History was made yesterday as the boys and girls Basketball teams both won against Solomon Schechter.
The girls won at YMA in overtime by a score of 29-27. Angie Bargon had 17 points and Valerie Lavar had the game winning basket with 40 seconds left in overtime.
At Solomon Schechter, the boys won 52-40. Fred Truss had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Kevin Sabino had 17 points and Brandon Tate added ten. Daby Amieyeofori had ten rebounds. The girls play today at CrossHill Academy.
GO Palisade Prep!
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Financial Aid Workshops for Parents of Seniors
Parents will receive assistance and instruction on completing the
FASFA forms required for College Application
Friday, January 20 8am - 1pm: FAFSA workshops for parents of seniors
Friday, January 27 8am - 1pm: FAFSA workshops for parents of seniors
January 2012
Regents Schedule
All students should report to the assigned room by 8:00 AM for morning exams and 12:00 for afternoon exams
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January 24
Tuesday
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January 25
Wednesday
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January 26
Thursday
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January 27
Friday
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8:30 AM
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8:30 AM
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8:30 AM
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8:30 AM
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Integrated Algebra
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Living Environment
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US History
Geometry
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Global History
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12:30 PM
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12:30 PM
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English
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Earth Science
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PICTURE RETAKE DAY!
All students are eligible for a retake.
Students MUST return the
original package in order to retake pictures.
Wednesday February 1st,2012
SENIORS ONLY! MUST see Ms. DesSoye for a retake
ELA Skill of the Week
2012
1. Finding Main Idea 1/30/12
2. Recalling Facts and Details/Graphs 2/06/12
3. Sequence/Classifying 2/13/12
4. Recognizing Cause and Effect 2/27/12
Content Area Bulleted ELA Writing Activity week of 2/27
5. Comparing and Contrasting 3/05/12
6. Making Predictions/Connections 3/12/12
7. Conclusions and Inferences 3/19/12
8. Fact and Opinion/Interpreting Docs 3/26/12
Content Area Bulleted ELA Writing Activity week of 3/26
9. Context Clues/Figurative Language 4/2/12
Mathematics Skill of the Week 2012 ~ GRADES 7 and 8
NUMBER SENSE AND OPERATIONS
1. Number Concepts and Representation 1/30/12
- Rational and Irrational Numbers, Real Numbers on a Number Line, Exponents, Laws of Exponents, Scientific Notation, Comparing Numbers Written in Scientific Notation, Square Roots, Square Roots of Non-Perfect Squares, Calculating Percents, Sale price
2. Multiples and Factors 2/6/12
- Multiples, Factors, Prime and Composite Numbers, Prime Factorization, Greatest Common Factor
3. Computing with Integers 2/13/12
- Adding Integers and Subtracting Integers, Multiplying and Dividing Integers, Order of Operations, Absolute Value
ALGEBRA
4. Expressions 2/27/12
- Writing Algebraic Expressions, Expressions for Real-World Situations, Monomials and Polynomials, Operations with Monomials and Polynomials
5. Equations and Inequalities 3/5/12
- Solving Multi-Step Equations, Solving Inequalities, Evaluating Formulas
6. Patterns and Describing/Graphing Relationships 3/12/12
- Patterns in Tables, Graphing Patterns, Recognizing Number Patterns in Tables, Representations of Data, Graphing Linear Equations, Describing Graphs
GEOMETRY
7. Shapes 3/19/12
- Interior Angles of a Quadrilateral, Finding the Radius or Diameter of a Circle, Drawing Central Angles, The Pythagorean Theorem, Angle Relationships
8. Solids 3/26/12
- Faces and Bases of Solids, Surface Area, Estimating Surface Area, Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
MEASUREMENT, PROBABILITY, AND STATISTICS
9. Converting Measurements, Statistics and Probability 4/2/12
Converting Units of Mass and Capacity, Theoretical & Empirical Probability, Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode), Representations of Data, Converting Money/Time/Money/Temperature
10. Review Test Taking Strategies and Mathematics Vocabulary 4/16/12
Palisade Prep salutes the Class of 2012
Seniors Chris Pimental from Saunders High School and Frank Thomson from Palisade Prep (both in suit and tie) with their competitors at the debate.
Two students from the Yonkers Public Schools were the team to beat at the recent Harvard-Yale-Brown debate sponsored by the Radcliffe Club of Westchester. Seniors Chris Pimental from Saunders High School and Frank Thomson from Palisade Preparatory articulated their position against the team from Byram Hills High School so well, they were declared the winner of the debate.
The event, held at the German School in White Plains, is a showcase for debate among students from Harvard, Yale and Brown, who also coach teams of high school students who debate each other in the second half of the program. The other participating schools were Rye High School, Rye Neck High School, The Master’s School and The German School.
Moderators were Ronald Frank, a Board member of the German School, Rodney Cohen, Assistant Dean at Yale and George Vassilev, Assistant Dean at Brown.
Way to go Palisade Prep
Senior year is an exciting one with many events, activities and expenses. The following information is being provided to help you plan for the year. To participate in any activities* the following criteria must be met:
- Senior dues must be paid
- Students must have submitted 2 college applications
- Students must be in good standing academically and behaviorally
The administration reserves the right to deny participation in any/all activities to students at any time.
Mandatory Expenses:
Senior dues: Cap & gown, senior breakfast, senior field day
$ 70.00 if paid before Jan. 3, 2012
$ 80.00 if paid after Jan. 3, 2012
Optional Expenses:
Class rings: prices vary from $ 90.00- $ 400.00
Senior Pictures: prices vary from $ 10.00 - $ 50.00
Senior trip: between $ 60.00 - $ 70.00
Senior prom: between $ 80.00 - $ 100.00 per person
Activities:
Class rings- Jostens, order date Oct. 6, 2011
Senior Pictures – Shutterbug Studios, Nov. 2011 - 2 poses: cap & gown, formal attire
(provided)
* Senior ring day – TBD, Dec. 2011
*Senior trip – Holiday Hills, May 24, 2012
* Senior Prom – TBD, May 2012
Activities contd.
*Senior breakfast- TBD, June 2012. Yearbooks, awards, time capsules
*Senior Field day- TBD June 2012
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