The Spirit & Leadership Team, also known as SALT, would like to invite all faculty & students to come to the Cross Country WCAC Championship Meet tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:30am. The meet will be at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston. There will be a bus leaving from O’Connell at 10:50am. if you would like to reserve a spot on the bus, please contact Mr. Blaser today. Come cheer on our cross country seniors! Please enjoy this short video: http://prezi.com/kf93djqidycl/wcac/
There will be a Spanish club meeting in Room 313 for all members after school today. It will be a pulsera planning meeting with traditional hispanic food! Members, please bring your $5 dues. Thank you!!"
Freshmen! Are you interested in running for a leadership position on our Student Council? Nomination forms are available in the SCA room and must be returned by Monday. Today is your last day to pick up a form! Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a great organization!
Attention all members of the French Club and those interested in joining! Do not miss the early bird deadline to pay French Club dues. This is for anyone who pays BEFORE the October 29 meeting and Halloween party! Bring payments to Mr. Hobson in 311. You do NOT need to speak French to join. If you missed the chance to interact with our visiting students from France, be sure not to miss out on other opportunities to celebrate the French-speaking world and learn more about our ties to it.
Do not forget about the $500 Col. C. A. Seone Award that will go to 3 DJO students. Enter and respond to “Why I Like Being an American Citizen.“ The deadline is October 31. Please go to Edmodo and enter the code vdn5b3 for this and a few other available contests. Good luck to all who enter!
Thank you for your donations of soup to our annual Christ House Soup Drive. As soon as announcements are over; please bring your soup cans down to the track. Look for your Advisory Number on one of the bright orange or blue work cones. Be sure to count your cans of soup and give the number of cans your Advisory has collected to Mrs. O’Reilly. Do not break a part the cardboard or plastic cases. Then, return to Advisory. The Living Rosary will begin after 2nd period. Our goal is to surpass the 11,000 cans of soup that was donated last year. Thank you for keeping many people from being hungry this winter. And now, a video from last year’s Living Rosary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejT7OfhnQ1k&feature=youtu.be