Student Council
Interested in taking on a leadership role at Deal?  Student Council homeroom representative elections are this week.
 
Girls Volleyball and Boys and Girls Soccer Tryouts
Tryouts will begin soon. In order to tryout you must have a signed waiver form. Forms can be picked up from Ms. Ortiz (girls volleyball), Mr. Ngwa (girls soccer), Mr. Mbayu (boys soccer).
 
Afternoon Studio Club
Afternoon Studio Club will have an interest meeting today in room C224 at 3:30 pm. We will be exploring many ideas and materials this year. All levels of artists are welcomed! 
 
Girls' Soccer Try-Outs
The girls soccer team try-outs will be held on the following dates: 

Today - 3:30-5 pm
Wednesday, August 31 - 3:30-5 pm
Friday, September 3 - 3:30-5 pm

Only those with signed permission slips and waivers from a parent or guardian will be allowed to try out. Students are expected to report to Coach Ngwa in CG07 before being escorted to the field.

Deal Step Team
Do you have rhythm?  Do you love to perform in front of a crowd?  Then tryout for the Deal Step Team!  We are forming early this year so that we will be able to compete throughout the school year!  An interest meeting will be held today in Room C222 at 3:30 pm SHARP with practices to begin next week on the days most available to all participants! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to stop by and see Ms. Ofodile in C222. See you there!

Scrabble Club
Scrabble Club is for anyone who wants to learn to play Scrabble or wants to hone their Scrabble skills, with Scrabble master Stefan Fatsis.  Come to room W100 today at 3:30 pm for our first meeting.  See Mrs. Clements in W100 if you have any questions.
 
Real World, Real Relationships, Real Solutions to Solving Conflicts
Ms. Hernandez, Ms. McFarland, and Ms. Banal will meet with students after school every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 pm to work on conflict resolution skills and processes.  Students who are interested in ways to manage conflicts peacefully or who are having conflicts with peers can sign up to participate in the guidance office.  Teachers and parents may also refer students who they think would benefit from participation.  Sessions will be held in the guidance office.
 
Calling all Spanish I Students!
If you feel like you may have lost some of your superior Spanish skills during the summer or if you simply want to review, please join Ms. Henderson and Ms. Cruz in C315 after school on Tuesday for a "catch up" session. We will review some of the major grammar points and vocabulary we studied in beginning Spanish with games, songs, and some hands on activities.
 
Middle Eastern Club
There will be an interest meeting for the Middle Eastern Club on Wednesday from 3:30 - 4:30 pm in E307.  This year we will be learning Arabic, eating traditional Middle Eastern food, exploring art forms such as Arabic calligraphy, watching movies, and lots more! 
 
Volleyball Try-Outs
Volleyball try-outs will be held Wednesday - Friday from 3:30-5 pm in the gymnasium.  See Ms. Ortiz for a parent consent form.  Please be sure to bring a change of clothes and shoes for physical activity.  You will not be allowed to try-out without proper attire and the parent consent form.

Journalism 101
Have you always wanted to see your name in print?  Here's your chance to be a published writer!  We are looking for student correspondents to write about Deal for the Northwest Current "Dispatches" page. Interested students will take turns writing a short (250-500 word) article about the 'happenings' at Deal.  If you're a great communicator, have a flair for writing, and want to share all the great things that happen at Deal with the community -- please join our team of reporters.  An interest meeting will be held on Wednesday in Ms. Wylegala's room (C130).  Remember, you don't have to write an article every week. Please stop by C130 on Wednesday afternoon for more information.

Roman Holiday
Team Rome students interested in meeting with their teachers after school for assistance, please stop by Roman Holiday in Mr. Kirschenbaum's room (E205) from 3:30-4:30 pm on Thursdays.
 
Spartan Barracks
Spartan Barracks will held be on Thursdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm.  Students if you need assistance with your homework, projects, or just need a quiet place to get assignments completed - please visit the Spartan teachers in W200 on Thursdays after school.
 
Boys' Soccer
Boys interested in trying out for the championship soccer team should see Mr. Mbayu on Friday at 3:15 pm in room C310.  Important forms will be distributed.

Welcome Peer Mediators
If you have already been trained at Deal or in another school to be a peer mediator, you are invited to the weekly peer mediator meeting at 8:00 am on Friday,  in Room N103.  Please ask Ms. McFarland, 8th Grade Counselor, to sign your agenda before Friday in order to be permitted in the building.  We look forward to working with you this year.