ACE Program Ninth Grade

Shout Outs! To: Rodney Gross, D’Ante Harris, Ethan Akwuole, Mohammed Maswadeh, Kevin Galeas, Jada DiFatta, Dreyea Edmonston, Ayana-Mari Brown, & Jamahd Rollins From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Persistence Description: completing his class work every class period. To: Aaron Larrimore , William Brown, Christina Clary, & Blessing Onuegbu From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Kindness Description: always greeting me when they enter the classroom and inquiring about my day. To: Me’kai Morris From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Citizenship Description: Reading aloud in class so eloquently for the good of his peers understanding!   To: Ethan Akwuole, Ashaan Price, Aaron Larrimore, Christopher Czajkowski, and Jayla Foster, Isaac Hohman, Oliver Tugado, Balla Sidibe, Tyrell Walker, Christian Shufford, & Noah Smith. From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: persistence and social intelligence Description: resisting distraction and staying focused on their work so that they can be successful in math class (Geometry, Algebra 2 GT, Algebra 1)

Shout Outs! To: Mohammed Maswadeh, Tyrell Walker, & Raven Askins From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Citizenship & kindness Description: Volunteering to be a designated helper to pass out graded papers to peers To: Rodney Gross, D’Ante Harris, & Mohammed Maswadeh From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Persistence Description: Agreeing to solve math problems in front of the class and great job explaining how to peers the process of solving some problems.   To: Brandon Scott, Ashaan Price, & Myles Holliday From: Ms. Nwogbo Strength: Citizenship & social intelligence Description: Realizing the need for the calculators to be put out and volunteering to put out calculators.

Shout Outs! To: Derrick Jackson, Chris Gurney, Branya Cowen From: Ms. Lowman Strength: persistence Description: for persistence in environmental science and bringing their grades up to B's! To: Justin Ahrens From: Ms. Lowman Strength: social intelligence Description: leading his class in conquering concepts of Mendelian Genetics To: Xavier Jacobs From: Ms. Lowman Strength: persistence Description: bringing his grade up two levels for 3rd quarter!! Go Xavier!! To: Ivy Newton From: Ms. Lowman Strength: persistence Description: for continued persistence in biology

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.

Naval Academy April 12 – Ninth Grade Field Trip to the United States Naval Academy 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Forms will be handed out next week in English class Collected April 4 – 7 in the FRONT LOBBY before school and in the CAFETERIA at lunch. $10.00

Student Led Character Conferences Thursday and Friday – Math class Think about your strengths and goals for fourth quarter

FREE! April 2nd, 2016 Splash!UMBC Make a ripple in the lives of others Splash! UMBC is just one chapter of the non-profit organization Learning Unlimited. For a one day event in the spring, we have our UMBC students teach classes to 6-12th grade students in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. In the past, we have had a wide variety of courses taught by our undergrads, including interactive chemistry demonstrations, an LBTQ 101, a book publishing tutorial, and a course on healthy living and sustainability. Splash! UMBC is unique, cutting edge, and innovative. So, jump in! See Ms. Renzi for a flyer! FREE!  Where is it? UMBC!   Contact us at: splash.umbc@gmail.com We’re also looking for volunteers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Extra Curricular Opportunity!

Buy Your Yearbook! Cost: $55 Price goes up after spring break to $60 After May 1st it goes up to $65 Order online: yearbookforever.com OR Order from school: with a check or money order to Mrs. Brown room 226 or Main Office

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!

Math Tutoring Thursdays room 222A 2:30 – 3:30 Check flyer in math classrooms for specific dates.

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.

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