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B.C. NEWS Banner Christian School, “Christ first, education second to none.”
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Why Are the Academics at Banner so RigorousWalter Williams, a syndicated columnist, reported statistics in a January 2018 article on the low academic quality of so many teachers. “It's an issue
that must be confronted and dealt with if we're to improve the quality of education. Most states require prospective teachers to pass a certification test. “Here's a question from a recent test given to college students in Michigan planning to become teachers: ‘Which of the following is largest? a. 1/4, b.
3/5, c. 1/2, d. 9/20.’ Another question: ‘A town planning committee must decide how to use a 115-acre piece of land. The committee sets aside 20 acres of the land for watershed protection and an additional 37.4 acres for recreation. How much of the land is set aside for watershed protection and recreation? a. 43.15 acres, b. 54.6 acres, c. 57.4 acres, d. 60.4 acres.
“The Arizona teacher certification test asks: ‘Janet can type 250 words in 5 minutes, what is her typing rate per minute? a. 50 wpm, b. 66 wpm, c. 55 wpm, d. 45 wpm.’ The California Basic Educational Skills Test asks the test taker to find the verb in the following sentence: ‘The interior temperatures of even the coolest stars are measured in millions of degrees. a. Coolest, b. Of even, c. Are measured, d. In millions.’ A CBEST math question is: ‘You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and 6 monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the car? a. $3225, b. $4350, c. $5375, d. $6550, e. $6398.’
“My guess is that these are questions that an eighth- or ninth-grader with a good education ought to be able to answer. Such test questions demonstrate the low bar that states set for one to become a certified teacher. Even with such low expectations, college graduates have failed these and similarly constructed teacher certification tests. Recently, New York, after being tied up in court for years, dropped its teacher literacy test amid claims of racism.
“A 2011 investigation by WSB-TV found that more than 700 Georgia teachers had repeatedly failed at least one portion of the certification test they were required to pass before receiving a teaching certificate. Nearly 60 teachers had failed the test more than 10 times, and one teacher had failed the test 18 times. There were 297 teachers on the Atlanta school system's payroll who had failed the state certification test five times or more.”
Walter Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Banner is blessed to have an experienced and qualified staff, which results in Banner students having higher scores than the national average!!
February • Open enrollment begins • February 5: 3rd quarter midterm • February 19: Presidents’ Day—School closed
March • March 14: End of 3rd quarter—11:30 am
dismissal • Teacher Appreciation Week--March 12-16 • March 30: Spring Break—School Closed
• Uniform with our new crest logo are now available at both Lands End and Flynn O’Hara.
• We are returning to the original school colors of navy blue, kelly green, and white.
• Returning students may continue to wear uniforms with the current logo and colors for a two-year period before the new uniform requirements are in effect across the board.
School Uniforms with New Banner
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February is Black History Month
Come join us each school
day as we start with student- led praise and
worship!
WAKE UP WITH
BANNER!
Have you read Am I Not a Man? An illiterate slave, Dred Scott, trusted in an all-white, slave-owning jury to declare him free. But after briefly experiencing the glory of freedom and manhood, a new state Supreme Court ordered the cold steel of the shackles to be closed again around his wrists and ankles. Falling to his knees, Dred cried, Ain’t I a man? Dred answered his own question by rising and taking his fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Four ChaplainsOne of the more extraordinary acts of heroism during World War II occurred on February 3 in the icy waters off Greenland after a U.S. Army transport ship was hit by a German torpedo and began to sink rapidly. When it became apparent there were not enough life jackets, four U.S. Army chaplains each removed theirs, handed them to frightened young soldiers, and chose to go down with the ship.
Throughout the voyage, the four chaplains George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling and John P. Washington, helped to soothe the nerves of the 700 young draftees and enlisted men on board by walking among them. They laughed, joked and even put on amateur floor shows every night. The chaplains also held regular religious services, which at first were poorly attended. However, attendance increased with every mile the ship sailed further away from home. When the periscope of German submarine U-223 poked through the water's surface and spotted the ship in its cross hairs, a German officer gave the order to fire torpedoes.
The Dorchester was blasted on its starboard side near the engine room, far below the water line, killing a hundred men and knocking out all power and radio contact. Captain Danielsen was then informed his ship was rapidly taking on water. He gave the order to abandon ship.
