Today Celebrates: Loosen Up Day, Operating Room Nurse Day, National Pickle Day, and World Diabetes Day!
Lunch for today includes: Breaded Chicken Drumstick with Roll, MaxStix with Marinara, Whipped Potatoes with Gravy, Steamed Green Peas, Fresh Fruit, Mixed Fruit, and Milk.
Congratulations to the Stephen Decatur Mathematics Team: Benjamin Chase, Logan Donmoyer, Tyler Kim, and Mara Mills. Yesterday they competed in the 40th annual Eastern Shore High School Mathematics competition at Salisbury University. The team placed 2nd out of 20 teams. Tyler Kim placed 2nd in the individual competition out of 73 individuals. Way to go MATHLETES!
Attention all members of Educators Rising or those who wish to join, there will be a meeting in Mrs. Stevenson’s room, A110, after school TODAY to discuss American Education Week, Mentoring at BES, and opportunities to compete. After school transportation is available, but please see Mrs. Stevenson or Mrs. Berquist at some point today. Thanks for your time.
American Education Week is coming up and this is your chance to spotlight a teacher who makes a difference! Please send a teacher shout out by clicking the link on Schoology. Your shout out will be read anonymously over the announcements each morning next week!
Any student planning on independently studying for an AP exam this spring must see Mrs. Wells in the Curriculum Office to register by TOMORROW, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th. Any registrations after that date will incur a $40 late fee.
Decatur Nation! The After School Academy has returned with some changes. After School Academy will ONLY take place on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s with a limited number of programs being offered due to budget cuts. Check the list of offered programs on the school’s website. Students interested in participating MUST sign up through the school website. See Mrs. Berquist with any questions.
Students interested in joining Newspaper, we will meet TODAY in the DNN studio and will meet every Tuesday and Thursday during After School Academy. You MUST sign up through the After School Academy to join. Please see Mr. Thompson with questions.
This is just a friendly reminder that there is no After School Academy service learning this week. Again, there will be NO service learning after school this week. It will resume next week.
It’s D and D time Decatur! Do you enjoy listening to stories? Do you have a desire to imagine yourself doing great things? Then join the Dungeons and Dragons Club on Thursdays, including TODAY from 2:40 till 4:45 in the Library! The first thirty minutes are devoted to studying, but after that it’s game-time! Please see Mr. vonRigler with any and all questions!
The 2025 Seahawk Yearbook is still on sale! Copies are now 95 dollars each with that price increasing to 110 dollars on February 1st. Order online at yearbookforever.com, don’t delay, order today!
For Sports:
Congratulations to Maddy Tapley on her selection to the Maryland All State Girls Soccer Team and Juan Hinojosa on his selection to the Maryland All State Boys Soccer Team.
Attention Winter Athletes! The winter sports season begins this Friday! You MUST complete your Family ID and have an updated sports physical by TOMORROW, the 14th. For those interested in wrestling, information packets are available outside Coach August’ room. B1072A. For boys’ and girls’ basketball, information packets can be picked up from Coach BJ Johnson in room C164. For winter cheer, packets can be picked up from Coach Johnson in room C129.
For those interested in participating in Unified Strength and Conditioning this winter, there will be an interest meeting after school on Tuesday, November 19th beginning at 3:00. See Coach Bone or Coach Owens with questions.
Remember to base your decisions on the Decatur Way principles. Pride, Achievement, Respect, and Responsibility. Have a PARR-ific Thursday Decatur!