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Today’s Announcements

Remember when you were in elementary or middle school, and they used to read announcements over the loudspeaker at the beginning of each day? Well, in these modern times, those announcements are also e-mailed to the parents each day. Yesterday, a string of three items on the announcement list made me chuckle:

ITEM #1: DRESS CODE REMINDER
The warm weather is approaching quickly. All students are reminded of the dress code which is stated in the student handbook. Students violating the dress code will be asked to change. Please see the dress code below:

Clothing that unreasonably exposes the midriff or has an unreasonably low neckline is not permitted in the school building during school hours. The list of restricted items includes: backless to the waist tops and dresses, tube tops, and miniskirts/dresses or shorts that are shorter than mid-thigh. Undergarments must not be visible. Clothing which is not worn appropriately, not properly fastened, or with tears or holes that are indecent will not be permitted.

ITEM #2: CLOTHING DRIVE THIS SATURDAY!!!!!!
Time to Spring Clean-out those closets and bring it all to school!!! The Clothing Drive is to benefit the PTA
Date: Saturday, April 16th – Time: 9:00 to 3:00
Items Accepted: Clothing, shoes, linens, toys, and stuffed animals.

ITEM #3: WORD OF THE WEEK
The new Word of the Week is

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #15 puzzle:

Week #15
Category:	Music
Difficulty:	Easy
Clue:	For these guys, life is mostly black and white
Answer:	Billy Joel & Elton John
Yes, it’s the Face-to-Face piano men, Billy Joel and Elton John. While their careers these days are more reminiscent of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, I, for one, prefer to focus on the I’ve Loved These Days feeling.

The winner this week was Ilya!

After fifteen weeks, the standings are as follows:

Player	Points	Correct Answers
Mike	8	6
Suzanne	7	4
Konstantin	4	8
Ilya	3	11
Hilary	3	1
Jeff Porten	2	3
Jim	0	1
Jason	0	2
Harmon	0	1
Lee Salz	0	1

Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #15

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #15. Here’s this week’s puzzle:

Week #15
Category:	Music
Difficulty:	Easy
Clue:	For these guys, life is mostly black and white

Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.

Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.

Good luck!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #14 puzzle:

Week #14
Category:	Sports
Difficulty:	Medium
Clue:	These two guys are charged with protecting a very specific region of New York City
Answer:	Alex Rodriguez & Derek Jeter
This week, we honor the return of Major League Baseball with two of the game’s greats – Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. The region of New York they are charged with protecting, of course, is the left side of the Yankee infield, up at 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx.

The winner this week was Konstantin!

After fourteen weeks, the standings are as follows:

Player	Points	Correct Answers
Mike	8	6
Suzanne	7	4
Konstantin	4	7
Hilary	3	1
Ilya	2	10
Jeff Porten	2	3
Jim	0	1
Jason	0	2
Harmon	0	1
Lee Salz	0	1

Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #14

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #14. Here’s this week’s puzzle:

Week #14
Category:	Sports
Difficulty:	Medium
Clue:	These two guys are charged with protecting a very specific region of New York City

Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.

Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.

Good luck!

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