Tuesday, October 31st

Tuesday, October 31st

The Follies is in two days! Are you ready to come see Mrs Marshall's Spanish 2 class dance for us? Or how about some of your teachers as they perform an unforgettable number in our talent show? The Follies is Thursday at 6pm in the cafetorium. It's free but bring some money for snacks. Don't miss it!

The 6th annual Chili Cook off is a friendly and tasty competition for all of Pumas to enjoy! Please join us on November 16th in the cafeteria from 5:30-7pm for some great comfort food and a chance to connect with our wonderful Powell community. Let’s feel & show the gratitude of those involved, our loved ones and our community of Pumas!

"Your Powell 6th grade Wrestling Team had their first festival of the season last night at Euclid and looked great! Every athlete on our team competed with pride and showed effort and determination. In total, we won 10 matches and lost only six, with 7 of our 10 wins coming by pin. Athletes winning matches last night were Josh Denton and Tucker Emrie, with Braedon Collins winning two matches. Finally, the following wrestlers pinned two separate people each: Jack Bednorz, Andreas Bonvencino, and Myles Horne. Wonderful first meet team!"

Our next Battle of the Books Tutorial will be on Friday! We will be creating our teams and playing our first practice rounds. Thanks to those of you who have turned in your permission slips and created your first five questions.
If you have not done these things, please turn in your permission slip and submit your five questions for the book you read on the form in the Battle of the Books Google Classroom as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Jordan or Mrs. Calkins. We can’t wait to battle with you on Friday!

Monday, October 30th

Monday, October 30th

The 6th annual Chili Cook off is a friendly and tasty competition for all of Pumas to enjoy! Please join us on November 16th in the cafeteria from 5:30-7pm for some great comfort food and a chance to connect with our wonderful Powell community. Let’s feel & show the gratitude of those involved, our loved ones and our community of Pumas!

Come support our 7th grade girls basketball team as they welcome the Newton Knights after school for their first games of the season. And, good luck to our 6th grade wrestlers as they head to Euclid to compete in their first district meet today.

Magic: The Gathering Club will be today after school from 3:40-4:45 in Mrs. Blake's room (1068). All are welcome. We hope to see you there!

The Follies, which is Powell's Talent Show, is this Thursday from 6-8pm in our cafetorium. It is free so come support your classmates that are brave enough to show off their talents! We have singers, actors, a magician, a drummer, and lots more. Bring a little money to buy a snack and support our Thespian Troupe this Thursday for the Follies.

Friday, October 27th

Friday, October 27th


Attention NJHS Students:
Please bring your signed permission slip to Mrs. Donda if you have not done so yet. See Google Classroom for details. Also, this is a reminder that our next meeting is next week, Wednesday, November 1st, at 8:45 am.

Do you enjoy math? Do you want to learn how to problem solve quicker and learn shortcuts? Would you like to compete against other students from local middle schools? Then MathCounts is for you! Our first meeting will be next Wednesday, November 1st, after school in Mrs. Donda's room. See Mrs. Donda or your math teacher for more information.

Giddy up Pumas! Who’s ready to show some gratitude for good times with friends and family and delicious food? The 6th annual Chili Cook-off is around the corner to do just that! Bring your best recipe and challenge other families for the title, or just come to enjoy and taste a variety of chilis while casting your vote for your favorite! This fun and competitive event will be held in the cafeteria on November 16th from 5:30-7. Be on the lookout for an Alert Now message to enter the contest as well as to RSVP so we know you are attending!

A quick reminder to all Battle of the Books participants: We will be creating our teams and playing our first practice rounds during Tutorial next week. In order to be selected for this tutorial, you need to have turned in your permission slip and submitted your five questions for the book you read on the form in the Battle of the Books Google Classroom.
If you have not done these things, please make sure you do so by the end of the day on Friday. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Jordan or Mrs. Calkins. We can’t wait to start our first practice rounds next week!

