Today is Tuesday, October 10, 2017
· Mrs. Micken’s AP Art Students will have a display at the Mt. Dora Center for the Arts on Friday from 5-9 p.m. All are invited.
GUIDANCE
· College Board has announced Free November SAT Registration and CSS Profile Fee Waiver for Hurricane Impacted Students. Information is in Guidance.
· Students who were scheduled to take the ACT on September 9th should check their messages on their ACT account for the rescheduled date. Each test center has chosen a diferent date. If you do not have an email please call ACT at 319-337-1270.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Florida Credit Union is offering two scholarships for graduating seniors. Parents and or students must be a member of the Florida Credit Union.
-Servin-Ellis Scholarship Fund /Deadline is 2/9/18
-Dr. John C.Rawls Scholarship Fund/ Deadline is 2/9/18
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ACTIVITIES 2018
*On-Site College Visits during both Lunches in the Administrative Conference Room in Building 1
Friday - Florida State University
Wednesday - Stetson University
October 24th - Lake Tech College
October 26th - Lake Sumter State College
October 31st - Ringling College of Arts and Design
*State Grant and Scholarship Application /FFAA in the Dog House
Mr. Rackley’s Econ Students.. November 6th
Mr. Hawkins’ Econ Students..November 9th
Mr. Witsman’s Econ Students..November 10th
Off Campus seniors can attend any of these sessions.
LSSC FALL REGISTRATION November 2nd 9 a.m
Financial Aid Night November 9th at 6 p.m. THS Auditorium
*Mark your calendar:
NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR OCTOBER 15TH IN ORLANDO
www.nacacfairs.org
Financial Aid Night Nov 9th 6 p.m. THS Auditorium
Revised 9/21/17 . See Mrs. Croker in Guidance for more information
· UF has extended their application deadline to November 15th.
CLUBS
ATHLETICS
· The girls bowling team kept their unbeaten streak alive last night by defeating Mt. Dora Christian 3-0. The boys team ended in a tie. Next match is Thursday at Break Point Alley.
· Congratulations to Emma Straub, Mimi Filkin, Meghan Santos and Ragyn for their 3rd place finish in their relay at conference this weekend. Congratulations to Mimi for her winning in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke. She broke a 20 year conference record in the Backstroke. Good job ladies!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Central Florida Dreamplex is seeking current freshman, sophomore, and junior level high school students for its StarGazers volunteer program. The Dreamplex is a fitness and recreation center for children and adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Only 15-20 volunteers will be chosen to be StarGazers, and the program will span one year (January-December, 2018) and result in at least 100 community service hours for each participant. First aid, CPR, and other training will be provided at no cost. The ideal candidate will be an individual who loves to work with children and is interested in therapeutic services, special education, or other related fields as a career choice. Those chosen to be StarGazers will assist with Dreamplex sports and recreational programs, and will have the opportunity to shadow physical, speech, and occupational therapists. Completed applications may be submitted by email to or dropped off at the Dreamplex, located in the Clermont Hillside Terrace complex (same building as Graffiti Junktion) Applications are due by November 6th.
Word of the Day
whorl
Round and Round Word of the Day:
It's a happy word that closely resembles its only relatives in form and meaning, and such is the case with whorl: it has intersecting lines in its history with whirl and whirligig. Whorl is a favorite with botanists, who use it to describe a circular arrangement of leaves, flowers, or petals around a central axis.
On This Day in History
1635 - Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was banished from Massachusetts because he had spoken out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away land that belonged to the Indians. Williams had founded Providence, Rhode Island as a place for people to seek religious freedom.
1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The name was later changed to Yale.
1776 - A group of Spanish missionaries settled in what is now San Francisco, CA.
1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.
1812 - During the War of 1812 American forces captured two British brigs, the Detroit and the Caledonia.
1855 - Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.
1855 - Joshua C. Stoddard received a patent for his calliope.
1858 - Mail service via stagecoach between San Francisco, CA, and St. Louis, MO, began.
1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm later became Montgomery Wards.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made their longest telephone call to date. It was a distance of two miles.
1888 - The public was admitted to the Washington Monument for the first time.
1914 - During World War I, German forces captured Antwerp, Belgium.
1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the "Black Sox" scandal.
1930 - Aviator Laura Ingalls landed in Glendale, CA, to complete the first solo transcontinental flight across the U.S. by a woman.
1935 - "Cavalcade of America" was first broadcast on CBS radio.
1936 - The first generator at Boulder Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles, CA. The name of the dam was later changed to Hoover Dam.
1940 - St. Paul's Cathedral in London was bombed by the Nazis. The dome was unharmed in the bombing.
1943 - "Land of the Lost" debuted on ABC radio.
1946 - "The Iceman Cometh" opened in New York City, NY.
1946 - The first electric blanket went on sale in Petersburg, VA.
1947 - The Broadway show, "High Button Shoes", opened.
1975 - Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Soviet scientist is known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb."
1983 - Helen Moss joined the Brownies at the age of 83. She became the oldest person to become a member.
1986 - U.S. District Judge Harry E. Claiborne became the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment. The U.S. Senate convicted Claiborne of "high crimes and misdemeanors."
1986 - Joan Rivers debuted her new "The Late Show" on the FOX network.
1986 - The musical "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber opened in London.
1989 - The official Soviet news agency Tass reported an unidentified flying object. The report included a trio of tall aliens that had visited the city of Voronzh.
1991 - The play revival "On Borrowed Time" opened.
1994 - The U.S. sent troops and warships to the Persian Gulf in response to Saddam Hussein sending thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks toward the Kuwaiti border.
1995 - Saboteurs tinkered with a stretch of railroad track in Arizona. An Amtrak train derailed killing one and injuring a hundred.
2000 - Brett Hull (Dallas Stars) scored his 611th National Hockey League (NHL) goal. The goal allowed him to pass his father, Bobby Hull, on the all time scoring list bringing him to number 9.
2003 - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II knighted Roger Moore and made Sting a CBE (Commander of the British Empire).
2009 - NASA launched the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). On November 13, it was announced that water had been discovered in the planned impact plume on the moon.