1. RAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

2. Weekly Bulletin
“We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.”
-Tony Robbins

3. Word of the Week
Gratitude - A feeling of thankful appreciation for benefits received.

4. PSHS
SENIORS!!!!!

5. SENIOR TRIP
Attention Seniors going on the Senior Trip. Your 2nd Deposit is due by Saturday, December 8, Please see Ms. Dee in Guidance if you have any questions. ( Deposit is $110).

6. Selective Service
If you are a man ages and living in the US, then you must register with Selective Service. According to law a man must register with Selective Service within 30 days of his 18th birthday.
Register at any Post Office or online at

7. Scholarship Information

8. Foot Locker Scholar Athletes
Seniors who are currently in high school sports, intramural sports, or community based sports and plan to attend a four year college or university in the fall of 2013 you may apply for the Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Scholarship. 20 winners of the program will receive $20,000 in scholarship funding for school. Information may be found online at
Nomination deadline: December 5, 2012.
Application Deadline: December 19, 2012.

9. The National Beta Club Scholarship Program
Seniors who are members of the Beta Club contact Ms. Demetrice in guidance for the National Beta Club scholarship.
Deadline: December 15, 2012.

10. Ronald McDonald House Charities US Scholarships
Requirements for scholarship: -GPA Must reside within the geographic boundaries of a participating chapter More Info: - Deadline: -December 20, 2012

11. Scholarship Websites
-Scholarships.com -Fastweb.com -Zinch.com -Studentscholarshp.com -CFNC.org Website for college information and financial aid. -College online database at /north-carolina/

12. Top Ten List Scholarship
U.S. students 13 years of age or older.
Respond(250 words max): “Create a Top Ten List of the top ten reasons you should get this scholarship.”
Apply at: com/apply.htx
Deadline is December 31

13. ScholarshipExperts.com
This is a free scholarship matching service with a database of over 2.4 million scholarships worth over $14 billion. Our full-time staff of researchers updates and adds scholarship awards daily. If you have not done so already, please consider placing a website link to ScholarshipExperts.com on your website as a free scholarship resource for your students.
If you would prefer an electronic version of the above listing for use in communications simply, contact or ) and we will be happy to a copy to you.
From The ScholarshipExperts.com Team

14. Seniors
Scholarship Sheet #3 is available in guidance and online.

15. SAT & ACT Announcement (fee waivers)
Seniors and Juniors: If you eat free or reduced lunch you may be eligible for a fee waiver for the SAT Test and College Applications. See your Guidance Counselor for information.

16. SAT ANNOUNCEMENT
Attention to anyone who is scheduled to take the SAT in October or November!!!! -An admission ticket and acceptable ID are required -Bring your own calculator, no calculator will be provided. -Your ID cannot be expired -Stand-by and walk-in are not longer permitted -No admission ticket, No admittance, No exceptions!

17. SAT/ACT Deadline for the January SAT is December 28th, 2012.
Deadline for February ACT is January 11, 2013.

18. ACT TUTORING
Do you need help with the ACT? Sign-up for tutoring. Pick your area:
Today, December 4: Science
Tuesday December 11: Math
ACT Tutoring is open to all students. Sign-up outside room 803.

19. ACT\SAT Word Of The Day Conducive(adj) - Helpful; contributive;
tending to promote.
Ex. Andreas discovered that the dim lighting, deep silence and warm temperatures in the library were not conducive to studying; every few pages he would fall asleep on his book.

20. ACT Question Of The Day
If 3z^2+2w=12 and z^2+w=5, what is one possible value of z^2?
A. 10
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4

21. ACT Answer The answer is ) 2.
You are asked to calculate the value for z^2, so you can just treat z^2 as a variable. One easy solution is to multiply the second equation by 2 and subtract it from the first equation. You should get: z^2.
GOOD JOB!!!!!

22. SAT Question Of The Day I only II only III only I & II onlym A B C D
Which of the following statements must be true of the lengths of the segments on line m above?
AB+ CD=AD
AB+BC=AD-CD
AC-AB=AD-CD
I only
II only
III only
I & II only
I, II and III

23. SAT Answer Choice B is correct. -II only
Statement II is the ONLY one that is true.

24. Interesting Upcoming Events

25. Science and Engineering Fair
The North Carolina Region 4 Science & Engineering Fair will be held at UNCP on Saturday February 16, 2013.
The webpage is located at

26. STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS!!
You will always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

27. Please be reminded about your Senior Trip Deposits.
Attention Seniors

28. Christmas Cheer
Beta Club Members please remember to bring in your Christmas Cheer items to Ms. Dee by December 17, 2012.

29. ATTENTION STUDENTS
Students may register online for the SAT/ACT Test or pick up an application in Guidance. Register before it is too late!

30. RAMS ATHLETICS
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. '”
-Muhammad Ali

31. ATHLETICS (CONT.) (www. swettrams.ihigh.com)
see IHIGH: go to ihigh for all ‘RAMS’ sports, photos, stories, events, and all rams schedules, and s.e.c schedules as well.
(www. swettrams.ihigh.com)
“Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.”
-Babe Ruth

32. JUNIORS!!!!

33. 10th Grade

34. 10th Graders
Any Sophomores interested in the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics please come by and see Ms. Leslie Epps Jacobs.

35. NC School of Science and Mathematics
Applications for the NC School of Science & Mathematics c/o 2015 will be accepted from 10th grade students beginning now until Jan. 15th. Interested students are required to take the SAT in October, November, or January of their sophomore year. For more information, see Ms. Roxanne in guidance.

36. Indian Education - 9th & 10th graders
Indian Education is recruiting 9th and 10th grade students to attend the Colorado Upward Bound Program. The Colorado Upward Bound Program is a 6 week college preparatory program sponsored by the University of Colorado in Boulder Colorado. Students get an opportunity to experience college life during the summer. Please see YDS for more information.

37. Freshmen
9th Grade
Class of 2016!!

38. TEACHERS!!!!!

39. TEACHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.  ~Author Unknown

40. Teachers possess the power to mold the future.
The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains.  The superior teacher demonstrates.  The great teacher inspires.  ~William Arthur Ward
What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.  ~Karl Menninger

41. Teachers:
Please turn your conduct referrals into the main office only.
Please do not put them in School Mail boxes or administrators hands or their boxes.
Thanks,
Discipline Office & Mr. Clyde Leviner

42. Teachers!!
Please do not hold doctors notes, court notes, etc. Turn them in immediately to Guidance.

43. You may pick up your athletic pass from Mrs
You may pick up your athletic pass from Mrs. Cindy Oxendine in the main office.

44. Ram Pride!!!!!