Staff Announcements:
1. You should have received a nomination form for Teacher's Choice in your mailbox. Please make your selection and return the form to Mrs. Kraenzel by this Thursday, April 9.

Student Announcements:
2. You may still purchase a yearbook for $30. Come by the office or the studio to pick up an envelope. There are only 55 yearbooks left!
3. Student Council is kicking off the Pennies for Patients fundraiser.
· Highest amount collected goes to Mr. Munoz with $40.41!!!
· Close seconds go to Ms. Bishof with $36.98 and Ms. Montoya with $36.23.
· Highest total for groups was 7th grade @$140.88.
· Total amount collected was $437.89. This means that the class that collects the most will have a pizza party.
· We are on our way to beating our total amount collected last year.
· We will be by to empty your collection boxes on Thursday during 3rd period.
· Let’s watch a clip to give you more information about this worthy cause.
4. Eighth grade students please bring in a baby picture of your self for the end of the year video. We would love to have a picture from every 8th grade student! Put your first and last name on the back and give it to your advisory teacher. We will return these back ASAP!
5. 3rd 9 week GPA Renaissance stickers will be given out by the following teachers this week:
6th grade - Ms. Albus
7th grade - Ms. Saige
8th grade- Mrs. Kraenzel
Please bring your ID's to receive your sticker!
6. Wednesday, April 8th is the Band Large Group Festival at Onate. Good luck!
7. Also, Wednesday is Picacho Night at Texas Roadhouse. Take your flyer to the restaurant and Picacho will receive 10% of the total bill donated to our school to use for the Renaissance Program. This gives you a good excuse to go out for dinner!
8. Seventh grade has a field trip on Thursday, don’t forget to turn in your permission slips.
9. No school on Friday! We have a three day holiday.
10. Next week is testing. Make sure you get plenty of sleep and DO NOT BRING YOUR CELL PHONES NEXT WEEK! If you bring your phone turn it in your advisory teacher before testing and it will be returned at the end of the day. Otherwise, if your phone is taken away it will be taken away for the duration of testing! Ouch!

Sports:
1. Any 8th grade students interested in trying out for Las Cruces High School Cheer, tryouts are Wednesday, April 15-17 at the Las Cruces High Gym starting at 4:30. There is a mandatory parent meeting on Monday, April 13 at 5:30 in the LCHS gym. Pick up your packets in the office. If you would like more information, please contact Coach Ben Sadler.

Quote of the week: “Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.”
-Vince Lombardi