Education (n):
That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Ambrose Bierce

Monday, October 27, 2008

Sports Club will meet today after school in the gym. Please make sure you have completed your school insurance in order to participate.
 
Any clubs who may have left items for Harvest Festival in the gym please retrieve them as soon as possible or they may be thrown away.
 
Health Academy Students!
Pre-Sales for HOSA shirts have begun!
They will be on pre-sale until November 13th.
See your strand teachers for more information.
 
The Alumni Association of Princeton University is sponsoring the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. This is open to all high school students involved in any activity that is helping to improve race relations in their school and community.  This competition was created to identify and commend young people who are working to increase understanding and mutual respect among all races. Information can be found on their web site at http://www.princeton.edu/pprize/ or by calling 1-800-742-1036.
The deadline date is January 31, 2009. Students may also be eligible for a $1000 cash award.
 
Students our Annual United Way Campaign has begun. Please remember to bring your donation every EVEN DAY to your 2nd Period HOMEROOM. Teachers submit your class’s collection envelope to the Activities Office by 10AM.
 
Additionally Penny Wars will be taking place between Classes and Academies during both lunches!
 
Rules of the Penny War
The GOAL of the Penny War is to collect as many PENNIES as possible in your jar and put as many NON-PENNIES in everyone else’s jar.
 
Each team has its own container. Money is worth “points” based on its monetary value.

Pennies give your team positive points while nickels, dimes, quarters, and any dollar bills take points AWAY from the team’s total. Therefore, you want to put PENNIES in YOUR TEAM’S jar (positive points) & nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar bills (negative points) in the jars of OTHER TEAMS.
 
Whichever Class/Academy has THE MOST POINTS at the end of the Penny Drive, wins!!
 
TODAY IS CLASS WARS!!!! Bring your donation to lunch!
 
Practices for the Hispanic Show are taking place in the auditorium everyday from Monday through Thursday. Dress Rehearsals are Monday 10-27 and Tuesday 10-28, all must attend to the Dress Rehearsals if you want to be in the show. We still need some of the music from some of the acts. Bring it right away to room F-207.
 
Faculty and Staff Hispanic Luncheon will take place during both lunches on Monday 10-27, tickets are only $10.00, come and celebrate with us. We need your participation. Buy tickets today.
 
The Miami Dolphins have partnered with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools to offer select tickets to Miami Dolphin games (Tickets to the Raiders are still available.). The proceeds of these sales will go towards supporting Student Activities at Miami Lakes Educational Center. Tickets are only $20. (Regular face value $52) This is a substantial savings!!! Help support MLEC and the Miami Dolphins!!! Stop by the Student Activities Office for more information! RAIDERS’ tickets will only be sold through October 30th!!!
 
Students are reminded to come to school each day on time! Students if you are absent, remember that 5 unexcused absences in an annual course, or 3 unexcused absences in a semester course, will result in a no credit (N/C) for the class.  Remember if you are absent you MUST bring a note and receive an admit to excuse your absence. DO NOT GIVE YOUR NOTE TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER. Admits are issued in the Student Services Office prior to the start of school each day and during lunch and after school in the Main Office with Ms. Cheron. Do not be absent unnecessarily. 
Students arriving tardy to school must sign in at the Tardy Center in the C Cafeteria. Students with excessive tardies will be required to serve an Administrative Detention.  BE ON TIME!!! AND COME TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY!!!  If you have any questions regarding attendance please speak to Mrs. Forteza in the Student Services Office.
 
The Principal’s Word of the Day is
CONSTRUE (kun STROO) v. to interpret
The meaning of the poem, as I construed it, had to do with the love of a man for his dog.
To misconstrue is to misinterpret.