Thursday, October 26th

Thursday, October 26th

Attention NJHS Students:
Please bring your signed permission slip to Mrs. Donda if you have not done so yet. See Google Classroom for details. Also, this is a reminder that our next meeting is next week, Wednesday, November 1st, at 8:45 am.

Do you enjoy math? Do you want to learn how to problem solve quicker and learn shortcuts? Would you like to compete against other students from local middle schools? Then MathCounts is for you! Our first meeting will be next Wednesday, November 1st, after school in Mrs. Donda's room. See Mrs. Donda or your math teacher for more information.

A quick reminder to all Battle of the Books participants: We will be creating our teams and playing our first practice rounds during Tutorial next week. In order to be selected for this tutorial, you need to have turned in your permission slip and submitted your five questions for the book you read on the form in the Battle of the Books Google Classroom.
If you have not done these things, please make sure you do so by the end of the day on Friday. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Jordan or Mrs. Calkins. We can’t wait to start our first practice rounds next week!

Giddy up Pumas! Who’s ready to show some gratitude for good times with friends and family and delicious food? The 6th annual Chili Cook-off is around the corner to do just that! Bring your best recipe and challenge other families for the title, or just come to enjoy and taste a variety of chilis while casting your vote for your favorite! This fun and competitive event will be held in the cafeteria on November 16th from 5:30-7. Be on the lookout for an Alert Now message to enter the contest as well as to RSVP so we know you are attending!

Wednesday, October 25th

Wednesday, October 25th

The Thespian troupe will meet on the stage tomorrow. We will be picking our ThesCon pieces and working towards competition. If you are a "fun seeker" and not competing at ThesCon, you should not join us this Thursday. Again, Thespian troupe is selecting their ThesCon pieces this Thursday!

"Your Powell 7th and 8th grade Wrestling Team competed against a small, but talented Goddard Viking team. We won 15 (most all by pins) and lost 13. They had two buzz saws that accounted for 7 of our loses though. All of our team wrestled with fire in their bellies, and we showed a lot of growth. There were too many great matches to give everyone a shout out, but a few highlights were Marshall Pool with a solid pin over a huge opponent, Taj Muhammad for a decisive pin in his first match, Devin Vigil for pinning two different opponents, and Kaiden Vaughn for pinning a beast that had beaten three other members of our team. Great showing people!"

Our 8th grade girls basketball teams played their first games of the season last night against Goddard Middle School. Our A team dominated the game from the opening possession and kept the pressure on the entire game. As a team they had 25 steals, 5 of those from Shay Wilcox. Marley Render led the team with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Kalhea (Ka-lay-uh) Jordan added 6 points, 6 steals and a handful of rebounds for our Pumas. Awesome start to the season A team!

Our B team had a slower start, but turned up the heat in the second half led by Grace Erickson's 10 points and 5 rebounds. Abby Ballas showed great defense and Kaydi Hayes-Brown worked hard for several rebounds, which helped energize our team. It was a very exciting final few minutes, but our Pumas came up one basket short. Amazing effort ladies!

Tuesday, October 24th

Tuesday, October 24th

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You've probably seen – and maybe even worn – a pink ribbon during October to recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to support those who have been diagnosed with, are battling, or are recovering from the disease. To honor those who have been affected by this disease, wear pink this Wednesday, October 25!

Attention to everyone that signed up for an audition slot for our talent show called The Follies. Please be ready to perform 10 minutes before your time slot. Be near the cafetorium and only enter when your name is called. There are NO make up auditions, so be here and be ready! Break a leg! Check the call board on Wednesday to see if you made it in the show!

The Thespian troupe will meet on the stage this Thursday. We will be picking our ThesCon pieces and working towards competition. If you are a "fun seeker" and not competing at ThesCon, you should not join us this Thursday. Again, Thespian troupe is selecting their ThesCon pieces this Thursday!

