Announcements for Tuesday, April 12, 2011

1.      On this day, 150 years ago, April 12, 1861, The Civil War began when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Bay. During the next 34 hours, 50 Confederate guns and mortars launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. On April 13, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort. Two days later, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to quell the Southern "insurrection."

 

2.      Attention all 8th grade students - the deadline for Peer Mediation applications is Friday, April 15.  Please turn in all parts of the application to the main office.  If you have any questions, please see Miss Hickey.

 

3.      Yesterday your 8th grade girls’ lacrosse team defeated Valley Forge. The score was Bulldogs 12 Eagles 6. The story of the game was defense. TE’s defense was outstanding.

 

4.      On this date in 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest serving president in American history died from a stroke at the age of 63.