Millard west daily announcements Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Last week for the Healthy High School Challenge! The Wildcat Marching Band finished off their season strong at the NSBA State Marching Contest, taking third place overall with a Superior Rating. They will celebrate a great season tonight and begin preparations for their Winter Concert this week. Congratulations to our Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams for their Runner-Up finishes at the State Meet last Friday. Millard West Girls Swimming & Diving Team: If you would like to order a team suit for 2015 please come down to the pool office & pick up an order form. We will be putting the order in on Nov. 4th so pick up the form & get your order in before Nov. 4th. FCCLA is hosting TRICK OR TRUNK Wednesday, October 29 4:30-7:30 p.m. In the Millard West Commons This is a safe Trick or Treating event for young children—up to age 12. Costumes are encouraged but not required, nothing too scary! Bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Omaha Food Bank (optional) Do You Have A Parent Portal Account? The Parent Portal is an easy way for you to check your student’s attendance, homework, progress grades, final grades, transcripts, etc. If you do not have a parent portal account you can click here to apply: http://mps.mpsomaha.org/mwhs/schoolfusion/files/enr oll/parent.pdf. Scan the completed form and e-mail it to ICParentContact@mpsomaha.org or send it to the address on the form. If you already have a Parent Portal Account but do not remember how to access it, please contact the help desk at 402-715-6290. The Healthy High School Challenge ends Friday October 31st. We are currently 9th Place in the country! However, there’s still time to help our Student Council capture one of the 66 cash prizes and maybe even win the top prize of $4000. Earn points by purchasing combo meals in the cafeteria, healthy snacks or beverages on the challenge list. Better yet, DOUBLE the points you earn by purchasing the “featured” healthy snack, beverage or entrée highlighted by flashing lights in the Cats Den. Now’s the time to make our push and win the Healthy High School Challenge! For the Latest Result, check out the Healthy High School Challenge on Facebook! Letter of Intent Signing NCAA/NAIA Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony Wednesday, November 12th In the Auditorium @ 7:20 a.m. Any athlete who has made a decision on future college athletic participation and is ready to announce that decision and sign a letter of intent should notify Mr. Loofe in the Activities Office by Friday, November 7th. Winter Sports First Day November 17th If you plan to participate, you must turn in all participation forms and participation fee to Ms. Chastain in the Activities Office before Monday, November 17th. These forms can be found on our website: Activities -> Eligibility Forms or they can be picked up in the Activities Office. Want to learn a string instrument? Stop by the Orchestra Office in the Music Department. We have a new Club with awesome mentors ready to teach! UNL Extended Customer Service Hours UNL will offer additional admissions application support for prospective students now up to Oct. 22-31. On these days we will be available from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fridays and 4 – 8 p.m. Sundays (CDT). Your students can reach us at admissions@unl.edu or 402472-2023 with questions about the application process as they are working on completing their application. Attention Juniors & Seniors It's that time of year again when college representatives will be visiting Millard West. To sign up to attend any of the upcoming college rep visits, please follow these steps: 1) Log-in to Naviance 2) Select the Colleges tab 3) Under the "my colleges" section you can "view all upcoming college visits" 4) After signing up for a college visit, students should print off the confirmation page to use as their pass to attend the college visit. You can do this by using ctrl P or selecting File and then Print. If you have any questions on how to complete this process, please see Mrs. Brenda Cary in the Guidance Office. Sneak Peak of Upcoming College Visits Tuesday, October 28 Central College @ 8:30 a.m. Kansas State University @ 9:00 a.m. Colorado State University @ 10:00 a.m. Briar Cliff University @ 10:30 a.m. Johnson & Wales Univ. (Denver) @ 11:00 a.m. Oklahoma State University @ 11:00 a.m. Cornell College @ 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 29 University of Missouri Columbia @ 9:00 a.m. Saint Louis University @ 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 30 UNL @ 9:00 a.m. (this is for students wanting to learn more about Student Life Activities on the UNL Campus) Creighton University @ 10:30 a.m. Vanderbilt University @ 2:00 p.m. Campus Visit Tips If you are planning on making a campus visit while on break this week, check out Education Quest “Tips for a Campus Visit.” Got to www.EducationQuest.org for the link. If you can’t visit a college, check out college websites. You’ll find admission requirements, academic and financial aid information, and campus photos or a virtual tour. Your Naviance account and EducationQuest both have with links to college websites. Club News Art Club Every Monday after school in room 306. EcoWest Every Monday after school in room 221. French Club Every Monday at 3:25 in room 318. Math Club Every Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. in room 233. Assets Club Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30 a.m. in the Lecture Hall NHS Tuesday, November 4th at 7:30 or 3:25 in room 175. Drama Club Wednesday, November 12th, 3:30-4:30 in the Auditorium. Gaming Club Every Wednesday at 3:15 in room 214. Captivated (Bible Study/Prayer Group) Every Thursday at 7:15 in room 274. Key Club Thursday, November 6th at 7:20 in Lecture Hall. Junior Class Board Every Thursday at 7:30 in room 275. Future Educators Association Every Thursday at 7:15 am in room 321. Senior Class Board Every Thursday at 7:30 in room 270. West Friends Thursday, November 6th from 3:15 to 4:00 in room 115. GO Club Every Friday after school in room 214. Student Council Every Friday at 7:15 a.m. in Wildcat 1.