Friday, September 6, 2019

TODAY’S LUNCH MENU

Ham & Cheddar Monte Cristo Sandwich w/cranberry mayo
Chicken Tenders w/buffalo ranch sauce
Mac & Cheese Pizza
Carrots Tom/Cucumber Salad
Fresh Fruit / Grape Juice

SCHOOL EVENTS

07:00 PMBOYS V - FOOTBALL Vs. Mahomet-Seymour HS(H) - THS Football Field
8:00 AM GIRLS V - VOLLEYBALL Vs. Tournament 39th Annual Mattoon Tourney (A) -Mattoon HS

10:00 AM GIRLS V - CROSS COUNTRY Vs. Rochester Invitational (A) - Rochester Park

10:45 AM BOYS V - CROSS COUNTRY Vs. Rochester Invitational (A) - Rochester Park
TBA

BOYS V - SOCCER Vs. 4 Corners Tourney vs TBA (A) - TBA

Students

Congratulations to the THS Girls Golf team for their first win of the season; they defeated Gillespie by 5 strokes yesterday in match play!

Homecoming

Please check your school email about how to purchase Homecoming tickets online this year. Tickets are on sale now till Saturday September 14th at 7 pm. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Crowe

Guest Passes for Homecoming are available in the Main Office. Homecoming is for Taylorville High School Students and their guest. If you are bringing a guest that is not a student at THS the following rules apply:

1. Guest cannot be a student at any junior high school.

2. THS student is responsible for securing a guest pass form and having their guest complete all the required information.

3. THS student is required to have guest pass form signed by Taylorville High School Administrator prior to the event and student must present form along with picture ID of guest to gain entrance to the dance.

Homecoming Assembly

The THS Cheer along with the THS dance team is looking for individuals from each grade level to participate in the games during the homecoming assembly. We need 20 individuals to play in Game 2. Please go down to the main office and sign up to play. We are also looking for 7 teachers to play in game 1 and game 3. We will need 4 for game 1 and 3 for game 3. The more people we have play the better the games will be!

Yearbooks

The 2019 yearbooks have arrived and will be distributed this afternoon during advisory period and right after school.

G S A

"Are you open-minded? Curious about LGBTQIA+ history, art, and culture?

Our first gay-straight alliance meeting is next Wednesday morning, 9/11, at 7:45am in Miss Ames room (132). Everyone is welcome!"

Counseling Center

· The ASVAB is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25. Sign-up in Student Services by September 18.

Are you interested in a career in the healthcare field? Hands-On Healthcare is open to high school and college students, community members, and Memorial employees who are interested in learning more about healthcare careers. Sessions occur monthly in partnership with SIU School of Medicine and are designed to allow participants the opportunity to engage with current healthcare professionals in interactive settings. For more information, please check your school email.

The SIUE School of Nursing would like to invite junior and senior students interested in nursing to attend our Nursing Explore Day on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

We will be providing information on our undergraduate and graduate programs. Prospective students can tour the Simulated Learning Center for Health Sciences and take a campus tour as well. Some of our nursing faculty will be highlighting nursing specialty areas such as Nurse Anesthesia and Family Nurse Practitioner. Pre-registration is recommended, and is available at http://www.siue.edu/nursing/academic-programs/explore-day.shtml

The following colleges/universities will be here to meet with students. If interested in attending, please register in Student Services and get a pass from a counselor:

Savannah College of Art & Design 9/10/19 at 9:00am
Illinois College 9/10/19 at 9:30am
Southeast Missouri State University (MO) September 10, 2019 at 9:00am.
Quincy University (IL) September 16, 2019 at 2:30pm.
University of Evansville (IN) September 17, 2019 at 1:30pm.
Lincoln College (IL) September 20, 2019 at 10:00am.
William Woods University (MO) - September 24, 2019 at 1:00pm.
St. Ambrose University (IA) September 30, 2019 at 2:00pm.
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis 10/1/19 at 1:30pm
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL) October 3, 2019 at 9:00am.
Bradley University (IL) October 7, 2019 at 2:30pm.
University of Missouri-Columbia (MO) October 16, 2019 at 8:30am.
Millikin University October 22, 2019 at 9:30am.
McKendree University (IL) October 22, 2019 at 9:00am.
Greenville University October 29, 2019 at 10:00am.
Eastern Illinois University 10/29/19 at 9:00am
Eureka College (IL) November 5, 2019 at 8:30am