WASHINGTON DC NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER #1
STUDENTS: TAKE THIS HOME. HAND IT DIRECTLY TO YOUR MOM OR DAD.
FUNDRAISERS HERE ARE SOME UPDATES ON CURRENT FUNDRAISERS. FROM HERE ON OUT, ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH WORLDSTRIDES WILL BE PARTICIPATING.
17TH ANNUAL FROZEN PIE SALE. THE SALE IS ALMOST ON! SELL A BUNCH AND MAKE SURE YOU ASK IF DIRECTIONS ARE UNCLEAR. DON’T MISS THE DUE DATES. THE SALE BEGINS OCT 12TH PLEASE CALL OR E-MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. GET EXTRA SHEETS AS YOU NEED.
RAFFLE: ARE YOU INTERESTED IN DOING ANOTHER RAFFLE? LAST YEAR WE DID AN IPOD AND $1,000’S WERE MADE. WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST. IF YOU WANT IN WE WILL DO THIS AFTER PIE SALES ARE TURNED IN. I REALLY WANT TO DO AN IPAD-MINI BUT WE PROBABLY NEED 10 PEOPLE “IN.” MORE NEWS…
RED APPLE PIZZA SALE WE WILL PROBABLY DO THIS AS WELL, WATCH FOR MORE NEWS TO COME!
TRIP NEWS THERE ARE CURRENTLY 47 SIGNED UP TO GO ON THE DC TRIP. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP! REMEMBER, THOUGH, OUR TRIP PRICE IS BASED ON 35 MINIMUM. IF WE DO NOT STAY ABOVE THAT, WE WILL HAVE TO TEAM WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL OR HAVE A SLIGHT COST INCREASE, MAYBE $50 OR SO. I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE.ON A NORMAL YEAR 6 OR 7 PARTICIPANTS DROP OUT, BUT, LAST YEAR IT WAS 10 OR 12! FOR NOW, ENCOURAGE FRIENDS AND YOUR PARENTS TO SIGN UP SINCE IT IS NOT TOO LATE. IF YOU HEAR FRIENDS TALK ABOUT DROPPING, ENCOURAGE THEM….. I HAVE HAD KIDS MAKE ABSOLUTE FORTUNES IN A MATTER OF DAYS! IT IS HARD, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. THIS TRIP IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY THAT KIDS WILL NEVER FORGET. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
SCHOLARSHIPS:
FLAG SCHOLARSHIP. APPLY FOR THIS THROUGH THE WORLDSTRIDES CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS GET THEM. GIVE IT A SHOT!
OMS SCHOLARSHIP. I WILL BE OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS GOING ON THE TRIP. MONEY COMES FROM KIDS WHO HAVE DROPPED. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE READ AND JUDGED BY A PANEL(NOT MR. A). THE PANEL WILL BE IN TOTAL CONTROL OF SELECTING THE RANK ORDER OF CASH AWARDS. STUDENTS MUST PICK UP APPLICATIONS BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL (ONLY) STARTING MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH AND NO LATER THAN BY 3:00 PM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF THIS TIME FRAME UNLESS THERE IS AN ABSENCE. STUDENTS MUST FOLLOW ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE SCORING GUIDE, JUST ASK. (TOP AWARD - $100!!)
“MY TRIP”. GO TO THIS SITE ON THE WORLDSTRIDES HOME PAGE. THERE IS LOTS OF COOL STUFF HERE. IN PARTICULAR, CHECK OUT HOW YOU CAN GET HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FOR THE DC TRIP! ALSO, CHECK US OUT ON THE OMS WEBSITE. GO TO STAFF AND LOOK FOR MY PAGE.
LUNCH SOCIALS WE WILL START OUR MONTHLY PIZZA LUNCHES SOON. I STILL NEED MONEY FROM MOST OF YOU. I WILL TAKE AN “IOU” PAYMENT NOTE. THE QUICKER I GET MONEY THE QUICKER WE CAN SET OUR FIRST DATE. YOUR $25 BUYS 5 LUNCHES. MORE NEWS TO COME. MOST YEARS I DO 1 PER MONTH NOV-MARCH
OMS DC TRIP T-SHIRT AND HOODIE ORDER SHEETS COMING SOON
EMAIL/TEXT LISTS IF YOU ARE READING THIS ON PAPER AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT OVER EMAIL, GET YOUR ADDRESS TO ME SO I CAN SEND INFORMATION TO YOU OVER COMPUTER. THE SAME WITH CELL NUMBERS. I HAVE A BLOCK OF DC KIDS AND A BLOCK OF DC PARENTS, BUT, I AM MISSING A BUNCH OF YOUR CELL NUMBERS.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS: VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL. ONE OF THE MOST “MOVING” THINGS WE VISIT IS THE WALL THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE 58,000 U.S. SOLDIERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE VIETNAM WAR. STANDING OVER 8 FEET HIGH AT THE CENTER, THIS BLACK GRANITE WALL WAS DESIGNED BY A STUDENT NAMED MAYA LIN. IT WAS A SCHOOL PROJECT WHICH EARNED HER A “B” GRADE. SIMPLY KNOWN AS “THE WALL,” THIS MEMORIAL HELPED NATIONAL HEALING OVER THIS VERY DEVISIVE WAR. IT IS AMAZING WHAT PEOPLE BRING AS MEMORIALS TO LEAVE AT THE WALL. THERE IS A WHOLE STORAGE ROOM FULL OF STUFF THAT THE PARK SERVICE KEEPS. EVERY DAY I HAVE BEEN THERE, WE SEE WREATHS AND FLOWERS, BUT THINGS LIKE MOTORCYCLES, LETTERMAN JACKETS AND EVEN A “TIGER CAGE,” USED TO IMPRISON A SOLDIER, HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND. SEEING THE THOUSANDS OF NAMES, SO SMALL, ON THIS HUGE WALL SHOULD MAKE KIDS HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT “THINKING MOMENT.” GOING TO “THE WALL” IS ONE OF THE MOST AWESOME THINGS WE DO ON THIS TRIP! LOOK IT UP ON LINE.
TALK TO YOU LATER, CALL OR EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS, “MR A”