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February 6, 2012
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Upcoming Events
Winter Wonderland Dance
Box Tops
Save The Date
Student Course Registration
Battle of the Brains
Ronald McDonald House
CAT Celebration

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Upcoming Events for February

Feb 7            Beta Club Meeting/7th Grade 7:45 AM Media Center 
Feb 7            Curriculum Night 5:30-6:30 
Feb 10          Box Tops Due
Feb 10          Winter Wonderland Dance 7 PM- 9 PM 
Feb 15          3rd Quarter Progress Report
Feb 20          No School 
 

Winter Wonderland Dance

winterThe Winter Wonderland Dance for 6th, 7th and 8th graders will be held Friday, February 10th from 7 - 9 pm.  Food and Drinks will be provided, as well as a DJ playing your favorite songs.  Advance tickets will be sold during lunch Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for $10 the week of the dance.  At the door, tickets will be $12.00.  Dress code is semi-formal - no jeans or shorts.  Also, do not forget to bring your money to buy souvenir pictures of you and your friends.  If you would like additional information or would like to volunteer to chaperone for the night, please contact Melissa Byrne at, [email protected].  You don't want to miss this fun evening!!

Box Tops

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  • You can WIN a doughnut party for your homeroom class!
  • You can WIN a special gift from the Palmetto Olive Company, a $25 gift certificate from Zoe's Kitchen and a free one month membership to the Mauldin Sports Center for your homeroom teacher!
  • You can raise money for your school!

Just bring in your BOX TOP$ to your homeroom class by February 10th and the class with the most BOX TOP$ for each grade level will WIN!

You can also help by registering at www.boxtops4education.com. Check out their Healthy Food Choices and Coupons.  Keep collecting BOX TOPS because they really do pay off!

 

Save The Date

 

Save the Date! 

Family Fun Bingo Night
 
Tuesday, March 27
6:00-8:00 PM
 
Free Hotdog Dinner, Bingo with great prizes, Book Fair and a Gently Used Clothing Sale
 
More details soon!
 

 

Student Course Registration
In February,  all students will be registering for next year's courses using the Student Registration System (SRS).  Parent's of 8th grade students should make plans to attend upcoming Curriculum Nights at your child's high school to learn more about offered courses, athletic eligibility, and freshmen academy requirements.  Information about the date and time of these events will be posted on our website.  Parents of returning Hughes students can attend our Curriculum Night on February 7, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Contact Ann-Marie Armstrong, guidance counselor, at 355-6203 for more information.
Battle of the Brains 

 Our Battle of the Brains academic team won their second round game against Ewing Middle School on January 27. The team next plays Fairforest Middle School in round three of this year's competition on February 21 at the Chapman Cultural Center.  The winner of this game moves into the Elite Eight round.  Hughes Academy is the defending champion for this competition.  

Ronald McDonald House 

Deborah Primus-Brown's 8th grade service learning class is collecting soda can tabs. The students have set a goal of collecting 1,000,000 tabs to contribute to the Ronald McDonald house. So far, they have collected over 300,000 tabs.

 

Cougar Appreciation Time  

 

 

 

Hughes Academy band director, Kevin Baucom, plays BINGO with 6th grade students during CAT time, a celebration for students who did not receive any disciplinary referrals during 2nd quarter