MMS Daily Announcements - Monday, February 7, 2022
Published on Feb 7, 2022 09:22

Spotlight on Black History:  Nicholas Johnson - In May 2020, Nicholas Johnson was announced as Princeton University’s first Black valedictorian in the school’s 275-year history. 

“Being the first Black valedictorian in Princeton’s history feels incredibly empowering, in particular given the university’s historical beginnings and its ties to the institution of slavery. Princeton’s first nine presidents were themselves slave owners, as were many of the institution’s professors during those early years,” the 23-year-old tells CNBC Make It. “The fact that today we have a Black valedictorian goes to show how much work has been done, but also how much work still needs to be done.”

The Montreal, Canada native graduated from Princeton in Spring of 2020 and is now earning a doctorate in operations research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Yearbook:  Yearbook club will meet today after school in Mrs. Forster’s room.  We will be working on our page assignments, so make sure you bring your chromebook.

Volleyball:  Attention all athletes who are interested in volleyball.  Open gyms will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at the middle school starting on Thursday, February 10^th.

Quote of the Week: Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands. – Jeff Cooper

Word of the Month:  Safety

Reminders:  We continue to emphasize hand washing, physical distancing and respiratory etiquette.  A friendly reminder to all students to continue to hand wash or use sanitizer in the lunch lines.  We have sanitizing stations located throughout the building in pods, entry ways, lunch lines and in classrooms.  Please stay home if you are sick or if you or a family member are waiting on a Covid-19 test result.