2/9/16
YOUR BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THEIR 10TH STRAIGHT GAME DEFEATING CHURCHILL 61-58 LAST NIGHT TO CLINCH
THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT DIVISION TITLE AND 20TH STRAIGHT DIVISION WIN. THE TEAM WAS LED BY JULIAN WATSON
AS HE SEALED THE GAME GOING 6-6 FROM THE FOUL LINE DOWN THE STRETCH. WE ARE NOW RANKED 14TH IN THE
MARYLAND STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLE. THE BOYS FINISH OUT DIVISION PLAY THIS WEEK AT WHEATON 7:15 TONIGHT
AND AT WHITMAN FRIDAY.
THE COLLEGE FOR ALL KICK OFF SESSION THAT WAS ANNOUNCED IN ENGLISH 11 CLASSES AND SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
AT LUNCHTIME HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A NEW DATE WILL BE SET AND ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT WEEK. IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY SPEAK TO MRS. HULL OR MRS. MCKELVEY IN THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT.
SENIORS, IF YOU RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FOR THE NAACP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, PLEASE BE SURE TO TURN IN YOUR
APPLICATION NO LATER THAN THE END OF THE DAY TODAY TO MS. HULL IN THE CAREER CENTER. REMEMBER YOU ALSO
NEED TWO RECOMMENDATION LETTERS AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION! DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO ASK
A RECOMMENDER TO WRITE YOUR LETTER! QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS. HULL.
THE WORKSHOP PRESENTATION ON THE NEW SAT FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHEN A RESCHEDULED DATE
FOR THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN SELECTED NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE. QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS. HULL.
SECOND SEMESTER ROCKET TEACHING ASSISTANTS: YOUR FIRST REQUIRED RTA SEMINAR WILL BE HELD THIS THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 11TH DURING LUNCH IN ROOM 33. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 11:15 AND BRING YOUR LUNCH WITH YOU. IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, EMAIL OR SEE MRS. HEIDLER. THANK YOU!
THE LOST & FOUND IS OVERFLOWING WITH ITEMS LEFT OR LOST DURING 2ND QUARTER. YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF
THE DAY ON FEBRUARY 10TH TO CHECK THE LOST & FOUND IN THE MAIN OFFICE FOR ANY ITEMS YOU MAY HAVE LOST
OR WENT MISSING. AFTER THE 10TH ALL ITEMS WILL BE DONATED TO A LOCAL CHARITY.
IB MUSIC STUDENTS WILL PRESENT A FREE RECITAL TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M. IN ROOM 107, THE CHORUS ROOM.
PERFORMANCES WILL BE BY EILEEN MOUDOU, ALEX ECHIKSON, KIMBERLEY STEININGER, MARY HOPKIN AND JEREMY
KEATON. ALL ARE WELCOME
ALL MEMBERS OF THE RECYCLING CLUB ARE TO REPORT TO THE MEDIA CENTER. RECYCLING RESTARTS THIS WEEK.
MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A MEETING ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
11TH AT 11:00 IN ROOM 159. COME AND LEARN ABOUT OUR TUTORING PROGRAM AND SECOND SEMESTER ACTIVITIES.
ANY STUDENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN BEING A VOTING DELEGATE TO THE SMOB NOMINATING CONVENTION SHOULD
SEE MRS. KELLINGER IN ROOM 236 NO LATER THEN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.
OUR PERSON IN BLACK HISTORY IS DR. PATRICIA BATH WHO’S LASER TOOL HAS HELPED RESTORE OR IMPROVE VISION
IN PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. BORN IN HARLEM, N.Y., BATH DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE EARLY IN HER LIFE. SHE
ATTENDED MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND COMPLETED A FELLOWSHIP IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AT
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. IN 1981, BATH INVENTED THE SURGICAL TOOL THAT MADE HER FAMOUS: THE LASERPHACO
PROBE, WHICH SHE CONTINUED TO PERFECT AND LATER PATENTED IN 1988. THE TOOL WAS USED DURING EYE SURGERY
TO CORRECT CATARACTS, AN EYE CONDITION THAT CLOUDS VISION AND CAN LEAD TO BLINDNESS. BATH'S LASER TOOL
WAS MORE PRECISE, LESS INVASIVE, AND LESS RISKY THAN PREVIOUS DEVICES, AND HAS BEEN USED AROUND THE
WORLD. BATH CLAIMS MANY "FIRSTS": SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO COMPLETE A RESIDENCY IN
OPHTHALMOLOGY; THE FIRST WOMAN TO CHAIR AN OPHTHALMOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES;
AND THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE DOCTOR TO SECURE A MEDICAL PATENT. SHE ALSO CO-FOUNDED THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
THE POM COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY AT 4:30 AT BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL. TICKETS WILL BE SOLD
AT LUNCH IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA CENTER THIS WEEK. TICKETS ARE $5. THIS EVENT USUALLY SELLS OUT SO PLAN ON
BUYING EARLY.
ALL BOYS INTERESTED IN PLAYING LACROSSE IN THE SPRING,THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY MEETING ON FEBRUARY 11TH
AT 3PM IN ROOM 33
ANY BOYS INTERESTED IN PLAYING BOYS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL THIS SPRING!! THERE WILL BE AN INTEREST MEETING ON
THURS., FEBRUARY 11TH DURING LUNCH FROM 11:15-11:45 IN ROOM 33.