1. ACE Program
Ninth Grade

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

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

8. 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:
We’re also looking for volunteers
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

9. Extra Curricular Opportunity!

10. 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

12. 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!

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

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

15. 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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