Powell Daily Announcements: November 2024

Thursday, November 21

Nov 21, 2024

TSA is canceled on Thursday. Please use the time between now and our next TSA meeting to work on design portfolios for your events.

Magic: The Gathering will meet the Monday after Thanksgiving Break. Set a reminder to bring your deck and join the friendly competition in Mrs. Blake’s room after school on Monday, December 2.

Our Canned Food Drive was a huge success yesterday! Together we collected 687 items of food along with 176 pairs of mittens. Thank you so much for your generosity Pumas! We will be helping to feed 286 families this Friday. Congratulations to the following 3 students who won some Powell Swag for bringing in over 5 items: In 6th grade, Kaylin Behmke; in 7th grade, Demetri Orr; and in 8th grade, TJ Chavers. We have a smaller prize for the following students: from 6th grade: Lexa Pressley, Miles Waangard, Grace White, Mikaela Demasters and Arizona Myers. From 7th grade: Reece Muller, Tate Kehoe, Hudson Reger, Terrin Reed and Izzy Kolberg. From 8th grade Isaiah Gerak. Please see Mrs. Sheets or Mrs. Marshall for your prize.

Don’t forget! Photography club’s first meeting is in Mrs. Budden’s room 2688 today after school.. See you there!

Friday, November 22nd

Nov 22, 2024

Attention 8th grade boys interested in playing basketball for Powell this year. If you have not picked up your season paperwork from coach Marshall or the main office, please do so today! Your paperwork MUST be turned in before you can start to play. Your first practice will be on Tuesday, December 3rd. Meet in the gym that Tuesday after school dressed and ready to play.

TSA members please remember to mark your calendars for the last two TSA meetings of the semester. Those dates are December 5 and 19. There is no TSA on December 12.

Magic: The Gathering will meet the Monday after Thanksgiving Break. Set a reminder to bring your deck and join the friendly competition in Mrs. Blake’s room after school on Monday, December 2.

Congratulations to the following students who ran and placed in the Littleton STRIDE Race:

5k race in 3rd Place Male Overall Category was Silas Folk

5k race in 1st Place Male 10-12 year olds was Brady Shew and 3rd place was Josh Rowe

10k race in 1st Place Male 10-12 year olds was Drezen Frasier & 2nd place was Miles Gichuru

Way to go Pumas and if your name was called please come to the front office to pick your prize.

The Follies was a huge success last night! If you don’t believe us, ask someone who was there! The Thespian troupe, Ms. Bates and Mrs. Enley would like to thank all the acts that performed. You took a huge risk sharing your incredible talents, and we are grateful for the joy you brought to so many. Thanks to the teachers who showed us what fun it is to be a kid and thanks to all the techies who killed it last night. Thanks to the audience who were amazing and full of energy. And Corbin Weil don’t forget you have lunch detention with Mrs. Enley today!

Wednesday, November 20th

Nov 20, 2024

TSA is canceled on Thursday. Please use the time between now and our next TSA meeting to work on design portfolios for your events.

Tuesday, November 19th

Nov 19, 2024

Attention chess players. Powell’s Chess Club begins after school today in Mr. Lacey’s room 1043. All grades and all skill levels are welcome! Please see Mr. Lacey in room 1043 with any questions.

Attention students who signed up to be peer leaders with Sources of Strength. This is a friendly reminder about our meeting after school TODAY in Ms. Goerke’s classroom. Bring your strengths and be ready to have some fun!

7th graders - today is the day. If you haven’t registered for the Washington DC trip the good news is that you aren’t too late. But it needs to be done by the end of the day TODAY. Get it done!

There is no Battle of the Books today after school. Please head home at normal time today.

Photography Club is is Thursday after school in room 2688. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to our 7th grade girls basketball team! The Pumas took on Euclid last night and showed a TON of improvement from the beginning of the season. The A team fought hard but lost a close one. Haylie Born had 8 points and Mackenzie Forst had double digit rebounds and 6 points as well. The B team beat Euclid 20 to 16 to finish the season with a winning record! Maddie Hathaway had 6 points and Daisy Smith had 4. Girls, we’ll have our party this Friday during lunch. See you there!

Powell’s annual talent show, the Follies, will be on Thursday at 7pm. Powell has great talent and these performers have worked very hard so we would love to see you come and support your fellow Pumas. There is no cost to get in, but bring some money to buy snacks or drinks.

Follies rehearsals are today after school so techies and all performers must show up.

Again, everyone come to our talent show this Thursday at 7pm!

Monday, November 18th

Nov 18, 2024

TSA meeting is this Thursday in Room 1210. Please make sure you bring all work for portfolios.

