Good Morning Blackstone

(Monday)
By:Diegos Advisory

stand for the Pledge. Please

remove all hats and hoodies.
Please

Are
there any Announcements?
Announcements
Tolman Boys JV soccer game at home - 6:30

Drama Group begins this week

Debate 3-5 on Tuesday

College visit: Saturday - Boston College

Drumming-Thurs 4-6

ACE begins Wednesday

Word
of
the
Week:
Word of the Week
Retention- (n) preservation, withholding
Sentence: The goal of a good human resources department
is the recruitment and retention of good employees.

Book of the Week

Parable of the Sower
By Octavia Butler
This dystopian novel is about protagonist Lauren Olaminas
journey to northern USA after her home town was destroyed.
Because her faith to a Christian god deteriorated she began
writing a book of her ideas called Earthseed. During her journey
she preaches her ideas to people she encounters. These people
become her followers and followers of Earthseed. Upon arrival to
their destination, Lauren and her followers decide to found a city
named Acorn based on the ideals of Earthseed. The author
Octavia Butler intends to have Earthseed represent the afrofuturist
movement/philosophy.
More on Afrofuturism tomorrow

College of the Day: Boston College

Location:
Chestnut
Hill,Week:
Massachusetts
College
of the
Boston
Acceptance rate: 34% (2014)
Enrollment: 14,125 (2014)
Mascot: Baldwin the Eagle
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Tuition: Living on Campus- $62,820
Not on Campus- $49,324

college

Riddle of the Day

There was a tunnel that was said to be haunted. Three schoolgirls
decided to go there one evening to test their courage. When they looked
into the tunnel,it was pitch black and the girls started to lose their nerve.
They decided to hold hands and run through the tunnel. They ran through
the darkness and didnt stop running until they reached the end. When
they came out on the other side, without anything happening to them, the
girls were grasping for breath and laughing. Holding hands made it less
scary, said one girl. Im glad I was in the middle, said the other.Me too,
said the third.

Good Morning Blackstone

By:Kevin, Brandon, Manny

Pledge
Please remove all hats and hoodies

Are there any Announcements?

Debate 3-5 today

College visit: Saturday - Boston College

Drama Group begins today

ACE begins Wednesday (signup at Acementor.Org)
Drumming-Thurs 4-6

Word of the Week

Retention (noun)- The act of keeping something or someone, keeping something
in one's memory.

The retention of information is aided by repetition, so study up!

Book of the Week

On Afrofuturism
When it comes to depictions of the
future and sci fi Black people are commonly
left out. It is because of this alienation that
Afrofuturism is meant to allow black people
to embrace the future. A major theme in
Earthseed (Afrofuturism) is that the world
will become so bad that Black people will
have to move to another planet.
Notable Afrofuturist
Kanye, Janelle Monae, Earth Wind Fire,
Parliament, Basquiat

Boston College: Schools

There are 9 degree granting schools, including their world famous law school.
The most popular majors are Finance, Economics, Biology, and Psychology

The average retention rate is 95.3%

very spooky
Im scared ---->

Fake deep quote of the day

Stay woke
Celia

Please Clean Your Tables and Get To Class

Good Morning Blackstone

Today is Wednesday, October
21st

By:Celia, Roscarli, Brianna

Pledge of
Allegiance
Please remove all hats
and hoodies

Are there any Announcements?

Today is a half day!
Drumming tomorrow 4-5, signup outside Diego s office
No volleyball practice today
College visit Saturday to Boston College - sign ups are outside of Diego's office

Word
of
the
Week:
Word of the Week
Retention- (n) preservation, withholding
The continued possession, use, or control of something
The fact of keeping something in ones memory
The action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance
Failure to a substance from the body:

Sentence: The retention rate of customers at True Stylez barber shop

is high because of the excellent job they do

Book of the Week

Parable of the Talents
This sequel to Parable of the Sower deals with the
fall of the government and the continuing of religious
fundamental radicals trying to destroy her city. At one
point of the story a xenophobic, intolerant, racist, rich and
sensational politics president comes to power (Trump).
Both books are filled with social critiques and have
relevance to how today is.

