8th graders, don’t forget to sign up for your Yosemite cabin groups today at lunch or Friday before school from 8-8:30. Remember, you must sign up in groups of 2 or 4 and all group members must be present at sign up.

Students: Picture make-up day is today during Brunch and Lunch in the Multi. Forms are in the office.

It’s ready! It’s here! It’s Falcon Feed! The creative writing class has just published its first issue of Falcon Feed, an online literary magazine. Inside this issue, you will find narrative poems and descriptive paragraphs written by 15 students as well as illustrations by students in Mrs. Hsuan’s art class. Where can you find Falcon Feed? Go to Blach’s website and click on Falcon Feed Volume 2, Issue 1. Check out the magazine today! Happy reading!

In NOON LEAGUE today, the games are Wade vs Waxman and Hu vs Mrs Kane. Come out and support your team. Be sure to be there BY 1:15 sharp!

Tonight is the big night! It’s COOKIES for $1.00 each sold by the Leadership class and music by band, orchestra and chorus. It promises to be a night to remember.

The CHICKEN LAUNCH is on for lunch tomorrow. We will begin where left off last Friday. You can also sign up by the stage.

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Starting next Monday (Oct. 6th) after school, Blach will have a doubles tennis social from 3:15 - 4:30. Bring your own racket and be ready to play! See Mrs. Kane for more details.

Congratulations to be Blach Cross Country team for an incredible performance yesterday. The 8th Grade Girls came in 2nd in the League and were lead by Amber who also placed second in the division. Kevin, Matteo and Maddie all place in the top 15 in their divisions.

The Cross Country team will have a brief but mandatory meeting right after school today. Bring your clean jerseys and be ready to vote. 

8th graders, don’t forget to sign up for your Yosemite cabin groups this Thursday at lunch, or Friday before school from 8-8:30. Remember, you must sign up in groups of 2 or 4 and all group members must be present at sign up.

Students: Picture make-up day is this Thursday (tomorrow). If you took pictures and want to retake them please bring them with you and give to the photographer. Forms are in the office.

Congratulations to Mrs. Shepherd’s team for the BIG volleyball win today. They will move on to the championship division.

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Starting next Monday (Oct. 6th) after school, Blach will have a doubles tennis social from 3:15 - 4:30. Everyone who comes will play. Bring your own racket and be ready to play! See Mrs. Kane for more details. Everyone interested is welcomed.

The 7th grade girls softball team lost a close game to Egan yesterday. Player of the game was Erin for her pitching and her home run.

The 8th grade softball team defeated Egan with a slugfest on Tuesday.
The Lady Falcons combined for 14 hits again, including a double by Angel
M. and triples by Andrea C. and Ilona S. The trio also pitched and combined to strike out 4 Viking batters. Maggie E. and Jessica D. were awesome behind the dish. The team record is now 6 and 2, and the final regular season game is this Thursday at Kennedy. Go Falcons! 

8th graders, don’t forget to sign up for your Yosemite cabin groups Tuesday at lunch, Wednesday before school from 8:30 to 9, Thursday at lunch, or Friday before school from 8-8:30. Remember, you must sign up in groups of 2 or 4 and all group members must be present at sign up.

Students guess what? Did you see that students in class got a REALLY cool LAYC Card? That means they are going to the first LAYC dance on Friday October 10. You can go to the dance too. Memberships are available at the Los Altos Recreation office. So get a membership- you can’t buy individual tickets! Everyone loves a LAYC and so will you! RSVPs begin October 1! Ask about our Just-Try-It to attend just one of the 2014 dances.

Students: Picture make-up day is this Thursday. If you took pictures and want to retake them please bring them with you on Thursday and give to the photographer. Forms are in the office.

In NOON LEAGUE today, the games are Shepherd vs Van De Vanter and Hsuan vs Hickman. Be ready to go by 1:05.

All homeroom points have been tabulated and are recorded. The charts are posted in Mrs. MacKenzie’s room so check to see what homeroom is in the lead!!! Remember that the Superclass Trophy is on the line!!

There are two things that you don’t want to miss this week: first is the Leadership

Cookie Bake at the Family Dinner on Thursday night and the second is the second round of the CHICKEN LAUNCH on Friday. We will begin where we left off last week.

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This goes out to all interested tennis players. Starting next Monday (Oct. 6th) after school, Blach will have a doubles tennis social from 3:15 - 4:30. Everyone who comes will play. Bring your own racket and be ready to play! See Mrs Kane for more details. 

Sorry for the inconvenience, but the Monday card club is cancelled today due to Mrs Kane's absence.

This goes out to all interested tennis players. Starting next Monday (Oct. 6th) after school, Blach will have a doubles tennis social from 3:15 - 4:30. Everyone who comes will play. Bring your own racket and be ready to play! See Mrs Kane for more details.

