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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Announcements

10/18/2022

  • Boys soccer tryouts continue today on the practice field at 4:15. All boys must be athletically cleared in order to participate. Girls soccer tryouts begin today on the practice field at 4:15. Girls must be athletically cleared in order to participate. Both teams can see Coach Reid in room 830 with any questions!

 

  • FREE ACT/SAT tutoring starts this week! Every Wednesday, in room 830 with Ms. Reid, during all 3 lunches. This week we will begin with ACT English.

 

  • The Ruff Club is having their Annual Fundraiser. Students will be giving the dogs baths in a charity event aimed to support local animal rescue organizations. The event will be held on Saturday, October 29th from 10 am to 2 pm at Pet Supermarket located at 1020 S Ponce De Leon Blvd. Please come out and support this wonderful cause.

 

  • This past Saturday the Menendez Cross Country team had an incredible outing at Matanzas High School. The girls team had a new leader this week. Olivia Gooden ran a personal best of 24:31. She was followed by Sierra Alva and Maria Giovannia who also ran a personal bests of 25:08 and 26:03. Freshman Sadie Boss set a personal record of 32minutes over the 5000 meters. The boys team had a 4th place overall finish at the meet. Ryan Jones narrowly missed setting the school record with a personal best of 16:19. Spencer Lawrence, Quinn Larson, Tony Fuentes, and Ethan Molloy had a tight pack and finished within seconds of one another. Gabe Sivyer and Michael Korfage both had huge personal records to round out our top 7. Way to go Falcon Harriers.

 

  • The book fair is back! The book fair will run all next week in the library. We accept cash, checks, or credit cards. Hope to see you there!

 

  • This month’s Florida Teens Read/Battle of the Books meeting will be on Tuesday, October 25th from 4-5 pm. Members, please send Ms. Neff practice questions and please bring snacks to share!

 

  • This month’s book club meeting will be on Wednesday, October 26th from 3-4 pm. This month’s theme is “Scary Stories,” so come prepared to talk about any scary or thrilling books you’ve read lately! Please bring snacks to share. EVERYONE is welcome!

 

  • Boys’ Basketball will have tryouts on October 31st at 4:00 in the gym. You must be athletically cleared in order to participate. You must have a physical and athletic clearance cleared by the 31st. No EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED. For more information, please see Coach Lockhart in portable 3.

 

  • National Art Honor Society will be selling Boo Pops during all lunches. This will start today and we will be selling them through the 28th.