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Thursday, March 1, 2018 

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

March is Women’s History Month. Today we honor Dorothea Dix. Dorothea Dix is known for her work in the 1800s to improve the treatment of the mentally ill. In Massachusetts, Dix visited prisons, wrote reports, talked with doctors, and pushed successfully for new laws to protect the mentally challenged. She even toured Europe and Asia in the 1850s, influencing them to build new hospitals and improve their treatments. Prior to this, Dix’s main triumph was opening the first state hospital for the mentally ill in Trenton, New Jersey.

Another fast fact presented by the Environmental Club: For the second year in a row, the levels of dissolved oxygen in waters of the Long Island have increased. This oxygen is removed from the water in order for fish and other organisms to breathe. Dissolved oxygen levels have been incredibly low recently, mostly because excess nitrogen from sewage and fertilizer run pulls it out of the water. However it seems that efforts by Connecticut and New York State to reduce nitrogen pollution have been successful. The recent increase in dissolved oxygen demonstrates that water quality is improving and the sound is becoming a healthier habitat for aquatic animals that live there. Come to the Environmental Club meeting today in Room 206 at 2:10pm to learn more. 

Bristol Technical Education Center will hold an Open House tonight from 5:00 - 7:00pm. Students can tour the campus, learn about career & technical programs, and work-based learning opportunities. For more information, visit bristol.cttech.org.

Attention freshmen, sophomores and juniors - course selection for the 2018-2019 school year will end TOMORROW. Each student in grades 9-11 is requested to sign up for courses for next year online through their Power School account. Students are to follow the level recommendations made by their current teachers when selecting courses for next year. Please contact your school counselor if you have any questions/concerns about the course selection process. The student portal will close this Friday at the end of the school day. 

Anyone interested in Tech Crew or painting for the Spring Play - come to the Project Room in the Media Center tomorrow from 2:00pm – 3:00pm. We need creative and skilled people.

Open Auditions for the award winning South Windsor Show Choir Choral Spectrum will be held Monday night at 5:00pm in the auditorium. Materials are on the school website under the Music Department or on Google Classroom; use code ea311i.

Are you interested in the theater business? Sign up for an opportunity where you will explore non-stage careers at The Bushnell. Stop by the Career Center of the Business Office to get your slip. Deadline is TOMORROW. For more details see Ms. Festi or Ms. Cruz.

Athletic News:

There will be a mandatory meeting tomorrow in Room 142 at 2:10pm for any girls trying out for the lacrosse team. If you have any questions or cannot attend, see Coach Dobosz in her room before the end of the day on Friday.

There will be a football meeting today after school today in the weight room. New players are welcome.
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