What is pi?

Pi is the Greek symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is also an irrational number, which means that it will continue infinitely without repeating. Pi has also been calculated by computers and was found to be 1 trillion digits past the decimal. 

An example of what pi looks like:

3.14159265358979323846264338327950288…

Oh Number PI

Oh, number Pi
Oh, number Pi
Your digits are unending,
Oh, number Pi
Oh, number Pi
No pattern are you sending.
You’re three point one four one five nine,
And even more if we had time,
Oh, number Pi
Oh, number Pi
For circle lengths unbending.

Oh, number Pi
Oh, number Pi
You are a number very sweet,
Oh, number Pi
Oh, number Pi
Your uses are so very neat.
There’s 2 Pi r and Pi r squared,
A half a circle and you’re there,
Oh, number Pi
Oh, number Pi
We know that Pi’s a tasty treat.

To enjoy more Pi Day, get your Pi gear at www.piday.org, and learn the Pi Day songs at www.winternet.com/~mchristi/piday.html.

Tuesday 3/9

Wednesday 3/10

Thursday 3/11

Friday 3/12

Weekend Weather Report for 3/13 – 3/14

Saturday 3/13

Sunday 3/14

Information retrieved from www.weather.com

Weather forecasts are subject to change.

All of my tips are from fashionising.com, if you want more in depth details go on the site, its great. Hot pants are back and hotter than ever. Here’s the thing with hot pants; they can either be fierce or just plain trashy. I guess it all depends on the body and the personality of the person wearing the pants. Boy shorts are popular as well, according to fashionising.com the shorts have to have a specific hemline or the look just doesn’t work.  I hate when fashion tries to complicate the simplest things, especially something as simple as boy shorts, I mean seriously who has time to measure out the hemline of shorts! An alternative to the tight shorts are the tap pants. There a little more chic, boyish and in my opinion very adorable, plus they look very comfortable. They remind me of pajama shorts. Many people say that pain is beauty and sometimes you have to be uncomfortable to look fashionable, but that just isn’t the case to me. You’re fashionable if you love what you’re wearing and feel comfortable, tugging here and there is not a good look! Body suits are in as well. Pair them with a blazer and your one hot mama, literally. Ok so this is fashionable this season, but don’t you think is just a little trashy to walk down the street in basically just a jacket and underwear, but I guess the jacket adds class to the look. There seems to be a clear distinction between all three pairs of pants. Hot pants have a negative hemline, are cut up the upper thigh, can be mid or high waisted and reveal just a little bit of your bum. Boy shorts and short shorts have a neutral hemline, sit under the cheeks and are generally low waited, although some designers break the rules. Top pants normally have a hem no longer than 2 inches whether straight or ruffled, there not form fitting and are usually influenced by lingerie. Body suits have more of a negative hemline and reveal a large portion of the bum (how nice); the sarcasm is killing me. 

Knee high socks are key for the spring season according to fashionising.com. Think of catholic school girl. You cant just put on a pair of these socks and expect to be a fashionista, pick a length that will suit your body shape. If you have big thighs, these socks will draw too much attention to them and make them look bigger, so I guess this is a plus for someone who actually wants bigger thighs. Avoid pairing these socks with a plaid skirt because this will give a school girl look as I mentioned before. These socks actually look pretty good when paired with the right outfit, and they can even make your legs look longer. A new trend for 2010 is the futuristic warrior, this look is a combination of military style and tribal gear, think Last of the Mohicans, actually that’s not a good idea since I never even saw that movie. This style draws inspiration from ancient Rome, Egypt to Celtic warriors. Key elements for this look is metal plating, tribal wear and leather tunics.  This look doesn’t have many rules so you can mix and match and change the style up any way you want to.  High dress splits are in this season and the more leg the better. There doesn’t seem to be much sophistication to any of these looks, there very revealing and don’t leave much if any to the imagination. What happened to self-respect? Why do you have to show all of your body to be glam and fashionable? These dresses must be worn with heels; flat shoes wouldn’t go with this look. Shaving is a MUST! I would hate to see someone with a dress like this on with legs as hairy as a gorilla.  There are still many styles that are a must for spring and hopefully they will be more refined than the one’s I’ve seen so far. –Stacey Moore

How can I sign up? All you need is to get a registration form from Mrs. Arsenau in the gym, fill it out and return it to her, get your envelope, and start raising money for the cause. Another way you can register is by going to http://www.americanheart.org/hoops.

