Broughton High School

Come hear the band "Groovetown" at the First Night Broughton Dance tonight after the home football game 9-11:30pm. Tickets are $5 each, on sale today after school in front of the auditorium and at lunch inside the cafeteria. Have your ticket in your pocket and your printed SPAN form with your picture as your ID. Come hang out with your friends after the football game and enjoy "Groovetown."

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS BULLETIN
Friday, September 7, 2012
[A-Day]

TODAY'S EVENTS: CAPS Class Schedule
                           Student/Faculty Lifetouch Picture Day, Auditorium
                           CLUB Fair, Both lunches, Walkway near picnic area
                           Varsity football vs Terry Sanford, Alumni Night, 7:00pm
                           Back to School Dance, 9:00pm, Holliday Gym

One thing stopped me from going to college: high school.
                                                           Henny Youngman

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today is the regular registration deadline for the October 6 SAT.
September 21st is the late registration deadline for the October 6 SAT
September 21st is the regular registration deadline for the October 27 ACT.

The first Drivers Education Class is scheduled for Monday, September 10th - Monday, September 24th. Space is still available. If interested, see Ms. Parsons in Room 1217 immediately.

October 6th is the next SAT test date. Are you ready? Put your best foot forward - sign up for the SAT Test Prep series at the WELL. The first series is scheduled on Saturday, September 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 9am-noon at the WELL and the cost is $150 for all three sessions. The cost includes an official SAT Study Guide. Partial scholarships are available with a referral from a counselor or school administrator. REGISTER NOW, space is limited. Forms are available in the Guidance Office.

Come hear the band "Groovetown" at the First Night Broughton Dance tonight after the home football game 9-11:30pm. Tickets are $5 each, on sale today after school in front of the auditorium and at lunch inside the cafeteria. Have your ticket in your pocket and your printed SPAN form with your picture as your ID. Come hang out with your friends after the football game and enjoy "Groovetown."

Don't forget to order your Pansies for the Sophomore Class fundraiser. The order forms are on the Broughton website under forms. We will be collecting orders and checks at the Varsity football game on Friday night and at the Open House on September 18. The last day for orders is September 20. Pansies will be delivered on October 23.

Thinking about pharmacy as a career option? The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, has scheduled a Pharmacy Open House for high school students tonight from 7-8pm in Kerr Hall, Room 2001. Attendees will learn about the outstanding career opportunities in pharmacy and how to be a more competitive applicant. RSVP at www.pharmacy.unc.edu. The UNC School of Pharmacy is ranked second in the nation by US News and World Report.

Beginning today, announcements will run on the printed copy of the DAB twice. REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS will continue to run on the ONLINE DAB for as long as appropriate.

Freshmen Homecoming Float Building and Skit Meeting will be held in 1308 (Ms. Moody's room beside the auditorium) at 2:35 Monday, September 10. All interested 9th graders need to attend this meeting!

The Miss North Carolina Teen USA Pageant will be held at the High Pint Theater on November 9th & 10th, 2012. Contestants must be female, between the ages of 14 & 19, never married nor have given birth to a child, a United States citizen, and at least a six-month resident of North Carolina. Should the winner of the pageant be a Broughton student, our school will receive $1,000 for use in the department of our choice. If interested, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center. Deadline:September 25.

FYI: The law regarding speeding in a school zone during the school day has changed. The fine is no longer $25, but is now $250. Just another reminder of how precious the lives of school students are to the community.

Juniors & Seniors must be up to date with community service to be eligible for an Off-Campus Lunch Pass. Due to the volume of forms being turned in to the office, it will take several weeks to verify and update the data. Check with CAPS Class teachers who can check for students' community service updates.

SAT/ACT Prep Question of the Day

(A) beginning to play
(B) began playing
(C) and she began playing
(D) she began to play
(E) she had begun playing

Hint: Ask yourself, "What happened in the 1940s?" and begin your answer with the words "Althea Gibson."

Answer: Choice (B) is correct. It avoids the sentence fragment error of the original by providing a main verb ("began") for the subject of the sentence, "Althea Gibson."

College/Military Reps Visiting Broughton

UNC-Chapel Hill [NC]                Monday, September 10 B-Day 8:30AM
Clark University [MA]                Tuesday, September 11 A-Day 8:00AM
Randolph-Macon College [VA]    Tuesday, September 11 A-Day Noon
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
Kenyon College [OH]                 Friday, September 14 B-Day 9:30AM

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                 September 13 Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley,7:00pm
Duke's Pratt School of Engineering         September 15 Register at admissions.duke.edu
Tuskegee University                             September 29 Register at Tuskegee.edu/admissions
Campbell PGA Visitation Day                 October 8 Register at www.campbell.edu/pgagm
NC State University                              October 13 Register at wolfpaw.ncsu.edu

REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Seniors: Ask your parents to mark their calendars for Senior Parent Night scheduled for Thursday, September 13th, from 7-8:00pm in the Diane Payne Auditorium. All senior Parents and students are invited! The counselors will talk about the college application process, graduation requirements, and paying for college.

