Morning Announcements: September 8, 2021
September 8, 2021
Wednesday September 08, 2021
**Attention Lancers: Interested in joining the Social Studies Honors’ Society? If you are in, or have had, at least four social studies classes (with two of those being AP social studies classes) and if your G.P.A. in those classes and overall meet the minimum requirement, please consider joining! Details to follow in the Lancer Lines. See Mrs. Richardson or Mr. Burch for details.
**Attention all students! Our new tutoring center, The Lancer Lair, is hosting a Logo Design Contest. Interested students should design a logo for the tutoring enter and submit the image using the QR code on the flyers posted around the school. Designs are due by September 20th. The winner will receive a cash prize and the logo will be used to represent our tutoring center. The contest is open to all students. See Mrs. Ecalono or Mrs. Weiss with any questions!
**Interested in getting first-hand knowledge of the ins and outs of national security? Interested in seeing how diplomacy, intelligence gathering and defense are handled? Want to participate in a real world national security simulation that is part of a four day leadership forum? If so, then contact Mr. Burch to find out more information how you can participate in the 2022 National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington DC!!
**The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is pleased to announce an opportunity for two Maryland students to participate in the 2022 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). The one-week program provides an opportunity for students to meet with legislative, executive, and judicial leaders to discuss political issues that affect our nation. The 2022 USSYP program will be held in-person or virtually from March 5 – 12, 2022. This program, now in its 60th year, is fully funded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The USSYP has an excellent reputation for providing outstanding student leaders a unique experience in understanding our nation’s political process. Each participant also receives a one-time $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship and is encouraged to pursue coursework in history and political science. Please see Mrs. Hendi or Mr. Burch if interested.
**Application to the National English Honor Society is now open! Interested juniors and seniors can join the Schoology NEHS Application group with the code 9NCD-F2G8-RNC9V. The application is available at the Schoology site, and joining the application group will give Mrs. R. an ability to communicate with interested students, post opportunities for language arts activities and post messages. The requirements for application are a 3.0 overall unweighted GPA, all “A” and “B” final course grades in English, and a demonstrated enthusiasm for language arts. Students who are accepted will have an annual participation requirement of 6 hours, including tutoring and submitting to a writing contest. The deadline for application is September 15. Please contact Mrs. Rebetsky at
[email protected] if you have any questions.
That’s all the news for today. Have a wonderful Wednesday, Linganore!