It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Christ House Soup Drive begins today! Please support this amazing tradition when we literally fill the shelves of Christ House in Alexandria with cans of hearty soup. Any brand of Hearty Soup is needed…Chunky, Progresso, or Home Style! Our goal is to surpass last year’s collection of 11,000 cans; or 12 cans per student. Please be generous! Bring your cans of soup to your advisory teacher! Thank you!
There is a MANDATORY informational meeting for any Junior interested in applying to the summer Governor’s Academies for World Languages. The meeting will be held in room 317 on Thursday, October 16 at 3:15 PM. Two students for each language may be nominated by the school. The Japanese Academy does not require any previous language knowledge. The Academies are held from June 20-July 11. Please attend the meeting for further information about the academies and the requirements for applying.
The Gamer Club is holding a Super Smash Bros. Tournament on Thursday, October 17, starting at 3PM in Rm. 202. The general entry fee will be $2 for all who want to participate. Come on out, and have a great time in a fun and competitive atmosphere. Go Gamers, Go DJO!
Today there will be a meeting of the Young Democrats Club in Room 110 at 3:05. The club's yearbook picture will be taken, and refreshments will be provided. All are welcome to attend.
Please note that the library will be closed during Knight Time Friday October 17.
Anyone interested in helping with Open House please come to the Admissions Office. Open House is this Sunday and you can earn up to 3 service hours for helping.
The next thrilling Global Studies event will be in the library directly after school on Monday, October 20. We will begin by 3:10, so please be prompt. Our honored guest speaker will be Rob Prazmark, Founder and CEO of 21 Marketing- Sports and Entertainment Marketing Group. Rob Prazmark is one of the most highly regarded executives in the Sports and Entertainment Business and is uniquely recognized within the Olympic Movement. In August 2004, Sports Business Journal named Rob the Olympic’s 8th most influential person in the world. He is the all-time leading seller of Olympic-related programs. And, more importantly, an expert at consulting and negotiating the rights and benefits offered by various Olympic entities.
Attention all members of the French Club and those interested in joining: Interested parties, do not miss the early bird deadline to pay French club dues. That’s 5 dollars for anyone paying before the October 29 meeting and Halloween party, 8 dollars beginning on the 29. Bring payments to mr Hobson in room 311. Members, do no forget to joing the French club edmodo group! If you no longer have the code or need it for the first time, see one of the officers: Shelby Rieger, Kathryn Baker, Isabel Fernandez or Jane Greenhalgh for help
A wonderful opportunity had been presented to our DJO students. The Col. C. A. Seone Award will grant $500. to three of our students who write the best essay responding to "Why I Like Being an American Citizen." The deadline is October 31 and the awards will hopefully be presented on Nov. 6 unless we have over 1,000 entries for the judges to consider. Please go to Edmodo and enter the code vdn5b3 for this and a few other available contests. That code again is vdn5b3. Good luck to all who enter!