DAILY BULLETIN
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THURSDAY November 21, 2024
Today’s Uniform:
CLASS A
Tomorrows UNIFORM:
CCU
MEAL MENU
II MESS: Sweet Chili Chicken Sandwich, Pickled Cucumbers, Spicy Mayo, Seasoned Asian Cole Slaw, Five Spice Fries
III Mess: Thanksgiving Dinner! Turkey, Spiral-Cut Ham, Peking Duck, Gravy, Cranberry Dressing, Sage Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Yams, Mac and Cheese, Peas
and Carrots, Haricot Verts with Cipollini, Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie
I Mess: Sausage, Cheese, and Egg English Muffin Sandwich, Scrambled Eggs, Seasoned Potatoes, Juice, Milk, Infused Ice Water, Fresh-Cut Fruit, Berries, Yogurt, Granola, Hand Fruit
TEACHER/COUNSELOR OFFICE HOURS AND STUDY HALL
Mandatory Study Hall will be held during regular hours from Monday (11/18) through Wednesday (11/20) evenings this week. There will be no Study Hall on Thursday or Friday.
Thursday: 11-21-24
Mr. Hughes (Counseling)
Ms. Johnson (Office Hours)
Mr. Lugo (Study Hall)
Ms. Maklary (Office Hours)
Ms. Mitchell (Office Hours)
Ms. Scher (Office Hours)
Ms. Theochari (Study Hall)
FOCAL POINTS
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, this month’s Warrior Virtue theme is gratitude.
What is gratitude? Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation or thankfulness for kindness or generosity received from someone or something. Last year, UCLA Health published a scientifically backed article discussing the benefits of gratitude. Practicing gratitude can help improve your mood, lessening anxiety and depression. It can even improve your sleep and benefit your heart.
Consider some of the following activities to start practicing gratitude in your day-to-day life:
- Recognize Mentors: Take the time to thank someone who has mentored you and show appreciation for their guidance and support.
- Thank You Notes: A thank you note is sincere, personal, and to-the-point. The world’s best leaders make a point of using thank you notes to build connection and express gratitude toward people who interact with them.
- Meditation:Â It’s not just for yogis. Meditating on the things that you’re thankful for can help put your life into perspective, especially when you find yourself struggling with a negative mindset.
- Daily Affirmations:Â Sometimes the only person who can talk you through tough times is you. Taking yourself through a list of what you’re grateful for in your life can set your mood for the entire day ahead.
SPORTS BLAST
All cadets, please remember to form up in front of Davis Hall for our mandatory accountability formation. Only head to your sports after you have been dismissed.
BasketballÂ
Cross CountryÂ
UPDATES
As the Office of Admission gears up for Spring admissions, we’d like to remind you about our exciting Bring-a-Buddy program. A number of cadets have already taken advantage of this program to recommend their friends to the Academy. If you a refer a friend to Army and Navy Academy, you’ll receive a $1000 credit at the Bookstore when he successfully enrolls. That’s a lot of Takis!
Please contact the Office of Admission up the stairs from the Mess Hall if you have any questions about this program.
From the Mess Hall
Reminder: Pick up your trash! You must take your plates and silverware to the dish room window. DO NOT dump your plates and silverware into the trash.
From The Health Center
Flu season is approaching. Make sure that you wash your hands and cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Let’s stop the spread of germs.
TODAY IN HISTORY
THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT
On November 21st, 1620, 41 male passengers on the Mayflower, an English ship sailing to the New World, signed the Mayflower Compact. In this document, they agreed to abide by the laws of a new government they would establish in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
These 135 voyagers, known today as the Pilgrims, landed later in the day and dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod. Faced with a harsh winter ahead and no preparations, all of the colonists might have died if not for the help of local indigenous peoples, who taught them food gathering and other survival skills.
The year after their landing, the 53 surviving colonists celebrated their colony’s first fall harvest alongside 90 Wampanoag Native American people.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
“There is a story behind every person. There is a reason why they are the way they are. Think about that, and respect them for who they are.”
— Ziad K. Abdelnour
DEAN
“Set an example. Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you — not because they are nice, but because you are.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
COMMANDANT
“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.”
— Captain Jean-Luc Picard
