THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

Volume 16 – Number 13 March 31, 2008

To look in and not out, to look forward and not back, to look up and not down.

IF THE ROOSTER DIES . . . . . . . BUY AN ALARM CLOCK!

THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL:

Thursday, March 27 – High School Softball and Baseball at Chester – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 27 – FFA Banquet – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 28 – High School Softball at Freeburg – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, March 28 – High School Baseball at Sparta – 4:30 p.m.

Friday, March 28 – Junior Class Play – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 29 – High School Baseball vs. Red Bud at HOME – 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, March 29 – Science Club Trip to the Science Center – 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 29 – Junior Class Play – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 31 – High School Baseball vs. Gibault at HOME – 4:30 p.m.

Monday, March 31 – High School Softball at Gibault – 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 1 – High School Softball and Baseball at Steeleville – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 3 – High School Softball and Baseball at Lebanon – 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 4 – FFA Record Book Judging Contest

Friday, April – High School Softball vs. Gibault at HOME – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 5 – FFA Record Book Judging Contest

Saturday, April 5 – IESA Junior High Solo and Ensemble Contest at Waterloo.

Saturday, April 5 – Applebee’s Post Prom Breakfast – 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 5 – High School Baseball in Monroe County Tournament – times to be announced.

VALMEYER KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION – The Valmeyer School District will hold its Annual Kindergarten Registration on Wednesday, April 9^th from Noon to 6:00 p.m. Please call 935-2100 for an appointment. All students who are entering Kindergarten in the Fall must have an appointment to be registered. Children must be at least 5 years old by September 1, 2003 to legally enter Kindergarten this August. Please bring a COPY of your child’s birth certificate and a COPY of your child’s Social Security card. These copies will be kept in your child’s permanent record – PLEASE BRING COPIES ONLY! To schedule an appointment, call the Unit Office at 935-2100 by April 2^nd.

On April 5^th, there will be a breakfast fundraiser at the Waterloo Applebee’s from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. to support the 2008 POST PROM. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students / children (ages 4-18). You will get all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, bacon, OJ, milk and coffee. Only 175 tickets are available, so please get your tickets in advance. If any tickets are left, they will be sold at the door, but once the tickets are gone, no more will be sold at the door. Please see a Post Prom committee member, or call Becky Karsten at 935-2100, extension 205 for tickets, or stop by the High School office. Matching funds are being provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

The family of Evelyn Foster will be honoring her with a 90^th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, April 6^th at the Valmeyer American Legion Home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to convey their wishes on this joyous occasion, and it is requested that there be NO gifts.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – VALMEYER COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE to be held at St. John UCC in Valmeyer on Monday, April 14^th from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Give the gift of life – give blood.

VHS GUIDANCE NEWS - -

April 9 – SWIC will be giving the ASSET test to any Senior planning to attend SWIC next year.

April 10 – U of I (Springfield campus) rep will be at School at 1:00 p.m.

April 14 – ASSET Test results given at 2:25 p.m. in the Library.

April 23-24 – All Juniors will take the Prairie State Achievement Exam (includes the ACT).

April 23 – All Freshmen will be taking the EXPLORE Test.

The Valmeyer Village Board of Trustees has authorized the formation of a committee to begin planning festivities and events for the Centennial of the Village to be celebrated during 2009. Anyone interested in serving on that committee should contact Laurie Brown, Village Clerk.

Valmeyer will be serving as a IEPA Household Hazardous Waste Collection site on Saturday, June 7. The site will be set up on the location of the former Schneider’s Store parking lot on Lake Street in the original part of town. The event is being locally sponsored by the Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Health Department and the Valmeyer High School Science Club. ACCEPTABLE ITEMS INCLUDE: oil based paints, used motor oil, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, old gasoline, pool chemicals, cleaning products, mercury, medicines, household batteries, paint thinners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, hobby chemicals, aerosol paints and pesticides, fluorescent lamp bulbs and drain cleaners. PLEASE DO NOT BRING LATEX PAINTS. UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS INCLUDE: Agricultural wastes, business or commercial sector wastes, explosives, fireworks, lead acid batteries, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, or institutional wastes. Watch for future announcements of the scheduled times for this event on this date.

Want to help out the School? Collect General Mills boxtops, Campbells for Education labels and Nestle water bottle labels and send them to School with your child or even with a neighbor child or drop them off at the school office. All these companies provide funds or equipment for our School. To find out what products are eligible look at these websites: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/eligibleproductsEN.aspx and http://www.boxtops4education.com/AboutBoxTops/Products.aspx.

VILLAGE OF VALMEYER LARGE ITEM PICKUP DATES FOR 2008

JUNE 12, SEPTEMBER 25 AND DECEMBER 11.

VILLAGE OF VALMEYER COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE DATES

APRIL 19 AND OCTOBER 4.

Visit the School’s webpage at www.valmeyerk12.org . . . find the Original Voice of Valmeyer on line by visiting the Community Links section of this site. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!