Bristol Central High School

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Bristol Central High School

• November 19, 2009
• A Day

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Quote for the Day

• America did not invent human rights. In a very
  real sense, human rights invented America.
  (Jimmy Carter)

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Word of the Week

• The word of the week is chicanery.
• Chicanery means trickery through use of false
  arguments.
• Try to use chicanery in your classes today.
• Ex I thought that my answer sounded good, but
  Mr. Groth saw right through my chicanery.

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Todays Lunch Menu

• Hot Buffet Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings
• Grill Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings
• Soup Du jour
• Grab Go assorted sandwich boats, assorted
  grinders (including ham, turkey, tuna, pepperoni,
  salami or roast beef), small salad, large salad
  (including teriyaki chicken, ham, turkey or tuna)
• Colombo Yogurt
• Deli individually made grinders and sandwiches
  (including ham, turkey, tuna, pepperoni, salami
  or roast beef)

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Career Center News

• Career Center ALERT Students needing or wanting
  Community Service hours or if you just want to
  try out a career helping elementary students,
  Bristol Youth Services is looking for you! During
  the December vacation, you can earn 20 hours of
  Community Service while you help with the
  Vacation Program at O'Connell. Transportation is
  provided. See Mrs. Taylor for an application.  Dea
  dline Dec. 11. (ET)

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Career Center News

• Attention those that returned Hartford Hospital
  Field Trip forms and couldn't go....a spot for
  the UCONN trip has been reserved for you BUT you
  must get your permission slip in soon or lose
  your reserved spot. See Mrs. T

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Career Center News

• SERVICE LEARNING ALERT! Due to the Thanksgiving
  Family Dinner today, A DAY Service Learning
  meetings will be held on Monday, Nov. 23rd
  instead. Please make a note of this change. B DAY
  students will still meet tomorrow. (ET)

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Career Center News

• Yes! The UCONN Clinical Health Careers Day is ON
  for Thursday, April 1, 2010! If you have an
  interest in health careers or you have strong
  math and science skills and you want to learn
  about your options, this is the field trip for
  you! Many presentations are hands-on and visual.
  ONLY 15 spots are guaranteed. 10 more are Wait
  List, so get your permission slip today. SAVE
  your seat!! (ET)

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Career Center News

• Career Center College Credit Alert Juniors and
  Seniors! Want to get a jump start on college
  credits? Wish you could take some of your basic
  college courses now so you can start taking more
  interesting courses when you get to college? If
  you have a B average, are willing to study and
  learn and want to make college happen for you
  now, then see Mrs. Taylor for a High School
  Partnership Application and take a college course
  online or at Tunxis for FREE! DEADLINE to Mrs.
  Taylor is Friday, December 4th! (ET)

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Sophomores, Juniors Seniors

• BTEC, Bristol Technical Education Center is
  having an open house tomorrow from 5-7 p.m. If
  you are interested in Automotive Technology,
  Culinary Arts, Electronics, H. Vac., or Welding,
  stop by to see what BTEC has to offer. If you
  need more information come by the Guidance
  Office. (MJP)

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Juniors Seniors

• Juniors and Seniors If you are considering a
  career in engineering, architecture, technology
  science, business operations, finance or
  accounting, you could earn COLLEGE CREDIT before
  you graduate from BCHS! Even if you are
  uncertain about the specific career you want, but
  know it will be in business or technology, then
  you could benefit from the Tunxis College Career
  Pathway Program. Earn college credit for courses
  taken here at BCHS! Save money. Save time. See
  Mrs. Taylor for a brochure and to apply. (ET)

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Juniors Seniors

• Juniors and Seniors who had Mrs. Sosnowski for
  English and want to get their file should stop by
  Rm. 216 during A1/2 or B1/2 or before or after
  school to get it. They will be thrown out over
  Thanksgiving if unclaimed.

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Juniors

• The Junior Class Meeting will be held today after
  school. (JC)
• Also, the basketball tournament scheduled for
  today is postponed.

