Daily Announcements : DAB
Order poinsettias now to support the BHS Class of 2016! The order form is available on the BHS website under "Forms." Pick up is on Thursday, November 29 between 3 and 5 pm. Simply pull into the front parking lot on the St. Mary's St. side, and have your order loaded in the car for you! Don't delay---this sale ends FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26. Please pass along to your friends and neighbors. Thank you for supporting the Broughton Freshman Class.
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS BULLETIN
Monday, October 15, 2012
[B-Day]
TODAY'S EVENTS: 1B Tower Time/Assembly Schedule
Vehicle Injury Prevention Program, CAPS Class
Car Crash Presentation for Juniors & Seniors, 12:50pm
Varsity Volleyball - Round CAP 8 Tournament, Leesville
Boys Basketball Conditioning, 2:40-4:00pm
JV soccer at Wakefield, 4:30pm
Varsity Soccer at Enloe, 6:30pm
A county school board had a teacher prospect in to size him up. One member asked him whether the earth was round or flat. He didn't bat an eye. "I don't know how you people feel about it, but I can teach it either way." ---Dr. Eslie Asbury
STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 19 is the late registration deadline for the November 3rd SAT.
October 22 is the standby request deadline for the October 27th ACT.
Seniors: Scholarship Bulletin #4 was put in Senior English/CAPS Class Teachers' boxes yesterday. The Bulletin has been posted on our homepage and can be found by going to Departments/Student Services/Scholarships. It has also been posted in the display case outside the Guidance Resource Center. Paper copies are available on the bookcase across from the Guidance Resource Center.
The Academic Booster Club is hosting a Fall All "A" Breakfast tomorrow in the inner courtyard from 7:00 to 7:40 a.m. Students who received all A's during the second semester of the 2011-2012 school year have received invitations in the mail.
Attention all you Fair-Going students and staff! Broughton talent will be on display at this year's State Fair! Be sure to see the Broughton Nextel Cup race car built by our Auto Tech students. This wonderful car, in Broughton colors and with our logo on the hood, will be on display near gate 11, in front of the State Fair offices. Also, we have several Apparel Development students who have entered the beautiful clothing items they have made into the annual competition at the Fair. Visit the Education Building to see them on display. Congratulations to these CTE students for their accomplishments which will be displayed.
SAT/ACT Prep Question of the Day
They are smaller than their counterparts in Africa, so Asiatic lions can be found only in Gir, a forest region in northwest India.
(A) They are smaller than their counterparts in Africa, so Asiatic lions
(B) Its counterparts in Africa are bigger, but the Asiatic lion
(C) The Asiatic lion is smaller than their counterparts in Africa, they
(D) The counterparts of African lions in Asia are smaller, although they
(E) Smaller than their counterparts in Africa, Asiatic lions
Hint: It is illogical to relate the size of Asiatic lions to their location in India. Make sure that the sentence does not draw an illogical connection between the relative size of Asiatic lions and the fact that they are only found in Gir.
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the faulty logic of the original by removing the unnecessary pronoun "They" and the conjunction "so" so that the size of the two types of lions is the only thing being compared.
College/Military Reps Visiting Broughton
[Sign up in Guidance Resource Center, Room 1209]
Meredith College Tuesday, October 16 A-Day 8:00AM
Barton College Tuesday, October 16 A-Day 1:30PM
Wake Forest University Wednesday, October 17 B-Day 1:30PM
University of Vermont Thursday, October 18 A-Day 8:00AM
College & University Open Houses/Information Sessions
[Not held on the Broughton campus]
Converse Music Preview October 19/20 Register at converse.edu/petriepreview UNC-Greensboro October 20 Register at admissions.uncg.edu/showcase Salem College October 21 RSVP at www.salem.edu/admissions/visit Colgate Multicultural Open House October 21 Apply at www.colgate.edu/openhouse
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 University of Notre Dame October 23 St. Mary's School, 7:00pm
Princeton University October 24 Durham Academy, 3601 Ridge Rd, Durham Elizabeth City State University October 27 Register at www.ecsu.edu/admissions SCAD Day Savannah October 27 Register at scad.edu/scadday Meredith Senior Visitation Day October 29 Register at Meredith.edu/admissions/visit
Lafayette College [PA] November 10 Register at Lafayette.edu/visit
UNC-Pembroke November 17 Register at uncp.edu/admissions
REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors: Ever wonder what careers or jobs for which you are best suited? Find out! Sign up to take the ASVAB [Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery], a free aptitude test that will be administered here at Broughton during the morning on Monday, October 22nd. For more information and to sign up, see Ms. Connor in Room 1207B.
