State testing is around the corner, and

here are a few reminders…

In April we will begin mandatory

state assessments. Since the approval of

the Oklahoma Education Improvement Act

of 1985, educators have been required to

administer state-mandated student achieve-

ment tests. The Oklahoma Core Curriculum

Tests (OCCT) are administered statewide to

students in Grades 3-8.

At Carver, sixth-grade students will

be assessed in Reading and Math; seventh-

grade students will be assessed in Reading,

Math and Geography; and, eighth-grade

students will be assessed in Reading, Math,

Science, and U.S. History. Additionally,

after specific high school courses are com-

pleted, students are required to take End-of-

Instruction (EOI) exams. Several Carver

students that are enrolled in high school

credit courses on our campus will be taking

End-of-Instruction exams in Algebra I and

Geometry.

State Tests show parents, educa-

tors and students how much students are

learning in relation to the grade-level core

curriculum for the state. They also assist in

determining strengths and weaknesses, and

the results are used as guides for improving

future course planning and curriculum con-

tent. State tests also help determine

whether a school makes Adequate Yearly

Progress (AYP).

To prepare for these exams we are

requesting your assistance and ask that you

ensure that your student attends school

everyday, on time. Statistics show that stu-

dents that get a good night of sleep and eat

a nutritional breakfast perform much better

on examinations; so, please make sure that

your student does both.

As always, at Carver, we have an

open door policy. Please feel free to call

the school for any assistance or information

that you may need. Carver is your school,

and your support and involvement are criti-

cal to our continued success.

Sincerely,

Melissa J. Woolridge, Ph.D.

Principal

Carver Middle School

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

March 2010 Wildcat Roar

School Contact Infor-

mation:

Office: (918) 925-1420,

Fax: (918) 925-1450

Address:

624 East Oklahoma Pl.

Tulsa, OK 74106

Website:

www.carvertulsa.sharp

school.com

Wildcat Roar Deadline:

The 2010 April News-

letter deadline is March

26th. Send articles to

heavybird1@aol.com

(Becky Eagleton) and

cc: to Carol Crumb,

Crumbca@

tulsaschools.org.

Inside this issue:

March 2010

Fuel Up to Play pg 2

YMCAPartnership pg 3

Carver Arts pg 4

7th grade Trip pg 5

Summer Programs pg 6

Bullying at School pg 7

March Madness pg 8

PTSA Minutes pg 9

Carver Athletics pg 11

Calendar pg 12

L-R: Dr.Woolridge,WendyThomas,(ExecutiveDirector ofLeadershipTulsa andCarver’sPrincipalfor a Day),and Vala-rie Farrow.

Fuel Up to Play 60, aprogram created by the Na-

tional Dairy Council® and the

National Football League, mo-

tivates kids to eat healthy and

play for 60 minutes a day.

Our own fabulous Mrs.

Dyer has brought this program

to Carver. Ask your students

to tell you more. You may

also go to fueluptoplay60.com

to sign up and learn more

about this program. Encour-

age your student to sign up

and log exercise and food

data daily for a chance to win

great prices!

The Carver committee,

comprised of dedicated stu-

dents, our school health assis-

tant, and led by Mrs. Dyer,

meets twice a month and is

very busy strategizing how to

spread the word to eat health-

ier and exercise more! Al-

ready, Mrs. Dyer has initiated a

partnership between Carver

and the Hutcherson YMCA.

What does that mean?

Your family can take advan-

tage of all the YMCA has to

offer at a very discounted rate.

Please see the opposite page

flyer.

March is National Nutri-

tion Month. Our committee

plans to get the word out on

how to make healthier food

choices in a typical middle

school diet. We are surveying

the student body regarding

typical food choices and pref-

erences. Using this data we

plan to provide nutrition infor-

mation on popular foods and

suggest healthy alternatives.

We are excited to be

promoting health and fitness

to our Carver community. If

you have questions or are in-

terested in getting involved,

please contact Mrs. Dyer.