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Freshmen, Sophomores Juniors

• The yearbook is looking for candids from
  Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors. If you have
  pictures of you and your friends (ALL need to be
  in the same grade), you can drop them off in the
  Library. Please put your name and grade on back
  so that they may be returned to you. Take this
  opportunity to have your pictures in this years
  yearbook. (CH)

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Sophomores

• Dues are now being collected every Wednesday
  after school in Rm. 128. They are currently
  10.00 but will go up to 15.00 after Christmas
  break. Save 5.00 and pay early. Remember dues
  help keep the cost of YOUR proms and activities
  down. You may also give the dues to any of your
  class officers at any time. (CH)

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German Class

• Every Tuesday in Rm. 27, beginning on Tuesday,
  November 24th, a student will be teaching an
  informal, introductory class for German. If you
  are interested, please see Mrs. Robustelli-Price.
  The class will go from 215-315 p.m. (ARP)

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Dress Down Day

• The Board of Education has authorized tomorrow as
  a Dress Down Day to raise funds for the Board
  of Education Employees Immediate Response Fund.
  This fund has helped many Bristol students,
  families and staff members through difficult
  times by paying utility bills, purchasing
  clothing and school supplies when a fire damaged
  a home, paid for prescriptions and other
  emergency items. Please give generously to this
  fund. Checks should be made out to The Main
  Street Foundation.

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Powder Puff Football

• The Powder Puff Football game will take place on
  Saturday, December 5th from 100-300 p.m.
  Tickets are 3.00 per person and ALL proceeds
  will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (KMD)

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Rampage

• The RamPage Newspaper Club is holding a mandatory
  meeting today in Rm. 104 after school. (JG)

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Ski Club

• Fundraiser orders are due today to Mr. Broderick.
  The down payment and permission slip for the
  weekend trip are also due today to Mr. Greenleaf.
  Be sure to get your stuff in! (RB)

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Best Buddies

• Best Buddies reminds you to purchase your Bristol
  Central Spirit Beads in the cafeteria during all
  lunch waves. They are only 1.00 per set.
  Everyone is buying them to show their school
  spirit. Wear them with Central pride. Get yours
  today.
• Also, Best Buddies activity tomorrow 215 345.
  Please attend. (VE)

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Staff Students

• The Volleyball tournament scheduled for Friday,
  December 4th has been postponed until the Spring.
  There will be further announcements when a final
  date is set.

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Staff Students

• Listen up! This is it! The announcement youve
  all been waiting for! BCHS Footlights proudly
  present The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon! Come
  see your favorite classic fairy tales in a
  totally new, totally hilarious way! Tickets are
  5.00 for students, 10.00 for adults and are
  available at the door. Shows are Friday and
  Saturday at 730 p.m., Sunday at 200 p.m. See
  you there! (LCD)

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Staff Students

• The FBLA Club will be collecting new unwrapped
  toys before all performances of The Brothers Grim
  Spectaculathon tomorrow, Saturday, November 21st
  and Sunday, November 22nd. All toys will be
  donated to local families in Bristol. Please
  drop off a toy in the donation box. Thank you in
  advance for giving back to the Bristol Community.
  (SJ)

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Staff Students

• Its that time againCentrals Got Talent is
  right around the corner!! Today after school,
  there will be a brief MANDATORY meeting in the
  auditorium for anyone who is interested in
  performing in the show for a chance to win cash
  prizes. VERY important information will be given
  out. Any questions, see Mrs. Harkey. (CH)

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Staff Students

• Want to hear the Bristol Central Bristol Eastern
  football game on the radio? WTIC 1080 has chosen
  this classic match-up as one of five possible
  choices. Go to our school website and click on
  Battle for the Bell on WTIC. This link will
  bring you to the WTIC website and the area to
  vote for our beloved city rivalry. Vote as often
  as you can and get your friends and relatives
  involved. Voting will end 10 a.m., November 23rd
  . (MS)
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Students

• Mrs. Archibald will be taking deposits during all
  A Day lunches. A 20.00 deposit is all you need
  to reserve your 2009-2010 yearbook. (KA)

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Wrestling

• There will be a Wrestling meeting today in Rm.
  106 at 205 p.m. This is a very important
  meeting for all students that plan on wrestling
  this season. If you cannot make it, please see
  Mr. Archibald in Rm. 106. Important paperwork
  will be distributed. (BA)