Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Day 3
STAFF SUPERVISION at BREAK |
Nov. 15 – Nov. 26 |
Nov. 29 - Dec. 10 |
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Grade 6-7 Lockers |
Ms. L. Dowbenko |
Mrs. S. McDowell |
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Grade 8 Lockers |
Mr. H. Kroeker |
Mr. R. Rempel |
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Grade 9 Lockers |
Mrs. L. Rew |
Mr. W. Koslowsky |
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HS Cafeteria |
Ms. R. Zimmermann |
Mrs. L. Hall |
Daily Bulletin THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2010 Day 3
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
● The Perogy Fundraiser is starting next Monday, Nov.22-Dec.3.
● Driver's Education registration will take place tomorrow, Friday Nov. 19th from 8:00 - 3:30. Students must sign up be in the course. The class will be selected based on your age. Those students who are oldest will get in first. The class will be limited to 24 students. You must turn 16 by June 1, 2011. Classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:45 beginning on Nov. 30th.
● 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
● The library has books on hold for: Carolyn Lesey, Ayii Madit
Fiddler On The Roof
● Motel has a rehearsal today (Thursday) at lunch in the choir room.
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 TOMORROW, 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-
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:
Thursday, Nov. 18: Buffalow vs. The Orange
Music
● Congratulations to the Concert Band for your chamber ensemble performances yesterday! There were many creative and innovative performances indicating good collaboration and preparation within the ensembles, and this was reflected in some high ratings from Mr. MacKay the guest adjudicator.
Daily Cafeteria Schedule (Week 5)
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday :
Thursday : Hawks Burger with Fries or Salad
Friday : Lasagna Caesar Salad and Garlic Toast
Devotional THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2010 Day 3
Continued from yesterday. . .
As the days rolled by, kids, schools, businesses, and charitable organizations across the USA set up lemonade stands – all to benefit the newly created Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. Every U.S. state boasted at least one stand. Some had hundreds. Canada and France joined in as well.
Senior citizen stirred up gallons and gallons of Country Time. So did inner-city schools and juvenile detention centers. At least one stand was planned and staffed by a band of homeless people.
A month after Alex and her team had poured their last 2004 glass of lemonade, she was almost three-quarters of the way to that miraculous million-dollar goal. Car manufacturer Volvo assured her that it would close the money gap, whether it was tens of thousands, or a couple hundred thousand.
Alex didn’t see the end of 2004. On August 1 she passed away, peacefully, with her mother and father each holding her hands. But not before she saw her dream come true: more than a million dollars raised to help find a cure for a disease that took her life. To be exact, $1.4 million.
“What she had done, what she accomplished in her life, still amazes me,” her mother says. “She was a girl who wanted all the same things other girls want, but she couldn’t have them. So she made the best of what she could have. And then some.”
At Alex’s funeral, her mom took the pulpit at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Maw, Pennsylvania, and delivered the eulogy. “We have heard people say that Alex lost her battle with cancer,” she said. “We believe that this could not be farther from the truth. Alex won her battle in so many ways . . . by never giving up hope, by living life to the fullest, and by leaving an incredible legacy of hope and inspiration for all of us.”
That remarkable legacy still thrives today. Every summer, more than eight million Alex’s Lemonade Stands provide their sour-but-sweet elixir to thirsty people around the world. The result: More than $30 million raised, for more than eighty cancer-related projects. Projects that seek cures and treatment. Projects that make existing treatments available to more kids. Projects that reduce the harmful side effects of today’s most aggressive cancer treatments.
And it all started with a little girl, a dream, and the courage to make that dream happen. Oh, and a simple glass of lemonade.
Proverbs 31:9 reads ~ Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the down-and-outers. (MSG)
Prayer:
Dear God – We’ll keep hearing stories of people doing incredible things in the world. Help it to ignite a desire within us to serve others. When you give us ideas, help us to pull our courage together and start putting it into action one step at a time.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen