Madisonville Junior High School The Eagle Times December 2014 Newsletter presented by Madisonville Junior High PTA From Mr. Kern Hello MJH Families, As we prepare to end the first semester of this school year I want to take the time to thank all parents and family members who dedicate so much time each day working with your child to help him/her succeed to their academic potential. As always, our school community is so supportive in helping us provide the best experience for your child during their junior high years. My teachers and staff also make your child's success a priority! I would like to congratulate all of our Golden Students for earning this privilege. These students will celebrate with their parents at a pizza party on December 12. We are so appreciative for the support we received for our school wide fundraiser.Our school has profited nearly $6,500 that will go towards purchasing new picnic tables, curtains for our stage, and lockers for our band room. I would like to conclude in congratulating Mrs. Sharon Lo Drucker as our newly elected school board representative for the Madisonville area. We look forward to working with Mrs. Drucker to continue to do what is best for our students at Madisonville Junior High. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Dwayne J. Kern, M.Ed. Principal, Madisonville Jr. High Main Office Announcements All students late to school MUST be signed in by a parent. They are not to be dropped off without being signed in at the office. Our car line starts for 2:15pm. We ask that the line form at this time, so the it does not hinder our buses from safely turning onto Cedar Street and also block our neighbors who live on Rene St. from accessing their homes. Any student that will leave MJH at the end of this year to attend a private school, or to move out of district or state, must fill out a Withdrawal Form prior to the end of this school year. Any questions concerning this contact Mrs. Pam in the office. Thank you! Exam Schedule Madisonville Jr. High students will begin taking exams Monday, December 15. The schedule is as follows: Monday, December 15 – Social Studies Tuesday, December 16 – Math, PE Wednesday, December 17 – Reading, Science Thursday, December 18 – English, Elective December 19 is a half day for students and the end of the second grading period. School is out for Christmas Break December 22 through January 2. School re-opens on January 5. In This Issue SOARing Around MJH ….................................Page 2-3 School News PTA News..........................................................................Page 4 MJH Athletics................................................................Page 5 More MJH News...........................................................Page 6 We Are Eagles who SOAR: Safe, Organized, Always kind, Respectful! Dwayne Kern, Principal Patricia Welch Nelson, Assistant Principal School's Website: http://madisonvillejr.stpsb.org Shane Hodgson, MJH PTA President MJH PTA Email: [email protected]Newsletter Email : [email protected]
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Madisonville Junior High School
The Eagle Times December 2014
Newsletter presented by Madisonville Junior High PTA
From Mr. Kern Hello MJH Families,
As we prepare to end the firstsemester of this school year I want totake the time to thank all parents andfamily members who dedicate so muchtime each day working with your childto help him/her succeed to theiracademic potential. As always, ourschool community is so supportive inhelping us provide the best experience for your childduring their junior high years. My teachers and staff alsomake your child's success a priority!
I would like to congratulate all of our GoldenStudents for earning this privilege. These students willcelebrate with their parents at a pizza party on December12.
We are so appreciative for the support we receivedfor our school wide fundraiser.Our school has profitednearly $6,500 that will go towards purchasing new picnictables, curtains for our stage, and lockers for our bandroom.
I would like to conclude in congratulating Mrs.Sharon Lo Drucker as our newly elected school boardrepresentative for the Madisonville area. We look forwardto working with Mrs. Drucker to continue to do what isbest for our students at Madisonville Junior High.
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Dwayne J. Kern, M.Ed.Principal, Madisonville Jr. High
Main Office AnnouncementsAll students late to school MUST
be signed in by a parent. They are not tobe dropped off without being signed in atthe office. Our car line starts for 2:15pm. We ask
that the line form at this time, so the it does not hinder ourbuses from safely turning onto Cedar Street and also blockour neighbors who live on Rene St. from accessing theirhomes. Any student that will leave MJH at the end of this yearto attend a private school, or to move out of district orstate, must fill out a Withdrawal Form prior to the end ofthis school year. Any questions concerning this contactMrs. Pam in the office. Thank you!
