter Collins, Maggie Myers, Elly Nachazel for 2 great rounds of competition!!! Way to go everyone!!!!!!!!

Boys golf team members stop by Mrs. Hoegh's room to pick up our shirt order form. These are due....Tuesday, March 16th at 3:30. Turn in the forms and money to the office.