Today is Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Mrs. Micken’s 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 the Food for Florida Disaster 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 Florida website. The Food for Florida disaster food assistance program for Lake and Sumter counties will take place:SEPTEMBER 30– OCOTBER - 4 VIA PORT MALL 10401 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 – 6PMPlease bring a valid Florida Driver License or Identification CardEligible 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

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

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 1Friday - Florida State UniversityOctober 11th - Stetson UniversityOctober 24th - Lake Tech CollegeOctober 26th - Lake Sumter State CollegeOctober 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 10thOff 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 ORLANDOwww.nacacfairs.orgFinancial Aid Night Nov 9th 6 p.m. THS AuditoriumRevised 9/21/17 . See Mrs. Croker in Guidance for more information

Collegiate Graduation Honor Recognition

Summa Cum Laude…Weighted Top 5% Magna Cum Laude…Weighted 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

Drama Club will be meeting Thursday during learning opportunities in Building 1, Room 110. Hope to see you there.

Attention All “Help Our Planet Earth” or HOPE Club members and future members: There will be a HOPE Club meeting on Friday in Mrs. Farner’s room during Learning Opportunity. We will be collecting club dues.

ATHLETICS

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Word of the Day

consecrateHoly Transparent Word of the Day:If the middle vowels in this verb were transposed you would have a better clue to its close relationship to sacred, but even without that, it's not too hard to hear an echo. Consecrate is a mashup of the common Latin prefix con- ("together") and sacrare, "sacred." The verb means "to make sacred."

On This Day in History

1535 - The first complete English translation of the Bible was printed in Zurich, Switzerland.

1648 - The first volunteer fire department was established in New York by Peter Stuyvesant.

1777 - At Germantown, PA, Patriot forces and British forces both suffer heavy losses in battle. The battle was seen as British victory, which actually served as a moral boost to the Americans.

1876 - The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas formally dedicated by Texas Gov. Richard Coke. It was the state's first venture into public higher education. The college opened for classed two days earlier.

1881 - Edward Leveaux received a patent for the player piano.

1887 - The Paris Herald Tribune was published for the first time. It was later known as the International Herald Tribune.

1893 - The first professional football contract was signed by Grant Dibert for the Pittsburgh AC.

1895 - The first U.S. Open golf tournament took place in Newport, RI. Horace Rawlins, 19 years old, won the tournament.

1909 - The first airship race in the U.S. took place in St. Louis, MO.

1915 - The Dinosaur National Monument was established. The area covered part of Utah and Colorado.

1927 - The first actual work of carving began on Mount Rushmore.

1931 - The comic strip "Dick Tracy" made its debut in the Detroit Daily Mirror. The strip was created by Chester Gould.

1933 - "Esquire" magazine was published for the first time.

1940 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in the Alps at Brenner Pass. Hitler was seeking help from Italy to fight the British.

1948 - The Railroad Hour" debuted on ABC radio.

1953 - "I Led Three Lives" was first seen in syndication. The TV show was never on network.

1954 - "December Bride" debuted on CBS-TV.

1956 - "Playhouse 90" debuted on CBS-TV.

1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV.

1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was the first manmade satellite to enter space. Sputnik I fell out of orbit on January 4, 1958.

1958 - British Overseas Airways Corporation became the first jetliner to offer trans-Atlantic service to passengers with flights between London, England and New York.

1959 - The first World Series to be played west of St. Louis began in Los Angeles, CA.

1965 - Pope Paul VI addressed the U.N. General Assembly and became the first reigning pontiff to visit the Western Hemisphere.

1976 - Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the "ABC Evening News" for the first time.

1981 - Bruce Jenner and Harry Belafonte debuted in their first dramatic roles in NBC-TV's "Grambling's White Tiger".

1987 - NFL owners used replacement personnel to play games despite the player's strike.

1990 - The German parliament had its first meeting since reunification.

1992 - The 16-year civil war in Mozambique ended.

1993 - Russian Vice-President Alexander Rutskoi and Chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov surrendered to Boris Yeltsin after a ten-hour tank assault on the Russian White House. The two men had barricaded themselves in after Yeltsin called for general elections and dissolved the legislative body.

1993 - Dozens of Somalis dragged an American soldier through the streets of Mogadishu. A videotape showed Michael Durant being taken prisoner by Somali militants.

1994 - South African President Nelson Mandela was welcomed to the White House by U.S. President Clinton.

1997 - Hundreds of thousands of men attended a Promise Keepers rally on the Mall in Washington, DC.

1998 - The Vincent Van Gogh exhibit opened in Washington, DC. The exhibit featured 70 paintings.

1998 - Davis Gaines performed as the Phantom in the show "Phantom of the Opera" for the 2,000th time.

2001 - NATO granted the United States open access to their airfields and seaports and agreed to deploy ships and early-warning radar planes in the war on terrorism.

2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 70th home run of the season to tie Mark McGwire's major league record. Bonds also moved past Reggie Jackson on the all-time list with his 564th career home run.

2001 - Rickey Henderson (San Diego Padres) scored his 2,246th career run to break Ty Cobb's major league record.

2001 - In Washington, DC, Reagan National Airport re-opened. The airport had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.

2004 - SpaceShipOne reached an altitude of 368,000 feet. It was the first privately built, manned rocket ship to fly in space twice within a two week window. The ship won the Ansari X Prize of $10 million dollars for their success.