RAMS RAMS

ANNOUNCEMENTANNOUNCEMENTSS

Trimming the TreeTrimming the Tree

Purnell Swett High School Purnell Swett High School is dedicating Christmas is dedicating Christmas

trees to each grade level. trees to each grade level. Bring your ornament to be Bring your ornament to be displayed on your grade displayed on your grade level tree to room 801 or level tree to room 801 or

room 501. Ornament room 501. Ornament Guidelines must be Guidelines must be

Christmas related and Christmas related and school appropriate. school appropriate.

Attention Juniors and Attention Juniors and Seniors. If you are Seniors. If you are

interested in interested in participating in the participating in the summer ventures in summer ventures in

science and science and mathematics come by mathematics come by and see Ms. Karen in and see Ms. Karen in guidance. Application guidance. Application deadline is January 31, deadline is January 31, 2008. You must have a 2008. You must have a

3.5 GPA.3.5 GPA.

If anyone still has If anyone still has Yearbook order Yearbook order

forms please turn forms please turn it into SMR by it into SMR by

Thursday. If you Thursday. If you need to fill out need to fill out

order form pick up order form pick up one in SMR. one in SMR.

Thanks!Thanks!

Seniors see Ms. Kathy for

New Scholarship

sheet. This is number four

(4).

Seniors: Parent pages are due

Friday, December 14th.

For more information

please come by SMR and see David Leek.

Thanks!

Seniors- See Seniors- See Ms. Kathy for Ms. Kathy for

the Toyota the Toyota Scholarship. Scholarship. Deadline is Deadline is

December 11, December 11, 2007.2007.

Attention Seniors, Attention Seniors, please bring in please bring in notification of notification of

acceptance letters acceptance letters from colleges, from colleges, universities, or universities, or military to Ms. military to Ms. Demetrice in Demetrice in

guidance as soon guidance as soon as you receive as you receive

them.them.

Seniors who work Seniors who work part-time an part-time an

average of 15 hours average of 15 hours per week, per week,

demonstrate demonstrate financial need and financial need and

have a GPA-2.5. See have a GPA-2.5. See Ms. Kathy in Ms. Kathy in Guidance for Guidance for Scholarship Scholarship

Information worth Information worth $1,000.$1,000.

Applications Applications completed online completed online

for UNC- for UNC- Charlotte must Charlotte must

use a credit card. use a credit card. NONO fee waiver. fee waiver.

See Ms. Kathy for See Ms. Kathy for more information.more information.

Seniors who plan Seniors who plan to attend UNC-to attend UNC-

Pembroke see Ms. Pembroke see Ms. Kathy in Guidance Kathy in Guidance

for the Merit for the Merit application. This application. This

includes the includes the $3,000 Native $3,000 Native

American Incentive American Incentive Scholarship.Scholarship.

Attention Minority Attention Minority Students:Students:

25 students are 25 students are needed to participate needed to participate in a program called in a program called “Need to Lead” thru “Need to Lead” thru

UNCW. Come by UNCW. Come by guidance an pick up guidance an pick up

an application before an application before December 19December 19thth..

Indian Education will be Indian Education will be sponsoring their annual sponsoring their annual

AISES science fair on AISES science fair on December 3December 3rdrd,2007. ,2007. Students that are Students that are

interested in interested in participating need to see participating need to see

Ms. Lynn Chavis room Ms. Lynn Chavis room 507, Ms. Ann Jacobs, Ms. 507, Ms. Ann Jacobs, Ms. Delores Brooks, or Mark Delores Brooks, or Mark

Deese in YDS for a Deese in YDS for a registration form.registration form.

Cultural Classes will be Cultural Classes will be offered at Lumbee Regional offered at Lumbee Regional Development Association Development Association (LRDA) every Thursday (LRDA) every Thursday

night from 6:00-8:00PM. night from 6:00-8:00PM. Students get an Students get an

opportunity to learn native opportunity to learn native drum and dance, regalia drum and dance, regalia

making, beadwork, pottery making, beadwork, pottery and native history. Classes and native history. Classes are free and students from are free and students from all grades can participate.all grades can participate.

The Indian Ed. VISION The Indian Ed. VISION volunteer program is volunteer program is

accepting applications accepting applications for Native American for Native American

students, grades 9-12 students, grades 9-12 who are interested in who are interested in volunteering in the volunteering in the Indian communities. Indian communities. Please see a YDS for Please see a YDS for more information.more information.

2007 Christmas Cheer2007 Christmas Cheer

The African American Student The African American Student Organization is sponsoring 10 Organization is sponsoring 10 children of all races from The children of all races from The

Department of Social Services. Department of Social Services. Please bring toys, non-perishable Please bring toys, non-perishable food items, clothing, or any other food items, clothing, or any other items that will brighten a child’s items that will brighten a child’s

Christmas. If items are used and are Christmas. If items are used and are in good condition, they are greatly in good condition, they are greatly appreciated as well. Social workers appreciated as well. Social workers from D.S.S. will come and pick up from D.S.S. will come and pick up donations on December 18, 2007. donations on December 18, 2007.

Boxes and large stockings are Boxes and large stockings are located in the guidance office and in located in the guidance office and in Ms. Demetrice’s office. Thank you in Ms. Demetrice’s office. Thank you in

advance for your participation.advance for your participation.

CONGRATULATIONS to CONGRATULATIONS to Christopher Spaulding Christopher Spaulding

for winning the 11for winning the 11thth grade Student of grade Student of

Excellence Award. He Excellence Award. He will be attending the will be attending the Board of Education Board of Education

meeting on December meeting on December 10 to receive his 10 to receive his

award.award.

YCA invites YCA invites everyone to everyone to join us each join us each

Wednesday in Wednesday in the library for the library for

devotion.devotion.

Attention staff Attention staff members, a sign-members, a sign-up sheet is in the up sheet is in the

lounge for the lounge for the Relay-for-life Relay-for-life

committee along committee along with a description with a description of each members of each members

responsibility.responsibility.