The Cheat Sheet

Breaking News: Save the Date of Saturday, March 28 for the Foundation's fundraiser of the year, HURRAH!

Now, here’s your guide to what’s happening November 24-29: 

Schools: There’s no school Wednesday through Friday for Thanksgiving Break.
High School: The Student Council Food Drive continues all week.
Middle School: Monday is  Day 2. Tuesday is Day 1 (mind blown). 
Breton Downs: Nothing special on the calendar. Just educating your kids.
Lakeside: Ditto.
Wealthy: Ibid.

Sports: The Team Boosters Tree Sale starts this week on Gerken Plaza at Memorial Field. For a complete schedule of high school sports, visit egrpioneers.org. Here’s the varsity schedule:
Girls Swim and Dive: Congratulations on winning East’s 155th state championship of all time, extending the record for any school in Michigan
Ice Hockey: Wed. 8:30pm Home vs FH Northern at Patterson Ice Center (preceded at 4pm by East Alumni Hockey Game), Fri. and Sat. 1:30pm@Alpena

Arts: Watch the movie, “Pieces of April”

City: The Parks and Recreation Commission meets Monday at 6pm in the Commission Chamber of the Community Center. The rescheduled City Commission meeting is Tuesday at 6pm in the same location. The Gobble Wobble Run is Thursday. And the Gaslight Village Holiday Tree Lighting is Friday from 5-8pm. 

This Week’s Trivia Question: One year after the Revolutionary War ended, what animal did Benjamin suggest would have been a better choice for the United States’ national symbol than the bald eagle? (No Googling! First to email Jay Forstner the right answer gets an EGRSF merch prize). Last week’s question was, “This year, the Foundation is funding Junior Achievement trips for 4th and 8th graders. Theodore Newton Vail helped found Junior Achievement in 1919. When Vail died in 1920, what was halted nationwide for one minute?” The answer was telephone service (yup, for everyone in the whole country). No one got it right!

Have a great week! You + the Foundation make our schools even better together. Thank you!
-Your East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation

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