SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Feb. 20, 2012 - Feb. 25, 2012

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

BLANTON

• Daily: 7:45 a.m., Blanton news team presented by David Wardlaw’s sixth-grade class.
• Wednesday: Jump Rope for Heart due.
• Friday: Blanton spirit day, wear blue and orange.

BURLESON

• Daily: 7:30 a.m., Pledges, birthday, and morning announcements in the cafeteria for all students and faculty members; school t-shirts and sweatshirts on sale.
• Friday: 7:30 a.m., PTA fundraiser kick off; students can wear jeans with a uniform top to school on this day for $1, money benefits the March of Dimes; Food 2 Kids.

BURNET

• Daily: 7:40 a.m., Breakfast and morning announcements.
• Thursday: Colt of the Month.
• Friday: Spirit day, wear Burnet shirt.

HAYS

• Daily: 7:30 a.m., Morning assembly; teacher of the week: Deborah Johnson, SIP teacher.

IRELAND

• Daily: 7:25 a.m., Morning assembly with pledges.
• Friday: Ireland spirit day, wear your Ireland shirt.
• Saturday: 9:30 a.m., District Spelling Bee at Odessa College.

MILAM

• Daily: 7:35 a.m., Assembly; news team, Annalisa Zapata’s first-grade class.
• Monday: AR recognition.
• Tuesday: 5 p.m., PTA board meeting; 6 p.m., PTA meeting.
• Friday: Milam spirit day, wear Milam t-shirt or school colors.
• Saturday and Sunday: 2 p.m., to 5 p.m., Musical rehearsal at the Blackshear auditorium.

REAGAN

• Daily: 7:40 a.m., All-star news; teacher of the week: Jolanda Roman, second-grade teacher.
• Wednesday: 3 p.m., “Just Say No.”
• Thursday: 6 p.m., First and second grade GT Living History Museum.
• Friday: 1 p.m., Dental presentation for kindergarten and first-grade; Reagan pride day, wear your all-star Reagan wear.

TRAVIS

• Daily: 7:50 a.m., Kidz News; Teacher of the Month: Elizabeth McNabb, science lab teacher
• Tuesday: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., PTA meeting featuring second grade.
• Friday: Travis Pride Day.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

BOWIE    

• Monday: 3:45 p.m., Eighth-grade tennis vs. Nimitz at Ratliff; 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., honor band rehearsal; 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., honor chorale rehearsal.        
• Wednesday: 3:45 p.m., Seventh-grade tennis vs. Nimitz at Ratliff.
• Friday: 8 a.m., FCA in room 225; 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., archery practice.
• Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., UIL band solo/ensemble at Permian; 8:30 a.m., ninth-grade boys’ track meet in Fort Stockton; Odessa American Spelling Bee.

ECTOR

• Monday: 4:30 p.m., Ector tennis eighth-grade versus Hood at Hood.
• Tuesday: Spring pictures in the auditorium; 4:30 p.m., ESL class for parents in room 234.
• Wednesday: 4:30 p.m., Ector tennis seventh-grade versus Hood at Hood.
• Friday: 8 a.m., Fellowship of Christian Athletes in the library; 8:10 a.m., Student Council meeting in room 311.
• Saturday: Band solo and ensemble freshmen at Permian.

NIMITZ

• Monday: Eight-grade tennis at Ratliff; ninth-grade education planning in library.
• Tuesday: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Student Council play night.
• Wednesday: Seventh-grade tennis at Ratliff.
• Thursday: Ninth-grade tennis at Midland Small Schools Tournament in Midland.

HIGH SCHOOLS

PERMIAN

• Daily: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Theatre in the auditorium.
• Monday: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Orchestral rehearsal in the orchestra room; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., choir rehearsal in the choir room.
• Tuesday: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Football booster meeting in the cafeteria; 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., orchestra pre UIL at Bonham.
• Wednesday through Friday: 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Panther Paws junior varsity rehearsal in the cafeteria.

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