iPad Breakage
About 3 times per school year, I get on the morning announcements and make a proclamation to the Woodlawn student body. After a meeting with my district technology director, I was informed that Woodlawn has the most broken iPads in the district. By far. My message to the students was simple, take care of your iPad or we will have a talk. There will be accidents and I mentioned that I am not upset with those students, but misuse and lack of respect for the property is unacceptable. The Mighty Oz has spoken.
Community Service Club
The Community Service Club is is collecting miscellaneous items to send to the troops overseas. Each teacher has a bag in their homeroom where students can put the collected items for two more weeks. You can send to our heroes: cards, card games, footballs, magazines, any non-chocolate candy, microwave popcorn, lip balm, dried meats, crackers or snacks, gym, Soduko books, small games, prepackaged cookies, body wash or shampoo, trail mix, sunflower seeds, dice games, Yahtzee and/or adult coloring books or pencils. Again, we will be collecting over the next two weeks, so let’s support our troops! Here are a couple of pictures to see that this is really happening.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW?
Mon., Feb. 6, Twin Groves Middle School Learning Center, 2600 N. Buffalo Grove Rd., Buffalo Grove, 7–8:30 PM. A panel of Stevenson seniors and freshmen and SHS Principal Troy Gobble are ready to answer parents’ questions on managing the transition to high school, choosing classes and extracurriculars, balancing the workload, and more. This 14th-annual program is presented by the KCSD96 Parent-to-Parent (P2P) Network. No registration/RSVP needed. Questions? Call 847.459.4260, ext. 8022.
IGSMA is this Weekend!
Call for Volunteers!
Many volunteers are still needed to assist at the 2017 IGSMA (Illinois Grade School Music Association) Solo & Ensemble Contest, hosted by District 96 at Woodlawn Middle School on Sat., Feb. 4, from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. We urgently need volunteers to work shifts as room monitors, concession sales, and parking assistants. Even 2 hours of your time would be much appreciated! Your student does not need to participate in IGSMA for you to volunteer. High school students are also encouraged to volunteer, and their service hours will be recognized. To be directed to our Sign-Up Genius webpage to sign up for available jobs and shifts/times please CLICK HERE
This is one of those things that I haven’t received any parent feedback. I have been informed that the Woodlawn PTO will have a couple of opening on our Executive Board next year. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to me and I will forward your interest to our PTO President for next year, Missy Stevens. Selections will happen before April, but send me your interest right away.
Girls Volleyball Fans
Our girls volleyball players are doing great. Here is a picture of some of their classmates supporting the team:
From Mrs. Blair - P.E. Teacher
Finally, it is Super Bowl information time. Wow your family/friends with some of these facts and possible betting lines about Super Bowl LI (51) .
You can bet on:
Lady Gaga’s hair color during halftime show
Blonde/Yellow, Brown, Green, Pink, White, Blue, Purple, Orange
Which song will Lady Gaga sing first during the halftime show?
Bad Romance, Born This Way, The Edge of Glory, Just Dance, Applause, Poker Face, Paparazzi
Will Lady Gaga be shown on the NRG Stadium roof during the halftime show? Yes / No
How long will the national anthem last?
Over 120.00 seconds
Under 120.00 seconds
Color of liquid thrown on winning coach:
Orange, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Clear (water), No liquid
And here are 51 facts about the game this year:
1. The Patriots have won 4 Super Bowls, all of them with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick at the helm.
2. This is only Atlanta’s second trip to the Super Bowl, and they’ve never won.
3. The Patriots have been to the Super Bowl nine times, which is an NFL record.
4. They have won four times, which is not a record.
5. That belongs to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six.
6. Tom Brady has been to seven Super Bowls, the most trips by any single player. He has been in the NFL for 17 years.
7. The Patriots were penalized this year as a result of “Deflategate,” the controversy stemming from the 2015 season that ended with the Patriots winning Super Bowl IL.
8. Shockingly, people are pretty tired of seeing the Patriots win. According to one poll, more than half the country is rooting for a Falcons victory.
9. Many fans have been comparing this Super Bowl to the plot of “Star Wars,” with the Falcons being the upstart “rebels” and the Patriots being the reigning “empire.”
