Gibbs High School Announcements

1. Gibbs High School
Announcements
March 31st
, 2014

2. SGA MEETING
Tuesday, April 1st
7:30 a.m.
Room 203

3. Baseball
Gibbs will play Karns
tonight at 7:30, the
first 50 students get
free mini-bats!

4. Seniors:Balfour will be in the
cafeteria on Thursday/April 3
during lunch to deliver
graduation announcements
to seniors who have
purchased them.

5. Attention Rising
Seniors:If you have strong
communication and
organizational skills and have
a special interest in
education issues

6. Attention Rising
Seniors:You are encouraged to
complete an application to be
considered as a student
representative on the Knox
County Board of Education

7. Attention Rising
Seniors:Applications can be picked
up in the school counseling
office.
Deadline to apply is:
April 7th
, 2014

8. Preparing for Common Core
This Week’s
Academic Vocabulary
Word:

9. EVALUATE
To form an opinion of the
amount, value or quality
of something after
thinking about it
carefully

10. EVALUATE
Judge value or worth

11. Is it worth
paying . . .
Matinee
Prices?
Night Prices?

12. Or Just Tell
Me What
Happened!
Video
Rental?

13. English
Do you agree
with Harper
Lee’s choice
for the title
of this novel?

14. Evaluating an expression is also
referred to as simplifying, solving, or
finding the value of an expression —
boiling a string of numbers and math
symbols down to a single number.
How to Evaluate
Math Expressions

15. When you evaluate an arithmetic
expression, you simplify it to a single
numerical value — that is, you find
the number that it’s equal to.
How to Evaluate
Math Expressions

16. How to Evaluate
Math Expressions
For example, evaluate the following
arithmetic expression:
7 · 5
How? Simplify it to a single number:
35

17. Evaluate the effectiveness of JFK
as President of the United States.
Social
Studies

18. Rank these sports in order
of importance and justify
your choices.
P.E. / Gym

19. EVALUATE
To form an opinion of the
amount, value or quality of
something after thinking
about it carefully

20. Preparing for Common Core
Ask your teacher
how EVALUATE
is used in your
class!

21. AP US History
Tutoring for the AP US History
Exam will begin on Tuesday, April 1
in Mr. Harned's room at 3:45. If
you are considering taking this
exam, Mr. Harned STRONGLY
recommends that you attend
these sessions.

22. Guitar Club
Wednesday, April 2nd
3:40 -5:00
Rm 213
See Mr. Gibson for
Details
Guitar, Bass, and other stringed
instruments are welcome

23. Yearbooks
If you did not order a yearbook by
the March 7th
deadline, please see
Mrs. Davis in Room 121. You will
need to place your name on the
reserve list to guarantee your copy
of The 2014 Eagle. The price is $86.

24. Sports Physicals
When: Saturday April 26th
, 2014
at 9:30 am
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena
Done by KOC
Must have parent sign form
Charge is $10

25. The KCS STEM Department is
sponsoring a system-wide after
school initiative to involve
students from all schools in real,
authentic science and the
chance to be part of the US
Space Research Program in
microgravity experiments.

26. Information updates will
be available at
http
://stem-k12-knoxschools.o
starting March 1, 2014.

27. UT will host a Second Annual STEM
Symposium for high school students
on March 29. High school students
who are interested in careers in
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics are invited to the
symposium that will be held at the
UTK John Hodges library from 10:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

28. The symposium is free but
students are encouraged to
register at
https://tiny.utk.edu/boss no later
than March 27. Free lunch and
goody bags will be provided for
participants who register before
March 21.

29. Captured in a
DreamProm tickets will be on sale April 7-17th.
Money and paperwork should be turned into
the front office.
Guest agreement forms may be picked up from
front office, Coach Everette, or Mrs. Coppinger.
PROMPROM

31.  Oil change
and service
 Rotation and
balance
 Wash wax
and interior
cleaning
 $10.00
 $20.00
 $20.00

32.  Fuel injection
system
cleaning
 Free battery
and anti
freeze checks
 $30.00
 For
appointments
please call
extension 1314

34. SCIENCE TUTORINGSCIENCE TUTORING
BIOLOGY / ECOLOGYBIOLOGY / ECOLOGY
TUESDAYS ROOM 104TUESDAYS ROOM 104
LAURA JOHNSONLAURA JOHNSON

35. Lost & Found
Please check the lost
& found for any
materials you have
lost, they will be
donated soon!!

36. Recycling
Recycling pick up on Fridays
during 1st
block
Remember to empty your bin
in the nearest workroom!

37. Japanese Culture
Club
Meetings are every
Thursday from 3:45-5 in
Mr. Hensley’s room 108.
We hope to see you!

38. FCCLA
Will now meet
on Mondays
@3:40