Upcoming Events:

Coupon books feature

four $5 coupons to

Winn Dixie, numerous

restaurants, car rentals

and many other coupon

categories. $20 per

book.

February 15—Regional

Science Olympiad

Tournament

February 17—No

School Monday

Breakfast over Books is a

free “book club”. This is

the program’s 8th year!

February’s book is Crush:

The Theory, Practice and

Destructive Properties of

Love by Gary Paulsen. The

meeting date is Wednes-

day, March 5th, at 7:25.

Stay

tuned for

informa-

tion on

March’s

book

selec-

tion!

Please con-

tinue to send in Box Tops to the

library, a teacher or the drop

box in the front office. We ac-

cept all coupons including

Campbell’s soup labels. Thank

you for your help!

At-a-Glance Calendar

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Tutoring 2

Science Olympiad 2

8th Grade Dance 3

IB School App

Deadlines

4

NJHS Require-

ments

5

SVHS Cheer-

leader Tryouts &

Lunch Menu

6

Breakfast over Books

I R O N D A L E M I D D L E

S C H O O L

Mountie Messenger F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 1

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

National

Junior Honor

Society Re-

quirements

Open House

for Technical

Academies-

Watch for Re-

Scheduling

Info

Coupon

Books $20

Reviews of Crush can be

found at

www.goodreads.com.

Check out a copy from

the library now and tell

your student to join us

for a book/breakfast dis-

cussion in the library.

E-mail ehes-

ter@jefcoed.com for

more information.

$20 per book!

Check Out the Great Deals!

Monday, Feb 24 Books Due Back

P A G E 2

Tutors Continue to

Offer Great Services

to Students!

Science Olympiad Winners!

Clubs and Tutoring...

Tutoring continues in

the Library:

Shades Valley High

School Beta Club

Members come Tues-

days and Thursdays to

the library for tutoring

in the following sub-

jects:

Math, Science, Eng-

lish, Social Studies,

Test Studying, Orga-

nizing Notebooks.

This service is just as

important to our stu-

dents as it is to the tu-

tors. They get service

hours for tutoring.

Another great bonus is

that former IMS stu-

dents serve as tutors

and they know how to

help students succeed.

Entomology-2nd

place-Aeona

Bowles and Cam-

ryn MacEwen

Experimental De-

sign-2nd place-

Ladarius Price

and Excellence

Odeleye

Helicopters-4th

place-Jordyn Lee

and Andrea

McNeil

Meteorology-4th place-

Jordyn Lee and Andrea

McNeil

Road Scholar-4th place-

Alexis Bryant and Jordan

Lee

Wheeled Vehicle-4th

place-Ladarius Price and

Excellence Odeleye

Write it/Do it-4th place-

Alexis Bryant and Lorynn

Saxton

Thank you to the parents

who helped with the tour-

nament. We could not

have done it without you!

Congratulations to the

following students who

placed in the most re-

cent Science Olym-

piad:

Anatomy—4th place:

Lorynn Saxton and

Alexis Bryant

Can’t Judge a Powder-

5th place:

Lorynn Saxton and Ex-

cellence Odeleye

Disease Detectives-5th

place-Camryn MacE-

wen and Andrea

McNeil

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

P A G E 3

Keep Selling

Coupon Books for

Prizes!

Dance fees are due

February 29th

Coupon Books

Happy President’s Day Weekend!

8th Grade Dance The 8th grade dance

fees are due February

29. The cost of the

dance is $35 if paid on

time. The late cost is

$45 (paid in cash).

The theme will be an-

nounced in an upcom-

ing newsletter.

Stay tuned for more

information.

No School Monday,

February 17th.

Coupon Book money

is due February 24.

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 1

Track tryouts for 7th and

8th grade boys and girls

will be held Wednesday,

February 12, and Thurs-

day, February 13. Bring

proof of a physical.

counselor’s

office to

get one.

Open

house for

prospec-

tive stu-

dents will

Due dates for supplica-

tions to the JCIB school

are due by February 20 to

the school counselors at

IMS.

If students need applica-

tions to any of the acad-

emies, please stop by the

take place on February 6th

from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the IB

school.

Open House for Shades Valley

Technical students will take

place Tuesday, February 11,

from 6-8:00. Location: 5191

Pines Whispers Drive.

6th Grade Field Trip to Space and

Rocket Center

IB Application Due Dates

We hope to

spark a love of

science

through this

field trip! The 6th Grade Field Trip to

The U.S. Space and Rocket

Center in Huntsville will take

place on Friday, February 21.

All money and paper-

work for students and

chaperones is due on

Friday, January 31st.

We will depart at

7:00 a.m. and arrive

back to the school at

6:00 p.m. Please ar-

rive at 6:15 a.m on

February 21st. for

student drop off.

