SCHOOL NEWS:
Students: The library media center will close at 2:00 on Thursday, Nov. 2nd, and all day on Friday, Nov 3rd. Please plan accordingly.
November 1st marks the beginning of Native American Heritage Month. The month is an opportunity to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Indigenous peoples, while the learning continues throughout the year. More information can be found at https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/.
If you are interested in saving three lives, please consider signing up for South Windsor High School’s fall blood drive being held THIS Friday during school. We are in a national blood shortage, so every donation counts. To sign up, scan the QR code on the posters around school, or through the volunteers that are available during all lunch waves this week. We will also take walk-ins on Friday. You must be 17 or older, or 16 years old with a parent permission form to donate. See Ms. Karasinski in Room 207 for more information.
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES:
Interact’s November monthly meeting is on Thursday, November 2nd in the SEMINAR ROOM at 2:10pm. Members who would like the option of getting early access to November volunteer opportunities should attend.
Water Launch Club is hosting a fundraiser at a local sandwich shop located at 1006 Sullivan Avenue on November 1st from 4-6m.
Did you know that the most requested item in homeless shelters is SOCKS? The SADD Club will be hosting a sock drive from November 1st – 22nd - with donation bins in front of the high school cafeteria and also at the annex. We encourage all students and staff to bring in any kind of NEW SOCKS! Ask a member of the club, or see the SADD Instagram for more information. Together, let’s “SOCK IT TO THE COLD”!
COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER:
Students interested in learning more about earning admission and experiencing life as a cadet at West Point are invited to attend an information session on Wednesday, November 1st at 6:00 PM. The program will be held at the UCONN School of Nursing. An informational flyer with a QR code to register is hanging outside the Career Center.