Capital Area Teen Court is a sentencing option of youth in middle & high school who commit their first misdemeanor crime. In Teen Court, all of the attorneys, bailiffs, clerks, and jurors are youth in middle or high school who volunteer to participate in the program. Teen Court hears REAL cases for charges such as larceny, affray, assault, property damage, and possession of drugs or alcohol. If you would like to volunteer with Teen Court, go online at www.capitalareateencourt.org. The next volunteer training has been scheduled for Saturday, October 20 from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Lunch & snack s will be provided.
Are you interested in taking a course at Wake Tech this Spring? Below are upcoming Career and College Promise Information Session dates for Broughton students interested in Wake Tech Community College. Students must pre-register at http://www2.waketech.edu/blogs/recruiting/collegecareerpromise/ CCP Information Sessions
Day/Date Time Campus Room Location
Wed., 10/17 6:00 pm North Bldg A; Room 302
Wed., 10/24 6:00 pm Main SSB 214
Tues., 10/30 4:00 pm North Bldg A; Room 302
Calling all digital divas, web chix & coder girls! Applications for the NCWIT Award sponsored by the National Center for Women & Information Technology are now being accepted online at www.aspirationsaward.org. This award is for young women who aspire to a career in technology and winners are selected based on their demonstrated interest and aspirations in computing, technology and leadership. National award winners receive $500 in cash, a laptop computer, and a trip to attend the Bank of America Technology Showcase and Awards Ceremony in Charlotte. Deadline: October 31st.
Order poinsettias now to support the BHS Class of 2016! The order form is available on the BHS website under "Forms." Pick up is on Thursday, November 29 between 3 and 5 pm. Simply pull into the front parking lot on the St. Mary's St. side, and have your order loaded in the car for you! Don't delay---this sale ends FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26. Please pass along to your friends and neighbors. Thank you for supporting the Broughton Freshman Class.
Sophomores: Broughton has been asked to nominate one outstanding sophomore for the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar [HOBY]. HOBY, one of the oldest and most prominent youth leadership organizations in the world, was founded by actor Hugh O'Brian after returning from spending nine inspirational days working and volunteering with Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Broughton's nominee will attend a HOBY Weekend Retreat on the campus of NCSU scheduled for June 14-16. Two years ago, Broughton's HOBY Ambassador was Huston Wallace. Sophomores who would like to be considered for nomination should sign up in the Guidance Resource Center. For more info about HOBY, visit www.hoby.org/students.
Every year, the Catalyst Conference, a part of a larger UNC-CH umbrella service organization Known as Campus Y, brings a selected group of 80 high school students from across North Carolina to UNC-CH for a weekend-long exploration of social justice issues affecting both America and the larger world. The Catalyst Conference is a great opportunity and learning experience for developing high school students. The conference will take place on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill February 22-Februrary 24, 2013. A $40 registration fee is required upon acceptance (DO NOT include this with the application) to the conference, which helps to offset the cost of housing and food for the entire weekend. Only high school students in grades 9-11 who have never attended are eligible to apply (no seniors please). Applications must arrive at UNC-CH, or be submitted via email, by Friday, November 9th. If you have any questions or comments, please email the Campus Y or the Catalyst Co-chairs at unccatalyst@gmail.com.
