The Health Department is having trouble getting the flu vaccine for school staff and students. It may be 2-3 more weeks before they receive it. So, here is a list of flu clinics being offered in our area. BC/BS Insurance will cover the cost of getting the flu vaccine this year. Parents and students can receive the flu shot at these clinics.

• Flu Shots
  • Nebo Elementary - Nov.19 from 3:15pm - 6:00pm. This clinic is for children ages 3 to 18 years and for current school system employees. There is NO out-of-pocket cost but if your child has insurance, bring the card.
• H1N1 Swine Flu Shots
  • Nebo Elementary - Nov.23 from 1:00pm - 7:00pm at the National Guard Armory located at 102 Spaulding Drive in Marion, NC 28752. The phone number is 828-652-6811. Bring your insurance card, Medicaid card and social security number. There is no charge for this vaccine. Availability:
    • H1N1 Nasal Mist (Live, but weakened Virus) available for:
      • healthy people ages 2 through 49 years of age who are not pregnant and do not have certain health conditions. According to the CDC, H1N1 Nasal Mist is a safe and effective way for healthy non-pregnant people ages 2-49 years of age to prevent flu.
    • H1N1 Injectable Vaccine (Dead Virus) available for:
      • Children ages 6 months to 18 years
      • Anyone ages 19 through 24 years
      • Pregnant Women
      • Anyone who lives in the house with or takes care of an infant under 6 months of age
      • Health Care workers and EMS personnel
      • Anyone ages 25-64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions or a weakened immune system

You can also get your flu shot at the McDowell County Health Department on week days from 8:30am - 4:45pm. No appointment required. There is also a web site maintained by Maxim Healthcare: FindAFluShot.com.

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The SAT will be held at McDowell High School on Saturday, January 23rd. To register you may need the MHS school code: 342485.

Students should sign up by December 15th. Don't forget! There is also a late sign up deadline on December 30th, but this will cost extra.

See your counselor if you have any questions.

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Check out the new edition of McDowell High School's student-produced newspaper, The Iliad!

• Current Issue

And the winner of the food drive is ... The Wee Titans! They collected 279 cans over the past five weeks. Some of them took their own money and bought cans. We want to thank everyone who contributed to the food drive. If you collected 2 or 200 cans you are greatly appreciated! It was a close race. Thank you Ms. Grindstaff for doing an awesome job collecting 263 cans. "Team Talbert" collected 239. Thanks Mrs. Caldwell for your 170 cans.

A special thanks to ROTC. They collected so many cans that first week for us. Today they have two more huge boxes that are overflowing. Amazing!

Members will deliver these to Manna Food Bank on Wednesday afternoon. The cans will be weighed and I will have a total as far as how many pounds of food we collected. Thanks again for your support!

Kori Elliott, sponsor of Student Serve.

Web Site: http://student-serve.mcdowell.high.groupfusion.net

The Japanese Culture Club is working with NC Outreach Homecare in McDowell County to sponsor Toys for Tots at the high school this year. Members will start taking up toys and donations for Toys for Tots on October 14 through the end of November. If you would like to participate, please bring any new and unwrapped (not gift wrapped) toys and place them in the box outside of David Gartner's office upstairs in the media center. The Marines prefer the gifts not be wrapped so they can better sort the toys into age and gender-appropriate groups.

In support of this fundraiser, during the week of October 19th members will be in the concession stand during all three lunches to take up toys from students. Later in November, we will also have a contest between 4th period classes. Whichever 4th period class makes the most donations will win a prize (to be announced). We also plan to take up donations at Wal-Mart just before Thanksgiving.

While Toys for Tots is a nationwide effort, all toys and money donated here will go to McDowell County children. Here's a blurb from Toys for Tots website:

The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

School Information

McDowell County Public Schools has created and will maintain a page on the county web site with information on the H1N1 virus also known as the Swine Flu. Please visit mcdowell.groupfusion.net/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=124797 for more information.

The state of North Carolina has also created a Flu Preparedness Web Site at flu.nc.gov.

Tracking the spread of the H1N1 Swine Flu

If you would like to track the progress of the H1N1 Swine Flu there is an interactive map at flutracker.rhizalabs.com. As of August 31st, there are only a few sporadic cases spread over the western counties of North Carolina. Buncombe County has 13 cases and Watauga 7, but McDowell has 0 so far.

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Students have been asked to complete a yearbook order form for the 2010 edition of the yearbook. Parents should receive a statement in the mail with payment information. At the time that the yearbook is ordered, payment may be made with a check, money order, or credit card made out to Jostens.  You may also order yearbooks at www.jostensyearbooks.com or you may pay Wayne Greene at McDowell High.  The school accepts cash, checks, or money orders made out to McDowell High School.

Contact Information

For more information about pictures or yearbooks, contact Wayne Greene at the high school:

• 828-652-7920
• Wayne.Greene@mcdowell.k12.nc.us

GovDeals is an online auction site for government surplus. McDowell County Schools has decided to partner with them for our annual auction. See what McDowell County Schools is selling at the link below today!

(Note that the first auction will become live on September 23rd.)

McDowell County Schools' GovDeals Items

The McDowell High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been organized to recognize outstanding achievement in athletics for athletes, coaches, and others who have made significant contributions to the athletic program. Individuals may be nominated in any of the following three categories: athlete, coach, or contributor.

Visit the Athletic Hall of Fame page for more information and to download nomination forms.

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