By Mr. Curcio, Station Advisor Posted 8:58 AM ET 1. Red Ribbon WeekNational Red Ribbon Week Theme, Drug Free Looks Like Me™ is a reminder that everyday Americans across the country make significant daily contributions to their communities by being the best they can be because they live Drug-Free! Starting on Monday, October 25 we will celebrate Red Ribbon Week: Monday - Pajama Day Tuesday - TBD Wednesday - Meme Day Thursday - Decades Day Friday - Wear Red Day 2. Huss Finishes 9th at TSTCAThe Derry Area Boys and Girls Cross Country teams competed at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association Championship held at Roadman Park, hosted by Cal U. The girls finished 11th overall and were led by freshman Jane Huss who took 9th in a field of 172 runners, covering the hilly course in 21:29. Huss was followed by fellow freshman Mikah Horwat in 24:12. Seniors Emma Huber and Nicole Enos were close behind in 25:16 and 25:22 respectively. The Derry Area Boys put together strong individual performances with senior captain Jake Watson leading the way in 20:29. Fellow senior captain Blake Cecchini ran 21:23. Standout freshman Logan Corbett was 3rd man in for the boys, his highest finishing position of the year, in 21:32. Senior Morgan Sobota ran 22:23 and sophomore Seth Swisher rounded out all scorers in 23:32. Both teams are back at Cal U next Thursday for the WPIAL Championships for those that qualified. 3. Yearbook SalesThe 2022 Derrian will be on sale this week for $70. If you would like your name to be engraved on the front cover of your yearbook, it will be an additional $5. Make check or money order due to DAHS Derrian 2022—no cash will be accepted. Yearbooks will be on sale during homeroom only in the F hallway. Please fill out the appropriate form and purchase your yearbook October 18-22! Forms can be picked up in the office or outside of Mrs. Bushey’s room F312. LUNCH TALKA Tufts lacrosse player died on Sunday after participating in a student hot dog eating contest, according to the Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Madelyn Nicpon was participating in the contest on Saturday at a Boston-area home with other students when she choked. First responders performed “extensive life-saving procedures” before transporting her to a local hospital, where she died the next day. Nicpon was 20. TODAY'S QUOTEThis stuff won't go away. From The Guardian: "Last year, residents in Campbell, Wisconsin, a four-square-mile island city in the Mississippi River, learned disturbing news: toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” used in firefighting foam at a neighboring airport had probably been contaminating their private wells for decades... ...Wisconsin’s troubles aren’t unique. States around the US are contending with similar difficulties, as increased testing has revealed that drinking water supplies for more than 100 million people are contaminated with PFAS, and the Environmental Protection Agency recently revealed 120,000 sites across the country that may expose people to the chemicals." TODAY'S NUMBER: 3The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes hit the Pittsburgh area Thursday night. Two were in Allegheny County, and one was in Washington County. AND FINALLY...You're welcome.
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