Timothy EdwardsMiddle School

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• Good morning everyone, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please be seated.

• Welcome back to another edition of TETV Morning News. Today is Monday, November 6.

• The girl's cross country team placed 3rd  in large division schools this Saturday at the Middle School State Championship. They all ran a tough, muddy 2.3 miles. Jana Brownbill came in 18th with a time of 15:31 followed by Ali Kupec with a time of 15:52, Aktihmi Koththigoda 15:58, Greta Johnson 16:17, Charlotte Zhang 16:35, Nora Cayward 17:06, and Mia Delany 17:52. This girl's finished out the season with an impressive 5-1 record.

• The boys' cross country team competed in the State meet this past Saturday. The conditions were not ideal, but the boys pushed through. In the A Race, Jeffery Zeng and Graeme Taylor both finished the race in under 15:00 minutes. Aiden Pilatti finished in 15 minutes and 8 seconds, within the first 100 runners. Veer Rupani and Evan Taylor were the final two racers to score points for TE in the A Race -- finishing around the 16-minute mark. In the B Race, Durvaank Patel was one of the top fifty finishers, and Peyton Goudreault and Advik Roshan also had very strong races, as well.  Congrats to all the runners on a great season.  

• On Saturday, the Timothy Edwards Debate Team was shattering records!! First, TE set the record for sending the most number of debaters from one school to the Connecticut Middle School Debate League's November 4th Scrimmage and Tournament, shattering the previous record held by Middlebrook Middle School. Great job TEMS debaters! Next, TE set a record by sending the most number of judges to one debate event. Special thanks to the huge number of South Windsor High School students who joined a few TEMS parents as volunteer judges. Last - and perhaps best, the team of Henry Venne, Keshav Prem and Peter Venne placed 2nd in the OPEN Tournament. This is the best finish of any TEMS team in the history of TEMS Debating. By securing second place, the team qualified for the Championship Invitational in April 2024! Congrats gentlemen! In terms of individual speakers, TEMS set yet another record by placing a record 5 speakers in the Top 20 speakers in the OPEN Division. Top ranked TE debater was Henry Venne in 6th place, followed by Peter Venne in 7th place, Aarav Pruthi in 12th, Suhani Kapil in 14th and Keshav Prem in 15th place! Fantastic day for all debaters from TE!!  Next tournament is Saturday December 16th... so, let's go TE... more records are waiting to be broken. 

• Start collecting your loose change, Cougars! From Monday November 13th to Friday November 17th CougarTHON is hosting Penny Wars! Each homeroom will compete to see who can raise the most money, all of which will be donated to Connecticut Children’s — our local children’s hospital. The team that collects the most money will win a movie day! Get ready, because the competition is on! Also, on Friday, November 17th, CougarTHON invites you to the Neon Dance! The dance will take place in the Cafe, where snacks, drinks, face painting, and glow sticks will be available for purchase. Tickets will be sold Monday, November 13th through Friday, November 17th, in the main lobby before school, for $10. You can reserve your ticket using the QR code on the TEMS website. So be sure to bust out your brightest colors and get ready for a night of fun! Any questions, please contact Mrs. Klosowski in room 232. Lastly, this Wednesday, November 8th, is HuskyTHON’s Unite As One day, where the HuskyTHON  community will come together in the fight to end childhood illness. To celebrate Unite As One day, CougarTHON — TE’s branch of HuskyTHON — will be selling paper flames for $1 to represent the spark ignited by us to fight childhood illness. Flames will be sold in the main lobby tomorrow and Wednesday and will be hung up in the cafeteria for the Neon Dance on November 17th to reflect our support of Connecticut Children’s.
  

• Have you ever considered taking center stage in our school's musical or making the magic happen behind the scenes? Maybe you're an Entertainers veteran eager to know what's in store for the next big production, or you've got a hunch about this year's show. Well, today's your day to find out! Join us in the auditorium immediately following dismissal for our 2023 Entertainers Information Meeting. We're not asking for a commitment; this is simply a gathering to answer all your questions about being part of Entertainers and how you can share your talents, whether it's on stage or behind the scenes. What's on the agenda? We'll discuss the opportunities available, the process of signing up, the specifics on auditions, and, of course, the big reveal of the 2023-2024 TEMS musical. Just a quick reminder, make sure you arrange a ride home or plan to catch the late bus when the meeting concludes at 4:00. For those who can't make it today, no worries! Just drop an email to Ms. Carver or Mrs. Leveille, and they'll make sure you receive all the important info you missed at the meeting. Get ready for an exciting journey into the world of Entertainers. We can't wait to see you there and share the thrill of the upcoming musical with all of you!
  

• Attention winter sport athletes...registration for cheerleading and boys and girls Basketball is open!  Your parents must register you on the parent portal and an updated physician statement dated after June 1st, 2023 is required.  Please check the athletics website for more information.  The deadline to register is November 27th.  
  

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• The Yearbook Staff is asking for students and teachers to take a selfie with your pet and send the photo to Ms. Gravell through her email address: [email protected].  Please send them ASAP to get yours into the book!

• Here’s a moment of French culture as we continue National French Week. You have probably never heard of Carole Fredericks. That’s OK, not many Americans have. Carole Fredericks grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, one of six children, and attended Springfield public schools. After graduating, she asked her brother, the Grammy-winning blues artist Taj Mahal, to bring her to California to be a backup singer. At the age of 20, while working as a waitress in a French restaurant, she was urged by customers to travel to France to perform there. Even though she didn’t speak French at all, she took the chance and flew to Paris. As luck would have it, she met the owner of that restaurant at the airport in Paris. He called friends, and she began singing professionally immediately. She sang with many famous musicians, including Elton John, Eric Clapton, and  Celine Dion. The album she recorded with Celine Dion remains the best selling French language album of all time. For six years, she was one third of the trio “Fredericks Goldman Jones”. Eventually, she began writing and performing her own music, and toured internationally. At the time of her death in Senegal, at the age of 49, she was considered “music royalty” in the French-speaking world. She was active in supporting causes such as the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Jean-Jacques Goldman said of her:

“Carole was born once in the United States, the land of her parents, of her childhood, of her formation, of her musical culture. She was born a second time in France, the land of her artistic recognition, of her loves and friends, of her pleasures, of her home. Yet a third time she was born in Senegal, the land of her roots, of her heart, perhaps the place where she felt best, the land of her departure, as well.” 

 Here is Carole Fredericks singing Knock on Wood with Celine Dion - https://youtu.be/_vdOQ7efRXQ.