Daily Announcements for October 30

IMPORTANT  REMINDER!  There will be no school on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 for Freshman, Sophomores and Seniors.  Classes will resume on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

Celebrate AAPI Diversity!: Calling all speakers, poets, musicians, artists, and performers! Join the Asian American Student Association and Glenbard North, South, and West for the fourth Asian American and Pacific Islander Read-In on Wednesday, November 13th from 4:15 pm-5:45 pm! All students and faculty are welcome to participate, win prizes, and celebrate AAPI stories! Please see the instructions below if you’d like to participate as a performer:

• Fill out the form and submit it by Friday, November 1st, 2024.
• Explore the Collection Of Asian American Pieces (or find one on your own), and choose a piece to perform live at the event or record for viewing at the event. Feel free to visit the LLMC for curated poetry and excerpts for the read-in. Participants are also welcome to create original pieces (poems, essays, stories, or songs) that honor AAPI voices to perform live or record for the event on November 13th, 2024.

Submissions and selections of pieces will be due by Tuesday, November 5, 2024. More instructions will follow once you’ve registered. Email [email protected] with any questions.

Best Buddies: Come join Best Buddies for a Circus Party on Wednesday, November 6th after-school in Rm. 166 until 4:20pm. There will be games, dancing, art projects, and treats (including fresh cotton candy!). All questions can be directed to [email protected]. 

Students: Join us in bringing back the Color Run! Students for Students is hosting the Halloween Color Run on Wednesday, October 30th from 5:15-8:45 pm! The Color Run is a 5K, untimed event. At each kilometer mark, color runners are doused from head to toe in a different color powder. Participants wear white at the starting line and finish the race plastered in color. Once the race is over, the fun continues at our showing of Hocus Pocus. Tickets are $15.  Tickets will also be sold in person during lunch on Wednesday, October 23rd, and Thursday, October 24th. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

Science Olympiad: will meet on 10/30 Wednesday in room 105 at 3:05-4:05. Join any time, all are welcome. Questions see Mrs Sabol or Mrs Abrams in the science department.

WE ARE EAST!