Posted 7:48 AM ET 1. AftermathAftermath will be held today from 3:00-4:00 with Mr. Mylant, Mrs. Kemmerer, and Ms. Croll. If you wish to attend please report to G-401 afterschool or log on virtually using the following link: To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/oxg-gikh-vnv Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 567-443-0768 and enter this PIN: 449 651 165# 2. Golf NewsGCC handed the Lady Trojans the loss 162-230. Gianna Copelli 50, Bethany Dixon 58, Ariella Eisworth 60 and Grace Morcheid 62. Sophomore Hunter Jurica will represent the Trojan Golf Team at Allegheny Country Club on October 1 in the WPIAL Individual Finals. Jurica fired an 84, one of five players to make the cut score (84) at Norvelt Golf Club. Hunter is the second DA golfer to advance in two years. 3. New Article: "When Things Get Better"by Mr. Curcio I remember a few years ago during a pep assembly whenever the stands included every single member of the Trojan Empire. I used to look at pep assemblies as a staple of high school, but I took note of how polarized the student body looked sitting there. Half were on the feet, cheering and clapping with every forced “woo!” and “Go Big Blue!” The other half? It was a waste of time. All that energy, pomp and circumstance, school spirit, and… nothing. READ MORE LUNCH TALKDoor-to-door trick-or-treating and costume masks and parties are discouraged this year due to the pandemic, the CDC said. "Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses," the agency said in its posting. "There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween." TODAY'S QUOTEThis is our way to shout that number from the rooftops. From the New York Times: For more than 20 years, Metronome, which includes a 62-foot-wide 15-digit electronic clock that faces Union Square in Manhattan, has been one of the city’s most prominent and baffling public art projects. Its digital display once told the time in its own unique way, counting the hours, minutes and seconds (and fractions thereof) to and from midnight. But for years observers who did not understand how it worked suggested that it was measuring the acres of rainforest destroyed each year, tracking the world population or even that it had something to do with pi. On Saturday Metronome adopted a new ecologically sensitive mission. Now, instead of measuring 24-hour cycles, it is measuring what two artists, Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd, present as a critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. TODAY'S NUMBER: 10Ang Rita Sherpa, also known as the "Snow Leopard," has died at 72. He is the first man to climb Mt. Everest 10 times. AND FINALLY...Comments are closed.
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