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Thursday, January 29, 2009


LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!

MISCELLANEOUS

Happy Birthday to Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd President, born this day in 1882.

The Afghan Club will be in Colt Court during both lunches to raise funds for Pennies for Peace.

Students: Are you looking for a challenge? Would you like to be in Honors classes? Sign up to take the CogAT Test in the Counseling Center by February 6. The test will be given on February 18 & 19. You can take the verbal test, math test, or both.


By Idrees Najibi, Courier Staff Writer

When it comes time for finals, there are always varying preferences of the three day or two day final schedule among the students and staff.

According to Vice Principal Matt Smith, this year's schedule confines finals to only two days because the, “staff needs to have more minimum days to do planning and collaboration. It’s important for the staff to work together and plan things out.” It’s obvious that, “The staff and teachers made the decision. They looked at the schedule and number of minimum days and unfortunately, it was not possible to have both the desired three day schedule and the minimum day needed for the teacher collaboration.”