Friday, October 29th, 2007
 
Wristbands are on sale for a United Way Shorts Day, this Friday, Nov. 2nd. Should we surpass our goal students who purchased wristbands will be invited to a United Way Celebration event during school! Students help MLEC meet its goal and participate in our shorts day!!! ONLY STUDENTS WITH WRISTBANDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WEAR SHORTS FRIDAY!!!
 
Junior Shirt Pre-Sales have resumed.  As per your votes, the color of the Junior Shirt is black with green letters outlined in white; the design has stayed the same.  Sales will take place in front of Cafeteria “F” during both lunches.  Sales will end November 8. 
A reminder: Juniors will need to wear your class shirt in order to participate in junior events and other activities.  
 
Interact on Wednesday, October 31st at 2:40 pm.
 
C Cafeteria will only be open for one lunch on Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
 
Students – This is a reminder that FIU will be hosting their presentation today, Oct. 29 in the Media Center at 1:30. For those students holding a pass please be on time. If you have any questions, see Ms. Mathos in the CAP office.
 
Students who attend 2 consecutive tutoring sessions will earn a MLEC credit card. Make sure you sign in for tutoring.
Points earned on the MLEC credit card can be use for detention passes, free lunch, and tickets to various MLEC school events!
  
The Literary Magazine club will be sponsoring a book drive the months of September and October. Please bring in gently used paperbacks. You may drop them off in room E215 or to your English teacher to forward to Mrs. Krane. The books will be used to furnish the English teachers with personal libraries. Thank you.
 
The Math Club is offering tutoring for all students Mondays and Thursdays from 2:40 to 3:40 in room E119.
 
There will be an NHS meeting on Monday, October 29th at 2:45 in F cafeteria. See you there.
 
The Drama club is putting on the Mystery Play, "DEADLY DEAL" Nov. 1&2 @7:30PM, come out and see the first play of the year. TICKETS are on sale during lunch for $5.
 
There will also be a brief drama club meeting Oct. 31st. @ 2:30PM.
 
The Drafting club meeting scheduled Tuesday October 30, has been cancelled.
 
Students arriving tardy to school will be required to serve an Administrative Detention after the 2nd tardy. Administrative Detentions are served on Fridays, from 2:40-3:40 p.m. Students who do not go to the Tardy Center are still marked tardy to school by their homeroom teachers. Students with excessive tardies and absences will be referred to the Administration and face disciplinary action and suspension from participation in school activities. BE ON TIME!!! AND COME TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY!!!
 
Every nine weeks, students with perfect attendance, as well as NO TARDIES, will have the opportunity to win various prizes. 
 
Students with perfect attendance for the entire school year will have the opportunity to win a very special prize. Students will be required to have been in school on time throughout the school year.
 
The Principal’s Word of the Day is
HYPERBOLE (hye PUR buh lee) n an exaggeration used as a figure of speech; exaggeration
When Joe said, “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” he was using hyperbole to convey the extent of his hunger.