-submitted by Kathy Ostrem

New Nutrition and Exercise Program Begins at Carver

Page 2 March 2010 Wildcat Roar

At the Black Heritage Month Assembly,Ms. Dyer (pictured far left) stands withCarver Fuel Up to Play 60 students. Inaddition to many guest artists and studentpresentations, the assembly also celebratedthe new partnership between the HutchersonFamily YMCA and Carver with a specialsigning ceremony with guests Mark Thomas(center back) and Courtney Birdsong (nextto Ms. Dyer)

Pictured right are Charity Barton, Risha Grant (Xposure,Inc), who was a featured speaker at the Black HeritageMonth Assembly, along with James Furch (pictured farright), Principal of Booker T. Washington High School.Next to him is Dr. Melissa Woolridge, Principal ofCarver Middle School.

BlackHeritageMonthAssembly

Page 3March 2010 Wildcat Roar

Hutcherson Family YMCA Partners with Carver Middle School

BRING THIS FLYER IN AND RECEIVE 100% OFF THE JOINING FEEALONG WITH GREAT RATES ON MEMBERSHIP.

CARVER SPECIAL RATES$ 40 a month per family$ 16 a month per teen (14-18)$ 12 a month per youth (1-13)

Scholarships are available!Memberships are good at all YMCA’s throughout Tulsa

Below is a list of what our facility offers:

LETS WORK TOGETHER TO BETTER THE HEALTH ANDWELL BEING OF OUR CHILDREN,FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY!!!

Student Name __________________________________________

Parent Name and Phone __________________________________

Email Address _________________________________________

1st Block teacher signature _______________________________

Must provide documentation of employment by Carver or that you have a student in school at Carver annually.

Full facility loaded with a great fitness area to better your healthA regulation size basketball courtA state of the art pool and aquatics areaAfter school program for kidsChildwatch area free to membersComputer lab accessible to all agesGroup exercise classesBasketball, soccer, football, baseball and more available through the sports departmentSwim lessons for all ages

Page 4 March 2010 Wildcat Roar

Carver Arts

tact the Director of Education

and Public Programs, Lanette

Coppage at lanette-

coppage@utulsa.edu or call

918-596-2737.

Spring Break Camp(Enrollment underway)

Ages 5-7 and 8-11

M-F, 9:00am to 4:30pm

Summer Camp: Camp Gil-

crease 2010 (enrollment be-gins April 1)

For ages 5-7 and 8-11, M-F,

9:00am-4:30pm. Classes of-

fered throughout the summer.

Please call for a complete list-

ing!

Gilcrease Museum believes

all students should have the op-

portunity to participate in pro-

grams that foster creative growth.

With schools facing multiple

budget cuts, arts organizations

around the country are stepping

up to meet the needs of thriving

young artists in the area. That’s

why Gilcrease has teamed up

with JP Morgan Chase to offer full

-tuition scholarships for its week-

long camp programs.

Applications are available for

those who qualify: eligible stu-

dents must participate in their

school’s free/reduced lunch pro-

gram.

For more information, or to re-

ceive an application, please con-

Tulsa Public Schools’ String Contest was held at Booker T.Washington on February 11th. Mr. Kirby reports thatCarver 8th grade received a “Superior” along with 7thgrade, and 6th grade received an “Excellent” rating. Supe-rior is the highest rating possible. Go Wildcat Musicians!

2011 Trash Poster

Contest

Posters created by CarverArt Students have been for-warded to the OklahomaState Department of Envi-ronmental Quality for its an-nual Trash Poster Competi-tion, by Carver Art faculty,Carol Dvorak. State winnerswill be announced in May,and their posters will becomethe property of the Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality.

Carver winners whose post-ers have been submitted tothe state contest:

6th gradeBryan Sanchez, Hillary Sla-ter, Alice McCaskill, MykahAdkins

7th gradeDavid Adams, SjoniaHochlaf, Sarah McClure,Blaire Ferguson

8th gradeTonja Evans, Gwen Carwile,Marissa Billinger, MagadaliaSaldovar

GILCREASE MUSEUM

Arts Education Outreach

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Dear 7th Grade Student &Parent/Guardian,It is hard to believe that theend of the 2009-2010 aca-demic year is coming reallysoon!The end of the school yearis always full of schedulechanges, assemblies, guestspeakers and field trips.

