Daily Bulletin Monday, February 26, 2018
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Daily Bulletin
Monday, February 26, 2018
Any student ARRIVING TO SCHOOL AFTER 2ND PERIOD must report to Ms. Flowers in the main office to be marked present. -President T. McKenna
REMINDER: NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED ON THE ELEVATOR WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM OUR SCHOOL NURSE. – President T. McKenna
HANDICAP PARKING: Please do not park in any handicap parking spot in the lower parking lot unless you have proper tags/clearance. Multiple cars have been illegally parking in these reserved spots. Thank you for your attention to this matter. –N. Vanbuskirk
SCHOOL STORE HOURS – Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 7:30-8:00 AM; Tuesday, Thursday – 3:10-3:30 PM
46-Minute Advisory
Adv. 8:00-8:46
1st 8:49-9:40
2nd 9:43-10:34
3rd 10:37-11:28
4th 11:31-12:22
5th 12:25-1:16
6th 1:19-2:10
7th 2:13-3:04
FEBRUARY 2018
Monday, February 26
· LAB B (1/2 days NO LAB)
· 7:30am Model UN Bake Sale
· 8:00am SA Meeting 46 Minute Bell
Tuesday, February 27
· LAB C (1/2 days NO LAB)
· 7:30am National History Day Bake Sale
Wednesday, February 28
· LAB D (1/2 days NO LAB)
· 8:00am 277 Lancer Variety Hour
· 3:15pm Comcasters onsite for Mentorship Program
MARCH
·
Thursday, March 1
· LAB E (1/2 days NO LAB)
Friday, March 2
· LAB A (1/2 days NO LAB)
· 9:00am Wrestling at Regional tournament
NEW MESSAGE(S):
► Submit information for the DAILY BULLETIN before 10:30 am. Please include DATES and TIME. Send email to Mrs. Patricia Clark, Office Secretary.
► REFER TO DAILY BULLETIN on centralhigh.net for more information. Thanks.
STAFF:
►TRANSPASS LIST INFORMATION – SUBMIT TRANSPASS PACKETS TO THE MAIN OFFICE BY THE START OF 1ST PERIOD. All students MUST initial next to their name on the enclosed printout. Circle the name of students that DID NOT receive their pass due to absence. If any student’s name is missing on the list, DO NOT ISSUE A TRANSPASS. Send student to the office. Thank You.
► Submit information for the DAILY BULLETIN before 10:30 am. Please include DATES and TIME. Send email to Mrs. Patricia Clark, Office Secretary.
STAFF AND STUDENTS:
► Faculty: LIBRARY PASSES were placed in your mailbox. Please abide by the “Two per day” protocol. If a student has a pressing need to utilize library resources simply fill in student library pass and send them on their way. Keep library passes in a safe place as there is a black market for library passes among the student body. Encourage students to use library before and after school: Library hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. -J.R. Lobron
► PRETZEL SALE – ON FRIDAYS. Price will be the same – 1 – $.75, 3 – $2.00. -L. Kolsky
STUDENTS:
► Need COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS? JV Baseball needs managers. Come to a meeting afterschool WED FEB 28 in room 50 – or email coach jeffbracciale@gmail.com. –R. Weiss (3.2)
► 15% off all purchases at all TRI STATE MODELL’S COUPON available until – 4/26 https://centralhs.philasd.org/athletics/chs-athletic-team-pages/baseball/. –R. Weiss (2.28)
► Students, Faculty, and Staff – JOIN BARNWELL LIBRARY GOOGLE CLASSROOM today! Access Barnwell LIbrary Card catalog. Access multiple databases for finding legitimate (scholarly) sources of information – Use Barnwell Library and Free Library of Philadelphia resources – Navigate to Google Classroom. Join new class. Use class code: c4dq9e5. –J. Lobron
► REMAINDER OF THE YEAR – 305 Theater – The school day may end at 3:04, but theater begins in Room 305 (305 Theater)
Attention all performers in search of a stage and creators in search of performers, come together every Monday after school in Room 305. This is not a club, it is a service provided by the Performing Arts Department of Central High School.
For more information see Mr. Burns Rm. 305 (6.18)
► ATTENTION 278 PROSPECTIVE NHS MEMBERS: Please be advise that our meeting location and time has been changed. We will now be meeting in the AUDITORIUM instead of the Spain conference room. We will have a brief meeting AFTER the 278 assembly. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Truong (vtruong@philasd.org, room 89). Thanks.
► THE FINANCIAL LITERACY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUB will meet every Friday after school in Room 211. Learn how to build wealth with students from Penn’s Wharton School! -T. Quinn
► AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY CONTEST – The African-American Poetry contest, sponsored by the Central High School English Department, will take place from January 11 – February 28, 2018. Students will need to write and submit one original poem that speaks to the spirit of African-American History Month. The contest is open to Central student participants of all ethnic groups in 9th through 12th grade. Winners in the senior class may also get graduation awards! Please see your English teacher or Mrs. Johnson-Smith (room 110) for details.
