Today is Thursday, March 30, 2017.

GUIDANCE

SCHOLARSHIPS

Seniors, a reminder that all applications are in the Guidance Office . Each application has instructions on how to complete the applications, where to send the application, deadlines and what type of recommendations you will need. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DUE DATE TO REQUEST LETTERS, TRANSCRIPTS, ETC.

· Scholarship resources:

www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships

http://baucemag.com/list-of-undergraduate-scholarships-for women-of-color

· Eleanor McGinty Scholarship

$2,000.00 scholarship renewable for 4 years,

Students must be available for an interview .

Application is due on April 24th,2017. See Mrs Paulling in Guidance

· Lake Technical College Scholarship Application

$1,000.00 scholarship

Application is due on April 21, 2017. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance.

· Southern Scholarship Foundation offers rent-free scholarship housing for eligible seniors attending FSU, FAMU, UF,FGCU, TCC, Flagler and Sante Fe College.

Applications are in Guidance Office or visit http://www.southernscholarship.org

· Tavares Elementary School Scholarship

$500.00 scholarship for students that attended TES

Deadline April 14th, 2017

· Coach Monty Boyd Memorial Scholarship

Students must have attended TES,TMS and enrolled at THS

Deadline April 14th, 2017

· Leesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Scholarship Amount $1,000.00

Deadline is Monday April 17th, 2017

· 2017 Lehner Scholarship

$5,000 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for up to 5 THS Students

Deadline is April 7th. Applications are in Guidance.

· The Italian American Club of the Plantation at Leesburg Scholarship

$1,000 scholarships for students of Italian-American Heritage.

Deadline: May 1, 2017

· Caribbean-American Association of Lake County

$1,000.00 scholarship

Deadline April 7th, 2017

· Alpha Delta Kappa

Scholarship for students interested in teaching.

Deadline: April 6th, 2017

· Edwin Budge Mead Scholarship for students pursuing a degree or certification in a health related field

Deadline April 7th, 2017

· Linda Kohlmeyer Memorial Scholarship . $1,000.00 scholarship for students interested in a community college, university or trade school.

Deadline Thursday.

· Charles Robert Furnas Scholarship. $500.00 scholarship for students planning to major in finance/accounting or business.

Deadline Thursday.

· Lake Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship.$500.00 scholarship for students majoring in an agricultural field.

Deadline April 11, 2017

· Scott Strong Scholarship. $2,000.00 scholarship for students with a 2.5 GPA

Deadline Thursday.

· Edmond Amateis Foundation Scholarship. $1,500.00 scholarship per academic year.

Deadline Thursday.

· Vivint Smart Home

$5,000 scholarship for seniors enrolling in a post- secondary institution .

Deadline is Saturday. website www.vivint.com/scholarship

• Johnson Scholarship Foundation has 2 scholarship programs

Scholarships for children of UPS employees or retirees who live in Florida

Deadline April 15th.

· Scholarships for students with Disabilities who plan to attend one of the 12 state universities.

Application deadline is May 1st

Website information is www.jsf.bz

• Sun Trust/ Edgar P. and Nona B. McKinney Charitable Trust Scholarship

Scholarship award amounts vary from $1,000 to $5,000 per year. Students will be notified if selected for an interview before April 28th.

Deadline is Friday.

• Sun Trust/G.Roxy & Elizabeth C. Martin Charitable Trust Scholarship

Scholarship award amounts vary from $1,000 to $5,000 per years. This is a separate application and seniors can apply and qualify for both of the Sun Trust Scholarships. If selected, interviews will be before April 28th.

Deadline is March 31, 2017.

• The Criterion Civic Club awards a $1000 scholarship to FIVE Lake County deserving minority students every year. Please see Team Guidance for details.

• Seniors, Please let Mrs. Croker know about your college acceptances and any scholarships you may have been awarded.

CLUBS

ATHLETICS

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

· Treadway Elementary’s Annual Bear Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 22, 2017.

For more information call:

Vanessa King, Assistant Principal

352-742-2291 ext. 7911

· Lake Sumter State College has an excellent opportunity for students who need Community Service Hours. Volunteer at KIDS COLLEGE’17 this summer. There are two sessions on the Leesburg and Clermont Campus.

Contact DeAnna at 352-323-3610 or the Guidance Office for more information.

