11/08 Daily Eagle

Posted Date: 11/08/24 (08:22 AM)

11/08/24

ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS

HAPPY FRIDAY, Eagle Nation!!!!!! We are heading into Veterans Day weekend, and we are off on Monday in observance of Veterans Day. Please take a few minutes this weekend to thank our Veterans. The Varsity Volleyball team plays in the Section 2 Class C Final on Saturday' as they take on Stillwater at Saratoga High School at 1:00 p.m. in a rematch of last year's finals. Come help pack the gym as we need a large cheering section for a huge showdown. Get your tickets and come out to support the Eagles!

Come out to support the Cross Country team as they travel to Queensbury on Saturday for Sectionals! Get your tickets in advance. See the link below! Get your tickets and come out to support the Eagles!

Link for Tickets for Saturday's Class C Volleyball Finals:
https://gofan.co/event/1659009?schoolId=NYSPHSAAII

Link for Tickets for Saturday's Cross Country Sectionals:
https://gofan.co/event/1659011?schoolId=NYSPHSAAII

Today is National STEM/STEAM Day! It is also National Cappuccino Day!!!!

***Some Reminders!!!!***

Today - 139th Airflight Flyover @ 10:23 a.m.
Today is Emergency Release Day @ 2:07
Today is also the end of the 1st Marking Period
No Classes on 11/11 - Veterans Day
Intramurals for Grades 6-8 are held on Wednesdays in November

On this date in history:

In 2020, Alex Trebek, who was the host of Jeopardy from 1994-2020 passed away.
In 2013, the Philippines was struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded.
In 1972, HBO officially debuted as it aired the 1971 film Sometimes a Great Notion.
In 1966, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a tax bill that included a rider allowing the National Football League to merge with the American Football League, thus preventing legal challenges involving antitrust issues.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy was narrowly elected president of the United States.
In 1837, One of the first institutions of higher education for women in the United States, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) opened in Massachusetts.

Winter Sports Season is approaching - SIGN UP ASAP
Winter Sports Sign-ups are now open for all Modified, JV & Varsity Winter Sports on Family ID. Please register on the link below:

JV/Varsity Starts 11/18
Modified Starts 11/25

https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/galway-athletics

Eagle Nation, as you sign up for Winter sports, please upload the latest physical on the registration and check with Nurse Horne to verify that we have the updated physical.
School physicals will be on November 13th (Wednesday) during the school day. Please complete the paperwork by the 8th as we are off on Monday.

Varsity Jackets are now on sale until November 24th

Here is the link and sale code for Northwind.

https://northwindgraphics.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Sale Code:

Galway2024

Week of (11/04 - 11/09) Events

Cross Country
- Varsity -
  - 11/09 - Sectionals @ Queensbury @ 8:00 a.m.
Volleyball
- Varsity -
  - 11/09 - vs. Stillwater @ 1:00 p.m. @ Saratoga HS

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