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Daily Bulletin 02/18/20

Daily Bulletin
Independence High School
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
“Regular Bell Schedule”

Sports……
• Tennis today vs Foothill – JV @ Foothill - Varsity @ home.
• JV/Varsity Baseball today @ I.H.S. Game time is 3:00 pm

Announcements…..
• STAFF FAVORITE VOTING IS OPEN! Thank you for your nominations, now its time to vote! See the IHS website for the voting link. Voting closes Thursday Feb 20th at 2:45pm.
• Feb 20th is the LAST day to order a yearbook. NO EXTRAS will be ordered.
Visit jostens.com for payment plans or pay in full at the finance office. $90
• If you are planning to take an honors or AP class for the 2020-21 school year, applications are now available in the counseling office. You may also print an application online under the Counseling Page. Go to the Counseling drop down menu, go to forms/applications. All applications are due February 26.
• Applications for Airband are available in the Activities office.
• Seniors, Time is running out to apply for some of our scholarships!. They will close soon!
Letters of recommendation can take some time to receive. Please look at the scholarships that are going to close and complete the applications as needed. Include all information that they are requesting. If you need help see Mrs. Hoyt in the Career Center.

Meetings…..
• Drama Club will meet this Wednesday, February 19, at lunch - come join us!
This week is FFA Week, a week to celebrate agriculture and the FFA organization. Our chapter will be hosting daily events in the quad during lunch as well as having dress up days!

Tuesday (today): Is pajama day
Wednesday: There will be a Free farmers market in the quad and the dress up day is Cotton Candy Grapes wear blue or pink
Thursday: There will be a petting zoo and the dress up day is Got Milk? dress like a cow or wear black and white
Friday: One lucky teacher or staff member will kiss a pig in the quad. and the dress up day is wear National Blue or Corn Gold!

The kiss the pig contest will also be going on all week, the teacher with the most money at the end of the week will have to kiss the pig in the quad on Friday!
The teachers participating are Mrs. Reese, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Boos, Mr. Taber, Mrs. Dearmond, Mrs. Varner, Mr. Bradley, Mrs. Sherill, Mrs. Liz, Mr. P, and Mrs. Heiss
Make sure to put money in their jar is you want to see them kiss the pig



AG fact of the Day:

Tuesday: Almost all of the United States fresh citrus products are grown in California and Arizona


Black History Month Fact of the Day:
In 2018, 17 year old Maame Biney made history by becoming the first African American woman to qualify for the US Olympic speed skating team for the winter games. Maame won her spot in the Olympics by beating out 3 former Olympians and placing first during the short track trials.