Come support our 8th grade girls basketball team today as they host the Goddard Vikings. And, good luck to our 7th and 8th grade wrestling team today when they visit the Goddard Vikings for their second meet of the season. Go Pumas!

Wednesday, October 18th

 Wednesday, October 18th

Today is the last day to get an audition slot for our talent show, THE FOLLIES! Come down to the Call Board on the back of the stage to sign up. For everyone who did sign up already, make sure you are here on Tuesday after school for your specific time slot and be available for our rehearsal on October 30 after school.  Again, today is the last day to get a time slot for a Follies audition. 

Have a great long weekend!

Tuesday, October 17th

Tuesday, October 17th

Good luck to our 8th-grade girls' basketball teams today as they travel to Euclid after school!

Monday, October 16th

Monday, October 16th

Today is the day! Magic: The Gathering Club will be today after school from 3:40-4:45 in Mrs. Blake's room (1068). All legal decks and experience levels are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Student Council meets this Wednesday at 8:45.

Friday, October 13th

Friday, October 13th

Hello 6th graders, 7th graders, and of course 8th graders! It's time for our talent show, it's time for The Follies! If you have a talent that you want to share, please sign up for an audition slot on the back of the stage door. We are looking for group acts, musicians, comedians, dancers, and anyone who has a talent. Last year we had magic acts, singers, dancers, and guitar and piano players. What kind of talent will we showcase this year? Sign up on the back of the stage door to be in our talent show called The Follies! Auditions are on Tuesday, October 24th.

White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15th of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and a tool of independence, the white cane.

The first meeting of the Magic: The Gathering Club will be next Monday, October 16 after school from 3:40-4:45 in Mrs. Blake's room (1068). All legal decks and experience levels are welcome. Set your deck, determine your strategy, and join us for an afternoon of fun competition!

Your Powell Wrestling team started the season with a strong first showing against a talented squad from Euclid last night. We won 11 bouts and lost 8 in some thrilling matches. Winners last night against Euclid included Brooks and Jackson Harvey, Ryder Wallace, Jack Alexander, Joe Black, Christian Flores, Maddox Carrol, Eli Seick, Kaiden Vaughn, and Marshal Pool. Special thanks to all of the wonderful students that came to support us, we really appreciated your cheers!

Thursday, October 12th

Thursday, October 12th

Lifetouch will be here TOMORROW for picture retakes. If you have not had your picture taken by Lifetouch please do so during lunch on the stage. Your family does not need to purchase a photo package, but this will be the photograph that is used in the yearbook and stored in Infinite Campus.

Do you have an unusual talent? Or are you a magician? a dancer? a sword eater? a singer? a contortionist? or in a band? We are looking for any Puma that has a talent they are willing to share in our talent show called The Follies. If that is you or your friend group, then get down to the back of the stage door and sign up for Auditions. Auditions are on October 24th after school, but you must have a time slot!

Attention all 8th grade Boys Track team members. Our end-of-season celebration is this Friday the 13th at lunchtime in Coach Sprague's room. See him for details!

All the best to our 7th and 8th grade wrestlers today as they welcome the Euclid Falcons. Don’t forget wrestlers, your team photo is also today, on the bleachers before the meet begins!


Tell me what you want, what you really, really want. I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want.
I want you to turn in your permission slip if you signed up for Battle of the Books by tomorrow! Battle of Books readers, if you have lost your permission slip, please see Mrs. Jordan or Ms. Calkins for another permission slip, or you can print one from our Battle of the Books Google site. Any questions, please see Mrs. Jordan or Ms. Calkins.




Wednesday, October 11th

Wednesday, October 11th

Lifetouch will be here this Friday for picture retakes. If you have not had your picture taken by Lifetouch please do so during lunch on the stage. Your family does not need to purchase a photo package, but this will be the photograph that is used in the yearbook and stored in Infinite Campus.

