Students enrolled in the Costa Rica intensive: There is a mandatory meeting this Wednesday at noon in Danielle and Ashley’s room.  We have a guest speaker and this will be your opportunity to give input on the rooming list. Bring your lunch

Seniors, please come to a class meeting at 12:00 on Tuesday in Leigh Anne’s room.

PSAT is coming soon and there aren’t too many more tests available. Juniors, and anyone else who wants to take it, you’ll need to sign up as soon as possible with Janet in the office. The test is Saturday October 18th and Steller…$22.00 (cash or check).

Juniors, the state now requires every student to take either the ACT, SAT or WorkKeys for graduation, we need to know right away which test you want to take next Spring. The district will pay for one, either the ACT, the SAT, or the WorkKeys. If we don’t know by Wednesday morning you’ll be assigned one…see John in the office for details.

Bean’s Cafe Once a month we serve lunch at Bean’s Cafe.  We need to leave school at 11:15 and return after 1.  If you are doing a Service Passage and have permission from your teacher & parent you are welcome to join us.

There will be a junior prom committee meeting tuesday at bobs room at noon , sorry if this is too last minute for the notes.

Planet Steller, the Steller recycling/energy club, will meet this Wednesday at noon in Ken’s room. Come and join us!

Planet Steller needs the help of every advisory group in recycling our recyclables. Please have two students bring your bins down to the lounge during advisory groups today. Thanks for your help!

A couple students asked about putting the middle school debate info into the announcement. At this point, Reed is the only point of contact other than Bob Miller. We need to know if there is any interest, more information is on the last page.  If interested please see Reed or Bob Miller

Juniors,

To graduate you need to take the ACT, SAT, or Work keys exam. The school will pay for and test you for one test.  You must indicate the date now. All teachers and the office have the form.

If you are out of town for both the test or make-up test, there may be an alternative to take the test on a Saturday before the dates given by the district.  We need your date choice ASAP.

Steller ~Be The Change~ AG Notes 10/6/14

We are hosting the December Dance! If you are interested in helping plan this dance or have any great charities that you would like to benefit come to a quick kick-off planning meeting today at 2:15 in the Seminar Room.  We have permission to invite Polaris students to join us.  Lets make this the best dance ever and for great causes!

Do you know of any of your fellow Steller students or alumni in the news? Please share articles so we can post outside of the office.  Check it out!

Save the date:

• Friday October 24th – Fall Carnival at North Star Elementary . Come volunteer and have a lot of fun! See Aisha or Lizzy to sign up for a shift.
• Saturday October 25th – Trick or Treat Town at the ACS Garage. Sign up sheets in the office and permission slips-lots of shifts available during the day and night. Grab your friends and go hand out candy, face paint and more.
• Saturday October 25- Make a Difference Day one day can make a difference! Millions of volunteers across the nation will unite with a common mission – to improve the lives of others. What will YOU do?

Interested in Marine Biology? The Oceans?  Want to learn more?  Steller is invited to participate this year in Seward.  See Victoria or Andrea B for more information.  We need to form a team!

18th annual competition

February 6–8, 2015

Seward, Alaska

The Alaska Tsunami Ocean Sciences Bowl is a regional competition for Alaska high schools on topics related to the study of the oceans. This regional event is part of the annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The winning team of the Alaska Tsunami Bowl competes against other regional teams from all over the United States.

The goal of this competition is to recognize and reward excellence among students interested in ocean studies. The bowl also aims to encourage high school students, their teachers and parents to increase their knowledge of the oceans and to broaden awareness of the critical value of ocean research.