DAILY BULLETIN FRIDAY MARCH 1, 2019

Posted on February 28, 2019
Categories: Daily Bulletin

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

DAILY BULLETIN

MARCH 1, 2019

SCHEDULE: REGULAR BELL

  • Homeroom 8:00-8:32
  • 1st Period 8:35-9:02
  • 2nd Period 9:05-9:32
  • 3rd Period 9:35-10:02
  • 4th Period 10:05-10:32
  • 5th Period 10:35-11:02
  • 6th Period 11:05-11:32
  • 7th Period 11:35-12:02-Dismissal

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK

  • 3/1-7:00-Volleyball Bake Sale, 8:00-280 Assemb.12:00-Tech. Reh. For Big Fish, March Madness, Prof. Dev.-Dismissal @ 12:02, 7:00-Soph Hop@Hilton-City Line

School Store Hours: MWF 7:30-7:55 AM and 3:10-3:30 PM

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NEW MESSAGE(S):

  • Central will be holding a series of events for International Women’s Week from March 4-8:
    Monday 3/4: Kickoff Performance in the Lunchroom during Homeroom
    Tuesday 3/5: LGBTQ+ Panel in Spain Conference Center during Homeroom
    Wednesday 3/6: Speaker on Human Trafficking in Spain Conference Center during Homeroom
    Thursday 3/7: Symposium on Consent in Student Relationships held in Spain Conference Center during 1st-3rd period.  An application is required to attend.  Please email Mr. Hung at khung@philasd.org for an application.
    Friday 3/8: Women’s Career Day speakers in selected classrooms 1st-3rd period.
    In addition, Ms. Keefe’s classes will feature a display of art featuring significant women in history. Donations will be taken in the Main Corridor for Laurel House, a women’s shelter from May 4-15th. K. Hung (3/8)
  • The Social Studies AP, Honors, and IB class application deadline extended to Friday, March 1st. If you are interested in applying for these classes you must apply on the Social Studies Department Website by this deadline. If you have any problems or questions, see Mr. Quinn in Room 210 this week. T. Quinn (3/1)
  • New Art Exhibition will be on display in the cases along the main hallway.  Artworks by students in the Art 3 Honors course will be exhibited February 22nd – March 15th.  We hope you take a moment to enjoy the work. A. Keefe (3/15)
  • Shakespeare Oratorical Competition:
    Are you a spoken word poet? Do you love the language of William Shakespeare? Do you need extra credit? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then ask your English teacher or Mrs. Johnson-Smith (room 110) about the annual Shakespeare Oratorical Competition, which will be held at 3:10 on Thursday, March 21, 2019 in room 101. Winners in the senior class may also get graduation awards! (3/21)
  • Seniors (278) Graduation Contest Awards
    Contests for which students must sit/present –
    1. Barsky English Award – 3/18/19 – (3:10pm) Mr. McElhenny rm. 226
    2. Disharoon for Creative Writing – 3/19/19 – (3:10pm) Mrs. Johnson-Smith – rm. 105
    3. Speaker at Large and James Roebuck Oratorical Contest – 3/20/19 – (3:10pm) English teacher panel – rm. 105
    4. Omin Brother/Sisterhood Essay Award – 3/22/19 (3:10pm) Ms. Haskins – rm. 203
  • Contests for which students must submit entries –
    ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN HARDCOPY BY MARCH 25, 2019 3:04pm
    1. John Haney Poetry – one original poem
    2. Harry Kapustin Award – best original poem
    3. Dena Rennota White Creative Writing – best poetry and/or short story portfolio (3/25)
    All entries must be typed with the student’s name, student’s homeroom number, and student’s English teacher’s name.
    If you have any questions, please see your English teacher and/or Mrs. Johnson-Smith (room 110) at your earliest convenience.