5/17/16
THE PARCC ASSESSMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, MAY 19TH AND FRIDAY, MAY
20TH. BOTH THE ENGLISH 10 AND ALGEBRA 1 EXAMS WILL BE HELD BOTH DAYS.
STUDENTS WHO NEED TO TAKE THE ALGEBRA1 AND ENGLISH 10 EXAMS SHOULD REPORT
TO THEIR ENGLISH EXAM LOCATION ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AN ALGEBRA
MAKE- UP EXAM WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR YOU NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THE ENGLISH 10 AND ALGEBRA 1 EXAMS, REPORT TO YOUR ENGLISH EXAM LOCATION
THIS WEEK. YOU CAN FIND YOUR TESTING LOCATION BY LOOKING AT THE POSTERS THAT
ARE HANGING IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. YOU CAN ALSO ASK ANY
OF YOUR TEACHERS FOR YOUR TESTING LOCATION.
STUDENTS TAKING THE ENGLISH 10 PARCC ASSESSMENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING
THEIR OWN HEADPHONES TO THE EXAM. WHILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT
PERMITTED IN THE TESTING ROOM, YOU WILL NEED HEADPHONES FOR YOUR ENGLISH
ASSESSMENT. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING THEM.
DUE TO THE PARCC AND HSA ASSESSMENTS, THERE WILL BE A DELAYED OPENING
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK AND MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. IF
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE PARCC IN ENGLISH 10 OR ALGEBRA 1, AND YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO TAKE THE NSL OR BIOLOGY HSAS, YOU MAY REPORT TO SCHOOL FOR LUNCH AT
11:30 ON EACH OF THESE DAYS; HOWEVER, BUSES RUN ON THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULES
DURING EXAMS. IF YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE LATE, YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR OWN
TRANSPORTATION. ALSO, UNLIKE LAST YEAR, YOU MAY NOT OPT OUT OF TAKING THE
PARCC ASSESSMENT. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN ORDER TO MEET
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.
THE TIDE NEWSPAPER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR OWN, ANDY KOSTKA, ONE OF
THE TIDE'S EDITORS-IN-CHIEF, WAS NAMED HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR BY
THE MARYLAND, DC, AND DELAWARE PRESS ASSOCIATION! ANDY WAS HONORED AT A
CEREMONY ON FRIDAY, AND RECEIVED A $1500 SCHOLARSHIP. PLEASE JOIN MS. BROWN,
MS. PEYER, AND THE TIDE STAFF IN CONGRATULATING ANDY ON THIS WELL-DESERVED
AWARD!
APPLICATIONS FOR FINE LINES EDITOR POSITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS WEEK.
PLEASE PICK UP AN APPLICATION FROM ROOM 252 AND APPLY NOW! EDITOR IN CHIEF
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON JUNE 1ST; SECTION EDITOR APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON JUNE
8TH. DESCRIPTIONS OF SECTION EDITOR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AVAILABLE; NO
PREVIOUS EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!
ARE YOU WONDERING WHAT THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IS REALLY LIKE? COME GET
ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED TONIGHT! A PANEL OF RM ALUMNI WILL BE SPEAKING
ABOUT THEIR FIRST YEAR COLLEGE EXPERIENCES IN THE RM CAFETERIA AT 6:30 PM.
HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS READY!
IF YOU ORDERED A 2016 ROCKET YEARBOOK, YOU MAY PICK IT UP IN THE DANCE STUDIO
DURING LUNCH ON THURSDAY, MAY 19TH. IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO ORDER A
YEARBOOK, FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE MAIN OFFICE, THE SENIOR CLASS BULLETIN
BOARD, OR SEE MS. CONTINO IN ROOM 15. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEE
MS. CONTINO OR EMAIL HER AT: [email protected]
IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND YOU PRE-ORDERED THE SENIOR CLASS PHOTO, PLEASE SEE
MS. CONTINO IN ROOM 15 DURING LUNCH OR AFTERSCHOOL TO PICK UP YOUR PHOTO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE UP IN MATH? THE MATH MAKE-UP ROOM IN
OPEN DURING LUNCH ON MONDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS IN ROOM 324. CHECK WITH
YOUR TEACHER OR JUST SHOW UP! MATH ASSESSMENT GRADES GENERALLY GET
LOWER AND LOWER THE LONGER STUDENTS WAIT TO MAKE THEM UP. DON'T PUT IT OFF GET YOUR MAKE-UPS DONE ASAP! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN ROOM 324!
HOMEWORK CLUB WILL BE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK. SEE YOU THERE!
MARCHING BAND MEMBERS, IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR!! WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEF MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH IN THE BAND ROOM TO DISCUSS
NEXT SEASON AND DRUM MAJOR AUDITIONS. DRUM MAJOR AUDITIONS WILL HAPPEN
NEXT WEEK. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, SEE DR. PERRY.
GIRLS SUMMER LEAGUE BASKETBALL TRYOUTS ARE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND
FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK FROM 3-5PM IN THE GYM. PLEASE SEE COACH OAKES IN ROOM 260
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM ANTHONY CARMONA: "YOU MUST STAND FOR
SOMETHING! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE GRAND, BUT IT MUST BE A POSITIVE THAT BRINGS
LIGHT TO SOMEONE ELSE'S DARKNESS."