ACTIVITIES:
- CHORUS: Welcome back, chorus members! Thank you for your time and talent given back in December for our winter concert. It’s time to start a new year with more music! Please visit the PUMAS website to see what is ahead, including a song whose lyrics were written by a former Northeast student! Stop by the chorus room to pick up your copy of the song “Stand”. You may also return your music as well…just bring it to the chorus room. Gentlemen, we are also gearing up for Hamilton’s You’ll Be Back…the crowns are in! Please go to the PUMAS website for links for upcoming songs and links. If anyone is interested in joining chorus, please reach out to Mrs. Parker either via Schoology or email at dparker@basdschools.org. We are still working virtually at this point, but we want to hear your voice and have you join us! 3. If you are interested in finding out information about this year’s musical, please contact Mrs. Parker for a link to a Zoom meeting to be held during the week of January 18th. It will look very different this year due to the pandemic, but we will create a virtual experience for our students and families to enjoy at the end of February. More information to come! This is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders at NE. Contact Mrs. Parker with any questions.
- HOMEWORK CLUB: 8th grade homework club will be meeting in room B305 from 3:05 to 4:05pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Catch up on missing assignments and get help with your work. If you have any quests please see Mrs. Papagni in room B305. 7th grade homework club – Miss Rinaldi will be running Wednesday and Thursday this week in her room A112 from 3:05-4:15. 6th grade homework club meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school from 3:05- 4:15pm with Miss Capuano in room A202.
- WINTER CHESS CLUB: Get more involved and share your talents with the Northeast community by joining our Winter chess club! This club will meet remotely on Mondays after the school day beginning on January 25th. You will receive a full proud pound for attendance. Northeast Middle School chess club is a great way to make friends and support our community! Please see Mr. Wynn in A107 for more information and a permission slip!
- WORLD PERCUSSION: Practice today during hornet block, see you soon!
- ZOMBIE CLUB: Attention all Detectives out there! Attention! Zombie Apocalypse Club is back in high demand. It is the perfect time to learn about diseases during this Pandemic! Permission forms have been sent out to all Homeroom teachers. If you are interested, please ask them for a digital permission form. If you have any questions, or would like to get a hard copy of the permission form, please pick them up outside Mr. Spieker’s room on the 7th grade floor. They will be under a Zombie sign outside room A108. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Spieker, Mrs. Papagni, or Ms. Rinaldi. Spots are limited and first come first serve. All Permission Forms are due as soon as possible.
ATHLETICS:
- CHEERLEADING: Attention 7th and 8th grade students interested in trying out for winter cheerleading. Tryouts will be held on 2/2/2021 and 2/3/2021 from 3:30 to 4:30 in the auditorium. Please bring your own water bottle and masks must be worn at all times. Please come prepared to show the following: 1. Tumbling (Not required but if you can we would like to see what you can do) 2. Dance routine (8 count minimum) 3. Cheer & Past cheer experience Think you have what it takes to join the team? Come and try-out. Any questions please see coach Soilymar at scenteno@basdschools.org or you can stop Mr. Korcienski’s room.
- WRESTLING: Attention 7th and 8th Grade students interested in Wrestling at Liberty on the Junior High Team. You must have a PIAA physical packet completed and turned in to participate. Practices will be held at Liberty in the wrestling room in the evenings starting at 6:00 pm due to the hybrid schedule and other winter sports practices. Participants must bring their own water bottle and masks must be worn at all times. If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Tevin Gibson directly at ttgibson86@gmail.com. You can start attending as early as this evening if you have your physical packet completed. If you still have questions please see my Mr.Korcienski or send him a message in Schoology.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: In 1961, Vilma Martinez was a senior in high school who wanted to go on to college, but her counselor refused to advise her because Vilma was Mexican-American. Vilma didn’t let this stop her. She believed in herself, so she wrote to the University of Texas anyway. Just two and a half years later, she graduated and went on to law school at Columbia University. At the age of 30, Vilma Martinez became president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Here’s what she has to say about education: Education is very important. It prepares you. You equip yourself to help others. It gives the tools to compete. Fortunately, the world has changed a great deal. It’s changed because of the unstoppable people like Vilma Martinez who believed in their own potential and overcame all the obstacles. Remember, there are teachers and counselors today who are committed to helping you realize your fullest potential. The question is: ARE YOU?
LUNCH: Do you bring your lunch from home? If you do, you can add a fruit, veggie and milk for free!!! That’s right! You can jazz up your lunch in the cafeteria with a fruit, veggie and milk for free if you bring your lunch from home. Bon appetit!!
SAFE: It’s SAFE to Tell. The SAFE Team exists to help students with problems in a confidential manner to help remove any and all barriers to education. You can refer your friends or yourself. It’s now safer and easier to tell: just fill out the SAFE to Tell form which you can find ONLINE in your guidance counselor’s resources folder. Don’t worry, “It’s Safe To Tell.” Thanks for being AWESOME!