National Merit Students and Teachers Honored
Five National Merit Commended Students were announced: Stephanie Borage, Katie Mullersman, Vidhi Srivastava, Alex Rohlfing, and Ally Thompson, seniors. Teachers who assisted or inspired the National Merit Semifinalists were honored Oct. 9; Dr. James Beatty, Deborah Beezley, Eric Cochran, Laura Conti, Dr. Matthew Cooper, Dan Dorsey, Glenn Murray, Sue Rola, William Schwindt, and Laura Swearingen.
Gym 2 Set to Open
Rehab of Gym 2 has been completed, and the gym is set to open next month.

French Week Returns
French club will host daily events to celebrate National French Week Nov. 5-11. Events planned are: French game day (Nov. 5), cooking lessons with Madame Bonino (Nov. 6), French lunch table (Nov. 7), Waiter Races (Nov. 8), and Cafe Provincal (Nov. 9).

Fund Established for Leadership Training
A new program called “Development of Student Leaders” has been established to fund leadership training. Selected ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders must then commit to a 25 hour service project. If interested, students should see Nancy Lupo for an application.