ANNOUNCEMENTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 Good morning Cary High….Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance (Pause count to 5 slowly) I pledge allegiance to the flag Of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands One nation, under God, indivisible With liberty and justice for all. Attention mid-year graduates: If you are on track to graduate this January, please stop by Student Services. The counseling staff needs to verify important information with you. Seniors - you know it is college application time! Deadlines are approaching! If your colleges have application deadlines between Dec.31-Jan. 15, get those transcript requests in NOW. Remember: no transcripts will be sent during the winter break. Allow two weeks for processing. Tutors from the National Honor Society will be available for academic tutoring, homework help, or test preparation in the media center during SMART Lunch. Attention Junior girls: Start thinking about your next steps, in high school and beyond. Meredith College is hosting a Leadership Conference on January 30 for 11th grade girls who aspire to assume leadership positions in their senior year. Cary High’s Young Republicans Club meets every other Tuesday in Mr. Page’s room – 406 during SMART Lunch to discuss current issues our nation is facing. See Sam LaCroix or Zach Hunter if you have questions. Attention all FCA members: Today will be our last large huddle before Christmas - come dressed in your favorite holiday apparel and bring your Christmas cheer! Remember Monday is also the last day to order your t-shirt. Please bring $15 to Mrs. Beeler's room 1008. ATTENTION JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Wake Tech Community College will be here on Wednesday, December 16th during SMART lunch in Media Center to conduct on-site admissions and register students for placement tests. The representative will also answer questions about the application process and college transfer programs at Wake Tech. Please plan to attend if you have applied to Wake Tech or considering Wake Tech. NEW: The History Club is revived and ready to go in 2016! We will meet on Dec. 15 after school in Room 403. We will have food and entertainment to celebrate the holiday season! Come and bring a friend! See Mrs. Hayes if you have questions. The men's basketball team raised its record to 8 - 0 overall and 4 - 0 in the SWAC with a 74 - 22 win over Apex Friendship Friday night. All 14 players scored in the victory, paced by Donte Tatum's 16 points. Tomorrow night, the Imps play their last home game until after the New Year by hosting Athens Drive. The theme is Christmas, so make plans to come out to the Imp Dome tomorrow night to support your undefeated men's basketball team. Ambassadors meeting scheduled for this week has been cancelled. Enjoy the holidays. See you next year. Attention all FFA members. There will be a meeting today in room 601 during A lunch. Congratulations to the following track and field girls who qualified for the state championships in February at the meet on Friday Kadicha Providence Sarah Venable Kelis Battle Suzie Ngwe Amelya Hempstead Melina Tecle Bijou Patel Lizzie Dunphy Sophia Uthe Several JV wrestlers won all of their matches Friday at the Wake Forest JV tournament!! Uriel Orelleno, Xaiver Rogers, Kameron Gillespie, Cal Garvey, and Shane Conley were among the undefeated!! Congrats to the varsity wrestlers who won the Lumberton Duals Saturday in convincing fashion winning all five of their duals. Among the varsity undefeated were: Delvonte Robinson, Kollin Wade, Nate Kinsey, Troy Madden, Nick Straight, Erique Zuniga, Joe Grena, and Rod Perry. Good luck to all the wrestlers at Friendship Apex Wednesday and in the Mark Adams Holiday tournament to be held here at Cary Friday and Saturday! 21 students from the speech and debate team competed this past Saturday at Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro and won 3rd place overall in small team sweeps. Congratulations to Marley Peterson and Olivia Schreiner, who placed 2nd in varsity public forum debate; to Kyle Morgenstein, who placed 3rd in varsity LincolnDouglas debate; to Serena Shahidi, who placed 4th in a program of oral interpretation; to Anja de Waal and AJ Moore, who placed fifth in varsity public forum debate; to Mubashshir Khan and Ivan Lin, who placed 7th in novice public forum debate; and to Maggie McCray, who placed 10th in original oratory. We are proud of all who participated. Anyone interested in joining the team should see Mr. Jessee in room 1013. All are welcome. Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Cary High School PTSA. Come in to the Chipotle at 100 Wrenn Dr. in Cary on Wednesday, December 16th between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Bring in a flyers, show a flyer on your smartphone or tell the cashier you're supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Cary High School PTSA. See you at Chipotle! The JV Lady Imps came from behind last Friday evening to defeat the Lady Patriots of Apex Friendship 44-41. The team struggled early against the Patriots full court press but slowly started to pick it apart in the second half. Strong defense and rebounding down the stretch helped the Imps preserve the victory. The team improves to 4 wins and 4 losses overall. Next up the team travels to Athens Drive to face the Lady Jaguars on Tuesday. Tip-off is at 5:30. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the team!" "The Varsity Lady Imps got their first win, first conference win, and first road win last Friday defeating the Lady Patriots of Apex Friendship 47-38. The Imps jumped out to an 26-16 halftime score before the Lady Patriots made a run in the third quarter to close the score to 31-28. The Imps kept their composure and lengthened their offensive possessions to use more time down the stretch to secure the victory. Ariana Smith led all scorers with 17 points, 6 rebounds, & 2 steals while Adrienne Moore kept the Patriots off the glass with 14 rebounds. Megan Cannady's 11 points, 3 rebounds, & 5 steals combined with Lauren Fisher's 9 points, 7 rebounds, & 5 steals helped pace the Imps. All 3 reserves contributed big minutes to make it a total team win. The victory improves the team to 1 and 7 overall and 1 and 4 in league play. The team travels to Raleigh on Tuesday to take on the Lady Jaguars of Athens Drive. Tipoff is at 7:00. Thanks to everyone for supporting our girls!