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October 17, 2022 
SCHOOL NEWS:

Attention all Students: The Homecoming Dance will be held on October 28th from 7:00-10 pm in the High School Cafeteria. If you would like to bring an outside guest to the dance, please see your grade level Google Classroom for the permission slip or see Mr. Orsini in Room 235. Permission slips must be approved prior to purchasing your guest's ticket. 

It’s SPIRIT WEEK 
Tuesday – YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT: Wear neon/bright colors.
Wednesday – UNITY DAY: Wear orange in support of National Anti-Bullying Month.
Thursday – DRESS TO IMPRESS: Wear a nice outfit to welcome our college fair representatives.
Friday – ALWAYS A BOBCAT – Wear your favorite SWHS gear!
 
If you would like to be part of the Homecoming October Pep Rally on October 28th, please fill out the Homecoming Week Pep Rally Participation Form in your Google Classroom. You will compete in a short competition in front of the student body. We will pick a few students from each grade that fill out this form to compete against the other classes. This will be decided at the pep rally and your name will be called out then. 
 
Let us put YOU in the spotlight! Auditions for the South Windsor High School Tenor/Bass Choir Understaffed will be held tomorrow, October 18th at 6:30 pm in Room 4. Join the Google Classroom for audition materials- 53mkmd7
 
Auditions for the award-winning "Spectrum Band" will be held on October 20th from 2pm to 4 pm in Room 3. We need drummers, Bass players, Guitarists, Alto Saxes, Tenor Saxes, Bari Saxes, Keyboard players, Trumpets and Trombones! Audition materials on Google Classroom Class Code qtrteiq.
                                                                                             
The Class of 2025 is hosting a fundraiser at a local burger restaurant at 360 Buckland Hills Drive tonight, October 17th from 5pm-9pm. Stop by to support the class and enjoy a great meal.
 
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES:
 
Attention all aspiring actors, actresses, writers and directors, if you want to be a part of the SWHS Filmmaking Club! Over the course of this Semester, we are going to create, write, shoot, edit, and produce a full featured short film. We are a new club and are in need of people for every position. We meet on Wednesday afternoons right after school in Room 10. Stop by if you are interested and join our Google Classroom with the code: o23zbcb. See Mr. Jarvis or Aneek Roy for more details.  
 
The French Club “Le Lynx” will meet on Wednesday, October 26th from 2:10 p.m. until the late bus in Room 105. We'll be making crepes with nutella, banana, strawberries and whipped cream. Sign up with Mr.Ly in room 227 and Mr. Mabasa in Room 230 to reserve your spot. All are welcome. Bon appétit. 
                                                                                                
All NHS members will be meeting this Wednesday, October 19th after school in the Cafeteria. Please bring in your dues if you have not done so already.

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER: 

Asnuntuck Community College, along with the Leipold Company, will host an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program for interested students and parents on Thursday, October 20th from 5 to 7pm at 545 Marshall Phelps Road in Windsor. Closed toe/slip resistant shoes and long pants are required. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected] by October 18th. 
 
This week’s college visits include Drexel University, Fairfield University, University of Maryland – College Park, Salisbury University, Babson College, and Roanoke College. Our SWHS COLLEGE FAIR is this Thursday, October 20th. Over 120 colleges, universities, trade schools and career programs will be set up in the gym on Thursday morning. Students in grades 10-12 will attend in assigned waves and will receive a College Fair Packet in their Homerooms next week.  
                                                                                                    
The Hartford Region Open Choice Program and CREC are offering bus transportation to a HBCU College Fair in New York City on Saturday, November 12th. Students who are in 11th grade and in the Open Choice program and any 12th grade student interested in the fair are invited to attend. There is an informational flyer with more details on the big screen outside School Counseling or on the Special Programs bulletin board in the Career Center. Please see Mrs. Bravo in Room 100 if you are interested in registering. 
 
Attention members of South Windsor for the Local Kids. Our general body meeting is Tuesday,  October 18th, right after school in the Library. This meeting is mandatory as we will be sharing your new Executive Board members, sharing important updates, and finalizing plans for the volleyball marathon.  Please see Ms Vendetta in room 145 or Ms Whitmore in Room 152 for any questions. 

ATHLETICS:

Show your support for SWHS’s Swim and Dive team. Order your spirit wear today at pws.atlanticsportswear.com/product-cat/south-windsor-swim-dive-grey-black-maroon-2022/ .
Over 40 products to choose from. Orders are due today. 
Posted by lramach On 14 October, 2022 at 1:58 PM