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THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO THE PIZZA PARTY ON THE GRASSY KNOLL. THANKS TO JAY AND CHRIS FOR BUYING FOOD AND DRINKS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SENIORS. CONTINUE TO SPREAD KINDNESS ON YOUR NEXT STOP IN LIFE.

WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE MEETING -- DATE AND TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED -- FOR UNDERCLASSMEN. I HAVE NEWS OF AN AUGUST EVENT I WOULD LIKE US TO ATTEND IN WELLESLEY - A BBQ WITH OTHER DIVERSITY GROUPS. I NEED TO GET YOUR CONTACT INFO. SO WE CAN HOPEFULLY ATTEND AND GET THE BALL ROLLING BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN AT FRESHMAN ORIENTATION.

THANKS!!! - MR. COLLINS


 * NEXT MEETING: **
 * Thursday, May 17th. **
 * Other News: Great discussion and fun game last Thursday. Sadly, it rained - we'll try for outdoors on May 17th - bring Frisbees, blankets, guitars, monsters, outside voices, monsters, etc. **

THURSDAY, MAY 3rd. IF IT'S NICE OUTSIDE WE'LL HAVE THE MEETING ON THE FIELD BEHIND THE GYM. WHAT YOU SAY?

March 29th news: **Please check back here or on the T.A.D.A. Facebook page for news about Move Night.**

**We will meet next Thursday, April 5th. Thanks.**

**MARCH 22ND NEWS:** **MOVIE-NIGHT IS FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH.** ** CHECK THE MOVIE NIGHT TAB FOR TITLE, TIME, PLACE. **

**MARCH 21 AND 22 NEWS** **ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS - BELOW ARE THE GROUPS FOR U.B.U. WEEK:**

Jay’s Group: Lauren, Jean, Corinne, Nicole, Kristie

Greg’s Group: Taylor, Nick, Nicky, Sarah, Sam

Chris’s Group: Erica, Cam, Kaite, Erin, Nayer

Julia & Rachael’s Group: Helen, Jessie, Mike, Olivia, Michelle

If your name is left off, please don’t fear – this list was compiled from, I think, the list we made way back in November for the Harmony Breakfast.

Can’t wait to see you tomorrow. This is going to be a fun and interactive meeting. Bring any art supplies, music, etc.

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH. PLEASE READ THE ROLLING STONE ARTICLE FOND ON THE TOPIC OF THE WEEK PAGE. ALSO, BE PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE THOUGHTS ON THIS YEAR'S UBU WEEK AND DAY OF SILENCE.

Great Meeting today guys - check the link on the Topic of the Week page. Nice job officers getting this meeting together quickly - fun and informational.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: Group Meeting has changed - Please meet on **Thursday, February 9th** for a VERY QUICK T.A.D.A. meeting. We will have a quick ice-breaker and then have quick discussion of our Topic-of-the-Week. Afterwards, stay tuned to the wiki and Facebook page for more news and notes.

TADA - Check out this link - scroll down a bit to the "GRADES 6-12 PSA CONTEST: Should we participate?

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WEAR BLACK TOMORROW FOR NO-NAME CALLING DAY

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Movie night will now be at Jean Muza's house. Look below for address.

January 19 News: Please read the message below from Mrs. Pearl and Governor Patrick. I would love to volunteer TADA's service/participation in this event. I have sent out a text to the officers about working on this after school on Tuesday but just realized it is a half day -- of course, we can work from 11:30-12:00 if you would like. If it works out better for everyone, you can work on the banner at Jay's house during movie night on Friday. Please contact me as soon as possible via text or in person. If movie night seems like the best option we need to discuss the design and materials.

Thanks. //- Mr. Collins//

MESSAGE FROM MRS. PEARL/ GOV. PATRICK:

In keeping with the Patrick-Murray Administration’s commitment to ensuring all students have a safe learning environment, Governor Deval Patrick has designated January 25th as “No Name Calling Day” in Massachusetts. A provision of the anti-bullying legislation, supported by the Legislature and signed by Governor Patrick in May 2010, established the fourth Wednesday in January as "No Name Calling Day' to increase public awareness of the devastating effects of verbal bullying, to encourage students to use positive dialogue and pledge not to use hurtful names on this designated day, to promote tolerance and respect for differences, and to reaffirm the commitment of the citizens of the Commonwealth to basic human rights and dignity.

We are asking you to help spread the word and make this day a success by encouraging students to: 1) wear black on January 25th as sign of their commitment to “Black Out Bullying,” and 2) take a stand against bullying by signing a banner that reads “I pledge to take a stand against bullying and name calling.” Each school is encouraged to design its own banner to hang in the school.

January 9-12 News: - __**Meeting**__ on January 12 - please attend! - __**MOVIE NIGHT**__: Movie night will now be at Jean Muza's house, 11 Paddock Lane at seven. - **__Mix-it-Up Day__:** Scheduled for Friday, February 3. We are going to pull a few more tricks at this mix it up day to guarantee more mixing, more iting, and more upping. We will discuss this at the 1/12 meeting.

Thanks to all who attended yesterday's meeting. Thanks especially to Billy Albertelli, whose inspiring story, insight, and advice was greatly appreciated.

If any member would like to contact Billy for whatever reason, he has offered both his email address and cell phone #: william.albertelli@uconn.edu 508-365-7930

Thanks to all who attended the Harmony Breakfast! Next meeting: Thursday, December 22nd.

TWO IMPORTANT MESSAGES: 1) HARMONY BREAKFAST PERMISSION SLIPS AND $5.00 TRAVEL FEES DUE ASAP. IF YOU NEED A FORM STOP IN AND SEE MR. COLLINS. So far we have about 18 students attending - this is great! We can take more though. Please don't wait until the last minute.

2) BECAUSE PROJECT GREEN MISSED THEIR MEETING LAST WEEK (THANKSGIVING) WE WILL HAVE __OUR NEXT TADA MEETING ON THURSDAY, DEC. 8th__ IN FRONT OF THE TADA BULLETIN BOARD ON THE FIRST FLOOR. CHECK BACK HERE AND LISTEN FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MORE NEWS AND WHAT TO BRING TO HELP DECORATE.

November 4: Icebreaker: **All My Neighbors** Topic of the Week: Acceptance in the Media Harmony Breakfast and Permission Slips Movie Night/ Play Night??? Bulletin Board(s) Next Meeting: Thursday, November 17

OCTOBER 20: UPDATE TOPIC OF WEEK: Teenage Domestic Abuse HANGOUT Next Meeting: Thursday, November 3rd

Dear Members: Our next group meeting will be Thursday, November 3rd. Please be there. In the meantime, add an ICEBREAKER idea to the IceBreakers page (look left) and add insight to the Topic of the Week page. Also, be sure to pay your activity fees. Remember, we now pay these fees over the internet with a computer. Go to the high school page and look on the right side for the tab. See Mr. Collins if you need any help or have any questions. Thanks!

October 6:

IceBreaker THE REALLY BAD NEW $ Last Week's Movie Night/ The Next Movie Night - date and place??? Topic of the Week: TADA in the School Shirt Design Next Meeting: Thursday, October 20

Movie Night - Oct. 1
September 16: Today's Agenda: Introduction (Group and Existing Members) Philosophy Topic of the Week Movie Night Mix-It-Up Day TADA Wiki Next Meeting???