· The Early Learning Coalition of Lake County is hosting a Uniting For Children Early Childhood Conference at LSSC on April 1, 2017. The annual workshop is for early childhood professionals and leaders in the community. Last year, we had over 200 attendees and expect to meet or exceed that this year. We have a need for volunteers to assist our staff with the conference on that day and thought that perhaps that Tavares High School had students who needed community service hours and could assist us on Saturday.

Joanne Brinck

Quality Operations Support Specialist

Early Learning Coalition of Lake County

1300 Citizens Blvd. Suite 206

Leesburg, Florida 34748

ph 352-315-6695

Word of the Day

invigilator

Ever Watchful Word of the Day:

Although invigilator would be a marvelous name for a vibrating contraption, this noun actually throws up a good clue to what it really means: the sequence vigil in the middle of it. An invigilator (like a monitor or proctor) keeps an eye on those taking an exam to make sure there is no funny business.

On This Day in History

1533 - Henry VIII divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

1814 - The allied European nations against Napoleon marched into Paris.

1822 - Florida became a U.S. territory.

1842 - Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation while his patient was anesthetized by ether.

1855 - About 5,000 "Border Ruffians" from western Missouri invaded the territory of Kansas and forced the election of a pro-slavery legislature. It was the first election in Kansas.

1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.

1867 - The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.

1870 - The 15th amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race, was passed by the U.S. Congress.

1870 - Texas was readmitted to the Union.

1903 - Revolutionary activity in the Dominican Republic brought U.S. troops to Santo Domingo to protect American interests.

1905 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was chosen to mediate in the Russo-Japanese peace talks.

1909 - The Queensboro bridge in New York opened linking Manhattan and Queens. It was the first double decker bridge.

1909 - In Oklahoma, Seminole Indians revolted against meager pay for government jobs.

1916 - Pancho Villa killed 172 at the Guerrero garrison in Mexico.

1936 - Britain announced a naval construction program of 38 warships.

1939 - The comic book "Detective Comics #27" appeared on newstands. This comic introduced Batman.

1940 - The Japanese set up a puppet government called Manchuko in Nanking, China.

1941 - The German Afrika Korps under General Erwin Rommel began its first offensive against British forces in Libya.

1944 - The U.S. fleet attacked Palau, near the Philippines.

1945 - The U.S.S.R. invaded Austria during World War II.

1946 - The Allies seized 1,000 Nazis attempting to revive the Nazi party in Frankfurt.

1947 - Lord Mountbatten arrived in India as the new Viceroy.

1950 - The invention of the phototransistor was announced.

1950 - U.S. President Truman denounced Senator Joe McCarthy as a saboteur of U.S. foreign policy.

1957 - Tunisia and Morocco signed a friendship treaty in Rabat.

1958 - The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gave its initial performance.

1964 - "Jeopardy" debuted on NBC-TV.

1964 - John Glenn withdrew from the Ohio race for U.S. Senate because of injuries suffered in a fall.

1970 - "Applause" opened on Broadway.

1970 - "Another World - Somerset" debuted on NBC-TV.

1972 - The British government assumed direct rule over Northern Ireland.

1972 - The Eastertide Offensive began when North Vietnamese troops crossed into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the northern portion of South Vietnam.

1975 - As the North Vietnamese forces moved toward Saigon South Vietnamese soldiers mob rescue jets in desperation.

1981 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded in Washington, DC, by John W. Hinckley Jr. Two police officers and Press Secretary James Brady were also wounded.

1982 - The space shuttle Columbia completed its third and its longest test flight after 8 days in space.

1984 - The U.S. ended its participation in the multinational peace force in Lebanon.

1987 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was bought for $39.85 million.

1993 - In Sarajevo, two Serb militiamen were sentenced to death for war crimes committed in Bosnia.

1993 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Charlie Brown hit his first home run.

1994 - Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end their war in Croatia while Bosnian Muslims and Serbs continued to fight each other.

1998 - Rolls-Royce was purchased by BMW in a $570 million deal.

2002 - An unmanned U.S. spy plan crashed at sea in the Southern Philippines.

2002 - Suspected Islamic militants set off several grenades at a temple in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Four civilians, four policemen and two attackers were killed and 20 people were injured.

2009 - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that the new World Trade Center building would be officially known by its legal name of "One World Trade Center."