Ithaca Public Schools

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Announcements: Monday April 14, 2025 Today is a Day 2

Lunch for today - Choice 1: Hot dog; Choice 2: Cold Ham & Cheese Sandwich; Vegetable, Fruit, Salad Bar and Milk

Please dismiss the high school track team at 1:50pm today.

From Mrs. Zorea: There is an NHS meeting in the Library today during Attack.

From PTSO: Popcorn Friday will be this Wednesday, April 16. Elementary students, your classroom teacher will take your order and money. Middle School and High School students you will be able to purchase yours during breakfast, at the end of your hallways. Cost is $0.50 per bag, limit 2 bags per person. Help support the 4K class!

Attention Cloverbuds:. Our next meeting for 2nd grade will be Wednesday, April 16 after school until 5 PM and our next meeting for K-1st grade will be Wednesday, April 30 after school until 5 PM. Permission slips will be going home this week.

From Mr. Klang: Please come out to support the High School Girls' and Boys' Basketball teams when they host a Culver’s Share Night on Wednesday, April 16th from 4-8 PM at the Richland Center Culver’s.

From Ms. Ernzen: There will be a Book Club meeting on Thursday, April 17 during ATTACK in Ms. Ernzen’s room.

From Mrs. Kershner: FCA will gather Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 am for devotion and breakfast. All middle school and high school students are welcome.

The RISE mentoring Program will meet on Thursday, April 17. Mentors please pick up your little bulldog and meet in the library for a spring art project.

Youth Baseball & Softball (4K-8th): Skills Clinic | April 19 | 11 AM to 2 PM. This event is free to all players in grades 2nd - 8th. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/IYBSskillsclinic

From the Class of 2026: The Junior class is excited to bring you a "Night in Hollywood" themed prom held on April 26th from 8-11pm at the White House in Richland Center. Admission is $10. If you are planning on bringing a guest to prom who is not from Ithaca, please sign them up using the form in the office. You must have your guest signed up before 3:30 pm on Tuesday, April 22nd. See you there!

From PTSO: Enjoy an afternoon with your family and friends at Symons Recreation Complex for FREE!!! April 26 from 8-noon. The PTSO will be holding their Swim for Free Family Day. All you have to do is come to Symons and let them know at the counter that you are for the Ithaca PTSO Swim Day. We hope to see you there!

Attention Ithaca Community members: The Ithaca School Foundation is having a reorganizational meeting on Tuesday, April 29 at 7 PM in the Ithaca School Commons. All members of the Ithaca Community are welcome to attend. You do not have to be an alumnus to belong to the Foundation, just have an interest in the betterment of our school. Questions can be directed to Annette Louis 475-7312.

From Mrs. Zorea: Want to see your artwork professionally printed? Enter your design to win our school library’s bookmark contest! Students in K-12th grade, and staff, can enter. Entry forms are in the library and entries are due to Mrs. Zorea by April 30.

Word of the Day: Reminisce (rem-uh-NISS): to talk, think, or write about things that happened in the past // The old friends gathered at the reunion to reminisce about their school days,

On This Day in History: April 14, 1986 The heaviest hailstones ever recorded fell in Bangladesh. The lumps of ice weighed just over 2 pounds each and a total of 92 people reportedly died as a result of the hailstorm.

From Mr. Herbst: We will continue to announce birthdays at the beginning of the school day; however, they will no longer be listed on the announcements that are sent to the general public.

From Mr. Herbst: Parents/guardians are informed of field trips via permission slips. Unlike an athletic event or music concert, field trips are not open invitations for the general public to attend. Therefore, as a safety precaution, field trips will no longer be listed on the calendar on the District's website.