Today is Wednesday, April 5, 2017. GUIDANCE Seniors interested in going through the Fire Academy after graduation need to get started now on the enrollment process. Class starts Jun6, 2017. Deadline to apply is April 28th. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance for more information. Save the Date: Virtual College Week April 4-6, 2017 FloridaShines, Florida’s student hub of innovative educational services, is hosting Virtual College Week April 4-6, 2017. Representatives from the Florida College System, State University System, Florida Department of Education and others will showcase information to Florida high school juniors and seniors, parents and school counselors. This no cost, live event will feature presentations from experts in the areas of college preparation, admissions, financial aid and more. Prior to the day of the presentations, FloridaShines will provide online resources to prepare students with additional materials. After the live events, FloridaShines will showcase presentation recordings and follow-up information to connect students and parents with their institutions of interest. For more information, contact Nashla Dawahre, assistant director, Advising and Student Services, Florida Virtual Campus, at NDawahre@flvc.org or by phone at 850-922-3274. SCHOLARSHIPS Seniors, a reminder that all applications are in the Guidance Office . Each application has instructions on how to complete TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL DAILY BULLETIN
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Today is Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
GUIDANCE
Seniors interested in going through the Fire Academy after graduation need to get started now on the enrollment process. Class starts Jun6, 2017. Deadline to apply is April 28th.See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance for more information.
Save the Date: Virtual College Week April 4-6, 2017 FloridaShines, Florida’s student hub of innovative educational services, is hosting Virtual College Week April 4-6, 2017. Representatives from the Florida College System, State University System, Florida Department of Education and others will showcase information to Florida high school juniors and seniors, parents and school counselors. This no cost, live event will feature presentations from experts in the areas of college preparation, admissions, financial aid and more. Prior to the day of the presentations, FloridaShines will provide online resources to prepare students with additional materials. After the live events, FloridaShines will showcase presentation recordings and follow-up information to connect students and parents with their institutions of interest. For more information, contact Nashla Dawahre, assistant director, Advising and Student Services, Florida Virtual Campus, at [email protected] or by phone at 850-922-3274.
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.
Academic Booster ScholarshipDeadline is April 19th. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance.
Round Lake Elementary PTO ScholarshipDeadline: April 21st, 2017
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 TESDeadline April 14th, 2017
Coach Monty Boyd Memorial ScholarshipStudents must have attended TES,TMS and enrolled at THSDeadline April 14th, 2017
Leesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.Scholarship Amount $1,000.00Deadline is Monday April 17th, 2017
2017 Lehner Scholarship$5,000 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for up to 5 THS StudentsDeadline is Friday. Applications are in Guidance.
The Italian American Club of the Plantation at Leesburg Scholarship $1,000 scholarships for students of Italian-American Heritage.
Caribbean-American Association of Lake County$1,000.00 scholarshipDeadline Friday.
Alpha Delta KappaScholarship for students interested in teaching.Deadline: Thursday.
Edwin Budge Mead Scholarship for students pursuing a degree or certification in a health related fieldDeadline Friday.
Linda Kohlmeyer Memorial Scholarship . $1,000.00 scholarship for students interested in a community college, university or trade school.Deadline Thursday.
Lake Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship.$500.00 scholarship for students majoring in an agricultural field.Deadline April 11, 2017.
• Johnson Scholarship Foundation has 2 scholarship programsScholarships for children of UPS employees or retirees who live in FloridaDeadline April 15th.
Scholarships for students with Disabilities who plan to attend one of the 12 state universities.Application deadline is May 1stWebsite information is www.jsf.bz
• 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.
The Tavares High Astronomy Club will meet today during the second half of Power Hour in Mr. Moore's room.
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 Principal352-742-2291 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.
Word of the Day
cinnabarRed All Over Word of the Day:Like many pigment names, this one still retains an exotic ring long after settling into English. Cinnabar refers to a mineral source of red pigment, the mineral itself, or the deep red color it produces. The trail of its origin goes cold before French, Latin, and Greek; it has an Arabic cognate, and one dictionary notes that it is of "oriental" origin.
On This Day in History
1242 - Russian troops repelled an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
1614 - American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1621 - The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, MA, on a return trip to England.
1792 - U.S. President George Washington cast the first presidential veto. The measure was for apportioning representatives among the states.
1806 - Isaac Quintard patented the cider mill.
1827 - James H. Hackett became the first American actor to appear abroad as he performed at Covent Garden in London, England.
1843 - Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony.
1869 - Daniel Bakeman, the last surviving soldier of the U.S. Revolutionary War, died at the age of 109.
1887 - Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the manual alphabet.
1892 - Walter H. Coe patented gold leaf in rolls.
1892 - In New York, the Ithaca Daily Journal published an ad introducing a new 10 cent Ice Cream Specialty called a Cherry Sunday.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. Wilde had been accused of homosexual practices.
1908 - The Japanese Army reached the Yalu River as the Russians retreated.
1919 - Eamon de Valera became president of Ireland.
1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company began the first regular production of balloon tires.
1930 - Mahatma Ghandi defied British law by making salt in India.
1933 - The first operation to remove a lung was performed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
1941 - German commandos secured docks along the Danube River in preparation for Germany’s invasion of the Balkans.
1951 - Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for committing espionage for the Soviet Union.
1953 - Jomo Kenyatta was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison for orchestrating the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya.
1955 - Winston Churchill resigned as British prime minister.
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain's record of 31,419 career points.
1985 - John McEnroe said "any man can beat any woman at any sport, especially tennis."
1986 - A discotheque in Berlin was bombed by Libyan terrorists. The U.S. attacked Libya with warplanes in retaliation on April 15, 1986.
1987 - FOX Broadcasting Company launched "Married....With Children" and "The Tracey Ullman Show". The two shows were the beginning of the FOX lineup.
1989 - In Poland, accords were signed between Solidarity and the government that set free elections for June 1989. The eight-year ban on Solidarity was also set to be lifted.
1998 - The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan opened becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. It links Shikoku and Honshu. The bridge cost about $3.8 billion.
1999 - Two Libyans suspected of bombing a Pan Am jet in 1988 were handed over so they could be flown to the Netherlands for trial. 270 people were killed in the bombing.
1999 - In Laramie, WY, Russell Henderson pled guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in the death of Matthew Shepard.
2004 - Near Mexico City's international airport, lightning struck the jet Mexican President Vicente Fox was on.
2009 - North Korea launched the Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