Juniors & Seniors: Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Wake County College & Post Secondary Opportunities Fair scheduled at the McKimmon Center [NC State University] on Sunday, September 16th, from 2-4:30pm. Representatives from over 100 colleges, universities, community colleges and all military institutions will be on hand to answer questions from parents and students.

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.

Smith College, a women's college in Massachusetts, will host its annual Women of Distinction program on November 9-11, 2012. This is a program for high school seniors that highlights the opportunities at Smith for African American, Latina, Asian American, and Native American students. Admission is competitive. Smith with provide round-trip transportation, meals and accommodations for all participants. For more information visit http://www.smith.edu/admission/wod. The deadline to apply is September 21, 2012.

Interested in studying engineering? You and your family are invited to attend an Open House at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering on Saturday, September 15th. Events will include discussions with faculty from their four engineering departments, tours of the campus and opportunities to interact with current students. To register or learn more, visit www.admissions.duke.edu.

College Tutors of Cary is providing free ACT & SAT practice tests beginning Saturday, September 8th. Their practice SAT or ACT test - student chooses when registering - is a previously released version of each test, and is administered following the same format that students will experience on the real test day. Participants must be at the testing site [Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh] at 8:30am to begin at 8:45am. Both tests conclude between 12:45 and 1:00pm. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, email Jenn Temple at jtemple@collegetutors.com or phone (919) 896-7227.

Broughton has been asked to nominate students who have shown academic excellence and leadership potential to attend the educational programs conducted by the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine [NYLF]. Nominees will be afforded the opportunity to select an intensive 10-day program in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco or Washington, D.C. By attending the Forum on Medicine, qualifying students may also receive college credit through George Mason University. If interested, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center.

The March of Dimes Foundation is now accepting nominations for the March of Dimes North Carolina Youth Council. The Youth Council is comprised of 25-35 students who have been selected because of their demonstrated leadership ability and their potential for service to the March of Dimes Foundation. The purpose of the Council is to assist the March of Dimes in the design and implementation of programs targeted to the youth population, including March for Babies and Prematurity Awareness Month. Council member must commit at least one year of service and term on the Council will expire upon graduation from high school. If interested, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center for a nomination form. Deadline: September 15, 2012.

DAR's Christopher Columbus Essay Contest. The DAR sponsors this contest with the National Italian American foundation [NIAF] in honor of Christopher Columbus. Each academic year, an essay topic is chosen and contest instructions are made available online at http://www.dar.org/natsociety/essays.cfm. The contest is open to students in grades 9-12. One winning essay from each participating chapter is submitted for judging on the state level. Each state winner is judged on the divisional level and the divisional winners move on to the national level, where the winner is announced. The contest winner will receive $1,200 plus a trip to D.C. to present their essay at the Columbus Memorial on Columbus Day 2013.

United States Senate Youth Program. This program provides a unique educational experience for outstanding high school junior and senior leaders interested in pursuing careers in public service. Two student leaders from each state will spend a week in D.C. experiencing their national government in action. All transportation, hotel and meal expenses with be provided. In addition, each delegate will also be awarded a $5,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies, with encouragement to pursue coursework in history and political science. . Applicants must hold elected leadership positions at their school. For more information and application, contact Michele McLaughlin at michelle.mclaughlin@dpi.nc.gov. October deadline.

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.eligibilitycenter.org.

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.

Students of Color [African American/Hispanic/Latino/Native American/Asian]' Appalachian has announced its Multicultural Prospective Student Weekend, September 21-22, 2012. This free event is offered to 50 high school seniors who will stay overnight with a current student to experience Appalachian and its "Mountains of Opportunity." Lodging and transportation will be provided. Applicants must have a 3.7+ GPA and 1100 on the SAT [critical reading and math only] or 22 composite on the ACT. To apply, go online at www.admissions.appstate.edu/mpsw by September 12, 2012.

The University of Pennsylvania will hold its second annual fall overnight program called the Penn Early Preview on October 13th to 15th, where they will be inviting a select group of high school junior and seniors to come to campus. Broughton has been asked to nominate students of exceptional academic ability who have a serious interest in the University. If interested in being nominated, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center [Room 1209]. Our nominations must be submitted by September 17th.

Senior Scholar Athletes Considering Davidson College: Broughton has been asked to nominate up to three scholar athletes for the Bryan Scholarships [valued at $30,000 annually]. Two Bryan Scholars, one male and one female, are chosen for each incoming class. Seniors who wish to be considered for nomination should see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center, Room 1209. Completed requests must be returned by Friday, September 14.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

The 31st Annual Greek Festival will be held at the NC State Fairgrounds [Exposition Center] the weekend of September 14, 15, and 16. Volunteers are needed to wait and clean tables. Friday, table cleaning starts at 5:00pm. Saturday and Sunday, table cleaning starts at 11:00am.Volunteers must wear appropriate clothing and tennis shoes for safety. No flip-flops! Tell the persons at the door that you are community service workers from Broughton. Proceed to the right of the stage behind the black curtain. A church worker will give you an apron and direct you. You MUST sign the Broughton work sheet to get your credit hours. For further information, emails may be directed to TamCosta@aol.com.