HOMECOMING WEEK!!!!!
Thought for the week from Mrs. Stonebraker
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. I challenge you to find your gift and in the meantime, give a gift that you cannot purchase this week.
FCA - FCA will be honoring the football and cheer teams tomorrow (Friday) morning at 7:30 a.m. in D147 - All are welcome!
Congratulations to our lady golfers who advanced to districts by placing 4th yesterday at sectionals!
Congratulations to the Versailles FFA Chapter for being named a Top 3 Chapter in the Nation, out of ovr 8,900 FFA chapters as a Models of Excellence award recipient. This award is based off of the National Chapter Application that is filled out by the members!
We are so proud of Zoe Billenstein and Colin Batten for representing the chapter in the interview process and telling the story of the Versailles FFA. We are so excited to watch them share the story again with those in attendance at National FFA Convention at the end of October.
The University of Dayton Leadership in Service Scholarship
Versailles can nominate graduating seniors for the Leadership in Service Scholarship at the University of Dayton. The scholarship is worth $10,000 ($2,500 per year for four years). While the chosen students need to meet UD admission standards, the scholarship does not need to be awarded based on GPA and test scores. UD is looking for students who have an innate desire for personal development and are committed to service.
To apply for this scholarship, write a brief essay describing what lessons you have learned through your service, your academic resume, and the email address you used, or will use, to apply to UD. The application is due to Mrs. Ahrens by Oct 21st.
Homecoming Rules
1) Homecoming is restricted to high school students and their dates (including graduates) - NO junior high students
2) If you bring a date from another school, these individuals must follow all Versailles rules and codes of conduct. You, as the VHS student inviting an outside individual, take responsibility for your guest knowing and following our school rules. Failure of visitors to follow school regulations could result in loss of privileges for the VHS student as well as loss of privileges for the visiting individual. Any student who is asked to leave Homecoming (because of their behavior or their date’s) will be prohibited from attending next year’s homecoming (seniors will not be able to attend the prom).
3) Appropriate dress is to be worn to Homecoming. At a semi-formal dance such as Homecoming, students are expected to wear a dress or dress slacks with a dress shirt/sweater and dress shoes.
4) Homecoming tickets must be purchased in advance. No tickets will be sold at the door on Saturday evening. You will not be allowed into the dance without a ticket. Tickets are being sold during lunch this week. Tickets cost $8 per individual or $15 per couple.
5) The Homecoming Dance will be from 8:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Music will start at 8:00 pm. The doors will open at 7:30 pm, and no one will be permitted to enter the dance after 8:30 pm unless approved by the administration ahead of time. Everyone attending the dance must enter through door 7 (Theatre doors). Once a student leaves the dance, he/she will not be allowed to re-enter.
6) Possession, use, consumption, sale, offer, or transfer of alcoholic beverages, drugs, or look-alike drugs at a school dance or on the property on which the dance is being held (including inside cars in the parking lot) is grounds for a ten day suspension from school and immediate removal from the dance and the property where the dance is being held. Any student that has entered the dance and is under the influence of drugs or alcohol or caught smoking/vaping/drinking in restrooms or on school grounds will be disciplined according to school policy.
7) During Homecoming you MAY NOT engage in any types of dancing that include any sexually explicit or suggestive dance gestures. No front to back or back to front grinding. No dancing with hands below your partner's hips. Moshing or slamming into one another is prohibited. No crowd surfing or putting students on your shoulders. Students or guests participating in this type of behavior will be asked to leave the dance. Remember: Face to face and leave some space!
For more details, you can check the high school handbook - pages 35-38.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Anyone wanting to sign up for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, please come to the office for an application. The first session starts on October 13th from 3:15 - 4:45 pm. Sessions will take place every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
FAFSA Completion Night - October 4th: Senior students and their parents can sign up to work on the 2023-24 FAFSA and get assistance from a post-secondary financial aid officer. Space is limited. To sign up, please visit the online sign-up sheet that is in the senior google classroom.