Hello 6th graders, 7th graders, and of course 8th graders! It's time for our talent show, it's time for The Follies! If you have a talent that you want to share, please sign up for an audition slot on the back of the stage door. We are looking for group acts, musicians, comedians, dancers, and anyone who has a talent. Last year we had magic acts, singers, dancers, and guitar and piano players. What kind of talent will we showcase this year? Sign up on the back of the stage door to be in our talent show called The Follies! Auditions are on Tuesday, October 24th.

Attention all 8th grade Boys Track team members. Our end-of-season celebration is this Friday the 13th at lunchtime in Coach Sprague's room. See him for details!

Tuesday, October 10th

Tuesday, October 10th

Do you have an unusual talent? Or are you a magician? a dancer? a sword eater? a singer? a contortionist? or in a band? We are looking for any Puma that has a talent they are willing to share in our talent show called The Follies. If that is you or your friend group, then get down to the back of the stage door and sign up for Auditions. Auditions are on October 24th after school, but you must have a time slot!

Attention all 8th grade Boys Track team members. Our end-of-season celebration is this Friday the 13th at lunchtime in Coach Sprague's room. See him for details!

Lost and Found in the cafeteria will be cleaned out this Thursday morning. Teachers - please take any unclaimed items from your room to the cafeteria as soon as possible and students - please check the lost and foud for any items you may be missing before Thursday.

Monday, October 9th

Monday, October 9th


Hello 6th graders, 7th graders, and of course 8th graders! It's time for our talent show, it's time for The Follies! If you have a talent that you want to share, please sign up for an audition slot on the back of the stage door. We are looking for group acts, musicians, comedians, dancers, and anyone who has a talent. Last year we had magic acts, singers, dancers, and guitar and piano players. What kind of talent will we showcase this year? Sign up on the back of the stage door to be in our talent show, called The Follies! Auditions are Tuesday, October 24.

Student Council members:  We will be having our next meeting this Wednesday at 8:45 am in room 3040.

The first meeting of the Magic: The Gathering Club will be next Monday, October 16 after school from 3:45-4:45 in Mrs. Blake's room (1068). All legal decks and experience levels are welcome. Set your deck, determine your strategy, and join us for an afternoon of fun competition!

Friday, October 6th

Friday, October 6th


Today is the last day to purchase Staff Drawing tickets at lunch!

Our NJHS organization had 4 students run for officer positions and they did an awesome job with their speeches this week. Congratulations to our new NJHS President, Grant Brandberg and our NJHS Secretary Dani Girouard. Please know that there are many more leadership opportunities coming up in which we will need additional leadership roles filled for various projects throughout the year. Please continue to watch Google Classroom for upcoming opportunities for service hours, including the Gaskill Fall Festival next weekend.

Hey Pumas, have you ever thought you turned in an assignment, only to find it in your backpack days later? Well, teachers make the same mistake, so the lesson is, turn in the assignment...it's still important! This announcement was written after the Puma Prowl on Monday, ready to be read on Tuesday morning to congratulate our winners, and all runners, and here we are reading it to you today. Yep, Ms. Bowlen failed at sending the email and just realized it. So, without further adieu...

Monday was the perfect day to run the 26th Annual Puma Prowl! Students came with fun & positive attitudes to make this yet another great Prowl! Thanks so much to our amazing PTO, especially Staci Usagani, & many parent & staff volunteers that helped to keep this Powell tradition going strong. We couldn’t have done this run without you! Way to go and YAY TEAM PUMAS!!