College of the Week: Boston College

Financial Aid - Cost $65,000

How can I afford to go here?
77% of students who apply receive financial aid
BC meets 100% of your determined institutional need with
grants scholarships, loans, and other opportunities
Seniors who would like to talk to the Financial Aid Counselor
can go to a workshop on Wednesday, October 28 11am-2pm

Quote of the Day

Dont test me guys I'm on my last nerve
today
Diego Whites daily quote

Meet our Advisory !

Brianna DeFaria Leite

Birthday: May 17, 1999
She Likes to draw and
hang out with friends.
Plays on BACS
volleyball team.

Caitlinn Depina
Birthday: June 1, 1999
Shes Drakes wife. She
plays volleyball and
basketball.

Brandon Aguilar
Birthday: September 20,
1999
Interested in fashion, music,
literature and art. His
hobbies are reading and
sleeping.

Please Clean Your Tables and Get To Class

Good Morning Blackstone

Today isThursday, October 22nd

Pledge of
Allegiance
Please remove all hats
and hoodies

Are there any Announcements?

Drumming today 4-5, signup outside Diego s office
There is volleyball practice today.
College visit Saturday to Boston College - sign ups are outside of Diego's office

Word
of
the
Week:
Word of the Week
Retention- (n) preservation, withholding
The continued possession, use, or control of something
The fact of keeping something in ones memory
The action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance
Failure to a substance from the body:

Sentence: Avoiding distractions while studying is one way to ensure

memory retention.

College of the Week: Boston College

Student Population: 74% come from Mass.

(Rest from other New England States.
Minorities make up 25% of student population
85% of students live on campus.
Guranteed housing for 3 years.
Dorms are gorgeous

Book of the Week

His Own Where by June Jordan
The plot of the story revolves around a high school student named
Buddy who has to take up all domestic responsibilities after his father's car
accident. In this time he falls in love with a girl named Angela who gets
abused at home. What makes this book special is that aside from being the
only book written fully in Black vernacular, this coming of age story deals with
blackness and what it means to grow up Black. The Blackness expressed in
this book can be seen as activistic in the both the way it is written which
challenges the monopolization and control of language which is a complete
control of knowledge, culture and interaction with institutions and in the plot
as Buddy starts a protest, is able to sustain a house, saves Angela from an
abusive household and decides to have a child with her which when all
synthesized shows how in power he is.

Meet our Advisory !

Roscarli Morel
Birthday: December 15,
1999
Fun fact: She plays
softball.

Daijah Smith
Birthday: September 23,
1999
Fun fact: She plays three
different sports. Cheer,
Basketball and Softball.

Kevin Mira
Birthday: April 1, 1999
Fun fact: He plays soccer
and cross country in season
right now.

Please Clean Your Tables and Get To Class

Good Morning Blackstone

Today is Friday October 23,2015

Pledge

Announcements
College visit Saturday to Boston College List of students who are going posted outside Diegos door

Word
of
the
Week:
Word of the Week
Retention- (n) preservation, withholding
The continued possession, use, or control of something
The fact of keeping something in ones memory
The action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance
Failure to a substance from the body:

Sentence: Avoiding distractions while studying is one way to ensure

memory retention.

Book of the Week

Recommendations
1.Those who are into
coming of age stories.
2.Black Literature
3.Social Critiques
.

College of the Week: Boston college

Mascot: The Eagle

Sports are NCAA Division 1, competing in the ACC
Sports: Most popular sports are Basketball, Football, and
Hockey - Mens Hockey team has won three national
championships since 2008

Quote of the Day

Roscarli Morel

Freshman Year Is a potato an animal?

Sophomore Year Wait, I dont get it. My cousin is a
U.S. Citizen but she was born in Texas