DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday February

WE OWN OUR DATA Updated Student Population: 590 Students with Perfect Attendance: 71 Students with >97% Attendance: 299 Students with >92% Attendance: 464 Students with >90% Attendance: 503 High Attendance = High Achievement!

WE OWN OUR DATA Updated Attendance by Cohort Class of 2015 (126 students): 94.98% Class of 2016 (149 students): 95.06% Class of 2017 (141 students): 95.87% Class of 2018 (177 students): 95.20% Clinton High School: (578 students): 95.29% High Attendance = High Achievement! GREAT JOB SOPHOMORES!!!!

WE OWN OUR DATA Updated Attendance by Cohort Class of 2015: 99/118 above 90% Class of 2016: 124/144 above 90% Class of 2017: 128/142 above 90% Class of 2018: 151/174 above 90% CHS: 503/578 above 90% High Attendance = High Achievement! GREAT JOB SOPHOMORES!!!!

ACT Data – Class of 2015 ACT State Average: 21.8 National Average: 21.1 UPDATED: 12/12/14 66 of 131 SENIORS have taken the ACT The scoring range is Composite Score20.96 English20.28 Math21.12 Reading21.31 Science21.25

ACT Data – Class of 2016 ACT State Average: 21.8 National Average: 21.1 UPDATED: 12/12/14 48 of 160 Juniors have taken the ACT The scoring range is Composite Score20.73 English20.37 Math20.31 Reading21.33 Science21.93

Events for Monday 9 th grade Boys/Girls Basketball at Warrensburg 5:30 pm – Aux Gym JV Girls/Boys Basketball at Warrensburg 5:30 pm – Main Gym

Events for Tuesday Varsity Girls & Boys vs Warrensburg – 5:30

Events for Thursday JV/V Girls Basketball vs O’Hara – 5:00 Columbia – State Finals

Events for Friday 9 th /JV/V Boys O’Hara – 5:00 Columbia – State Finals

Events for Saturday Columbia – State Finals JROTC Rifle Match – Home v. Wentworth

Ottawa University

Pennies for Patients February 23 – 27  CAMP vs. CAMP  CAMP class with the most money raised will earn a pizza party!

Every four minutes a child or adult will be diagnosed with a blood cancer. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the LLS has invested more than $600 million for research specifically targeting blood cancers. By raising money, CHS can help fund research as well as help families pay for medicines, the doctor, and other treatment-related expenses. Every contribution helps save lives of cancer patients. You CAN make a difference in the fight for a cure!

Check out a book in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday! Check out a book and enter the contest to win a chance to go to the library party during camp, Friday, March 6 th !

Do you want to be on the YEARBOOK, NEWSPAPER, or CARD-TV staff next year??? See Mrs. Largent in room 210 to apply!!

Sports is a more than wins and losses and while we are committed to helping athletes find opportunities to play sports at the college level, we believe the most important thing is getting a college education. As an organization we are proud to award a $1,000 scholarship to a college student who best represents a true leader in sports and life. We encourage all current or future college students who competed in a sport at the high school level to apply for the College Sports Recruiting Scholarship. The winner will be selected by the CSS Recruiting Scholarship Committee. The details for the contest and eligibility rules are available on our webpage for the contest. College Sports Recruiting Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT UCM: MoCents is a new online system that makes it easy and convenient for students to apply for all UCM Foundation scholarships. Go to and download the instructions to create your personal account and start applying for hundreds of available scholarships, funded by alumni and friends through their gifts to the UCM Foundation. MoCents replaces the cumbersome paper system that required students to download individual forms or visit specific departments. Through MoCents, students create a personalized account and fill out a one-time application. The system will automatically find all the matches for all scholarships students qualify for based on information they provide, including major/minor, grade point average and financial need.

WIN $5,000 for a 4 min speech Optimist Club February 22 FORMS IN OFFICE…………………

Clinton High School Yearbook Staff TRIVIA NIGHT Friday, February 27, 2015 CHS Commons Area, 7:00 pm See Mrs. Largent in room 210 for more information or to sign up.

Award Amounts The Buick Achievement Scholarship Program is offering: Up to $25,000 per year to 50 first-time or existing college students, renewable for up to four years, and one additional year for those entering a qualified five-year engineering program The actual award amount will not exceed the total cost of the student’s tuition, fees, books, supplies, required equipment, room and board and other allowable expenses, less other gift aid known at the time of application (scholarships, grants and other awards that do not have to be paid back). Awards are renewable for the given years noted above or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), full-time enrollment and continuing to major in an eligible field of study. Awards are for students of any age, for undergraduate study only Applicant Qualifications Applicants must: Be high school seniors, high school graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduate students. Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the entire 2015–16 academic year. Proprietary and online schools are not eligible. Plan to major in a specified course of study that focuses on Engineering, Technology, or select Design and Business related programs of study. See the list of eligible majors. Demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries using these areas of study. Be U.S. citizens and have permanent residence in the United States or Puerto Rico. Excluded from consideration are employees and relatives of employees of Scholarship Management Services, Scholarship America and their affiliates and subcontractors, and GM Foundation directors, officers and staff and their relatives. Although GM employees are not eligible, relatives of General Motors employees are eligible. APPLY ONLINE AT: DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 27, 2015www.buickachievers.com

Credit Recovery  Mondays and Thursdays 3:10-5:10  Computer Lab 105  Talk to your counselor or Mrs. Guenther if you have any questions

Reminder that there is only a $5.00 charge limit on lunch accounts. Any student over the $5.00 limit will be subject to disciplinary measures (including ISS). Absolutely no charging extras or ala’carte.

BREAKFAST at CHS DID YOU KNOW? If you qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch, you also get Free/Reduced Breakfast! If you do not qualify, the reasonable breakfast price is only $1.20! Feed Your Stomachs and Your Brains!

EQUITY BANK REMINDER: – If you have not received your Equity Bank Card, please stop by the bank and pick one up. The card will get you in free to all home sporting events (except MSHSAA sponsored events).

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Seniors Where are you going next year? Please stop by the Guidance Office and sign the clipboard telling us where you are going. We need the information for College Week March

Pennies for Patients February 23 – 27  CAMP vs. CAMP  CAMP class with the most money raised will earn a pizza party!

Lane Reid  Parents: Jim & Mona Reid  Siblings: Hannah and kind of Big Steve  Involved In: NHS, Soccer, Twitter (follow  Future Plans: Attend MSU then spend the rest of my life on a stage

Laura Daniel About Me: *English teacher at CHS and CTS *College: Iowa State University *Teaching: 5th year teaching, 2nd year as a Cardinal. :) *Family: Chris & Anna *Hobbies: Running, cooking, reading, watching football, and spending time with my family.