2/8/16
THE SAT WORD OF THE WEEK IS IMPEDE, A VERB MEANING TO OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH.
ROCKET BOCCE WON THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY BY BEATING KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL 16 TO 9 IN THE
FIRST ROUND, PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED AND REIGNING CHAMPION BCC 18 TO 3 IN ROUND TWO, AND SHERWOOD IN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 GAMES TO ONE. SOPHOMORES ANNE SCHAUER, CALEB SCHAUER, AND BAILEY KARECKI,
FRESHMAN CYRUS PREISENDORFER, JUNIOR ERICA ABSHIRE, AND SENIOR JAMAL MIDDLETON HANDLED SHERWOOD
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SEVEN DAYS. AFTER LOSING THE FIRST GAME 2 TO 8, OUR ROCKETS ENSURED VICTORY BY
PLAYING AS A TEAM AND NEVER LOSING FOCUS. CONGRATULATIONS ROCKET BOCCE OUR COUNTY CHAMPIONS!
THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON THEIR NINTH STRAIGHT GAME ON FRIDAY DEFEATING RIVAL WOOTTON HIGH
SCHOOL. YOUR ROCKETS SCORED 30 FOURTH QUARTER POINTS FOR THE SECOND GAME A ROW TO WIN A COME
BEHIND THRILLER FINISHING 78-64. NASIIR ROBINSON LED THE WAY WITH A CAREER HIGH AND TEAM SEASON HIGH 22 POINTS. THE WIN IMPROVES OUR RECORD TO 13-3, REMAINING UNDEFEATED IN DIVISION PLAY. YOUR ROCKETS
ARE NOW 1 WIN AWAY FROM CLINCHING A SECOND STRAIGHT DIVISION TITLE. THE BOYS ALSO CRACKED THE STATE
OF MARYLAND'S TOP TWENTY RANKING WITH THE WIN. THEY TAKE ON SECOND PLACE CHURCHILL TONIGHT AWAY AT
5:30. COME OUT SUPPORT THE MOST EXCITING TEAM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
THIS WEEKEND THE BOYS SWIM AND DIVE TEAM COMPETED IN THE METRO CHAMPIONSHIP AND CAME AWAY WITH A
3RD PLACE FINISH. THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY STARTED THE NIGHT OFF WITH A TEAM AND COUNTY RECORD AND ALSO
AN ALL AMERICAN TIME WHICH WAS HAD KENNY AND GREG AFOLABLI-BROWN, BOUKE EDSKES, AND MATT
NGUYEN. SIMON LI, BOUKE EDSKES, KENNY AND GREG AFOLABI-BROWN ALSO SWAM THE 200 FREE RELAY. THEY
CAME AWAY WITH A TEAM AND COUNTY RECORD AND ALSO AN ALL AMERICAN TIME. BOUKE EDSKES WON THE 200
IM AND BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD. HE ALSO GOT SECOND IN THE 100 FLY WITH AN ALL AMERICAN TIME AND
SCHOOL RECORD AND BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 50 FREE. KENNY GOT THE SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 100
BREAST AND ALL AMERICAN TIME. IAN MCBAIN BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD IN BOYS DIVING
WEDNESDAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SWIMMERS WHO ALSO MADE IT BACK TO FINALS AND SCORED
POINTS, JACK ROSE, JOHN CLADO, CONNOR DIN, NATHAN KIM, BEN SOLOMICH, AND DAVID ZHANG.
ON THE GIRLS SIDE THE RM SWIM AND DIVE TEAM PLACED 11TH AND HAD A GREAT SHOWING AT THE METRO SWIM
MEET. THE 200 FREE RELAY OF KELLIE ZHANG, GRACE SUN, AUDREY RICHTER AND KELSY SONG BROKE A SCHOOL
RECORD IN THE 200 FREE RELAY. KAMRYN UMBEL ALSO BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD IN DIVING. OTHER SWIMMERS
WHO MADE IT BACK TO FINALS AND SCORED POINTS THAT NIGHT ARE HELEN KENT, LAUREN ZHOU, AND SOPHIE ELMASRY. GREAT JOB LADIES.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW SAT? WE HAVE A SPECIAL SPEAKER, MS. ISABELA GUIMARAES, WHO WILL
GIVE A PRESENTATION ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE RM AUDITORIUM. THE PROGRAM IS FREE AND
IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. MS. GUIMARAES IS THE OWNER AND FOUNDER OF THE WHEELHOUSE
LEARNING COMPANY, A TEST PREP/ACADEMIC SUPPORT/COLLEGE ADVISING COMPANY. IF YOU ARE TAKING THE
MARCH SAT, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE NEW FORMAT!
SENIORS, IF YOU RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FOR THE NAACP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, PLEASE BE SURE TO TURN IN
YOUR APPLICATION NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 9TH 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.
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 ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH 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.
OUR PERSON FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS DR. HERBERT SMITHERMAN. HEWS NICKNAMED THE “JACKIE ROBINSON
OF PROCTOR & GAMBLE AND WAS A PIONEERING EXECUTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL CHEMIST AT PROCTOR &
GAMBLE. SMITHERMAN GRADUATED FROM TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE IN ALABAMA AND EARNED HIS PH.D. IN PHYSICAL
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN 1966, JUST A YEAR AFTER THE VOTING RIGHTS
ACT WAS PASSED, HE WAS THE FIRST BLACK PERSON WITH A DOCTORATE HIRED AT PROCTOR & GAMBLE. DR.
SMITHERMAN DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF INCREDIBLY POPULAR PATENTS, INCLUDING CREST TOOTHPASTE,
SAFEGUARD SOAP, BOUNCE FABRIC SOFTENERS, BIZ, FOLGERS COFFEE AND CRUSH SODA, TO NAME A FEW SPENDING
29 YEARS AT PROCTOR AND GAMBLE. A CHILD OF THE SOUTH, DR. SMITHERMAN’S FAMILY LIVED IN BIRMINGHAM,
ALABAMA, WHERE HIS FATHER SERVED AS A REVEREND. A YOUNG SMITHERMAN WOULD SEE HIS FATHER’S CHURCH
BURN DOWN TWICE DURING THEIR PUSH FOR VOTING REGISTRATION AND VOTING RIGHTS. HE SERVED AS VICE
PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY AND THEN STARTED A HIGH SCHOOL CALLED THE
WESTERN HILLS DESIGN TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL TO HELP BLACK STUDENTS PERFORM BETTER IN MATH AND SCIENCE. HE
WAS ALWAYS WORKING TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER, OPENING DOORS TO INDUSTRY AND POTENTIAL
ADVANCEMENT.
ANY BOYS INTERESTED IN PLAYING BOYS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL THIS SPRING!! THERE WILL BE AN INTEREST MEETING ON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH DURING LUNCH FROM 11:15-11:45 IN ROOM 33.