May 21, 2012

Last Updated: May 10, 2012

Announcements

Friday May 11

Save the date! Monday, May 14. West Fest is the largest high school festival in Iowa and it celebrates the cultural diversity of its students, the importance of academic achievements, participation in extra-curricular activities, and that emotion of belonging called “school spirit.”
West Fest will include an organizational fair, bazaar, food court, and entertainment. Admisson is $5, which will get you into the door prize drawing. If you attend you will have a chance to win many, many different prizes including: Ipods, gift cards, head phones, gas cards, and many other student friendly prizes.
In addition, raffle tickets will be sold for $10.00 each, which will give you a chance to win one of 20 or so other prizes which include:
Cash prizes of $3,000.00, $2,000.00, $1,000.00, and two $500.00 prizes
Other prizes include: large screen LED TVs, Ipads, Laptop computers, Beats Headphones, Concert Tickets, Football tickets and other neat prizes.

A few more announcements...  Are you interested in a career as a Police officer or Fire Fighter? The Waterloo Police and Fire Departments are offering a four day Safety Services Career Camp this summer in July. Participating students will work hands-on with Waterloo Fire Fighters and Police Officers to experience what it takes to join their ranks. It is open to the first 24 current high school students who apply. Cost is $20. See Dr. Riehle in Student Services for an application.
Attention Seniors: There will be 25 DVDs produced of the Commencement ceremony. If interested, pay $5.00 at the business office by May 21. The copies should be available for you to pick up in June. You will have to call the school to arrange a time to pick it up. First come, first served. The commencement ceremony will also be shown on cable channel 79.6 May 26-June 3.

Monday May 7

ATTENTION SENIORS: If you have scholarships that you have been awarded please email them to me. I will keep taking them until noon on May 15th. I want to recognize as many as I am able! thielenb@waterlooschools.org