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		<title>Morning Announcements &#8211; Friday, Sept 3, 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Morning! Way to GO BUCKS!!! Let&#8217;s Ripple!! Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews) The remaining eighty fighting men lifted their voices to match that of their leader. &#8220;Charge! Charge!&#8221; they cried tymbling over the wall into a history about which most people in our country have never heard. For when the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Good Morning! </strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Way to GO BUCKS!!!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Ripple!!</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews)</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>The remaining eighty fighting men lifted their voices to match that of their leader. &#8220;Charge! Charge!&#8221; they cried tymbling over the wall into a history about which most people in our country have never heard.</p>
<p>For when the Confederate troops saw Chamberlain, the leader of the opposition, mount the wall they immediately stopped, unsure as to what was happening. And when the Colonel pointed his sword toward them and commanded his men to charge, they turned and ran. Many threw down their loaded weapons.</p>
<p>The rebels were certain that these were not the same soldiers they had been facing. Surely men have been reinforced, they thought. A beaten regiment would not charge. In less than five minutes, Chamberlain had his sword on the collarbone of a Confederate captain.</p>
<p>&#8220;You, sir, are my prisoner,&#8221; he stated.</p>
<p>The man turned around a fully loaded Navy Colt revolver and offered it to Chamberlain. &#8220;Yes sir,&#8221; he answered. &#8220;I am.&#8221;</p>
<p>Within five minutes, that ragged group of eighty men under Chamberlain&#8217;s command-without any ammunition-captured over four hundred soldiers of the enemy.</p>
<p>It is an amazing story, isn&#8217;t it? And absolutely true. But here&#8217;s what most people never consider&#8230;.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, we&#8217;ll share how this story ripples.</p>
<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong> :</p>
<h1>“Heroism is latent in every human soul &#8211; However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all the self-denials &#8211; privations, toils, dangers, sufferings, sicknesses, mutilations, life-”</h1>
<p>Joshua Chamberlain</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong> (Thank you to Ginny Faeth for supplying the jokes of the day!)</p>
<p>Q: What kind of flower buys Father&#8217;s day cards?</p>
<p>A: A sunflower.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong> : Freedom</p>
<p>&#8220;People are as freee as they want ot be.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin</p>
<p>HOw free do you want to be? Has a bad habit or unhealthy relationship taken away your freedom? YOu can get it back. If you need help breaking a habit or ending a relationship, talke to a trusted adult. But mostly, believe in yourself. You know you can make it on your own. Oprah Winfrey says, &#8220;The only thing that can free you is the belief that you can be free.&#8221;</p>
<p>Today&#8230;if you have let a habit or relationship run your life, start taking back your freedom.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>Many feathers to help it fly,<br />
a body and a head,<br />
but it&#8217;s not alive,<br />
you determine how far it goes,<br />
you can hold it in your hand,<br />
but it is never thrown.</p>
<p><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s Possible answers:</strong></p>
<p>Life is often a volume of grief,<br />
I need your help to turn a leaf,<br />
My spine is stiff,<br />
And my body is pale,<br />
But I&#8217;m always ready,<br />
To tell a tale.</p>
<p>Answer: Book</p>
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<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<p><strong>inert (adj) </strong></p>
<p>Very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive.</p>
<p>In the midday heat lions often lie inert in the shade, saving their energy for times when the heat is less severe.</p>
<p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p>Reminder that Monday is Labor Day and we do not have school:) All of you must be working really hard to already have a day off of school!</p>
<p>If you have a special ripple that you would like to share, please send it to Mrs. Back.</p>
<p>We are having a parent computer training and meeting on <strong>Tuesday, September 21</strong>. The computer training will show parents how to log on and check on their child&#8217;s progress. There will be babysitting and dinner refreshments. Please tell your parents. The team with the most parents who show up to this meeting will start a wave of ripples!</p>
<p>Picture day is <strong>September 15</strong>. Remember to look fantastic!</p>
<p>Volleyball practice is Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please be in the gym by 3:00pm.</p>
<p>Please send announcements to Mrs. Back if there is something that you would like to share with the whole school.</p>
<p>Wow! Please say a big thank you to our SAFE crew that has been Keep   environment:) Give a SAFE person a smile today!!</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Positive happenings!! Everyone take time to look at the Yellow Brick Road Hallway! We have Team 2&#8242;s work at home day projects on the right and on the left, Team 5 has their posters of positive, uplifting words.</p>
<p><strong>Breakfast:</strong></p>
<p>Thurs: Hashbrown, bacon, fruit/juice, milk; Fri: oatmeal, fruit/juice, milk.</p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu :</strong></p>
<p>Thurs.: Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells, Broccoli, breadstick; Fri.: Chicken a la King, biscuit, mixed vegetables</p>
<p>Have a great day!</p>
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		<title>Morning Announcements &#8211; Thursday, Sept 2, 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Morning! GO BUCKS (First Game tonight!!) Let&#8217;s Ripple!! Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews) At first, no one moved. They just stared at him with their mouths open. &#8220;Fix your Bayonets NOW!&#8221; he commanded again. &#8220;Execute a great right wheel of the entire regiment. Swing the left first. Do it now!&#8221; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Good Morning! </strong></p>
