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Wednesday, March 31, 2010


MISCELLANEOUS
Congratulations go out to Teresa Jong for winning the PCS Metro Scholarship! Nice job Teresa!

Tomorrow, Friday, April 2nd, there will be NO OFF CAMPUS ROP CLASSES in Fremont. Fremont School District is closed for Spring Break.

Summer School Applications Now Available! Students, do you need to make up a failed class, or improve a pesky “D” you may have on your transcript? Well, summer school applications are now available in the counseling center. Adult School offerings will be limited this summer, so be sure to submit your signed summer school application by April 30th for preferred placement and registration. We have some interesting new offerings available this year, so check it out. See your counselor, Mr. Brar or Mr. Smith for more information.




Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb
G.P. Putnam's Sons (2010)
356 pages
$26.95 (hardcover)

By Lezlie Patterson
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)

For the growing legion of J.D. Robb fans, the countdown is down to single digits: Roarke and Eve return in a matter of days.

"Fantasy In Death" is the latest of Eve's compelling murder cases ... and is another opportunity for fans to conjure their own fantasies about her rich, powerful, sexy and outrageously handsome husband, Roarke.

If you haven't become addicted to this series, it's because you haven't read a word of it yet. How can a romance reader not become an instant fan of a series with such compelling lead characters, a fearless, smart and fiercely capable heroine who depends on only one person _ her brilliant, powerful and enigmatic husband.
By Alyssa Pimentel, Courier School News Editor


Last school year, the administration somewhat set up student connect but they did not announce it to the student body so it was not really used. It was not until this year’s pre-registration process that they made it open to the student body. This year’s was the first time they fully implemented the online process of selecting classes for next year.

The administration and counselors announced to the students that they were to sign up for the classes next year through student connect. The students were given instructions that were printed out in the student catalog they were given during the informative pre-registration assembly. In an effort to also involve the parents in this process, the administration phoned home to inform them.


From wikipedia:
John Arthur ("Jack") Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908-1915).

Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, the third child and first son of Henry and Tina "Tiny" Johnson, former slaves who worked at blue-collar jobs to raise six children and taught them how to read and write. Jack Johnson had just five years of formal schooling. Johnson's father was born a slave in Tennessee. He dropped out of school after five or six years of education, to get a job.

Read more about Jack Johnson, free from When the Ship Comes In.