Exam ScheduleMadisonville Jr. High students will begin taking
exams Monday, December 15. The schedule is asfollows: Monday, December 15 – Social Studies
Tuesday, December 16 – Math, PE Wednesday, December 17 – Reading, Science Thursday, December 18 – English, Elective
December 19 is a half day for students and the end ofthe second grading period. School is out for ChristmasBreak December 22 through January 2. School re-openson January 5.
In This IssueSOARing Around MJH ….................................Page 2-3
School NewsPTA News..........................................................................Page 4MJH Athletics................................................................Page 5More MJH News...........................................................Page 6
We Are Eagles who SOAR: Safe, Organized, Always kind, Respectful!
Christmas is coming and booksalways make wonderful gifts! MJHLibrary Book Fair is December 8-15 and promises to have lots ofbooks, stocking stuffers, and
posters for all ages.The book fair will be open Tuesday from 10am – 2pm,
Wednesday from 7am-3pm and 5pm- 7pm, Thursdayfrom 10am-2pm and on Friday from 7am- 2pm. Thestudents will preview the book fair on Monday and will beallowed to return during the week during assigned timesor by teacher permission. Students will only be allowed toshop if they have money in hand. Volunteers are neededto help Mrs. Mahorney with the Book Fair. Please contacther if you can help. ([email protected])
The theme of the book fair this year is Sir Readalot'sCastle: Enter the Kingdom of Books!
Christmas Dance 2014MJH PTA is hosting the annual Christmas
Dance on Friday, December 5 in the Gym.Admission is $10 and students with freedance passes on their Eagle AchieverCards must present them at the door.Photos will be available for $1.Chaperones are needed! Attire is Christmas Casual and all should
follow the school's dress code. There will be a TackyChristmas Sweater Contest again this year!
Arrivals - 6th Grade arrives at 6pm and departs at 8pm.7th Grade arrives at 6:30 and departs at 8:30pm and 8 th
grade arrives at 7pm and departs at 9pm.
Christmas Concerts at MJHThe sounds of Christmas will fill the hallsof MJH this month! Come get into thespirit of the season by attending theseconcerts.
Vocal Music Show Choir and Choir 1 will perform a Christmas
Concert for parents in the Choir Room on Thursday,December 4 at 6:00 and 7:00. Check the choir webpagefor more information.
The Keyboard class will be performing a recital forparents in the Choir Room on their 2nd hour exam day.Check the keyboard webpage for more information.
MJH Intermediate and Jr. High BandBoth bands will perform at their holiday concert
December 10, at 7pm in the Gym. Admission is $2 ordonation.
Student Council News Student Council is teaming up with We
Heart Vets to collect supplies to makepackages to send to the troops for Christmas.1st hour classes will be collecting items for
these packages. Deadline to turn in items will beThursday, Dec. 11. Here are some of the items they areasking to consider donating:
Protein bars, tuna packets, jerky, nutslip balm, eye drops, toothbrush/paste, feminine hygieneproductsbaby wipes, foot powder,quality travel size shampoos/conditioners (esp. leave-inconditioner) and body washpowdered drink mix, kool aid, Gatorade, crystal light, etc.hand & foot warmers (Afghanistan gets very COLD!)boot socks, skivvy shirtsnew movies, music, or TV shows DVDnew magazinessweet treats, hard candy, cheese crackers, cookieswrite letters, notes, cards to the recipient.
Student Council has a change jar at theconcession stand for collecting extra change each monthto go toward a designated charity. In September theycollected for Wounded Warriors, in October theycollected for St. Tammany Parish Humane Society, andNovember is for Team Brady. For the month ofDecember, the money collected will go toward theshipping expenses for the care packages for the troops.
Students from Mrs. Pennington's class wereinvited by the Madisonville Cemetery Board to place flagson the graves of the Veterans in remembrance ofVeteran's Day. Students placed a total of 85 flags on thegraves of WWI, WWII, Korea, & Vietnam Veterans. Theflags were donated by Pennington's Hardware ofMadisonville. Pictured are Mary F., Alex H., Grant D.,Dajon J. and Evans W.
Cafeteria ReminderJust a reminder to keep your accounts current.