<p><strong>GO BUCKS (First Game tonight!!)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Ripple!!</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews)</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>At first, no one moved. They just stared at him with their mouths open. &#8220;Fix your Bayonets NOW!&#8221; he commanded again.</p>
<p>&#8220;Execute a great right wheel of the entire regiment. Swing the left first. Do it now!&#8221;</p>
<p>Lietenant Melcher spoke first, confused. &#8220;Sir,&#8221; he asked, &#8220;What is a great right wheel?&#8221; But the Colonel had already jumped from the wall and was moving to the next group of men. Seargeant Tozier answered the question. &#8220;He means to charge. Son. A Great Right Wheel is an all-out charge.&#8221;</p>
<p>Then, turning the Colonel pointed his sword directly downhill. Facing overwhelming odds, Chamberlain slashed his blade through the air and with a power born of courage and fear, the school teacher from Maine roared, &#8220;Charge! Charge! Charge!&#8221; to his men.</p>
<p>What do you think the soldiers were thinking when Chamberlain told them to charge?</p>
<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>&#8220;Every man I believe that God has given a Divine spark of soul.&#8221;<br />
Joshua Chamberlain</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong> (Thank you to Ginny Faeth for supplying the jokes of the day!)</p>
<p>Q: What did &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;B&#8221; look for at the beach?</p>
<p>A: A &#8220;C&#8221; Gull.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong> : Challenge</p>
<p>&#8220;A challenge is something you haven&#8217;t done before that you work towards.&#8221; Sarah Jessica Parker</p>
<p>You&#8217;re facing a new situation and it scares you. Maybe you&#8217;re in a new school this year and you&#8217;re feeling lost. Maybe you&#8217;re not sure about your new teacher. Maybe there&#8217;s been a big change in your family. Whatever the situation you know you can handle it. Whatever the challenge, you can cope.</p>
<p>Today&#8230;face a new situation head on.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>Life is often a volume of grief,<br />
I need your help to turn a leaf,<br />
My spine is stiff,<br />
And my body is pale,<br />
But I&#8217;m always ready,<br />
To tell a tale.</p>
<p><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s Possible answers:</strong></p>
<p>Lettuce</p>
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<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<p><strong>consolidate</strong> (verb)</p>
<p>Strengthen; unite; make firm and compact.</p>
<p>The prime minister hoped that his support for the popular reform program would help to consolidate the gains his party had made in the recent election.</p>
<p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p>Karate is today, Thursday, beginners start at 10:30 am.</p>
<p>If you have a special ripple that you would like to share, please send it to Mrs. Back.</p>
<p>We are having a parent computer training and meeting on <strong>Tuesday, September 21</strong>. The computer training will show parents how to log on and check on their child&#8217;s progress. There will be babysitting and dinner refreshments. Please tell your parents. The team with the most parents who show up to this meeting will start a wave of ripples!</p>
<p>Picture day is <strong>September 15</strong>. Remember to look fantastic!</p>
<p>Volleyball practice is Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please be in the gym by 3:00pm.</p>
<p>Please send announcements to Mrs. Back if there is something that you would like to share with the whole school.</p>
<p>Wow! Please say a big thank you to our SAFE crew that has been Keep   environment:) Give a SAFE person a smile today!!</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Positive happenings!! Everyone take time to look at the Yellow Brick Road Hallway! We have Team 2&#8242;s work at home day projects on the right and on the left, Team 5 has their posters of positive, uplifting words.</p>
<p>Remember to bring in your first day of school forms and your school supplies.</p>
<p><strong>Breakfast:</strong></p>
<p>Thurs: Hashbrown, bacon, fruit/juice, milk; Fri: oatmeal, fruit/juice, milk.</p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu :</strong></p>
<p>Thurs.: Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells, Broccoli, breadstick; Fri.: Chicken a la King, biscuit, mixed vegetables</p>
<p>Have a great day!</p>
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		<title>Morning Announcements &#8211; Wednesday, Sept 1, 2010</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Good Morning! Happy September!!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Ripple!!</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews)</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Chamberlain stepped to the top of the wall in full view, crossing his arms and staring down at the advancing enemy.</p>
<p>The 15th and 47th Alabama with their pale, yellow-gray uniforms, now reinforced by a Texas regiment, moved up the hill as their high pitched shriek-the rebel yell-coursed up toward Chamberlain and his men. Sergeant Spear was standing at the Colonel&#8217;s feet. Sergeant Tozier, Chamberlain&#8217;s brother Tom, and Lieutenant Melcher, the flag bearer, were huddled below. &#8220;Joshua!&#8221; his brother said. &#8220;Do something! Give an order!&#8221;</p>
<p>Chamberlain stood there for a moment, deep in thought, quickly sorting the situation. &#8220;We can&#8217;t retreat,&#8221; he thought. &#8220;We can&#8217;t stay here.&#8221; When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act. He turned his back on the advancing rebels, looked down at his men, and said, &#8220;Fix Bayonets!&#8221;</p>
<p>Stay tuned for tomorrow&#8217;s excitement and think about what you would do if you were the Colonel.</p>
<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future.<br />
