2/5/16
CONGRATULATIONS TO KAMRYN UMBEL WHO HAD A 5TH PLACE FINISH LAST NIGHT AT
THE METRO SWIM AND DIVE MEET. WAY TO GO KAMRYN!
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!
IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT A GAP YEAR AFTER GRADUATION, THERE IS A GAP YEAR
FAIR TODAY FROM 6:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. AT WOOTTON HIGH SCHOOL. YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO OFFER GAP YEAR
PROGRAMS. THE EVENT IS FREE! QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS. HULL
IF YOU TOOK THE ASVAB IN DECEMBER, THE SCORE RESULTS ARE IN AND THERE WILL BE
AN INTERPRETATION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 9TH DURING 6TH & 7TH PERIODS IN THE
MEDIA CENTER. IF YOU WANT A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF YOUR SCORES, COME TO THE
MEDIA CENTER ON FEBRUARY 9TH DURING 6TH PERIOD. QUESTIONS? PLEASE SEE MS.
HULL.
TONIGHT, FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT
TO YOU THE 2016 ONE ACT PLAYS. THIS SHOW IS ENTIRELY STUDENT PRODUCED, CAST,
AND DIRECTED. TWO PLAYS WERE WRITTEN BY YOUR CLASSMATES. COME WATCH AS
THEY MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, AND THINK, TONIGHT AT 7:00 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM. THIS
IS THE PLACE TO BE. ADULTS ARE $13 STUDENTS ONLY $5. DON’T MISS THIS ONE NIGHT
SHOWCASE SPECTACULAR!
THE LOST & FOUND IS OVERFLOWING WITH ITEMS LEFT OR LOST IN 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.
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS WILL BE VISITING RM IN THE CAREER CENTER. BE SURE TO
REGISTER FOR ANY OF THESE INFORMATION SESSION AND PICK UP A PASS FOR YOUR
TEACHER'S APPROVAL. TODAY AT 1:45-JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY; ON FEBRUARY
10TH AT 9:35 MONTGOMERY COLLEGE; AND ON MARCH 15TH AT 10:25-UNIVERSITY OF
PITTSBURGH. IF YOU ATTEND A SESSION, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING UP ANY
MISSED WORK AND TEACHERS HAVE THE FINAL SAY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN
ATTEND A SESSION. QUESTIONS? SEE MS. HULL.
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.
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 HULL.
THE 8TH ANNUAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES COLLEGE FAIR WILL
BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. AT PAINT BRANCH
HIGH SCHOOL. MANY SCHOOLS WILL BE CONDUCTING ON-SITE ADMISSION AND
SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEWS! SENIORS ARE YOU THINKING OF APPLYING TO AN HBCU AND
HAVEN'T DONE SO? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET EVERYTHING DONE! INTERVIEWS WILL
START AT 5:00 P.M. WANT TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE FAIR? SEE MS. HULL FOR
DETAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS!
WHAT IS ACT-SO? IT IS THE AFRO-ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC
OLYMPICS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. THERE ARE 30 CATEGORIES STUDENTS
CAN SUBMIT ENTRIES TO COMPETE FOR A LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP. LOCAL WINNERS GO ON
TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL. YOU COULD SUBMIT A POEM, ORIGINAL SONG OR A SCIENTIFIC
EXPERIMENT. STOP BY THE CAREER CENTER FOR MORE INFO!
OUR PERSON FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS DR. PATRICIA L. TURNER, A GENERAL
SURGEON AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MEDICAL CENTER. DR. TURNER IS PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE GENERAL SURGERY
RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER. SHE HAS
SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE SURGICAL CAUCUS OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
YOUNG PHYSICIANS SECTION, IS A MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF SURGICAL
NEWS AND IS A SENIOR STAFF FELLOW AT THE NIH NATIONAL HEART, LUNG & BLOOD
INSTITUTE, LABORATORY OF KIDNEY AND ELECTROLYTE METABOLISM, BETHESDA, MD.
DR. TURNER RECEIVED HER MEDICAL DEGREE AT BOWMAN GRAY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, COMPLETED HER
SURGICAL RESIDENCY AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, AND WAS A CLINICAL FELLOW
IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY AT MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL
CENTER, WEILL-CORNELL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE, AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW
YORK CITY. IN DECEMBER 2011, SHE BEGIN SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS DIVISION OF MEMBER SERVICES.
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A COED VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TODAY DURING
LUNCH FROM 11:15AM – 11:30AM IN ROOM 234. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND FORMS
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING AND FOR PICK UP OR YOU CAN OBTAIN REQUIRED
ONLINE. HEALTH FORMS, PARENT PERMISSION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND
SUBMITTED TO COACH BOYD PRIOR TO MARCH 1ST, THE FIRST DAY OF TRYOUTS! BE
SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND I WILL SEE YOU THIS FRIDAY! GO ROCKETS!
THE POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY IS FROM STEPHANIE LAHART: "SAY NO TO NEGATIVITY
AND SAY YES TO POSITIVITY. NEGATIVITY HAS NO PLACE IN YOUR LIFE.”