TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL

DAILY BULLETIN

Today is Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Mrs. Mickens AP Art Students will have a display at the Mt. Dora Center for the Arts on October 13th from 5-9 p.m. All are invited.

FOOD FOR FLORIDA DISASTER FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AVAILABILE IN LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES

LEESBURG- The Department of Children and Families (DCF), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will implement theFood for FloridaDisaster Food Assistance Program in Lake and Sumter counties to assist individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Irma from September 30 October 4.

To qualify for the Food for Florida Disaster Food Assistance program, applicants must have lived or worked in one of the counties declared for FEMA Individual Assistance on September 5, and not be receiving food assistance through the regular Food Assistance Program. Additionally, eligible individuals and families must have suffered a disaster-related loss, such as damage to their homes or self-employment property, loss of food, reduction or loss of income, or have incurred other disaster related expenses.DCF will provide or mail Electronic Benefits Transfer cards to eligible individuals and families to use at authorized USDA food retailers. The program counts only income and expenses from September 5 through October 4, 2017.

Individuals are encouraged to apply (pre-register) prior to visiting the Food for Florida site. Pre-registration is available on the Food for Floridawebsite.

The Food for Florida disaster food assistance program for Lake and Sumter counties will take place:

SEPTEMBER 30 OCOTBER - 4VIA PORT MALL10401 US-441, LEESBURG, FL 34788

**Arrive at main entrance of Via Port Mall on US- 441. The Food for Florida site is located at the former J.C. Penny space on the east side of the Mall.**

All sites will be open 7AM 6PM

Please bring a valid Florida Driver License or Identification Card

Eligible individuals and families must have suffered a disaster-related loss, such as damage to their homes or self-employment property, loss of food, reduction or loss of income, or have incurred other disaster related expenses.

Click here to Pre-Register

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

October 11th - 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. Rackleys Econ Students.. November 6th

Mr. Hawkins Econ Students..November 9th

Mr. Witsmans 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

Collegiate Graduation Honor Recognition

Summa Cum LaudeWeighted Top 5%

Magna Cum LaudeWeighted over 4.0

Cum Laude..4.0 weighted

Ranking for Graduation Honors will be based on Fall Semester Grades.

Dual enrollment Grades for Fall semester will be included in the Collegiate Ranking.

*Eligibility for Collegiate Graduation Honors requires that seniors maintain their current course load.

*Seniors are required to continue with their second semester courses and pass all classes including Dual enrolment and On-Line Courses . Collegiate Honors will be forfeited if courses are dropped and/ or failed.

CLUBS

There will be a Red Riot meeting today in Ms. Stokes' room, 2-218. We will be making t-shirt plans.

Congratulations to the following students for being elected officers in the Tavares High Astronomy Club for the 2017-2018 school year!

President- Ryan Rodney

Co-Vice Presidents- Sammy Maxwell and Rachael Langston

Secretary- Mick Pepper

Thanks to all who campaigned and ran for office. You are all winners in life!!

ATHLETICS

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Word of the Day

tensile

Bearable Tension Word of the Day:

A large handful of English adjectives end in -ile and describe qualities of materials. Besides tensile there is ductile, fissile, and protractile, to name only a few. The -ile bit is a reduction of Latin -ilis. The tens- bit is best known by its appearance in the near relative "tense." Tensile means "capable of withstanding tension."

On This Day in History

1863 - U.S. President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be recognized as Thanksgiving Day.

1888 - "The Yeomen of the Guard" was performed for the first time. It was the first of 423 shows.

1893 - The motor-driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman.

1901 - The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated. After a merger with Radio Corporation of America the company became RCA-Victor.

1906 - W.T. Grant opened a 25-cent department store.

1922 - Rebecca L. Felton became the first female to hold office of U.S. Senator. She was appointed by Governor Thomas W. Hardwick of Georgia to fill a vacancy.

1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes officially changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

1932 - Iraq was admitted into the League of Nations leading Britain to terminate their mandate over the nation. Britain had ruled Iraq since taking it from Turkey during World War I.

1935 - Italian forces invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia).

1941 - Adolf Hitler stated in a speech that Russia was "broken" and they "would never rise again."

1942 - The Office of Economic Stabilization was established by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He also authorized controls on rents, wages, salaries and farm prices.

1944 - During World War II, U.S. troops broke through the Siegfried Line.

1946 - "A Day in the Life of Dennis Day" began airing on NBC-TV.

1951 - CBS-TV aired the first coast-to-coast telecast of a prizefight. Dave Sands defeated Carl Olson at Soldier Field in Chicago.

1952 - Britain became the third nuclear power in the world when they successfully detonated their first atomic bomb. The U.S. and Russia were the only other nuclear powers.

1954 - "Father Knows Best" began airing on CBS-TV.

1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.

1955 - "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC-TV.

1961 - "The Dick Van Dyke Show" debuted on CBS-TV.

1962 - The Sigma VII blasted off from Cape Canaveral for a nine-hour flight.

1962 - The play, "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!" opened on Broadway.

1974 - Frank Robinson took over the management position of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. He was the first black manager in major league baseball.

1981 - Irish Nationalist in Maze Prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland called off their hunger strike. The strike had lasted 7 months and ten people had died.

1986 - "Tough Guys" was released. It was the first comedy to feature Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. It was, however, their seventh movie together.

1988 - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely after its four-day mission. It was the first American shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster.

1989 - East Germany suspended unrestricted travel to Czechoslovakia in an effort to slow the flow of refugees to the West.

1989 - Art Shell became the first African-American head coach in the modern NFL when he took over the Los Angeles Raiders.

1990 - The Berlin Wall was dismantled eleven months after the borders between East and West Germany were dissolved. The unification of Germany ended 45 years of division.

1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein made a visit to Kuwait since his country had seized control of the oil-rich nation.

1994 - The headquarters of the Haitian pro-army militia was raided by U.S. soldiers.

2001 - ESPN began its 10th season of National Hockey League (NHL) coverage.

2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) broke Babe Ruth's major league single-season record for walks at 171.

2003 - Ray Horn, of the duo "Siegfried & Roy," was attacked by tiger during a performance. Roy survived the attack after being dragged offstage. The tiger, a 7-year-old male named Montecore, was debuting in his first show.

2006 - North Korea announced that it would conduct a nuclear test as a key step in the manufacture of atomic bombs that it viewed as a deterrent again