RAMSANNOUNCEMENTS!!

WEEKLY BULLETIN

“We can change our lives. We can do,

have, and be exactly what we wish.”

-Tony Robbins

Word of the Week

Generosity: Unselfish, willingness to give and to share.

SENIORS!!!!!

PSHS

Student of Excellence Seniors if you are interested in applying for the Student of Excellence award please come by Ms. Karen’s offi ce to pick up an application.

Applications are due back to Ms. Karen by November 12.

SENIOR TRIP The Senior Trip to Florida will be May 2-5, 2013. The total amount for the trip is $390.00 (payments can be made). The first deposit is $50.00 due by November 19, 2012. See Ms. Dee in Guidance for more information.

Selective Service• If you are a man ages 18-25 and

living in the US, then you must register with Selective Service. According to law a man must register with Selective Service within 30 days of his 18th birthday. • Register at any Post Office or online

at http://www.ss.gov

Scholarship Information

Ronald McDonald House Charities US Scholarships

Requirements for scholarship:-GPA 2.7.-Must reside within the geographic boundaries of a participating chapter

More Info:-https://aim.applylist.net/RMHC

Deadline:-December 20, 2012

SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITES

-Scholarships.com-Fastweb.com-Zinch.com-Studentscholarshp.com-CFNC.org Website for college information and financial aid.-College online database at http://www.onlineschools.org/guides/north-carolina/

Top Ten List ScholarshipU.S. students 13 years of age or

older.Respond(250 words max): “Create a

Top Ten List of the top ten reasons you should get this scholarship.”

Apply at: http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx

Deadline is December 31

ScholarshipExperts.com

• This is a free scholarship matching service with a database of over 2.4 million scholarships worth over $14 billion. Our full-time staff of researchers updates and adds scholarship awards daily. If you have not done so already, please consider placing a website link to ScholarshipExperts.com on your website as a free scholarship resource for your students.

• If you would prefer an electronic version of the above listing for use in communications simply, contact us(christiana@wisechoice.com or 904-483-2943) and we will be happy to email a copy to you.

• From The ScholarshipExperts.com Team

SENIORSScholarship sheet # 3 is available in guidance. –Please see Ms. Kathy for details, it is also online.

SAT & ACT Announcement (fee waivers)

• Seniors and Juniors: If you eat free or reduced lunch you may be eligible for a fee waiver for the SAT Test and College Applications. See your Guidance Counselor for information.

SAT ANNOUNCEMENTAttention to anyone who is scheduled to take

the SAT in October or November!!!! -An admission ticket and acceptable ID are required-Bring your own calculator, no calculator will be provided. -Your ID cannot be expired-Stand-by and walk-in are not longer permitted-No admission ticket, No admittance, No exceptions!

SAT/ACT• Deadline for the December SAT is

November 1st, 2012.• Deadline for the January SAT is

December 28th, 2012.

• Deadline for December ACT is November 2nd, 2012.

• Deadline for February ACT is January 11, 2013.

ACT\SAT Word Of The Day• impair (verb)– To make worse; to diminish quantity, value,

excellence, or strength; to deteriorate.

• EX. He was worried that his dislike for her would impair his ability to make an objective decision about whether her discovery should receive the prize or not.

ACT Question Of The Day

• If 3u > 6 and v < 1, what is the greatest possible value of v/2u?

A. 6B. 1C. ½ D. ¼ E. 1/12

ACT Answer

• The answer is D) ¼.

- The smallest possible value of u is 2, and v is 1. Therefore the biggest that v/2u can be is ¼.

SAT Question Of The Day

The following sentence contains either a simple error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Most ships (a) move through the Suez Canal (b) with (c) their own power, but large ships (d) must be assisted by a tugboat. (e) no error

SAT Answer• Choice B is correct.

- “with”

• The error in this sentence occurs at (b), where there is an improper idiom. The idiom is “under their own power,” not “with their own power.”.

Interesting Upcoming Events

Science and Engineering Fair

The North Carolina Region 4 Science & Engineering Fair will be held at UNCP on Saturday February 16, 2013.

The webpage is located at www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/science_fair/index.htm

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

!!You will always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

ATTENTION STUDENTS

Students may register online for the SAT/ACT Test or pick up an application in Guidance. Register before it is too late!

RAMS ATHLETICS“I hated every minute of training, but I said,

'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of

your life as a champion. '”

-Muhammad Ali

SEE IT @ IHIGH: GO TO IHIGH FOR ALL ‘RAMS’ SPORTS, PHOTOS, STORIES, EVENTS, AND ALL RAMS SCHEDULES, AND S.E.C SCHEDULES AS

WELL. (WWW. SWETTRAMS.IHIGH.COM)

“Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.”-Babe Ruth

ATHLETICS (CONT.)

JUNIO

RS!

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10th Grade

NC School of Science and

Mathematics Applications for the NC School of Science & Mathematics c/o 2015 will be accepted from 10th grade students beginning now until Jan. 15th. Interested students are required to take the SAT in October, November, or January of their sophomore year. For more information, see Ms. Roxanne in guidance.

Indian Education - 9th & 10th graders

• Indian Education is recruiting 9th and 10th grade students to attend the Colorado Upward Bound Program. The Colorado Upward Bound Program is a 6 week college preparatory program sponsored by the University of Colorado in Boulder Colorado. Students get an opportunity to experience college life during the summer. Please see YDS for more information.

Freshmen9th Grade

Class of 2016!!

TEACHERS!!!!!

TEACHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.  ~Author Unknown

Teachers possess the power to mold the future.

• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William Arthur Ward

• What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. ~Karl Menninger

Teachers:• Please turn your conduct referrals

into the main office only. • Please do not put them in School

Mail boxes or administrators hands or their boxes.–Thanks,

Discipline Office & Mr. Clyde Leviner

Teachers!!•Please do not hold doctors notes, court notes, etc. Turn them in immediately to Guidance.

You may pick up your athletic pass from Mrs.

Cindy Oxendine in the main office.

Ram Pride!!!!!