10. It looks like fans are hoping for a close, high-scoring game. On the Wednesday before the Super Bowl, the Patriots were favored to win by 3 points. The over/under for total score was 58.5.
11. At least one star will be notably absent from the field. Rob Gronkowski, who you may know as that tank top guy in the Dunkin Donuts commercials, is injured and will not be playing for New England; though he will be there in spirit and also in a Tide ad.
12. Gronkowski has the most Twitter followers (nearly 2 million) of any player on a Super Bowl team this year.
13. Some famous Patriots fans are: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Captain America Chris Evans, most if not all of New Kids on the Block, and President Donald Trump.
14. Some famous Falcons fans are: Samuel L. Jackson, President Jimmy Carter and country star Zac Brown.
15. Falcons owner Arthur Blank is one of the founders of Home Depot.
16. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is the CEO of the Kraft Group.
17. Lady Gaga is the Super Bowl halftime act.
18. You will recall, she sang the national anthem for Super Bowl L last year.
19. Country star Luke Bryan will perform the anthem this year.
20. Luke Bryan is from Leesburg, Georgia along with baseball player Buster Posey.
21. Members of the original “Hamilton” cast will sing “America the Beautiful.”
22. This year, a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl will reportedly cost between $5 million and $5.5 million.
23. The median annual household income in the United States is about $55,000, which amounts to about .3 seconds of Super Bowl air time.
24. Many Super Bowl commercials are released ahead of time.
25. So far, people are talking about Budweiser’s immigration-themed spot…
26. Houston is the fourth-most populous city in the United States. The top 3 are 1: New York 2: Los Angeles 3: Chicago
27. You can build a beer can house in Houston.
28. Houston is home of the Astrodome. It was named the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
29. Last time the Super Bowl was in Houston, there was a wardrobe malfunction.
30. The Houston Oilers became the Tennessee Titans. The Houston Texans joined the league in 2002.
31. The last team in Houston to win a championship was the Houston Dynamo of the Major Soccer League.
32. The last time the Super Bowl was in Houston, the Patriots won…
33. The Patriots will wear white jerseys and the Falcons will wear red.
34. The Falcons actually CHOSE this arrangement, even though white-shirted teams have won 32 of 50 Super Bowls to date, including 11 of the last 12 Super Bowls.
35. Five teams other than the Falcons have worn red jerseys, and the overall red jersey record for the Super Bowl is 5-4. The 49ers are especially lucky in the color, having won three of their five championships while wearing it.
36. The Patriots won last time the game was in Houston, but there are even more similarities between that game in 2003 and this one. For instance:
37. The Patriots have the same record (16-2).
38. They last won a Super Bowl two years ago.
39. They are playing an NFC South team (in 2003, it was the Panthers).
40. Unrelated, Falcons QB Matt Ryan went to Boston College, in the heart of Patriots territory
41. The NFL theme song (baba ba, baba ba, baba ba ba baaaa!) was composed by a guy named Scott Schreer. It was designed to sound like “Batman on Steroids.”
42. The Super Bowl theme is different, if not a bit more elegant, and was composed by David Robidoux.
43. Each Super Bowl ring awarded to the Patriots after their 2014 win was worth $36,500 (owner Robert Kraft footed the bill — more than $5 million for 150 rings).
44. The Vince Lombardi Trophy, given to the winning team, is produced by famed jeweler Tiffany & Co.
45. There has never been a Super Bowl that has gone into overtime.
46. Maybe you’ve heard of the Matthews family? They’re a big deal in football. Jake Matthews currently plays left tackle for the Falcons. His cousin is Clay Matthews, of Green Bay Packers fame. According to ESPN, the Matthews family has been represented in EVERY NFL SEASON SINCE 1978.
47. For what it’s worth, Jake Matthews is from Houston.
48. This year, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will be coaching the Super Bowl with his two sons in tow. Steve Belichick is the team’s safeties coach, and Steven Belichick is a scouting assistant.
49. At 41, Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant will be the third-oldest player to appear in a Super Bowl (the oldest was 42 and also a kicker).
50. Tom Brady also is long in the tooth at 39, but if he wins, he would still be a few months younger than than the oldest Super Bowl-winning QB who is…
51. Peyton Manning, who nabbed that honor when the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl L last year. He was 39.