| Announcements for Thursday, February 23:
1. We have arrived at the final battles! The first battle during 1st Lunch will pit PioN.E.R.D.S. against A Bunch of Rubber Duckies Members of these teams, be sure to use your front of the line lunch pass to get your lunches quickly and hurry to the library so that we can start the battle at 12:10. The second battle during 1st lunch might decide our 1st lunch champion. The winner of the first battle will take on Pants on Llamas Members of Pants on Llamas, please wait in the room next to the Library until the first battle is completed.
During 2nd lunch, The Powerhouse will battle Enigma to decide the 2nd lunch champion. The battle will start at 1:15.
Check the battle results on the brackets that are posted on the library door and online on the Cal Young Battle of the Books Wiki, linked to the CY Library homepage.
Good luck, battlers!
2. Thursday's Green Team lunch compost consultants are Mackena Settles for 1st lunch, and Rececca K & Aaron M for 2nd lunch. Cal Young students, help us go green by putting your fruit and vegetable scraps in the yellow compost buckets in the cafeteria or courtyard
T.A. composters for Thursday are Jacqui M and Kayla W-B. Thanks for helping keep our school environment green and our school garden growing!
3. Are you curious about global events? Do you enjoy considering different perspectives on world issues? Do you want to make a difference in your local and global community?
Be sure to attend any one of the Eugene International High School information nights. The Sheldon region meetings will be held 7:00 p.m. TONIGHT, the 23rd, in the Sheldon High School lecture hall. The February 23rd meeting will include a break-out session for Spanish Immersion students.
4. Thank You again to all of you who are supporting the DC/NYC trip by purchasing goodies on Fridays after school. Delicious confections will be available to you again this coming Friday. In addition, we will also be selling home made beanies for $5 each. If you are interested please stop by keep listening for more details on our upcoming Papa's Pizza night in March. We hope to see you there.
5. Attention all you tracksters, track-o-philes, and track fans: The Cal Young track parent/guardian/volunteer orientation meeting will be held on Monday February 27 in the Cal Young Library. The parent/guardian meeting starts at 6:30, followed by a brief volunteer orientation meeting at approximately 7:30. Track enrollment packets will be available at the meeting, or can be picked up in the lobby or office starting Tuesday February 28. Track season starts as soon as we return from Spring Break, so get your enrollment forms in to the box in the office before then--the sooner the better! And remember: all students are welcome to participate in track regardless of financial ability to pay the track enrollment fee. Go Cougars!
6. Attention Cal Young tracksters! Track enrollment begins this coming Tuesday, and we are in need of student's from last year's team to help in the lobby to hand out enrollment packets, demonstrate Spirit Pack outfit samples, answer student questions, and generally generate enthusiasm for the track team. If you can help any time from 8:30 to 8:55, please see Coach Bliss in Room 211 during break, or leave him a note at the office, or e-mail him at <bliss@4j.lane.edu>. Thanks for your help--Go Cougars!
7. Students, come by the cafeteria and enjoy the art works from the Smithsonian collection organized and displayed by Cal Young resident art curator and local Eugene cryptozoologist our very own Mr. Curt Smith. He encourages all to enjoy and feel free to discuss with him current trends in the ever-changing art world.
8. Attention students: From now on, all students MUST ask and sign in before using the office phone. Sorry for the inconvenience, but misuse of the phone has made this new rule necessary.
9. Here's your Green Tip of the Day: If you shave with a blade, don't leave the water running! Save water and energy by turning off the water while shaving! Fill the sink with warm water and rinse your razor in the basin between strokes. Reduce and Re-Think!
Have a great day!
Parents of the 171 7th and 8th grade Cal Young students whose Tdap immunizations are not up to date will be getting letters from the Eugene SD4J and the State of Oregon. Parents can call the Sheldon Clinic at 541 790- 6644 for immunizations or their family doctor. The exclusion date is Feb. 15, 2012. Students who have not been immunized by that date will not be able to attend school until the school receives a physician-signed statement that the shots have been administered. If questions call the Sheldon Clinic.
Free or Low Cost Medical Clinics
Do you lack health insurance or financial resources to pay for needed shots? Please contact your local high school clinic as they are available for immunizations, illness, and well care for all 4J students and their siblings. Always take your child’s immunization records to medical appointments. Another option is the immunization clinic at the Lane County Health Department 541-682-4041.
Churchill Clinic 541-790-5227
North Eugene Clinic 541-790-4445
Sheldon Clinic 541-790-6644
South Eugene Clinic 541-790-8020
Gifts to the Eugene Education Fund made possible 100 grants so far, and more may be sponsored by year end. Details are at www.eef.lane.edu.
Grant support is in addition to donor-earmarked gifts parents and neighbors make through EEF. This steady support means our kids get wider opportunity and more individual attention.
Some of our dreams remain unfulfilled here at Cal Young. If you have not already made a gift this year, would you consider doing so now?
Make your check payable to "Cal Young Middle School EEF" and mail it (P.O. Box 1015, Eugene, Oregon 97440) or bring it to our office.
You can also contribute by credit card or monthly bank transfers. For more information call 541-343-6877 or write eef@4j.lane.edu
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Cal Young's Mission
We work together to provide a safe, caring and respectful community that encourages everyone to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially.
Cal Young's Vision
- Teachers meet regularly to collaborate, integrate, and learn
- Classes are appropriately sized and consistent across the school for students and teachers
- Students, families, and staff feel valued, respected, safe, and advocated for
- Everyone is actively learning at their rate and level
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Cal Young Discrimination Free Zone Statement
We the people of Cal Young Middle School hereby declare our school to be a Discrimination Free Zone.
We think everyone should be treated respectfully, and not be discriminated against because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, economic status, ability, physical characteristics, or ethnic background.
We appreciate our differences and do not put people down because of them.
Written and adopted in April 1990 by the students of Cal Young. Revised in 1999.
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