League Daily Announcements

• League Calendar: Be sure to check the League Website, we are now posting the League Calendar with general information about things happening here.

• CELL PHONES and other gadgets:  Please remind your kids that if they bring such gadgets to school, they must be locked in their locker.  If a teacher or other staff member sees it, whether it rings or buzzes or whatever, it is confiscated.  We are spending too much time dealing with confiscated phones rather than the important work of running school and dealing with other issues.  Please leave them at home – that is the best solution!  They do not need them during the school day.

• PTA is now collecting prizes for our March 15^th game night!   We are asking for students to bring in the following prizes for us to use as bingo prizes.

è    6^th grade- Outdoor sports and gardening stuff-  such as gardening tools, seed packs, gift cards to gardening centers, gloves, golf balls, golf items, Frisbees, balls, and other cool stuff

è    7^th grade-family entertainment items- this can be anything from I-tunes gift cards, movie tickets, board games, decks of cards, restaurant gift cards, sporting event tickets etc.

è    8^th grade-Bath, Books and coffee items- coffee, Coffee stores gift cards, stationary, bath items such as lotions, bubble baths, books and book lights and gift cards for any of these items.

è    All donations for prizes need to be turned in to the front office collection box by March 10^th!

è    Our game night is scheduled for Monday, March 15^th, a great dinner will be available for purchase and we will have bingo in the café and games in the gym.  Come out and support League game night.

• Spring Sports: Try Outs for Baseball, Softball, and Soccer have concluded and now the teams begin preparation for the upcoming season. The spring season begins on Monday March 8^th and Baseball and Boys Soccer are at home and host Sevier Middle; Softball and Girls Soccer is away at Sevier Middle. Game time is 4:30 for all games. Check the Athletics website for schedule of practices and games at: http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/gmccartn/Pages/Athletics.aspx

• Intramural Basketball: League Intramurals begin this week; 6^th grade play on Tuesday’s, 7^th grade play on Wednesday’s, and 8^th graders play on Thursday’s. Wednesday, 7^th Grade plays!

• Attention League Students and Faculty: Carolina Ballet Theatre (CBT) has made special arrangements for League students & faculty to enjoy a discounted rate on tickets to see Jolly Roger and We The People at The Peace Center Gunter Theatre the weekend of March 5^th, 2010. CBT is proud to present two matinee performances of Jolly Roger, a swashbuckling adventure for kids of all ages!  These afternoon performances will take place on Saturday, March 6^th and Sunday, March 7^th at 2pm.  Join young Roger, a quiet schoolboy whose world changes in an instant.  Often hassled and bullied by his class mates, Roger muses during a history class about a being a pirate-and he is suddenly transported to the ship of his dreams!  Feel the excitement as Roger becomes the hero he always imagined in this seafaring journey the entire family will enjoy. This same weekend, CBT will take an unforgettable journey across America from Broadway to Bluegrass with We The People.  This evening production will take place at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre on Friday, March 5^th and Saturday, March 6^th at 7:30pm.  Just as CBT brought the magic and romance of the Latin world to audiences with last year’s Dia Latino, our dancers will explore the beautiful artistic variety of American culture with this year’s most anticipated performance.  This production will feature some of the most beloved show tunes of all times, and is sure to be a memorable excursion through the diverse sights and sounds of modern America. Witness one or both spectacular productions!  Purchase tickets now by calling the Peace Center at 467-3000 and mentioning “LEAGUE”.   Your discounted rate allows you to get 2 tickets for $45. Enjoy!

• Chick-Fil-A Biscuits: CHICK-FIL-A Biscuits will be on sale in the morning car line on THURSDAYS.  They are $2.50 each and we ask that you have money ready so the line does not slow down!  If your student has one to eat for breakfast, they have to go to the cafeteria to eat it – no food in the classrooms or in the hallways!

• Sports Physicals! Reminder, any student wishing to tryout for any sport, must have a Physical completed and signed by the doctor and turned in to the coach prior to engaging in any tryouts. (Physicals obtained for a High School sport are valid for Middle School; you must get a copy from the high school and turn in here). Physical forms can be obtained by going to the League website and clicking on the Athletics tab and printing a copy, picking up a copy in the front office, or students can pick a copy up from Mr. McCartney in room 316. Don’t wait till the last minute, get the physical done early! Physicals are NO guarantee of a position on a team; students must successfully demonstrate the skills to the coach during try outs to earn a place on the team. All Physicals must be dated after April 1^st 2009 and are good for the entire school year. For next school year, all Physicals must be dated after April 1, 2010 to be valid for the 2010/11 school year.

• Sports Eligibility and Participation: Any student wishing to play sports at League must have established their eligibility by starting League on the first day of school in the 7^th grade. Any student who came to League after the first day of 7^th grade or this year as an 8^th grader is NOT Eligible. If circumstances permit, we can petition the SCHSL for eligibility; any student who thinks they have an issue, please see Mr. McCartney immediately so we can address the issue and process the necessary paperwork to request eligibility. Students must be academically eligible to participate; grades will be reviewed to determine if a student is eligible to try out and play.

Announcements keyed in Mr. McCartney’s First Period Keyboarding Class.