3 Things

3 things to know for April 29: Voting, Volleyball Clinches, Hat Day

April 29, 2022

1. Voting

Attention students that are 18 or will be turning 18 within the next few months! Have you registered to vote yet? Do you know HOW to register? Voting is one of our most valued rights and one of our most important responsibilities as US Citizens. This coming Tuesday is the preliminaries, and the state elections are in November. If you are 18 or will be turning 18 soon, please stop down to see Mrs. Self to pick up a packet that contains information on how to register, where to vote, and why it’s so important! It is your duty as an American Citizen to participate in your local, state, and national elections! Stop in today to pick up a packet from Mrs. Self in room E302.

2. Volleyball Clinches

Derry beat Mars 3-1 to clinch a playoff berth for the 25th consecutive season. Scores were 25-13, 21-25, 25-18 and 25-18. Nick Allison led Derry with 10 kills. Gabe Carbonara and Ethan Frye each added 7 kills. Elijah Wigand had 16 digs and Matt Rhoades had 35 assists. Congratulations!

Derry JV won 2-1. Scores were 25-12, 13-25 and 15-10. Cam McNichol had 7 kills to lead Derry. Duke Klapchar and Mason Beeman each added 5 kills. Johnathan Shumaker had 17 assists.

3. Hat Day

Today is Hat Day to benefit Fun Day! Stickers are being sold for $1 in E307.

LUNCH

Pizza Round, Green Beans, Fruit, and Milk

TODAY’S QUOTE

I’ve been working so hard for this moment; I can’t wait for it to continue and be part of the team and get right back to work honestly.

Said new Steelers’ 1st draft pick, Kenny Pickett, in response to replacing Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers will hold a quarterback competition between Pickett, Trubisky and Mason Rudolph this summer, and heading into the beginning of offseason workouts, the rookie seems to quickly become the favorite.

TODAY’S NUMBER: 5

At last night’s NFL draft, the first five picks of the draft were all on the defensive side of the ball. It was the first time since 1991 that the first five picks of the draft were all defensive players. In 1991, the first six picks were all defenders (and it should be noted, none turned out to be big stars).