Broughton High School

Congratulations to Maclin Batchelor, Mattie Blue, Kristen Gardner, Rachel Sun, and Huston Wallace who have been chosen as Broughton's nominees for the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Congratulations to Patrick Longest, Mattie Blue and Austin Walker who have been chosen as Broughton's scholar athlete nominees for the Lowell Bryan Scholars Program at Davidson College.
Walker

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS BULLETIN
Monday, September 24, 2012
[B-Day]

TODAY'S EVENTS: 5-B Tower Time Schedule
                          A rep from Hampden-Sydney College at BHS, 8:00am
                          A rep from Williams College at BHS, 1:30pm
                          JV Soccer vs Sanderson, 4:30pm
                          Varsity Soccer vs Sanderson, 6:30pm
                          Tennis vs East Chapel Hill, 3:30pm

A kindergarten teacher has to know how to make the little things count. -Henny Youngman

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to Maclin Batchelor, Mattie Blue, Kristen Gardner, Rachel Sun, and Huston Wallace who have been chosen as Broughton's nominees for the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Congratulations to Patrick Longest, Mattie Blue and Austin Walker who have been chosen as Broughton's scholar athlete nominees for the Lowell Bryan Scholars Program at Davidson College.
Walker

The next Key Club meeting is tomorrow at 2:30 pm in Room 164, Dr Hernandez's room. New members welcome.

The next Drivers Ed class begins Monday, Oct 1-12. The class is held in room 2202 from 2:25-5:25 for the 10 days. Students must be at least 14 1/2 by the first day of class. Space is still available, so pick up a registration form from the table outsider room 1217. See Ms. Parsons if you have any questions

Juniors.......Are you interested in being considered for Governor's School?
Come to the meeting tomorrow 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.

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].

SAT/ACT Prep Question of the Day
(A) It weaves across a strip of tropical land (B) where the Isthmus of Panama (C) narrows in the shape of a long flattened letter S, the Panama Canal (D) links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. (E) No error

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Hint: Remember that two complete thoughts should never be joined by a comma.

Answer: The error in this sentence occurs at (A), where a comma splice is created. To fix the comma splice, "It weaves" should be changed to "Weaving."

College/Military Reps Visiting Broughton
[Sign up in Guidance Resource Center, Room 1209]

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
Sewanee [Univ of South]                    Monday, October 1 B-Day 8:00AM

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

Roanoke College [VA]                      September 22 Register at Roanoke.edu/visit
UNC-Greensboro                              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/
Ringling College of Art & Design         October 13 RSP www.ringling.edu/admissionsevents
Seton Hall [NJ]                                 October 14 RSVP www.shu.edu/visiting
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

The Junior Class is selling BBQ plates for Homecoming 2012 on October 5, 2012. . BBQ plates will be sold through Friday, September 28th for $9/plate. BBQ will be served from 3:30-6:30pm and is being catered by Cooper's BBQ. Please make checks payable to BHS PTSA-Class of 2014. Forms are available in the front office and were also included in the summer mailing. Join the Broughton Community for a wonderful Homecoming BBQ and Entertainment between the traditional Homecoming Parade and Football Game. Go CAPS! Any additional questions, contact Lynne Hornaday at hornadays@nc.rr.com.

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.

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.

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

Fred Olds Elementary school needs volunteers for their annual Fall Festival on Friday, 9/28 from 5-8pm (shorter shifts are acceptable). Jobs include helping with set up from 5-6pm, helping with orderly lines at the inflatable slide, helping run some simple games for the kids, serving food, and collecting tickets for the bake sale and food line. To sign up online go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B49A9A928A46-fall.

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.

FIRE's Freedom in Academia Essay Contest. The contest is open to high school juniors and seniors who will be graduating in the spring of 2013 or 2014. The essay contest consists of writing a 800-1,000 word essay on the topic "Why is free speech important at our nation's colleges and universities?"
FIRE is the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education organization whose purpose is to help defend individual rights at American colleges and universities. They work to protect four primary areas of freedom: freedom of speech, religious freedom, freedom of conscience and legal equality on campus.
One first-place winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship, second-place receives a $5,000 scholarship, and three $1,000 awards will be given to runner-up essays. The deadline for this scholarship is November 25th, and the award amount is $1,000 - $10,000.
For more details, visit thefire.org/article/14663.html

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