The main trip that is beingplanned is our biggest tripof the year, our positiveconsequence trip: a rewardfor completing the stimulat-ing, educational, but de-manding Carver MiddleSchool 7th grade curricu-lum. The trip is scheduledfor Friday, May 14th. Thistrip will take us out of thestate to Dallas, Texas. TheDallas trip will involvesome enrichment activities,Six Flags Over Texas, anddinner at the MedievalTimes.Once every thing has beenconfirmed, we will share amore detailed itinerary. Wewanted to inform you ofthe cost of this trip as wellas the requirements forearning the privilege to at-tend this trip. The cost willbe $125.00; which will in-clude transportation, a Six-Flags ticket, and dinner atthe theater. Please under-stand that this trip is ap-proximately 23 hours from

departure to return!There are two major re-quirements for earning thistrip. This involves the stu-dent’s responsibility tomaintain good grades ANDbehavior. Remember, this apositive consequence trip, areward for good grades andappropriate behavior. Thefollowing 3 criteria must bemet to quality for attendingthis trip:

1.) Students are required tomaintain a “C” or aboveaverage grade in ALLCLASSES, both core andelectives.

a.) Grades will beposted in each classroom atleast twice for students tocheck their progress. Afinal check of grades will beconducted on Friday, April30th.

b.) On April 30th, if astudent has a “D” or “F” inany of his/her 6 classesthey will lose the privilegeto attend the trip.

c.) Please be aware thatif your student raiseshis/her grade AFTER April30th but BEFORE May13th their grade check gradewill not be adjusted for thepurpose of the eligibility forthis trip.

2.) Student’s behavior re-cord for the school year will

be reviewed.a.) If a student has

been suspended, attendedSaturday school or has re-peatedly visited ISI BUThas maintained the requiredgrade average the followingrequirements will apply:

1.) The studentmust be accompanied byone parent/guardian.

2.) The par-ent/guardian will sit withtheir student on the bus.

3.) The par-ent/guardian will pay fortheir own expenses.

3.) Any student that hasbeen notified previouslybecause of infractions re-quiring parent supervisionare prohibited to attendunless a parent accompa-nies them at their expense.

We want all of the 7th

grades students to have theopportunity to this fieldtrip.

If you have any questionsplease contact any of the 7th

grade core teachers: Ms.Anderson, Mrs. Burns, Ms.Claybrooks, Ms. Duvall,Mr. Grimes, Mrs. Hart,Mrs. Jorgenson, Ms. Payne,Ms. Roulac and Ms. Smith.

-Submitted by Ms.Smith,

7th grade Team Leader

7th graders Can Travel to Six Flags Over Texas

Parents please

note the

NEW DATE

Requirements

that differ from

last month’s

published

article.

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Carver raised

$2180.00 in

response to

the earth-

quake in

Haiti. The

money, do-

nated by

staff, faculty,

students and

families, was

sent to the

American Red

Cross.

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Oklahoma Higher Education offers very special opportunities for Mid-dle School and High School students wishing to explore learning inMath, Science and Technology. And one of the best things about theseAcademies? They Are Free!! This year, 29 Summer Academies areavailable at 19 different college campuses across Oklahoma. Your stu-dent can either stay on campus in housing provided there, or he/shecan commute, depending on which program is selected.

Cool Facts about Oklahoma Summer Academies: 73% or Summer Academies students go to college immediately after

high school; While in college, SA students are more academically prepared then

their peers; More than 80% of SA students receive their Bachelor’s Degree

(compared to only 22% of all Oklahomans); and ALL SUMMER ACADEMIES ARE FREE—EVEN THOSE

WHERE STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS DURING THE PRO-GRAM.

EXCITING AND FREE SUMMER PROGRAMS

FOR CARVER STUDENTS

The following colleges and Universities are offering Summer Academies:ORU: A Hands-on Program in Mathematics and ScienceRedlands Community College: Exploring Natural ResourcesOU: Sky High, An Exploration of Aeronautics from the Basics and BeyondTU: Technology Education and CollaborativeWestern Oklahoma State College: Summer Academy in Plant Biology and GenomicsNortheastern State University: Science at the ZooOSU- Okmulgee: Emerging and Converging Technologies AcademyUCO: Engineering Physics ExplorationsTU: Summer Engineering Academy for Precollege Students

Northern Oklahoma Academy: CSI

For a full brochure, call 1-800-858-1840, or contact www.okhighered/summer-academies.

