Daily Announcements Today is… Tuesday

April 12th 2011

Parent Conferences Cancelled!

• A reminder to please notify your parents that the Parent Conferences for April 19th are now cancelled

April is “Distracted Driving Awareness Month”

What causes most crashes? Not the road Not the vehicle Most crashes are caused by driver error– 80% of all crashes and– 65% of all near-crashes Involved a distracted driving incident within 3 seconds

of the crashTURN OFF YOUR PHONE WHILE YOU DRIVE!

SEUSSICAL The Musical

• Stafford High School Fine Arts Department presents• SEUSSICAL• The Musical• Thursday, Friday and Saturday• April 14, 15 and 16 at 7pm• $7 Students, Children and Senior Citizens• $10 Adults

SEUSSICAL The Musical

SEUSSICAL The Musical

Attendance

• TEACHERS: PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS OUT OF YOUR CLASS ROOM TO USE THE PHONE, CHECK ON THEIR ATTENDANCE OR TO DROP EARLY OUTS OFF TO ATTENDANCE

• EARLY OUTS ARE TO BE TO MRS. JOHNSON BEFORE HOME ROOM!

Attendance

Students please read!> Early outs for Friday April 22, 2011 MUST be

turned into Mrs. Johnson in the attendance office by Thursday April 21, 2011.

> Please inform your parents there will be no call ins for early outs on Friday April 22, 2011

Root of the WeekWeek of April 11th duc/duct “lead”

• EXAMPLES:• **abduct**: to kidnap, take by force, or lead away• aqueduct: a structure created by the Romans, leading

water from one area to another• deduce: to lead to a conclusion in the mind through careful

observation of reasonable facts• educate: to teach or instruct, to “lead” out of childhood

Counseling Center• Attention Seniors• This is Scholarship season! There are thousands of

dollars in scholarships being offered to Stafford High School Seniors by local organizations.

• Check out the Counseling Center’s Scholarship page on School fusion – and apply!

• Deadlines are coming up soon!

Counseling Center• VCU School of Medicine is presenting a seminar on

Medical School Careers, Careers in Medicine and being the best Medical School candidate you can be.

• Seminar will be Thursday May 5th from 5:30-8:15 at Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax Va.

• Cost of the seminar is $5 for students and $10 for guests, due April 28th.

• Registration forms are available in Counseling Center

Attention Seniors:

• We want to share YOUR exciting news!!

• If you have made your choice of which College, Tech School, or Employment for Fall 2011, please let Mrs. Campbell know so we can add your name to our “WALL of PRIDE”

Attention Seniors:

• All Seniors MUST pay their dues by April 12th to receive their cap and gown on April 13th

• Jostens will be here on April 13th and students will be scheduled alphabetically to visit the delivery table

Attention Seniors:

• Senior cap & gown pictures will be taken in the back of the Auditorium on Wed. April 13th and Thurs. April 14th

• Students will be able to view their picture times with their homeroom teachers

Attention Seniors & Juniors:Prom Court News!

• Seniors and Juniors wishing to run for Prom Court MUST attend a mandatory meeting in room S215 on Wednesday April 20th at 2:20pm

Class Officers for 2011-2012

• Students wishing to run for class officers for the 2011-2012 school year will be required to attend a mandatory meeting on Wednesday April 20th at 2:20 in the following rooms:

• Class of 2012 – Room S215 (Mrs. Wick)• Class of 2013 – Room S102 (Mrs. Jackson)• Class of 2014 – Room C107 (Mr. Middleton)

POSITIVE REFERRAL• A new button on the SHS homepage. Near the top

of the page you will find a link, "POSITIVE REFERRAL." There is a brief description on the home page, and once you have clicked on the link, you will find a form that will allow students, teachers, and other staff here at school to "refer" fellow students, teachers, and staff for good behavior or positive actions of all kinds. The referrals may be used for anything from helping another student with homework to doing well on a test or taking extra time to help a student with a problem or a lesson.

POSITIVE REFERRAL Cont.• There will be no criticisms and complaints.

Everyone is encouraged to recognize those who go above and beyond that which is expected. The names of those receiving positive referrals will be read on morning announcements and printed in the school newspaper. Collection boxes and forms will also be located in the Library, Cafeteria, and Main Office for your convenience.

Teacher Positive Referrals4-12-11

Mrs. StroudMrs. KotakisMrs. Battista

Student Positive Referrals4-12-11

Austin Enfinger Tyler CreelSamantha Goswellen Chet LightKayla Seal Sara GrondinHeidi Sullivan Abbey TemplinJason Steele

Club News

Link Crew• Anyone who applied to be a Link Crew Leader

for 2011-2012• You are invited to attend an ice cream social on

Thurs. April 14th from 2:30-3:30 in the cafeteria• You should receive a blue invitation in

homeroom.• See Mr. Green or Mr. Middleton with questions

Link Crew• Attention current Link Crew Leaders• Your field trip money and permission

slips are due by Friday April 15 to Mrs. Kotakis in N213

NHS

• There will be NHS tutoring every Wednesday after school, in the library.

Agents of Change• Agents of change would like to announce their

“new” addition to the Counseling Office• “Love is not Abuse” box• This box is where people can drop hints if they

have seen or been involved in a relationship of abuse or harassment

• We hope this will be a helpful tool to encourage healthy relationships

Game Club

Sports News

SHS Dance Team tryouts

• Indianette Dance Team conditioning every Monday and Wednesday

• April 11-May 4, 3:30-5pm, auxiliary gym (except during spring break)• Tryouts - May 10-12, 5-7pm, May 13 final day,

4:00-til finished• See Coach Abel in athletic office if more

information is needed

Cheer• Cheerleading Conditioning begins April 5th

• Please stop by the main office to pick up an information sheet

• Tryout information is available in the main office • Conditionings are open to 8th – 12th grades

Announcements may be turned in to Mrs. Thomas in the Video Room or email her!

Have a great Day Indians! Be Safe!

thomasts@staffordschools.net