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The agenda for the February 15th board meeting is located on the Board of Educaton webpage.

Mrs. Lott will meet with interested students in grades 8-11 and their parents or guardians on Wednesday, February 24th, at 6:00 p.m. in the media center to discuss Post Secondary Option Enrollment. If this date and time conflicts with your schedule please contact Mrs. Lott in the Guidance Office at 419-684-5351 or hlott@margaretta.k12.oh.us.

EHOVE Career Center is offering a Saturday Youth Enrichment Program Feb 6, 13, 20, and 27. Classes on Saturday, February 6, have been cancelled and rescheduled for Saturday, March 6. Due to the delay, registrations will be accepted until next Saturday for those classes which remain open. You can still register online at www.ehove.net.

Check out the District Calendar for detailed information on upcoming events. Do you have a school event to add? Contact dfaber@margaretta.k12.oh.us with your event details.

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The student Government will be selling carnations for Valentine’s Day during lunch periods. They must be purchased by Tuesday. The cost for each carnation is $1. The flowers will be delivered on Friday.

Non-Mandatory High School Track conditioning will begin on Monday at 3:00 pm in the weight room. Conditioning will be Mon. through Thursday for the next 4 weeks. Workouts will alternate between weight training (Mon. & Wed.) and conditioning runs/ stretching and core work on Tues. & Thurs. Workouts will be posted in the weight room.

Any student that is interested in attending Tech Prep through EHOVE next year please note that there will be an open house at BGSU/ Firelands in the Cedar Point Center on Thurs., February 11th. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. The Tech Prep programs include: Computer Networking Tech, Interactive Media Tech, Health Tech, Engineering Tech, and Teacher Academy.

Attention students that are planning on applying to EHOVE for next year. The Applications are available in Mrs. Wurzel’s room and in the Guidance Office. These applications are due back to Guidance by February 19th, 2010.

The ACT test that was scheduled at Sandusky High School for this past Saturday was cancelled due to weather. This test has been re-scheduled for February 13, 2010. Students that were signed up for this test will be contacted by ACT.

Any Junior boy that is interested in Buckeye Boys State which will be held at Bowling Green State University from June 12th – 20th, please stop by the Guidance Office to sign up and get an application. The deadline is February 18th.

Mrs. Lott will meet with interested students in grades 8-11 and their parents or guardians on Wednesday, February 24th, at 6:00 p.m. in the media center to discuss Post Secondary Option Enrollment. If this date and time conflicts with your schedule please contact Mrs. Lott in the Guidance Office at 419-684-5351 or hlott@margaretta.k12.oh.us.

There will be a Lifeguard Certification Class for anyone age 15 or older to be held every Tues. & Thurs. in March. There is a sign up sheet in the Main Office.

On March 6, 2010, the Sandusky City School’s Academic Booster Club is hosting its annual Chess Tournament for students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade. The Chess Tournament will be held in the Sandusky High School Cafeteria. Registration will begin at 8:30 am with the event starting at 9:00 am sharp. Registration fee will cost $1.00 per participant, and will be collected the morning of the event. Students from area schools are invited to attend. The tournament is a round robin style and all competitors will play within their own grade.

Have you been shopping at the mall? If you have, save those receipts and bring them to school with you. We can submit them to earn school cash from the mall. We will have collection jars in the main office and the cafeteria. We will collect through December.

Guidance News

Any Junior girl interested in attending Buckeye Girls State should stop by the Guidance Office to sign up and receive an information pack from Mrs. Cullen.

Any Senior who is planning on attending the Owens Community College, please stop by the Guidance Office and see Mrs. Lott for a scholarship opportunity.

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are offering a scholarship opportunity at www.abbottandfenner.com

America’s Milk Processors (Got milk?) and USA TODAY are pleased to bring you the 13th annual “Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year” (SAMMY) 2010 Award Program. If interested you can apply online at www.bodybymilk.com

A scholarship opportunity is available for any student planning to pursue a bioscience-related field. For more information go to www.bioohio.com/working-learning/BioOhio=Scholarship.aspx or e-mail mischutte@BioOhio.com

Scholarship applications are available in the Guidance Office for:
College Women’s Club
Delta Lambda
Ohio High School Athletic Assoc.
George Huston Memorial
Townsend Ruritan
Jack L. & Wm. I. Warner Memorial
ABC Driver Education
Sandusky Rotary
Erie Co. Farm Bureau (general & Ag)
James Kura Memorial
Ehove Adult Career Center
Cleveland Cavaliers 1st. Merit
Cleveland Cavaliers Majestic Steel
Steven James Minier Memorial
Firelands Positive People

Several representatives from area colleges and universities will be visiting on various dates during various periods (see below). If you are interested in listening to the information they will present about their campus, you can sign up in the Guidance Office on the clip board by the door. A list will be updated as each rep calls and schedules their appointed time:

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Congratulations Coach Tim Tucker, on your 500th Career Win!

If you would like a copy of this picture, please email kmiller@margaretta.k12.oh.us

The 8th grade team of Tyler Zavala, Emilie Anderson, and Mackenzie James received an honorable mention at the Erie County Land Use Debate!

On November 12th, the high school academic challenge team hosted their home match. The team has been working very hard this year and it paid off. Great job team!

SADD collected food for 3 families in our district they are sponsoring for Thanksgiving!

 

Handbook change with electronic devices and cell phones:
Revised : January 25, 2010.

Students at Margaretta Elementary are to leave cell phones and electronic devices (devices that contain batteries.) at home. In the event that a student chooses to bring an electronic device or cell phone to school and it is lost or stolen; the school WILL NOT be responsible. Any student caught with an electronic device or cell phone during school hours (7:30 am -3:00 pm) and any after school functions/activities at Margaretta Elementary, including field trips, will receive the following consequence.

First and Second Offence:
The cell phone or electronic device will be confiscated and the parent will be asked to pick it up at the end of the day. The student will serve an after school detention.

After the Second Offence:
Failure to follow reasonable direction of administration will result in the electronic device being confiscated, and the parent will be asked to pick it up at the end of the day. The students will serve an out of school suspension.

On March 6, 2010, the Sandusky City School’s Academic Booster Club is hosting its annual Chess Tournament for students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade. The Chess Tournament will be held in the Sandusky High School Cafeteria. Registration will begin at 8:30 am with the event starting at 9:00 am sharp. Registration fee will cost $1.00 per participant, and will be collected the morning of the event. Students from area schools are invited to attend. The tournament is a round robin style and all competitors will play within their own grade.

We are concerned with safety. This is the reason we’d like to reinforce the curb-side pick-up and drop-off only procedure immediately.  Click here for more information.

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