Pierce Daily Announcements

Attention 8th graders!  There will be a meeting for all 8th grade parents TONIGHT at Thurston High School at 6:30-7:30 p.m.  Please have your parents attend if you plan to go to Thurston next year.

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There will be a short Student Council meeting this Thursday, May 7 at 8:00am to discuss the details of this Friday’s field trip.

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Congratulations to the members of the Pierce Middle School Concert Band on their outstanding performance at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association State Festival held at Novi High School last Friday.  The Pierce Concert Band earned a first division, superior rating, from all four of the adjudicators for a 1st division final rating.

The Pierce Middle School Concert Band has qualified for the State Festival for the past eighteen years earning a 1st division rating fifteen times.

The next performance for the band will be at the annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the William F. Weber Performing Arts Center.  The Concert is free and open to the public.

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Attention Ms. Schwemmin’s Physical Education Students: Due to School Board Elections being held in Gym B, tomorrow, our classes will be held in the Media Center. Please meet Ms. Chandler in the Media Center tomorrow.

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There is no Student Council meeting this week. The next meeting will be May 7th.

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All current 7th graders interested in taking the high school level Spanish 1 class next year see Ms. Wells.  There are 64 spots open for this year long class.  Come by Ms. Wells’s room, 8C, ASAP to sign up to get a jumpstart on your high school classes.

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Attention any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade boy interested in playing basketball next year.  This is your opportunity to improve your basketball skills.  This years Thurston Eagle Basketball Camp will be held June 15-19.  If you are interested in attending Thurston’s Basketball Camp please see Mr. Bates for a camp flyer.

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Congratulations to the Track and Field Team Again!  On Wednesday both the boys and girls teams defeated Lincoln Park Middle school.  The boys are now 2-1 while the girls remain undefeated at 3-0!  Keep up the hard work team!

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Attention 6th grade students!  Guess what? Homework clinic meets again today!

Please bring everything you need to 9C after school and be ready to work   promptly at 3:10.  Homework clinic runs until 4:10 so be sure to arrange transportation home.  See you there!

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All current 7th graders interested in taking the high school level Spanish 1 class next year see Ms. Wells.  There are 64 spots open for this year long class.  Come by Ms. Wells’s room, 8C, ASAP to sign up to get a jumpstart on your high school classes.

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Attention any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade boy interested in playing basketball next year.  This is your opportunity to improve your basketball skills.  This years Thurston Eagle Basketball Camp will be held June 15-19.  If you are interested in attending Thurston’s Basketball Camp please see Mr. Bates for a camp flyer.

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There is no Student Council meeting this week. The next meeting will be May 7th.

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Attention all 8^th grade students: Remember that you must turn in your green Freshman Scheduling Worksheet to your math teacher in order to travel to Thurston tomorrow.  If you have any questions please see your Counselor, Math teacher, Ms. Chenoweth or Ms. Denton.  Thank you.

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All current 7th graders interested in taking the high school level Spanish 1 class next year see Ms. Wells.  There are 64 spots open for this year long class.  Come by Ms. Wells’s room, 8C, ASAP to sign up to get a jumpstart on your high school classes.

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Attention any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade boy interested in playing basketball next year.  This is your opportunity to improve your basketball skills.  This years Thurston Eagle Basketball Camp will be held June 15-19.  If you are interested in attending Thurston’s Basketball Camp please see Mr. Bates for a camp flyer.

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There is no Student Council meeting this week. The next meeting will be May 7th.

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All current 7th graders interested in taking the high school level Spanish 1 class next year see Ms. Wells.  There are 64 spots open for this year long class.  Come by Ms. Wells’s room, 8C, ASAP to sign up to get a jumpstart on your high school classes.

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Attention any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade boy interested in playing basketball next year.  This is your opportunity to improve your basketball skills.  This years Thurston Eagle Basketball Camp will be held June 15-19.  If you are interested in attending Thurston’s Basketball Camp please see Mr. Bates for a camp flyer.

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Congratulations to both the girls’ and boys’ track and field teams.  Yesterday they soundly defeated Ypsilanti East Middle School.  The girls’ record is now 2-0 while the boys are 1-1.  Our next meet is tomorrow at Thurston High School.

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There is no Student Council meeting this week. The next meeting will be May 7th.

Congratulations to both the boys and girls track and field teams.  In their first meet this year both teams competed very well.  The boys lost a very close meet led by strong races by Jeremy Griffin-Jackson.  The girls team, led by Brianna Nixon, Myra Barajas, and Isis Gibbs, defeated Tomlinson Junior High by nearly 70 points!  The track teams’ next meet is on Monday in Ypsilanti.

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Attention all students: If you are ordering a school portraits today is your last day!  Bring in your order form in by the end of the day to the Front Office.  Thank you.

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Attention any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade boy interested in playing basketball next year.  This is your opportunity to improve your basketball skills.  This years Thurston Eagle Basketball Camp will be held June 15-19.  If you are interested in attending Thurston’s Basketball Camp please see Mr. Bates for a camp flyer.