ACE Program Ninth Grade

Shout Outs! To: Rodney Gross From: Ms. Blackert Strength: Persistence. Description: Staying focused in the second quarter. Shout Outs! To: Meghan Boeshore From: Ms. Gizara Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Continued hard work and great group work. To: Cynthia Okechukwa and Noah Smith From: Ms. Gizara Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Great Group work To: Donovan James From: Ms. Gizara Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Showing great class work skills. To: Kady Dersch From: Mr. Wilner Strength: Citizenship Description: Consistently respectful, positive, and cooperative in English class   To: Dialo Barry From: Ms. Blackert Strength: Persistence. Description: Making up all of his absence work. To: Brianna Webster From: Mr. Wilner Strength: Persistence Description: Working hard and participating well in English.

Shout Outs! To: Ms. Kummer From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Always getting me to slow down and catch up with one another – I’m always happier once we’ve talked (even if it its just briefly in the hallway!) To: Ashley Reese From: Mr. Wilner Strength: Persistence Description: Working hard and participating so well during my formal observation lesson that Ms. Reid-Brooks talked to Ashley after class to tell her how impressive she was! To: Travis Holland From: Mr. Wilner Strength: Persistence Description: Working hard to create an awesome illustration for the Odyssey. To: Mr. Otero and Ms. Meehan From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Citizenship Description: Teaching the team about a reading strategy – making us all stronger! :   To: Keshawn Gwaltney From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Honesty and strength in our discussion. Brandon Scott and Ayana-Mari Brown for Kindness. Always willing to help distribute graded papers to peers.

Shout Outs! –: To: Me’kai Morris From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: social intelligence Description: taken the initiative to arrange the calculators peers left and clustered without being asked. To: Jacob Schafer & Ayana-Mari Brown From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: citizenship Description: always willing to support and help their peers understand their learning. To: Brandon Scott and Ayana-Mari Brown From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Kindness. Description: Always willing to help distribute graded papers to peers. To: Hajrah Jalil From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Kindenss and citizenship Description:willingness to support and help peer understand their learning. To: Jamahd Rollins, Brandon, & Noah From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: kindness & social intelligence Description: willing helping to get calculators without being asked :  

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 forms from your teacher – great way to exercise your kindness for your upcoming character conferences! Put them in Ms. Renzi’s mailbox in the front office.

Parent Conference Night Thursday, Dec. 10 Session Two: “How to Register for Sophomore Year” Parents and students will learn about: graduation requirements the course registration booklet service learning hours choosing the right classes lists of local places to earn service learning hours. Starts at 4:30 Encourage your family to join us for this important information! Teacher conferences start immediately following the presentation.

BINDER CHECKS January 7th and 8th Math Class Start getting ready NOW – get help from your teachers if you need it. DON’T FORGET YOUR DAILY AGENDA COUNTS!

Class of 2019 Officers Chinyereego Onouha is the 9th grade class president. For any students who are interested, the vice president, secretary, or historian positions are still available. Please see Ms. Coyle (229B) or leave a note in her mailbox.  Remember what we learned at Towson University!!! College applications should include BOTH academic and extra curricular leadership!! (a message from Ms. Renzi)

Spectrum is a club the encourages the acceptance of the LGBT+ community at Overlea High School. Meetings are Wednesday after school in room 303 See Ms. Kummer or Ms. Mintzes for more information. Anyone is welcome!

Did you know? These announcements are on the school website – share them with your parents!

What else would you like to see? These weekly announcements are designed to celebrate the good things that you are doing, and to help keep you informed about activities going on in our community. Do you have any suggestions that you would like for us to consider when making these announcements? Please share them with your ninth grade teachers – or Ms. Renzi.