Secondary Principal’s Report

September 17, 2007

Secondary Enrollment

2007-2008 7th – 31 8th – 24 9th – 21 10th – 22 11th – 29 12th – 25 Total – 152

2006-2007 7th – 24 8th – 19 9th – 21 10th – 29 11th – 24 12th – 36 Total – 153

ACT Information

Composite State 22.1 Pender 22.3

Mathematics State 21.8 Pender 21.9

English State 21.6 Pender 21.6

Reading State 22.4 Pender 22.6

Science State 21.9 Pender 22.5

Foreign Exchange Student

Came to Pender Monday, (9-10-07) Female from Germany Sandra Droessigk Staying with the Potter family

Donations

Two instruments have been donated to the band programTrumpet Mike and Glenda GatzmeyerSaxophone Steve and Jeanne Hansen

Band instrument donation drive Lied Center donations

Mathematics Portfolio Review

Our STARS assessment process for mathematics will be reviewed November 1

We are working very hard to get ready for the review

Homecoming

October 12 All events will take place on Friday night Coronation halftime of the football

game Dance after the football game,

approximately 9:30 to 12:00

Athletics Update

Volleyball Varsity 3-8 JV 1-2

Girls Golf The girls are working hard

at improving their skills. 2 invitational meets, 2

medals.

Football Varsity 3-0 JV 1-0

Cross Country Times are getting better Medalists in both of the first

two invitational meets

Activities Update

FFA Farm Safety Day – September 14 Students from our FFA along with students from Emerson

teamed up to give elementary students a day full of learning

Elementary students from Pender, Wakefield, and Walthill attended

10 stations Combine, Living Model Farm, Farm Chemical Equipment, Animals, Car Rollover, Chemical Look Alikes, ATV, Lawn Mowers, Safety Pictionary, Electricity

2 general sessions Rescue, Large Equipment Demonstration

Planetarium

Physics classes attended the Planetarium at Wayne State College

Students learned about constellations and much more

Helped give a better picture after a star gazing activity held earlier

Constitution Day

Required by law to recognize this day at school

September 17, 2007 is the national holiday “Constitution Day”. Today the nation honors the writing and adoption of the constitution by which each American has been given their rights and freedoms by the most democratic government in the world. On September 17, 1787, government officials met with one item on their agenda. That item was to sign the Constitution of the United States of America. The Constitution, signed in Philadelphia, represents the greatest expression of statesmanship and compromise ever written. In just four hand-written pages, the Constitution gives us no less than the owners' manual to the greatest form of government the world has ever known. So, take time today to honor your country in the celebration of “Constitution Day”.