Broughton High School

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS BULLETIN
Thursday, September 20, 2012
[B-Day]

TODAY'S EVENTS: 3-A Tower Time Schedule
                          Custodial Appreciation Week
                          A rep from Johns Hopkins University at BHS, 8:00am
                          A rep from University of Georgia at BHS, 9:30am
                          A rep from University of Southern California at BHS, Noon
                          A rep from Emory University at BHS, 1:30pm
                          Senior Homecoming Skit Meeting, Room 3211, 2:30pm
                          JV Soccer at Chapel Hill, 4:45pm
                          Varsity Soccer at Chapel Hill, 6:30pm
                          Tennis vs Wakefield, 3:30pm
                          JV Volleyball vs Wakefield, 4:30pm
                          Varsity Volleyball vs Wakefield, 5:30pm
                          JV Football at Leesville, 6:00pm

I quit school in the fifth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it but because I couldn't spell it. - Rocky Graziano

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

Today is the last day to order pansies for the Sophomore Class fundraiser. The order forms are on the Broughton website under forms. Pansies will be delivered on October 23.

Congratulations to Fiona Dunn & Samantha Reid, scholarship winners of the Wade Edwards Short Fiction Contest. The award is given annually to three North Carolina high school juniors who submit the most outstanding original short fiction. The competition, administered and supported by the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, is sponsored by the Wade Edwards Foundation. First place ($5,000) winner Fiona Dunn, submitted "The Rot and the Rose." Fiona's teacher was Christine Molloy and her parents are Laura Woods and Dusty Dunn. The Broughton English Department will also receive $2,000. "The Pain of the Bullet" earned third place honors ($1,000) for Samantha Reid. Her parents are Scott and Kathy Reid and her teacher was Chelsey Saunders. Winners' stories will be posted at http://wade.org/pages/shortfictionaward.html.

Juniors.......Are you interested in being considered for Governor's School?
Come to the meeting Tuesday, September 25th, during Caps Class. The meeting will be in the auditorium and will last for about 30 minutes. Governor's School is an exceptional summer experience for academically, intellectually and artistically gifted students in academic and arts areas. The program is held on college campuses and lasts six weeks. There is a rigorous screening process for the applicants since we can send only a limited number of applicants.

LGBT Students: The Black Butterfly Scholarship Foundation is sponsoring a debutante-beautillion program for LGBT juniors and seniors in and throughout Wake County and surrounding cities. Informational seminars will be held Sunday, September 23 and October 7, at the LGBT Center, 411 Hillsborough Street. The sessions will provide specific information about the program including criteria requirements and expectations.
Edison Johnson Recreation Center has partnered with Durham Public Schools and the National Scholarship Service (NSS) Organization to bring a College Fair to Durham, NC on October 9th, 2012, from 8:00am to 1:00pm. NSS will bring more than 40 colleges and universities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's), as well as the Department of Education, to the "BULL CITY" to grant youth with the opportunity to dream of college. If interested in attending, call Cory Rawlinson at (919)560-4270 or email Cory.Rawlinson@durhamnc.net.

The WELL is offering another ACT/SAT TEST PREP series according to the following schedule:
ACT: Saturday, October 6th, 13th and 20th, 9am-Noon
SAT: Mon.-Tues, Nov. 19th, 20th, 26th & 27th from 6-8pm
Register now. $150 per series. All fees must be paid in advance. Partial scholarships are available with a referral from the guidance office. Registration forms available in the Guidance Office, Guidance Resource Center or online at wade.org.

