1. ACE Program
Ninth Grade

2. 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!”

3. 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!

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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!

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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!

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

15. 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 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.

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