Joshua Chamberlain</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong> (Thank you to Ginny Faeth for supplying the jokes of the day!)</p>
<p>Q: Who do all the inches follow?</p>
<p>A: Their ruler.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong> : Friendships</p>
<p>&#8220;People change and forget to tell each other.&#8221; Lillian Hellman</p>
<p>One day your best friend likes, the same things you do. The next day you can&#8217;t agree on anything. What happened? Change. &#8220;As children become teenagers, their interests change,&#8221; educators Larry and Cindy Putbrese explain. &#8221;When interests change, friendships change&#8230;Many young people don&#8217;t understand this yet. They feel badly because they get left out or believe they have done something wrong. It helps to understand that changing friends is a normal, of sometimes painful, part of growing up.&#8221;</p>
<p>Today&#8230;accept a change in a friend.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?</p>
<p><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s Possible answers:</strong></p>
<p>What won&#8217;t break if you throw it off the highest building in the world, but will break if you place it in the ocean?</p>
<p>1) A fall. The word &#8220;place&#8221; suggests conceptualizing a fall in this context as occurring at the edge of or just above the ocean, in which case the water would break that fall. But technically speaking, if a fall is thrown off a building &#8211; and assuming you can throw a verb &#8211; it would eventually be broken by the ground.</p>
<p>2) A storm, or the weather. This can mean either a violent beginning, or a sudden change. In the first sense, if &#8220;in&#8221; can be taken to mean &#8220;just above&#8221; the ocean, a storm being relocated there would be associated with an increased humidity that might bring about such a violent beginning, whereas if you cast the storm down from the top of a tall building, the resulting increase in atmospheric pressure would probably preclude such a start. In the second sense, if &#8220;in&#8221; literally means &#8220;inside of,&#8221; the weather would certainly change suddenly, that is, it would disappear, if you plunged it underwater. There would, however, be little change in the weather between the top and the bottom of a building.</p>
<p>3) A wave. This was my first thought, and is probably the best. A wave breaking means curling over and dissolving into foam. It can&#8217;t do that if it&#8217;s not within a larger body of water. Dropped from a building, it would just dissolve into vapor.</p>
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<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<p><strong>provoke (verb) </strong></p>
<p>To incite; to irritate. Not wanting to provoke a backlash, the president decided to scuttle some of his more unpopular policies.</p>
<p>working everyday! It is wonderful to have friends and families engaged in our BCA learning <strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p>We are having a parent computer training and meeting on <strong>Tuesday, September 21</strong>. The computer training will show parents how to log on and check on their child&#8217;s progress. There will be babysitting and dinner refreshments. Please tell your parents. The team with the most parents who show up to this meeting will start a wave of ripples!</p>
<p>Picture day is <strong>September 15</strong>. Remember to look fantastic!</p>
<p>Volleyball practice is tonight. Please be in the gym by 3:00pm.</p>
<p>Please send announcements to Mrs. Back if there is something that you would like to share with the whole school.</p>
<p>Wow! Please say a big thank you to our SAFE crew that has been Keep  environment:) Give a SAFE person a smile today!!</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Positive happenings!! Everyone take time to look at the Yellow Brick Road Hallway! We have Team 2&#8242;s work at home day projects on the right and on the left, Team 5 has their posters of positive, uplifting words.</p>
<p>Keep rippling!! We saw many ripples yesterday and it was wonderful to see the chain necklaces moving around the school. So many ripples!!</p>
<p>Keep thinking about how special you are and remember to &#8220;Do something special with your life&#8221;. Think about this every day! You will make a difference in someone&#8217;s life and by doing something special you will also do something special with your life.</p>
<p>Remember to bring in your first day of school forms and your school supplies.</p>
<p><strong>Breakfast:</strong></p>
<p>Wed: Pancakes, sausage, fruit juice, milk; Thurs: Hashbrown, bacon, fruit/juice, milk; Fri: oatmeal, fruit/juice, milk.</p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu :</strong></p>
<p>Wed: Fish Fillet, potatoes, cole slaw, dinner roll; Thurs.: Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells, Broccoli, breadstick; Fri.: Chicken a la King, biscuit, mixed vegetables</p>
<p>Have a great day! <strong> </strong></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Good Morning! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Ripple!!</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews)</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Chamberlain looked up to see the boy pointing down the hill. &#8220;They&#8217;re forming up right now. And they&#8217;ve been reinforced. Sir, there&#8217;s a lot more of them this time.&#8221;</p>
<p>At that moment, a messenger stumbled into their midst. Out of breath, he said, &#8220;Sir! Colonel Chamberlain, sir! Colonel Vincent is dead.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Are you sure, soldier?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Yes, sir,&#8221; he gasped. &#8220;He was shot right at the first of the fight. They were firmed up by Weeds Brigade, but now Weeeds is dead. They moved Hazlett&#8217;s Battery up top. Hazlett&#8217;s dead too.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chamberlain&#8217;s brother came running back. &#8220;Joshua,&#8221; he said, &#8220;We&#8217;re out! One&#8230;two rounds per man at the most. Some of the men don&#8217;t have anything at all!&#8221;</p>