College/Military Reps Visiting Broughton

NCSU Honors Program                 Friday, September 21 A-Day 9:30AM
Hampden-Sydney College [VA]     Monday, September 24 B-Day 8:00AM
Williams College [MA]                  Monday, September 24 B-Day 1:30PM
Brevard College [NC]                   Tuesday, September 25 A-Day 9:30AM
Northeastern University [MA]        Tuesday, September 25 A-Day 1:30PM
St. Joseph University [PA]             Thursday, September 27 B-Day 8:00AM
Fordham University [NY]               Thursday, September 27 B-Day Noon
Duke University [NC]                    Thursday, September 27 B-Day 1:30PM

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

Roanoke College [VA]                     September 22 Register at Roanoke.edu/visit
Greensboro College                         September 24 In Raleigh. Admissions.uncg.edu/firstlook
Duke's Pratt School of Engineering    September 15 Register at admissions.duke.edu
Wellesley College                           September 27 N.C. School of Science & Math, 6:30pm
                                                         Register at http://tinyurl.com/southcollegetour
Presbyterian College [SC]                September 28 Register at presby.edu/openhouse
Tuskegee University                        September 29 Register at Tuskegee.edu/admissions
University of Virginia                        September 30 Cardinal Gibbons High School, 6:00pm,
                                                          RSVP at undergradadmissions@virginia.edu
Campbell PGA Visitation Day             October 8 Register at www.campbell.edu/pgagm
NC State University                          October 13 Register at ncsu.edu/openhouse
NC A&T State University                    October 13 Register at aggieadmissions.ncat.edu/
Salem College                                 October 21 RSVP at www.salem.edu/admissions/visit
University of Alabama                       October 22 Marriott Crabtree Valley, 7:00pm
                                                           RSVP gobama.ua.edu/Raleigh-reception
Carnegie Mellon University                 October 23 Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport RTP
                                                            Register at my.cmu.edu/site/admission
Elizabeth City State University            October 27 Register at www.ecsu.edu/admissions
Lafayette College [PA]                     November 10 Register at Lafayette.edu/visit
UNC-Pembroke                               November 17 Register at uncp.edu/admissions

REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you taking the SAT this fall? Raleigh Tutoring will hold an SAT Boot Camp on Saturday, September 29th from 9:00 to 4:00 on the Broughton campus. The class is a comprehensive workshop that will arm students with SAT test-taking skills and strategies for every question they'll encounter on test day. The instructors are proven excellent certified teachers and SAT experts. The cost is $150 and includes an SAT book and additional materials. Students can register at www.raleightutoring.com. For more information, call 919.781.8963 or email info@raleightutoring.com

Bennington College, a liberal arts college in Vermont, has announced its 14th annual Young Writer Award competition. Students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades may enter in one of the following categories: poetry [a group of three poems], fiction [a short story or one-act play], or nonfiction [a personal or academic essay]. All entries must be original work and sponsored by a high school teachers.1st place: $500. 2nd place: $250. First- and second-place prizes will be awarded for each genre. Winning entries will be published on the Bennington College website. Submit online at www.bennington.edu or by mail. Mailed entries must be accompanied by a submission form available online. Learn more: www.bennington.edu. November 1 deadline.

The WELL has scheduled a morning workshop on Saturday, September 22, from 10am-noon entitled "College 101: Figuring out your next steps after high school." Students & parents are invited to attend and learn the lingo. What's a FAFSA? What's the difference between a BA and a BS? Should I attend a CC, a SLAC, a HBCU or an R1? Presenter Dr. Katherine Turner has been a professor, advisor & administrator at colleges from Texas to South Carolina and has a special interest in first generation and minority student access to higher education. For more information and to RSVP, call 919-856-9233, ext. 1 or email foundation@wade.org.

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan invites all 7th-12th grade students to the Military Service Academy Day that has been schedule for Saturday, September 22, 2012, from 9:30am - 1:00pm at the Forsyth Technical Community College, West Campus Auditorium, 1300 Bolton Street, Winston-Salem, NC. Registration will be held onsite from 8:30-9:30am. Representatives from the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy will be present to discuss the academies and the academy nomination process. For more information contact Chris Sgro or Jennifer Johnson at (3360 333-5311 or Chris_sgro@hagan.senate.gov or Jennifer_johnson@hagan.senate.gov.