Art Club: Attention Art Club Members: Today (9/27) is the last day to purchase your art club t-shirt during lunch.
Congratulations to the HS Band that placed 1st place over the weekend in Class B. They also received best percussion and best auxiliary!
The Versailles Winter Guard is starting back up! It is open to any students in grades 7-12. You can find the flyers around the school. Simply click on the QR code OR email Mrs. Stammen for the link. Fill out the google form if you are interested in more information.
This year's homecoming dance theme is DISCO. Below are the themes for next week (9/26-9/30). Please share the information with the necessary people/places. Thanks!
Monday- PJ/Sweats Day
Tuesday- Decade Day (Dress in any decade style: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's)
Wednesday- Tie Dye Day
Thursday- Neon Day
Friday- Jersey Day
Girls Basketball
For any girls that are interested in playing basketball this upcoming season, there will be a meeting in D147 on Tuesday, September 27th at 12:25 p.m.
The Versailles FFA is partnering with the Community Blood Center to host a blood drive on September 24th from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. If you are interested in donating blood you can sign up online at donortime.com or sign up with Andrew Wuebker at the table in the cafeteria the week of the 12th, Monday through Friday. This blood drive will be in conjunction with the FFA Fall Harvest Sale, which will be selling many great food and craft items so please come out to that event as well!
FCA
There will be an FCA Meeting every Friday at 7:30 a.m. in D147 - All Are Welcome!
Voice of Democracy Contest
Attention all Versailles students in grades 9-12. The annual Voice of Democracy contest is now beginning. This is presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3849 here in Versailles. There are cash awards at the local, district, state, and national levels. Students compete by writing and recording an essay on a patriotic theme. This year's theme is Why is the Veteran Important?
Completed essays are to be given to Mr. Jackson by October 31st. For more information on the contest, contact Mrs. Sentman, Mrs. Carman, or Mr. Jackson.
Reminder:
Pop tabs, soup tabs, fruit can tabs etc., are being collected to support the Ronald McDonalds House and Children’s Hospital in Dayton. Bring these items to the High School office and we will get them to the correct location. Your support for this worthy cause is appreciated.
Wednesday Activity
"ROYALTY NIGHT"
Wednesday, October 12, 2022, is the "ROYALTY NIGHT" at the
“93rd BRADFORD PUMPKIN SHOW”
Come celebrate at the Bradford Pumpkin Show and see who will become the 2022 Miss
Pumpkin. The streets come alive when the Bradford High School Band marches to their
beat, and the Queen contestants drive through among the crowd. Following the parade,
at the north end stage, will be the crowning of the Little Miss and Master winners and then
we will get underway with the 2022 Royalty Night.
The Bradford Community Festival Association is extending an invitation to girls of
sophomore, junior, and senior classes to enter. Sponsors for the entry fee may be a school
organization, 4-H Club, civic group, area business, or even parents.
The 2022 Miss Pumpkin will receive $75 cash, flowers, sash, and crown. 1st Runner-Up
will receive $50 cash and sash. 2nd Runner-Up will receive $25 cash and sash. Awards
will also be given for Miss Congeniality, Most Photogenic and Best Evening Gown. If we
have over twelve contestants, we will award the top 10 contestants, and if we receive less
than twelve contestants, we will only award the top 5.
Contestants having further questions should contact any committee member: Alisha
Patty (937) 564-5661, or Megan Crowell (937) 423-0694. If you would like to participate,
please mail your name, address, phone number, a wallet-size photo, and $25 entry fee
(non-refundable) as well as the Miss Pumpkin Queens Contest Application Form
to: Alisha Patty, 6814 North State Route 721, Bradford, OH 45308 by SEPTEMBER 30,
2022. Registration forms are available on the Pumpkin Show’s website
(bradfordpumpkinshow.com).
CHECKS PAYABLE TO: BRADFORD FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION.
Your school counselor will have the Miss Pumpkin applications as well as any committee
member.
Please come to see who the next Miss Pumpkin will be!