Hi and welcome to the PirateTV announcements for February 23rd.

Fake news is everywhere, and many Americans in this digital age struggle to sort fact from fiction. The fix: Teach them when they’re young. More than 100 students took part in a Fake News lesson earlier this week. Your librarian Brian Hackett gave students information on what fake news is and how to spot it. In addition, he asked students a few questions about fake news. Here are the responses… 46-percent say they’ve heard of fake news. 23-percent say they’ve been tricked by fake news. Almost 58-percent of students get their news from Facebook, and 78-percent say they generally trust the information they see as fact.

Come support After Prom at Chipotle fundraiser on Wednesday, March 1st from 4:00-8:00 pm.

Seniors: Please order your senior shirts at lunch on the Senior bench or find Alex Foster. Also, seniors, you need to get your senior quote to Ms. Shotts by Monday in order for it to be included in the Yearbook. Don’t forget to buy the 2016-2017 yearbook. It is only $45 and will be worth every penny! Seniors, don’t miss the chance to get your last yearbook! You can order the yearbook online at Balfour.com. Your parents can also make a special yearbook page there as well! That’s Balfour.com!

Attention Athletes! The Pirate Lacrosse Season begins NEXT WEEK MONDAY. All interested Pirates must register, have an updated physical, and participate in 5 practices to play in the scrimmage against Littleton next weekend! All athletes are encouraged to participate! No experience necessary! Practices begin next Monday after school. See Coach Porter, speak to a current player or stop by the Athletics Office for more information!

All spring football players, there will be a meeting on March 6th at 3:45 in the team room. See Coach Graves for more information.

Girls tennis starts Monday, Febuary 27th. Make sure you are registered, have an updated physical and have paid your fees.

The Festival Concert on March 9 will feature the Englewood High School band and orchestra performing literature they have prepared for upcoming competitions. The concert begins at 7pm in Fisher Auditorium and all are welcome to attend!

Finally today, we bring you some fun science moments. Ms. Wulf is showing students how to graph force and velocity and used water balloons as examples. the fun part??? Students got to throw the balloons in her face. take a look.

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That’s it for this week! Have a great one.