<p>Chamberlain turned to a thin man standing on his right. It was First Sergeant Ellis Spear. &#8220;Spear,&#8221; he ordered, &#8220;tell the bosy to take ammunition from the wounded and the dead.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We did that last time, sir,&#8221; Spear replied. &#8220;Maybe we should think about pulling out.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chamberlain responded grimly, &#8220;we will not be pulling out, Sergeant. Carry out my orders please.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Colonel!&#8221; Sergeant Tozier sopke up. &#8220;We won&#8217;t hold them again, sir. You know we won&#8217;t!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Joshua!&#8221; It was his brother. &#8220;Here they come! Here they come!&#8221;</p>
<p>Stay tuned for tomorrow&#8217;s excitement and think about what you would do if you were the Colonel.</p>
<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>But the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider&#8230; That thought was our power.<br />
Joshua Chamberlain</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong> (Thank you to Ginny Faeth for supplying the jokes of the day!)</p>
<p>Q: What animal unlocked all the cages in the zoo?</p>
<p>A: The monkey.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong> : Hard Work</p>
<p>&#8220;To make your ideas work for you, you first have to work for them.&#8221; - Thomas Alva Edison</p>
<p>Thomas Edison had a head full of ideas. He was also a hard worker. It was Edison who said the famous words, &#8220;Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.&#8221; He left behind more than 3,000 notebooks and 1,00 patents for his inventions. If Edison had been a lazy man, we might not have electric lights, phonographs, or movies.</p>
<p>Today&#8230;work for one of your ideas.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong> :</p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>What won&#8217;t break if you throw it off the highest building in the world, but will break if you place it in the ocean?</p>
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<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<p><strong>partake</strong> (verb)</p>
<p>To participate; to share.</p>
<p>After his star player persistently refused to partake in conditioning drills, the coach decided to dismiss him from the team.  <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p>Wow! Please say a big thank you to our SAFE crew that has been working everyday! It is wonderful to have friends and families engaged in our BCA learning environment:) Give a SAFE person a smile today!!</p>
<p>Positive happenings!! Everyone take time to look at the Yellow Brick Road Hallway! We have Team 2&#8242;s work at home day projects on the right and on the left, Team 5 has their posters of positive, uplifting words.</p>
<p>Please be patient with the computers. Mr. Back is working on servers. We have 2 working and in the end there will be 5 servers. Things may be a little crazy with the internet from time to time when everyone is on.</p>
<p>Student drivers: Please make sure you come to the office and get your parking permit. You can not drive to school unless you have one. See Mrs. Stanko.</p>
<p>Keep rippling!! We saw many ripples yesterday and it was wonderful to see the chain necklaces moving around the school. So many ripples!!</p>
<p>Keep thinking about how special you are and remember to &#8220;Do something special with your life&#8221;. Think about this every day! You will make a difference in someone&#8217;s life and by doing something special you will also do something special with your life.</p>
<p>Remember to bring in your first day of school forms and your school supplies.</p>
<p>Lunch and milk orders are being taken ahead of time. If you have any questions, ask your teachers.</p>
<p>High school and junior high students, be patient with your schedules. We&#8217;ll get them worked out. We are using a new system this year and we are still working out the kinks:)</p>
<p>Picture day is September 15. Remember to look fantastic!</p>
<p><strong>Breakfast:</strong></p>
<p>Tues: Ham scramble, fruit juice, milk; Wed: Pancakes, sausage, fruit juice, milk; Thurs: Hashbrown, bacon, fruit/juice, milk; Fri: oatmeal, fruit/juice, milk.</p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu</strong> :</p>
<p>Tues: Pork Scaloppini, egg noodles, green peas, tossed salad; Wed: Fish Fillet, potatoes, cole slaw, dinner roll; Thurs.: Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells, Broccoli, breadstick; Fri.: Chicken a la King, biscuit, mixed vegetables</p>
<p><strong>Have a great day!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Ripple!!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ripple Effect: (Quoted from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews)</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>After that fifth broken charge, Chamberlain&#8217;s younger brother, Tom, appeared with Sergeant Tozier, an old, hard-nosed soldier. Tozier had a thick wad of torn shirt stuck into a hole in his shoulder where he had been wounded.</p>
<p>&#8220;No help from the 83rd,&#8221; the Sergeant said. &#8220;They&#8217;re shot to ribbons and all they can do is extend the line a bit. We&#8217;re getting murdered on our flank.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Can we extend?&#8221; Chamberlain asked. &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing to extend,&#8221; Tom answered. &#8220;More than half our men are down.&#8221;</p>
<p>It was true. Chamberlain&#8217;s command had started in Bangor, Maine, six months earlier, with a thousand men. They&#8217;d started that morning with three hundred. Now they were down to eighty.</p>
<p>&#8220;How are we for ammunition?&#8221; the Colonel asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been shooting a lot,&#8221; was his brother&#8217;s answer.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know we&#8217;ve been shooting a lot,&#8221; Chamberlain snapped.</p>
<p>&#8220;I want to know how we&#8217;re holding out. How much ammunition do we have left?&#8221;</p>
<p>As Tom rant ot check, a twelve-year-old lookout had climbed a tree. He yelled,</p>
<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re forming up again, Colonel.&#8221;</p>
<p>Stay tuned for tomorrow&#8217;s excitement and think about what you would do if you were the Colonel.</p>
