Tuesday, November 17th, 2010 Day 2
STAFF SUPERVISION at BREAK |
Nov. 15 – Nov. 26 |
Nov. 29 - Dec. 10 |
|
Grade 6-7 Lockers |
Ms. L. Dowbenko |
Mrs. S. McDowell |
|
Grade 8 Lockers |
Mr. H. Kroeker |
Mr. R. Rempel |
|
Grade 9 Lockers |
Mrs. L. Rew |
Mr. W. Koslowsky |
|
HS Cafeteria |
Ms. R. Zimmermann |
Mrs. L. Hall |
Daily Bulletin WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2010 Day 2
Global Focus
Interesting facts about Brazil: It is the largest South American country, and the fifth largest country in the world. They mainly speak Portuguese instead of Spanish. It is one of the only countries that have rain forest, desert, deciduous forest, mountains, swamps, coastal areas and plains. Almost all of its energy comes from renewable sources or natural gas, hardly ever from oil - what oil they do use is not imported; it comes from Brazil
General Announcements
● Operation Christmas Child: This Thursday, November 18, Day 3, 10:00 am (SLG) is the last chance to bring in shoeboxes. They are being picked up on this day! Winning SLG in the MS and HS will help the paramedics load our shoe-boxes into the ambulances!
Don't forget that each box needs to have $7 inside to cover shipping the box overseas!
● The Perogy Fundraiser is starting next Monday, Nov.22-Dec.3.
● IMPROV CLUB: Practices will be today, Wednesday at 3:30-5:30pm.
● Philosophy Club: Please read Cantos XIII-XX, which describe the first 4 'evil ditches' of the 8th circle of hell. Here we finally meet some horned demons, sinners condemned to spend eternity in a pit full of dung, sinners whose heads are put on backward, others who are buried upside down with just their legs sticking out of the hole..... Come join the cheerful discussion on Tuesday November 23, Day 6, in Room 5204. Mr. Doerksen
Music
● Chamber Singers: We meet in the drama room today.
Fiddler On The Roof:
● Fiddler on the Roof: Hodel has a rehearsal at lunch in the choir room today (Wednesday).
School Trips
● American History Trip: Students, time is running out. There are only a few more weeks before the registration deadline for signing up for the American History trip. Please see Mr. Plett if you are interested in being a part of this great adventure. You can also check out the trip itinerary and enroll on the tour by using the tour number - 394883.
● Attention All Those Interested in the England Tour: Time is quickly running down to enroll for the AP Literature Tour of England, happening Spring Break 2011. Please see Mr. Buhler in Room 5208 ASAP for details on how to enroll. Enroll before the end of November and enter for a chance to win an iPod!
University and College Opportunities
● CANADIAN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY is waiving the $50 application fee for students who apply on or before November 30.
● CANADIAN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY is holding its next Campus Visit day this Friday, November 19. This is for students who want to see what a day in the life of a CMU student is like. See Mrs. Herr for further information.
Sports
● 4 on 4 Basketball-
Wednesday- Lakers vs. Magic
Thursday- Heat vs. Bulls
Championship Game- Tues, November 23rd at lunch
● FHL: Students in gr. 9 - 12 - get a team together now for intramural floor hockey! You need to pick up a registration form from Mr. Opalko and attend the organizational meeting on Mon. Nov. 22nd in the Drama Room @ lunch.
● MS Intramurals Volleyball:
TODAY Nov. 17: The Orange vs. Cobras
Thursday, Nov. 18: Buffalow vs. The Orange
● VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL: GYM TIME AVAILABLE FOR NON VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS Wednesday 7:15PM. NOT A TRYOUT JUST A TIME TO WORK ON SKILLS.
Daily Cafeteria Schedule (Week 5)
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : Chicken Quesadilla with Fries or Salad
Thursday : Hawks Burger with Fries or Salad
Friday : Lasagna Caesar Salad and Garlic Toast
Devotional WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2010 Day 2
Continued from yesterday. . .
Alex kept committed to her venture. By 2002 Alex’s Lemonade Stand had begun to attract national attention like an electronic magnet. Her story was featured on Oprah, The Today Show, The CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News, and dozens of other network and cable TV programs. Sports Illustrated shared her story, as did Good Housekeeping, People, USA Today, and hundreds of other newspapers and magazines worldwide. She made several “People of the Year” top-ten lists. That year the stand raised $12,000. Alex dedicated her 2002 donation in the name of her friend Toireasa, who had died of neuroblastoma earlier in the year.
The next summer brought an Old Testament-style rainstorm to Alex’s Pennsylvania hometown on the day of the lemonade stand. Still, people lined up like they were at a rock concert. The president of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers showed up in person with a large donation. The 2003 results: $18,000.
In 2004, USA Today named eight-year-old Alex one of twenty-one people whose lives made a global impact in the worlds of business, entertainment or sports.
That was the year Liz told her daughter that – given a worsening economy – if the stand raised three or four thousand dollars, “that would be a lot. Even two thousand would be fine too.” Alex disagreed. “She said,” Liz recalls, “that she thought she would raise more than that.” And this projection was from a girl who had endured six operations and dozens of other treatments over the course of the past three years.
Alex turned out to be right. During the 2004 version of her annual venture, the stand, held at Alex and Patrick’s elementary school, amassed $40,000. In just one day. Alex, severely weakened by her disease, witnessed the success from a wheelchair.
But the success wasn’t limited to one suburb of Philadelphia. Other people were starting to get into the lemonade groove, mixing up their own concoctions for the sake of charity. The success gave wings to a big hope for Alex: she wanted to raise a million dollars for pediatric cancer research by the year’s end.
Alex had proven herself a remarkable kid. But no matter how miraculously things went, a charity based on a few summer lemonade stands wasn’t going to earn a million bucks.
Thousands of lemonade stands, though, that was another story. Alex’s health was waning, but news of her efforts had spread like seeds in the wind. Responses to a Web site created by Alex and her parents revealed an amazing truth: Alex’s Lemonade Stands had gone nationwide and beyond.
I Timothy 4:12 ~ Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Prayer: Dear God – You’ve given us talents, you given us ideas and you’ve blessed us with the privilege of knowing you if we want to. Thanks for the opportunity to serve you in this world and bring your message of love to all people.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen