High School Happenings YEAR OF THE CHARGER! January 4, 2017
School Wide Announcements Please mark your calendars: Our Home and School is sponsoring a Skate night on Tuesday, January 10th, from 6:30 – 8:30pm at Palace Skating Rink. The cost is $5 per family for Home and School members and $10 per family for non-members. Come out and Have some fun!
Midterm Examinations: Midterm exams will be administered in classes beginning on January 23, 2017 and ending on February 1, 2017. There will be regular dismissals on these days and the schedule will remain the same. Report Card conferences will be held by appointment on Thursday, February 9th from 4 pm – 6pm.
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Congratulations to the following seniors on their acceptance to college: §
Daniella Hadad- East Stroudsburg University
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is offering a scholarship to any senior with a 90 GPA or higher, who demonstrates leadership and community service. Go here for an application- http://www.tfec.org/wpcontent/uploads/HouseOfReps_OnePageSummary.pdf.
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Juniors and seniors interested in a trade and/or labor union? The Finishing Trades Institute (includes programs for unions such as glaciers, painters, drywall, etc) is offering a VIP program that allows juniors and seniors to begin their training during high school. See Mrs. MacConnell for more information and for an application.
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Duke University is offering a summer academy for students in grades 9-12. The programs are on topics such as global leaders, entrepreneurs, and more. Go here for more information- http://summersession.duke.edu/high-school-students/duke-summeracademy. Female students who receive free or reduced lunch, remember- there are funds available for you for programs like this!
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Jewish high school juniors- Jevs Human Services is offering a free college prep program for you! SAT prep, help applying to college and for scholarships, and you receive a financial award upon successful completion. Start the application at www.jevshumanservices.org/lasko-program.
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All seniors should be applying for the Philadelphia Scholarship! Check out the application here- https://beta.phila.gov/media/20161027121520/Philadelphia-CityScholarship-Application-Packet.pdf
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Girls in grades 7-12 interested in working in a trade, such as carpentry, electrical, painting, etc. are welcome to attend MAGIC (Mentoring A Girl In Construction) Camp this summer! This is a free one-week camp for girls to explore the basic skills in these areas, and to have a woman role model who is successful in the field. For applications, go to NAWICphl.org.
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A reminder to seniors and their parents/guardians- you should be working on completing the FAFSA as soon as possible! Contact Mrs. MacConnell or call the PHEAA offices if you need assistance!
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Working papers are available on Thursday afternoons ONLY from 2:56-3:15pm. Students can get an application outside of Mrs. MacConnell’s door. Applications must be signed by a parent and accompanied by proof of age (birth cert, state ID, passport, etc.
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Last Thursday, a group of 11th and 12th grade students took a trip to Orleans Technical Institute. They were able to learn about all of the hands-on programs offered at this local school.
Technology News Congratulations to the following Tech 1 students who passed the Microsoft Word 2010 certification test. This credential enables the students to tap the full features and functionality of Microsoft Word 2010, resulting in increased academic and job performance, individual differentiation and personal confidence. Working towards their Microsoft Office Specialist certification gives the students the tools to build a brighter future. 1. Thomas Guilmartin 2. Patrick Praul 3. Evan Elliot 4. Emily Dalton 5. Taylor Wexler 6. Chloe Owens 7. Krystna Kenny 8. Taylor Teal 9. Leah Khan 10. Sarah Wertz
11. Nhi Nguyen 12. Daniella Hadad 13. Shadyra Thompson 14. Alyssa Gill 15. Dalton Devlin 16. Brennan Aviles 17. Dillion McDermott-Simpson 18. Kayla Przychowicz 19. Jonathan Satine 20. David Keck 21. James Wade 22. Hannah Higgins 23. Joshua Butler 24. James Cullen 25. Christopher Ortlip 26. Devon Furey 27. Amanda Cubilete 28. Daniel Krivonosov 29. Michael Kates 30. Ryan Colflesh 31. Gabrielle White-Howard 32. Tabriyah Wilson 33. Dreah Walker 34. Michael Paraschak 35. Timothy Devlin 36. Matthew Knauss 37. Mikayla Evertsz 38. Mikkel McKinnie 39. Cameron Enz 40. Jeffery Iosif 41. Devon Pavgouzas 42. Felicia Cohen The students will begin preparing for their Microsoft Excel 2010 certification test next week.
Science Fair Results Congratulations to the following students who achieved honors in our school’s annual Science Fair! Engineering 1- Christina Foley 2- Kyle Pfeiffer 3- Charlie Dang Physics 1- Uladzlslau Muzyka 2- Christopher Ortlip 3- Kelsey Carolan Medicine and Health 1- Mirlena Jacob 2- Tara Meade 3- Nhi Nguyen Environmental 1- Zachary Glass 2- Yandraj Kambraj 3- Morgan Flynn Chemistry 1- Michael Kates 2- Raphaella Radar 3- Jonathan Satine Earth and Space Science 1- Payton Gindrow Zoology 1- Derrick Thach 2- Emily Praul 3- Kathryn Neibauer Microbiology 1- Madison Jenkins 2- Megan Scanlon 3- Andrea Jeffson Botany
1- Casey Bivenour 2- Kayla Ferretti 3- Tyler Burns Biochemistry 1- Sarah Liszewski 2- James Dalton 3- Sadi Kemp Math 1- Dylan Devlin Social and Behavior Science 1- Christie Campbell 2- Diana Nguyen 3- Krystyna Kenny Student Choice Award 1- Morgan Flynn 2- Christina Foley 3- Derrick Thach Overall Best of Fair 1- Christina Foley 2- Michael Kates 3- Mirlena Jacobs Honorable Mention- Zachary Glass
Lady Chargers News Over the Winter Break the Lady Chargers' played in the Franklintowne Winter Invitational. We started the Invitational off by beating Little Flower who we lost to 5 days earlier. We then faced the host team, FTC, the next night and defeated them in the championship game, 4737. Taylor Fritz was named the tournament MVP.