<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong> :</p>
<p>We pass now quickly from each other&#8217;s sight; but I know full well that where beyond these passing scenes you shall be, there will be Heaven.<br />
Joshua Chamberlain</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong> (Thank you to Ginny Faeth for supplying the jokes of the day!)</p>
<p>Q: What would you eat while watching a scary movie?</p>
<p>A: I scream.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong> : Good Habits</p>
<p>&amp;quot;Recall it as often as you wish, a happy memory never wears out.&amp;quot; &#8211; Libbie Fudim</p>
<p>It won&#8217;t be long before school starts again (if it hasn&#8217;t already). When you think back on the summer, what is your happiest memory? When was the best time? What was your favorite thing to do? The greatest place to be? If this is a memory you share with a friend, you may want to write it down. Then make a copy for your friend.</p>
<p>Today&#8230;think of a happy memory from the summer.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong> :</p>
<p><em> </em></p>
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<p>Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.</p>
<p>Mahpiua Luta, better known <span style="text-decoration: underline;">for being</span> Red Cloud, was chief of the Oglala Sioux during the 1860s.</p>
<p>A. for being</p>
<p>B. that he was</p>
<p>C. as being</p>
<p>D. to be</p>
<p>E. as</p>
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<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<p><strong>contrary (adj) </strong></p>
<p>Given to opposition; contradictory. A skilled debater will anticipate the arguments that might be made by someone defending a contrary position, and attempt to counter them in advance.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p>Please be patient with the computers. Mr. Back is working on servers. We have 2 working and in the end there will be 5 servers. Things may be a little crazy with the internet from time to time when everyone is on.</p>
<p>Student drivers: Please make sure you come to the office and get your parking permit. You can not drive to school unless you have one. See Mrs. Stanko.</p>
<p>Keep rippling!! We saw many ripples yesterday and it was wonderful to see the chain necklaces moving around the school. So many ripples!!</p>
<p>Keep thinking about how special you are and remember to &amp;quot;Do something special with your life&amp;quot;. Think about this every day! You will make a difference in someone&#8217;s life and by doing something special you will also do something special with your life.</p>
<p>Remember to bring in your first day of school forms and your school supplies.</p>
<p>Lunch and milk orders are being taken ahead of time. If you have any questions, ask your teachers.</p>
<p>High school and junior high students, be patient with your schedules. We&#8217;ll get them worked out. We are using a new system this year and we are still working out the kinks:)</p>
<p>Picture day is September 15. Remember to look fantastic!</p>
<p><strong>Breakfast:</strong></p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu</strong> :</p>
<p>Mon: Baked Chicken, seasoned beans, corn on the cob, biscuit; Tues: Pork Scaloppini, egg noodles, green peas, tossed salad; Wed: Fish Fillet, potatoes, cole slaw, dinner roll; Thurs.: Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells, Broccoli, breadstick; Fri.: Chicken a la King, biscuit, mixed vegetables</p>
<p><strong>Have a great day!</strong></p>
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		<title>Morning Announcements Wed. March 24, 2010</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Good Morning Everyone!!</span> </strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Quote of the  day</strong> :<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"> &#8220;Anyone has the opportunity to make his life worth-while. The important  thing is to have a goal. You&#8217;ve got to trust your judgement and put your   faith in God. Never say never.&#8221; &#8211; Gary Carter &#8211; Former Star Catcher &#8211;  Montreal Expos, Two time All Star Game MVP</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Joke of  the Day:</strong> </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Teacher: Why are you  late?<br />
Student: Because, of the sign!<br />
Teacher:  What sign?<br />
Student: The one that says, &#8220;School Ahead, Go  Slow.&#8221; </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Thought of the  day</strong> : Potential</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">&#8220;I  love you for what you are, but I love you yet more for what you  are going to be.&#8221; &#8211; Carl Sandburg</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">&#8220;Parents see their children as bundles of potential. They   enjoy watching them learn, grow, and change. They love their children  for  what they are, and for what they will become. Can you see the potential  in your friends? Are they future athletes, teachers, healers, thinkers,  inventors? It might be fun to share what you see with them.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Today&#8230;.imgaine your friends as  adults, just for fun.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Question of the day</strong> :</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">What determined the order in which the states  in  Column A are listed? What determined the order in which the states in  Column  B are listed?</span></div>
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<td>Column A<br />
Ohio<br />
Idaho<br />
Hawaii<br />
Indiana<br />
Arkansas<br />
New Mexico<br />
Washington<br />
Mississippi<br />
West Virginia<br />
North Carolina</td>
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<td>Column B<br />
Ohio<br />
Oregon<br />
New York<br />
Kansas<br />
South Dakota<br />
Arkansas<br />
South Carolina<br />
Arizona<br />
Alaska<br />
Alabama</td>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s answer</strong> :</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">The words are startling, starling,  staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I. </span></div>
