Thanks to GEAR UP, Career Cruising is a GO! If you are still figuring out what you want to do after graduation, this program can give you tons of ideas and information. We will have a parents’ night to show off the program soon, but if you want to get started right away, see Ms. Miller to get the login information.

Thanks, Sophomores, for making this year’s PLAN Exam Sessions the best yet! Mrs. Bush and Ms. Miller want to thank each of you for your outstanding dedication and performance. We look forward to getting the results to you so we can use them to help plan your Program of Study!

The Council for America’s First Freedom announces the 16th annual First Freedom Student Competition. This national essay contest offers 9th – 12th grade students an opportunity to compete for a $3,000, $1,500 and $750 award, as they examine the First Amendment and the history and relevance of religious freedom in America and the world today.

This year’s topic introduces students to George Washington’s famous statement about “mere” toleration in his 1790 letter to the Jewish congregation of Newport, Rhode Island. Students will identify the basic principles of religious liberty espoused in this primary document and will further research and assess how well the United States has lived up to Washington’s ideal. In addition to the monetary award, the first-place winner and his or her teacher (or other adult chaperone)
will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Newport, Rhode Island in mid-August 2009 for the annual VIP reading of President Washington’s historic letter.

Online registration by participating students is required by November 24, 2008, and the postmark entry deadline is November 29.   Visit www.firstfreedom.org, and then click on the red button under Council News.