The Dundalk High School activities will include: a freshmen against sophomore game, a junior against senior game, a three point shot competition for seniors, and a faculty game. “Right now we have twenty five students participating in Hoops for Heart, and I would like every student to raise at least one dollar.” Mrs. Arseneau. These events are open to the entire Dundalk community, not just Dundalk High School. You can buy a Hoops for Heart t-shirt for fifteen dollars to show your Dundalk pride.

For more information you can go to http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2441.

How can you participate?

On March 4 all you have to do is speak well, write well, and spread the word. We want people to think about language and how to use it properly. 

The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar provided 10 grammar tips you should follow for National Grammar Day:

 1.      Me, myself, and I – an intensive or reflexive intensive pronoun; you use it for emphasis, or to refer to yourself as the subject of the sentence.

2.      Is it “good” or “well”? – when using “well’ in a sentence, it describes your state of health; using “good” in a sentence tells everything in your life is just fine.

3.      Less vs. fewer – use “less” when you’re talking about an amount of something that can’t be divided into units; use “fewer” when you’re talking about a quantity that can be divided or measured.

4.      Which vs. that- use “that” for restrictive clauses and “which” for non-restrictive clauses.

5.      i.e vs. e.g – i.e stands for “that is”; e.g stands for “for example”.

6.      affect vs. effect – use “effect” for a verb of change, and “affect” as a noun for clinical settings.

7.      insure vs. ensure – insure specifically means to protect against risk; ensure means to make certain.

8.      To split, or not to split: the truth about split infinitives – an infinitive is a “to” plus a verb. DO NOT split the infinitive by sticking an adverb between the “to” and the verb!

9.      A preposition you can’t refuse – you can’t end a sentence with a preposition.

10.  Conjunction function – DO NOT start a sentence with a conjunction.

           Source: http://nationalgrammarday.com/

On February 5, 2010 Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey were hit with a MAJOR Snow storm. The blizzard of 2010 is the biggest blizzard in history. When the Blizzard hit, it caused a lot of school closings and power outages. The snow storm caused all Maryland schools and businesses to be closed for many days. The snow storm had affected all the people through out the state of Maryland.

          Due to the amount of snow that had fallen, the firehouse in Dundalk MD caught on fire. The firehouse that caught on fire was Station 6 at Dunmanway and Merritt Boulevard, a block from Dundalk high school. The caused of the fire was the two-armed blazed after 3am, which caused the roof to collapse.  There was a lot of damage done to the new fire truck that they had just brought in. It has not been in service yet. In addition two fire engines, two paramedics unit and a U.S army Humvee that were destroyed in the fire.

Todd Crandell and Jordan Hadfield are two politicians running in the upcoming campaigns for Delegate and State Senate. Todd Crandell is a Business Consultant who is running for Delegate in District 6 and he is running against Joseph Minnick, John Olszewski, and Michael Weir. Jordan Hadfield is running for State Senate in District 6, he is running against Senator Norman Stone Jr.

Todd Crandell says that he loves helping people; that is why he loves his job as a Business Consultant. “I would have to say, the thing I like most about my job is how much I help people.” On February 9, 2010, right after Maryland was hit by the gigantic blizzard, Todd Crandell and his partner who is running for State Senate, Jordan Hadfield, went door-to-door and shoveled snow for their fellow citizens. They called this campaign effort, “Can You Dig It?” They and many other 6^th District candidates shoveled out more than three dozen homes and informed people about what they are running for and what they plan on doing if they are elected. The next day they continued to give out the free service to anyone who requested their assistance.