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<div><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Announcements:</span> </span></strong></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>This week is Spring Severe Weather  Awareness  week in Ohio.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Ms. Pfaff is  still out today, there will not be any band.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> </strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>The end of our third quarter is this Friday. Please check with  your  teachers on your progress.</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong> </strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Upcoming  freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors who are interested in taking  post secondary option courses next year, please see Mrs. Back. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Sophomores and Juniors should  check their emails about Sentinel deadline. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Seniors: please read email about  graduation. If you don&#8217;t have email, please check with your teachers.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>IMPORTANT:  There WILL be a work at home day on  Thursday, April 1st.</em></strong> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Grandma, Ms. Fry and Ms.  Pfaff will not be here today. Mrs. Kaufman and Mrs. Stanko will be  in after lunch today.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> Basketball practice for girls</strong> will be Tuesdays and Thursdays  from  2:45-4:15 pm. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Basketball  practice for boys</strong> will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and  Fridays from 2:45-4:15 pm with Mr. Sheets and Mr. Kaufman.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Drama Club &#8211; Spring Play &#8211; practice is today,  Monday  from 2:00-2:45 pm. Please meet in Mrs. Santangelo&#8217;s room, room 10.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Seniors:</strong> please  remember  to get your pictures in to the office for the slide show. Also please  turn  in your biographies and your ideas for flowers, motto, song, etc.</span></div>
<div>Reminder that there are study  tables every morning beginning at 7:30 am and Tuesday, Wednesday and  Thursday afternoons after school until 3:30 pm. Students who were unable  to  work during snow days are required to be at study tables to make up  their  time. Study tables are also for anyone who needs extra time to get ahead   or if you need assistance for classes. Students who are  falling behind in classes should use study tables to help get back on  track.  We want everyone to take advantage of this time.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Tiffin   Teen Center</strong> : 162 East Perry St, phone number:  419-443-0359</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Open everyday: 2:45-6:00 pm (unless indicated  differently)</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Study tables everyday: 2:45-4:30 &#8211; free tutoring,  homework  help and prizes for achieving personal study goals.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu</strong> :</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Wednesday: Baked Ham, scalloped Potatoes, peas, bread, fruit; Thursday:  Mostacciolli, broccoli, breadstick, fruit; Friday: Shrimp basket,  waffle  fries; Cole slaw, biscuit, fruit.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Next week&#8217;s  menu</strong>:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Monday: Lemon pepper chicken, rice, peas and  carrots,  fruit; Tuesday: Marinated Chicken breast, baked potato, broccoli, fruit;   Wednesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit; Thursday: Pork  Choppettes, oven browned potatoes, vegetable blend, wheat bread, fruit;  Friday: Italian breaded fish, rice, peas, salad, fruit.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>Have a great day!!</strong></span></div>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Good Morning Everyone!! </strong></p>
<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong>:</p>
<p>&#8220;If you listen to anybody but yourself you are a prime sucker. Because all anybody else ever does is make mistakes. Why should you make the same ones? Make your own mistakes. They are the best fun.&#8221; &#8211; Jimmy Breslin &#8211; Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist, Author</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong></p>
<p>Q: How far did the witch fly?</p>
<p>A:  &#8211; ghost to ghost.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong>: Organization</p>
<p>&#8220;Without discipline, there&#8217;s no life at all.&#8221; &#8211; Katharine Hepburn</p>
<p>Is your life a big, confusing mess? Are you constantly forgetting things, losing things, breaking things? Is your room a junkyard? Are you always late? If this sounds familiar, take Florence Kennedy&#8217;s advice: &#8220;Don&#8217;t agonize. Organize.&#8221; There are many books, articles, and audio cassettes that can help. Ask your teacher or librarian for ideas. (Even if you are already organized, you could probably be better organized.)</p>
<p>Today&#8230;.get organized in one part of my life.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong>:</p>
<p>English words containing the letter combinations<em>ii</em>or<em>uu</em>or<em>aa</em>or<em>ww</em>or<em>vv</em>are rare. Can you think of one of each? Don&#8217;t suggest <em>aardvark</em>as the example for<em>aa; </em>it&#8217;s too easy.</p>
<p><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s answer</strong>:</p>
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NOTE<br />
COTE<br />
CORE<br />
CORN<br />
COIN<br />
CHIN</td>
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<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Rebuke (noun) </strong></p>
<p>A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand.</p>
<p>When Janice spilled paint on the carpet after repeated warnings to be careful, she received a sharp <em>rebuke</em> from her mother.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>IMPORTANT: School Calendar change &#8211; we WILL be having school on Friday, March 19. There WILL be a work at home day on Thursday, April 1st.</em></strong></p>
