Daily Announcements Thursday, October 1st, 2026

Congratulations to the Girls Golf team for placing 2nd in Regionals and advancing the team to Sectionals on Monday! Good luck to the Girls Golf team as they try to make it to State! You go girls! 

Congratulations to the winner of the library's September guessing game: Brooklyn Shumowsky!  Brooklyn's guess of 567 was only one off from the total of 566.  Brooklyn, come to the library to claim your bag of M and Ms!  Everyone, make sure to stop by and try the October guessing game!

Only two days left to buy your Homecoming ticket in person! Buy yours in the PAC lobby before school or in the Main AP during lunch hours every day this week. Guest tickets must be purchased in person. The dance runs from 7-10 PM in the fieldhouse on Saturday. Please make sure your ride is here to pick you up by 10:00. We can't wait to see you there!

Tomorrow, show your school spirit by wearing your best purple and gold!

Powder puff t-shirts are in.  If you purchased a shirt, please pick it up in room 2114 today. 

The Admirable American for this week is a female artist. Japanese American Mini Okubo graduated UC Berkeley with an MA in art. In 1938 Berkeley sent her on a Fellowship to study and create art in Europe. She escaped war-torn Europe in 1939 returning to the U.S.. After Pearl Harbor FDR imprisoned Japanese Americans including citizens, such as Okubo, born in the USA. Held in a horse stall without charges or trial, Okubo spent most of the war in a prison camp in Utah. She later worked as a commercial artist for Fortune, Time, and Newsweek, illustrated children’s books, and taught art. Check out her graphic illustrations of POW camp life in her book Citizen 13660.

ATTN: All juniors who signed up to take the PSAT/NMSQT on October 22. Please remember to complete your Student Readiness Check before October 19. Directions and login credentials were delivered to your English class earlier this week. Need additional help? Please read your PSAT/NMSQT Next Steps email sent on September 24.

ATTN: All 10th and 11th grade students are invited to take a proficiency test during Wednesday, October 14 - Friday, October 16 or Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 am (ideal for students with a 1st hour) or at 7:45 am on the track at Kelsey Filed. These are the only dates and times the test will be offered. Students must pass the test to be exempt from PE for 2027-2028. Please sign up for the test by Tuesday, October 13 using a link found in your school email titled 2027-2028 Physical Education Proficiency Test sent on September 2, 2026.  Students are to meet in the Student Commons on the day of their test.

 Club Announcements:

The Renaissance Club invites you to join us for the annual Homecoming Powder Puff games tonight.  The evening will kick off with the freshman/sophomore powder puff game at 5:45 followed by the Student Council Assembly at 6:30 and finally the junior/senior powder puff game at 7:00.  After completion of the games, Student Council is sponsoring a bonfire.  Everyone is welcome. Doors open at 5:30 pm and there is a $1 charge for entry to the event. 

Vocab word of the week:  Vivid    Part of Speech:  Adjective

Definition:   Producing powerful, clear mental images; intensely bright or strong

Example:     Her vivid description of the marketplace made readers feel as though they were standing right there.

Menus

Breakfast:  

Biscuit Sandwich (Egg, Sausage, Cheese)/Yogurt/Uncrustable/ Cereal/Fruit/Milk

Lunch:

Plain/Spicy Chicken Patty on Bun/Smart Mouth Pizza/ Salad/Sandwiches/ Fruit and Veggies

Expectations in the lunchroom:

• There is no budging in the lunch lines. Please wait your turn and stay in line.

• Taking items without paying is considered stealing and is against our lunchroom rules. Students who are seen doing this will be subject to disciplinary consequences.

• If you are not getting food, please do not stand in the lunch line or hold a place for someone else.

Please be respectful to our lunchroom staff and to the students around you. We all share responsibility for keeping the lunchroom a positive, respectful place for everyone.

Students, please get on your bus immediately after school. Buses leave at 3:25.