1. ScholarshipsStill looking for a scholarship for you? The Latrobe Rotary Academic and the Latrobe Rotary Athletic Scholarships are for Derry and Latrobe Students and are due tomorrow, March 6th. Some local scholarships that are due on April 17th are Joseph Michael Bundy Memorial for $1,000, the DAHS Class of 1968 for $500, and the Greg Dorn Memorial Scholarship for $150. If you are interested in seeking more scholarships, visit the school's website. 2. IdlewildAre you interested in a summer job to make money? A representative from Idlewild will be here today for interviews. Please sign up in the counseling office if you want to be interviewed. After you sign up, we will schedule the time for your interview. 3. Food BankStudents wishing to help out at the Derry Area Food Bank Distribution on Wednesday, March 18, from 8:30 until 11:15 can pick up permission forms from Mrs. Cramer in the Main Office. Students can only attend if they have a signed permission form turned in prior to the trip. Students assisting at the Food Bank will earn 2 ½ hours of community service credit for their work. Students are reminded that they must have ten hours of community service documented in order to graduate. If you have any questions, please see Mr. McCleary. LUNCH TALKBoris Milosic, 23, broke a Guinness World Record on Sunday when he went underwater at a pool in the town of Kastel Gomilica in Croatia. He walked a total of 328 feet before resurfacing for air. The previous record of 262 feet was set by Turkish diver Sertan Aydin. - Addy Hildebrand TODAY'S QUOTEClearly, what we're talking about isn't criticism. This is hate. Chris Harrison, host of the franchise, “The Bachelor”, said this during a "Women Tell All Special" in which the female contestants of the show discussed the shocking, abusive messages they have received from viewers who watch the show. - Jessica Schissler TODAY'S NUMBER: 390 MillionA record breaking explosive created a black hole 390 million light-years away has been discovered by astronomers. Some people are comparing this to Mt. St. Helens “1980 ripped off the top of the mountain”. But a “key difference is that you could fit fifteen Milky Way galaxies in a row into the crater this eruption “punched the clusters hot gas”. This explosion breaks all others, including MS 0735+74, which was known for the largest and most powerful explosion. This new black hole is 5 times greater than the MS 0735+74 and is helping astronomers further understand the world above us. - Chloe Homan AND FINALLYComments are closed.
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