Special Thanks to Gertie Palmer andEvelyn Wren

for your many years ofService to Carver.

Enjoy Your Retirement!

Students of the

Month

6th Grade

February

Sydney Johnson

Ben McDonald

Mariana Contreras

Justice Hill

Page 7March 2010 Wildcat Roar

The following article entitled, Bul-lies: A Serious Problem for Kids isfrom the National Crime Preven-tion Council. Please read it andaddress bullying behavior at home.Bullying does occur at Carver andit is the responsibility of everyadult involved with Carver to pro-mote healthy relationships betweenthe students.Bullies: A Serious Problem forKidsBullying behavior may seem ratherinsignificant compared to kidsbringing guns to school or gettinginvolved with drugs. Bullying isoften dismissed as part of growingup. But it’s actually an early formof aggressive violent behavior. Sta-tistics show that one in fourchildren who bully will have acriminal record before the ageof 30. Bullies often cause seriousproblems that schools, families,and neighbors ignore. Teasing at

bus stops, taking another child’slunch money, insults and threats,kicking or shoving- it’s all fair gameto a bully. Fears and anxietiesabout bullies can cause some chil-dren to avoid school, carry aweapon for protection, or evencommit more violent activity.A Word about the VictimAlthough anyone can be the targetof bullying behavior, the victim isoften singled out because ofhis/her psychological traits morethan his/her physical traits. A typi-cal victim is likely to be shy, sensi-tive, and perhaps anxious or inse-cure. Some children are picked onfor physical reasons such as beingoverweight or physically small,having a disability, or belonging toa different race or religious faith.A Word about the BullySome bullies are outgoing, aggres-sive, active, and expressive. Theyget their way by brute force or by

Farrow’s Fuss - Bullying at School(a monthly column, from Ms. Farrow, focusing on health & safety issues)

openly harassing someone. This typeof bully rejects rules and regulationsand needs to rebel to achieve a feel-ing of superiority and security. Otherbullies are more reserved and ma-nipulative and may not want to berecognized as harassers or tormen-tors. They try to control by smooth-talking, saying the “right” thing atthe “right” time, and lying. This typeof bully gets his/her power discreetlythrough cunning, manipulation, anddeception. As different as these twotypes may seem, all bullies havesome characteristics in common.They are: Concerned with their ownpleasure; want power over others;are willing to use and abuse otherpeople to get what they want; feelpain inside, perhaps because of theirown shortcomings; find it difficult tosee things from someone else’s per-spective.

(Continued page 10)

Carver’sCounselorscelebrateNationalCounselorWeek. Pic-tured L-R,Mr. Myers(6th grade),Mr. Ehrle(8th grade),andMs. Salim(7th grade).

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2010 PTSALast Meeting dates:

4/13/10 - noon(New PTSA officers will be elected

at this meeting)

5/11/10 - 6:30pm

All meetings held in the Carver

library.

Look for anotheropportunity to buy

Carver’s newLogowear in March!

Now is the time to start thinking

about joining the 2010-2011 PTSA

Board at Carver. If you are interested

in becoming an officer with the PTSA,

or know of someone who would be

interested, please contact the Nomi-

nating Committee:

Karen Bruns: kfbruns@cox.net

Kara Folkins: kfolkins@kw.com

Jill Drummond: jill@mdrummond.com

MARCH MADNESSAnnual PTSA Fundraiser

to help our SchoolMarch 26, 2010

6:00-9:00pm

Have you ever wondered how you can help Carver, but just don’t have the time to be a regular vol-

unteer? March Madness is an annual event which provides a perfect opportunity for busy

parents to support Carver. You can bring the whole family for an evening of fun, games, food,bingo and dancing while helping Carver, all at the same time!

In addition to a free-throw contest for the students (6-6:45pm) March Madness will have fun games

for parents and siblings of students as well. Best of all, there is a dance for everyone ($5) and

plenty of pizza, pop and candy. (All younger siblings must be accompanied by an adult.)

PLEASE SUPPORT CARVER’S PTSA, AND THE PROGRAMS IT FUNDS, THAT MAKES

CARVER A SPECIAL PLACE.

