Education (n):
That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Ambrose Bierce

Thursday, October 18, 2007
 
Interact will meet Thursday in room E202, at 2:40 pm.
 
The Hispanic Heritage Luncheon -will be on October 22 during -1 and 2 lunch. Cost
$10- and tickets available with Ms. Buie, Ms. Forteza, Mr. P. Rodriguez-room F-207 and Ms. Biddings-Room E-202.
 
Tickets for the Harvest Fest are on sale now, the Harvest Fest takes place on Thursday, October 25 from 6 – 9 pm tickets are $5.  Tickets are being sold during both lunches, and in room E230.
 
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.
 
ATTENTION ALL ECOLOGY CLUB MEMBERS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT ABOUT THE ECOLOGY CLUB.  THERE WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ECOLOGY CLUB MEETING THIS AFTERNOON, THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 AT 2:40 PM IN ROOM E224.  COME AND BE IN THE ECOLOGY CLUB YEARBOOK PICTURES AND PLAN HARVEST  FEST ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITES AND OTHER PROJECTS, THIS AFTERNOON.
 
There will be a Class of 2010 meeting Monday October 22, 2007 in Ms. Peraza's room, E237. Come and find out how you can help your class during the harvest festival.
 
TOMORROW, Oct. 19 is the Diabetes-Health Screening in our gym.  Students will receive 3 credits on the new MLEC credit card for participating in the health screening."  Please bring in your permission in order to participate in this one-day screening.
 
Juniors please be advised that pre-sales for the Junior Class T-Shirt are taking place in front of Cafeteria F.  T-Shirt pre-sale will take place during both lunches shirts are $12.  
 
The PTSA is sponsoring a Practice ACT on Friday, October 26th at 7:45 a.m. in the C Cafeteria. Come and experience the ACT, and get your results within two weeks. Reserve your seat today for only $5.00, payable to Mrs. Mixco in E213. Enter to win a FREE SAT or ACT prep course from Kaplan valued at $600. Hurry! Don’t miss this great opportunity!!!
 
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
TERSE (turs) adj. using no unnecessary words; succinct
The new recording secretary’s minutes were so terse that they were occasionally cryptic.