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Here’s your guide to what’s happening October 20-26

Schools: It’s Hearts of Gold week.
High School: The PTO and Academic Boosters meet Monday at 7pm in the Library (all are welcome). There’s a Financial Aid Workshop Tuesday at 6pm in the Little Aud. And the Hearts of Gold Food Truck Lunch (open to the public) is on Gerken Plaza from 11am-1pm Friday.
Middle School: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are Day 2. Tuesday and Thursday are Day 1. There are Parent-Teacher Conferences Wednesday from 4-7pm.  And there’s a Kona Ice Hearts of Gold fundraiser at lunch Thursday.
Breton Downs: Hearts of Gold shirts are on sale Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 8-8:30am and Wednesday and Thursday from 3-3:30pm. Hearts of Gold donation bags are due Wednesday. School Picture Retake Day is Wednesday (use your real smile). The PTO meets Wednesday at 6:30pm (all are welcome). Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday from 4-7pm. And the Breton Downs Family Picnic is Friday at lunch.
Lakeside: Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday from 4-7pm. 
Wealthy: It’s Scholastic Book Fair week. And Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday from 4-7pm. 

Sports: For a complete schedule of high school sports, visit egrpioneers.org. Here’s the varsity schedule:
Boys Soccer: Tue. 7pm vs TC St. Francis at Cedar Springs in playoffs
Boys Tennis: Fri. and Sat. in Midland for state finals
Boys Water Polo: Fri. 4pm and Sat. 8am in districts at East Kentwood
Crew: Sat. TBA@Forest Hills for Battle of the Beltline
Cross Country: Sat. TBA for regionals at South Christian
Football: Fri. 7pm Home vs FH Central (Hearts of Gold game)
Girls Swim and Dive: Tue. 6pm Home vs Jenison
Sailing: Sat. 11am and Sun. 10am (both Central time) for MISSA Shepherd Championship at Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago
Volleyball: Tue. 6pm Home vs GR Christian, Thu. TBD for conference tournament

Arts: The fall play, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” is set for November 6-8.

City: The City Commission meets Monday at 6pm in the Community Center. 

This Week’s Trivia Question: What was the first name of the heroine of an 1884 book called “unquestionably the best novel yet produced by an American woman” at the time? (No Googling! First to email Jay Forstner the right answer gets an EGRSF merch prize). Last week’s answer was Groucho Marx. Our winner was Shannon Haggerty.

Have a great week! We’re making our schools even better together. Thank you!
-Your East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation

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