Mr. Crandell and Mr. Hadfield also hold another campaign effort called “Coffee and Tea”. In this event, Todd Crandell and Jordan Hadfield go to different homes around Maryland and discuss what is on their mind, and what is on the listeners mind. Here is how it works. You contact Jordan Hadfield or Todd Crandell, you invite anyone you please, whether for political reasons or just for a get-together, and Jordan and Todd will bring the food and drinks.

Here at Dundalk High, we wish the best of luck to Jordan and Todd in their upcoming campaigns.

SGA avoided keeping students from missing a whole day of classes by speaking to the Red Cross about ensuring that their equipment is in perfect working order and have a back up machine just in case. This blood drive was a huge success because of the amount of people who couldn’t give blood during first one because of low iron levels and because they didn’t weigh enough to give blood. Some foods you can eat to promote higher iron levels are: eggs, oatmeal, strawberries, dates, shrimp, hamburgers, black-eyed peas, dry peaches, turkey, potatoes and chocolate.

There are certain weight restrictions for giving blood. The height and weight requirement for boys are: 4’ 10” you must weigh at least 120 pounds, 4’ 11” you must weigh at least 115, and if you are 5’ or taller you must weigh at least 110 pounds. Girls height and weight requirements are: 4’ 10” must weigh at least 146 pounds, 4’ 11” must weigh at least 141 pounds, 5’ must weigh at least 138 pounds, 5’ 1” must weigh at least 133 pounds, 5’ 2” must weigh at least 129 pounds, 5’ 3” must weigh at least 124 pounds, 5’ 4” must weigh at least 118 pounds, 5’ 5” you must weigh 115 pounds and 5’ 6” or taller must weigh at least 110 pounds. So, make sure you weigh enough for the next blood drive, eat breakfast the day of, and be sure to eat plenty of strawberries and chocolate the days before!

Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28^th 1986, the eldest child of Italian-American parents in New York City. At the age of 4 she began playing the piano by ear. By age 11 she was set to join Julliard School in Manhattan, but instead went attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private Roman Catholic school.  At age 13 she wrote her first piano ballad and by 14 she was singing at open mic night. Gaga was often teased for being too weird and eccentric (that’s hard to believe) so she decided to tone her look down. She has said that she has often felt like a freak. At the age of 17 Gaga gained early admission to the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. At this school she studied music and improved her song writing skills greatly, she later withdrew from the school to pursue her music career. At the age of 19 she signed with Def Jam Records after Island Def Jam Music Group Chairman and CEO LA Reid heard her singing down the hallway from his office, three months later she was dropped from Def Jam Records. She began taking drugs and performing at burlesque shows. Music producer gave her the name of Lady Gaga; it was taken from the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga”. After her name was changed to Gaga, she didn’t want to be known as Stefani again. She began writing songs for Brittany Spears, New Kids On the Block, The Pussy Cat Dolls and Fergie. Akon recognized her vocal talent so he convinced interscope to give her a chance. She became a big success drawing influence from glam rock stars Queen and David Bowe.

Her influences include Michael Jackson, Madonna, David Bowe, and Freddie Mercury. Fashion wise she draws inspiration from Grace Jones. Lady Gaga’s fashion is crazy, over the top and very avant-garde. I consider her a fashion icon simply because she is her own person. In my opinion a fashion icon isn’t always someone that dresses normal or even someone who dresses well, but someone that is different and will catch the attention of others, I think Gaga has that in the bag. So this poses a question, do you think Lady Gaga is a fashion icon or a fashion nightmare? Don’t think of it in the sense as if you would wear her clothing or not because I don’t think most people would, think of how unique you think she is or isn’t for that matter. – Stacey Moore