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While 60% of the population in our region is eligible to donate, only 5% actually do.  The demand for blood continues to grow:  more than 200,000 units of blood are needed each year to meet transfusion needs.

When you donate blood, you help those in need:

• Car accident victims – may need 50 pints or more
• Bone marrow transplants – requires 120 units of platelets, 20 units of red blood cells
• Severe burn victims – require approximately 20 units of plasma
• Children and infants – treatments for cancer, heart surgery needs
• Patients undergoing open-heart surgery, trauma, transplants, cancer
• Sickle cell disease – requires monthly transfusions up to 4 units at a time

You are eligible to donate if:

• You weigh at least 110 lbs
• You are in good physical health
• You are at least 16 years old (no upper age limit)
• You have not donated whole blood within the past 56 days

You are not eligible to donate if:

• You have hepatitis
• You are pregnant
• You have tested positive for HIV
• You have engaged in high risk behavior
• You have had intimate contact with anyone at risk for AIDS
• You have Babesiosis or Chagas Disease

You may be temporarily ineligible to donate if:

• You have the flu, a sore throat, or fever on the day of donation
• You are taking antibiotics for an infection
• You have received a tattoo, had a piercing using non-sterile equipment
• You have had heart problems
• You have received a blood transfusion in the past 12 months
• You have recently been vaccinated.  Flu shots do not impact eligibility.
• You have a history of cancer.
• You have traveled to or lived in a malaria area
• You have recently had a sexually transmitted disease

“Be a Part of the Madness”

Donate blood in March and be automatically entered to win!

Visit the Central Blood Bank site for more information

On Tuesday, March 3, these MHS students participated in JETS competition…

• Varsity team:  Ashley, Nick, Shelby, Jackson, Tyler, Jordan, Ed, and Katie
  
• Junior Varsity team:  Ryan, Tim, Tyler, Mike, Katie, Mike, Scott, and Cassy

The JV team placed 2nd and Varsity team placed 4th in the medium-sized school division!  Overall JV placed 14 out of 41 and Varsity placed 7th out of 41!

Congratulations Maplewood JETS students!

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This year’s theme was “Behind the Scenes: Theme Parks” - roller coasters, ferris wheels and Tilt-a-Whirls!  Visit the JETS site to learn more about the competition, participating schools, sponsors, winners, etc.

• Try this challenge from JETS bytes……answer theme park questions and get a chance to win a $25 JETS Store gift card!

• Or sign up for the JETS Pre-Engineering Times – a monthly e-newsletter with articles about extreme engineers, activities, and the hottest topics in engineering.

Thanks Mr. Rose and Mr. Fenner for providing the opportunity to students to apply practical solutions in math and science, and for inspiring creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking in the engineering field

Extra!  Extra!  Hershey State wrestling!  Nick places 4th in the state at 152 lbs.!

Way to go, Nick!

Nick has also set a new school record for the most wins in a career with 123!

View tournament pics at Tom Elling’s website.

All PENNCREST students are required to pass SAMS computer test, an exam that tests basic computer skills on the Microsoft Office Suite of applications:  Access, Excel, Power Point, and Word.  This test is required to earn a .5 credit and is required to graduate.  Ten years ago, required computer classes at the 8th, and 9th grade levels were phased out and the Office applications were integrated into all curriculum areas.  Each curriculum is assigned one of the applications:

• Access integrated into all Science classes
• Excel integrated into all Math classes
• Power Point integrated into all Social Studies class
• Word integrated into all English classes.

The charts below indicate over an 8-year period the success or failure of integrating computer skills in the regular curriculum areas…

Hey, Maplewood!  Can you Doodle?  Can you Doodle4Google?

This year’s theme is “What I Wish for the World…”  You could win:

• a $15,000 scholarship
• a laptop
• a trip to NYC Google headquarters
• a $25,000 grant for your school
• a May 21day at Google on-line featuring your drawing

For inspiration, take a look (below) at last year’s finalists below – 2008 theme “What If…”

Then pick up a packet in room 115, get those pens and pencils out, get those creative juices flowing, and create a Doodle 4 Google!

(Submit your completed drawings by the March 19 deadline.)

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In Mr. Zurchers 9th grade Theater Arts classes, the students make a stop-motion animation clip for one of their 9-weeks projects.  Students provide the story, create the set, take the pictures, then use Windows Movie Maker to create the movie.

• The class brings in Play-Doh, action figures and many other toys and materials to make the project a fun and awesome experience.
  
• The students put a lot of time and effort to make the background and the overall settings of the storyboard.
• The students take as many digital pictures as they want and insert sounds and graphics to make the project in the form that they desire.
  
• The whole process of stop-motion animation shows the students how to make a small video clip of animation.  And it shows that it is harder than it looks!
  
• So heads up to the next rotation of 9th graders – here’s a taste of the last group of students’ movies!  Maybe it will give you an idea of what you might want to accomplish in your upcoming project of “Start-Stopping the Motion“!

Enjoy the clips below!

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This year we had four young students go to District Chorus:  Breana on soprano 2, Tabitha on alto 1, Travus on tenor 2, and Josiah on bass 2.

Mr. Ashbaugh took us in a school van Wednesday night to audition against other people on our parts.  (We had to learn several pieces of music on our own and were tested on two small selections of the songs that the Guest Conductor has made.)  According to our performances, we were chaired in order of how well we knew our music, and how well we were able to perform it and many other things.  The top ten from each section goes to regional competition and two students from Maplewood, Tabitha and Breana, have been chosen to go on.

Thurday and Friday everyone practices all day and into the evening, and Friday night there is a concert for host families (the people we stay with.)  Then Saturday we bring all of our luggage from our host families houses and perform together one last time for our parents and then go home.

It is a great experience, and you have the opportunity to meet so many people.

Many thanks to Brian Comstock, Maplewood custodian, for his generous donation to our school!  We appreciate your support!  Student Council used these funds to purchase a Christmas tree and to provide popcorn for movies the day before Christmas break…

Thanks for supporting our efforts at school spirit!

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(from Mr.  Comstock) “Dear Students:  I wanted to thank all of you for the wonderful job you did on the poster for me.  It was very creative and I will treasure it.  The tree was so beautiful; everyone enjoyed seeing it.  Your friend, Brian”

Is there something that is troubling you? Do you have an unanswered question? Would you like some advice? Then your problems are OVER…

…just ask Tiger!

Tiger can help out in many areas:

• Dating
• Parents/family members
• Siblings
• Friends
• Drama
• Classmates
• Homework/Schoolwork
• Teachers
• Classes
• And others

Just click the link below and submit your question to Tiger!  Stop back to view your question and answer (we’re the Crouching Tiger link on the Maplewood Homepage – tell your friends!)

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Maplewood senior, Ian, has decided to make the Boys Basketball team “run-through signs” so our school’s basketball team REALLY stands out against our opposing schools.

These “run-through signs” put out school spirit for our Boys Basketball team! They’re our school’s way of putting confidence and pride into our hard-working sports teams. They’re a way that the boys say “Hey! This is Maplewood!”

But the boys aren’t alone:  the whole school and the fans in the stands show support and say “Hey! This is Maplewood! and this is OUR school spirit!”

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