The PGA Golf Management Program at Campbell University is having a PGA Golf Visitation Day Monday, October 8, 2012. If you are a high school junior or senior and are interested in a career in the golf industry, register online at www.campbell.edu/pgagm.

Sophomores: The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics [NCSSM] is a public, residential high school for academically talented juniors and seniors designed to educate tomorrow's scientific and technological leaders. Selected students live on the Durham campus during their junior and seniors years of high school and graduate from NCSSM. Students accepted in the online program take NCSSM courses at their home high school. Applications for the Class of 2015 will be accepted from 10th grade students beginning October 15th through January 15th. Students may access electronic applications by visiting www.ncssm.edu/admissions. Interested students are required to take the SAT in October, November, December or January of their sophomore year. Students must use the special program code: 2241 in Block 11A assigned to NCSSM Admissions, and use Broughton's high school code, 343225, in Block 5 when completing the SAT registration form. For more information, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center.

Senior Scholars Considering Davidson: Broughton has been asked to nominate one senior for it prestigious John Montgomery Belk Scholarship valued at $49,000. Students interested in being nominated may pick up applications in the Guidance Resource Center. Completed requests must be returned by Friday, October 26th.

Sophomores & Juniors: The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test [PSAT/NMSQT] will be given at Broughton during the school day on Wednesday, October 17. The test measures critical reading skills, math problem-solving skills and writing skills. It is not only a good "practice SAT," it is also the qualifying test for juniors as they compete in the National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Programs. Students who take the test receive access to My College QuickStart, a free personalized college and career planning kit. The year, sophomores will be scheduled to take the test free of charge. The fee for juniors will be $14 and checks should be made payable to "Broughton High School." The registration period is Wednesday, October 3 - Friday, October 12. To register, see Mr. Rudder in the Guidance Resource Center [Room 1209].

The 2013 Health Professions Recruitment Exposure Program [HPREP], a program designed for students from groups that are underrepresented in the health professions, including African-American, Latino and Native American students, and economically disadvantaged students, is being offered again at the UNC School of Medicine. HPREP is a free, medical interdisciplinary and general health science exposure program offered on seven Saturdays from January 26th through March 9th for local high school students. The program encompasses lectures, labs, and tests on medical issues impacting the minority community. Application materials can be found online at http://www.med.unc.edu/snma/hprep. Completed applications will be accepted through Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

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.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

NBHS Class of 1982 needs 4 rising seniors to volunteer for their 30th reunion. Four volunteers are needed on Friday, 10/26, from 3:30-5:30pm.to spruce up the event location grounds. Four volunteers (2 guys and 2 girls) are also needed on Sat.,10/27, from 6:30pm-9:30 for the actual event. Guys will be directing attendees to entrances, and girls will be hosting the meet and greet information table. Volunteers are welcome to dine for free after completing their volunteer service. Volunteer location for both dates is Flanders Art Gallery (302 South West Street) . To sign up to volunteer contact Lori Walker at bitsyfae@gmail.com.

Hayes Barton Baptist Church (1800 Glenwood Avenue) needs volunteers for their Children's Consignment Sale. Volunteers are needed for the following dates/times: Tue. 9/18 from 4-7pm to organize donations; Wed., 9/19pm from 3-6pm to organize donations; Thurs., 9/20 from 5:15-8:45pm to assist with sales; Fri., 9/21 from 2-5:45pm to assist with sales; and Sat., 9/22 from 7:45am-5pm to assist with sales and clean up. Volunteer shifts can be as long or short as students are available. Food will be provided on Sun., Thurs., and Sat. To register for a shift or part of a shift go to http://www.hbbc.net/ and select Kidz Stuff Consignment Sale or contact Kathy Teague at teagkat@yahoo.com or 919-787-6996.