COOKIE ALERT: A delicious assortment of cookies will be sold this Thursday at the Family Dinner. Be sure to visit the Leadership tables which will be located right under the clock in the quad. Cookies will be sold for $1.00 each!
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The CROSS COUNTRY team will be practicing today as it prepares for the League Meet at Miller on Wednesday.

Girls softball practice today 

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Aren’t you excited?
About what?
Today is the first chicken launch of the year! What’s a chicken launch?

Well, you create a group of 3 people and the goal is to launch a rubber

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chicken with a slingshot as far as you can across the quad.

Person 1: Me too! People competing in the chicken launch will need to be on the stage

today during lunch by 1:05. All members need to be present to compete.

Chorus students: Please report to the chorus room at the start of period 6 for today’s workshop. You will stay until 3:03 unless other arrangements have been made with your period 6 or 7 teacher.

Congratulations to the volleyball teams from Mather and Dewberry for their wins on Tuesday. NEXT Tuesday, the teams playing will be Hickman vs Hsuan and Shepherd vs Van De Vanter. If you need a lunch pass see Mrs Honigman before Tuesday.

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The 7th grade girls softball team defeated Miller by a score of 12 to 10. Both teams have practice on Monday.

Blach defeated Miller in a great comeback game on Thursday. Ilona S. was injured on a line drive back to the mound in the first inning, and was able to re-enter to field later in the game. Andrea C. and Angel M. combined to pitch 3 shutout innings. Both Jessica D. and Maggie E. were solid behind the plate. The Lady Falcons rallied for 14 hits! A team high of 4 doubles were crushed deep to the outfield by Andrea C., Ilona S., Ashley K. and Jessica D. Both Maggie E. and Tanya S. laid down perfect bunts to reach base. The team is now 5 and 2. Our next game is this Tuesday away at Egan. Go Falcons!

Blach’s 8th grade boys lost another close one in five games to Miller. Great hits by Ian, Kyle and James and service runs by Matt, Kieran and Douglas.

In possibly the most exciting game this season, the 7th grade boys volleyball team came back to win 3-2 after being down 0-2 to Miller.
Great job boys! 

Noon League is on for today, weather permitting. The teams are Greenbaum vs Harris and Ramirez vs Rolland. All teams must be ready by 1:16 sharp.

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The Cross Country team will practice right after school today rain or shine. A huge CONGRATS to our runners- particularly Amber, Kevin, Maddy and Matteo who were our division leaders over the 1.8 mile course. 

Students: During Falcon Time (homeroom) school pictures were suppose to be passed out. If for some reason you did not receive yours please see your homeroom teacher during brunch/lunch.

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All CROSS COUNTRY runners will be traveling to Crittenden this week to compete against 11 other teams. Plan to meet in from of the locker rooms right after school for

last minute instructions. Photos will be taken today for the Sports Awards Assembly and the Yearbook so don’t be late!!

The 7th grade girls defeated Columbia yesterday to bring their record to 4 wins and 3 losses.

The 8th grade boys defeated Columbia yesterday 3 games to 0. Practice today after school to prepare for tomorrow’s match against Miller. 

LAYC Dance Memberships will be sold today at lunchtime. Extra membership forms are in the office.

Noon league games today will be Mrs. Mather’s homeroom vs. Mr. Maye’s homeroom and Mr. Dewberry’s homeroom vs. Mrs. Foy’s homeroom. Be there by 1:05 or your homeroom will be disqualified.

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LAYC Dance Memberships will be sold tomorrow at lunchtime. Extra membership forms are in the office. The first day will be on Oct. 10th. Please note the change in the date.

We have heard from several parents recently about kids riding their bikes to or from school in an unsafe way. Please be sure to follow the traffic rules, pay special attention to cars and pedestrians, and use hand signals so drivers know where you are going. Each year we have bike accidents, some quite serious. Wear your helmet and be a safe rider please!

The NOON LEAGUE volleyball games on Tuesday will be: Mather vs Maye and Dewberry vs Foy. All teams must be ready by 1:05 to be eligible to play.

The Giving Back Club meets today at lunch in room D-3. Looking forward to Hearing from committees’ progress!

The library is closed today during brunch and lunch. We're sorry for any inconvenience!

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Boys volleyball practice after school today.

The Cross Country team will practice right after school today. Meet on the grass area where we warm up.

The 7th grade boys volleyball team defeated Cupertino 3-1 on Thursday. 

Just a reminder that the informational student government meeting is today at lunch in the art room – A1. Please come if you want to make a difference.

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The CROSS COUNTRY team will practice right after school today. A BIG congratulations to Amber F., Matteo G. and Kevin S. for their amazing races yesterday at Kennedy!!