MORDECHAI ANIELEWICZ CREATIVE ARTS COMPETITION – Do you see a connection between the Holocaust and it’s historical experience and contemporary social and political issues? If so, ask your English teacher or Mrs. Johnson-Smith (110) for details on submitting a/an essay, short story, poem, or dramatic script that expresses these connections. Contest ends March 6, 2018.
–G. Johnson-Smith
► RECYCLING PSA: NO TRASH IN RECYCLING BINS, ONLY RECYCLABLES. The Recycling Club will pick up recyclables from classrooms on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On these days, please place your recycling bin outside the classroom if leaving the door unlocked is a problem! Thank you for your cooperation! – Recycling Club – REMINDER: Recyclables include paper, cardboard, empty plastic bottles, and empty cans. Trash includes chip bags, candy wrappers, tissues, food waste, and pizza boxes. –J. Campbell
COUNSELORS’ MESSAGES:
► An OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HOSTED BY DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY on March 14, 2018 from 10-12pm. We welcome high school students who may have questions about how to set up academic accommodations and other support services as they transition to college. Thank you. The Temple Transition Team, Disability Resources & Services, 100 Ritter Annex, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122, Voice: 215 204-1280, Fax: 215 204-6794, www.temple.edu/disability. All correspondence regarding testing and test proctoring services should be directed to drstest@temple.edu. –H. Wardlaw
► Every summer AAU RUNS A SUMMER CAMP program lead by high school students. We hire a total of 24 high school youth staff who run a summer camp program for children under the supervision of the Program Director. The summer camp itself runs for four weeks, but the youth staff will go through a week of intensive training to prepare them to run the summer program which includes team-building, leadership development, discussion of Asian identity and history, and training on delivering the summer curriculum. The youth will also spend a week to debrief the summer camp.
We are now accepting applications to our summer leadership program for high school youth from around the city. I have attached a copy of our application to this email (See Counselor Wardlaw for application). Please feel free to share this application with the students in your school. To be eligible, students must meet certain financial and age requirements that are detailed in the application.
If you have any questions, please contact Teresa Engst (Youth Program Coordinator) at teresa.engst@aaunited.org or 215-925-1538. –H. Wardlaw (3.2018)
► Do you know of a minority student with a 3.0 GPA or above, who may be interested in pursuing a business degree in college? THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS AND POINT PARK UNIVERSITY are once again sponsoring a FREE, in-residence, summer camp for high school students. Camp dates are June 24th – June 29th, 2018, and the location is Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA. Please use the below contact information if you are interested in this program. -H. Wardlaw
►The application for to the WEST POINT SUMMER LEADERS EXPERIENCE (or “SLE”) is now available online! West Point’s SLE gives high school juniors a week to experience life as a cadet to inform their college selection decision. SLE is a fast-paced program of academic classes, military instruction, physical fitness training, and intramural athletics conducted during the month of June each year. Interested students must have standardized test scores to be considered for SLE. The application may be found here or at https://candidate.usma.edu/guest/SLS/dad_sls_part1.cfm. The application deadline for the SLE is Friday, March 30, 2018. Candidates have the option of picking one of two sessions – Session 1: June 2-8, 2018 – Session 2: June 9-15, 2018 – Please find answers to “Frequently Asked Questions” linked here. If you have any questions about the SLE, or West Point Admissions in general, please direct them to David Williams at david.williams@klinespecter.com. David C. Williams – Kline & Specter, P.C. – 1525 Locust Street, 19th Floor – Philadelphia, PA 19102 – 215.772.2472 (Direct Dial) – 215.735.5827 (Fax) – david.williams@klinespecter.com. –H. Wardlaw
► SUMMERSCIENCE@JEFFERSON RECOMMENDATION FORM – Application Deadline – March 30, 2018 – You are being requested by a student in your high school to complete a recommendation form for their acceptance into the SummerScience@Jefferson program. The student can provide you with an overview of this program. Based on your knowledge of the student, please complete the recommendation form below.
APPLICANT NAME – HIGH SCHOOL – INDIVIDUAL COMPLETING THE RECOMMENDATION – CONTACT EMAIL – RELATIONSHIP TO THE APPLICANT – From your interactions/observations with this applicant, please rate the applicant on the following:
(Please respond to all questions.)
| Very High | Very High | Average | Low | |
| Demonstrated interest in the sciences & research | ||||
| Demonstrated level of academic ability | ||||
| Demonstrated respect and appropriateness of classroom behavior | ||||
| Demonstrated ability to collaborate as a member of a team | ||||
| Likelihood of benefitting academically from this program | ||||
| Likelihood of benefitting personally from this program |
In 500 words or less, please describe why you recommend this student to participate in the SummerScience@Jefferson program and how this program can be beneficial to his/her collegiate and career goals. See Counselor Wardlaw for more details.
►277 SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGE INFO POSTINGS are available on the Central HS Counselors 277 Google Classroom. For questions or access please contact Ms. Chasan.