Over the weekend our 8th grade girls basketball teams both placed 3rd in the District basketball tournament. Though our B team won by forfeit, they grew so much this season and have much to celebrate. Our A team showed up to play against Euclid! It was a battle the entire game and our Pumas came out on top winning an exciting game by one point. Kendall Helm scored 10 points in the second half and had 8 steals. Sylvie Petersen played tough defense and added 8 points. Grace Farley never ran out of energy as she caused a lot of trouble for the Falcons. Every single girl contributed to this victory and we are all so proud of you! Well done Pumas!

Attention all wrestlers! Your end of season party is today after school in the cafeteria. Bring your clean headgear and singlet so we can return your deposit check. See you there!

Attention chess players. Powell’s Chess Club begins after school tomorrow, November 19, in Mr. Lacey’s room 1043. All grades and all skill levels are welcome! Please see Mr. Lacey in room 1043 with any questions.

Attention NJHS Members - our next meeting for ALL members will be this Wednesday, November 20th at lunch in Mrs. Donda’s room. See you there.

7th graders tomorrow is the day. The initial registration deadline for your Washington DC trip happens Tuesday. Get yourself signed up so you can lock in that best price.

Friday, November 15th

Nov 15, 2024

Attention chess players. Powell’s Chess Club begins after school Tuesday, November 19, in Mr. Lacey’s room 1043. All grades and all skill levels are welcome! Please see Mr. Lacey in room 1043 with any questions.

8th grade boys basketball players, today is our preseason meeting! Please grab your lunch and come to Mrs. Marshall’s room to grab your paperwork, your schedule and hear a little bit about what to expect this season.

Attention to students who signed up to be peer leaders with Sources of Strength. We will have our next meeting this coming Tuesday, November 19th, after school in Ms. Goerke’s classroom. You’ll be receiving an invitation to the meeting this afternoon.

NJHS Students - If you signed up to be on the leadership team for the dental drive, just a reminder that we have a meeting at lunch today in Mrs. Donda’s room. Please bring your lunch with you.

Thursday, November 14th

Nov 14, 2024

Dungeons and Dragons is meeting today after school in the Media Center.

Reminder to our 8th grade boys basketball players - tomorrow we are holding a meeting for the upcoming basketball season. Plan on showing up to Mrs. Marshall’s room to get information about paperwork and schedules. See you tomorrow at lunch.

Attention all wrestlers! Your end of season celebration will be this Monday the 18th after school. Please bring your washed, clean singlet and headgear to get your deposit back. See coaches Altena and Sprague for details.

A big thank you to everyone who participated in and came out to last night’s 7th Annual Chilli Cook Off. The competition was tough this year, but three chilis came out victorious. 3rd place went to Kimberly Elstun with Papa’s World Famous Green Chili, 2nd place went to The Taylor family with Chili N Cinnamon Rolls, and 1st place went to Mrs. Ritchie with her Chicken Chili.

Wednesday, November 13th

Nov 13, 2024 - World Kindness Day!

Dungeons and Dragons is meeting tomorrow after school. All are welcome in this student-led club!

Tonight is THE night that our tastebuds will be on fire and happy! We are looking forward to all who RSVP’d and who will be joining us for the 7th annual Chili Cook-Off! See you at 5:30 in the cafeteria! Also the student store will be open, come get your Powell swag and lollipops.

The student store will be open during the Chili Cook Off, come get your Powell swag, we just got new beanies in all your favorite Powell colors. We are also selling lollipops for a $1

TSA meeting is this Thursday in Room 1210.

Congratulations to both of our 8th grade girls basketball teams as they played in their semi-final games last night against Newton Middle School. Both teams showed great sportsmanship and poise as they fought the entire game. Elliott Price led the A team in rebounds, while she, Rebecca Morris and Kendall Helm led the team in scoring. Our B team worked together to grab over 20 rebounds, with each and every girl getting at least one rebound! Andrey Pummel had 3 rebounds and an awesome basket while Lucy Danos played tough and got 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Both teams will play on Saturday for 3rd place. Best of luck ladies!!

Our Puma Wrestling team competed in the District Wrestling Tournament last night at Goddard and finished in second place in the closest final score we’ve ever seen. The Goddard Vikings clawed away the trophy by only two points! Though we are sad to miss out on the championship this season, we had some amazing athletes representing our school with pride. Finishing in third place last night was Archie Ahrens, Tucker Imrie, Mason Scholl, Tommy Lindig, and Jack Bednorz. Earning second place was Myles Horne, Devin Vigil, Andreas Bonvicino, Davin Scholl, and Max Bratten. Finally a huge congratulations to our District Champions, Taj Muhammad, Kieran Ray, Eli Sieck, and Kaiden Brown. Great job this season Pumas!

