Good Morning Mavericks! Today is Monday, December 3rd, 2018

Any artists in the house? Any student that would like to create some posters to welcome author, Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, for his presentations on December 5th please see Mrs. Campasano or Mrs. Walsh in the mornings during homeroom to get a pass to come to the LRC during lunch.

Who wants to eat lunch with a celebrity? If you would like to be entered in a drawing to eat lunch with Jordan Sonnenblick the day of his visit, see Mrs. Walsh in the mornings during homeroom.  If you pre-ordered a book, then your name automatically will be put in the drawing.

How loud can you cheer? How much noise can you make?  Come on out next Friday night and prove it!  Get ready for an exciting evening of great basketball, raffle prizes, food and fun!  Join your Maverick friends and family in cheering on our boys’ basketball teams against our 127th street rivals - the Heritage Grove Huskies.  On Friday, December 7th $3 admission for everyone at the door.  The 7th grade game starts at 5:30 and the 8th grade game is at 7:00.  There will be raffle prizes awarded throughout the evening and a split the pot raffle awarded at halftime.  All proceeds go to our Shop with a Cop charity.  Come to Murphy on December 7th to cheer on our teams as we fight to keep the trophy at Murphy for another year!

Do you like Burritos or Taco Tuesdays? Do you like Chipotle Mexican Grill? Of course you do! Why not make your next Taco Tuesday dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Murphy tomorrow night between 5 and 9pm at Chipotle on 12720 S. Rte. 59 Suite 100 in Plainfield! Tell them at the register you are with Murphy and 33% of the proceeds of your dinner will be donated! You simply show up enjoy a dinner of deliciousness with friends and family and you raise money for your school! Hope to see you there!

Want a change of scenery from the cafeteria? Or have you ever wanted to have lunch with your teacher and decorate cookies, play games, or talk about fun topics - besides academics of course - topics like Harry Potter, sports, or Shakespeare? We have an exciting new monthly opportunity for staff and students to have lunch together and have these fun conversations. Maverick Meet & Eats will have its first sessions 4th period lunch will be on Thursday the 6th and we will be designing snowflakes, 5th period lunch on December 5th, when the topic will be Harry Potter, and on December 7th - 6th period the activity will be cookie decorating and 7th period when the activity will be Wii games.

Hey Mavericks!  The musical audition information has been posted!  If you are interested in auditioning for the musical or being part of the crew, stop by the music department! Auditions are Monday December 10 and Tuesday December 11. You will sign up for a 30 minute audition slot on one night.  For those interested in auditioning, take an audition packet and sign up for an audition time. The audition will have three components: singing, monologue, and dance.  There will be a dance clinic after school on Friday December 10 from 3:10 to 5PM so that you can learn the dance.  If you cannot make the dance clinic, the video will be posted to Mrs. Tysiak's website. For those interested in being on crew, take and complete a crew application and have to Mrs. Tysiak or Mrs. Clausen by Monday December 17.  Please take time to read all the information in the packet before committing to audition as there is LOTS to know!  If you have any questions talk to Mrs. Tysiak or Mrs. Clausen. 

Make it a great day Mavericks!