Announcements
*Film Club: The Film Club will meet at 8 am Tuesday, October 15, in Commons Conference Room 2.
*Football: The varsity football team plays Westminster at 2 pm tomorrow at home.
*Hispanic Heritage Month: Members of the World Religions Club spoke about indigenous religions and Catholicism in Latin America.
*Outdoor Adventure Team: The Outdoor Adventure Team will meet at the Forest Park Boathouse from 2 to 4:30 pm tomorrow to rent canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards. Please email Mr. Colbert (jbcolbert@jburroughs.org) if you would like to attend. Next week, the club will partner with Vertical Voyages for an on-campus tree climb (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday). More information is available on the the Outdoor Adventure Team Canvas page.
*Sixth Man: This week's Game of the Week is the varsity girls tennis team's district matches, which will be played at 1:30 pm today and tomorrow at St. Joseph's.
*SPENSA: Students interested in volunteering at Saturday morning's SPENSA (the Special Needs Soccer Association) session (8:30 to 10 am at Soccer Park in Fenton, Field 2) can find more information on the Montgomery Plan Canvas Page. This opportunity is open to students ages 14+.
*Volleyball: The varsity volleyball team plays Visitation at 5:30 pm today home.
Assembly Announcements
Announcements
*Christian Affinity: The Christian Affinity Group will meet at 8 am tomorrow in Ms. Donovan's room (212).
*Common Day: Today is a Common Day. Seventh and 9th graders will meet in advisory, and 12th graders will meet in the Newman Auditorium.
*Hispanic Heritage Month: Ms. Salrin read a poem by Ada Limón, the first Latina to be Poet Laureate of the United States. Her poem, "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa," will be engraved on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft before it launches into space later this month on a journey to explore Jupiter's fourth largest moon. The poem, first shared publicly during a special reading at the Library of Congress, will be engraved on the spacecraft set to launch later this month.
*Space Explorers: The Space Explorers will meet at 8 am tomorrow in Mr. Davis's room (226).
Announcements
*Housekeeping: Mr. Abbott reminded students to please clean up after themselves, and not to assume that someone else is taking care of it. If students encounter a mess that they cannot clean up on their own, they can ask an adult to notify the plant ops staff.
*Jewish Affinity Group: The Jewish Affinity Group will meet at 8:15 am Thursday in Sra. Cohen's room (101). Anyone who identifies as Jewish is welcome to join.
*Little Shop of Horrors: Auditions for this year's upper-school musical, Little Shop of Horrors, will be held Wednesday, October 30, and Thursday, October 31, with callbacks on Friday, November 1. More information about the audition process will be shared later this month. In the meantime, students can reach out to Mr. Battles (dbattles@jburroughs.org) with any questions.
*President Carter: In honor of President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, Mrs. Dodson-Ching (History) spoke about his legacy and his many contributions after he left office.
*PSAT: Tenth and 11th graders will take the PSAT tomorrow morning; students will receive additional reminders about the exam from their grade-level principals.
*Spectrum: Spectrum will meet at 8 am Thursday in Mr. Bloch's room (305).
Announcements
*Chouteau Island Clean-up: The Montgomery Plan will host its annual Chouteau Island Clean-Up from 9 am to noon Friday, October 11 (a day off school). Transportation from Burroughs is available; students should meet at 8:15 am in the Clayton Road lot. More information and a sign-up form can be found on the Montgomery Plan Canvas page. This opportunity is open to all grades.
*Cross Country: The boys cross country team placed second at the Frank Schultz Invitational and presented a plaque to the school.
*October 7 Anniversary: Dr. Jay (History, Administration) spoke about rising antisemitism and Islamophobia around the world, sharing some of her personal experiences and drawing from her doctoral research in Middle Eastern studies and religious history.
Announcements
*Challenger Baseball: Volunteers are still needed for Sunday afternoon's Challenger Baseball event for local kids with disabilities; the event will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 pm on the field hockey team. Interested high school students can sign up to participate as Burroughs Buddies via the sign-up sheet posted on the Student Activities board in the Commons.
*Hispanic Heritage Month: Rafe Rosario-Blake '26 spoke about the history of indigenous cultures across Latin America and various ways those cultures are celebrated today. He encouraged students, faculty, and staff to check out exhibits at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis County Public Library, and local museums to learn more about these cultures.
Mr. Abbott announced that Mr. Novak (Light & Sound, Safety & Security) will be deploying soon with his National Guard unit. Thank you to Mr. Novak for his service to our country and our school.