All cafeteria fees must be paid for students to goon field trips. Please remind your student to weartheir school ID. It makes the lunch line move
much faster! Lunch Prices are Breakfast – Paid $0.65/day,Reduced - $0.30/day Lunch – Paid (6th) $1.10/day, (7th-8th)$1.35/day, Reduced $0.40/day. Remember you can check yourstudent's account at www.mypaymentsplus.com !
Eagle DadsNovember Eagle Dads welcomed Mrs.
Evelyn Bosworth as our featured teacherthis month. She talked about her Scienceclasses and the plant project they’re
currently working on. Meanwhile, our Eagle Dads andtheir kids enjoyed some delicious BBQ Chicken andbeans provided for us by a former teacher here at MJH,Claire Marion.
After dinner, dads and kids both shared the thingsthey’re thankful for this year. It was a terrific time to sharethe things we’re all grateful for in our lives.
Eagle Dads will take December off, but will be backThursday, January 29 with Charles Dowdy, DJ at WYLKThe Lake 94.7, as our featured speaker. The MJH EagleDads Club hopes all our Eagle Dads and their familieshave a joyful holiday season, whichever you and yourscelebrate, and a prosperous, happy 2015!
MJH Teacher Ms. Martha Bateman poses with localVeterans Dale Shows, Joey Mahan, Rob Caffery(Mrs.Bateman's son) and Steve Sheppard at the MJHVeterans Day Program.
News From Mrs. Burn'sDesk
The Louisiana Legislature passeda bill this summer requiring all JuniorHigh students to wear a picture ID.MJH offered a provisional period during
the first quarter to assimilate students to the ID routinesand procedures. If a student arrives at school withouttheir proper ID, they must report to the office to receive atemporary ID that costs $1. The student will receive a“No ID” mark each time that they arrive at school withouttheir ID. This is a six step discipline process: reminder,warning, lunch detention, two days lunch detention, afterschool detention, and in school suspension. A studentcan buy a replacement ID for $5.
If a student arrives to school with the ID andremoves the ID once they are in class, each teacher hasan “ID Detention Form” that is separate from the otherdetention process. This process has three steps:reminder, warning, detention. Please encourage yourchild to develop responsible ID routines by putting theirID into their book bag at the end of each day.
Students in Mr. Cefalu's Talented Theatre Class perform apatriotic rap at the MJH Veteran's Day Program.
Veterans Day ProgramThe Veterans Day program was well attended and very impactful. The program can be seen on Channel 13. Check their webpage for exact times. It can also be
viewed on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoFNvlBwBAs
or you can go to Mrs. McLain's webpage and access the link from there.
From Our PTA PresidentI had a brilliant idea for a president’s column this
month, but I couldn’t put it into words properly. Instead, Ithought I’d just take a moment, in this season ofconsidering the good in our lives, to talk about what I’mthankful for this year.
I’m thankful for my family and friends, the people in mylife from all walks, colors, creeds and opinions of life, whomake my days richer. I’m thankful that the St. TammanyParish school system has helped nurture my childrenalong as they are becoming the amazing people they are.
I’m thankful for Mr. Kern and all the faculty and staffand Madisonville Jr High for providing the environment toallow for that development, and for warmly welcoming mewhen I assumed the position of president for MJH PTA.
I’m grateful to PTA, at the district and state levels, aswell as at both Madisonville and Lancaster ElementarySchools, for allowing me the opportunity to follow mypassion for working with and for children and theireducation.
And I’m grateful to all of you, the parents, teachers,staff and students at MJH, for your support of both MJHand MJH PTA. This isn’t the school it is without you. MJHPTA can’t support the school without you. Thank you.
Sincerely, Shane Hodgson, MJH PTA President
PTA General Membership MeetingDecember 4, 2014 at 8:15am
Come Join Us! We meet in the Library.
School UniformT-Shirts
It's getting coldoutside! Keep your studentwarm this winter with a newSchool Uniform long sleeve t-shirt! The long sleeve shirtsare now available for $15.Order forms are found on the
PTA's website which can be found on the school'swebsite http:// [email protected]. Look for theforms link.
