Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Announcements for Tuesday, May 17, 2011

1.        Today’s lunch is chicken teriyaki rice bowl and vegetables, assorted fruits and vegetables with low fat white or chocolate milk.

 

2.        Attention boys’ lacrosse players:  The clinic with the high school is rescheduled for Monday, May 23 at Teamer Field from 3:00-4:30 p.m.

 

3.        7th grade boys’ lacrosse players can return uniforms to Mr. Davis this afternoon.

 

4.        Attention 8th grade boys’ lacrosse players:  Please return your uniforms to Mr. Gately in room 203 tomorrow, Thursday, or Friday.  Also, please remember to give Mr. Gately your pizza donation.  Finally, the end-of-season meeting will be this Friday, May 20 during lunch and activity in room 203.

 

5.        Attention Track Team:  7th and 8th grade will practice today.  Please stop by the athletic board to see if you are participating in the meet on Wednesday.  If you have any questions stop by your coaches rooms. 

 

6.        In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision, which brought an end to federal tolerance of racial segregation, specifically dealt with Linda Brown, a young African American girl who had been denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, because of the color of her skin.