This document contains announcements from Van Buren High School about various upcoming events, activities, and opportunities during the month of February. It includes information about NJHS tutoring schedules, a band chili supper fundraiser, mandatory cheer/dance tryouts meetings and clinics, basketball spirit week themes, an X-Men movie showing with permission slip required, Multicultural Club promoting language learning month, reasons why learning a language is beneficial, foreign language movie showings at the high school and freshman academy on various dates, and details about viewing "The Time Traveller" movie in Chinese.

2. NJHS Tutors
•
•
•
•
Mon. – Baylor M. and Priya G.
Tues. – Allison MacDonald
Wed. – Danielle Stephens
Thurs. – Courtney W. and Tiffany M.

3. Support the band and
enjoy a chili supper on
th
Saturday, February 15
from 5:00-8:00 at
Heritage United
Methodist Church.

5. Anyone interested in trying out
for High School Cheer or Dance
is required to attend a
mandatory meeting Sunday
February 16th at 2:00pm in the
VBHS Safe room. If you cannot
attend the meeting, you must
contact Coach Dean or Coach
Newby in advance.

6. There will be a technique
clinic Saturday February
22 at VBHS in the Safe
room from 1:30-3:30 for
anyone interested in
trying out for Cheer or
Dance. Cost is $10.

7. Basketball Spirit Week is
next week.
Monday – Jersey Day
Tuesday – Twinkie Day
Wednesday – Camo Day
Thursday – Green and White
Day

8. JLA-Junior Literacy & Arts
The third X-Men movie
showing will take place
Tues. Feb 18th from
3:00-5:00 in Pointer Hall.
•Make sure you have turned
in your permission slip and
made arrangements to be
picked up at 5:00.

9. MULTICULTURAL CLUB
FEBRUARY IS
DISCOVERING
LANGUAGES MONTH:
LEARN ANOTHER
LANGUAGE

10. Why learn another
language?
You become smarter:
• Boosts brain ability for problem solving

11. Why learn another
language?
• Your
memory
improves!

12. Why learn another language?
• It’ll improve your English.
Grammar, conjugations, and
sentence structure make more
sense in your native language if
you have to learn them in
another language.

13. Why learn another language?
• More options!
–More job options.
–More books to read
–More TV programs to watch.
–More radio stations to listen to.
–More people to talk to.
–More places to go.

14. Movies at the High School
The Van Buren High School World Languages
Department is offering foreign language movies!
Come enjoy the movies and have fun!
Permission slips will be required.
See Ms. Caballero.

15. Movies at the HS
• Monday, Feb 10, 5:00 in T4: Sophie
Scholl (German)
• Monday Feb 17, 5:00 in T4: Mansieur
Lanzhar (French)
• Monday Feb24, 5:00 in T3: La Vie e
Belle (Italian)

16. Movies at the Academy
• Come watch movies in other languages at the
Freshman Academy.
– Brother Bear in Spanish
– The Time Traveller in Chinese
– Kahaani in Hindi
– Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in French

17. THE TIME TRAVELLER
In Chinese with English subtitles.
•
•
•
•
February 11th
from 5 to 7:30
Ms. Caballero’s room (317)
Must have a ride to pick you up at 7:30.