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ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS
Thursday is the perfect day to decide what you can right now to make this the best week ever, EAGLE NATION! 97% of all American farms are family-owned, and on average, 169 people are fed annually by a single American farmer. The nights and mornings are getting colder, so make sure you dress properly, as winter is knocking on the door.
Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball teams as they defeated Maple Hill, and have moved on to the Sectional Finals on Saturday as they play Fonda.
Good luck to our cross country runners as they compete in Sectionals at Queensbury on Saturday. The following athletes will be running for the boys team: Tyler Bombard, Jacob Bruchac, Jude Comensky, Grayson Eagan, Nathanial McDevitt, Gabe Mele, Logan Miner, Evan Morris, Brody Paterek, and Brayden Sheft. Amelia Jordan and Ailey Nelson will be running for the girls on Saturday.
- Girls Class D Race - 1:00 p.m.
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Boys Class D Race - 2:00 p.m.
You'll need an entrance ticket for both events, so be sure to grab one early. Link is below.Remember, keep it classy, Eagle Nation!
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Congratulations to the following Fall Soccer athletes on being selected for WAC All-Stars.
- Girls Soccer - Brielle Cameron - 1st Team WAC All-Star
- Girls Soccer - Olivia Davison-Gauss - 2nd Team WAC All-Star
- Girls Soccer - Lilly Ann Jessop - 2nd Team WAC All-Star
- Boys Soccer - Hayden Flint - WAC White Division All-Star
- Boys Soccer - Gabe Aldrich - Exceptional Senior Game Selection
  
Attention Eagle Nation!
The National Junior Honor Society has a new project - Treats for Troops! We’re asking students to donate their extra wrapped Halloween candy to be sent to American soldiers stationed all over the world. This event lasts between November 3rd and 7th.
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Elementary
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Middle/High School
During A, B, and C lunches, students from grades 6-12 will donate wrapped candy into boxes to receive a vote for their teacher of choice. Whichever box gets the most candy in it will cause the chosen teacher to get pied in the face during our next pep rally! The options are Mr.Levin, Mr. Nettleton, Mr. Kirvin, and Coach Glenn!
Registration for Modified, JV, and Varsity Winter Sports is open. Please see the link below.
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https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/galway-athletics
School Sports Physicals
School sports physicals will be held on Thursday, November 13th.
- If you need a physical, please see or call Nurse Horne before November 12th to set up an appointment.
The Junior Class is doing a Chipotle fundraiser this Saturday from 5-9 pm at the original location out by Wilton Mall from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Come out after the volleyball game to support the Class of 2027
Fun fact of the day: Coconuts are actually a fruit, not a nut. Sometimes they're also called drupes, which are defined as fruits that have an inner flesh and a seed surrounded by a hard shell.
Did you know? Tug of war was an Olympic event from 1906 to 1920.
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On this date in sports:
- In 1869, the first US college football game, players used their hands, feet, heads, or sides to advance the ball, but they could not run with it; Rutgers College beat New Jersey (now Princeton) 6-4
- In 1883, NYAC organized 1st American cross-country championship race
- In 1887, professional baseball player Walter Johnson, who is considered to have had one of the greatest fastballs in the history of the game, was born in Humboldt, Kansas.
- In 1956, the Netherlands and Spain withdrew from the Olympics in protest against Soviet actions in the Hungarian Revolution.
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In 1961, the US government issued a stamp to honor the 100th birthday of James Naismith, the Canadian-born inventor of basketball.
- In 1995, Art Modell, the owner of the NFL's Cleveland Browns, announced that he was moving the team to Baltimore, which enraged sportswriters and Cleveland fans.
Today is National Nachos Day!!!!! LETS GOOOOOO!
***Some Reminders!!!!***
- 11/06 - Coffee House @ 6:30 p.m.
- 11/07 - Jr/Sr. High First Marking Period Ends
- 11/10 - Emergency Release Day
- 11/11 - Veterans Day - No Classes
- 11/13 - BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
- 11/17 - JV & Varsity Winter Sports Begin
- 11/18 - Winter Sports Meet the Coaches Night @ 6:30 p.m.
- 11/24 - Modified Winter Sports Begin
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11/26-30 - Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
On this date in history:
- In 1984, U.S. President Ronald Reagan won re-election in a landslide victory over Democratic candidate Walter F. Mondale.
- In 1917, the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917 began as the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia.
- In 1888, Benjamin Harrison of the Republican Party was elected U.S. president by an electoral majority despite losing the popular vote by more than 90,000 to his Democratic opponent, Grover Cleveland.
- In 1860, Americans elected Abraham Lincoln as president, whose victory led to the secession of Southern states and the long and bloody Civil War that lasted until 1865, and ended slavery in the U.S.
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In 1854, American bandmaster John Philip Sousa, who composed 136 military marches, was born.
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