Blue Jay Point County Park has several volunteer opportunities available this Fall. Big Sweep on Sat., 10/6 from 9am-Noon (can work partial shifts) to help clean up Falls Lake shoreline. Bring water, sunscreen, a hat and insect repellant, and wear closed toe shoes.. Volunteers under 16 must have a supervising adult with them. Recyclables on Sat., 10/6 from 1-3pm to help sort and weigh trash and recyclables. Wear closed toe shoes. For both above events volunteers must sign a Waiver (found online). Night Owls Craft Workday on Sat., 11/3 from 1-4pm to help prepare craft materials for upcoming Night Owls and Candle Magic family festival and Night Owls and Candle Magic Guides on Sat., 11/17 from 5:30-9:30pm to be group guides on their Night Owls and Candle Magic luminary and owl learning trail (volunteers must partic ipate in both Night Owls events). For more info. go to www.wakegov.com/parks/bluejay. All volunteers must pre-register at bluejaypoint@wakegov.com or 919-870-4330

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.

Centro Internacional de Raleigh (CIR) is in need of a computer savvy volunteer to clean up their Excel database, their Outlook contacts, and handle their Twitter and Facebook postings. Their office location is: 3033 Stony Brook Drive, Suite 3. For more information go to www.ciraleigh.org or contact info@ciraleigh.org.

Centro Internacional de Raleigh is looking for volunteers for their fundraising dinner on December 6, 7-9pm. Call 919-322-0630 or Email: info@ciraleigh.org.

Centro Internacional de Raleigh is looking for volunteers to paint the wooden porches, steps and railings at their office. Office address is: Materials will be provided. For more information call or Email: 919-322-0630 or info@ciraleigh.org.

Wake Forest Presbyterian Church (12605 Capital Blvd.,Wake Forest) is looking for volunteers for their Fall Festival on Sat., 10/26. From 11am-3pm, volunteers will sell raffle tickets and assist vendors during their craft fair. From noon-4pm, volunteers will staff outdoor games for kids. For more information or to register to volunteer, please contact Shannon Whitley at shannon_whitley@yahoo.com.

International Festival of Raleigh needs volunteers for their annual event to be held Sept. 28-30. Information on the various time periods and jobs available for volunteers can be found at the online registration site: http://www.internationalfestival.org/volunteers.php. Be sure to click on the Festival Volunteer Application link and complete the application, in full. For further information contact Shy Butler, Co-Chair Volunteer Committee at shyributler@yahoo.com.

The Lung Transplant Foundation need volunteers for Lungapalooza 2012 A Walk for Breath on Oct. 21 at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens (Durham, NC). Various volunteer shifts are available. Volunteer needs include set-up, starting at 9am, event registration at 11:30am and more. For more information or to register to volunteer contact: volunteer@ltf.lungapalooza.com.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERCLASSMEN

Veterans of Foreign Wars' Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program. The Voice of Democracy Program is open to students in grades 9-12, who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the U.S. and its territories. Students compete by writing and recording a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme. This year's theme is, Is Our Constitution Still Relevant? Prizes and scholarships are awarded at the local, district, state and national level. State winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., March 2-6, 2013, to tour and receive their awards, the top scholarship being $30,000. For more information and an entry form, go online at http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/. Deadline is November 1,2012.

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.

Prudential Spirit of Community Award. This program is a nationwide program for students in grades 5-12 who are volunteering in their communities. Interest applicants must apply online and then submit their applications to Broughton for certification in order to be considered. Students chosen as Local Honorees receive a Certificate of Achievement from their schools. Those who qualify [100 hours of service] also receive the President's Volunteer Service Award. State Honorees receive an award of $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C. for national recognition events. National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their school and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a non-profit, charitable organization of their choice. November 6 deadline.

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. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Social Studies section is looking for two outstanding high school students to join 102 other delegates March 9-16, 2013 for the program's Washington Week experience Eligibility requirements and application information can be found at http://senateyouthnc.webs.com/ . For more information and application, contact Michele McLaughlin at michelle.mclaughlin@dpi.nc.gov. October 7 deadline.