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ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS
Thursday is the perfect day to decide what you can do right now to make this the best week ever, EAGLE NATION! We are all starting to get back into the groove of school just as the weekend is near. We had some exciting games on the hardwood last night. Make sure to check out the highlights. We have a home wrestling match today, and the weather looks like we will be getting it in. The weather forecast indicates warmer temperatures over the next week, with some rain mixed in, which hopefully will lead to seeing green grass. Remember to check out our schedules below as we are into the heart of the Winter Sports Season. Next week, we will be hosting our Coaches vs. Cancer week, so come out to support a great cause.
Mr. Kirvin is pumped for March 6th for the Teachers vs. DJ's game. He is dusting off his old basketball sneakers to put on a dominating performance, including a dunk this year!!!!! He is still debating whether he'll throw it down one-handed or two-handed, or get an alley-oop.
 Old Man Winter seems to be playing nice for the next few days, as we will finally be above freezing for the first time in several days. Hopefully, we have a January thaw soon. Think Spring!
1 Acre of corn removes up to 8 tons of Carbon Dioxide from the air
Remember, keep it classy, Eagle Nation!
Randall Syracuse Ticket Raffle
Eagle Nation, we are looking for your help!!!! Tragedy struck an athlete's family in our league, and we are helping the Canahoharie Booster Club sell raffle tickets to a Syracuse Men's Basketball game through our Booster Club.
One of the Canajoharie players, Senior Dillan Randall, tragically lost his step-mother, Braylynn Fahy, in a car accident on December 1st. Dillan is the same player whose father was killed last January in a tragic accident while repairing his mailbox. Dillan and his two younger brothers, who attend Fort Plain, have suffered unimaginable loss in less than a year, losing both their father and mother/stepmother. To show our support, we are joining forces to raffle off four tickets and a parking pass to the Syracuse versus North Carolina men's basketball game on February 21st (flyer attached) that were graciously donated by Empower Federal Credit Union! Tickets are $5 each and will be available for purchase at all home games or by reaching out to Coach Glenn (mglenn@galwaycsd.org). The winner will be drawn on February 13th at halftime of the Galway Varsity Boys at the Canajoharie Basketball Game. The winner does not need to be present to claim the tickets! All proceeds from the raffle will be donated directly to the family. We have 100 tickets to sell, and I am hoping we can sell all 100 to help support Dillan and his family!
Times Union All-Stars
Congratulations to the following Volleyball players, as they were selected by the Times Union for the TU Volleyball All-Star Teams.
Kiera Allen - Times Union Player of the Year and First Team All-Star
 Courtney Smith - Times Union Second Team
Taylor Garrison - Times Union Second Team
Sadie Stead - Times Union Second Team
Booster Club Bundt Cake Fundraiser
The booster club is selling bundt cakes. Please see an athlete if you are interested in ordering
Fun fact of the day: A group of frogs is called an army.
Did you know? Due to physics and human aerodynamics, high jumpers cannot stay in the air for more than one second.
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On this date in sports:
- In 1913, Frank Chance was named manager of the NY Yankees
- In 1972, the NCAA announced that freshmen could play on teams starting in the fall.
- In 1980, the NCAA decided to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports.
- In 1984, the NCAA announced that the basketball tournament would have 64 teams.
- In 1991, Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins, and Rod Carew were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
- In 1995, the Philadelphia Phillies' 12-time All-Star third baseman Mike Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- In 1996, for the first time in 25 years, no one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- In 2000, the "Music City Miracle", in the AFC Wild Card Playoff, the Tennessee Titans defeated the Buffalo Bills 22-16 in the last 16 seconds with Kevin Dyson running the length of the field for a game-winning touchdown.
Today is National Bubble Bath Day!!!!!
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***Some Reminders!!!!***
- 01/08 - BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
- 01/09 & 10 - All County Jazz Festival
- 01/19 - No Classes - MLK Day
- 01/23 - Grades 7-12 (only) No Classes
- 01/23 - Jr/Sr. High End of Second Marking Period
- 01/26 - Jr/Sr. High Start of the Third Marking Period
- 01/29 - Jr/Sr. High Report Cards Mailed
- 02/02 - Groundhog Day
- 02/04 - National Girls and Women in Sports Day
- 02/06 - 02/22 - The XXV Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina
- 02/12 - BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
- 02/14 - Valentine's Day
- 02/14 - 02/22 - Mid-Winter Recess
- 02/23 - Classes Resume
On this date in history:
- In 2016, Joaquín Guzmán (“El Chapo”), head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was captured in Los Mochis after escaping prison some six months earlier. He was later extradited to the United States, where he was convicted of various crimes.
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In 1981, a man in southeastern France observed what he called a “bulging disk” consisting of “two plates glued to each other by the rim.” The unidentified flying object landed briefly in a nearby field and then took off, vanishing over some trees. Though it has been extensively studied, the sighting has never been scientifically explained.
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In 1998, Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, convicted of plotting the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, was sentenced to life in prison.
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In 1959, Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic.
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In 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points, an outline for peace following World War I.
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In 1815, U.S. General Andrew Jackson defeated Great Britain in the Battle of New Orleans, the final engagement in the War of 1812.
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In 1790, U.S. President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union, an annual address to Congress.
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