In honor of another famous Black American:
The Black American author and poet we celebrate today is Amanda Gorman. She was born in 1998, so she is now 25 years old. While she was an award-winning writer at Harvard, Gorman became the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. Gorman rose to fame in 2021 for writing and delivering her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration; you can listen to this poem by clicking the QR code on the display case. Fun fact: she was inspired by the writings of Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou. This is a quote of hers that we liked:
“Since the world is round
There is no way to walk away
From each other, for even then
We are coming back together.”
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St. Agnes is looking for volunteers for their Basketball tournament that begins this weekend and runs through Feb 24. Helping with this service project would count as Blue Service hours. They are especially in need of help this weekend. For more information and to sign up – please go to the Upcoming Service Opportunities linked on the padlet.
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Juniors who are making their retreat tomorrow. A reminder that you should meet in Alumnae Hall at 10:00am and that you should bring your water bottle with you. The retreat will end at 2:00pm so please arrange your ride accordingly.
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Please remember to shower our counselors with love and appreciation today. It is National School Counselors’ Week. We have an amazing group of counselors here, so please thank them for their dedicated service to our students and community. Let’s celebrate our counselors today and every day.
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During the month of February, we will be collecting items for Cinderella’s closet. They are in need of formal dresses (that are less than 3 years old and in good shape), formal shoes, fancy jewelry and handbags. If you have items that you would like to donate, we will have bins in the office next week.
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Attention Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors – next Wednesday at 8:30am, you will have the opportunity to learn about student leadership opportunities for next year. This meeting will give you information about the Student Council positions that are options for you next year along with Family Leadership opportunities. So – if you are interested in taking part in some leadership opportunities by running for Student Council or being a Family Leader, please plan to meet in the choral room next Wednesday at 8:30.
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Starting Monday, February 12th through Friday, February 16th is HOPE WEEK! Hope Squad is hosting lots of fun activities and you’ll need to listen to the announcements for what’s happening. Each day Hope Squad will challenge you to do something positive for your mental health and have games and activities before school and at lunch. Most excitingly, Friday will be an out of uniform day for $3 and proceeds will go to Ethan’s Purpose, a local organization whose mission is to raise awareness about good mental health and suicide prevention. Lots of good things to come to keep an ear out!”
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If you are going on the France trip this summer with NDA there is a meeting afterschool today in room 203
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There is a Math Club meeting on Monday, February 12 after school in Alumnae Hall. If you cannot attend, please check Google Classroom to vote. A reminder to all Mu Alpha Theta members, you must attend 50% of the meetings to maintain membership.”
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Green Dot will have a club meeting after school on Monday in
Rm. 112. These meetings are open to anyone in any grade who wants to attend! We will be planning a fun surprise, so come join us if you are able!
It’s Friday – so it’s time for another BIG reward from Drug Free club – today it is $25 Chick-fil-A gift cards! Today’s winners are:
SR – Nina Roedig
JR – Maddie McFadden
SO – Clhoe Schaeffer
FR – Lauren Pence
Please see Mrs. Maggard in the Quad for those rewards. Congratulations! We are very proud of you! Keep making good choices!
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