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Thursday, February 1, 2018 

Please note…Monday is a regular start day.  Classes begin promptly at 7:25am.

FBLA will be canceled for after school today. Please continue with the fundraiser and check your emails for the field trip permission slip. The State Leadership Conference/Competition is right around the corner. Please pick your event and get your permissions slips back to me in the Business Ed office ASAP. All the information you need will be in your email. 

February is Black History Month. Each morning in February, Rho Kappa, the National Social Studies Honor Society will profile an important figure in American History.
BENJAMIN BANNEKER
Benjamin Banneker was a free-born descendant of slaves who became a famous 18th-century astronomer, mathematician and surveyor. He is considered by many to be the first African-American scientist. Benjamin Banneker was raised on a tobacco farm in rural Maryland, where he attended school but was largely self-taught in the sciences. Although Banneker worked most of his life as a farmer, his analytical and problem-solving skills became legendary. His achievements were indeed impressive: at age 24 he studied clockworks and constructed his own clock from wood; he taught himself astronomy and published a popular almanac, Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac, from 1792 to 1797; he was appointed to assist in surveying the Federal Territory, the plot of land that was to become Washington, D.C.; he worked on calculating the precise measurement of the meter; and he corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on the issue of slavery and the intellectual equality of blacks.

The Science Fiction/Fantasy Club will meet Monday in Room 127. Join us for snacks while we watch and discuss The Princess Bride. New members are welcome.

Do you need help with your thesis? How about a lab report? Come to the Writing Center and get help from a student tutor. There a tutors ready and waiting to help you in the Media Center Periods 1, 2, 5, and 8. We also offer after school help on late bus days (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday) in Room 136. Stop by and check us out.

New England Institute of Technology will hold a Tech Nite on Tuesday, February 6 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.  Interested students can tour the labs, classrooms and residence hall, talk to faculty, hear about career success for New England Tech grads, and fill out the FAFSA with assistance. To register, visit: www.NEIT.edu/TechNite or call 800-736-7744. A promotional flier will be hanging on the Programs and Events board in the Career Center.

The Hartford Hospital Volunteer Program will hold its parent and student information session on Tuesday, February 13 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm. Students who attend receive early access to the application. See the flier in the Career Center for more information.

Applications for the UConn Explore Engineering Program are now available. The 5 day residential program allows students to explore a variety of engineering fields. Students must be current 10 or 11 graders. More information is available in the Career Center.

Have you ever wanted to learn about black culture? A group of students will be creating the very first Step and Drill Team. They will be doing dances using their hands and feet to create beats and rhythm as well as dancing to songs by artists such as Cardi b Migos, and 21 Savage. The first meeting will be Monday, February 5 in the Rubber Room. Sign up forms can be picked up in the Main Office or in the cafeteria. Stay tuned for more information. 

Attention sophomores and juniors - The CATS program is looking for applicants for the 2018-2019 school year. If you have strong leadership qualities and are interested in meeting and welcoming new students into SWHS, pick up an application outside of Mrs. Frasier's Room 143 and drop it off by Friday, February 2. All current members should re-apply via the form on the CATS Google Classroom. 

 “South Windsor For the Kids” will meet today after school in the cafe from 2:00pm - 3:00pm. This is a mandatory meeting, so please make your best effort to be there.

Mr. SWHS auditions will be held today and tomorrow immediately after school in Room 252 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. You will love this opportunity to do comedic acts and compete with your friends… signup sheets will be outside Room 252 and in the halls. 

Athletic News:
The girls’ basketball team will be hosting their annual Coaches vs Cancer game this Friday at home. Please support this great cause by purchasing a Heroes of Hope card for $1 from any of the players or come to the game and purchase something from the bake sale. All proceeds will be going to the American Cancer Society.  

Last Saturday, Patrick Bell became CCC Champion in the Pole Vault. Patrick tied the school indoor record at 12'6". He will continue his season by competing in the class L meet on February 8. Good Luck Patrick. 
Posted by On 01 February, 2018 at 10:00 AM