Panic now set in among the men below decks as they groped around in the darkness, struggling to get topside. Many had no life jackets or clothing. Those who made it up onto the listing deck immediately realized they were about to die in the Arctic air and frigid water. Lifeboats quickly became overcrowded to the point of capsizing. Rafts were tossed into the sea but drifted away before anyone could get into them. Only two lifeboats out of 14 were successfully launched.
Amid the disorder, the four Army chaplains quietly spread out among the soldiers, preaching courage to the frightened, offering prayers to the wounded, and guiding the disoriented. After most of the survivors had struggled up on deck, the four chaplains opened a storage locker and began handing out life jackets. Soon they ran out. "Padre," a young soldier hollered, "I've lost my life jacket and I can't swim!"
One of the four chaplains, it is not known which, removed his and said, "Here, take mine. I won't need it. I'm staying." The other three chaplains followed his example. "It was," an eyewitness later recalled, "the finest thing I have ever seen or hope to see this side of heaven."
Now, just 27 minutes after the torpedo struck, the ship was about to go down. The four chaplains locked arms together and braced against the deck with its heavy starboard list. They prayed, each in the tradition of his own faith, as the water reached their knees. The Dorchester fought to right herself but failed and plunged into the seething ocean.
Of the 902 men aboard, 675 died, leaving just 227 survivors. News of the tragedy and the heroic conduct of the four chaplains caused a sensation in America. On December 19, 1944, the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism" and the Purple Heart were awarded posthumously to the chaplains' next of kin. In 1961, Congress authorized a Special Medal for Heroism, which had never been given before and is never to be given again.
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BOX TOP$
We hope you have been saving those Box Tops, because it's
that time again... We will be collecting Box Tops
from now until March. The class in Lower, Middle and
Upper school that brings in the most Box Tops wins a full dress
down day! Please save those Box Tops and turn them in - this is an
effective and easy way to earn money for our school!
Kindergarten Helps Others Keep Warm Kindergarten honors Martin Luther King, Jr. through an in-class service project and to add to the school-wide coat and blanket drive.
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Who Said That? Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.– Aristotle
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.– Lao Tzu
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.– William Shakespeare
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you … I could walk through my garden forever.– Alfred Tennyson
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.– Henry Ward Beecher
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.– Anais Nin
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward in the same direction.– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires; To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully.– Kahlil Gibran
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.–Helen Keller
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.– Zora Neale Hurston
Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love.– Leo Tolstoy
Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.– Dorothy Parker
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Once a month Banner Bridge Treats the
Staff to a Scrumptious Lunch
Thank you, Ladies, for pampering us!
Banner Alumnus Selected for Internship,
Combined Training, Networking
An internship at The Fishing School in Washington, D.C. gave Randolph-Macon College student Max Petersen '20 valuable training and experience. Petersen's internship, which was made possible by a generous grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, was arranged by Jessica Majkowycz, assistant director of employer relations & internships for The Edge, R-MC's four-year career preparation program. Experience + Networking + Social Capital At TFS, Petersen, a business and communication studies major, managed and analyzed databases; created and surveyed data; and tracked and collected original content for the organization’s social-media outlets. He also assisted in TFS' rebranding process by helping with a "brand refresh" of all critical program documents. Porsha Childs, director of programs at The Fishing School, served as his internship mentor.
Petersen says that interning at TFS taught him how to be more autonomous, and to trust his instincts. "I had to budget time, money, and attention to a carefully crafted list of priorities," he says. "Before I officially started my internship, I was sent projects to work on, with limited instruction. This forced me to rely on my knowledge and skillset to complete the tasks to the best of my ability."
On campus, Petersen previously served as freshmen class president for the Student Government Association. In addition, he is a member of Leadership Fellows; the Honors program; InterVarsity, a Christian student group; intramural sports; and he is a resident assistant. His post-R-MC plans include graduate school, where he plans to earn an M.B.A.
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Banner Christian Praise and Worship
Banner Christian School starts each day with student led praise and worship. This allows us to
showcase the talents of our Praise Team, to come to God in an attitude of worship and to get our minds Christ centered before heading into our day.
Parents are encouraged to join us, so come on out!
