Upper Moreland School District
News from The Ninth Period Program
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April - May 2008 The Ninth Period Students will soon be publishing a special newsletter about the Spirit of Uganda event which was held on April 7 at the University of Pennsylvania. This newsletter will be available online in the upcoming weeks. May and June sessions at the High School will be focused on our Career Speaker Series. Students will receive a calendar of speakers and a registration form to submit to Mrs. Hanssens by May 5. Listed below are summer opportunities
ACADEMIC STUDY ASSOCIATES Pre-college academic enrichment programs at U Mass-Amherst, UC-Berkeley, Oxford University, Cambridge University. Also, Study Abroad and Language Immersion programs in Spain, France, and Italy. Information available: 800 752-2250 or www.asaprograms.com
ALFRED UNIVERSITY, Alfred , NY
BARNARD COLLEGE, New York City
BOSTON UNIVERSITY , Boston , MA 2008 BROWN
UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI BUCKS
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Newtown, PA
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington, D.C.
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, Williamsburg, VA Columbia
University CONGRESSIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Variety of courses at various universities such as: Diplomacy & International Affairs, Theater Arts, Forensics: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Trial Advocacy, Engineering, Science & Robotics, Global Business & Entrepreneurship, Aviation & Aeronautics, etc. Information available: 1 866 FYI-LEAD or www.lead-america.org DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE,
Doylestown, PA
DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY , Washington , DC
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA , Indiana , PA JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD
JULIAN KRINSKY ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT CAMP AT HAVERFORD COLLEGE,
JUNIOR STATESMEN SUMMER PROGRAMS 2008
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Blue Bell, PA PENNSYLVANIA FREE ENTERPRISE WEEK, 2006 (expired) Sponsored by the Foundation for Free Enterprise Education A business education program for PA high school students. Experience turning an "imaginary company" into a financial success. Program Dates: July 9-15, July 16-22, July 30-Aug. 5, Aug. 6-12, 2006 Information available: 814 833-9576 Ext. 6, or http://www.pfew.org/flash/index.html
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, University Park, PA
SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR THE GIFTED SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY,
Selinsgrove, PA
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Syracuse, NY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, DE WIDENER UNIVERSITY,
Chester, PA
February - March 2008 The Ninth Period Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, February 6 to review and discuss the current program and services. Parents and students are always invited to join this committee for their meetings. We will be meeting in the UMHS Library from 2:10-2:55. All students involved with The Ninth Period Program should have received a newsletter from Mrs. Hanssens in their homerooms on February 5. Read the student newsletter. Attached to the student newsletter
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two field trip permission slips.
Permission slips for these field trips must be returned to the High School
Main Office by Wednesday, February 13.
February also brings the
opportunity for students to participate in our Introduction to Mock Trials
seminars. Students involved with Mock Trials will continue to meet
every Monday and Wednesday this month to prepare their case. An except
from the case is below: On the night of the kidnapping, a number of LEX club seniors, including Kiran, met at Jaden Sinclair’s home for a party. Kiran had told her parent, Cleo Taufique, that she was going to the Norman School prom and then to an after-prom party at the home of fellow senior, Morgan Kincaid. Cleo Taufique, who was worried that alcohol would be served at Morgan Kincaid’s, drove by that home near midnight only to find no one there. She then drove to Jaden Sinclair’s home and discovered the party was being held there. Cleo observed the party for an extended period of time through the front window. Cleo, who was very suspicious of Jaden Sinclair’s influence over Kiran and who considered LEX to be a cult, claims she saw the club members taking part in a strange ritual or ceremony of some sort, led by Sinclair. Shortly after the ritual was over, Cleo saw most of the LEX members leave and assumed Kiran would soon follow. Cleo decided to leave Sinclair’s house and wait for Kiran at their home. At some point thereafter, Kiran was tied up, gagged and placed in the trunk of Jaden Sinclair’s car, which was parked in a garage on the property. Read the entire case online.As always, if you have suggestions or programs that you think will benefit gifted high school students, please email the information to Mrs. Hanssens. Enjoy the long Presidents Day weekend!
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December 2007 Congratulations to Victoria Travis and Andrea Barkley who were Upper Moreland's top scorers on the qualifying exam for the National Vocabulary Competition! These students will represent Upper Moreland on January 19 at the Regional Competition in Philadelphia. Students interested in participating in the Pennsylvania Computer Fair need to attend the planning sessions on December 5, 10, and 12. Applications for the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence are due in about 5 weeks. Students who are interested in applying need to attend the upcoming Application Sessions on December 17 and 19. The Ninth Period Advisory Board met on November 19 to review and discuss the current program and services. The key points of discussion are listed below:
Thank you to all of the students and parents who attending the Advisory Board meeting. A follow up meeting will be scheduled through email as the students requested. Enjoy the Holiday Break and we'll see you in January!
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November 2007Over thirty Upper Moreland high school students participated in the National Vocabulary Challenge during the month of October. On Monday, November 5, these students will be taking the In-School Qualifying Exam. The top scorers of this exam will go on to compete at the Philadelphia Regional Competition on January 19. The following students participated in this Ninth Period offering and should be congratulated for their efforts:
November is also an opportunity for
gifted upperclassmen to offer guidance and advice to freshman gifted
students. There are three Ninth Period sessions scheduled for this social
and informal sharing among students. On November 28, gifted students interested in the arts will be accompanying eleventh grade Honors English students to the opera, Cosi fan tutte. Prior to attending this jointly planned field trip, students interact with the Academy of Vocal Arts performers in workshops at the high school so students can have a thorough understanding of the opera before seeing it. As always, if you have suggestions or programs that you think will benefit gifted high school students, please email the information to Mrs. Hanssens.
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