STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS At SJH SUCCESS IS OUR ONLY OPTION April 12, 2021 MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of St. James High School is to empower all students with skills necessary to reach their highest level of academic achievement: MOTTO: T*H*D*E: TRADITION (To Leave a legacy) HONOR: (To Love), DISCIPLINE (To Learn), and EXCELLENCE: (To Live) WORD OF THE DAY: Lackluster (a) dull; lacking luster or shine, mediocre SENTENCE: The actor gave a lackluster performance. BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy birthday today to ZACK GRAVOIS & HANNAH GRAVOIS. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dress Down Days – April 21 – 22 ($1.00) Superheroes to the Rescue: Dress Code: Blue Jeans with no holes, superhero shirts, superhero costumes and purple shirts are allowed. No leggings, hoodies, slides or slippers are allowed. All proceeds will be used to support Relay for Life. The ACT Wall of Fame will be updated with those who have scored a 21 or higher on the ACT. REMINDER: If you have an updated ACT score, please let Ms. Bell know so she can update your score on the wall. COUNSELOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reminder: Please check the wall and Google Classroom for scholarship updates. SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS: There will be mandatory football grass drill practice beginning today immediately after the dismissal bell. Physical packets are due for A day students on April 12 and B day students April 13th. See Coach Valdez. Athletic physicals will be held on April 19th in the morning and April 20th in the afternoon. See Coach Valdez. LUNCH MENU: PIZZA – CORN – MXIED FRUITS – GRAHAM CRACKERS QUOTE OF THE DAY ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Yuri Kochiyama, revolutionary civil rights activist During her childhood, Yuri Kochiyama was deeply impacted by her forced relocation to a Japanese internment camp, and later, her friendship as an adult with Malcolm X, and helped define American activism in the 20th century. Kochiyama began her work in advocacy in her 30s by organizing school boycotts to demand desegregated education for inner-city children in New York City’s Harlem. She spent the rest of her life advocating for Black, Latinx, Native American, and Asian-American communities. In the 1980s, Kochiyama and her husband pushed for reparations to the Japanese-Americans who had been incarcerated during World War II and a formal apology from the government. The campaign succeeded, and led to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Her verbal support of certain radically left figures, like Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong, made her a complex and sometimes controversial figure, especially posthumously, but Kochiyama’s impact on history is undeniable. Have a MARVELOUS MONDAY! Make this a GREAT day or not, the choice is up to YOU! .