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Daily Announcements, Friday, October 4, Day 2

Wanna read great books and talk about them with your friends? Consider joining the Anoka-Hennepin Middle Schools Battle of the Books! Sign-ups are due by Friday, so get the information from your ELA teacher, and sign up with the link posted in their Google Classroom. Don't have a team, but still want to join? We can put you on a team of three so you're ready for the competition in February. All meetings happen during school hours, but you must sign up by Friday, October 4! Then check out the BOB books from the library and get reading!

Do you love competing against friends and showing off your strategic skills? Well, get ready, because the JMS Board Games Club is launching next week, and it's going to be epic!  Whether you’re a master of Connect 4, a Catan conqueror, a Battleship captain, or a Monopoly mogul, we’ve got something for everyone!  This is your chance to test your wits and have a blast doing it!  It’s all about friendly competition, low pressure, and loads of fun! So grab your friends, sign up, and let the games begin! Stop by the Community Ed office for more information or register online today!

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 13% of the U.S. population speaks Spanish at home. English is the most spoken language in the U.S with 254 million speakers, followed by 43 million Spanish speakers. It is predicted that one in three people will speak Spanish by 2050.