Seniors, Your

Prom Has been

scheduled!!!!!!

Mark the calendar:

Thursday MAY 24th

7pm—11pm

SAT TESTING:

December 2, 2017 -

Register for test by

November 2, 2017

and Late Date to

Registration is

November 21, 2017.

Now is also the

time to start thinking

about your senior

dues. SENIOR

PACKAGES ARE ON

SALE NOW. These

dues pay for your

cap and gown for

graduation. You can

also make optional

purchases with

extra money. You

can buy a yearbook,

Senior class T-

Shirt, and other

graduation swag.

And don’t forget

about the Senior

Prom and cookout at

the end of the school

year!

Please see Mr.

Phillips/Ms. Tunstall

to get forms, ask

questions or to make

any payments! Club & Groups 2

Student Awards 3

Sporting News 3

Staff News 3

Just For Fun 4

Important Dates 5

Letters to Editor 5

Sponsors 6

Principal’s Vision 6

Inside this issue:

Senior NewsSenior NewsSenior News

December 2017 Volume 1 Issue 3

Cougar Chronicle

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eMail:

Gary.puzella@pgcps.org

Senior Picture Make Up Date & Community Service Opportunities

COMMUNITY SERVICE

There are 3 Drives going on to

earn hours, they are:

New & Used blankets and

sleeping bags, New gloves,

mittens, scarfs, socks & used

winter coats and toiletries.

See Dr. Williams for more info.

ATTENTION SENIORS

Thursday January 11th is

Senior Picture Make up

Day. If you missed your

chance to get your Senior

Picture taken, here is your

opportunity to get your

Senior Picture taken.

Featured Story

Croom Media Center

CLICK HERE to

read the story (pg. 2)

Clubs and Organizations are a

great way to share your hobbies

and interests with others.

The options for clubs are limited

to your imagination.

Give it try, you will enjoy it!

How about a Guitar Club? Or even

a Music Club, a Chess Club a Book

Club, even a Sign Language club!

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Club, Group & Organization News

Have you

been to the

Media Center

(MC) lately?

You should

“check it

out”, it’s not

just books.

Ms. Rhonda Johnson is

our media specialist and

has some fun things going

on at the MC.

It would be hard to not

have visited the MC at

some point. Books on the

inside and the monthly

bulletin board on the out-

side in the main lobby. The

board has an awesome

collection of useful info and

fun facts!

In addition to the books,

the bookcases are adorned

with beautiful and creative

artwork. This craft class

has exposed our students

to some classic works and

artists like

Andy Warhol.

He was an

American art-

ist, director

and producer

who was a lead-

ing figure in the

visual art move-

ment known as

pop art.

You can also

see work that shows the crea-

tivity and of Pablo

Picasso. He is

Regarded as one

of the most influen-

tial artists of the

20th century, he is

known for co-

founding

the Cubist movement, the co-

invention

of collage, and

for the wide vari-

ety of styles that

he helped devel-

op and explore,

much like Ms.

Johnson does

with her classes.

But wait, there’s more. The

MC is home for our books as

well as the home for our female

fellowship organization called

My Sisters Keeper. Recently

they worked on posters that

expressed how

they feel about

themselves in a

positive and

beautiful way.

And if that is

not enough,

the MC is

also home to

many other groups here at

Croom, like Staff Meetings,

PTA, Testing, AVP, PD’s

Leadership Team, Guest

Speakers, and a lunch

room hang out. And did I

mention books? Get your-

self a good book and read;

reading just makes you

smarter, it’s a fact.

Ms. Johnson also talked

about how the MC can be a

good resource for the staff.

The MC is always ready to

help by collaborating with

staff to coordinate support

with you curricular needs.

“Don’t judge a book

by its movie”

-Rhonda Johnson

Featured Story: What’s Going On At The Media Center?

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Student ROARS Awards

(Respectful, Organized,

Achieving, Responsible and

Self-Disciplined), were held

on Thursday December 7th.

