Today is Wednesday, August 22, 2018

This is Amnesty Week in the Media Center. If you have an overdue book, you can bring it to the Media Center and ask that the fine be deleted. If you owe a fine on a returned book, you can ask us to delete that fine. You must come to the Media Center this week to have your fines forgiven. Take advantage of this opportunity and get yourself off the due list!

Are you singer? Are you passionate about performing? Then you might be the next Tavares Idol! Those interested in this years Tavares Idol competition are encouraged to attend an informative meeting during Learning Opportunities on Monday, August 27. At this meeting we will discuss the audition process and how to prepare to be the next Tavares Idol! Auditions will be held after school on Thursday, September 6 and Friday, September 7 with the show being performed on September 13 at 6:00 PM in the THS Auditorium. Tavares Idol is being sponsored by the THS Chorus and Theatre Department. See Mr. Batko if you have any questions.

GUIDANCE

Counselors will resume schedule changes today. Students , you must have permission from your teacher to come to the guidance office for a change. Counselors will be available during both lunches in the Guidance Office as well for changes. Friday is the last day for changes.

LSSC's Annual 2018 College Nighto DATE: Mon. Oct. 8, 2018o TIME: 6 to 8 p.m.o PLACE: Convocation Center (Gym), LSSC's Leesburg Campus

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

SCHOLARSHIPS

Since 1994, the Wendy’s® High School Heisman® Scholarship has been recognizing and rewarding senior athletes who excel in the classroom, on the field, and in the community. This year, we're awarding over $60,000 in college scholarships. Give your most well-rounded seniors a shot at winning.

100 Scholarship Winners. Two From Every State.The Wendy’s High School Heisman recognizes two winners—one male athlete and one female athlete—from each state.

90 State Winners receive a $500 scholarshipEight National Finalists receive a $1,000 scholarshipTwo National Winners receive a $5,000 scholarship along with national honor and recognition during ESPN’s telecast of the college Heisman Memorial Trophy presentationThey’ve done the hard work. Now, they just need to apply. Winning the Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship requires a GPA of 3.0 or better, participation in at least one school-sponsored sport, and demonstrated leadership at school and in the community. You have students who have worked hard for years to make the grade. Now help them get the recognition they deserve:

• Refer a student today• Send seniors to wendysheisman.com to apply• Promote the Wendy's Heisman Scholarship using the materials provided here

CLUBS

First meeting of Hi-Q Club Monday 8/27 During L.O. Mr. Hilding's room 6 – 112.

ATHLETICS

Student sports passes will be on sale during lunches. Passes cost $30.00, and include a free THS Bulldog T shirt for football games. Purchasing a sports pass gets students free entry to all regular season home events. See Coach Raczkowski for more details.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Special Olympics is looking for volunteers to assist with the county bowling competition on September 8th at Breakpoint Alley from 7:30-1:00. Please see Ms. Vineyard in 5-101 for more information.

Word of the Day

gesticulateMinor Act Word of the Day:You probably wouldn't guess that the -cul in gesticulate was related to the -cul in minuscule, but here's the connection: they're both derived from Latinate diminutive forms, of which cul is a tell-tale clue. In the case of gesticulate, the underlying form is gestus, "act," from which we also get gesture and jest. So when you gesticulate you perform a little gesture — usually while speaking.

On This Day in History

1485 - The War of the Roses ended with the death of England's King Richard III. He was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field. His successor was Henry V II.

1567 - The "Council of Blood" was established by the Duke of Alba. This was the beginning of his reign of terror in the Netherlands.

1642 - The English Civil War began when Charles I called Parliament and its soldiers traitors.

1762 - Ann Franklin became the editor of the Mercury of Newport in Rhode Island. She was the first female editor of an American newspaper.

1770 - Australia was claimed under the British crown when Captain James Cook landed there.

1775 - The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England's King George III.

1846 - The U.S. annexed New Mexico.

1851 - The schooner America outraced the Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.

1865 - A patent for liquid soap was issued to William Sheppard.

1902 - In Hartford, CT, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president of the United States to ride in an automobile.

1906 - The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200.

1910 - Japan formally annexed Korea.

1911 - It was announced that Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" had been stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting reappeared two years later in Italy.

1932 - The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first TV broadcast in England.

1938 - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.

1941 - Nazi troops reached the outskirts of Leningrad during World War II.

1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.

1951 - 75,052 people watched the Harlem Globetrotters perform. It was the largest crowd to see a basketball game.

1959 - Stephen Rockefeller married Anne Marie Rasmussen. Anne had once been a maid for the powerful and wealthy Rockefeller family.

1968 - Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to Latin America.

1972 - Due to its racial policies, Rhodesia was asked to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games.

1973 - Henry Kissinger was named Secretary of State by U.S. President Nixon. Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year.

1984 - The last Volkswagen Rabbit rolled off the assembly line in New Stanton, PA.

1986 - Kerr-McGee Corp. agreed to pay the estate of the late Karen Silkwood $1.38 million to settle a 10-year-old nuclear contamination lawsuit.

1989 - Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5000 batters. (MLB)

1990 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush signed an order for calling reservists to aid in the build up of troops in the Persian Gulf.

1990 - The U.S. State Department announced that the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait would not be closed under President Saddam Hussein's demand.

1990 - Angry smokers blocked a street in Moscow to protest the summer-long cigarette shortage.

1991 - It was announced by Yugoslavia that a truce ordered on August 7th with Croatia had collapsed.

1991 - Mikhail S. Gorbachev returned to Moscow after the collapse of the hard-liners' coup. On the same day he purged the men that had tried to oust him.

1992 - In Rostock, Germany, neo-Nazi violence broke out against foreigners.

1996 - U.S. President Clinton signed legislation that ended guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanded work from recipients.

1998 - "The Howard Stern Radio Show" premiered on CBS to about 70% of the U.S.

2004 - In Oslo, Norway, a version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and his work "Madonna" were stolen from the Munch Museum. This version of "The Scream," one of four different versions, was a tempera painting on board.