SMS Announcements-Wednesday, April 5th-B Day
THURSDAY-A DAY
CHESS CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting next week, Summit Chess Club will end at 3:30 instead of 4. Make sure you inform your rides.
Thanks for understanding!
SPRING WRESTLING SESSION FOR JOHNSTON BOYS
*Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30-6:45 PM at the JHS Wrestling Room.
*Sessions begin on Monday March 27th and run through May 3rd. All Johnston students are welcome to attend. No fees; sign-up can be taken care of on-site.
STATE MATH COUNTS
Hard work has paid off! We want to congratulate the following students who advanced to the State Competition at DMACC on March 23rd by placing 5th as a team at our Central Iowa Chapter Competition back on Feb 15th.
Kate Shi, Sree Bethanapalli, Joanna Foo and Tansi Bandaru.
MAGIC THE GATHERING CLUB
WHEN: Every other Monday, next meeting April 3
TIME: 2:55 – 3:25 pm
WHERE: Room 135 in Expedition
MINECRAFT CLUB
Meets Mondays from 3-4 pm in Mr. Buchan’s room (233). Students are responsible for transportation home. Please see Ms. Ites with questions.
GIRLS WRESTLING
We are having open mat practice for all current and upcoming 6th-11th graders at JMS Mondays and Thursdays. We are also having a girls wrestling camp this summer, registration is now open and there are two links for the K-5th camp https://tce.me/ikd8kw and 6th-12th camp. https://tce.me/ikd8un
RUBIK’S CUBE CLUB
Rubik’s cube club is meeting every Thursday in Room 244 from 3:00-3:45. Come and learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube and enjoy some friendly competitions!
SMS CHEER CLUB
Meets first and third Tuesdays of the month from 3 until 3:45. April 4 and 18 will be our next meetings.
WARRIORS CLUB
For fans of the Warriors book series! We meet every other Tuesday in Mr. Hiatt’s room, Team Mission, from 3:00 to 3:30 PM. Next meeting April 4. Please make sure your ride is at Summit at 3:30. For more information, please contact Mr. Hiatt at mhiatt@jdragonmail.us
HYPERSTREAM
Hyperstream Tuesday or Thursday groups are meeting for scratch coding and playing video games. Email Mr. Motz to join or see which day to attend (jeff.motz@johnston.k12.ia.us).
GSA CLUB
The Summit GSA meets second and fourth Thursdays. The next meeting will be Thursday, April 13 from 3-3:30 pm in Room 136 (Expedition Community). You must have transportation home from Summit after the meeting. Please reach out to the GSA staff sponsors, Mrs. Heston or Mrs. Brock with any questions.
GARDEN CLUB
Garden Club meets on Thursdays until 3:30.
FROM THE SUMMIT LIBRARY
From the Library
In our closest Championship Game EVER, Ground Zero wins!! Ground Zero got 50.3% of the vote over Harry Potter with 49.7% of the vote. Congrats to those of you that correctly predicted Ground Zero to win it all! I’ll be finding you next week to give you a prize. Mr. Danner was our staff winner for Book Madness! Congrats to Mr. Danner!
April is National School Library Month
Watch for opportunities to connect with the Summit Library throughout the month! One activity will be Button Making every Friday in April! Stop by the library on a Friday and choose a design to make a button with or bring your own design (1 inch!).
Featured Book of the Week
As a new student, Anna, keeps hearing whispers about “Rachel Riley,” but no one wants to talk about her. Anna starts an investigative podcast trying to uncover the truth about “What Happened to Rachel Riley?.”
DRAGON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Who wants a clean vehicle? Need a gift for a birthday, anniversary, teacher gift, or just because? Dragon Scholarship Fund is offering an ultimate car wash card that can be used at any Kwik Star location. The card is $40 and you get 5 car washes. That is a $10 savings for you! Buy 4 washes and get 1 free. Go to bit.ly/DSFcarwash to purchase cards.
The weather is warming up and the golf clubs are starting to come out! The Annual Dragon Scholarship Fund golf outing registration is live. The 18 hole outing will be held at Jester Park on Monday, June 19th. Visit bit.ly/DSFgolfouting2023 for more information and to register your twosome or foursome. Registration deadline is June 5th.