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Carver PTSA Unit Meeting MinutesFebruary 23rd, 2010

Meeting called to order at 6:10 by Elaine Ard.Minutes presented and approved (Tara motioned and Karen second)

Treasurer report presented by Elaine Ard. No questions from the floor

Currently 508 PTSA membersNo Delegate Report

Principal’s Report – Melissa WoolridgeCarver in the running for the 1 to 1 grant. We should know if Carver is chosen Thursday at 9:30. If selected eachCarver student would be allowed to take a laptop home with them. This is funded through stimulus money.The Parent Portal letters should be printed this week and possibly mailed before Spring Break. This will allow parentsto check their student’s grades on line. The letters may be mailed or parents may need to come in and sign for the in-formation.

8th Grade formal report - Latrice CaligoneThe most recent dance raised $1,500. For the formal student price will be $20 and guest price will be $15. The danceis May 22nd from 7:00 – 10:00 at Centennial Plaza.6th and 7th grade parents are encouraged to help the night of the formal to allow 8th grade parents time with their 8th

grade students.The 8th grade formal funds will be reflected on the PTSA budget and should be added this week. This is being done foraccountability.The formal will have a photo booth and a photographer.

Nominating Committee – Elaine Ard.Volunteers requested - noneKaren Bruns, Kara Folkins and Jill Drummond to serve as nominating committee. (Motion to accept Mona Edwards,second by Eliot Glazer.) Voted unanimous to accept committee.On 4/13 committee will present slate for approval/voteKara Folkins recommended people encourage incoming 6th grade parents to serve.

Logowear – Elaine ArdAnother round of orders will be taken in March. Mostly the same shirts, plus caps and possibly beanies

Curriculum Enhancement – Elaine ArdThe second deadline is March 1st. The board approved $250 for buses for the 6th grade for a black history month walk-ing tour.PTSA purchased anti-bacterial wipes for the school

Hospitality – Stefanie KellyConference evening is Thursday, 4/1. She passed a sign up sheet for snacks/supplies for the teachers. Bring youritems to the lounge by 3:15 on 4/1.Teacher appreciation week is May 3rd – 7th.

March Madness – Elaine ArdMarch Madness is March 26th. It is a fun family night, bingo, dance, cake walk, games, food, basketball contests, pizzaand snacks

The next PTSA Unit Meeting is 4/13 at noon

One question from the floor – does the parent portal provide a class average in addition to the student’s grades?Answer – no

Meeting adjourned at 6:35

Attention 6th and 7th grade par-

ents! Would you like to get a peek

at how to prepare for the 8th

grade formal? The Decorating

Committee needs help! Set-up for

the Formal is May 22nd from 5-

7pm, the actual date of the dance!

Your assistance in setting up for

the party will enable 8th grade

parents to be a part of their

child’s preparations at home, for

the big night! Get in touch with

Stefanie Kelly at 743-2416 or ste-

faniekelly@sbcglobal.net for more

details.

The Hospitality Committee coordi-

nates a snack for teachers and

Staff on conference days. April 1,

2010 this year, is when they be-

gin, starting at 3:30 and continu-

ing into the evening. Carver

teachers and staff are always

appreciative of the food and bev-

erages parents provide during

this very long day. We need fruit,

veggies, granola bars, snack mix,

cheese and crackers, nuts, cook-

ies, etc. as well as some bever-

ages. If you would like to show

your support and contribute

something, please contact Ste-

fanie Kelly, 743-2416 or stefa-

niekelly@sbcglobal.net. Thank

You!

Mrs. Hinkley, the Library Aide, has

broken her arm! Ms. Edwards is in

the process of doing inventory and

needs lots of help! If you can give

even one hour, please contact her

before you come, to make sure she is

not in class and available to show you

what needs to be done.

