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Week of November 24th, 2008 Activities
Lunch Clubs! 
Hoover offers several Lunch Clubs on Mondays and Thursdays at lunch. Orange posters are up in front of the main office and in Historic Hoover with club information.
6th Graders Close to Free Dress!
Our 6th graders continue to keep the campus clean and trash free at lunch every day. In honor of their hard work and dedication, 6th graders can earn a free dress day this Wednesday - as long as they keep up the good work Monday and Tuesday.
No School Thursday & Friday –Thanksgiving Break
There will be no school this Thursday or Friday - we hope everyone has a restful Thanksgiving Break with family and friends.
We Want Your Bottlecaps!
Please save your metal bottlecaps for the Hoover Folklórico, Choir, Spanish for Native Speakers, and Two-Way Immersion joint cultural project. We need the metal bottlecaps to make “sonajas” (rattles) for our presentations on December 10th for the Hoover SELAC and on December 17th for the Choir Concert. Please save them for us. You can give them to Mr. Palkki, Mrs. Maciel, Mrs. Muñoz, or Mrs. Cadena. Thank you.
DC Trip Meeting Today
There is a Washington DC meeting Monday at Brunch in H211, Ms. Verret’s room.
Hoover’s Flag Football Team Defeats John Muir!
Congratulations to our flag football team, and their continued winning streak. Last week they beat John Muir 20 to 6. Come out and cheer them on tomorrow night as they go up against Bret Harte at 5:45p.m. on the Hoover Field.
7th and 8th Graders Earn Free Dress!
This week, 7th and 8th Grade students can enter our free dress drawing by turning in an orange bucket full of trash at lunch. Each bucket will get you one raffle ticket. Winners will be chosen at the end of the week. Remember, fill a bucket, enter the free dress drawing!
Buy a Yearbook – Win a Camera!
“Would you like to win a free digital camera!? Pre-order you yearbook at lunch and you will be entered in a drawing for a FREE digital camera. Yearbooks are on sale for only $30 and order forms are available from Ms. Voskes in H-207, Don’t miss out on the chance to capture the memories with a yearbook and a FREE digital camera!!”
Hoover Happenings
Exciting GATE Opportunity!
Want to make gifted education great at Hoover? Here’s your chance to make a difference! As the Hoover GATE Parent Liaison, you’ll meet each month with GATE parents from across the district, help shape the district’s GATE plans, and our school’s plan too. We have wonderful staff members involved, and need a parent to complete our team. Interested? Call Mr. Palacios at 535-6274 for more details.
Next 14 Days of Events
Events Week of 11/24/08
Monday, Nov. 24th
• Chamber Orchestra, Los Enanos & Drama Rehearsals, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25th
• Student of the Month Assembly
• ASAS Flag Football, 5:45pm
Wed. Nov. 26th
• WEB Leader Meeting
• Drama Rehearsal, 3p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 27th
THANKSGIVING DAY - NO SCHOOL
Friday, Nov. 28th
THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Events Week of 12/01/08
Monday, Dec. 1st
• COLLEGE DAY - Wear your college shirt or sweatshirt
• Chamber Orchestra, Los Enanos & Drama Rehearsals, 3p.m.
• Band/Mariachi Concert, 7p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2nd
• Lady Hawks Pre-Season Basketball Game at Buscher Middle School, 4p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd
• Drama Rehearsal, 3p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 4th
• Drama & Los Enanos Rehearsal, 3p.m.
• Lady Hawks Pre-Season Basketball Game at Hoover, 4p.m.
• ASAS Flag Football, 6:45p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5th
• Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal, 3p.m.