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Daily Brain Teaser
Dionica Warren
Is it legal for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?
Answer: No, because he is living! 
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The end of the year is right around the corner… here are some important dates to mark on your calendar!
May.5 Senior Dinner- 6:00pm to 8:00pm
May.11 Senior Showcase- 9:30am to 10:01am
May.12 Spring Dance Performance- 6:30pm to 8:30pm
May.14 Prom- 8:00pm to 12midnight
May.17 Spring Chorus Performance- 7:00pm
May.19 FFA Awards Program- 5:00pm to 9:00pm
May.23 SHS Small School Graduation- 7:00pm
May.24 SES Small School Graduation- 7:00pm
May.25 SIT Small School Graduation- 7:00pm
May.26 AEGS Small School Graduation- 7:00pm
May. 26 YEARBOOKS ARRIVE! Distribution will be May 27- May 31st
June 2011
June.3 Graduation Practice After Exams- 11:30am
June.5 Baccalaureate- 3:00pm
June.9 Graduation Practice Memorial Auditorium- 12:30pm to 2:30pm
June.10 2010-2011 Graduation- 7:00pm
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East Wake Had A Special Visitor… 
Mrs. Hirsch decided to treat her AP Government students to a special midterm this semester. She invited Brigadier General Anthony Tata, our Superintendent, to come participate in a seminar that would serve as their midterm. East Wake was honored that he made time to come and share first-hand accounts of the war.
During class, they discussed the wars in Iraq, Libya, and Vietnam. Superintendent Tata was very insightful as to the causes of war ad operations in the Middle East. Students debated whether or not it was right to intervene in Libya, in addition to discussing the foreign policies of NATO, America and the UN.
The General had a successful and substantial military career, has written several books, and is doing his best to render Wake County more efficient. So far, he has done well. Thanks.
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Every 15 minutes
Every 15 minutes someone dies from an alcohol related collision. The every 15 minute program started in the year 2001. It is indented to teach teens what will happen due to drinking and texting while driving. Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. But not in this case.
On the first day the “grim reaper” walks into a class and calls out a student’s name, which was selected by the entire student body. One student is removed from class every 15 minutes. Immediately a police officer walks in the classroom and reads an obituary which was written by the “dead” student’s parents. They explain the circumstances of their classmate’s demise and the contributions the student has made to the school and the community. a few minutes later the student walks in the classroom as the “living dead”, complete with white face make-up, a coroner’s tag, and a black Every 15 Minutes T-shirt. From that point the “victims” will not speak or interact with other students for the remainder of the school day. Uniformed officers will make mock death notifications to the parents of these children at their home, place of employment or business.
After lunch, there will be a simulated traffic collision, which will be viewable on the school grounds. (Rescue workers will treat the participating student as if they were really injured.) All the students will experience first hand, the feeling of being involved in a tragic, alcohol-related & texting while driving collision. The coroner will look at the scene while the injured students will be extracted by the jaws-of-life manned by fire-fighters and paramedics. Police Officers will investigate, arrest, and book the student “drunk driver”. The students who participated will continue their experience by actually going to the morgue, the hospital emergency room, and the police department jail for the purpose of being booked for “drunk driving”.
At the end of the day, the students who participated in the staged accident, as well as those who were made-up as the “living dead” will be staying at a local hotel for an overnight student retreat. The retreat will simulate the separation from friends and family. A support staff of counselors and police officers will facilitate the retreat.
During the most powerful program of the retreat, the students will be taken through an audio – visualization of their own death. Then each student will write a letter to his or her parents starting out with . . .
“Dear Mom and Dad, every fifteen minutes someone in the United States dies from an alcohol related traffic collision, and today I died. I never had the chance to tell you…….”
Parents will also be asked to write similar letters to their child. These letters will be shared the following day when students and parents will be reunited at a school assembly.
Here are some facts.
The group came to N.C. once, (March 24, 2008 Durham School of the Arts, Durham, NC)
12,998 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in 2007.
3.7 pe
rcent decline in drunk driving fatalities from 2006
More prepared to control or prevent alcohol problems
More confident teenager don’t drink and drive
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Gas Prices
How do you feel about the gas prices? Here is a perspective from our writer Dionica Warren
Gas has gone through the roof and not only does it affect parents, teachers, and other adults, but it also affects teenagers. As teenagers, we have jobs and responsibilities and if you have parents like mine they will make you pay for your own gas. But as teenagers, we don’t want to spend our money on gas, we want to hang out with our friends, shop and etc. Although we want to do those things, we need to sacrifice hanging out with our friends to put gas in our cars to drive to work. This way, adults don’t feel like you’re alone because you’re not! J And we just need to learn to deal with it because gas is expected to be $5.00 by 2012.
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Do you have your Prom dress for this year’s prom yet? Are you in need of finding somewhere to buy your perfect dress for the right price? Here are some websites to visit to help you figure out styles you may like, and hopefully help you narrow down your decision J
UNDER $100 PROM DRESSES HERE:
http://www.seventeen.com/parties/prom/hottest-under-100-prom-dresses#fbIndex7
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Congratulations to the FFA Land Judging teams for their wins yesterday in county competitions!
The Senior team finished second place. team members were Jackie Ammons, Emma Cannon, Eric Tedder, Kimberly Perry, Taylor Griswold, Jason Murray, Tyler Seagraves, Tyler Wilder and Lucas Rice.
The Junior team members were Chris Brown, Heath White, Taylor Freeman and Alicia Neal. Both teams have now qualified for State competition which will be held April 1-2 in Macon County, NC.
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Spring’s Coming!
As many of you may know this winter has been one of the most costly, detrimental, and cold winters in a long time. Record amounts of snow fall have been recorded for every Northern state. Every state in the U.S. had recorded snowfall except Florida. What does this have to do with east wake though? We were fortunate and got snow during weekends or over Christmas break. We have to come back on Tuesday, February 22nd, originally a workday, which falls after Presidents Day on the 21st. We all hate make-up days, but at least it doesn’t cut into your spring break schedule. Everyone’s looking forward to spring break, beach trips, relaxing at your house, and maybe even cooking out. We have the week of April 18th-22nd off of school, and if you add the weekend to that, then technically we have 9 days off. So, be looking forward to the sunny days and leaving 20 degree weather behind!
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Green Club- Will meet this Friday 2/18 in (rm. 154) Mr. Thomas.
Activities planned- Poster design and gardening.
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FAFSA Day - February 19, 2011
FAFSA Day is a program offered by College Foundation of North Carolina, the North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the State Employees’ Credit Union each February. On FAFSA Day, Saturday February 19, 2011 college financial aid officers and other volunteers will help students complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms. The program is open to students who plan to attend college in the 2011-12 academic year.
To register, go to https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/registerlist.asp?m=227&p=12&width=950&s=6&sb=1&group=93
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Herff Jones will be on campus to give a Sophomore Class Ring Presentation on Wednesday, February 23rd in the auditorium during advisory.
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February is CTE Month—let’s celebrate with our Career-Technical Education teachers and students as we celebrate our theme CTE: Learning Today, Earning Tomorrow!