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February 1, 1960 - In Greensboro, North Carolina, four African American students sat down and ordered coffee at a lunch counter inside a Woolworth's store. They were refused service, but did not leave. Instead, they waited all day. The scene was repeated over the next few days, with protests spreading to other southern states, resulting in the eventual arrest of over 1,600 persons for participating in sit-ins. February 1, 2003 - Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members. The accident may have resulted from damage caused during liftoff when a piece of insulating foam from the external fuel tank broke off, piercing a hole in the shuttle's left wing that allowed hot gases to penetrate the wing upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. This was the second space shuttle lost in flight. In January 1986, Challenger exploded during liftoff. February 3, 1870 - The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing the right of citizens to vote, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. February 3, 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting Congress the authority to collect income taxes. February 3, 1943 - An extraordinary act of heroism occurred in the icy waters off Greenland after the U.S. Army transport ship Dorchester was hit by a German torpedo and began to sink rapidly. When it became apparent there were not enough life jackets, four U.S. Army chaplains on board removed theirs, handed them to frightened young soldiers, and chose to go down with the ship while praying. February 4, 1985 - Twenty countries in the United Nations signed a document entitled "Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment." February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the new U.S. Constitution, by a vote of 187 to 168. February 6, 1933 - The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted. It set the date for the Presidential Inauguration as January 20th, instead of the old date of March 4th. It also sets January 3rd as the official opening date of Congress. February 6, 1952 - King George VI of England died. Upon his death, his daughter Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Her actual coronation took place on June 2, 1953. February 7, 1795 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting the powers of the Federal Judiciary over the states by prohibiting Federal lawsuits against individual states. February 8, 1587 - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay, England, after 19 years as a prisoner of Queen Elizabeth I. February 8, 1910 - The Boy Scouts of America was founded by William Boyce in Washington, D.C., modeled after the British Boy Scouts. February 10, 1967 - The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, clarifying the procedures for presidential succession in the event of the disability of a sitting president. February 11, 1929 - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini granted political independence to Vatican City and recognized the sovereignty of the Pope (Holy See) over the area, measuring about 110 acres. February 11, 1990 - In South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at age 71, was released from prison after serving 27 years of a life sentence on charges of attempting to overthrow the apartheid government. In April 1994, he was elected president in the first all-race elections. February 12, 1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in the U.S. Senate ended. With the whole world watching via television, Senators stood up one by one during the final roll call to vote "guilty" or "not guilty." On Article 1 (charging Clinton with perjury) 55 senators, including 10 Republicans and all 45 Democrats voted not guilty. On Article 2 (charging Clinton with obstruction of justice) the Senate split evenly, 50 for and 50 against the President. With the necessary two-thirds majority not having been achieved, President Clinton was thus acquitted on both charges and served out the remainder of his term of office lasting through January 20, 2001. February 13, 1635 - Boston Latin School, the first tax-payer supported (public) school in America was established in Boston, Massachusetts. February 14, 1849 - Photographer Mathew Brady took the first photograph of a U.S. President in office, James Polk. February 14, 1929 - The St. Valentine's Day massacre occurred in Chicago as seven members of the Bugs Moran gang were gunned down by five of Al Capone's mobsters posing as police. February 15, 1898 - In Havana, the U.S. Battleship Maine was blown up while at anchor and quickly sank with 260 crew members lost. The incident inflamed public opinion in the U.S., resulting in a declaration of war against Spain on April 25, 1898, amid cries of "Remember the Maine!" February 15, 1933 - An assassination attempt on newly elected U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt occurred in Miami, Florida. A spectator deflected the gunman's aim. As a result, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was shot and killed instead. The gunman, an Italian immigrant, was captured and later sentenced to death. February 17, 1865 - During the American Civil War, Fort Sumter in South Carolina was returned to the Union after nearly a year and a half under Confederate control. The fort had been the scene of the first shots of the war. February 19, 1942 - Internment of Japanese Americans began after President Franklin Roosevelt issued an Executive Order requiring those living on the Pacific coast to report for relocation. Over 110,000 persons therefore shut down their businesses, sold off their property, quit school and moved inland to the relocation centers. February 20, 1962 - Astronaut John Glenn became the first American launched into orbit. February 23, 1942 - During World War II, the first attack on the U.S. mainland occurred as a Japanese submarine shelled an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, causing minor damage. February 24, 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII corrected mistakes on the Julian calendar by dropping 10 days and directing that the day after October 4, 1582 would be October 15th. The Gregorian, or New Style calendar, was then adopted by Catholic countries, followed gradually by Protestant and other nations. February 24, 1867 - The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson. However, the effort to remove him failed in the Senate by just one vote. February 26, 1848 - The Communist Manifesto pamphlet was published by two young socialists, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It advocated the abolition of all private property and a system in which workers own all means of production, land, factories and machinery. February 27, 1950 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting the president to two terms or a maximum of ten years in office.
