Panther Post
April 16th - 22nd
Hello Lopez Families,
Last week we had really good presentations on cyber safety. Our 6th graders watched a presentation by Google, set up by Congressman Will Hurd. Google came out and put on a great show and the students really got into it. See the picture below with me, Will Hurd, Associate Superintendent Pauline Dow, google presenters and four of our wonderful students. Our 7th and 8th graders saw a presentation from two FBI agents that stressed the dangers of online predators and cyberbullying. Some of our parents saw the presentation that night after the PTA meeting as well. It was such an important presentation, I am trying to get a copy of it to distribute to all of you. It is a must see.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Mr. Wernli
This Week's Activities
Mon Apr 17
7:45am – 8:10am - FCCLA Officer Meeting - D-202
3:30pm – 4:15pm - Dr. Who Club - A-200
3:30pm – 4:30pm - Fashion Club Meetings - D-202
4:00pm – 8:00pm - 8th Boys Golf - Olmos G.C.
Tue Apr 18
All Day - Author Carl Dueker - Library
8:00pm - 8th Boys Golf - Olmos G.C.
7:00pm – 8:30pm - Evening with Strings - BAC
Wed Apr 19
All day - Band UIL Concert & Contest - Roosevelt HS
7:00am – 7:45am - FCA Morning Meetings - Cafeteria
7:45am – 8:10am - Wednesday Walkers - Track
2:00pm – 3:30pm - NJHS Induction Practice - Cafeteria
4:00pm – 7:00pm - 8th Girls Golf - Olmos G.C.
Thu Apr 20
All day - Band UIL Concert & Contest - Roosevelt HS
7:00pm - 8th Girls Golf - Olmos G.C.
3:30pm – 6:30pm - NJHS Induction Ceremony - Cafeteria
Fri Apr 21
7:45am – 8:10am - FCCLA - D-202
10:00am – 1:30pm - NEISD Special Olympics Track Meet - Heroes Stadium
4:00pm – 9:00pm - Spring Speech/Debate Contest - Harris MS
Sat Apr 22
7:00am – 6:00pm - Spring Speech/Debate Contest - Harris MS
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Service Hours
Lopez families,
Lopez Panthers should be tracking their service hours. The hours should be tracked in their Leader in Me binder on the service hour log page. They may also track their hours for the PVSA awards website. This consists of time they spend in any type of volunteer role - at school or on their own. This will help them reach their personal goal and will help Lopez complete their school-wide important goal of 10,000 service hours this year.
Instructions on how to enter your service hours can be found at: https://snapguide.com/guides/log-presidents-volunteer-service-award-hours/.
The site for actually putting in your hours is: http://presidentialserviceawards.gov.
Send us a picture of your child in his/her service role and we will display it on a celebrations wall! mvolz@neisd.net or ftobac@neisd.net
We can't wait to see the great ways our Lopez Panthers Serve!
Are you interested in becoming one of the Lopez PALS?
LOPEZ TIMELINE OF
PALS SELECTION PROCESS (2017):
• March 29 - Current PALS will make presentations to every 7th grade class/student.
• March 29-April 13- PALS Applications can be picked up only at the Lopez Counseling Office
• April 13th - 2 weeks later all applications will be due/ date stamped and turned in- only at counseling office
• May- ALL Teacher Evaluations due online from teachers/may still use paper copies
• May- Notification of Interviews, Counseling Office will deliver a pass with interview time, to those that will have an interview, and those that will not be getting an interview will get a notice.
• May 12-15th- Interviews
• May 25, 2017 Notification letters mailed.
Contact teacher Mrs Volz. mvolz@neisd.net
Jon's Run
Jon Carl Stephenson died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) on April 25, 2002, and is the inspiration for this benefit run. Although this event has Jon’s name, it honors all children whose lives ended too soon from any cause. Jon’s Run provides a time and place where families don’t have to be alone in their grief. Our Memorial Balloon Release is a beautiful tradition that offers healing and hope for families as they remember their children. The comfort and support they receive from being surrounded by others who have experienced a similar loss is a very important part of this event. Your donation and participation in Jon’s Run will help support families struggling with the loss of a child as well as help fund SIDS research and prevention.
The Jon’s Run organization thanks all those who have participated/donated for the last 15 years, and all those who continue to support this worthy cause. For more information, please visit our website, www.jonsrun.com.
From PTA
Box Tops
Dear Lopez Families,
We are quickly nearing the end of the 2016-2017 school year! As we ready ourselves for summer break, it’s a great time to start an envelope in order to collect those Box Tops over the summer!! My name is Melanie Striffler and I’m excited to once again be our school’s Box Tops for Education™ Coordinator for next year.
Clipping Box Tops is an easy way to help earn cash for our school. Each one is worth 10¢ for our school! Just look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products. All you have to do is clip them and send them to school.
Last school year, we earned $200 for our school from Box Tops, and used the money to clean and refurbish our mascot, Prowler. This next school year, our goal is to earn $500.
For more information on Box Tops, including a list of participating products, go to BTFE.com. Be sure to sign up as a member (it’s free!) so you can check out our school’s earnings details and get access to coupons and bonus offers.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m here to help make our school’s Box Tops for Education™ program a huge success this year.
Thanks for your help!