Daily Announcements for Monday, October 16, 2017

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General Announcements @FMHighSchool:

The Jostens rep will be here tomorrow during lunch to take class ring and graduation orders.
Fort Madison High School’s first ever “Pack in Pink” event will be held at the home football game on Friday. Pack in Pink is an effort to raise money during Breast Cancer Awareness month for the Susan G. Komen foundation, which specializes in breast cancer research. Special “Pack in Pink” T-shirts will be available for purchase for $10 in the MPR today through Thursday, and should be worn to the football game on Friday. For every shirt purchased, $3 will be donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation.
Lifetouch will be on campus on Wednesday. Teachers may have their pictures taken at 8:00 AM. Students will be accepted after the Pledge of Allegiance.

FMHS Activities @FMHSActivities:

Good luck to the JV football team against Central Lee this evening. The game is at Central Lee and begins at 6:00 PM.

Clubs:

There will be a GSA board meeting today after school in room 202. The meeting is mandatory.

Volunteer Hours Available:

The FMMS PTO is looking for volunteers for their Fall Festival on Friday, 11/3/17. Please contact Tenneille Speer at ktzspeer@hotmail.com with questions or to offer your time.

College Visits:

Monmouth College will have a representative in the MPR during B lunch tomorrow. If you would like to learn more about Monmouth College, please stop by their table during lunch and speak with their representative.

Birthdays:

Happy birthday to Taylor Barnes, Cade Burgher, Coyie Lane-Smith, and Cadence Main from Saturday.
Happy birthday to Jace Burgher and Thomas Wade from Sunday.
Happy birthday to Chance Butler, Summer Everhart, Sara Johnstun, and Javen Peterman.

Lunch Menu:

Turkey fritter sandwich or breaded cheese sticks;
Sweet potatoes and/or broccoli;
Pineapple and/or mixed fruit.

Word of the Day:

Hybrid – noun [high-briid]
- A thing made by combining two different things. As in:
  - The El Camino is a hybrid of a car and a truck.

This Day in History: 1958 – Chevrolet begins the sale of a car-truck hybrid called the El Camino, or “the way” in English.

Fact of the Day: Chevrolet discontinued the manufacturing of El Caminos in 1987. The El Camino has become a cult classic.

Scaredy Cat: In 1231 AD, Pope Gregory IX condemned all black cats in Europe and had them exterminated. The lack of cats in Europe in consequent years caused a massive increase in rats, which spread the Black Plague, which in turn killed an estimated 200 million people, or 36% of the human population at the time.