February in History
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Banner’s Drama Team Visits the Virginia Retirement Home Before the Banner drama team headed off for Christmas break, they made one last stop: The Virginian Retirement Home. The afternoon was jam-packed with Christmas cookie decorating, bingo, and a classic rendition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The residents were a wonderful audience with many of them quoting Dr. Seuss as the drama team performed. Nigel Chege, voicing the character of Cindy-Lou Who, was a particular crowd favorite. Next, came a surprisingly competitive game of bingo. The drama team donated prizes for the winners, and they played alongside of residents. However, if a team member won a game, they had to give their prize to the Virginian resident closest to them. The residents loved this rule, but Tess and Kidus, both bingo winners, not so much. Then the grand finale: Christmas cookie decorating. It was discovered that some of the drama team members might actually have a future in cookie decorating. Who knew? All-in-all, the students of the Banner drama team, who are never short on words, enjoyed talking with the Virginian residents and making some new friends. A return trip is already scheduled for the spring.
-Tess Petersen
Presidents’ Day Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. Traditionally celebrated on February 22—Washington’s actual day of birth—the holiday became popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents’ Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. --http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/presidents-day
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The following Kindergarten-2nd grade students were on All E honor roll for 2nd quarter (All E's except fine motor/penmanship and character development/work habits).
Granell, Ava Elyse 1st Honors
James III, Charles Clarke 1st Honors
Jones, Brianna Danae 1st Honors
Melton, Harper Megumi 1st Honors
Minnaugh, Stanley Michael 1st Honors
Torres, Madeline Liliana 1st Honors
Warden, Madisyn Ariana 1st Honors
Wells , Quinn 1st Honors
First Grade
Burtner, Josiah Marvin 1st Honors
Dock, Chaniyah Nevaeh 1st Honors
Reyes, Cooper Alexander 1st Honors
Tillman, Preston A 1st Honors
Second Grade
Boyd, Sean Lamar 2nd Honors
Moehling, John Michael 2nd Honors
Monroe, Myles Jefferson 2nd Honors
Morgan, Ethan Thomas 1st Honors
Swineford, Joshua Teinwi 2nd Honors
Taylor, Robert Calvin 2nd Honors
Wilson, Hannah Lee 2nd Honors
Wilson, Logan Caroline 1st Honors
Third Grade
Benefiel, Seth David 1st Honors
Cornett, Noelle Meiyuan 1st Honors
Hicks, Christian Shawn 1st Honors
McGarvey, Elsa Colette 1st Honors
Miles, Arielle Sequoia 2nd Honors
Moore, Landon Lee 1st Honors
Motes Jr, Jeremy 1st Honors
Murrell, Ethan Daniel 1st Honors
Njugi, Joseph Kungu 2nd Honors
Sims, Riley Savannah 2nd Honors
Fourth Grade
Reyes, Delaney Anne 1st Honors
Taylor, Jordan Elizabeth 2nd Honors
Fifth Grade
Archer, Brian Lewis 2nd Honors
Barragan, Rebeca Dora 1st Honors
Benefiel, Cole Frey 1st Honors
Bobb, Daphne Rose 1st Honors
Boyd IV, Robert Lee 2nd Honors
Burtner, Micah Kyle 2nd Honors
Ellison, Clint Tobias 1st Honors
Freund, Megan Grace 2nd Honors
Gonzalez, Chloe Imani 2nd Honors
Irwin, Isaiah Milton 2nd Honors
Jones, Samantha Montgomery 1st Honors
Lander, Caleb Stuart 1st Honors
Linn, Mackenzie Grace 2nd Honors
Mabry, Gabrielle Renee 2nd Honors
Mason, Lenora Isabelle 2nd Honors
McCarthy, Mikaylah Quinn 1st Honors
Monroe, Montclair Xavier Lane 2nd Honors
Pollock, Gretchen Michaela 2nd Honors
Sixth Grade
Lekberg, Joseph Alexander 1st Honors
Quaynor, Duke Adotey 1st Honors
Vaughan, Christian Hale 1st Honors
Lekberg, Joseph Alexander 1st Honors
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Archer, Emily Lauren 2nd Honors
Atchison, Zacheriah Joseph 2nd Honors