The Reflections Program requests creative, original arts submissions in visual arts, dance choreography, music composition, photography, film production, or literature. Students who participate can earn up to five community service hours. The Broughton creative community can get details from their arts or technology department or from Mrs. Carty in visual arts. Students are encouraged to create an artwork using the theme, 'The Magic of a Moment'. Compositions are due to Mrs. Carty by November 2. Again, please contact your arts or technology teacher for details including an entry form that MUST be signed by your parents. Begin creating now and show "the Magic of a Moment" using your favorite art form. Compositions will be judged by local artists and Broughton's winners will move ahead to the council level, to be judged and hopefully move on to the national level! Broughton winners will not only get community service hours, but recognition in local publications and a prize! Questions? Contact Mrs. Carty in visual arts or the PTSA co-chairs, Mrs. Stevens or Mrs. Stokes, thefourstevens@gmail.com, stokesranse@gmail.com
The Reach Out And Touch Tutoring Program, sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers at NCSU, will have four dates for tutoring this semester, including October 27, November 10, and December 1. The sessions will be held in the First Year College Commons (2751 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607) and will be from 11AM-1PM, we ask that the students arrive by 10:50 so that we can get the most out of the two hour time period. As far as registration goes, there is a form attached to this email in which we are requesting guardians fill out and turn in when they drop the student off. In addition to that form, there is also an online registration portion. The link for that is provided below. It is also on our flyer, which too is attached to this email. Online Registration: https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dDNsY2dTYnlkaldraVVqaV9yaklqeXc6MQ
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.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
The Red Sword Guild is looking for volunteers to help with their annual Round Up event, "Giving Cancer the Boot". There are three dates for volunteers to participate. Pre-Event on 11/8 from 3-6p, During Event on 11/9 from 10am-2pm and Post Event on 11/10 from 9am-noon. For more info. or to sign up to volunteer contact Mary Pat Calvert at marypat@calvertproductions.
Lacy Elementary School is looking for volunteers for their Fall Festival on Friday, 10/19 from 4-8pm. Volunteers will be given complimentary pizza and soft drinks. Please sign up ahead of time by contacting Rachel Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator at rmarshall@tpacenter.org.
Conn Elementary School (1220 Brookside Dr) is looking for volunteers for their Fall Carnival on Saturday, 11/10 from 1-4pm. To sign up to volunteer contact Kim Serozi at kim@serozi.com.
NC A. Philip Randolph Institute (1408 Hillsborough St.) is looking for volunteers to help with their Get Out To Vote campaign, M-F anytime from 11am-8pm. Volunteers will make calls from a call list and help with door -to- door canvassing of surrounding neighborhoods. For more information or to volunteer contact Joyce Fowler at 919-833-6671 or fowlerjoyce@ymail.com.
University Park Homeowners Association is looking for 10-12 student volunteers for their annual neighborhood Halloween Party on Sunday, 10/28 from 2:40-6:30pm, at Isabella Cannon Park (Gardner Street). Please contact Kirsten Wheeler at 919-971-7025 or kirstenwheeler@mac.com.
The Fallon Park Garden Club has Adopted Fallon Park with Raleigh Parks & Rec. and our fall clean up day has been scheduled from 9 - 12pm, Sat. Nov. 3rd. at the Fallon Park picnic shelter (corner of Oxford and Hazelwood/Beechridge) rain or shine and often pick up trash, clean/prune invasives, spread mulch, and pull debris to the edge of the park to be picked up. We will have water and tools and perhaps some goodies provided by our garden club members. I have the Parks and Rec Release forms which must be signed the day of and if they're <18 a parent or guardian also has to sign. Parks & Rec prefers that students younger than 16 have a parent help them.
The Martin Green Team is looking for volunteers for Sat., 11/3 from 8am until noon to weed, mulch .plant and other landscaping jobs. Volunteers will need to bring work gloves. Bringing wheelbarrows, pitchforks/turning forks and hard rakes, if you have them, will be greatly appreciated. Please reply to Anna or Keith Wilder at annawilder.nd@gmail.com or Keith, by phone at 919-621-1122.
