We will be celebrating food from around the world with our own food sampling week! Each day during the week students who eat school lunch will have the opportunity to sample fun and exciting foods from all around the world!
We will be sampling: Pierogi: Ukraine, Lumpia: Philippines, Tortellini: Italy, Naan Bread: India, Horchata: Mexico, Mochi ice-cream: Japan

Monday, October 28th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Clinton City Civic Center Park Bowery (1651 West 2300 North, Clinton) the Clinton City Recreation Department will be hosting their Annual Halloween Walk! Students at Voyage Academy will be given an opportunity to create luminaries during art to display night during the Pumpkin Walk. Students are invited to bring their own carved, painted or decorated pumpkin or luminary from home to the park pavilion by 4:00 PM on Monday, October 28th to be displayed for the Pumpkin Walk that evening. Pumpkins not picked up by 8 PM that night will be discarded. Costumes are welcome but not required. Pumpkins will be sent home with our 6th grade students on Friday, October 25th. They need to be decorated/carved and brought back to the school on Monday, October 28th for Clinton City to stop by and pick up. Hot chocolate and donuts will be available for purchase that evening. If you would like more information about the Pumpkin Walk please visit www.clintoncity.net. We have also attached a flyer with more information.

Thursday, October 31st is our Annual Halloween Celebration at Voyage Academy. Our Annual Halloween Parade will begin at 9:00 AM and parents and families are invited to attend.

Students are welcome and encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to school this Wednesday for Halloween. Please remember that students are not permitted to bring weapons with their costume. Masks that cover the entire face will also NOT be allowed with Halloween costumes. Minimal face paint is allowed as long as it is not distracting, gory, or scary. For the safety of our students all students need to be able to be identified while at school. Any costume which will prevent a student from being able to be easily identified will not be allowed.

Thursday, October 31st will be a short day at Voyage Academy. School will be dismissed at 1:05 PM for those students in grades 1-6. Both AM and PM kindergarten students will attend school from 8:15 to 10:25 AM to allow them to participate in our Halloween Parade.

There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 1st for Professional Development. Please plan accordingly.