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Monday, October 7, 2019 

Attention Seniors: Are you trying to meet an upcoming deadline for your college essay? Are you hoping to present your Capstone project next month? The Writing Center is hosting a senior write-in this Friday, October 11th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in room 134. Come during your lock-out or after school to enjoy some refreshments, company, and shared writing time. Get feedback on your college essay or Capstone project from your peers or our writing tutors.

A reminder to students looking to attend college visits, Johnson & Wales University will have a representative in the Career Center this morning at 11:45 a.m. Tomorrow, the Career Center will host Clark University and The New School of New York City.

Attention all SADD Club members: If you have not done so, please check Classroom TODAY and make sure to fill out the survey and also sign up for Remind.

SADD Club members interested in attending the field trip to St. Francis Hospital for the "Let's Not Meet by Accident" program on November 7th should pick up a form in the Counseling Office. This must be your first time attending the program. See Mrs. Rafalowsky or Mr. Peters with any questions.

Looking for a way to honor our diverse community here in South Windsor? The South Windsor Sexuality and Gender Alliance, or SAGA, will meet TODAY at 2:00 p.m. in room 148. Come support the LGBTQ community and have some snacks! New members are always welcome.

HOMECOMING PLANNING:  Anyone interested in participating in planning for Homecoming Dance meet immediately after school on Tuesday, October 8th in room 262.

The Class of 2021 is selling t-shirts for $12 until October 8th. Please get your t-shirt order in as soon as possible. Payments can be made in cash once the shirts arrive. Shirts will be delivered during homeroom. Go to the Class of 2021 Google Classroom and fill out the Google form to complete the order.

There will be a meeting for all interested new members for the Robotics team on Tuesday, October 8th right after school in room 12.

Bienvenue aux Français! We are delighted to welcome, for the 18th time, friends from France on Thursday, October 10th. Please be sure and say "bonjour" when you see them in class and in the halls on Friday, October 11th! They are here to experience our American way of life for one week, visiting our school, Boston, New York and other points of interest in the area while staying with American Hosts who are students of French. Please join us in giving them a big Bobcat welcome! Merci!

The Teens Against Poverty Club is having a fundraiser at a local Mexican Restaurant on Hale Road this Wednesday, October 9th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.! There is no school Wednesday, so pop out and enjoy some delicious tacos, burritos, quesadillas, rice bowls, and more!

Get your TAP shirt and support Teens Against Poverty! $12 due into Mr. Webb in room 147 by Friday, October 11th.

A message for all Seniors: Do you have questions about Capstone? We have the answers. Come see Mr. Richards and Ms. Walsh in the cafeteria during PSAT testing on Wednesday, October 16th. We will be available from 7:25 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Please bring a charged Chromebook and we can walk you through the Capstone process.  

Students looking for part-time work can check the job board in the Career Center. Two new positions have just been added – one for Assistant STEM Instructors at K-Rockets in Ellington and another for a seasonal position as an accounting clerk for the Town of South Windsor.

The next meeting of the Economics Club will be held on Thursday, October 10th, from 2:05 to 3:00 p.m. in room 163. This is a very important meeting, as team members will begin preparing for the Wharton Investment Competition and the Euro Challenge, and other students will begin working on articles for our online economics journal. Freshmen and sophomores, please be sure to check Google Classroom for the list of team members for the Euro Challenge on Wednesday, October 9th, prior to the meeting.
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