November 5, 2019

Glenbard North Bulletin

Super Fans: PLAYOFF GAME #2
Glenbard North vs. Mt. Carmel
Saturday, November 9th at 1:00 p.m.
Mt. Carmel High School, Barda-Dowling Stadium, 6410 South Dante, Chicago, IL 60637
FAN BUS—permission slips are available outside the DEAN’S office. They are due by 7:30am on Friday, 11/8/19 with $11.00
THEME —Pajamas/Onesies

The Write Place: Thank you to everyone who entered The Write Place Two-Sentence Terrifiers contest! Congratulations to Emiliano Rivas, Edwin Munoz, and Kaylee Parrish on winning as our top three terrifiers! Your spooky prizes will be delivered to your English classes.

Student Council: Attention Juniors and Seniors would you like to donate blood to save a life? The fall blood drive will be November 6th and you can sign up at http://bit.ly/GBNBDFall. If you are under 18 you will need a permission slip from room 1120. There are only a few spots left and Tuesday the 5th will be the last day to sign up.

Coat Drive: Fall is here, and the weather is getting colder. Unfortunately, there are many students at Glenbard North who do not have winter coats or the money to afford them. If you have winter coats that you and your family members are no longer using, please consider donating them to help our fellow Panthers. We are looking for used coats that are clean and in good condition. You can bring any donations to Rebecca Nielsen in the Main Office or to Jennifer Buck-Castaneda in 2235 or 2236. Donations will be distributed to any GN students or staff in need.

Speech Team: Congratulations to all who competed at the first speech tournament of the season, including: Nicoletta Boik who took sixth place in Informative Speaking, Arsima Araya who took fourth place in Oratorical Declamation, and Julie Paska who took third in Special Occasion Speaking. Good luck at Fremd this Saturday!

Women’s Empowerment Club: Women’s Empowerment Club will have a meeting on Thursday, November 7th to discuss our upcoming community service project. Please come to Room 1219 right after school. See Mrs. Hancock or Mrs. VanDerLaan with questions.

The Women’s Empowerment Club t-shirts are available for pre-order purchase today through November 8th. There are two long sleeve styles to choose from. You can order through the School Pay link in the announcements or pick up an order form from Room 1221. https://www.schoolpay.com/link/2019WomensClub

Asian American Association: Interested in learning more about Asian-American culture and meeting new people? Join us after school this Wednesday, November 6th for the first Asian-American Association meeting in room 1-108.

Health Office: The Nurses office wants to say THANK YOU to the North Current writers and artists for the 2 amazing articles about vaping! If you have started vaping and want to quit – try these resources. Download the quitSTART app or text QUIT to 47848 OR Text QUIT to 202-899-7550. See your nurses if you need more resources or if you have any other health questions.

Girls Gymnastics: Girls Gymnastics will be starting on Nov 11th. Open gym will be this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Come learn to backflip, cartwheel and meet new friends…We can’t wait to see you there.

Wrestling: There is a wrestling meeting this Thursday for anyone interested in joining the wrestling program–no experience required. The meeting is this Thursday, November 7, at 2:35 p.m. in the varsity wrestling room. Again, this meeting is for all ages–freshmen through seniors. Come out and be a part of something special.

Theatre: Ticket sales for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night are now available for purchase at the box office by the cafeteria. Performances are November 14th, 15th, and 16th at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Tickets cost $8 with cash or check, or $9 with a credit card. You can also buy tickets online at www.glenbardnorthhs.seatyourself.biz.

Science Olympiad: Science Olympiad is back at Glenbard North! If you are interested in competing against other schools in a wide variety of science events, Science Olympiad is the club for you! We compete in a wide variety of subjects- Anatomy and Physiology, Genetics, Engineering, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry- we do it all! We’ll be kicking off our season in room 2301 on November the 4th at 2:45- come join the fun! We’ll see you there on November the 4th at 2:45 in room 2301! See Mr. Heise in the science department for more details.

Athletic Office: Winter sports season is just around the corner. Please stop by the Athletic office and get your gold card today! All students must have an up to date athletic physical and a gold card on file in the Athletic Office before participating in tryouts for any sport. Pick yours up either before or after school; or during your lunch hour. See Ms. Hengesh with any questions.

Woods Club: Interested in coming to learn how to make your own projects, carve designs or more about woodworking? Please come to North’s Woodshop every Tuesday at 2:45-4:00 to learn more. Talk to Mr. OBrien if you have questions!