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JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL

SY 2009-2010

Our Mission Statement is to educate students who will be responsible, caring citizens prepared for the 21^{st century.}

^{Our ESLR’s: JFKHS students will be Responsible citizens, Problem solvers, Effective communicators, and Technologically literate.}

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^{ATTENTION STUDENTS:}

^-Reminders-

• ^{Lunch tickets will be sold in front of the gym before school and during the first half of lunch.}
• ^{As per Board Policy, all back packs must be made of mesh material or clear plastic.}
• ^{Lost and Found items are located in the main office.  See any of the clerks for assistance.}
• ^{Hats can only be worn during P.E. and JROTC classes. Students wearing hats during instructional time or in the hallways (indoors and outdoors) will have their hats confiscated by school officials.}
• ^{Jackets may be worn outside of class only during inclement weather.}
• ^{JFKHS is a smoke-free campus.  Students caught smoking on-campus, to include smoking in the student parking lot and/or in a personal vehicle in the student parking lot, will be referred for disciplinary action.}
• ^{As per Board Policy 406, students are not to use cellular phones during instructional time.  If a student violates this policy, the teacher is to confiscate the student’s cellular phone, complete a Discipline Referral form, and submit these items to the main office for action.}
• ^{Student vehicles parked on campus without a current student parking decal will be towed at the owner’s expense.}
• ^{The Student Store located in J105 &106 is now open for business during lunch.  Only school supplies are being sold.}

^{-New Announcements-}

• ^{The U.S. Marine Corps will have a pull-up competition on Wed., Oct. 14th during lunch at the amphitheater. Prizes will be given to top participants.}
• ^{LOTE Students:  Lunch time tutoring is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays in C105.  Bring your material.}
• ^{Japanese Culture Club meets every Friday during lunch in L204.}
• ^{Homecoming this Sat., Oct. 17th at the Ramsey Field – JFK Tumon campus at 3pm.  JFK Islanders challenge the GW Geckos.  See you there.}

^{ATTENTION SENIORS:}

• ^{Purchase your VIP Card in C102.}
• ^{Haunted House meeting every Thursday after school in A102.  Please support your senior class.}
• ^{Purchase your Macy’s “Shop for a cause” discount cards in B202 or from any Senior Class officer.}
• ^{The Josten’s representative will be on-campus on Oct. 20th & 21st to take cap & gown orders.  See your senior officers for more information.}
• ^{Class meeting today in C101 during lunch.}

^{ATTENTION JUNIORS: Class meeting today in J202 during lunch.}

^{ATTENTION SOPHOMORES: Class meeting today in A202 during lunch.}

^{ATTENTION FRESHMEN: Class meeting today in C104 during lunch.}

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^{FROM THE COUNSELORS:}

• ^{Guam Community College is hosting the Adult Education Day on Fri., Oct. 16th from 9am – 4pm at the GCC campus multi-purpose room.  This is an opportunity for students to learn more about the GED / Adult High School Program.}

^{Seniors –}

• ^{UOG Early High School Admissions Program:  Scholarships available for one semester during your senior year.  See your counselor today!}

^{Students taking the PSAT/NMSQT on Wed., Oct. 14th are to report to the Media Center by 7:00am.}

^{COLLEGE VISITS: (See Ms. DelaRosa in the Counseling Office to sign-up. Presentations will be in the Media Center.)}

• ^{Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey) on Wed., Oct. 14th @ 10:50am}
• ^{Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) on Wed., Oct. 14th @ 10:50am}
• ^{Chaminade Univeristy (Hawaii) on Tues., Oct. 27th @ 10:50am}
• ^{University of Portland on Mon., Nov. 9th @ 10:50am}

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^{ATTENTION TEACHERS:}

• ^{New Teachers’ meeting on today, Oct. 13th, in D204 during lunch.}
• ^{Expect an attendance roster in your teachers’ boxes listing students who were administered the PSAT/NMSQT on Oct. 14th.}
• ^{Autism Awareness training will be held during the first and third blocks today and Wed., Oct. 13th & 14th, in the I-building teachers’ lounge.  All are invited to attend during your prep period.}
• ^{Please be patient until Power School is online for schedule and roster corrections.}
• ^{1st quarter grades are due Oct. 20th, along with ESL and SPED progress reports.}
• ^{ESL reminder:  1st semester modification report is due on Oct. 20th.  Forms are available upon request; see request log in J. Tomaziak’s inbox.}
• ^{Each Friday at the end of the announcements, the Kennedy Alma Mater will be played.  A copy of the words was placed in our teacher’s box last week; please post for students to see.}
• ^{Teachers may drop completed IEP written input forms in the CRT box located in the main office.}

• ^{Community Events:}

^{The Guam Energy Office is sponsoring its annual Energy Essay Contest for 9th – 12th grade students.  This year’s theme is “Our Future, Our Responsibility – Be energy efficient”.  Deadline submission is Oct. 15th.  See your Science or English teacher for more details.}

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^{ATTENTION STUDENTS and TEACHERS:}

^{The University of Guam’s AmeriCorps members are providing tutoring services in the Media Center (2nd floor – I building) for all students needing assistance with English and Math (Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics).  Mentoring services are also available for students who need help organizing their schedules and classes, or for students needing help with homework.  Schedule is as follows:}

^{Monday:  7:00am – 10:00am}

^{Tuesday:  11:00am – 2:00pm}

^{Wednesday:  7:00am – 9:00am}

^{Thursday:  10:00am – 1:00pm}

^{Friday:  7:00am – 12:00pm / 12:30pm – 2:00pm}

^{Bulletins are posted Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Please submit your request no later than 12pm either on Mondays or Wednesdays to Michelle Palacios (main office).  Club or Organization announcement requires the advisor’s signature.}