2/23 Script
 Attention Julius West Thespians! Rehearsals THIS WEEK for our Spring
Musical will be after school on Wednesday and Thursday in Mr. Crarey’s
room, # 140.
 The PTSA will be hosting a movie, He Named Me Malala, Friday, Feb. 26th,
from 6pm - 8pm in the cafeteria. Admission will be free. See you there!
 JW MAC will meet after school in the media center on Wednesday. Please
sign up for a supper ticket on the sheet on the media center door by 12:15
on Wednesday.
 The Homework Club will meet every Wednesday and Thursday after school
in room 208. You can contact Mrs. Aldana for more information. Hope to
see you soon!
 6th graders: The Black-Eyed Susan Book Club with Ms. Lusman will be
meeting today in room 110. We are reading our 2nd book, Greenglass
House. See you there!!
 It is that time of year! The yearbook is almost here! So, it is time to start
purchasing your yearbook. The yearbook staff will be selling the yearbook
every day before school for only $35. Please hurry before books sell out!
 Help from Homework Hotline Live is available today. Call 301-279-3234, or
send texts from the website: Ask H-H-L dot org.
 The 6th Grade Homework Club will meet after school on Wednesdays and
Thursdays in Room #126. If you have any questions or cannot attend,
please see Mr. Prin.
 Newspaper will meet in Rm. 215 on Thursdays @ 3:15. If you are getting
supper, you MUST pick up a meal ticket from Mrs. Liburd in Rm. 215 by the
end of Pd. 3 on Thurs. mornings.
 Members of the National Junior Honor Society Winter Service Committee
will meet today during grade level lunch. 7th grade members will meet in
Room 4B, and 8th grade members will meet in Room 222. Please see Ms.
Fiabane if you need a lunch pass.
 The National Junior Honor Society is an organization that honors
outstanding students, and provides service learning opportunities, social
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activities, and field trips. We currently have over 60 members at Julius
West. 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students with a GPA of 3.75 are invited to
apply for NJHS membership. For a candidate form, please see Ms. Fiabane
in Room 114. Candidate forms are due THIS Friday, February 26 to Ms.
Fiabane. Please see Ms. Fiabane in Room 114 if you have any questions or
would like more information.
7th Grade Men’s Leadership will meet after school on Thursday in Mr.
Prin’s Portable. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Prin or Mr.
Barnes.
Ladies Leadership will be meeting during R & R on Thursday if you are
available. Please see Mrs. Trail for a pass. There will be no after school
meeting Wednesday.
All Extended Day Classes will meet after school tomorrow at 3:15. This
includes Ms. Plunkett’s reading, Mrs. Wood’s math, and Mr. O’Connell’s
Lights Camera Literacy. Please arrive promptly. Attendance is required.
Show pride in your country and/or show off your talent! The auditions for
this year’s multicultural assembly have been rescheduled for Wednesday,
March 2, at 3:15 in the cafeteria. Sign up for an audition slot on the media
center door or for more information, pick up a flyer in the media center.
And now for a video about Carver High School and Junior College. This
building is now our county’s board of education where the superintendent
works. It was the first equal-standards High School for African Americans in
Montgomery County. Let’s learn a little more about the history of the
Carver building…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLQXdN5FHuU#t=51
Congratulations to Alexandra Velez, Jake Reagan, and Ariel Thomas, who
won Monday’s Black History Question of the Day raffle. The correct answer
to Monday’s questions was Langston Hughes. Here is today’s Black history
Question of the day. Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American
ever elected to the US Senate. He represented this southern state from
February 1870 - March 1871. Which American state did he represent?
Make your guess during today’s grade level lunch. The winner will be
chosen from the correct entries.