1. Do Good DecemberReminder to all Chick-fil-a leader academy members: please check your emails to vote for the “Do Good December” project, voting will end this Thursday, November 21st. 2. Food BankStudents wishing to help out at the Derry Area Food Bank Distribution on Wednesday, November 20, from 8:30 until 11:15 your permission forms need to be turned in to 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. 3. Juniors Win Powderpuff ChampionshipThe junior girls defeated the seniors, 13-6, to win the 2019 Powderpuff Championship last night at Derry Stadium. LUNCH TALKOK, Boomer. There is a viral trend going around that started off as a meme centered around the retort of "OK, Boomer." A person, usually younger, would say "OK, Boomer" to someone from the baby boomer generation in retaliation to something they would say focused around being set in your ways. NPR wrote an interesting article about this concept entitled, "#OkBoomer Vs. #OkMillennial: Workplace Nightmare, Or Just a Meme?" Today's Number: 3,769The number of square miles of Amazon rainforest that were lost in the 12 months ending in July. That's a 29.5% increase over the previous 12-month span and the highest rate of Amazon deforestation in 11 years. AND FINALLY3 things to know for November 18: Mu Alpha Theta, Backyard Brawl Info, Dodgeball Tournament11/18/2019
1. Mu Alpha ThetaThe next Mu Alpha Theta meeting will be after school today, Monday, November 18th 3-4pm in H422. 2. Backyard Brawl InfoThere will be a meeting for the backyard brawl fitness competition Monday during homeroom in the fitness center to go over the work out. If you are attending you must attend. 3. Dodgeball TournamentThe annual Thanksgiving dodgeball tournament to benefit the Prom will be held on Wednesday, November 26. Teams MUST have at least four girls on a team of 8. There is a $5 fee to participate. Additional information is available outside of E305. All payment and rosters are due by homeroom on November 20th. LUNCH TALKOn Nov. 19, one of the most anticipated political books of the year hits store shelves with the publication of "A Warning" by Anonymous. From Amazon.com: An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital. On September 5, 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell essay and took the rare step of granting its writer anonymity. Described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration," the author provided eyewitness insight into White House chaos, administration instability, and the people working to keep Donald Trump's reckless impulses in check. With the 2020 election on the horizon, Anonymous is speaking out once again. In this book, the original author pulls back the curtain even further, offering a first-of-its-kind look at the president and his record -- a must-read before Election Day. It will surprise and challenge both Democrats and Republicans, motivate them to consider how we judge our nation's leaders, and illuminate the consequences of re-electing a commander in chief unfit for the role. This book is a sobering assessment of the man in the Oval Office and a warning about something even more important -- who we are as a people. Today's Number: $1.7 TrillionHow much Saudi Arabia thinks its giant state oil monopoly, Aramco, is worth. Aramco is the most profitable company in the world, and if their estimation is correct, they would be way ahead of Apple. AND FINALLY1. Food Bank AssistanceStudents wishing to help out at the Derry Area Food Bank Distribution on Wednesday, November 20, 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. 2. Thanksgiving Floral Centerpieces3. Mu Alpha Theta MeetingThe next Mu Alpha Theta meeting will be after school on Monday, November 18th 3-4pm in H422. LUNCH TALKToday is November 15th. A Texas homeowner's association asked someone to take down their Christmas decorations because it's too early. Today's Number: 9A child prodigy from Belgium is on course to gain a bachelor's degree at the tender age of 9. Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE). 9 years old is about a 4th grader. AND FINALLYWhile you were sleeping...
3 things to know for November 14: Fulton House, Coolidge Scholarship, Winter Sports Registration11/14/2019
1. Fulton HouseThere is an opportunity for students to get community service hours by working a couple of hours at the Fulton House Saturday November 16th. Hours are from 10 am until noon or noon to 2 pm. There is a sign-up sheet on the counter in the high school office. If you have questions please see Mr. Kelly. 2. Coolidge ScholarshipThe Coolidge scholarship is among the most generous in America: it is a Full-ride scholarship that covers a student's tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study and leadership training. This can be used at any accredited U.S. university. The Foundation intends to select a minimum of two Coolidge Scholars in this inaugural class. Current high school juniors are eligible to apply, and the deadline for submission is January 16, 2020. Furthermore, the Coolidge Foundation invites the top 100 applicants to participate in its Coolidge Senators Program, which includes an all-expenses-paid Summit Weekend in Washington, D.C. and a one-time $1000 Scholarship. Applicants who make it to the finalist level, but do not ultimately win the full scholarship, receive a one-time finalist scholarship of $5,000. Any student of any background, planning to pursue any academic discipline of study in college, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind program. The scholarship application is available on our website: Coolidgescholars.org. 3. Winter Sports RegistrationAll winter sport athletes on-line registration is due now.
If you have not registered through the school’s web site you need to do so no later than Friday and have all forms turned into the trainer. LUNCH TALK"It seems like in some cases there's a dynamic where one person is responsible or takes ownership over the thermostat and other people don't get to have input into that" A study was done to see who really controls the thermostat at home. The results were very interesting. Today's Number: 5.4 billionThe number of fake accounts Facebook has shut down so far this year. That's compared to roughly 3.3 billion fake accounts removed in all of 2018. AND FINALLY1. Food BankStudents wishing to help out at the Derry Area Food Bank Distribution on Wednesday, November 20, 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. 2. Dime DriveThe Interact Club is conducting a dime drive to sponsor Rotary International’s Shelter Box Project. With the money raised, we will either buy a shelter box or a shelter kit for families in need in foreign countries. If the whole high school raises $500 through this dime drive the homeroom who collected the most dimes will receive free slushie coupons. The collection will end November 22nd, please bring in as many dimes as possible to support Shelter Box. 3. Dodgeball TournamentThe annual Thanksgiving dodgeball tournament to benefit the Prom will be held on Wednesday, November 26. Teams MUST have at least four girls on a team of 8. There is a $5 fee to participate. Additional information is available outside of E305. All payment and rosters are due by homeroom on November 20th. LUNCH TALKThese adorable newborn babies are dressed up in Mister Rogers’ signature red cardigan sweater to celebrate Cardigan Day today! Babies at the AHN West Penn Hospital were photographed dressed in their best cardigans, ties and bow ties. Today's Number: 70%About 70% of the US population is acpected to see temperatures at or below freezing by Wednesday morning and hundreds of records are expected to Fall with temperatures generally 20 to 40 degrees below normal. AND FINALLYI'll take "I'm not crying, you're crying" for 200, Alex.
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