Green Bay Preble Announcements

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

MAC Scholars
MAC Scholars will meet TODAY after school from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the back of the LMC by The Career Center

Chess Club

The Hornet Chess Club will meet today from 3:00 until 4:00 in room 117.

Football

There will be meeting for all next season’s football players this Thursday, immediately after school, in the old gym. This meeting will involve sign up, and other important information needed regarding, camps, summer workouts, and season responsibilities.

Please make arrangements to attend this meeting. The meeting will last 45 minutes – 1 hour. Please bring a pencil to the meeting.

QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship

The QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship levels the playing field of college admissions. It equips high-achieving low-income students with the knowledge necessary to complete for admission to the nation’s most selective colleges. If you are a junior who has achieved academic excellence in the face of economic challenges, you might want to consider completing the College Prep Scholarship application. Stop in the Career Center for further information.

Language Arts Academic Team

This is a reminder for the Language Arts Academic Team that we will be watching Pride and Prejudice after school today. You should plan to stay until approximately 5:30.

Link Crew Leaders:

please see the list outside of room B116 to see how many events you have completed. See Mr. Yonts if you have any questions or need your blue sheet signed.

Sting Cancer
Friends, Family and Faith “Hope through Survivorship” The 2nd Annual Men’s Health Forum March 5th , 2008

Location of Event: St. Norbert College Campus Center

PAC

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates defended President Obama’s strategy for withdrawing troops from Iraq on Sunday and today White House aides indicated that President Obama will sign a $410 billion spending bill even though it contains thousands of special projects or earmarks. Join the Political Awareness Club right after school on Wednesday in Room 105 to discuss these and other issues of the day. New members are always welcomed.

Disco Fever
If you are a member of the cast or crews of Disco Fever and you or your parents were not able to attend the parent meeting last night, please pick up your envelope with contracts and forms from Ms. Schewe today in Rm. 247.

There is NO REHEARSAL for the cast today, but Wednesdays rehearsal will be from 4:30 –6:00 for Act 1 Scenes 3 and 4 including ( Perkins, Patricia, Gladys Grindle, Sally Snivel, Tracy, Donna, Livvy, Stan D. Mann, G.G. Flash, Babette, LuLu, ZaZa, and Mimi)

The following crews will begin on Wednesday: Art, Publicity, Props, and Costumes.
Schedules will be ready by Thursday for all cast and crews.

ProStart Culinary Teams

Today the ProStart Culinary Teams from Preble and West will be facing off in the commons in preparation for their State competition in March. During all three lunch periods, witness these two teams preparing a three-course gourmet meal in less than sixty minutes. Come check out the skills and special techniques of our Culinary teams while helping support our Culinary Management Teams.

Forensics

Good luck to the 36 members of the Forensics team who will be competing in the SubDistrict meet tonight here at Preble. We hope all of you will qualify for the District competition in two weeks.

All team members including the four alternates will meet in Rm. 118 at 3:00. For those who have not as yet picked up schedules, they will be available in Rm. 118.

Wrestling

This past weekend Steve VandenAvond at 171 lbs and Matt Pennings at 152 lbs, participated in the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament. While Steve came away not placing he had a great season, finishing up his senior year at 42-4. Matt Pennings wrestled his way to the semi-finals and then lost in double-overtime to the eventual state champion from Kaukauna. Matt got on the medal stand as he wrestled his way back to 4th place. Great job guys!

Congratulations also go out to Steve and Matt for earning first team all-conference honors in the Fox River Classic Conference. Earning second team all-conference were Pedro Hernandez and Mark VandenAvond. Earning honorable mention were Marshall Pennings, Luis Perez, and Nathan Swiecichowski.

Wrestlers! Please bring in your uniforms this week. Coach McGrath will be up in the wrestling room after school on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Don't wait until the banquet to turn it in! Please clean out your lockers downstairs so the next sport can use them. They will be cleaned out for you on Wednesday if you haven't done so yet.

The wrestling banquet is Sunday, March 15th , 4:00, at The Riverside Ballroom!
Please see Coach McGrath or Coach Rutkowski for an invitation if you did not receive one!

Boys Basketball

Come tonight and give the boys basketball team the home court advantage they are looking for when they play Appleton North in the first round of the state basketball tournament. Help make Preble a miserable place for the Lightning. Tip-off is at 7:00.

Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Awards- Scholarship Opportunity
The Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Awards is a community-wide volunteer recognition program that seeks to honor local volunteers of all ages. Special emphasis is given to honoring area youth through the Schreiber Foods Youth Award. The winner in this category will receive a $500 personal scholarship, and the runner-up will receive a $100 scholarship. Students can complete the nomination form as though it was a scholarship application, or they can be nominated by an educator or another person that is familiar with their community service work.

If you have any questions see Mr. Baudhuin in room 210 or Mrs. Bossell in the career center.