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Red Ribbon Week is Monday October 22nd - Friday October 26th
DRESS UP DAYS
Thursday- Wear Red
Friday- Wear Maine West Gear
Show your spirit and live drug free!
The Maine West Canned Food Drive starts Monday, October 22nd and goes through November 2nd. There will be a competition for the first period class that brings in the most non-perishable and canned food items. The winning class will receive a gourmet breakfast. All items will be taken to the Des Plaines Self Help Pantry. First period teachers should have received an email with instructions. If you have not, please contact Ms. Archer or Ms.Lloyd.
Our Football team has made history again. The Warriors earned their first eight win season since the school first opened in 1959. The 8-1 overall record qualified is for a playoff game and earned us home field in the first round. Our Warriors will host Benet on Friday, October 26th at 7 pm. All tickets are $5.00 and no activity passes, booster passes or any other pass can be honored for this IHSA post season event. Presale tickets are available in the bookstore now until Friday afternoon. Come see your Warriors play here at West in the IHSA Playoffs Friday!
Our Football team has made history again. The Warriors earned their first eight win season since the school first opened in 1959. The 8-1 overall record qualified is for a playoff game and earned us home field in the first round. Our Warriors will host Benet on Friday, October 26th at 7 pm. All tickets are $5.00 and no activity passes, booster passes or any other pass can be honored for this IHSA post season event. Presale tickets are available in the bookstore now until Friday afternoon. Come see your Warriors play here at West in the IHSA Playoffs Friday!
STUDENTS: Hispanic Club will be having a Mexican Hot Chocolate and Sweet Bread sale on Tuesday, October 30th before school in front of the cafeteria. $1/cup and $1/sweet bread. Day of Dead (Dia De los Muertos) will be celebrated on November 1st after school in H106. We will be having food, music, a day of the dead altar, a presentation and sweets to celebrate this important day in Mexico and some Central American countries. We invite all to celebrate with us!
GYMNASTICS: Looking to try out for gymnastics? Come to open gym in A-wing gym. Please check the website for open gyms dates. Try-outs are November 5 after school. Make sure you have shorts and a tank top or Leotard. Please get your physicals updated for the winter and see Mrs. Peterson in the athletic office. Questions? Email Coach Amanda Harrison.
STUDENTS/STAFF:
Come out to a night of billions of stars! (or at least a few dozen, and maybe a planet or two)
The Maine South Astronomy Club will be hosting a community outreach event on the evening of Saturday November 10 starting at 5:30 pm. In conjunction with Maine South's School Wide Fundraiser, in support of the Dup15q Alliance, admission will be $3 per individual and $5 for families of 3 or more people. There will be a chance to purchase raffle tickets to win prizes, with all proceeds split between the School Wide Fundraiser and the Astronomy Club.
The evening will begin with a series of five minute lectures in the school library given by Maine South students on a variety of astronomy related topics. After about 30 minutes, we will walk out to the school's north field, and we will help people make observations with the school's telescopes. This is designed for people who are astronomy curious from ages 8 through 80. We plan to end the evening by 7:00 pm.
The Maine South Astronomy Club will be hosting a community outreach event on the evening of Saturday November 10 starting at 5:30 pm. In conjunction with Maine South's School Wide Fundraiser, in support of the Dup15q Alliance, admission will be $3 per individual and $5 for families of 3 or more people. There will be a chance to purchase raffle tickets to win prizes, with all proceeds split between the School Wide Fundraiser and the Astronomy Club.
The evening will begin with a series of five minute lectures in the school library given by Maine South students on a variety of astronomy related topics. After about 30 minutes, we will walk out to the school's north field, and we will help people make observations with the school's telescopes. This is designed for people who are astronomy curious from ages 8 through 80. We plan to end the evening by 7:00 pm.
We are asking that people register by e-mailing Tom Egan at tegan@maine207.org so we can contact interested persons in the event of inclement weather and cancellation.
