"Wilson High School Daily Bulletin"

Monday, September 8, 2008



Wilson Players Fall Production - If you are interested in participating in our fall production, keep your eyes peeled for sign announcing audition dates. The play this year will be "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

Wilson Cheerleading Tryouts - Cheerleading try-outs will be held on September 9 through 11 beginning at 4:00 pm in the gymnasium. Please dress in athletic shoes, shorts, and either a black, green, white or gray shirt. Please be prompt and ready to work.

Ragtime Auditions - Auditions for this year's Wilson Musical, RAGTIME, will be held this week in the auditorium after school. Singing and acting auditions are Monday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 9 from 3:30 to 5:30. You only need to come to one of these days. Please prepare a song to sing (preferably a song from a musical) that shows off your vocal range and musical ability. Dance auditions are Wednesday, September 10 from 3:30 to 5:00. Students interested in working on the tech crew should come by to any of these dates and times for auditions.

SAT Fee Waivers - Please see Ms. Hall in room B16 during STEP to register for the SAT. Fee waivers are available.

Textbooks - If you owe money for lost or stolen textbooks, please see Ms. Cunningham in the bookroom during STEP to set up a payment plan so that you can obtain your textbooks for this year.

No Free Lunch - Beginning on Monday, students will be required to pay for lunch if they do not qualify for free or reduced lunch. Students who qualified for free or reduced lunch last year will continue to receive this benefit until October 1, 2008 but must know their ID number. If you have received free or reduced lunch in the past, you will need to complete a new application. Applications will be available in the main office and in the counseling center.

Homecoming Date Changed - The date of our homecoming has been changed to the week of October 20-24 with the homecoming football game on October 25 at 12:00 vs. Dunbar.

Want to Rule the World and Make Big Decisions? - Join the Model UN Club and travel to Boston for the Harvard Model UN in December. There will be an organizational and information meeting in room 313 at STEP (11:45) on Tuesday, September 9. If you have questions, please see Ms. Caccamise.

Are You a Leader? - The Student Government Association needs you to be a leader in our school. We need students to run for SGA and class officers. If you are interested in taking an active part in the direction of our school, please attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, September 10 at the beginning of STEP in room 313.

Picture Day - Students will take their yearbook pictures on Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19 during their English class. All students must take a yearbook picture. Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to have your picture taken on one of these two days (8:30-3:30).

College Visits this Week - Seniors, please see Ms. Bean in the College and Career Center if you would like to talk with any of these colleges.

Wednesday 10:00 am Mount Holyoke

Friday 9:30 am Washington University

"Make It a Great Day or Not, the Choice is YOURS"

SAT Practice Testing (FREE)

SAT testing is being presented at
Charles H. Flowers High School in P.G. County
10001 Ardwick-Ardmore Road
Springdale, MD 20774
Saturday, September 20th, 9:00 am.

The number to call to register is 1-800-KAP-TEST.

There is a ($10 donation) for a fundraiser.

Please tell as many students (and their parents) as you can think of who may benefit from this "test run" of taking the SAT.

This can give students an idea of where they are strong, where they may need to"step up" studying for a certain subject, etc. It can also help subdue or erase apprehensions about taking the test. In other words, it can only help a student do even better when they take the test and are able to use the score to assist with university/college entrance applications.

If you can think of anyone who might be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, be sure to pass this information on.

The next test will be at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County in December.

Wilson Athletic Coaching Vacancies

For the upcoming winter season interviews will be conducted for the positions of:

Boys Varsity Basketball Coach
Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Coach

Varsity Swimming

Submit all résumés to
Director of Athletics
Michael Burnell
Michael.Burnell@dc.gov

Applicants will be contacted during the week of September 8th - 12th and given an interview date.

Interviews will be Monday September 15th, Tuesday September 16th, or Wednesday September 17th after school from 4 pm - 7 pm.

Newspaper Internship Opportunity

At the Gaithersburg Gazette Newspaper

Ideal Candidate: Student with an interest in journalism, preferably an interest in business news, to help with clerical, Internet research, telephone research and news writing duties at The Gazette in Gaithersburg for the business news staff.

Candidate Needed: Fall semester, possibly to start as early as the last week in August.

Qualifications: Good telephone manner, reliability, good reading, writing skills and someone who has their own car for transportation to the office.

Previous experience writing or editing for a school, church or community newspaper or newsletter is desired, but not required.

Contact: Steve Monroe at smonroe@gazette.net

The Gazette
9030 Comprint Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-670-2565

Closing the Digital Divide

FAMU CIS Program seeks to resolve the Digital Divide between African-American women with new half-million dollar grant for scholarships

The FAMU Computer Information Sciences (CIS) Program gets a $552,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant dedicated to recruiting minority women to computer science and information technology disciplines.

Women who apply to AAWCS will be accepted based on financial need, and will be awarded a scholarship of between $3,000 and $5,000 per semester. In addition to the funding, the women will participate in CIS departmental clubs and organizations, such as the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Club, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and the CIS Mentoring Organization (CISMO).

An added benefit to the students is the conference participation, where selected AAWCS scholars will be chosen to attend two national conferences, including the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and the National Conference of Women in Information Technology (NCWIT).

The AAWCS program runs through June 30, 2012.

For program applications contact:
Dr. Jason Black
jblack@cis.famu.edu
(850) 412-7354

HAM & WISP ACADEMIES Bulb Sale

Beautify your garden and support Wilson's HAM and WISP Academies by ordering spring bulbs from Flower Power.

We will earn a 50% profit on each bulb sale. Proceeds from the sales will help pay for specialty teachers, field trips, arts enrichment, international festivals and more.

The order form will be available at Back-to -chool Night, the HAM/WISP meetings or contact Penny Ray.

1. Include Order Form and payment in envelope provided. Write your name and phone number on the envelope. Checks only, please. Make checks payable to Wilson Senior High School and note "Bulb Sale" on memo line.

2. RETURN ENVELOPES: Jeff Shultz' office Room 128 or Penny Ray

3. BULD ORDERS ARE DUE: Friday, September 26, 2008

4. PICK UP BULB ORDERS: October 24, 25 & 26

At the home of
Penny Ray
4320 Albemarle St., NW
Washington, DC 20016

Orders will include planting and care instructions. Questions?

CONTACT: Penny Ray
penny.ray@verizon.net
202-363-2976

Harvard Model Congress English/Español

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El Modelo del Congreso Harvard (HMC) está presentando una oportunidad única para estudiantes de secundaria para participar en el Gobierno Americano a hacienda roles y simulacros para desarrollar un mejor entendimiento del deber cívico y como funcional el gobierno Americano. Por medio de una variedad de Comités del Congreso cubriendo una rede amplia de asuntos federales importantes y una colección diversa de comités de Programas Especiales señalando otras funciones del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, el HMC se esfuerza en proveer un aprendizaje que fomenta crecimiento individual y grupo de educación.

Participando en debates abiertos, juntas, juicios, conferencias de prensas y testimonios, los estudiantes usan sus mentes para ver cual es el propósito de gobierno Americano y como funciona. Un personal comprometido de estudiantes de Harvard se esfuerza en facilitar un aprendizaje apoyado por ellos y un ambiente educacional que se enfoca en la participación de los estudiantes. Mas que nada, HMC se dedica a proveer una atmósfera instructiva y de diversión in la cual se desarrolla un compromiso e interés el gobierno Americano.

Adjunto esta una hoja con mas información.

Exhortamos a que deje a su hijo/hija participar.

Hay becas disponibles para estudiantes interesados.

Por favor hable con el Sr. Feeny.