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ScheduleTuesday: Odd/ Wednesday: Even/ Thursday: Exams 1 & 5/ Friday: Exams 2 & 6 Tuesday: OddSenior Clearance Last Names L­Z Wednesday: Even Senior Awards Ceremony 9 AMAthletic Awards Program 6:30 PM in the Auditorium

ThursdayFinal Exam Period 1 (8:45­10:45)Final Exam Period 5 (11:30­1:30)

FridayMandatory Graduation Rehearsal at 10:00 AMFinal Exam Period 2 (8:45­10:45)Final Exam Period 6 (11:30­1:30)

Saturday Graduation of the Class of 2015 at 10:00 AM at Constitution Hall

Word of the Day June 9­ demagogue­ ('de ma gag)­ (noun)­ a political leader who tries to get support by makingfalse claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion and popular prejudicesThat politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices.

Teachers: Link to instructions to create a final average for the yearHave questions about how to combine terms and the final exam to create a final average for theyear? Here is a video that can help you. Courtesy of Mr. Joe Bellino

Boys Cross Country Interest Meeting

Boys Cross Country Interest meeting Wednesday June 10th and 3:45 in room 427.

Soccer Interest Meeting

Soccer Interest Meeting for all players interested in trying out for JV and Varsity Soccer. Pleasecome to a meeting on Wednesday during STEP in the main gym.

Clubs and Activities Tuesday, June 9th STEP:Archery Club­Main GymBook Club­Library Media Center"It's Academic!"­ 410New Heights Club­103gTiger Sports Network (TSN)­ AuditoriumSGA­309Young Bosses­ B106 After School:First Robotics­B101Fly by Light Club­330International Movement Club­103gPhoto Club­C114SGA­309Video Production Club­B304Yearbook Club­ Room 311Yoga Club­Dance Studio

Wednesday, June 10th STEP:Art Club­C110Black Engineers­B101Gay Straight Alliance­223New Heights Club­103gPoetry Club­ Library Media CenterScience Bowl Club­B101SciMaTech Leadership (1st of each month)­B101The Beacon­C210After School:Biology Club­428Debate Team­326Film Club­ 330Otaku Club­C214bSGA­309

Thursday, June 11th STEP:Archery Club­ Main Gym"It's Academic!"­410Human Rights Club­205New Heights Program­103gSpark the Wave­Library Media CenterAfter School:Aspen Challenge Team­B101Cooking Club­CafeteriaCosmetics Club­A301Debate Team­326FIRST Robotics­B101Modeling Team­ A301Poetry Club­Library Media Center

SGA­309The Greenhouse Club­224Video Game Club­ C214b Friday, June 12th STEP:Asian Club­316aChinese Club­ 316aDC Ethics Bowl­ C104Heifer Club­221L.A.V.A. (Literary Magazine)­ 312Math Club­ 405New Heights ProgramOceanic Science Bowl Club­B101Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica­420Spanish Club­ 420After School:SGA­309

WISP Meeting June 10 Wilson's International Studies Program ­­ or WISP ­­ is one of 7 academies at Wilson providingsmaller learning communities for ourstudents. The main goals of the academyinclude:

* Recognizing and understanding the culturaldifferences and similarities of people aroundthe world.* Appreciating the impact world affairs haveon students and their families.* Developing an appreciation of theinterdependence of countries and cultures in aworld society.* Understanding the nature of ecological, technological, and economic interdependence.* Gaining an awareness of careers related to international affairs. Please join us for a WISP Parent Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday, June 10th from6:30 to 7:30 as we begin planning for next year's action packed agenda. We had a great yearand are interested in making next year even better! We need your help as we plan various trips throughout the year (to the World Bank and toembassies to augment classwork), our speaker series, and international night. We are also in theprocess of planning a seniors only class trip as well as our always popular Model UN and HarvardModel Congress trips.

HAM Barbeque

All HAM Academy Seniors and their parents are invited to a bbq immediately following the SeniorAwards ceremony on Wednesday, June 10. Please email Ms. Belew at Belle.Belew@dc.gov to

rsvp. Address: 4712 45th Street NW 20016.

