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ROHANN ASFAW WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE TWO MILE IN NEW YORK ON
SATURDAY. HE BROKE THE PREVIOUS MEET RECORD OF 9:14 BY THREE SECONDS,
RUNNING 9:11. IT'S THE 4TH FASTEST TWO MILE BY A MARYLAND RUNNER IN THE LAST 25
YEARS. TWO OF THE THREE ATHLETES THAT HAVE RUN FASTER WENT ON TO BECOME
OLYMPIANS. CONGRATULATIONS ROHANN!
SENIORS INTERESTED IN SPEAKING AT GRADUATION SHOULD ATTEND THE INTEREST
MEETING BEING HELD THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH AT LUNCH IN THE MAIN OFFICE
CONFERENCE ROOM. TWO SENIORS WILL BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE CLASS OF
2016.
THE AP WORD OF THE WEEK IS PLIGHT, A NOUN MEANING THE CONDITION OF A
SITUATION, ESPECIALLY A DISTRESSING ONE.
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS WILL BE VISITING RM IN THE CAREER CENTER: UNIVERSITY OF
PITTSBURGH ON MARCH 15TH AT 10:25; UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ON MARCH 21ST AT
12:55; UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ON MARCH 21ST AT 1:45 AND MC ON APRIL 14TH AT 9:35.
STOP BY THE CAREER CENTER TO REGISTER TO ATTEND ANY OF THESE SESSIONS AND
TO PICK UP A PASS FOR YOUR TEACHER'S APPROVAL. YOUR TEACHER HAS THE FINAL
SAY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN ATTEND A SESSION AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MISSED WORK. QUESTIONS? SEE MS. HULL.
THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY, OR ASVAB, IS A MULTI-APTITUDE
TEST THAT HELPS IN IDENTIFYING SKILLS. STUDENTS TAKE THE ASVAB AS A CAREER
ASSESSMENT TOOL. IF YOU'RE THINKING OF ENTERING THE MILITARY, THE ASVAB IS A
REQUIRED TEST. THE ASVAB WILL BE GIVEN AT RM AT 7:45 A.M. ON APRIL 6TH IN THE
CAREER CENTER. THE ASVAB IS FREE AND IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO JOIN THE MILITARY.
PICK UP A PERMISSION SLIP IN THE CAREER CENTER TODAY IF YOU WANT TO
PARTICIPATE!
SENIORS, DO YOU WANT TO EARN THE CERTIFICATE OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD?
TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST HAVE 260 SSL HOURS ON RECORD. SENIORS WILL HAVE UNTIL
APRIL 8TH TO TURN IN HOURS TO BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE AWARD. SEE MS.
ANDERSON IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS!
BEGINNING TODAY THE BACK AREA OF THE MEDIA CENTER WILL BE CLOSED DURING
LUNCH FOR SAT TUTORING.
ANYONE WHO IS RUNNING FOR CLASS OFFICE OR SGA OFFICE FOR THE UPCOMING
SCHOOL YEAR SHOULD PICK UP A PETITION ON THE SGA BULLETIN BOARD. CANDIDATES
MUST BRING THEIR COMPLETED PETITIONS TO A MANDATORY MEETING IN ROOM 236 AT
THE BEGINNING OF LUNCH ON MARCH 15TH.
THE FINAL DATE FOR SUBMISSION TO FINE LINES IS TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH. WE WANT
YOUR WRITING, PHOTOS, ARTWORK, MUSIC, AND FILM SUBMISSIONS! GET THEM IN BY
TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION FOR OUR 2015-2016 ISSUE.
SUBMIT WORK TO [email protected] OR DROP IT OFF WITH MRS. HASHEM
LILES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR WORK!
IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER A SENIOR CLASS PANORAMIC
PHOTO, FORMS ARE IN THE MAIN OFFICE OR SEE MS. CONTINO IN ROOM 15. ORDER
FORMS AND PAYMENT ARE DUE ON MONDAY, MARCH 21ST.
SHALOM ROCKETS! DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT JUDAISM? DO YOU LIKE FOOD? IF SO,
COME TO THE MEETING OF THE JEWISH STUDENT ASSOCIATION THIS TUESDAY AT LUNCH
IN ROOM 217. ALL ARE WELCOME, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
TODAY IS PI DAY, AND IN CELEBRATION OF THIS SPECIAL DAY, WE HAVE AN EVENT YOU
WON'T WANT TO MISS. AT LUNCH, SEVERAL TEACHERS, INCLUDING MR. CHASE, MR.
GOETZ, MS. GALLUN, MR. MALLORY, MR. MCDONALD, AND DR. SPARKS WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL PIE-EATING CONTEST ON MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE
MEDIA CENTER. COME WATCH AND CHEER FOR THE NEXT PIE-EATING CHAMPION TODAY
DURING LUNCH.
BASKETBALL FANS, YOUR BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS PRODUCED A NUMBER OF ALLSTARS. COME OUT TO PAINT BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT AT 8:00 TO SEE JULIAN
STOVER COMPETE IN THE CKA ALL-STAR GAME FEATURING PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE
DC AREA. ON WEDNESDAY, DANIEL ALEXANDER WILL BE PLAYING IN THE MOCO ALL-STAR
GAME AT 7:00 AT MONTGOMERY COLLEGE. ON SATURDAY, JONATHAN CUSTODIO, NAS
ROBINSON, JULIAN STOVER AND DANIEL ALEXANDER WILL BE IN HAGERSTOWN, FOR THE
BUFFALO WILD WINGS. ALL-STAR GAME.
THE BADMINTON CLUB WILL BE HOLDING AN OPEN DOUBLES TOURNAMENT STARTING ON
MARCH 22ND. THE WINNING TEAM WILL RECEIVE A CHIPOTLE GIFT CARD, AND RUNNER
UPS WILL RECEIVE CONSOLATION PRIZES. SEND AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR
PARTNER'S NAME TO [email protected] BY OR STOP BY THE GYM ON TUESDAY OR
THURSDAY DURING LUNCH TO SIGN UP. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST SIGN UP
BY FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH!
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM RICHARD M. DEVOS: “FEW THINGS IN THE
WORLD ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN A POSITIVE PUSH. A SMILE. A WORLD OF OPTIMISM
AND HOPE. A 'YOU CAN DO IT' WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH.”
TODAY FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WE RECOGNIZE CICELY TYSON. (VIDEO)