2012-13 ANNOUNCEMENTS and REMINDERS

*Membership dues and shirt orders must be done by the end of this week (September 4-7).

*If you are interested in running for a NJHS office, please notify me this week  as well.  Voting will be at our next meeting, September 14.

*Make sure your cell phone contact numbers are always up to date.

*If you are going to be volunteering at our school, you must clear it with me this week so that you can start as soon as possible.

2012-13

Check Back Next Week for Opening of Schools

NJHS News!

Saying goodbye to our amazing eighth grade students....... We know you will be successful in your high school years and your future endeavors.  Wishing you nothing but the best!!!

NJHS students made small donations and put together gifts to honor their teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week.

On May 2, 2012, eighty-six new members were inducted into the Hialeah Gardens Middle School's Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.  We are already looking forward to a great new school year!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012, is our annual National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony.  We will be welcoming 87 new seventh graders into the organization.  Hialeah Gardens Middle School is so proud!

On April 27, 2012, eighty-nine current and new members of the NJHS spent the day at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.

Announcements and Upcoming Events

*Monday, April 9, is your absolute last chance to turn in all community service hours to me.

*Your "Teacher Appreciation Gift" is due by Wednesday, April 11.

*May 2, 2012, is the induction ceremony for the incoming 7th graders.  Attendance is mandatory for the officers and those receiving awards.  The rest of you are highly encouraged to attend to show the new students your support and well wishes.

*The last day of school, June 7, you will be honored with a breakfast in the media center, served to you by the new inductees to the NJHS.

On January 31, 2012, several NJHS students volunteered their time and talents in assisting teachers and administrators get ready for our evening articulation for future incoming 6th graders.  Many parents and young students came to visit Hialeah Gardens Middle School and learned about all of the different academies, elective programs, sports, clubs, and services that are offered here.  It was a very successful event where all proud HGMS students and faculty had the opportunity to show off what an amazing place we have here at the Gardens.

Seven of our NJHS students participated in the annual ING Miami Marathon -- Demi Lamas, Maria Costoya, Angelique Roman, Giselle Lewis, Karen Regalado, Brandon Navarro, and Patricia Vega.

"The ING Run For Something Better is again aligning with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign, which hopes to solve the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight. That initiative involves diet and exercise such as training for the ING Run For Something Better.

The Miami program for kids began in 2003 with a few hundred Dade County middle school students and has grown every year. Now the swarm of youngsters, clad in orange ING Run For Something Better shirts and orange shoe laces, racing to the finish line is as much a part of South Florida’s largest distance running event as the Marathon itself.

“We’re pleased that ING Run For Something Better has touched the lives of so many youth in Miami-Dade County schools,” said Rhonda Mims, president of the ING Foundation and senior vice president of Corporate Responsibility. “It’s encouraging to see so many students on the road to adopting healthier lifestyles as ING continues its mission to combat child obesity.”

The kids in the ING Run For Something Better are in the midst of a 15-week training program at their respective schools, running a minimum of 25 miles over that period of time. The 1.2 mile finale is a celebration run of their participation in the program, and the participating kids will receive orange shoe laces, a t-shirt, a medal and a post-race snack upon completion of their final mile. While there are 5,000 kids running the final mile on race day, 11,000 students are participating in the ING Run For Something Better program.

“The ING Run For Something Better® program becomes an important initiative to develop an appreciation for physical activity through running among middle school age students,” said Dave Scott, General Manager of US Road Sports & Entertainment of Florida and Race Director of the ING Miami Marathon. “Each passing year this program has grown and these youngsters will be joining the ranks of a growing health and fitness generation. I honestly believe that kids love to run and proof of that is very visible on Sunday morning when that wave of Orange hits Biscayne Boulevard.”

The schools participating in the ING Run For Something Better® program are: Ada Merritt K-8 Center, Allapattah Middle School, Ammons Middle School, Aspira E. M. de Hostos Charter School, Avocado Elementary School, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Campbell Dr. Middle School, Carol City Middle School, Citrus Grove Middle School, Charter School at Waterstone, Coral Reef Elementary School, Cutler Ridge Middle School, Devon Aire K-8 Center, Doctors Charter School, Doral Academy Elementary School, Emerson Elementary School, Ethel/Beckford Richmond Elementary School, Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center, Golden Glades Elementary School, G. W. Carver Middle School, Hammocks Middle School, Henry Filer Middle School, Hialeah Gardens Middle School, Howard D. McMillan School, Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School, Jose Marti MAST Academy, Kenwood K-8 Center, Key Biscayne K-8 Center, Lawton Chiles Middle School, Lake Stevens Middle School, Miami Edison Middle School, Miami Heights Elementary School, Miami Lakes K-8 Center, Nautilus Middle School, Palm Springs Middle School, Pincrest Academy, Richmond Heights Middle School, Rockway Middle School, Somerset Academy Silver Palms, South Dade Middle School, St. Theresa Catholic School, St. Hugh Catholic School, St.Agnes Academy, Sunset Park Elementary School, Tropical Elemenetary School, Vineland K-8 Center, Winston Park K-8 Center and Young Women’s Prepatory Academy."

Article excerpt copied from:

Hall To Lead Miami Marathon’s Run For Something Better

• By News
• Published Jan. 26, 2012