Today Celebrates: Collect Rocks Day, Mayflower Day, Mexican Independence Day, and National Play-Doh Day!

Lunch for today includes: Shrimp Poppers with Mac and Cheese and Roll, Popcorn Chicken with Roll, Vegetarian Baked Beans, Steamed Corn, Mandarin Oranges, Fresh Fruit, and Milk.

Rho Kappa History Honor Society is NOW accepting applications for new members. In order to be eligible, you must have successfully completed an AP Social Studies Course and have a 3.5 GPA. If you are interested in applying, see Ms. Hathaway in A269 for an application. All applications are due THIS Friday September 20th by 3:00 pm.

Attention students working toward the Presidential Service Award this year: Please double check your tracking form to make sure it has the correct number of hours for each level. Bronze is 100 to 174 hours, Silver is 175 to 249 hours, and Gold is 250 plus hours. Forms for this year have gone out with incorrect information. Please see Mrs. Thompson in room A168 with any questions or to pick up a corrected form.

Do you love swimming, surfing, or tanning on the beach? Then join the Surfrider Club to learn how to protect our oceans! The Surfrider Club is an environmental group dedicated to keeping our ocean and beaches clean and safe for everyone to enjoy. Join us on Tuesday, September 17th at 2:45 in C181 , Mr. Deakyne’s room, to hear what fun things we will be doing this year.

Juniors and Seniors! Gettysburg College and University of Maryland College Park will be in the guidance office for a visit on September 18th. Please sign up on school links and come down to speak to the representative from the admissions office if interesting in learning more about either college.

If you are a senior and interested in government, politics, and or are passionate about public issues, then you might want to consider applying to serve as a Maryland page. See Mrs. Berquist for an application. Applications are due by Friday, September 20th at 3:00 PM.

The Academic Team will have its first meeting of the year on Monday, September 23 in Señora Sawyer’s room, which is room A120, directly after school, until 4:00 pm. New members are welcome.

Today’s Sports:

At 4:00 PM JV Volleyball takes on WiHi at home

At 4:00 PM Girls JV Soccer plays Queen Anne’s at home

At 5:00 PM Varsity Volleyball spikes WiHi at home

At 5:30 PM Girls Varsity Soccer battles North Caroline at home

Remember to base your decisions on the Decatur Way principles. Pride, Achievement, Respect, and Responsibility. Have a Magnificent Monday Decatur!