2/4/16
YOUR 1ST PLACE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM HANDILY DEFEATED CROSS TOWN RIVAL 77-60
TO GIVE US OUR 4TH STRAIGHT VICTORY OVER THE ROCKVILLE SHEEP. SOPHOMORE
DARYN ALEXANDER LED THE WAY WITH 13 POINTS AND 5 BLOCKS TO SILENCE THE
ROCKVILLE CROWD. OUR NEXT GAME IS AT WOOTTON THIS FRIDAY. TIP OFF IS AT 7:15.
COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE HIGHEST SCORING TEAM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ROCKET DIVER IAN MCBAIN FOR PLACING 7TH IN THE
METROPOLITAN SWIM AND DIVE MEET LAST NIGHT. WAY TO GO IAN.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A COURSE REGISTRATION CARD FOR NEXT YEAR, REPORT TO
THE CAREER CENTER DURING LUNCH TODAY FOR YOUR CARD AND INSTRUCTIONS.
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS WILL BE VISITING RM IN THE CAREER CENTER. BE SURE TO
REGISTER FOR ANY OF THESE INFORMATION SESSIONS AND PICK UP A PASS FOR YOUR
TEACHER'S APPROVAL. ON FEBRUARY 5TH AT 1:45-JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY; ON
FEBRUARY 10TH AT 9:35 MONTGOMERY COLLEGE; AND ON MARCH 15TH AT 10:25UNIVERSITY 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.
DID YOU KNOW RICHARD MONTGOMERY STUDENTS PUT ON ONE GLORIOUS EVENING OF
ONE ACT PLAYS, TWO OF WHICH WERE WRITTEN BY RM STUDENTS? WELL THEY DO AND
THEY WERE. COME WATCH YOUR CLASSMATES AS THEY MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, AND
THINK, THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH AT 7:00 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM. JAM FEST HAS BEEN
POSTPONED SO THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE. ADULTS ARE $13 STUDENTS ONLY $5. DON’T
MISS THIS ONE NIGHT SHOWCASE SPECTACULAR!
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
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 THAT WENT MISSING. AFTER
THE 10TH ALL ITEMS WILL BE DONATED TO A LOCAL CHARITY.
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!
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!
TENTH GRADERS, THE PERSONAL PROJECT CHECK-IN SESSION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29TH HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH.
DURING THIS MEETING, YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR STUDENT HANDBOOK, RECORDS OF
YOUR ONGOING WORK AND EVIDENCE OF HAVING COMPLETED YOUR FINAL PRODUCT OR
OUTCOME. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET MET YOUR GOAL, YOU SHOULD PLAN TO DISCUSS WITH
YOUR SUPERVISOR HOW YOU WILL DO SO IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A COED VARSITY VOLLEYBALL INTEREST MEETING
THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH AT LUNCH FROM 11:15AM - 11:30AM IN ROOM 234.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING FOR PICK-UP
OR YOU CAN OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FORMS ONLINE. HEALTH FORMS AND PARENT
PERMISSION FORMS 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 SUZANNE ELIZABETH ANDERSON: “I KNOW
THAT WHEN THINGS ARE AT THEIR WORST, SOMETHING BETTER IS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER IF WE JUST PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER AND KEEP MOVING
FORWARD.”
Today’s person for Black History Month is Daniel “Chappie” James the first African American
in America’s armed forces to attain the rank of four-star general. In 1937 he attended the
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. When World War II broke out, Tuskegee sponsored a flight
training program and in July 1943, he earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant and
became one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the first black pilots of the U.S. Air Corps. He
proved to be a remarkably skilled airman, and his first assignment, in 1943, was to train more
pilots. He was then deployed to an Army Air Force unit in Ohio. James’ final World War II
assignment was with a unit stationed in the Philippines. He dedicated his life to an
extraordinary career in the U.S. Air Force. Over the course of three wars, in WWII, Korea, and
Vietnam, he completed more than 160 combat missions as a fighter pilot. Upon being
promoted to four-star grade on Sept.1, 1975, James was assigned as Commander in Chief North
American Air Defense Command (NORAD), a position he held until his retirement on Feb. 1,
1978. He died 24 days later. In addition to the Distinguished Service Medal, his honors
included the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, a Presidential Unit Citation, and
several honorary degrees.