Broughton High School

Monday will be a school holiday in celebration of Labor Day. Tuesday will be a B-Day.

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS BULLETIN
Friday, August 31, 2012
[A-Day]

TODAY'S EVENTS: CAPS Class Schedule
                          IB Breakfast, 7:25am, Brick Courtyard
                          Department Chair Meeting
                          Freshman English Class Meetings in Auditorium
                          Cross Country Moonlight XC Carnival, Kernesville, 7:00pm

FYI: Our flags have been lowered today from sunrise to sunset in tribute to the memory of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday will be a school holiday in celebration of Labor Day. Tuesday will be a B-Day.

Underclassmen: Read as much as you can! Reading books, magazines, and newspapers will help you improve your SAT/ACT scores. How, you ask? Reading will improve your vocabulary, speed, and reading comprehension.

For a student to receive credit, all community service hours must be performed for a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. When in doubt, check it out on the organization's website. Each student must perform 25 hours of community service per year. Community service hours performed during the summer must be turned in no later than the end of 1st quarter. The deadline for all Senior hours is March 1, 2013. The deadline for all underclassmen hours is May 1, 2013.

Junior Year Athletes: Colleges are affiliated with athletic associations that have their own rules, regulations, and eligibility requirements. NCAA-Division I and II colleges can offer athletic scholarships; Division III colleges cannot. Athletes who want to go to a Division I or Division II college must have a minimum GPA in a specified number of core courses. They must also have the required SAT or ACT score. Athletes should take the ACT or the SAT in the spring of their junior year and should register with www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.

Seniors: Begin filling out your applications online; they can be saved and sent when you are ready. Transcripts may be sent, but will not have an official senior rank until Tuesday, September 25th.

Juniors & Seniors: Help is available for high school students who want to apply for college but can't afford the fees for admissions tests. If you find that the fees for the SAT, SAT Subject Tests, or ACT are a barrier to testing and applying for colleges, see Dean Sauls in the Guidance Office immediately.

SAT/ACT Prep Question of the Day

(A) purvey (B) discern (C) efface (D) mollify (E) debate

Hint: The second part of the sentence, beginning with "claiming," modifies or describes the first part.

Answer: Choice (B) is correct. If this term were inserted into the sentence, the sentence would read "Mr. Warmington considered himself a connoisseur of fine wines, claiming he could discern variations in taste and quality among any range of vintages he was served." A "connoisseur" has a sophisticated ability to appreciate and assess subtleties. If Mr. Warmington considered himself a connoisseur of wine, he would claim an ability to "discern," or detect, variations in the taste and quality of different wines.

College/Military Reps Visiting Broughton

Colgate University [NY]       Wednesday, September 5 A-Day 10:40AM
UNC-Chapel Hill [NC]          Monday, September 10 B-Day 8:30AM
Clark University [MA]          Tuesday, September 11 A-Day 8:00AM
Davidson College [NC]        Wednesday, September 12 B-Day 9:00AM
Georgia Tech [GA]              Thursday, September 13 A-Day 8:00AM
Washington & Lee [VA]        Thursday, September 13 A-Day Noon

College & University Open Houses/Information Sessions
[Not held on the Broughton campus]

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy        September 7 Register at www.pharmacy.unc.edu
Washington & Lee University[VA]           September 13 Raleigh Marriott Crabtree, 7:00pm
Duke's Pratt School of Engineering         September 15 Register at admissions.duke.edu
Tuskegee University [AL]                      September 29 Register at www.tuskegee.edu/admissions
Bridgewater College [VA]                      October 20 Register at bridgewater.edu/visitcampus

REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS

EVERYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING BASEBALL AT BROUGHTON SHOULD MEET IN ROOM 358, AT 2:45 ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. THE MEETING WILL LAST ABOUT 30 MINUTES. CONTACT COACH JONES OR COACH NEWTON IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CANNOT ATTEND.

Please support the BHS Class of 2015 Pansy Sale. The order forms can be found on the Broughton website under forms tabs listed as Pansy sale. Multiple colors options are available.
The cost is $15 per flat. The order deadline is September 20, 201. Delivery date is October 23.

During Tower Time, Juniors and Seniors will have the opportunity to tutor and earn community service. If you are interested in tutoring and earning community service during the school day, please go by Ms. White's office, room 1212, where you will find a sign-up sheet outside the door. Please know that you will have to identify the subject or subjects you feel qualified to tutor and go through an approval process. Teachers, please encourage students who will benefit from this opportunity to participate.

College-Bound Seniors are encouraged to take at least one college admission test during the fall of their senior year. The next SAT test will be given at Broughton on Saturday, October 6. The regular registration deadline for this test is Friday, September 7, and the late deadline is Friday, September 21. Effective with the October 2012 test, students applying will be prompted to provide an acceptable photo during registration. The photo will appear on the Admission Ticket. The SAT has a great website - www.sat.collegeboard.com. There you can find everything you need to register and get ready for the test, as well as to send scores. Fee-waivers, not permitted for late registration except for during the October later registration period, may be requested from Dean Sauls in the Guidance Office. For more information, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center [Room 1209].

Seniors of Color [African American/Hispanic/Latino/Native American/Asian]: Amherst College, a highly selective liberal arts college in Western Massachusetts, is offering a way for high school seniors to visit the Amherst College Diversity Open House Program with all expenses paid. The Programs are scheduled for the weekends September 22-24 or October 20-22. To apply and learn more about the programs, visit www.amherst.edu/admission/diversity.