ACE Program Ninth Grade

Shout Outs! To: Barry Wright From: Strength: Description. To: Barry From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Honesty in our hallway conversation. Shout Outs! To: Ms. Blackert From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Inviting us to video tape her classes conduct the Socratic Seminars this week. I’ve heard they were GREAT! Impressive this early in the year – nice job students! To: Ms. Defeo From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizeneship Description: Creating the backdrop for our Overlea tri-fold. You consistently rise to the occasion and make Overlea SHINE! To: Rachelli Dawang From: Haley Short Strength: Kindness Description: Being such a good friend and helping me in Spanish.   To: Ms. Sample and Mr. Braitman From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Representing at the “Overlea Table” at the Loyola Stakeholders meeting. To: Ms. Andrew From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Making an awesome tri-fold exhibit to show off Overlea’s great work. To: Jahlah McVay From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Always greeting me with a smile and enthusiastic “Good morning!”

Shout Outs! To: Alejabdra Funez, Reed Logan, Kayla Braxton, Rachell Dawang, Kalaia Harris, Garrett Larrimore, Bryan Medrano, Sierra Keller, Ian Flaherty, Barry Farrare, Ahryanna Hayes, Haley Short, Chloe Booth, Samantha Dieter, & Mykhaela Dyer. From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Social Intelligence & Persistence Description: Being focused, on task, and consistently working & completing assignments despite classmates’ distractions. To: Ms. Hamilton From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: For noticing that Government teachers could help with field trip questions. Thanks! To: Daisan Jackson From: Ms. Blackert Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Great job as Socratic Seminar leader. To: Mr. Kotarides From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Unfailingly supporting the ninth grade team effort to improve team conferences. Thanks for everything.   To: Ms. Nwogbo From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Social Intelligence Description: She always stops to ask how I am doing when I see her in the hallway. So thoughtful!

Shout Outs! To: Brooke Gibson, Taniya Anderson, & Jackeline Morales-Sanchez From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Persistence Description: choosing to take time after school to come and complete graded class assignment in order to be successful. To: Mykhaela Dyer Description: Asking to redo a graded class assignment to improve grade above a “C”. To: Rodney Gantt, Imani Addison, Raymond Brewer, Kenneth Brown, Bintou Kah, Brandi Thomas, Jerome Vasquez, Kayla Walter, Bria (aka Bree) Jones, Fola Salako, Corey Hofstetter, Cameron Hassett, Emmanuel McFadden, Patrick Anyalewechi, Rashaun Simmons, Tykera Burroughs, Remy Davis, Daisan Jackson, Marcos Portillo, Janae Smalls, Carson Montgomery, Rachell Dawang. From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: social intelligence Description: by participating so actively in instruction.

Shout Outs! To: Kayla Walter From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Social Intelligence & Persistence Description: Being proactive and coming after school to inquire about class missed previous day’s absence and to get missed assignments. To: Ms. Smith, Mr. Barker, Mr. Lowman, Mrs. Torragossa, Mrs. Richardson, and Mr. Gosser. Strength: Kindness & Citizenship Description: The best math department team, great assistance and always supporting one another. GO MATH department! To: Tyler Orr, Andrew Garcia & Darian Stillings. From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Kindness & Citizenship Description: Agreeing to collect calculators after class.

Shout Outs! To: Alejabdra Funez, Reed Logan, Kayla Braxton, Rachell Dawang, Kalaia Harris, Garrett Larrimore, Bryan Medrano, Sierra Keller, Ian Flaherty, Barry Farrare, Ahryanna Hayes, Haley Short, Chloe Booth, Samantha Dieter, & Mykhaela Dyer. From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Social Intelligence & Persistence Description: Being focused, on task, and consistently working & completing assignments despite classmates’ distractions. To: Ms. Hamilton From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: For noticing that Government teachers could help with field trip questions. Thanks! To: Daisan Jackson From: Ms. Blackert Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Great job as Socratic Seminar leader. To: Mr. Kotarides From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Unfailingly supporting the ninth grade team effort to improve team conferences. Thanks for everything.   To: Ms. Nwogbo From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Social Intelligence Description: She always stops to ask how I am doing when I see her in the hallway. So thoughtful!

Shout Outs! To: Dayshawn Griffin Strength: Kindness From: Ms. Gizara   To: Dayshawn Griffin Strength: Kindness From: Ms. Gizara Description: Stepping up and bringing the group together. To: Davonte Johnson, Matthew Rudolph, Te'jai Fawkes, and Seth Rodriguez Strength: Perseverance From: Ms. Gizara Description: Your approach to the work in class has been stellar. To: Bintou Kah Strength: Social Intelligence From: Ms. Gizara Description: Choosing to separate yourself from the crowd shows how awesome you can be. To: B2 Biology Strength: Perseverance From: Ms. Gizara Description: Awesome job with the Scientific Method lesson.  All of you worked above expectations.  

Put them in Ms. Renzi’s mailbox in the front office. Shout Outs! Submit yours for next week! They can be from… Student to student Student to teacher Teacher to student Teacher to Teacher Pick up Shout Out forms from your Math, Science, English or American Government teacher. Put them in Ms. Renzi’s mailbox in the front office.

Parent Conference Night No walk-in conferences available. Parents who signed up for team conferences (Math, English, Science, and Government teachers) have been notified. We look forward to talking with those parents who signed up! Still want a conference? Contact individual teachers to coordinate a different day and time.

HOMECOMING!!! Monday: Schools Closed for Rosh Hashana Tuesday:  Twin Tuesday Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday Thursday:  Throwback Thursday Friday:  Class Color Day                 Freshmen: White                 Sophomore: Black                 Juniors: Blue                 Seniors: Orange

Homecoming Events Pep rally – mod 4, Friday TONS OF OVERLEA PRIDE! Fun! Teachers and students compete in games and rallying the pride for our fall sports. Students from each class stay after to set up their class wall for the dance. Homecoming football game Friday, Oct 7 at 7:00 against Loch Raven

Towson University You will hear from the Director of Admissions about what you would need for admission into Towson Participate in a question and answer session with current Towson students Tour the campus Eat in the University Union ALL FORMS ARE DUE FRIDAY! NO LATE FORMS ACCEPTED!! MONEY DUE TUESDAY 10/4 at the LATEST! Ask your English teacher about the field trip scholarship essay.

Principal’s Advisory Board I want YOU to be on my Principal’s Advisory Board! Great way to strengthen your citizenship Have a voice in school improvement Get to know our new Principal! Tell your teacher if you are interested in joining. We need some ninth graders on this important board!

Upcoming Games This schedule can be found on the www.overleahs.bcps.org website. Click on “Athletics” in the lower right hand corner of the home page.

Homecoming Updates Are you creative? Well them let’s decorate! Each class decorates a wall in the cafeteria to represent their class The class of 2020 will need your help to do so! We need 10-15 volunteers that are willing to stay after school Friday October 7th to decorate our wall. Students need to sign up in room 003 with Coach Rollins. There will be a sign in sheet located in his room. The students who are chosen to assist will be notified the week prior to homecoming.

Come out and support the O! Show your Overlea pride and citizenship!