University of the District of Columbia FREE Summer Enrichment Program

The University of the District of Columbia Office of Academic Advising is offering a free SummerEnrichment program for graduating high school seniors. This is an eight session program, that willrun twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am ­ 12:30pm and 6:00pm ­ 8:00pmfrom July 7th through July 30th and will be located at The University of the District of Columbia,Van Ness Campus. By attending the program, students will learn the strategies for academic success includingwriting, study skills, time­management, goal­setting, research, and other best practices. Studentswill work with UDC faculty, staff and advisors to prepare for the transition from high school tocollege. Participants will have the opportunity to strengthen academic skills, build a supportivelearning community, and learn about the resources that are available on the UDC campus. All admitted and confirmed UDC­Flagship students who complete all eight sessions will receive aUDC $100 book voucher. If they complete four sessions, they will receive a UDC $50 bookvoucher. All participants must complete registration and consent forms prior to attending anysessions.

Support Our Wilson DancersSome of our Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) students are dancing at the Lincoln Theatre inthe Third Annual DC High Schools Latin Dance Competition on Thursday, June 11 from 6­8 pm. Come watch or contribute and support our students.

Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Burgundy & Gold Flag Football Game

June 12 Graduation Event

Attention Senior Parents, please use this link to volunteer yourtime and or makedonations/contributions to the June 12 eventfor our graduates. Thanks in advance for your support!

Email WilsonTigers2015@gmail.com for more information.

Important Information for Seniors

Information for Seniors has been sent home and emailed through Blackboard Connect. If youhave not received all the upcoming dates and information, please download them.

Want to Play Field Hockey? Our pre­summer field hockey meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 9, from 6 ­ 7 pm in theWilson cafeteria. We will welcome new students, talk about tryouts, the schedule, uniform andequipment requirements, summer camps, required conditioning, and volunteer opportunities forparents. Returning students will elect captains for next fall. Questions? Email Head Coach SarahWhitener at mdwhitener@aol.com.

Get your LAVA

Wilson's 2015 Literary and Visual Arts Magazine (LAVA)"Chronos" has arrived! Featuring student poetry, prose,photography, visual artwork, this year's issue is organizedaround the progression of time. Don't miss the moment to buythis wonderful magazine at only $10 (cash prefered). EmailEditor Emma Keyes at emmajkeyes@gmail.com to arrangedelivery.

Teen Museum CouncilDo you like social media? Like to make art? Want to create fun activities for your friends andother area teens? Wonder what it might be like to work in a museum? Like American history orpop culture? If so, join the National Portrait Gallery's Teen Museum Council. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) invites you to join their Teen Museum Council(TMC). TMC is an intensive program for D.C.­area teens (ages 14­18) who are interested inleadership; want to learn about themselves through portraiture, history and art; and want tomake NPG a place for teenagers to have a great experience. Throughout the 2015­2016 academic year, NPG TMC members have the opportunity to work on avariety of activities such as creating teen­centered events for other D.C.­area teens, learningopportunities with workshops and training sessions with museum professionals, and gainexperience at the museum while developing creative and critical thinking skills. Here are some ofthe possible teen­centered events or activities that the Teen Museum Council could organize:· An art exhibition· A teen night out· Social media projects· A video project· A special teen­led tour TMC is a year­long commitment that meets once a week (September­June) on Wednesdaysduring the school year.Come and make history at the National Portrait Gallery! Deadline for applications: Wednesday, July 15 2015 Questions?Blair KirkbaumerTeen ProgramsSmithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Advertise in the 2015­2016 Student DirectoryPurchase an ad in the student directory and support your business and Wilson at the same time! Next year, we will once again partner with AtoZ Directories to publish a high quality studentdirectory. AtoZ is now accepting advertising for next year. If you are interested in one of thecover locations, the deadline is June 8th. Please use this link to see the full letter and contractpage with sizes and rates. Questions are best directed to Debbie Redman at debbie@atozdirectories.com

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