Berry, Payton Elizabeth 2nd Honors
Bryan, Gabriel James 1st Honors
Burtner, Caleb Andrew 1st Honors
Culver, Benjamin Elisha Andrew 2nd Honors
Daniel, Julianna Patricia Louise 1st Honors
Davis, Abigail Rose 2nd Honors
Deas, Colleen Grace 2nd Honors
Hayes, Tali Maria 1st Honors
Hood, Georgia Andrea Nicole 2nd Honors
Jackson, Jasmine Marie 2nd Honors
Johnson, Bryce Wellington 2nd Honors
Johnson, Miles Jayden 2nd Honors
McClung, Brandon Douglas 1st Honors
McGarvey, Thomas Alexander 1st Honors
Mireles, Emanuel Oseas 2nd Honors
Swineford, Eden Gahwi 1st Honors
Taylor, Jdn Aniyah 2nd Honors
Tignor, Christopher Robert 1st Honors
Wenger, Elisabeth Claire 1st Honors
Wiersma, Adrian Paul 1st Honors
Seventh Grade
Bobb, Audrey Alexa 2nd Honors
Desta, Bethlehem Yonas 1st Honors
Fountain, Kenaiya Janese 2nd Honors
Gonzalez, Zoe Serene 2nd Honors
Irwin, John Gabriel 2nd Honors
Lander, Gabrielle Pontiveros 2nd Honors
Linn, Madison Marie 1st Honors
Eighth Grade
Barnes, Kyla Jael 2nd Honors
Camus, Alexander Theodore 2nd Honors
Corbett, Caroline Anne 2nd Honors
Daniel, Kathleen Lillian Mae 2nd Honors
James, Jordan Jenae 2nd Honors
Petersen, Tess Aubrey 1st Honors
Swineford, Kerith Yonwi 2nd Honors
Sylvester, Wesley David 2nd Honors
Willoughby, Ashley Elizabeth 2nd Honors
Xia, Ruxi 1st Honors
Ninth Grade
Atchison Jr, Ryan Barrett 2nd Honors
Culver, Emma Michal 1st Honors
de Haas, Alexis Rae 1st Honors
Desta, Kidus Yonas 2nd Honors
Ellison, Michaela Rose 1st Honors
Hale, Alexis Jordan 1st Honors
Irons, Asia Monae 2nd Honors
Jiang, Yan 2nd Honors
Liu, DaoMing 2nd Honors
Moses, Sydne McKyrin 2nd Honors
Pacelli, Jacob Giovanni 2nd Honors
Perry, Chyna Alicia 1st Honors
Vugteveen, Nadia Anastasia 2nd Honors
Wiersma, Evan James 2nd Honors
Wiiki, Natalie Madison 1st Honors
Tenth Grade
Adato, Nathan Edmund 2nd Honors
Cho, Sun Kyung 2nd Honors
Daniel, Joshua Milton Ernest 2nd Honors
de Haas, Jonathan Scott 2nd Honors
Wenger, Jonathan Alan 2nd Honors
Eleventh Grade
Canabal, Raul Javier 1st Honors
Chege, Nigel Kamande 2nd Honors
Culver, Beth Abigail 2nd Honors
Dang, Anh Hoang 2nd Honors
Ezekiel, Monica 2nd Honors
Gilman, Holden Ellis 2nd Honors
Hale, Alyssa Nicole 2nd Honors
Hayes, Tanner Steven 2nd Honors
Herndon, Beth Hannah 2nd Honors
Jennings, Grace Virginia 2nd Honors
Okoye, Ifunanya Rosemary 2nd Honors
Patterson, Jonathan Luke 2nd Honors
Taylor, Ishmael Rakim 2nd Honors
Tignor, Lucy Elizabeth 1st Honors
Zhong, Yucheng 1st Honors
Twelfth Grade
A two-meter long octopus dressed like a fashion icon is both surprising and bizarre, and blanket octopuses are incredibly elusive. Very few videos exist, and not much is known about their biology. To help spread the word on these lovely creatures, here are six reasons why blanket octopuses are unique creatures designed by God. 1) The blanket octopus is stylish. The blanket octopus (Tremoctopus) spends its entire life in the open ocean. Between the arms of the blanket octopus are long sheets of patterned flesh. When threatened, the blanket octopus extends these fleshy curtains to look like a disco icon. 2) Blanket octopus females are 10,000 times bigger than males. For many animals, the male is the bigger and flashier sex. But not so for the blanket octopus. The females are large and elegant, reaching up to 2 meters (~6.6 ft) in length. The males, on the other hand, are the size of your thumb.. 3) Blanket octopus “dudes” are very romantic. When a male finds a lady he likes, he doesn’t try to convince her that he’s the right guy. Instead, he fills up one of his little arms with sperm, sticks it to her, and breaks it off his own body. She keeps it, and can use it if she wants to. He is very patient like that. He’s all about making her happy. He probably dies afterwards. 