February 26, 1919
Two national parks preserved, 10 years apart * On this day in history, two national parks were established in the United States 10 years apart–the Grand Canyon in 1919 and the Grand Tetons in 1929.
Please note the following Tournament Game changes:
Thursday 2/27
4:30 p.m. FHGS 7/8 Girls vs. Otter Valley 7th Girls
5:30 p.m. Barstow 7/8 Girls vs. Poultney 7/8 Girls
6:30 p.m. winner game 10 vs. winner game 8
7:30 p.m. winner game 9 vs. winner game 11
Thank you for your flexibility.
UPK Universal Screening
Middle School Winter Sports Beat * BVS/OVS 7/8 Boys vs. Barstow 7/8 Boys AT FHGS * Bus leave time 500pm from bvs and 515pm from ovs (parents please stay with athletes until they are on the bus)
*** if they win they will play Wed 2/26 700pm*** , bus time will be sent in email
Quote of the Day
Young Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston for first world title * On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round technical knockout. The dreaded Liston, who had twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round, was an 8-to-1 favorite. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round.
Students of the Month * Congratulations to the following students of the month for exhibiting exceptionally noticeable values of caring during the school day and therefore being a tremendous role-model to your fellow students.
OVS Quote of the Day
Alamo defenders call for help
* On February 24, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army.
FHGS 2020 Invitational Basketball Tournament Info:
Letter: https://5il.co/d30y
7/8 Tournament Schedule: https://5il.co/d30z
5/6 Tournament Schedule: https://5il.co/d310
Discover Slate Valley's new approach to happy and healthy young people on March 5.
Middle School Winter Sports Beat * Thursday, Feb 13th *
5/6 Girls HOME vs. FHGS 430pm game
7/8 Boys HOME vs. FHGS 530pm game
Quote of the Day
February 13, 1861
First Medal of Honor action * The earliest military action to be revered with a Medal of Honor award is performed by Colonel Bernard J.D. Irwin, an assistant army surgeon serving in the first major U.S.-Apache conflict. Near Apache Pass, in southeastern Arizona, Irwin, an Irish-born doctor, volunteered to go to the rescue of Second Lieutenant George N. Bascom, who was trapped with 60 men of the U.S. Seventh Infantry by the Chiricahua Apaches.
Please note: March 20th will now be a student day.
Middle School Winter Sports Beat * Wednesday, Feb 12th * 5/6 Girls practice at BVS 430-600pm
OVS Quote of the Day
February 12, 1809 * Abraham Lincoln is born * Future president Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. *
Lincoln, one of America’s most admired presidents, grew up a member of a poor family in Kentucky and Indiana. He attended school for only one year, but thereafter read on his own in a continual effort to improve his mind. As an adult, he lived in Illinois and performed a variety of jobs including stints as a postmaster, surveyor and shopkeeper, before entering politics. He served in the Illinois legislature from 1834 to 1842 and in Congress from 1847-1849, and then became an attorney. In 1842, Lincoln married Mary Todd; together, the pair raised four sons.
Middle School Winter Sports Beat * Tuesday, Feb 11th BVS/OVS 7/8 Boys AWAY vs. West Rutland 5:30pm game * Bus leave time 400pm from BVS, 415pm from OVS. (Parents please stay with your athlete until on the bus - thanks)
Thanks - good luck to all the athletes.
OVS Quote of the Day