<p>Mrs. S will not be here today. Mrs. Manning will be a little late.</p>
<p>Mohawk bus riders: They have an early dismissal on Wednesday.  Please let you parents know that you will need to be picked up at the Mohawk school in the afternoon, they will NOT be busing you to your house.</p>
<p>Drama Club &#8211; Spring Play &#8211; practice is today, Monday from 2:00-2:45 pm. Please meet in Mrs. Santangelo&#8217;s room, room 10.</p>
<p><strong>Seniors:</strong> please remember to get your pictures in to the office for the slide show. Also please turn in your biographies and your ideas for flowers, motto, song, etc.</p>
<p>Reminder that there are study tables every morning beginning at 7:30 am and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons after school until 3:30 pm. Students who were unable to work during snow days are required to be at study tables to make up their time. Study tables are also for anyone who needs extra time to get ahead or if you need assistance for classes. Students who are falling behind in classes should use study tables to help get back on track. We want everyone to take advantage of this time.</p>
<p><strong>Tiffin Teen Center</strong>: 162 East Perry St, phone number: 419-443-0359</p>
<p>Open every day: 2:45-6:00 pm (unless indicated differently)</p>
<p>Study tables everyday: 2:45-4:30 &#8211; free tutoring, homework help and prizes for achieving personal study goals.</p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu</strong>:</p>
<p>Tuesday: Cheeseburger, steak fries, baked beans, fruit; Wednesday: Tilapia, white rice, zucchini squash, wheat bread, fruit; Thursday: Spaghetti with Meatballs, green beans, breadstick, fruit; Friday: Lemon Baked Fish, baked Potato, veggie blend, dinner roll, and fruit.</p>
<p><strong>Have a great day!!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Quote of the day</strong>:</p>
<p>&#8220;I give you some advice that is now more than 2,000 years old: Love work, hate domination, and don&#8217;t get too close to the ruling class.&#8221; &#8211; Ben Bradlee &#8211; Executive Editor &#8211; Washington Post</p>
<p><strong>Joke of the Day:</strong></p>
<p>Q: What did the hurricane say to the island?</p>
<p>A:  &#8211; I&#8217;ve got my eye on you.</p>
<p><strong>Thought of the day</strong>: Think big!</p>
<p>&#8220;A lot of people told me I was never going to be anybody. But here I am.&#8221; &#8211; Rodney A. Grant</p>
<p>Rodney A. Grant is a Native American actor. He played Wind in His Hair in the move Dances with Wolves. For a long time, it looked as if people were right &#8211; he never would be anybody. He was born into a troubled family. He had problems with alcohol and the law. He dropped out of high school. Today he&#8217;s a move and TV star.</p>
<p>Today&#8230;.think of all the things you know you can do and be.</p>
<p><strong>Question of the day</strong>:</p>
<p>Lewis Carroll figured out how to change the word <em>nose </em>to the word chin in six moves by changing only one letter at a time. Each time you change a letter, you get an English word. Here we give you the words for Moves 2 and 3. You have to figure out the words for Moves 1, 4, and 5.</p>
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<p><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s answer</strong>:</p>
<p>Mom, Dad, and Sis are palindromes — words that read the same both forward and backward. Bro is not a palindrome. If you read it backwards, it&#8217;s &#8220;orb.&#8221;</p>
<p>Extra challenge answer: Mr. Smith could be named Bob; Mrs. Smith could be named Eve or Nan. All those names are palindromes.</p>
<p><strong>Word of the day:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Epiphany (noun) </strong></p>
<p>An appearance or a becoming manifest. Also frequently used as a sudden idea or brainwave.</p>
<p>It was in the course of performing the mundane requirements of his job at the patent office that Albert had an <em>epiphany</em>; perhaps, he thought to himself, that time is not a constant.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Announcements:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mrs. S will not be here today. Mrs. Manning will be a little late.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mohawk bus riders: Please let you parents know that you will need to be picked up at the Mohawk school in the afternoon; they will NOT be busing you to your house. They have an early dismissal on Wednesday.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Drama Club &#8211; Spring Play &#8211; practice is today, Monday from 2:00-2:45 pm. Please meet in Mrs. Santangelo&#8217;s room, room 10. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Seniors:</strong> please remember to get your pictures in to the office for the slide show. Also please turn in your biographies and your ideas for flowers, motto, song, etc.</p>
<p>Reminder that there are study tables every morning beginning at 7:30 am and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons after school until 3:30 pm. Students who were unable to work during snow days are required to be at study tables to make up their time. Study tables are also for anyone who needs extra time to get ahead or if you need assistance for classes. Students who are falling behind in classes should use study tables to help get back on track. We want everyone to take advantage of this time.</p>
<p><strong>Tiffin Teen Center</strong>: 162 East Perry St, phone number: 419-443-0359</p>
<p>Open every day: 2:45-6:00 pm (unless indicated differently)</p>
<p>Study tables everyday: 2:45-4:30 &#8211; free tutoring, homework help and prizes for achieving personal study goals.</p>
<p><strong>This week&#8217;s lunch menu</strong>:</p>
<p>Monday: Sausage with Sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, scalloped corn, wheat bread, fruit; Tuesday: Cheeseburger, steak fries, baked beans, fruit; Wednesday: Tilapia, white rice, zucchini squash, wheat bread, fruit; Thursday: Spaghetti with Meatballs, green beans, breadstick, fruit; Friday: Lemon Baked Fish, baked Potato, veggie blend, dinner roll, and fruit.</p>
