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ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS
Hello Monday! Start your week with a deep breath, a smile, and a heart and mind full of positive energy, EAGLE NATION! Winter athletics kicks into full gear this week, so please make sure you check out the team schedules below. Out of 57,558 farmers in New York, most are over the age of 55. In fact, the average age of a New York farmer is 56.7 years old, up from 55.8 years in 2017. Make sure you get those snowblowers filled and running tonight, so they are ready for the snow coming in tomorrow.
Remember, keep it classy, Eagle Nation!
Winter Team Sport Shops are Open
Girls Basketball Sprint Shop
Boys Basketball Sprint Shop
Cheer Sprint Shop
Wrestling Sprint Shop
Fun fact of the day: Ant-eaters have no teeth. Instead, they use their tongue to eat food
Did you know? The longest boxing match in history lasted 7 hours and 19 minutes for 110 rounds in 1893.
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On this date in sports:
- In 1912, Boston Braves MLB franchise owner James Gaffney bought the Allston Golf Club on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, with a plan to construct a ballpark there; ground breaking for Braves Field started on March 20, 1915.
- In 1924, the Boston Bruins beat fellow expansion team Montreal Maroons, 2-1 at Boston Arena; the first NHL game to be played in the United States.
- In 1940, four sets of brothers played in one NHL game as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the NY Rangers 4-1: Lynn & Muzz Patrick and Neil & Mac Colville (Rangers); Max & Doug Bentley and Bob & Bill Carse (Chicago).
- In 1954, NY Yankees and Baltimore Orioles completed the largest trade in MLB history as 17 players, including Don Larsen, Gene Woodling, and Bob Turley, changed teams; the first phase of the transaction began on November 18 and concluded today after the MLB draft.
- In 1964, after just 3 seasons in MLB, the Houston Colt .45s changed the name of the team to the Astros; owners say the move signals a step into the future for the franchise and the city of Houston.
Today is National Pie Day!!!!!
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***Some Reminders!!!!***
- 12/07 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- 12/09 - Senior High Concert @ 7 p.m.
- 12/10 - Winter Sports Photos
- 12/11 - BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
- 12/12 - Jr/Sr. High End of 2nd Midterm
- 12/14 - Hanukkah Begins
- 12/15 - Grades 6-8 Holiday Concert @ 7 p.m.
- 12/16 - Grades 1-5 Holiday Concert @ 6 p.m.
- 12/21 - Winter Begins
- 12/20 - 01/04 - Holiday Recess
- 12/24 - Christmas Eve
- 12/25 - Christmas
- 12/31 - New Year's Eve
On this date in history:
- In 1959, the Antarctic Treaty was signed by 12 countries, making the Antarctic continent a demilitarized zone to be preserved for scientific research.
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In 1955, in violation of segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested, sparking a 381-day bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In 1925, Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy signed the Pact of Locarno, a series of agreements intended to guarantee peace in western Europe.
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In 1913, the world's first moving assembly line debuted, used in manufacturing Model Ts at a Ford factory in Highland Park, Michigan; the innovation was the idea of owner Henry Ford, and it revolutionized the auto industry.
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In 1825, Russian Emperor Alexander I died unexpectedly in southern Russia.
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In 1814, General Andrew Jackson, commander of the U.S. Army of the Southwest, hastened to defend New Orleans, Louisiana, against British invasion; a series of skirmishes over the next few weeks culminated in the Battle of New Orleans.
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