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Good Morning Ephrata, NAMES today is Monday December 10! Please rise for a moment of silence and the pledge to the flag.

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SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO

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There will be a meeting of the Tri-M Music Honor Society on Wednesday morning at 7:15 in the auditorium.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel to another country?  Do you love the exploring nature?

Come with the Spanish department to Costa Rica in June 2020!  In Costa Rica, you will enjoy beautiful tropical beaches, grand adventures to volcanoes and cloud forests, interact with the wonders of nature, all while experiencing culture through the food, people and a visit to a local school.

You do NOT have to be enrolled in Spanish classes to come, as our tour guides will be bi-lingual. 

For more information, stop and talk to one of the Spanish teachers and attend our information meeting on Tuesday, December 18th at 6:30 at COCALICO High School in room 301. Yes, at Cocalico high school.  We travel together with three other schools, so Mrs. Warfel and the other school chaperones will be present at the joint meeting.

The sooner you enroll, the cheaper it is and the first deadline is approaching soon.  Hope to see you there!

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This year Student Council is doing a new event called a sing-a-thon to help raise money for the Christmas charity! There will be four different duet groups of teachers at each lunch period. Your job is to put your money in the duet bucket you want to see sing live on Ephrata Am! The bucket with the most money wins. Starting this Friday, swing by the table at lunch and drop your money in the teacher duet group you wish to sing a truly embarrassing Christmas song! Bidding ends next Wednesday!

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Person 1 : Are you ready?

Person 2 : For what?

Person 1: FOR DOUGHNUTS OF COURSE!!!

Person 2: OOOH that’s right.  Student Council is running the annual Christmas Charity homeroom competition this year.

Person 1:  The homeroom that raises the most money will get a doughnut party that Santa would be sorry to miss.

Person 2:  What’s so good about just getting doughnuts?

Peron 1: Hold on its not just doughnuts, you can possibly have it all.  Hot Chocolate, milk, OJ, fruit, bagels, Christmas cookies. You name it you got it!  And all of that happens on Dec 21st the day you leave for break.  So, what a great way to end the year before Christmas break than with a spread the likes of Buddy the Elf has NEVER seen!

Person 2:  Does second place get anything?

Person 1:  Yuppers!  The homeroom that gets second place will get a regular donut party….. so just donuts…. Which is still pretty cool. And those donuts will also be there on Dec 21st before you leave for break.

Person 2:  Does third place get anything? 

Person1:  The rumor is there homeroom gets high fives from Mr. Marzock on Dec 21st

Person 2:  That prize sounds better than the rest.

Person 1:  So don’t be a cotton headed ninny muggings and help out some local Ephrata families this holiday season.

Person 2: Every little bit counts.

Person 1:  That is pretty sweet

Person 2: Sweeter than a candy cane.

Person 1: So talk to your homeroom teacher to see how you can spread Christmas cheer for all the world to hear, this holiday season!

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NOW OVER TO ____ WITH THE NEWS

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NEWS INTRO VIDEO

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White House representatives arrive at climate talks in Poland on Monday to promote coal and other fossil fuels. It's expected that President Donald Trump's energy adviser, Wells Griffith, will take part in the COP24 event. The controversial meeting occurs as investors managing $32 trillion in assets call for an end to coal as a source of energy. Meanwhile, ministers from around 130 countries arrive here to try and steer the talks to a successful conclusion.

In other news,

A UK instrument has captured "the sound" of the wind on Mars. The British seismometer package carried on Nasa's InSight lander detected the vibrations from Martian air as it rushed over the probe's solar panels. "The solar panels on the lander's sides are perfect acoustic receivers," said Professor Tom Pike, who leads the seismometer experiment from Imperial College London.

on this day in 1869 Motivated more by interest in publicity than a commitment to gender equality, Wyoming territorial legislators passed a bill that is signed into law granting women the right to vote.

also on this day in 1830 Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, she was a lyric poet who lived in seclusion, Dickinson is widely considered to be one of the two leading 19th-century American poets

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Now over to _________ with lunch

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LUNCH VIDEO

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SPORTS INTRO VIDEO

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In sports results, bowling shut out McCaskey 7-0, the girls basketball team went 1-1 at Northern Lebanon tournament, and the boys lost both games in the Exeter tournament.

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Today in sports, there are no matches.

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Now for the thought of the day

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY VIDEO

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Have you ever thought about what it’s like to start your own online business?

Is this something you might like to do one day?

Are you an entrepreneur in training?

Tobias Steely, a 12th grade student here in Ephrata, has done just that!

And he is interested in sharing what he learned in the process.

Please join us on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 2:40 in the library to hear about Tobias’s experience with starting his business. 

Bring your ideas and questions…  It promises to be an interesting and informative session.

EPHRATA AM STAFF – YOU ARE WELCOME TO READ THE SAME ANNOUNCEMENT EVERY DAY, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PIZAZZ IT UP (AS YOU SEE BEST) TO MAKE THE MESSAGE MORE MEMORABLE…

OUR GOAL IS TO GET STUDENTS TO WANT TO BE HERE!!

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Attention students who took the PSAT in October:

PSAT scores are being released this week!  This Wednesday, you will receive your PSAT testing booklet in homeroom, and this will be your pass to attend a PSAT Score Report meeting which will take place in the Auditorium. 9th and 10th grade will meet during period 2, and 11th grade will meet during period 3.  During this meeting you will access your online score report, learn what the information in your score report means, and learn how to utilize resources to help you prepare for your future!

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For those interested in auditioning or being part of the pit orchestra for the spring musical, The Addams Family school edition, an informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 19th at 3:30pm in the auditorium. At that time, audition packages and song selections from the show will be taught. Auditions are scheduled for January 7th & 8th with callbacks January 9th. 

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Dual Enrollment information is now available on the guidance website.  Please stop by guidance for any paperwork that you may need.

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Person 1: I hope everyone brought some extra money with them today because this week is the week Student Council is playing Christmas music between each class period.

Person 2: well, why did they need to bring their money?

Person 1: glad you asked... because these aren’t your normal Christmas songs. These are some of the worst songs you’ve ever heard and will hope to never hear again.

Person 2: ohhhhhhh. Gotcha. So the money is to....

Person 1: make the music stop. There will be a student council member between each class hanging out in the main lobby. If we reach our goal of the day, the music will stop.

Person 2: what’s today’s goal?

Person 1: $50.00. so students, teachers, administrators, staff, anyone and everyone in this building, help us make the music stop!

Person 2: so we shall leave you with this gem. Have a great Day Ephrata.

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