Morning Announcements- October 21, 2024

Today is an A Day! Here’s a special announcement (Harvest festival):Preston: Hi, I’m Preston the SCA President Reign: Hi I’m Reign the 8th Grade RepresentativePreston: We want to let you know there will be a haunted house during the harvest festival which will open at 6:00 to 8:30 October 25th. It will be on the stage with ghosts, goblins, and more check it out if you dare.Reign: The whole family is invited to the Harvest Festival. Come see the fire pits, chorus, orchestra, food trucks and the haunted house.Both: Thank you!  Here’s a special announcement (drama):Hi!  I’m ___, and I’m ___. How do you put on a play without putting on a play? Plays are stressful and time consuming- auditions, memorizing lines, building sets, finding costumes.  What if you could do a play without any of those hard parts?  Come see Everything But, Jefferson’s fall play! Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd at 6:30pm. Tuesday night will be ASL interpreted. Tickets are $5 and can be bought at the door.  From Mr. Carter:Math Counts will meet in Mr. Carter’s room, room number 255, on Tuesday October 22nd after school. Come if you are interested in participating in a math competition later this year!  From Ms. Dunbar, Ms. Waring, and Ms. Ayoub:Reading Buddies will begin on Friday, November 8th and continue meeting on Fridays through February. This is a popular drop-in program, which means we understand that you will have other commitments from time to time. We do not limit the number of participants.Pick up a permission form in the Library beginning today. Forms may also be returned to the Library. From Coaches de Bruyn and Curran- Boys Soccer tryouts are this week. 8th grade today, 7th grade tomorrow, 6th grade on Wednesday the 23rd, and call backs will be Thursday the 24th.  From Ms. Vogel in 6th grade and Ms. Z in the library:Attention all lovers of lore and luck, The Dungeons & Dragons club will begin TODAY. Come learn a little bit about the game, play a oneshot, and build your party! You don’t need to know anything about D&D to come, but if you have a big imagination, a love for storytelling, and like cooperative games, this might be the club for you. Join us today in the 6th grade Ms. Vogel’s Room, DOWNSTAIRS, room 63. From Mr. Clark:Morning TJMS!The JIBMUN Club participated in another Model UN conference in Maryland last Saturday, and three delegates won awards. Please congratulate Khalid Yimer and Harper Horneman for winning Honorable Mention in their committees, and Genne Divett won Verbal Commendation in her committee! Great job Yellow Jackets! Any student who is interested in global affairs or may be interested in what Model UN is, come to our Weekly meetings on Mondays after school. Have a great week!   From Ms. Z in the Library:Looking for your next scary story? RSVP today for Spooky Book Speed Dating on Friday, October 25th from 2:35-3:30. Stop by the Library and talk to Ms. Z to sign up and get your ticket if you’re interested. Only 24 spots are available!  From the PTA – The PTA reflections contest has begun. The theme this year is “accepting imperfection”. Entries are due October 31st and should be turned in to Ms. Detweiler in room 221. The categories are visual arts, dance choreography, literature, film production, photography and music composition. Again, the theme is “accepting imperfection”. Let’s have some fun with this contest!