Edwarmo@tulsaschools.org or call

the school. 925-1420. And get well

soon, Mrs. Hinkley!

your children’s actions and takesteps to ensure your children’ssafety. Work with other parents toensure that the children in yourneighborhood are supervised closelyon their way to and from school.Don’t bully your children yourself,physically or verbally. Use nonphysi-cal, consistently enforced disciplinemeasures as opposed to ridiculing,yelling, or ignoring your childrenwhen they misbehave. Help yourchild learn the social skills he or sheneeds to make friends. A confident,resourceful child who has friends isless likely to be bullied or to bullyothers. Praise children’s kindnesstoward others. Let children knowthat kindness is valued. Teach chil-dren ways to resolve argumentswithout violent words or actions.Teach children self-protection skills-

What You Can DoListen to children. Encourage chil-dren to talk about school, socialevents, other kids in class, the walkor ride to and from school so youcan identify any problems they maybe having. Take children’s com-plaints of bullying seriously.Probing a seemingly minor com-plaint may uncover more severegrievances. Children are oftenafraid or ashamed to tell anyonethat they have been bullied, solisten to their complaints. Watch forsymptoms that children may be bul-lying victims, such as withdrawal, adrop in grades, torn clothes, orneeding extra money or supplies.Tell the school or organization im-mediately if you think that yourchildren are being bullied. Alertedcaregivers can carefully monitor

how to talk confidently, stay alertto what’s going on around them,and to stand up for themselves ver-bally. Provide opportunities forchildren to talk about bullying, per-haps when watching TV together,reading aloud, playing a game, orgoing to the park or a movie. Rec-ognize that bullies may be actingout feelings of insecurity, anger, orloneliness. If your child is a bully,help get to the root of the prob-lem. Seek out specific strategiesyou can use at home from ateacher, school counselor, or childpsychologist.If you have any questions, com-ments, or ideas, please contactValarie Farrow at 925-1426, oryour student’s grade level coun-selor.

Special Volunteer Opportunities for Students and Parents

Bullying (cont.from page 7)

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Save

The

Date

May 22

Saturday

8th grade

Formal

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Carver AthleticsLADY WILDCATS VOLLEYBALL

March

3/9 vs. Whitney at Carver

3/23 vs. Foster at Carver

3/25 vs. Edison at Edison

3/29 vs. Thoreau at Edison

3/20 vs. Lewis & Clark at Carver

4/5 vs. Byrd at Memorial

Jr. Varsity games at 6:00pm, Varsity at 7:00pm

Carver Track Team

3/9 at Skiatook, 9:00am Grades 7-83/11 at Holland Hall, 9:00am Grades 6,7,83/25 at Catoosa, 11:15am Grades 7-84/12 at BTW, 11:30am Grades 7,8,94/19 at Collinsville, 12:00noon Grades 7-84/22 at East Central, 3:00pm Grades 7-8

Carver Students are Winners!

Congratulations to the Girls basketball successful

season.6th grade team had an undefeated season and won

the City Championship. 8th grade team had an 11-5

season and made it to the League Championships.

And 7th grade team had a 14-3 season. Go Lady

Wildcats!!

Carver 6th grader, Nathan Glaser, in a Missouri gym-nastics meet, Level 5 Division, won two 1st place

awards, in pommel and high bar, respectively. He also

won 2nd place overall.

Go Carver Athletes!

Members of Carver Boys’ basketball team

Students of the

Month

7th grade

March

Allyson Kotarsky

Karina Herrera-

Puentes

Antonio Loper

Brandel Panchoo

Spelling Bee Winners!!

During January, Carver heldits annual Spelling Bee. Thirty-sevenstudents competed for first placewhich was won by 7th grader MaryFaith Flores, 2nd place taken byGarrett Warman.

Mary Faith, with top honors,went on to compete in the TPS Dis-trict wide Spelling Bee this past Feb-ruary.

Students of the Month, 8th grade

December: Michael Balangue, CharityBarton, Kevin Dorsey, Areon Smith

January: Darian Abram, Akash Bho-jwani, Olivia Loegering, Rebecca Nievar

February: Divine Bennett, Paige Bur-gess, Gustavo Rodriguez, Zach Schrum

March: Michael Collins, Emily Rowe,Kelton Thatcher, Madeline Woods

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Book

Club

2Newspaper Club

3 Science

Club

FCCLA

4 5 6

7 8Book Club

9Newspaper Club

10FCCLA

11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22Book Club

23Newspaper Club

24FCCLA

25 26 27

28 29Book Club

30Metro

Honors Band

Performance

31FCCLA

MARCH 2010