Attention 8th grade boys interested in playing basketball for Powell. Your season begins soon! We are holding a preseason meeting this Friday at lunch in Mrs. Marshall’s room. Please show up to grab paperwork and a schedule. Your paperwork will need to be turned in before you can begin practicing. Our first practice will be Tuesday, December 3rd. See Mrs. Marshall or Mr. Altena with any questions.

7th grade boys interested in playing basketball: Mr. Eilert will be passing out paperwork during 7th grade lunch on Thursday and Friday of this week. Your paperwork needs to be turned in to the office before the first practice on December 10th. Let’s have a great turnout for the team this year!

Join us tomorrow for our annual Thanksgiving Feast during lunches in the cafeteria. Students will be served a roast turkey meal, which includes mashed potatoes, green beans, a dinner roll, fruit, milk, and pumpkin pie!

Tuesday, November 12th

Nov 12, 2024

We hosted the 6th grade Wrestling Festival in the Powel gym last night and it was another exciting evening of combat sport. Several matches had the crowd on their feet as your Pumas each fought with toughness. While we won ten matches, we unfortunately also lost ten. Special recognition to Ovilia Alexander, Jack Stewart, Kayden Comple and Reesen Esquibel for pinning their opponents, Gael Rojo Macias for two wins, and Marcleo Garcia for going undefeated all season and dominating every opponent. There is a lot of pride and grit in our 6th graders though, and coaches Altena and Sprague are excited to see next year’s 7th grade team.

Best of luck to your 8th grade girls basketball team today as they travel to Newton for the semifinals of the LPS district tournament. Good luck, Pumas!

And, good luck to our 7th and 8th grade wrestlers as they travel to Goddard today for the district championships. Bring home that trophy!

The student store will be open during the Chili Cook Off, come get your Powell swag, we just got new beanies in all your favorite Powell colors. We are also selling lollipops for a $1

Student Council will meet this Wednesday at 8:30 in room 3040

TSA meeting is this Thursday in Room 1210. Please bring all forms and fees completed.

Tonight is the night. 7th graders get to the cafeteria tonight by 6:30 PM for that informational meeting about next year’s Washington DC trip. See you there.

Battle of the Books is after school today in Mrs. Budden’s room 3068. Hope to see you there!

Monday, November 11th

Nov 11, 2024

Today is Veteran’s Day. Veteran’s Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It began by commemorating the anniversary of the end of World War I which formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Please take a moment to recognize and thank anyone you know who has served our country in the Armed Forces. That could be a family member, a neighbor, or a teacher. That’s right, we have two veterans in our building. Ms. Goerke served in the Army and Officer Fisher served in the Marine Corps. When you see them today or tomorrow, say “thank you!”

What rhymes with Willy - Nilly - Silly - Billy?? You guessed it, CHILI!! Looking forward to seeing all Pumas at the Chili Cookoff this Wednesday night. Be there or be square!

The student store will be open during the Chili Cook Off, come get your Powell swag, we just got new beanies in all your favorite Powell colors. We are also selling lollipops for a $1

Come support our 6th grade wrestlers after school today as they host the second district wrestling festival. Wrestle strong, Powell!

Student Council will meet this Wednesday at 8:30 in room 3040

TSA meeting is this Thursday in Room 1210. Please bring all forms and fees completed.

7th graders, do you remember what happens tomorrow night? That’s right, the informational meeting for your very own Washington DC experience. The meeting starts promptly at 6:30 PM so get there early. See you there.

Magic: The Gathering will meet today after school in Mrs. Blake’s room. Hope to see you there!

All Talent Show auditions scheduled for last Thursday will now take place today in room 2471, you will have the same time slot and we will work anyone into the schedule who wishes to add their act into the auditions just sign up on the call board before the end of school today. Again talent show auditions have been rescheduled for today and anyone who wants to join an audition time can come and we will work you in. Don’t miss out on a fun evening that you can showcase your talent!

No Place for Hate will take place in Ms. Boehmler’s room after school, room 1044.

Thursday, November 7th

Nov 7, 2024

Good luck to our 7th grade girls basketball team today as they face the Falcons at Euclid.

Photography club's first meeting is today after school in room 2688. See you there!

Attention chess players! The LPS Chess Tournament will be held on Saturday, December 7. Space is limited, so go to the “Announcements” section of Powell’s website for tournament information and the sign-up link soon if you are interested in competing this year.

