3 things to know for February 8: Doubleheader Action, Flowers, Senior Slideshow

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1. Doubleheader Action

The Trojan basketball teams both played last night in a back-t0-back. The boys defeated visiting Apollo Ridge, 68-35, and on their senior night, the girls lost to Burrell, 51-43. Leading scorers for both Trojan teams were Tyson Webb and Gabe Carbonara (17) and Tiana Moracco (25).

2. Flowers

The Trojan Florist is selling Valentine’s Day flowers during all lunches on Monday, February 14th. Single stem red roses will be $2/piece and single stem carnations will be $1. Cash only.

3. Senior Slideshow

Seniors, have you submitted photos for the senior slide show yet?  Don’t be left out! Please submit them at http://photos.dasd.us/. If you have printed photos, take them to Mrs. Dorazio in G403 marked with your name and homeroom.

LUNCH TALK

Chicken & Biscuits, Whipped Potatoes, Seasoned Carrots, Applesauce or Fresh Fruit, and Milk

(CNN) – Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of millions rushed online to celebrate the teenage freeski sensation winning her first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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TODAY’S QUOTE

Victories are hard won and defeats happen overnight.

Says Cyrus Mehri, a civil rights lawyer, about the allegations of league-wide racial discrimination and team interviews with minority candidates conducted in bad faith in the NFL.

TODAY’S NUMBER: $6.6 billion

(CNN) – That’s the value of the proposed merger between Spirit and Frontier Airlines. The combination of the two low-fare carriers would create America’s fifth-largest airline. The companies have yet to say what brand they’ll fly under or who would lead management of the new airline. The combined company would offer more than 1,000 daily flights to over 145 destinations.

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AND FINALLY…

A young boy snuck a book he wrote onto a library shelf. Now he has more than 100 people waiting to check it out.

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