ROARS Awards

Paulina Blanco, Wonnae

Bridgeforth, Trevor Brooks,

Aaric Burton, Ashanti Crider,

Keonte Dennis, Damontae

Erby, Shanteas Goodman,

Kiersten King, Alec Martin,

Verena Mathis, Tiasia

Milliner, Omari Mitchell,

Ta’Quan Moore, Delron

Norris, Theresina Perry,

Shavona Pierce, Gibril

Saheed, Kammay Saunsers-

White, Michaela Swinson,

Malik Turley, Tyreese Wash-

ington, Iveri Wheeler,

Timmondra Wildes. James

Willaims & Torain Williams.

Perfect Attendance

Jon Bean, Oma’ri Edwards &

Malique Harden.

Attendance Recognitio

Paulina Blanco, Wonnae’

Bridgeforth, Aaric Burton,

Mary Jane Clark, Keonte

Dennis, Damontae Erby,

Danielle Fernand, Milena

Hamilton, Alec Martin,

Ta’Quan Moore, Shavona

Pierce, Gary Isaiah Russell,

Kammay Saunsers-White,

Anaya Scott, Michaela

Swinson, Malik Turley, Iveri

Wheeler, Timmondra Wildes.

Principal’s Honors

Mary Hussain, Taisia Milliner

& Gibril Saheed

We would like to wish

Happy December Birthdays

to:

Mr. Henderson (1),

Mr. Estonactoc (10),

Ms. Stell(13),

Mrs. Hayes (19)

Mr. Hartwell (29)

Congratulations go out to

Lafiya Tunstall for being

selected as the Employee of

the Month for September

2017.

Congratulations also go out

to Paulette Gaines for being

selected as Employee of the

Month for October 2017

Student ROARS Awards Assembly

Staff News

Volume 1 Issue 3 Page 3

In addition, Croom will

have a cheer squad once

again this year.

Please

see Mrs.

Gaines or

Ms. James

for More

Information.

The Croom Basketball

team will be playing games

throughout December.

(The full schedule was not

available at

the time of

publication)

The Croom Cougar Chronicle Sports Beat—Your Name Here!

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Just for Fun! - Christmas Around the World

Shops close early on Christmas

eve, so remember that you have to

get your Christmas shopping done

until lunchtime.

England

In England, Christmas decorations

start early. Many families decorate

their houses with lots of fairy lights

and sparkling displays. Often the

house owners collect donations

from visitors to their displays in aid

of local charities. So remember if

you like a display place some

spare coins into the honesty boxes

and help the good causes.

Christmas is celebrated

on the 25th of December.

Norway

In Norway, children wait for

‘Julenisse’, the Norwegian Santa

Claus. On Christmas Eve, the

‘Julenisse’, brings presents to the

children. During the month of

December, children wait

eagerly for ‘Jul’, that is

how they call Christmas.

Iceland

In Iceland, children put their shoes

on the windowsill so the ‘Juletide

Lads’, the Santa Claus, fills the

shoes with little goodies. Christ-

mas celebrations in Iceland start

on 24th of December, Christmas

eve. Families get together and

enjoy good food and many visit

midnight mass.

Philippines

In the Philippines there is a special

tradition of having a Christmas

lantern, which is called ‘paról’; the

lantern is star-shaped, like the star

of Bethlehem, and mainly made

out of bamboo and paper. The

Christmas lanterns are on sale

during Christmas time in the many

markets in the Philippines.

Singapore

In Singapore, about two in ten

people are Christians. Christmas

however is very commercialized in

Singapore. Stunning decorations

can be seen everywhere in the

main shopping district.

Australia

In Australia, it is tradition in

the weeks up to Christmas to join

in Christmas picnics organized by

various churches and sing

Christmas carols on the beach. As

Australia is on the southern

hemisphere, Christmas is in

summer time and thus it is easy to

understand that during Christmas

time friends and family

often gather at the beach.

