Friday, March 20th, 2026
Rock Paper Scissors--Friday! Students, a reminder to not play during class time or your teacher will take all your beads for themselves. Play is only legal during passing times, lunch, and 4th hour. If you have accumulated over 10 beads when dismissed for the assembly, stop by the concession stand and StuCo will take you through the preliminary rounds to end up with our two top champions to duel in the pep assembly!
A big shoutout to all the students who participated in our "power off day" yesterday. We had 9 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 10 juniors, and 4 seniors participate. We do have four winners to announce, but really, everyone is a winner when they power off :)
Will the following students come down to Mrs Pagoada's Room to select their prize now:
Drum roll please...
Winners-
Freshmen-Aubrey Frank
Sophomores-Bryson Strahl
Juniors-Sophie Bethel
Seniors-Lila Connor
Ranken Technical College is having a Spring Open House, Thursday April 9 from 3-6 pm. Come by and meet the faculty, get hands on with lab equipment, and tour programs for Carpentry, Welding IT and Electrical.
Gateway Readers Award voting closes this Friday, make sure to vote using the link on rooms or visit the HS library website! More winners will be announced Friday from the students who voted!
Next week is spring break, have a safe and exciting time, don't forget to read a book, and we will see you here again on Monday, March 30th!
Summer work opportunity: Looking for a driving aged male individual for a full time job at a local farm. Duties would include lawn care, gardening, machinery maintenance, woodworking & building, and a variety of misc. farm tasks. Good pay and lunch provided! Please come see us in the counseling office for more information!
Seniors, there are still a few scholarship opportunities available on Your 29! Please apply now as deadlines are approaching! They will all close by April 1st!
There are several volunteer opportunities through the Red Cross available to students. Youth Corps is a year-round volunteer opportunity for students to work at the Blood Donation Center in Columbia. Summer Youth Corp is summer work at the Blood Donation Center. There are also internships available to students who are 18+. Reach out to the counseling office and Mrs. Verkamp for more information!
Don't forget to check your email and your Apptegy Rooms today during your Advisory period!