The Source – November 28, 2018

ENGLISH MUFFIN EGG SANDWICH, FRUIT OR FRUIT JUICE, MILK

ENTREE: CHIPOTLE SALMON BURGER, SEASONED PEAS; A LA CARTE: FARMERS MARKET SALAD; BLT SANDWICH ON WHOLE WHEAT

Our Christmas Basket Drive has officially begun! This year we will be adding gifts for homeless youth through Sharing and Caring Hands and the YMCA Youth Intervention Services. Last year the students and staff brought in over $4,000 and we hope to beat that number this year.

We invite students and staff to contribute in 9th and 10th grade Theology Classes and 11th and 12th grade English Classes. Money collection is daily and begins today and runs through Friday, November 30. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Anyone who would like to go Christmas Shopping for our adoptive families as part of our Christmas Basket Drive, please sign up here (you must be logged into your google apps account).
We will shop after school on Friday from 3:15-5:30 p.m. Christian Service hours WILL NOT be awarded for this event.

DeLaSalle parents are invited to Coffee with the Counselors on Wednesday, November 28, from 8:15-9:15am in B102. Learn from DeLaSalle’s college advisers about how to shepherd your students’ scholarship search.

Boys’ swimming and diving start this week with tryouts Monday-Friday from 4:00-6:00pm at the swimming pool at St. Anthony.

For the most updated version of tryouts and practices, please see the DeLaSalle Athletic Website.

The Technovation – Coding Team will meet every week on Wednesday from 3:10-4:00 in room A213. If you would like to join the team, feel free to come by or speak to Mr. Pearson or Ms. Roggow.

Auditions for our Winter One-Acts and our Spring Musical, Newsies, are the week of November 26*. Tuesday, November 27 is the singing audition. Wednesday, November 28, is the dance audition. Thursday, November 29, is the reading audition. Call backs will be November, 30, as needed.

Please email Mr.Buffington with any questions. jbuffington@delasalle.com

Students,
We want you to have an enjoyable and distraction-free Out-of-Uniform Day this Thursday. Before coming to school, please ensure that your attire meets the following guidelines.

According to out-of-uniform rules, attire must be modest, clean, and in good condition according to the following:

• No halter-tops, tank tops, tube tops, crop tops, low cut tops or bare midriffs;
• No hats or other head coverings unless they are worn for religious, cultural or medical reasons;
• No backpacks, purses, or other bags other than the DeLaSalle drawstring bag;
• No sunglasses;
• No ripped or torn clothing of any kind; (This includes jeans/pants)
• Any printing on shirts may not mention or suggest the use of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, or be profane or offensive;
• No clothing items that include graphics that discriminate against a person or group based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sex, gender, or gender identity, sexual orientation, age and disability or disease; (Please pay close attention to athletic attire that may contain mascots that others would find offensive)
• Shorts, dresses, and skirts must reach the top of the knee.
• Yoga or any similar style pants are not permitted; leggings are permitted as long as the student is wearing a dress, top or skirt that reaches the top of the knee.
• Sandals, including Crocs, are not permitted.

If you are unable to follow the guidelines mentioned above you will need to change into a DeLaSalle uniform for the remainder of the day.

Students may purchase a wristband for the privilege to dress out of uniform. Wristbands will be sold during lunches before the out of uniform day and before school that morning. Students must follow the out of uniform guidelines in the Student-Parent Handbook.

During the last 20 minutes of your lunch time, there will be an opportunity to go into the gym and play badminton. Limited to 20 students who stop by the supervisor’s table and pick up a pass.

Cheer on the best Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams in the state during our 2018-2019 Winter Sideline Cheer season! The first practice will be held on Thursday, November 29 from 3:30 – 5:00pm in the Florance Center.
If you would like to know more about Cheer Team financial obligations, practices, attendance expectations, etc, please take a look at the 2018-2019 Cheer Information Packet. Please email Coach Veronica with any questions.

LEAP meets this week on Friday, during all lunches in the Theis Lab. All are welcome to join in the conversation while enjoying lunch. Our guest speaker will be Meggie Royer from Women’s Advocates. The topic is health relationships.

Every year, the DeLaSalle Yearbook staff offers parents and families of 12th grade students the opportunity to publicly recognize or pay tribute to a senior with a Parent Senior Ad in the yearbook. The Senior Ads are a huge part of the yearbook that students turn to right away when they receive their book. There are two ways to order the ads:

• Complete the Parent Senior Ad Order form and return it with payment to Ms. Bryson-Tucker in the IT Office or the Deans in the Main Office.
• Order online at www.balfour.com.

You may design the ads yourself or have the yearbook staff design them. Please send photos and text you may want in your ad to yearbook@delasalle.com and a proof will be emailed to you to approve. Parent Senior Ads are due by Friday, November 30. Any order received after November 30th will be accepted based on availability and subject to a 10% late fee.

If you are interested in joining the DeLaSalle Step Team, please sign up using this online form. The Step Team will begin practicing 2nd semester. For more details, please e-mail Ms. Hodapp at peg.hodapp@delasalle.com