The cost is $40 per student

and $20 per parent chaper-

one.

Money is due to the stu-

dent’s science teacher

(Mrs. Gray or Mrs.

Miller).

No money will be ac-

cepted January 31st for

any reason.

Track Tryouts for 7th & 8th Grade

P A G E 5

Mrs. Williams, new

sponsor of The

National Junior

Honor Society, and

new teacher at IMS

Technical Academy

Open House, Febru-

ary 11, 6-8 p.m.

National Junior Honor Society Requirements List

NJHS (cont’d)

Open House for Shades Valley Technical Academies

Open House for Shades

Valley Technical

Academies will be held

Tuesday, Febru-

ary 11, from

6:00 to 8:00

p.m.

Members from

business and

industry will be pre-

sent.

A light dinner of hot

dogs, drinks, and chips

will be provided.

SVTA

Pro-

grams:

Pre-

engi-

neering Academy

Auto Paint & Re-

finishing Technol-

ogy

Auto Maintenance

& Light Repair

Technology

Electrical Wiring

Technology

Finance Academy

Theatre Academy

Welding Technol-

ogy

ment. Students can-

not have any class 2’s

or class 3’s on their

record.

4. Candidate Notifica-

tion and Forms - Stu-

dents who are eligible

ship.

3. Discipline History – The student’s disci-

pline record will be

reviewed to determine

those individuals who

meet this require-

scholastically will be

notified and informed

that they must com-

plete the Candidate

Form. This form out-

lines the candidate’s

accomplishments in

the areas of Service

and Leadership. This

at Irondale Middle

School for the

equivalent of one

semester.

2. Academic Eligibil-

ity - The student’s

academic records will

be reviewed to deter-

mine those individu-

als who are scholasti-

cally eligible for

membership.

Students must have at

least a scholastic aver-

age of 3.75 for the 6th

and 7th grade. Candi-

dates will then be

evaluated on the basis

of service, leadership,

character, and citizen-

1. Residency Re-

quirement - To

be eligible for

membership, the

candidate must be

an incoming

member of the

eighth grade. Can-

didates must have

been in attendance

M O U N T I E M E S S E N G E R

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National Junior Honor Society Requirements (cont’d)

P A G E 6 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 2 1

form must be completed

before the candidate is

further considered.

5. Faculty Evaluation

Form - Faculty members

will complete a faculty

evaluation form for each

candidate. Candidates

must receive a satisfac-

tory recommenda-

tion. Faculty members

will consider their evalua-

tive input in the most

professional manner and

be able to substantiate

claims with professional

actions—particularly for

low ratings. All input

from faculty must be

signed. This form is con-

fidential and will not be

shared with the candi-

dates.

6. Selection - The actual

selection of members will

be made by the five appointed members of

the Faculty Council. All aspects of the proc-

ess will be considered (GPA, Candidate Form,

Teacher Evaluation, etc.)

d to determine those individuals who are scho-

lastically eligible for membership.

Students must have at least a scholastic aver-

age of 3.75 for the 6th and 7th grade. Candi-

dates will then be evaluated on the basis of

service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

cepted for those who can-

not afford them.

Checks can be made pay-

able to IMS. Cash should

be sent in a sealed enve-

lope.

Money should be turned in

no later than Friday,

March 7th.

Students in Mr. Ray’s So-

cial Studies classes will be

reading The Watsons Go to

Birmingham by Christo-

pher Paul Curtis.

If students would like to

purchase a copy through

school, the cost is $5.30.

Donations are also ac-

6th Grade Social Studies

Www.childrensbookalmanac.com

Baked Beans

Coleslaw

Mixed Green Salad

Fruit

Thursday:

Beef Roast

Whole Grain Rice

Green Peas

Cauliflower

Mised Green Salad

Fruit

Cake w/Icing

Friday:

Pizza

California Steamed Veggies

Corn

Monday:

Grilled Chicken with WW Bun

Baby Carrots

Mexican Beans

Mixed Green Salad

Baked Chips

Fruit

Tuesday:

Fish Nuggets w/WW Roll

Baked Sweet Potato

Steamed Broccoli

Mixed Green Salad

Fruit

Wednesday:

Loaded Baked Potato

WW Bun

Salad

Fruit

Lunch Menu for February 17—21

IMS

Www.jefcoed.com

A mandatory parent meeting for parents will be held on February 20th at 6:00

p.m. in the SVHS lunchroom. A parent guardian must attend if you are planning

to try out.

You will receive an information packet at the meeting.

Tryout clinics will be held in March. Tryouts will be held on March 15th.

This is for 8th graders only.

SVHS Cheerleader Try-

outs