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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 

South Windsor High School would like to wish “Happy Diwali” to our friends celebrating this holiday.  Diwali is celebrated buy Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide. Celebrating the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness, the holiday, also known as “the festival of lights” coincides the arrival of the Hindu New Year and celebrates new beginnings. Once again, Happy Diwali. 

Mind's Eye will be hosting our first Coffee House of the year TODAY, Tuesday, October 29th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Join us for a night of music, poetry, food, and fun!

From the Unified Theater Board, all field trip participants for the Bobcat Leaders for Inclusion Conference must bring their signed permission slip to Mrs. White in 144 by Friday, November 1st.

Hey Bobcat Foodies! Join us after school this Wednesday, October 30th for a Spooktacular selection of Halloween delights as we cook and eat delicious mummy calzones, dragon-blood punch, mac-o-lanterns, candy corn layer cake, graveyard pudding, eyeball cookies, and witch fingers. Bring $5 to Ms. Cliff or Sra. Ruiz ASAP to reserve your spot.

FCCLA will hold their next meeting on Thursday, November 7th after school in Wapping Room 11. They will be taking a group photo for the yearbook, passing out t-shirt orders, and discussing upcoming community service projects and fundraisers. 

For students enrolled in any MCC articulated classes at South Windsor High School, it is now time to make sure you register for a Banner ID if you do not already have one from a previous class. You will have until Thursday, October 31st to do so. Registration is free and any credits earned will also be free. Please see Mr. Leon or Mrs. Carty in School Counseling if you have any questions about this very important process.

Sophomores- “HOBY”- The Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Organization is a nationally recognized group dedicated to developing leaders through national conferences and training. Any sophomore interested in applying to attend the Hugh O’Brien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar taking place in the Spring are invited to see Mrs. Carty in the Career Center or your School Counselor for either an application or more details.

Attention AP students – please remember to bring in your AP exam fees with payment form as soon as possible.  Payments cannot be accepted without a substantial late fee after November 8th.

FBLA will be selling Jack O Grams all week at all four lunch waves Monday to Wednesday this week. Buy a miniature pumpkin for a friend. $2 each or 2 for $3 or 3 for $5. Jack O Grams and pumpkins will be delivered on Halloween. See Mrs. Barrett with any questions. 

If you are a future artist, consider attending Career in the Arts Day at Springfield College on Saturday, November 9th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event will feature workshops, a tour, lunch, and panel discussions. For more information, visit the Career Center.

Athletic News:

There will be a Boys’ Basketball open gym TODAY, Tuesday, October 29th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at SWHS.

There will be two National Letter of Intent signing days this year for any SWHS student-athletes planning to play a sport at a colleges or university next fall. The two signing dates are on the following late arrival Mondays: November 18th in the SWHS Main Office Conference Room at 8:00 a.m., and April 27th in the SWHS Library Media Center Seminar Room at 8:00 a.m. It's imperative that any student-athletes planning to sign on either of these dates below notify Athletic Director, Dave Sytulek, a week in advance with this intent.

Winter sports registration is now open in Parent Portal. Completion of online registration, submission of sports participation fee and physician’s statement are due by Thursday, November 21, 2019 in order for students to participate on the first day of tryouts (no exceptions). Physician statements and payments can be placed in the bin in the main office. All other registration is to be submitted online using ParentPortal. http://highschool.southwindsorschools.org/athletics/athletic_registration
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