3 things to know for November 23: Homeroom Meetings, Frostburg University, After School Program

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First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2021 White House Christmas tree at the White House, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Washington. This year???s tree is an 18.5-foot Fraser fir presented by Rusty and Beau Estes of Peak Farms in Jefferson, N.C. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

1. Homeroom Meetings

Class Officers in F312, and Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy in the Library

2. Frostburg University

Representatives from Frostburg University is visiting the high school today during homeroom for all interested juniors and seniors. Please sign up using the Counseling Office Google Classroom.

3. After School Program

Today, students who attend the after school program will meet in F316, Mr. Tatone’s room with Mrs. Fuller.

LUNCH TALK

Chicken Wrap with shredded lettuce and cheese, Mixed Vegetables, Apple juice, and your choice of milk

Is your family thinking about deep-frying the turkey? Read this first.

TODAY’S QUOTE

What started as a temporary measure driven by the pandemic is now our new standard.

Target CEO Brian Cornell saying after announcing that Target will close all of its stores on Thanksgiving every year from 2021 on. Target closed stores last year on Thanksgiving due to the pandemic and had previously announced it will close this Thanksgiving too.

TODAY’S NUMBER: 74

(Yahoo News!) – Even though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on, nearly three-quarters of Americans (74 percent) now say their lives have returned to “normal,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

It’s a number that underscores both the progress made possible by safe and effective vaccines and the challenges ahead as the holidays approach and yet another winter wave gets underway in the United States.

AND FINALLY…

(CNN) – First lady Jill Biden kicked off the evergreen annual process of decking the White House halls on Monday afternoon when she received the official 2021 White House Christmas tree.

The 18-and-a-half-foot Fraser fir hails from Peak Farms of Jefferson, North Carolina, and was presented by Rusty and Beau Estes, the National Christmas Tree Association’s 2021 grand champion growers — a title they also received during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. Dale Haney, the White House’s superintendent of grounds, and James Pinkerton, the White House garden supervisor, traveled to Peak Farms earlier this year to personally select the tree from the national Christmas tree contest winners.