Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Hawaiian shirt Friday. This Friday. School spirit. Why you may ask? Cause it will be lots of fun! Plus Mr. Waggenhoffer won’t have to be the only one wearing a Hawaiian shirt this week! (Even though he’s sure his shirt will dominate.) This Friday, show your school spirit and Mr. Waggenhoffer who’s boss, rock your best Hawaiian threads.
A big congatulations to the all city students! What an amazing night at the Kimmel Center, we have such brilliant and talented students. Congatulations to: Tim Kates, Staci Salamon, William Smith, Edmillie Jean, Rachel Huertes, Kasia Gredzik, Madelyn Jenkins, Judy Zitynuik, Somemore Love, Shellon Norton, Linnea Craven, Cassie Carasco, Melvin Berrian, Ache Richardson, and Terrell Jones.
Attention all GFC members: Just a friendly reminder that there will be a Girls for Change meeting today after school in Ms. Hogg’s room from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Bring a guest to the meeting if you wish!
Stop by Ms. Thacker’s room to pick up the next book club selection, Paper Towns. We will meetnext Wednesday, March 17th, in room 236 to discuss the book and of course celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:
TO ALL STUDENTS – Any student interested in being a peer mediator please see Ms. Senner to sign up. Students will need to participate in a training session that will take place during the school day. Students that are trained will serve as mediators when issues between students arrive. If you have any questions regarding the program please ask Ms. Senner. Training will start this Wednesday.
Anybody who’s interested in playing soccer of track and has already participated in Basketball still needs to see Mr. Katz or Mr. Wagnehoffer to fill out one Re-certification form – Section 5. You can not participate without it.
Community College of Philadelphia is sponsoring two 1-week duration science summer camps from July 12 through July 16, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp will focus on Engineering as applied to solving real world problems and the other on Forensics from the perspectives of both Biology and Chemistry. Each camp is free and each will be open to 20 registrants. The Engineering camp can accept both male and female students; the Forensics camp is restricted to only females. See Ms. Senner in Room 147 for an application.
2010 Annual College Fair - Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2800 W. Cheltenham Avenue. The Fair features the following: How to Pay for College Workshops – preseted by: PHEAA, the primary college funding agency in Pennsylvania (from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) and The HBCU (Historically Black College & University) Experience Workshops (11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.) The workshop is sponsored by State Representative Cherelle L. Parker. Admissions officers from various colleges will be on site.
Summer pre-college courses for students in grades 9-12 are available this summer. Check these out:
1. The programs are affordable because they partner with host schools. $699 Day, $1199Residential - $100 off if enrolled by March 15th
2. Locations at four tier 1 colleges in MA, PA, SC and Indiana
4. The colleges have partnered with Blueprint. Blueprint has a stamp of approval from each college’s president on their site and many faculty are involved.
5. A new take on college prep – real talks with admissions counselors, no stress and laid back
Here are the colleges with the course offerings:
Coker College – Graphic Design, Criminology, Psychology, Creative Writing, Game Design, Business and Entrepreneurship
Stonehill College – Business and Entrepreneurship, Creative Writing, Cinema, Climate and Global Studies, Public Policy Making, Catholic Studies
Susquehanna University – Advertising and Public Relations, Intro to Acting, Ecosystems: Rivers, Creeks and Streams, Intro to Graphic Design, Intro to Journalism, Social Psychology
Wabash College – Creative Writing, Electronic Music and Circuit Bending, Experimental Physics, Life and Death – Ethics and Law, Persuasive Communication, Pharmaceutical Development, Revolutions, Social Psychology, Spanish Culture and Tradition
Any questions see Ms. Senner in Room 147
Independence Blue Corss is hosting a Youjng Women’s Conference – Voices of the Future: It’s Your Planet – Love It! on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, 800 Manchester Avenue, Media, PA 19063 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. The conference is open to all young women grades 8th – 12th. Workshop topics include: Let the Computer be Your Designer, BZZZZ… It’s Your Heart That’s Calling!, Zumba (Latin cardio dancing), Careers in Entertainment, Feeding Your Teenage Body. Any questions see Ms. Senner in Room 147.
The University of Pennsylvania is holding a 2010 Summer Mentorship Program from July 7th – August 4, 2010. The program is open to 10th and 11th grade students. Each selected participant will receive tokens for travel to and from Penn each day of the program, free lunch and a $400stipend at the end of the program. The program is open to students currently enrolled in 10th or 11th grade and they get the opportunity to learn about college and careers in multiple fields. Students will spend four weeks attending a program on the Penn campus. Programs include: Dental Medicine, Engineering/I.T, Law, Medicine, Nursing. Interested? For more information and the SMP application go to: www.vpul.upenn.edu/aap or see Ms. Senner in Room 147. Deadline for applications is April 9, 2010.