7th graders listen up. Did you hear about the amazing exhibits of the african american museum or the view from the top of the Washington Monument? How about the theater where Lincoln was assassinated or the home that George Washington lived in? All of those are items you can experience for yourself on next year’s Washington DC trip. Come to the cafeteria on November 12th at 6:30 PM to find out the details about the trip and how to register.

My name is Caley Trujillo and I am Powell’s Thespian Troupe Publicist. As you know the Follies are coming soon which is Powell’s annual talent show. We would still love for you to sign up to showcase your talents so pick an audition time on the call board on the back of the stage. Auditions are today but if you can’t make it, you can still sign up for an audition on the 11th. Look at the call board if you would like to audition today or monday. We would like to have all of today’s audition time slots filled so sign up for the Follies!

Our 8th grade girls basketball teams finished up the regular season last night with games against Newton Middle School. During this season the girls demonstrated some pretty amazing qualities like leadership, grit, perseverance, teamwork, coachability and positivity. We are all looking forward to the district tournament next week!

Wednesday, November 6th

Nov 6, 2024

What better way to celebrate World Kindness Day next week than to do it at 7th annual chili cook-off with family and friends! Last day to RSVP is today. Please visit the Powell Website scrolling marquee to fill in the RSVP form. We look forward to our largest turn out in Powell history!

Hey there, Pumas! Let’s fill the gym after school today as our 8th grade girls basketball team hosts Newton. Good luck, ladies! Last night these girls showed tremendous improvement in their game against Euclid. Our A team showed composure and continued to fight for rebounds. Sarah Martineau contributed with 4 points and 3 rebounds while Jadyn Blackwell hustled on both sides of the court. Our B team secured their first victory! Big baskets by Kanada Hicks and Nell Stalilonis helped our Pumas take the lead over the Falcons! This team consistently shows determination and teamwork. They combined for a season high 27 rebounds! Great games to both our teams.

The Follies are coming soon, which is Powell’s annual talent show. If you have a talent you would like to showcase you should audition for the Follies. Sign up for an audition slot on the call board on the back of the stage. We are looking for a wide variety of acts such as actors, singers, dancers, comedians, musicians, and other unique talents. We would love to see your talents so gather your friends, have fun, and take the risk! Auditions will be tomorrow after school from 3:40 to 4:45. You must have a time slot to audition so sign up today! We can’t wait to see Powell’s talents.

Please go through the lost and found in the cafeteria before Thursday. Teachers, make sure if you have classroom lost and found that you get it to the cafeteria before Thursday.

Next TSA meeting is this Thursday in Room 1210. Please bring all forms and fees completed.

Monday, November 4th

Nov 4, 2024

Next week our bellies will be full and our souls full of gratitude as we enjoy some delicious chili and good times with family and friends at the 7th annual chili cook-off! Last day to RSVP is this Wednesday, November 6. Please visit the Powell Website scrolling marquee to fill in the RSVP form. We look forward to our largest turn out in Powell history!

Good luck to our 7th grade girls basketball team as they travel to take on the Goddard Vikings after school today.

Don’t forget Battle of the Books is meeting tomorrow in Mrs. Budden’s room! Can’t wait to see you all!

Photography club is finally here this Thursday! Meet in room 2688!

Attention 8th grade NJHS and Student Council members. Just a reminder that our field trip is tomorrow. Please reference the information you received on Friday and communicate with your teachers about your absence. See Mrs. Donda with any questions.

The Follies are coming soon, which is Powell’s annual talent show. If you have a talent you would like to showcase you should audition for the Follies. Sign up for an audition slot on the call board on the back of the stage. We are looking for a wide variety of acts such as actors, singers, dancers, comedians, musicians, and other unique talents. We would love to see your talents so gather your friends, have fun, and take the risk! Auditions will be on November 7th after school from 3:40 to 4:45. You must have a time slot to audition so sign up today! We can’t wait to see Powell’s talents.

Please go through the lost and found in the cafeteria before Thursday. Teachers, make sure if you have classroom lost and found you get it to the cafeteria before Thursday.

Homework Club is cancelled this afternoon. Students please have a way home after school today. Again, no homework club this afternoon.

Friday, November 1st

Nov 1, 2024

The 7th annual Chili Cook off is a friendly and tasty competition for all of Pumas to enjoy! Please join us on November 13th 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!

The Follies are coming soon, which is Powell’s annual talent show. If you have a talent you would like to showcase you should audition for the Follies. Sign up for an audition slot on the call board on the back of the stage. We are looking for a wide variety of acts such as actors, singers, dancers, comideans, musicians, and other unique talents. We would love to see your talents so gather your friends, have fun, and take the risk! Auditions will be on November 7th after school from 3:40 to 4:45. You must have a time slot to audition so sign up today! We can’t wait to see Powell’s talents.