Welcome students and staff.
Today is Monday, September 17, 2012.
Please stand for the pledge to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please remain standing for a moment of silence. Thank you, please be seated.
GUIDANCE
The Florida Virtual Campus (formerly known as FACTS.org) is an online academic support system for Florida’s students. Middle and high school students can still:
· Explore career and academic options
· Access high school transcript information
· Evaluate courses completed against the requirements for graduation, college and career readiness, and Bright Futures Scholarships
· Search college and university profiles and degree offerings
· See requirements for admission and transferring
· Find college- and university-level distance learning courses
· Search library offerings
· Apply online for admission and financial aid
· And so much more!
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THS
FINANCIAL AID PARENT
NIGHT
NOV. 7TH AT 6:30 P.M
MEDIA CENTER
PRESENTED BY FLORIDA
DEPT OF EDUCATION
FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.
All Grade Level Parents
Are welcome to attend.
· Florida Hospital University in Orlando is having an open house for Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia on October 2nd at 6 p.m. Register at: adu.edu/open-house.
· Ringling College of Art and Design…..October 13th, 8:30 am-12:30 p.m. for more info go to www.ringling.edu/admissionsevents.
· University of Florida’s Rinker School of Building Construction is having an open house for High School Students on Saturday October 13th from 11 am-12:30 p.m.. To register, please go to the UF website or see Mrs. Croker for more information.
· The Coca-Cola Scholarship is now available for seniors in the guidance office. Deadline is October 31, 2012.
· College Night Is October 8th 6-8 p.m. at LSCC
· College Visitations here at THS in the Cafeteria
University of North Florida, September 21st, both lunches.
Jacksonville University , October 8th, both lunches
· University of North Florida is having an Open House on September 29. For more information on campus tours and admission information please go to
Priority Admission Deadline for 2013 Freshmen is November 16th.
SENIORS
· Important meeting of Senior Council today in Mrs. Glass’s room right after school.
· Herff Jones will be on campus to take orders for graduation materials on
§ Thursday and Friday during both lunches
§ Saturday from 9am until noon in Mrs. Drees’ room – 6-112
· Senior t-shirts are on sale. The prices are $12 for t-shirt and $25 for sweatshirt/hoodie. Deadline for this first order is tomorrow. (This date will be strictly enforced.) We will be taking orders later in the year but the prices will be higher. See Mrs. Glass or Mrs. Drees to purchase your t-shirt.
JUNIORS
· There will be a Junior class meeting after school on Thursday in Mr. Glass’s room, 6-212 to discuss homecoming. We will be signing up for powderpuff and float building so you need to be in attendance. No early sign ups will be accepted.
SOPHOMORES
CLUBS
· Art/Photography club will meet today at 2:30 in the art room.
· Hi-Q will meet on Friday, September 21.
· Listen for details regarding the “Big Red Out Event” – AHA and THS will be supporting this event together.
Watch for details in the cafeteria during your lunch.
· The first meeting of the Tavares High Astronomy Club will be today at 2:30 pm. The meeting will take place in Mr. Moore’s room, Building 2, Room 204. Anyone that is interested in exploring the wonders of the universe is welcome to attend. Snacks will be provided.
· The first Tavares FFA Chapter meeting will be this Tuesday at 2:30 pm in Mrs. Holland’s room. All FFA members should attend.
· HOSA's first bracelet meeting will be Wednesday in Mrs. Abeele’s room after school. We will be training members, so this meeting is highly important.
ATHLETICS
· Boys soccer will begin conditioning today. All boys who have completed the required paperwork should meet on the track at 3:00.
· Baseball players who have turned in all paperwork should meet at the field today for conditioning.
Word of the Day
diapason
dahy-uh-PEY-zuhn \ , noun;
1. A full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
2. The compass of a voice or instrument.
3. A fixed standard of pitch.
4. Either of two principal timbres or stops of a pipe organ, one of full, majestic tone (open diapason) and the other of strong, flutelike tone (stopped diapason).
5. Any of several other organ stops.
6. A tuning fork.
On This Day in History
1394 - In France, Charles VI published an ordinance that expelled all Jews from France.
1778 - The United States signed its first treaty with a Native American tribe, the Delaware Nation.
1787 - The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
1796 - U.S. President George Washington's Farewell Address was read before the U.S. Congress.
1862 - The Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War. More than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. The Rebel advance was ended with heavy losses to both armies.
1872 - Phillip W. Pratt patented a version of the sprinkler system.
1911 - The first transcontinental airplane flight started. It took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to Pasadena, CA.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association was formed in Canton, OH. It was the precursor to the National Football League (NFL).
1930 - Construction on Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, began in Black Canyon, near Las Vegas, NV.
1932 - Sir Malcolm Campbell set a speed record when he reached 276.27 mph over a half mile.
1937 - At Mount Rushmore, Abraham Lincoln's face was dedicated.
1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.
1944 - Operation "Market Garden" was launched by Allied paratroopers during World War II. The landing point was behind German lines in the Netherlands.
1947 - The first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal, was sworn in to office.
1953 - Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. He retired in 1971 known as 'Mr. Cub'.
1953 - The Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans, LA, successfully separated Siamese twins. Carolyn Anne and Catherine Anne Mouton were connected at the waist when born.
1955 - "The Perry Como Show" moved to Saturday nights on NBC-TV.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings were debuted as the new National Football League (NFL) team.
1962 - U.S. space officials announced the selection of Neil A. Armstrong and eight others as new astronauts.
1963 - "The Fugitive" premiered on ABC-TV. The show starred David Janssen.
1964 - "Bewitched" premiered on ABC-TV.
1965 - "Hogan's Heroes" debuted on CBS-TV.
1966 - "Mission Impossible" premiered on CBS-TV.
1972 - "M*A*S*H" premiered on CBS-TV.
1976 - NASA unveiled the space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, CA.
1983 - Vanessa Williams, as Miss New York, became the first black woman to be crowned Miss America.
1983 - Johnny Bench (Cincinnati Reds) retired after 16 years as a catcher.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski (Boston Red Sox) broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game. (MLB)
1984 - 9,706 immigrants became naturalized citizens when they were sworn in by U.S. Vice-President George Bush in Miami, FL. It was the largest group to become U.S. citizens.
1984 - Gordon P. Getty was named the richest person in the U.S. His fortune was $4.1 billion.
1984 - Reggie Jackson hit his 500th career home run. It was exactly 17 years from the day he hit his first major league home run.
1988 - Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril declared himself president of Haiti after President Henri Hamphy was ousted.
1991 - The United Nations General Assembly opened its 46th session. The new members were Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North and South Korea, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
1992 - Lawrence Walsh called a halt to his probe of the Iran-Contra scandal. The investigation had lasted 5 1/2 years.
1995 - Hong Kong held its last legislative election before being taken over by China in 1997.
1997 - Northern Ireland's main Protestant party joined in peace talks. It was the first time that all of the major players had come together.
1998 - The United States government offered a reward for the capture of Haroun Fazil for his role in the U.S. bombing in Kenya on August 7, 1998.
1998 - The U.S. announced a plan that would compensate victims in the Kenya and Tanzania U.S. Embassy bombings on August 7, 1998.