Our Top Overall winners with Jimmy Johns fast times were:
Caden Muller @ 6:45
Sami Bell @8:43

Powell’s Top Speedy Runners in each grade were as follows

8th Grade Girls
1st Place- Sami Bell
2nd Place- Maddie Pepe
3rd Place- Erin Dickes

8th Grade Boys
1st Place- Caden Muller
2nd Place- Reid Hanna
3rd Place- Oscar Martland

7th Grade Girls
1st Place- Olivia Simpson
2nd Place- Whitney Hester
3rd Place- Grace Farley

7th Grade Boys
1st Place- Merrick Zier
2nd Place- Corbin Weil
3rd Place- Henry Turner


6th Grade Girls
1st Place- Daisy Smith
2nd Place- Emme DeFelice
3rd Place- Aubrie Snook

6th Grade Boys
1st Place- Silas Folk
2nd Place- Reece Muller
3rd Place - Brady Shew

Thursday, October 5th

Thursday, October 5th

The Thespian Troupe will have a meeting today after school on the stage from 3:30 to 4:55 and we also are attending Arapahoe's Romeo & Juliet on Friday night. Go to the call board on the back of the stage if you are interested in joining us at Arapahoe! Again, the Thespian troupe meets today after school on the stage.

The next TWO weeks, Jazz Band will meet on MONDAY after school, not Tuesday. Jazz Band will meet on Monday the 9th and 16th after school. See you there!

Wednesday, October 4th

Wednesday, October 4th

One final reminder: 7th grade girls basketball and the Powell wrestling season begin today.

TSA will have its first information meeting TODAY after school in Room 1210. All are welcome to attend. See you then!

Attention 8th Grade Girls track we will have an end-of-season track party to celebrate our season and turn in cleaned jerseys on Thursday, October 5 during 8th-grade lunch. Meet Coach Gaston in the Metals room 1210 bring your washed jersey and $3 with you.

Powell's student-led Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle will begin meeting tomorrow morning at 7:40 in the Band & Orchestra room. They will meet at 7:40 on Thursday mornings this semester and next. Any student who wishes to attend is welcome! Hope to see you there!

Thespian Troupe will have a meeting tomorrow after school on the stage from 3:30 to 4:55 and we also are attending Arapahoe's Romeo & Juliet on Friday night. Go to the call board on the back of the stage if you are interested in joining us at Arapahoe! Again, the Thespian troupe meets tomorrow after school on the stage.

Tuesday, October 3rd

Tuesday, October 3rd

A reminder to 8th-grade girls, your basketball season begins today. 7th-grade girls basketball and Powell wrestling begin tomorrow.

The Technology Student Association or TSA will be holding our first information meeting tomorrow after school in room 1210. If you like to design, build, create, and problem-solve, TSA may be just the group for you! Students prepare for competitive events in areas such as Robotics, forensic technology, electronics, children's stories, fashion design, bridge design, and more!

Attention 8th Grade Girls track we will have an end-of-season track party to celebrate our season and turn in cleaned jerseys on Thursday, October 5 during 8th-grade lunch. Meet Coach Gaston in the Metals room 1210 bring your washed jersey and $3 with you.

Dungeons and Dragons is canceled tonight, Tuesday, October 03.

Monday, October 2nd

Monday, October 2nd


Attention all 8th grade girls interested in participating in basketball this year. Your season begins tomorrow, October 3. If you are interested in playing basketball at Powell this year, please meet your coaches after school in the gym tomorrow, ready to play. The 7th grade girls basketball season begins Wednesday, October 4. AND, attention all Powell wrestlers. Your season also begins Wednesday, October 4th. If you’d like to join Powell's wrestling program, please meet your coaches after school in the small gym on Wednesday ready to wrestle.


Today is the day! We’ll see all of you after school for the 26th Annual Puma Prowl. Bring your fun attitude, your Puma spirit and a smile…the rest will take care of itself! Meet on the upper field after school. Please bring out your backpack and leave it under the tree on the hill by the blacktop. Let’s GOOOOO PUMAS! The race and raffle will be done in time for the activity bus, otherwise have your ride ready to pick you up by 5!


The Technology Student Association or TSA will be holding our first information meeting for parents and students on Wednesday, October 4, after school in room 1210. If you like to design, build, create and problem solve TSA may be just the group for you! Students prepare for competitive events in areas such as Comic book design, mousetrap cars, electronics, Leadership and fashion design.