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Grade 12 - Thursday, October 30, 3:00 - 4:30, Hunter Seminar Room

If you cannot attend your grade level meeting, you must speak to a representative (Bonnie Niles, Patty Fast, Anna Lea, Brigitte Nicolet, Paul Kelly, Trisha Thorn, Mike Caraco)

SOPHOMORES

Refuse to Use Event #2

Grade 10 - Thursday, October 30, 4:30 - 6:00, Hunter Seminar room

If you cannot attend your grade level meeting, you must speak to a representative (Bonnie Niles, Patty Fast, Anna Lea, Brigitte Nicolet, Paul Kelly, Trisha Thorn, Mike Caraco)

ALL STUDENTS

Dance Team - there will be an important informational meeting and sign up for anyone planning to do dance team this winter (any level) this Friday, October 31 immediately after school in Barb Miceli's classroom. If you can't make the meeting, please see Barb Miceli sometime during the day on Friday. (Second floor of the Rowland center).

Ping Pong Club will meet today after school in the cafeteria from 2:45 to 4:00.

Want to learn to speak Chinese and learn about the culture? The Triple C: "Chinese Culture Club" will be meeting this Thursday from 2:45 to 3:45 in Ms. Diaz's room. That's room 29E in the Seminary Building. It is not too late to join

Reminder: Please leave the snow on the ground. Anyone who throws a snowball will serve a Friday detention.
Results of the Mock Election are in! Barack Obama ousted John McCain 333-67 for the presidency, while Ralph Nader piled in 26 votes. In the race for US House of Representatives, Peter Welch won in a landslide with 220 votes with the next highest being Mike Bethel with 49. Jim Douglas captured 210 votes for governor, while Gaye Symington brought and 94 and Anthony Pollina 59. With the slimmest margin of victory for the BBA Election, Thomas Costello edged out Brian Dubie 203-132 for the position of Lt. Governor. Jeb Spaulding won the race for state treasurer, Deb Markowitz won for secretary of state, Thomas Salmon won the position of auditor of accounts, and Bill Sorrell remained in office as the attorney general. This concludes BBA's Mock Election, thank you to all of those who participated!

Boys JV Green soccer will be meeting Thursday October 30 at 3:00 pm in Mrs. Fifield's room for our end of the year party, bring $5 for pizza and drinks and your uniform to those who have not handed them in.

The Halloween Dance is going to be held on Saturday night (November 1) from 8:30 pm to 11 pm in the Rowland Center. Admission is $3.00 if you are wearing a costume and $5.00 if you are not. Student Council is putting together an original playlist - so feel free to come make suggestions at our Friday morning meeting in the Hunter Seminar Room.

Colleges visiting this week: Please remind students that they must notify teachers before the college visit if they plan to attend. Please feel free to limit the time that a student is out, or if the student can't afford to miss your class, information can be picked up in the School and College Counseling Office. Visits typically last 30-45 minutes. Thank you for your ongoing support of these opportunities. (I have highlighted in red the colleges that may draw a large group.)

Thursday, October 30

11:00, Endicott College

The Performing Arts Department is hosting a Calliope Cafe night at 6:30 in the Scranton Room on Thursday October 30th. Admission is $3.00 for students and $5.00 for adults. Come in costume, eat junk food and enjoy a variety of performances provided by community members, BBA students and faculty. See Julie Freebern for more information.

Picture retakes are scheduled for November 3rd.

All interested TENNIS PLAYERS:

There will be a NCTA (Northshire Community Tennis Association) Tennis Tournament Fundraiser at Stratton on November 1-2. Please sign up in Kathi Bierwirth's office. There will be a competitive and social level. Also an exhibition match to follow!