Daily Announcements

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - A Day

JUNIORS: If you would like to come and discuss ideas for the junior prom, please come to a meeting on TUESDAY, January 28 at 3:05 pm in room 121.

Juniors and Seniors: Tickets for Winter Dance—Masquerade—will be sold in advisories on January 28, 29, 30, 31, 2020 ($35.00 for a Couple, $25.00 for an Individual). Please make checks payable to MSJA. ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE!!!

Digital Divas -- Meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 3:05 pm, Room 215. We are registering for the Girls Go CyberStart Challenge. We will have to complete a set of fun, interactive challenges that represent realistic cybersecurity scenarios and threats to qualify! This will be our activity for Semester 2. All are welcome to join!

The Cheryl Irving Student Diversity Conference will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the William Penn Charter School, 3000 West School House Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19144. This conference is held each spring in memory of beloved Penn Charter teacher Cheryl Irving. The CISDC focuses on issues of inclusion, race and identity. The goal of the conference is to give Upper School children, in the Greater Philadelphia Area, the tools they need to be ambassadors for community building and social justice. Lunch and dinner will be provided, with a party at the end! Visit the Penn Charter School website (www.penncharter.com) for more information.

Performers for Charity Day:Girls, anyone interested in performing for Charity Day, Friday, March 6, 2020, must see Mrs. DeStefano in Room 133 by the end of lunch on Friday, January 24, 2020. Auditions will be held in Fontbonne on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at 3:15 p.m., and Dress Rehearsal will be held in the Auditorium on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 3:15 p.m. Unless EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES prevail, A STUDENT ABSENT from DRESS REHEARSAL WILL NOT BE PERMITTED to PERFORM on CHARITY DAY!!!

Students Beginning Semester II English: Please remember that you will be quizzed on your Summer Reading on your first full-day of English class, Thursday, 1/23/20.

Flash Fiction Contest:The Muse, Mount’s literary magazine, is holding a flash fiction contest.
Never heard of flash fiction? Want to win up to $50 in prizes? Check your email for more information. Deadline is January 24.
Submit to muse@msjacad.org