1. Daily Announcements Today is…Friday, October 14, 2011

2. ROOT WORD of the Week : top Meaning: Place,location Sample Word: topography

3. PTSA Reflections Committee The PTSA Reflections Entry Packet is now available for pickup. The packets are located on the table in the school lobby. They are also available for download from the PTSA school fusion page. Entries are due November 29 th.

4. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All 12 th Grade English Students Want to go to Medieval Times? The Trip is Thursday OCT 27 th (an X day) Cost: $55 for show, lunch, and bus. Bring money and permission slip to Mrs. Carafiol in room N115, by OCT 20 th ! ONLY the first 50 students can go. Hope to see you there

5. INDIAN RIVER CITRUS FRUIT Stafford High School’s SkillsUSA is holding its annual sale of fresh Indian River Citrus Fruit through the month of October. Please see a SkillsUSA officer, member, or advisor to purchase your fresh Florida fruit, or see Mr. Jett in S-104 Delivery is set for December 7 th in the Automotive Lab.

6. GUIDANCE

7. A College Fair will be held at the Spotsylvania Towne Centre on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. More than 120 Colleges, Universities, and continued education representatives will be present to provide information about their programs. All students are encouraged to attend.

8. A College Funding & Financial Aid Workshop will be held in the Stafford High School Auditorium on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at 7pm. All students and parents are invited to attend.

9. Juniors & Seniors Write an essay. Win a laptop! & $1000 for your school How sweet is that?! Go to www.dom.com, for details keyword: strong

11. The Colleges are Coming! OCT 17 th Virginia Wesleyan College OCT 18 th Sweet Briar College OCT 19 th Greensboro College OCT 20 th Randolph College Longwood University Virginia Tech

12. Sports News

13. Club News

14. Model UN Club Meeting OCT 17, 2011@ 2:30 in the smaller section of the cafeteria. This is an important meeting to plan the next Model UN Event

15. YEARBOOK Order your yearbook today online at www.yearbooks.b12 or by clicking the link on the homepage of fusion under “yearbook.”

16. Positive Referrals The Week of OCT 11– OCT 14 th

17. Bryan Phillips, student “…because he is a good friend and helps with personal issues.” 10/20

18. Shannon Cooke, student To say that Shannon brightens my day would be an understatement. She lights up my entire life with her sense of humor and bright personality. I absolutely idolize her for being the wonderful student, photographer, and friend that she is. And she's really attractive. 10/19

19. Jeffrey Bache, student He knows how to make me smile Whenever I'm down. He's an amazing guy!! 10/14

20. Justin Garrett, student Well, there's so many. He's inspired me to try some things I never even considered to do, helped me find even more goals than I had before, and, even though I'm very optimistic, he's also had a profound impact with his own optimism. In my opinion, he's one of the most awesome people in anyone's life that anyone in the world would be lucky to meet. He's also a really fun and interesting person. 10/14

21. Kaitlyn Ashby, student She's a really good friend, and she's easy to talk to. She doesn't judge you and she's a good listener. 10/12

22. 2011-2012 Root of the Week Winners: TEACHERS Mr. D'Addario- Fine Arts Mr. Shesman- Mathematics Ms. Mason-Science Ms. Lorenzo- World Languages

23. Announcements may be turned in to Mrs. Stone in the Video Room S109B or email her! Have a great Day Indians! Be Be Safe! stonem@staffordschools.net