4) They have weapons. Young female blanket octopuses literally rip the tentacles right off Portuguese man-o-war jellies and use them like little octopus nunchucks. Octopuses hold onto these tentacles with their suckers. These tentacle weapons may be more than just defensive. Blanket octopuses may actually use these tentacles to stun or kill prey. 5) They look like superheroes. When a blanket octopus is threatened, it unfurls its fleshy bat cape and swoops into the night. 6) The ‘blankets’ of blanket octopuses can break off. This may be accidental, or a way to distract predators. Occasionally, these blankets are spotted by divers as just a beautiful scarf of living flesh, floating in the middle of the ocean.
--adapted from http://www.deepseanews.com/2015/05/six-
Blanket octopus. Image from Tree of Life Web Project. Photograph by Cassandra L. Cox.
Creation by design
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Students Explore Masters of Art
AP Art History spent the day in Washington, DC at the National Gallery to view Vermeer
and the “Masters of Genre Painting,” an exhibit of Dutch paintings from the Golden Age. There was a bit of a line, but it was
worth the wait as they saw nearly 70 beautiful paintings by these Dutch masters,
including Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance, which is in the class image set.
After viewing the exhibit, the students toured the rest of the gallery, where they
saw incredible artwork by masters such as Monet, Rodin, Warhol, and many others. After hours of walking, the class enjoyed fellowship over dinner at the Hard Rock
Cafe.
The class of 2021 went to the Richmond Ice Zone for their annual class party on December 15. It was a
"cool" way to celebrate the end of exams.
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VISITING? All visitors need to report to the front office to sign in and receive a visitor badge. The badge must be returned to the front office to sign out prior to leaving the premises. In
the event of a fire, the "Visitors’ Log" is taken outside, allowing us to account for everyone in the building. If you have not signed out, we will send a firefighter in to search for you. Thank you for your assistance.
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LOST & FOUND The Lost and Found rack is inspected at the end of school each Friday and items such as clothing. lunch boxes, water bottles, etc. that are not marked with a student's name are either donated to Banner Bridge or to charity. Unclaimed papers, writing utensils, and food are discarded. PLEASE be sure your student checks the Lost and Found rack for lost items during the week.
Dear Parents,
FACTS and Renweb have merged their
accounting systems! What this means for
you is as follows: 1) Non-tuition charges,
such as aftercare, lunch, sports fees, ACSI
competitions, etc., will appear in FACTS on the
10th of each month 2) These charges will be
withdrawn from your account on the 20th of the same month.
Also, any change to your FACTS account must be made in
writing. Email is the best method of communication to request
a change to your account. Requests must be made at least
three business days in advance. If you have any questions
regarding your account, please do not hesitate to contact me
New
FACTS
Process
Contributing to Global Warming? We’ve all learned in school that matter cannot be created or destroyed. So when you burn off body fat, where does it go?—Matthew Bundy, Kankakee, Ill.Matter can’t be created or destroyed, all right, but it can change form. When your body metabolizes fat, you get energy, carbon dioxide and water. You radiate the heat, you exhale the carbon dioxide and you dispose of the water in urine, sweat and other body fluids. And which of those three (energy, carbon dioxide or water) accounts for most of the weight loss? Surprise! It’s carbon dioxide. So now you have an excuse to fall off your diet: You don’t want to contribute to global warming! --“Ask Marilyn.” Parade. 1/14/2018