Highlights from this Week’s Fly By
Welcome to the Fly By with Callyanne McCrea
School Theme for the Year
This year’s theme is Hope from Psalm 71:5:
“For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.”
Key Reminders
- Used Uniform Sale The used uniform sale will take place this week, the 21st-24th in the 2/3 Gathering space. Hours for the sale are 7:30-9:00a, Tuesday – Friday and 2:40-4:00 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
- Fine Arts End of Year Concert The Fine Arts End of Year concert is tomorrow, April 21st. See the Fine Arts Newsletter for times and locations for each performance.
- Camp Geneva? Registration is live for Camp Geneva. See the Landing for the sign up link!
This Week in History
On April 25, 1901 the New York governor signed a law requiring all automobiles to be registered and owners to display their initials on the back of their vehicle. Thus, the license plate was born. These were owner-provided, the state did not issue the license plates, and they were made of leather, wood, or metal. This began as a way to hold drivers accountable and identify reckless drivers. As license plates were enforced more widely, they brought new challenges. Neighboring states did not recognize out-of-state plates which required drivers to register their cars in each place they wished to travel. Failure to comply with these new laws, could result in fines or penalties. This new law paved the way for automobile regulation and vehicle registration systems. In 1903, license plates began to display numbers rather than owner initials and by 1918, all states in the US required the display of a license plate.
Did You Know?
Did you know that the first Rhetoric House Induction Day took place in 2009 and it used to be called House Selection Day. The tone has changed over the years and it has grown into the best day of the year full of crazy costumes, themes, games, traditions and the Quidditch finals. House names having the same number of syllables was intentional so that cheers wouldn’t be easier or harder for different houses– they are called Chaucer, Lewis, Milton, and Sayers and this year’s house induction day happened last Friday.
