ACE Program Ninth Grade

Shout Outs! To: Rachell Dawang Strength: Social intelligence and Persistence Description: Consistently participating respectfully during discussion despite his classmates’ distractions and most times being the only volunteer to answer questions. Shout Outs! To: Chloe Booth, Samantha Dieter, Mykhaela Dyer, Rodney Gantt, Diamond Lee, Austin Macis, Jackeline Morales-Sanchez, Sha’niya Pride, and Kali Smoot. Strength: Social intelligence and Persistence Description: Always back on time from lunch! To: Carson Montgomery, Marcos Portillo, Katelyn Street, Maurice Williams, Seth Rodriguez, Sierra Keller, Garrett Larrimore, kalaia Harris, Raymond Brewer, Seth Beegle, Kayla Walter, Barry Farrare, Oluwafemi Knuckles, Chloe Booth, Samantha Dieter, and Mykhaela Dyer. Strength: Social Intelligence & Persistence Description: Consistently participating respectfully during discussion despite her classmates’ distractions To: Charisma Moon Strength: Social Intelligence & Persistence. Description: Always using her social intelligence to keep me informed of her where about after lunch and promptly returning. I appreciate the respectful behavior, consistency and not assuming that once is enough for me to know her where about.  

Shout Outs! To: Kayla Braxton Strength: Kindness and Social Intelligence Description: Caring, taking the time to seek me out and ask after my wellbeing and make sure I am okay. Also being willing to ask questions and coming to coach class for help! Shout Outs! To: Marcos Portillo From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Kindness Description: Sharing his agenda book so that another student could get caught up on the homework assignment. To: John Wilford From: Mr. Covert Strength: Kindness Description: Each day John takes time to greet me in the halls or in the cafeteria. To: Janae Smalls and Tykera Burroughs Strength: Kindness Description: Volunteering to pass out class graded papers back to peers. To: Dontaz Barrett From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Social Intelligence Description: Problem solving with his pencil sharpener – helped prevent further class disruption by taking care of it at his seat.   To: Rachall Dawang From: Ms. Renzi Strength: Persistence Description: Planner was complete on my random check! To: Mrs. Renzi Strength: Kindness and Social Intelligence Description: For taking the time to make sure I am okay and offering support and assistance.

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.

Towson University – Slide Show

Entrance requirements: SAT: 1125 combined score Meeting with the Admissions Counselor from UMBC who is responsible for Baltimore County recruitment. Entrance requirements: SAT: 1125 combined score GPA: 3.25 – 3.5 average for the last five years Over 18,000 applicants each year Personal essay matters!

Question, “Do you have a lot of homework?” Q and A session with current students Sade and Vicky from the SAGE student organization. Overlea students participated well and asked good questions about on campus jobs, dorms, social life, and the challenges of college. Question, “Do you have a lot of homework?” Sade’s answer, “In college you make homework for yourself. If you don’t study, you won’t pass.”

Touring campus – seeing various student activity groups in action.

Stevens Hall. Students got to see classes and job recruitment taking place.

Checking out the dorm rooms.

Most important place on campus.

Posing with the Tiger.

OK, maybe the students’ favorite place on campus OK, maybe the students’ favorite place on campus. In addition to everything else, we learned that college students eat well.

How COOL! – Look who we saw at Towson! Overlea Alumni – Class of 2016. Currently a freshman at Towson University I call this shot “The Freshmen.” Trayvon is a freshman at Towson University, Jerome is a freshman at Overlea

Interesting Opportunity

Character Strength Conferences Thursday and Friday (10/13 and 10/14) Science Classes

Binder Checks Government Classes October 26 and 27 BE SURE YOU ARE WRITING IN YOUR PLANNER.

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

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