"Student Choreography Concert" is Thursday, October 23 in DeWitt Auditorium

This informal concert will feature original dances created by Zeeland East and West High School students as part of their class choreography projects. Tickets are $5 at the door and seating is general admission. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, October 23, in DeWitt Auditorium. There will be a special guest performance by the Hope College Hip Hop club under the direction of Jessica Jeffrey.  You won't want to miss this special event. Buy your tickets early in the dance studio or at the door. All tickets are the same price! Proceeds of the concert will be used to help fund the dance students' trip to Disney World. For details, call dance instructor Nancy Clyde at 748-3182.

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Free robotics competition October 25 includes Zeeland's Team 85

Zeeland's Team 85 robotics team is entering B.O.B. (Built on Brains) the robot in the West Michigan Robotics Invitational Saturday, October 25, 8:30 to 5 p.m. at the Grandville High School gymnasium, 4700 Canal St. The public is invited to this pre-season event where 20 teams will be competing. Zeeland's Team 85 is sponsored by ITW/Drawform, Herman Miller Foundation, TransMatic, Meade Johnson Nutritionals, Gentex, Midway Machine, ODL, Plascore, and Town and Country Group. For details, contact Janet Schoettle at 748-4551.

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Roosevelt, Creekside sponsor pancake supper October 30 to help Elenbaas family Staff at Roosevelt Elementary and Creekside Middle Schools are organizing a benefit pancake supper for the Jeff Elenbaas family on Thursday, October 30, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., at Roosevelt Elementary. The money raised will help pay for remodeling of the Elenbaas home to make it barrier free. Jeff fell from a tree stand on October 2 at a hunting site in rural Illinois. As a result of the fall, Jeff is paralyzed. He and his wife, Nesa, have two daughters attending Roosevelt and one daughter attending Creekside. Donations are accepted for the pancake supper. For more details, contact Roosevelt Elementary at 748-3050. To visit Jeff's care page at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois, click here. RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE

Adults: help support the Zeeland High Players as a patron
The 2008-2009 theater season is upon us. The Zeeland High Players troupe has taken on the challenge of staging "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" on November 6, 7 and 8 in DeWitt Auditorium. As always, much of what we do as a theater troupe would not be possible without the support of our patrons. Find out how you can help by clicking here: http://www.zeeland.k12.mi.us/zps/zhplayerspatron08.pdf

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Students from Creekside Middle School will host a special Scholastic Book Fair November 18 through 25 to help raise funds for the Calling All Colors multicultural group. The proceeds will help the group fund two annual conferences at Hope College and Grand Valley State University.

The Book Fair will feature a wide range of books for young teens and adults, including mystery and adventure novels, fantasy trilogies, sports guides, anime, cookbooks, and the latest bestsellers from more than 150 publishers. The Fair will be open each day from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm. Parents, children, teachers and the community are invited to attend.

Parents and student volunteers, the Calling All Colors Crew, help to plan the fair and also help run it.

"Our crew is working very hard to put on a great book fair event," faculty sponsor and school counselor Sehoy Brown said. "The project promotes literacy and reading, while at the same time raising money for student and school resources."

For more details, contact Brown at 748-3305.

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