<p><strong>Have a great day!!</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Morning Everyone!! Quote of the day : &#8220;My father always said to &#8216;Stay in there and pitch!&#8217; There are times in our lives when it would be so easy to quit, but persistence is the only way to achieve success.&#8221; Joke of the Day: Q: Why did Billy take a ruler to bed with him? A:  [...]]]></description>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">&#8220;My father always said to &#8216;Stay in there  and pitch!&#8217; There are times in our lives when it would be so easy to  quit, but persistence is the only way to achieve success.&#8221;</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Joke  of the Day:</strong> </span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Q: Why did Billy take a ruler to bed  with him? </span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">A:  &#8211; to see  how long he slept.</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Thought of the day</strong> : Finish what  you start</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">&#8220;Don&#8217;t do  nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked   up.&#8221; &#8211; Louis Armstrong</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Do you finish what you start? Or do you begin with a bang and fizzle out  at  the end? It&#8217;s hard to do a job or project all the way through. It&#8217;s  easier  to come up with excuses like &#8220;I don&#8217;t understand,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m bored,&#8221; or &#8220;I  don&#8217;t  have enough time.&#8221; But these are only excuses, and you still have a job  to  do &#8211; only now it will take you longer.</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Today&#8230;.finish what you  start.</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Question  of the day</strong> :</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">What is the next letter in the following  series? </span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">A C F H K M ___<!-- end question --> </span></span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Yesterday&#8217;s  answer</strong> :</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Mom, Dad, and Sis are palindromes —  words that read the same both  forward and backward. Bro is not a palindrome. If you read it backwards,   it&#8217;s &#8220;orb.&#8221; </span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Extra challenge  answer:Mr. Smith could be named Bob; Mrs. Smith could be named  Eve or  Nan. All those names are palindromes.<!-- end answer --></span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><strong> Word of the day:</strong> </span></span></span></p>
<blockquote><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><strong><span> sobriquet (noun)</span> </strong> </span></span></span></p>
<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Nickname </span></span></span></p>
<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Being a large  man with a big appetite, he went by the <em>sobriquet</em> &#8220;The Fridge&#8221;. </span></span></span></p>
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<div><span><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Announcements:</span></strong> </span></div>
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<div><span><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Upper,  Fostoria and Hopewell will  be picking students up at 1:00 today due to Sentinel&#8217;s early  release.</span></strong> </span></div>
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<div><span><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Tiffin city will not be busing tomorrow or  Friday due to their parent teacher conferences. Bridges students are  expected to be at school. Please arrange transportation accordingly. If  you  must work at home, please have parents call and talk to your  teachers. </span></strong> </span></div>
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<div><span><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Drama Club &#8211; Spring Play &#8211; practice is Thursday and  Friday from 2:00-2:45 pm.</span></strong> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>The gym</strong> will be in use all of this week. No one is  allowed on the stage or in the gym. The Sisters of St. Francis are  having a retreat and it needs to be absolutely quiet without  interuptions.  Thank you all for paying attention to this request.</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> Seniors:</strong> please remember to get your pictures in to the office  for  the slide show. Also please turn in your biographies and your ideas for  flowers, motto, song, etc.</span> </span></div>
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<div><span>Reminder that there  are study tables every morning beginning at 7:30 am and Tuesday,  Wednesday  and Thursday afternoons after school until 3:30 pm. Students who were  unable  to work during snow days are required to be at study tables to make up  their  time. Study tables are also for anyone who needs extra time to get ahead   or if you need assistance for classes. Students who are  falling behind in classes should use study tables to help get back on  track.  We want everyone to take advantage of this time.</span><span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Tiffin  Teen Center</strong> : 162 East Perry St, phone number:  419-443-0359</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Open  everyday: 2:45-6:00 pm (unless indicated  differently)</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Study  tables everyday: 2:45-4:30 &#8211; free tutoring, homework  help and prizes for achieving personal study goals.</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>This week&#8217;s  lunch menu</strong> :</span> </span></div>
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<div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday:  Marinated Chicken, baked potato, broccoli, fruit; Wednesday: Meatloaf,  mashed potatoes, corn, fruit; Thursday: Pork Chops, oven browned  potatoes,  vegetable blend, fruit; Friday: Lemon Pepper Chicken, rice blend, peas  &amp;  carrots, fruit</span> </span></div>
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<p><span> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Have a great day!!</strong><br />
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