May-Port CG T-Shirt Orders are being taken for our 2018 Homecoming week! Patriot Day will be Friday, September 21st for our Homecoming Football Game. Shirt cost is $15. This is a K-12 shirt order. You do not need to order a shirt. If you would like to order, order forms are on the table outside of the office. Please turn these in to the office with payment. Orders are due by Monday, September 10th. Parents may order as well!
Boys and girls in grades 7-12 who participated in the Dribbling and Shooting Club Challenge – please turn your forms into the office!
Any students participating in soccer, please ride Bus 16 to the hockey arena.
FCCLA membership week is next week! Your $30 dues cover the local fees, the District 3 Leadership Meeting and lunch, and a T-shirt! Pay your dues and become a member before the rush! Forms in the FACS room, pay your $30 to the office! Become a member TODAY!
SENIORS: We still need two volunteers to sell 50/50 tickets for Dollars for Scholars for the home volleyball game tonight. This earns you credit towards an extra Dollars for Scholars Scholarship in the Spring. Please help out and sign up!
Those students in grades 8-12 who were unable to make the FBLA meeting yesterday but are still interested in joining, please see Mr. T or Mrs. Strand this week! Juniors and sophomores will be given the opportunity to participate in taking the PSAT on Wednesday, October 10th. The PSAT serves as the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship, which honors the top 2% of students in the country. The test measures critical reading skills, math problem-solving skills and writing skills. Only juniors qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. There is a $16 testing fee. Students planning to register for the test should bring a check to Mr. Varriano made out to MPCG. The deadline to register is TOMORROW.
Good luck to the volleyball coaches and teams tonight in their games against Park River! Come out and cheer on the Patriots!
Scholarships: Better Business Bureau's Student of Integrity Scholarship: Offering Student of Integrity Scholarships for Minnesota and North Dakota high school students beginning their senior year. These scholarships are designed to recognize and promote ethics and integrity among young people, and will be awarded to students who demonstrate high character in their personal choices and actions. There are three scholarships available - two for $2,500 and one for $1,500. Students are asked to write an essay that gives a personal example of how they were challenged or struggled through a difficult situation and how they overcame the situation by the application of integrity and personal ethics. This must be accompanied by the scholarship entry form, one letter of recommendation, a copy of their high school transcript, a list of extracurricular activities and any post-secondary education plans. All entries must be received by Thursday, September 20, by 4:30pm. Application: thefirstbbb.org/scholarship Dacotah Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, Good Citizens Scholarship: Each High School may choose one senior student as the DAR Good Citizen. That student then has the opportunity to enter the Good Citizen Scholarship contest. The chosen Good Citizen student will have two hours to write an essay on a selected topic. Deadline: Dec. 3. The winner of the Dacotah Chapter scholarship is then entered in the North Dakota State DAR contest. The Chapter award is $300 and the state award is $250.
Today’s menu is Hot Dogs, Calico Beans, Hashbrown Patty, Chocolate Pudding, and Oranges.