Brazil

In Brazil, you will often find a

‘presepio’, a crib or nativity scene,

in front of a church. The ‘Papai

Noel’, or Father Christmas, travels

from Greenland to Brazil to give

presents to Brazilian kids. Often

the year end is celebrated with

fireworks. In Brazil, you say ‘Bom

Natal’ or ‘Boas Festes’ if you wish

somebody Merry Christmas.

South Africa

In South Africa, people celebrate

Christmas Day with the family

often with a ‘braai’, similar to a

BBQ, as it is summer season there

as well. Many people visit

Christmas mass as well.

USA

Christmas is celebrated on 25th

December. On Christmas Day,

families get together for a festive

meal after exchanging gifts.

Merry Xmas! Xmas

stands for Christmas,

the X symbolizes the

cross.

More than 160 countries

celebrate Christmas. A few

countries refer to the hol-

iday as Family Day, including An-

gola and Uruguay. Some countries

--like Jordan and Pakistan--

designate December 25th as an

official holiday only for Christians.

France

In many regions in France,

Christmas celebrations start with

St Nicholas day on the 6th of

December. Then children get

sweets and little gifts. Cities are

decorated in France, especially in

the Alsace region, where they say

the first decorated Christmas

trees appeared as far back as the

14th century.

Italy

In Italy, a nativity scene, a

‘presepe’, is usually put up in

churches, town squares and often

in houses and is for many the most

important parts of Christmas

decorations. In Italy, ‘Babbo

Natale’, that's how Father

Christmas is called in Italian,

hands out presents to children on

Christmas Day. Still in many

families, gifts are exchanged only

on January 6 that is the day of

Epiphany. The people wish each

other ‘Buon Natale’, which

means Merry Christmas.

Germany

In the weeks leading up to

Christmas, Christmas markets are

set up on main squares in many

cities. Houses are often decorat-

ed with lights and ornaments in

December, however the Christmas

tree is usually only put up in the

homes only in the morning of the

24th of December. Festive

Christmas celebrations in

Germany begin on the 24th of

December, on Christmas Eve.

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Croom High School 9400 Surratts Road

Cheltenham, MD 20623

1. You should bring copies of

your resume. If you don’t have

one, definitely make one.

2. Bring a folder to keep your

resume looking good.

3. Bring a list of 3 people who

know you or worked with you,

include phone numbers and

email addresses.

4. Bring a pen and a pad to

take notes. It will show you are

interested in the job, and you can

write down things you need to

remember.

5. Bring questions you can ask

during or at the end of the inter-

view. How does the company

define and measure success?

What’s the most important thing I

can accomplish in the first 60

Dear Editor,

I recently interview d for a job. The interview was very short and I did not get the job, what do I need to do to get a job?

- I Need A Job

Dear INAJ, That is a great

question. I was not there for

your interview, so I do not know

exactly what when on, but I can

tell you what things you should

do for the next interview.

days? What do you do to encour-

age camaraderie and collabora-

tion among co-workers? How do

managers provide feedback to

employees?

6. Bring a smile; A positive

attitude make a huge difference!

7. Do NOT bring gum, food,

drinks, excessive jewelry or your

parents (yes that DOES happen)

GOOD LUCK!

-The Editor

Letters to the Editor

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

December 8 F Professional Development 2 Hr.

Early Dismissal for Students

December 12 T Staff Meeting 8:30 am

Grade Window Opens

December 25-29 M-F X-Mas Holiday/Winter Break

January 1 M New Years Day Holiday

January 11 TH Senior Picture Makeup Day

January 15 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day

School Closed

January 25 TH End of Second Quarter

Cougar Chronicle Staff Editor Gary

Puzzella Asst. Editor Maybe You? Sports Maybe You? Photographer Maybe You? Editorials Maybe You?

Important Dates To Remember

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What Mr. Henderson “C’s”

What do you C?

This is what we want everybody to C;

A Caring and Committed Campus Community where a

Challenging Curriculum produces Citizens that are College

and or Career ready.

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