The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department is looking for volunteers for their Boo Bash - Halloween Carnival at the Brier Creek Community Center (10810 Globe Road ) on Friday, 10/19 from 5:30-9pm. Volunteers are needed to help with set up, games and take down. Please email Laura Brannon at laura.brannon@raleighnc.gov or call 919-420-2340 to sign up to volunteer.
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.
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.
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.
First Freedom Student Competition. This is a national essay and video contest. It offers high-school students an opportunity to compete for $2,500 awards as they examine the history and current-day relevance of religious freedom, and then, by written essay or video production, present their evaluation. Essay winners will receive$2,500 as will video winners. The online registration deadline is Monday, November 12, postmark entry deadline is Monday, November 26, and the video upload deadline is Monday, November 26. Winners will be announced on April 13, 2013, Thomas Jefferson's birthday. For more information, [topic, guidelines, registration materials], visit http:www.firstfreedom.org/education/students.htm.
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 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.
Persian Scholarship Foundation This essay competition is for students of Iranian descent who are studying in the United States. It is open to high school students and students in both undergraduate and graduate college programs in the U.S. Students applying must submit an essay they have written that has also been published in the local or school newspaper. The essay should discuss the heritage of the Iranian people and how they have contributed to our society, or the achievements of scientists and scholars who are Iranian. One winner from each of three categories will be selected. The High School Recognition Award is $500, the Undergraduate Recognition Award and the Graduate Recognition Award are each $1,000. Applicants will be judged on their academic merits and the original content and overall effectiveness of their essay. The Persian Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Iranian students studying in the U.S. The foundation encourages students to share their knowledge about the Persian culture, history and heritage. The deadline for this scholarship is usually in DECEMBER of each year, and the award amount is usually $1,000.
For more details, visit www.persianscholarship.org/current_programs.htm
SUMMER ENRICHMENT/LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES [2012-2013]
Oxbridge Academic Programs offers academic summer programs in Oxford and Cambridge, Paris and Montpellier, Barcelona, and New York. The programs in Oxford, Cambridge and New York offer students the chance to challenge themselves in disciplines such as Art History, Literature, Politics and Economics, Drama, Creative Writing, and speech and debate as well as Global Medicine, International Law, Business & Finance, Architecture, or Filmmaking. The programs in Barcelona & Paris offer Spanish & French language classes at all levels as well as courses in Spanish & French. By contrast, the program in Montpellier is complete immersion. For more information, go online at www.oxbridgeprograms.com.
Rochester Institute of Technology offers a six-day career awareness program, Explore Your Future, for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students. This summer camp provides students an opportunity to experience college life, enjoy hands-on activities and get a taste of real-world careers in the fields of business, computing, engineering, science and art. Session 1 is scheduled for July 13-18 followed by Session 2 for July 20-25. For more information, go online at www.rit.edu/NTID/EYF. Deadline: April 30, 2013.
The General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Challenge is a prospective week-long summer opportunity for rising 9th-12th graders. The Shelton Challenge provides students with a dynamic experience that allows them to discover their true leadership potential. The Shelton Challenge's curriculum revolves around the five values of leadership: integrity, compassion, social responsibility, diversity, and honesty. A curriculum designed by General Henry Hugh Shelton, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Shelton Challenge was initiated to inspire and create future leaders who are well established in the principals of values-based leadership. In this weeklong experience, high school students are offered opportunities to lead that may be found nowhere else. Additional information regarding the program may be found at this website: http://www.ncsu.edu/extension/sheltonleadership/about/center.php or contact Rachel Schwitzgebel at (919) 830-1499 or at RFSchwitzgebel@sms.edu for additional information or questions regarding the program. You may also contact Dr. Debbie Acker, Assistant Director of the Shelton Leadership Center, by phone at (919) 513-0150 or by email (debbie_acker@ncsu.edu
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