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This Week at Chipman: May 5, 2008

  • 7th Grade Students Eat First This Week
  • From the Vice Principal: Please remember that the length of your shorts/skirts must be arms length at your sides.  When wearing tights under your clothes the item on the top, the shorts/skirt must follow the arms length rule.  You may not wear shorts/skirts on the top of tights that are too short to be worn to school.  Tank tops need to have at minimum 2 inches on the straps and provide proper coverage of undergarments.  When wearing sandals make sure they have a back strap, no flip flops.  In addition bandanas are not to be worn around your foreheads, on your wrists, or on your ankles.  Thank you!
    Items purchased from the A La Carte line need to stay in the cafeteria to be eaten.  Thank you!
  • JOB WELL DONE, CHIPMAN!   We raised for Relay for Life over $2,800!  Way to go!
  • Chipman will have a professional author/illustrator, Joe Cepeda, at our school on Friday, May 9. Mr. Cepeda's book, THE SWING, which he authored and illustrated, is for sale in the library for $15.00. We also have a paperback book, MICE AND BEANS, for sale for $5.75 that he illustrated. Purchase books and have the author autograph it on the 9th
  • Author Day is Friday! Our visiting author, Joe Cepeda, will be here to talk to students and to autograph books. Mr. Cepeda's books are for sale in the library this week. THE SWING (a hardback book he wrote and illustrated) is $15.00 and MICE AND BEANS (a paperback book he illustrated) is $5.75. Please bring cash. Mr. Cepeda will autograph purchased books after each assembly. Thank you for your support of this literary activity!
  • Attention 8th grade students: graduation gowns will be sold outside of Mrs. Dinsmore's office on Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th.  The gowns will be $18 cash only.  Don't wait until the last minute to buy your gown.  If you are unsure if you are graduating and decide to buy a gown, do not open the gown as refunds cannot be made once the gown is opened. 
  • All 8th graders who are interested in playing football at Highland High School next year; there will be an informational meeting Tuesday May 6th in Mr. Press' room (460) during lunch. Coach Gonzales will be present to give information.
  • Students who are interested in the AVID program and who will be attending BHS, please see Mrs. Dinsmore for an AVID application.  These applications are due to me no later than Monday, May 5th.
  • ATTENTION TRAVELERS: Ireland awaits you. Mrs. Howell's trip to Ireland in July of 09 will be cancelled unless there are 12 or more people registered by May 28, 08. See Mrs. Howell for details.
  • There are a limited number of 2007-2008 yearbooks left.  They will be for sale for $40.00 Cash only in rm. 466.  First come first serve!
  • Track practice Monday through Thursday 2 pm.
  • Softball practice Monday through Wednesday 2 pm. Softball Game against Compton at Compton Thursday May 8th at 2:45 pm.
  • Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Day of the Teacher
  • Thursday, May 8, 2008- 6th Grade Orientation – Cafeteria (9:30)
    Constitution Re-Test – Cafeteria (2:00)
    Juliet Thorner Award BCSD Auditorium – (7:00)
  • May 6, 2008 – O.D. Williams Awards – Stiern (7:00)
  • May 7, 2008 – Norton Simon Museum Field Trip – Gilbert (6:30)
  • May 7, 2008 – Day of the Teacher
  • May 8, 2008 – Algebra Competency Exam & Algebra Readiness Test Training – MCR (1:30)
  • May 8, 2008 - Constitution Re-Test – Cafeteria (2:00)
  • May 8, 2008 – Juliet Thorner Award BCSD Auditorium – (7:00)
  • May 9, 2008 – Author Visit – Joe Cepeda and Lunch – Cafeteria & Library
  • May 10, 2008 – Young Author’s Fair – Standard MD School
  • May 10, 2008 – Young Author’s Fair – Standard MD School
  • May 12, 2008 – 8th Algebra Exam – Cafeteria (8:30)
  • May 13, 2008 - Academic Pentathlon – 5th period lunch – Cafeteria
  • May 13, 2008 – Spring Concert Choir – Cafeteria (6:00)
  • May 15, 2008 – Academic Pentathlon – Cafeteria
  • May 15, 2008 – Spring Concert Band & Orchestra
  • May 16, 2008 – Community Awards Assembly – Cafeteria – (9:30)
  • May 16, 2008 – STAR Bar B Q
  • May 21, 2008 – Fred Haynes Award – Sequoia – 7:00 pm)
  • May 23, 2008 – 8th Grade Awards Assembly – Track Area – (8:00 am)
  • May 23, 2008 – Staff – Student Volley-Baseball Game – (9:00)
  • May 26, 2008 – Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL
  • May 27, 2008 – Choir & Orchestra Rehearsal for Graduation – Rabobank (1:30)
  • May 28, 2008 – Graduation Practice – Cafeteria (8:00 am)
  • May 28, 2008 – Graduation Party – Centennial Park (9:30)
  • May 29, 2008 – Last Day of School – Minimum Day – Graduation 3:30 pm
  • Student Store and A-La-Carte will be open this week. If trash still continues to be thrown on campus and not the trash cans they will be closed again.  KEEP OUR CAMPUS CLEAN!
  • Mira Monte High School registration BY APPOINTMENT ONLY April 28th & 29th at the AG Pavilion 3300 E. Belle Terrace from 4:00 – 7:30 pm.  Questions call Mrs. Baltazar at 366-1800.


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