PARTICIPATE IN FBLA'S TOY AND BOOK DRIVES

Minisink Valley’s Future Business Leaders of America invite your generous participating in one or both of their holiday drives.

TOY DRIVE: Dec. 3-20 

• Suggested items: puzzles, board games, Legos and other play blocks, plastic dolls or animals (no stuffed/plush toys), action figures any child-safe toy that is easy to clean and disinfect.
• Drop off: Room 119 or 206
• Reminders: Please donate NEW toys only (not used) and refrain from toy weapons.
• Toys will be donated to local senior centers and childcare facilities.

K-2 BOOK DRIVE: Dec. 3-21

• New or used children’s books for grades K-2. All books will be donated to Minisink Valley Elementary School.
• Drop off: MVHS Library, English classrooms, and Mr. Johnson’s classroom

ALL YOU CAN SPEAK IS ALL YOU CAN EAT

“La mousse au chocolat était la préférée de tout le monde,” high school French students might tell you about their recent field trip to Le Chambord in Hopewell. You don’t need google translator to sense just how fabulous a time they had.

“This was an afternoon of language, cultural, and culinary immersion,” said William Gunn, teacher for French 3, 4 and 5 classes. And the experience made a difference.

"The French restaurant was beautiful and the food was amazing,” Caroline Bell said. “This trip has made me even more excited about taking French 4 next year."

COLLEGE BIOLOGY 101: THE BODY AT WORK, 24/7

You pour some hydrogen peroxide on a wound and the liquid starts bubbling. What is that all about? Sporting their own lab coats, students in Kimberly Jordan’s college biology 101 set out to investigate this everyday chemical reaction and what it says about the human body.

If you read about the freshmen biochemistry lab, you will recall that most proteins are enzymes, and enzymes are behind the vital chemical reactions and processes that keep us alive. The enzyme catalase reacts to hydrogen peroxide by breaking it down to water and oxygen--hear the bubbling?

IMAGINE: PARENTS-NIGHT-OUT, HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITHOUT THE KIDS...

Are you finding it difficult to go holiday shopping with the kids? Are you in need of some "me-time?" JROTC students are hosting a Parents-Night-Out with an inexpensive and activity-packed "babysitting" service to help you get through your holiday list, or give you that bit of time and space you have been craving. Here’s all you need to know:

WHAT: PARENTS-NIGHT-OUT BABYSITTING SERVICE
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 20, 4:30 - 8 p.m.
WHERE: High School Gym
AGES: For kids in grades 1-5
COST PER CHILD: $10
ACTIVITIES: Arts and crafts • face painting • tug of war • kickball • card/board games • visit from Santa • refreshments included.

SCIENCE LAB SERVES UP SCRAMBLED EGGS AND CHEESE CURDS

A freshmen class was given eggs and milk to work with, but this was no ordinary cooking activity. These simple, everyday ingredients were used to uncover the fascinating world of biochemistry to Kimberly Jordan’s freshmen biology students.

Eggs and milk are rich in proteins, a major category of bio-compounds. Proteins have a myriad functions in our body and are necessary for our survival, but they require constant, ideal conditions to do their job.

Students used the proteins in milk and eggs to test the effects of changes in temperature and pH (acidity levels). And that’s where the cooking comes in. The experiment served up scrambled eggs and cheese curds!

HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SELECTED FOR NYSSMA ALL-STATE HONORS

PADDLES UP FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL CARDBOARD BOAT RACE DEC. 19

If the duct tape (duck tape?) has gone missing from the garage, chances are it’s being put to good use by one of the students, faculty or staff who will challenge the laws of physics at the now-legendary Minisink Valley boat race next week. Join us to cheer them on their perilous crossing.

WHAT: The Fourth Annual Minisink Valley Boat Regatta

WHEN: Wed., Dec. 19, 2:40 – 3:20 p.m., immediately after school. (Snow date: Thu., De. 20)

WHERE: Minisink Valley High School Pool

WHO: Open to everyone

FOURTH ANNUAL PASTA NIGHT FUNDRAISER IS DEC 11.

Get your pasta fix! The fourth annual Pasta Night Fundraiser, sponsored by the high school Boys Swimming and Diving teams, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

Cost is $5 for children age 5 to 12; and $10 for adults. Dine-in or take out (why cook??)

Business table sponsorships are available for $100 and include four tickets. Family table sponsorships are $50 and include two tickets.

MVHS VARSITY CHEERLEADERS ADVANCE TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

CONGRATULATIONS to the varsity cheerleaders on earning their bid this past Sunday to compete at UCA's National High School Cheerleading Championship in February, in Orlando, Florida.

They worked hard, fought to overcame all obstacles, and came together to accomplish their goal! Keep up the great work!

MV HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GO GLOBAL WITH "THE HOUR OF CODE"

Minisink Valley High School students are among the tens of millions participating in National Computer Science Week, Dec. 3-9.

Over two dozen classes signed-up for this year’s Hour of Code event in the school library, hosted by Library Media Specialist, Dolores Lombardo. Before exploring the coding programs available through hourofcode.com, students are introduced to computer science with a presentation by Mrs. Lombardo and a short video featuring some of the most iconic innovators in computer science and information technology.