December 3th with a match against St.Tammany at Coquille! Come out andsupport our team as they play the followingteams:
12/3 vs. St. Tammany (at Coquille)12/8 at Clearwood
12/10 vs. Creekside(at Coquille)1/5 at Pitcher
1/12 at St. Tammany1/14 vs. Clearwood (at Coquille)
1/21 at Creekside 1/26 vs. Pitcher (at Coquille)
All games begin at 4 p.m.
Members of the Girls' team are Faith K., Victoria B.,Jordan R., Annabel W., Shelby J., Anneliese M., AubreyB., Emma R., Aubrey O., Chloe P., Ellie L., Emily F.,Elizabeth F., Bailey S., Alyssa M., Caroline C., Bria B.,Haley W., Jakey N., and Caylyn R. The coach for the girlsis Ms. Karen Polk.
The Boys' soccer season begins December with amatch against St. Tammany. The boys soccer schedule isas follows:
12/10 vs. St. Tammany (at Coquille)12/11 Clearwood at Kingspoint Fields
1/6 vs. Creekside (at Coquille) 1/8 at Pitcher
1/12 St Tammany -at Salman High School 5:30pm1/20 vs. Clearwood (at Coquille)
1/22 at Creekside1/27 vs. Pitcher (at Coquille)
All games begin at 4p.m except where noted.Cost is $2 for students, $3 for adults.
Members of the Boys' team are Andre C.,Sebastian C., Ian C., Christian C., Matthew C., Mark C.,Austin F., Briton G., Collin G., Seth H., Kamon H.,Chance H., Brennan H., Nick H., Will K., Connor L.,Crawford L., Matthew M., Logan P., Cameron S., JusticeW., and Nathaniel W. The coach for the boys is Mrs.Belinda Breaux.
Basketball 2014-15 Congratulations to the 2014-2015 Girls
and Boys Basketball Teams!
Members of the Girls' team are SavannahH., Kristen B., Madeline L., Brooke S., Layna H., CarsenM., Taylor B., Ashley G., Madison C., Amber C., MorganW., Tatum B., Jami S., and Caitlyn W. Manager for thegirl's team is Maddie B. and Ms. Rachel Livingston is thecoach.
The game schedule for the Girls is as follows:
12/2 - JV Girls vs. Pitcher (home) 5pm V Girls vs. Pitcher (home) 6pm
12/4 - V Girls at Monteleone 6pm12/9 - V Girls vs. St. Tammany (home) 6:30pm
12/11 - JV Girls vs. Creekside (home) 5pm V Girls vs. Creekside (home) 6pm
1/8 - V Girls at Pitcher 6pm1/13 - JV Girls vs. Monteleone (home) 5pm V Girls vs. Monteleone (home) 6pm
1/15 - V Girls at St. Tammany 6pm
Come out and support our Fighting Eagles as theBoys play the following games:
12/2 - V Boys vs. Pitcher (home) 7pm12/4 - JV Boys at Monteleone 5pm
V Boys at Monteleone 7pm12/9 - JV Boys vs.St. Tammany (home) 5:30pm
V Boys vs. St. Tammany (home) 7:30pm12/11 - V Boys at Creekside 7pm
1/8 - JV Boys at Pitcher 5pmV Boys at Pitcher 7pm
1/13 – V Boys vs. Monteleone (home) 7pm1/15 - JV Boys at St. Tammany 5pm
V Boys at St. Tammany 7pmDistrict Tournament TBA
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More MJH News
Red Ribbon Week Door WinnersAbove are the winners of the door decorating contest forRed Ribbon Week. Top is First Place winner Mrs.Benanato, lower left is Miss Smith's second place winningentry and on the lower right is Mrs. Saltalmachia's thirdplace winning door design.
MJH Artists Participate in Three Rivers Art Fest
Students from Mrs. Thurlow's Talented Art class atMadisonville Jr. High won awards at the Three Rivers ArtFestival Student Show. Holly M. won 3rd place in 7thgrade division for two-dimensional artwork. Hailey C.placed 1st and Maggie B. placed 2nd in 7th gradedivision for three- dimensional artwork.Pictured left to right: Maggie B., Hailey C. and Holly M.
