Today is Monday, March 5, 2018

The THS Theatre Program is proudly presents this year’s musical Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Come out for a night under the sea with Ariel and her friends as our very own students bring one of Disney’s most beloved movies to life.

Show nights are Thursday and Friday at 6:00 PM in the THS Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased the night of the show starting at 5:00 PM in the THS Auditorium Lobby. Tickets are $5.00 for students and $10.00 for adults ages 19 and up. Due to the popularity of this show, we recommend you show up early to ensure you are able to purchase tickets and get a good seat.

WANT TO WIN A PROM TICKET?Are You Artsy?Create the winning design for this year’s prom tickets and win a ticket to attend the prom free!

Open to: Juniors and SeniorsTheme for Prom: Fire and IceAny medium accepted but it must be photographable for the tickets.Entries must be turned in to Mrs. Newman on or before March 14th to be eligible. Building 2- 105

GUIDANCE

Students, the ASVAB is going to be given on March 28th here at THS. Please sign up in Guidance by the 15th of March. The ASVAB will start after school at 1:45 in the cafeteria. The test is open to Juniors and Seniors.

Sophomores and Juniors interested in enrolling at Lake Tech next year should meet with their grade level counselor to complete the 2018-19 application. The application window is open through April 15.

Lake Sumter State College is offering a free four day summer bridge program for graduating seniors interested in a Bachelor’s program with a STEM Major.

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

Applications can be done on line at LSCC.EDU/STEM . See Mrs. Croker for more information.

Students, if you are interested in a Broadcasting Career, there is a management training program in the area looking for candidates. Please see Mrs. Croker for more information.

Any 10th grade student who would like to Dual Enroll next year should see Mr. Stevens in guidance for a PERT test form.

Florida Elks Youth CampSummer Counselor in Training and Counselor Positions AvailableApplications are available in Guidance.

SCHOLARSHIPS

College Covered.Com powered by Discover Student LoansScholarship Amount up to $10,000Applications are in Guidance.

Seniors who are planning to attend LSSC in the Fall, please stop by guidance and pick up the Tavares Lion Club Scholarship application. Also, the LSSC website has scholarship application as well. See Mrs. Croker for any questions.

Men of Principle Scholarship Eligible male students accepted to FSUScholarship amount $500.00Applications are in Guidance.

Historical Society of Central Florida, INC.Scott Harris Memorial ScholarshipAnnual Essay Competition $2,500.00Scholarship Deadline: April 13, 2018

Eustis Elks Lodge #1578Eligible seniors with a 2.5 GPA planning to attend Lake Tech or LSSC with Community Involvement and Work ExperienceScholarship Amount $500.00Scholarship Deadline: April 15th, 2018

Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship Eligible seniors who intend to major in education

Application Deadline: April 4, 2018

Scholarships at a GlanceEligible seniors interested in careers in the beauty industryApplication Deadline varies

Lake Sumter State College ScholarshipsEligible seniors planning to attend LSSC in the Fall of 2018-Presidents’s Scholarship of $1.200 for students with a 3.0 GPA-Trustee Scholarship of $2,400 for students with a 3.5 GPA-William/Johnson Scholarship of $1200 for eligible minority students with a 3.0 GPA- LSSC Opportunity Scholarship provides a tuition waiver of up to 12 credit hours for students with a 3.0 GPAAll applications are on line at www.lssc.edu under the news heading and click on High School Scholarship Application.

The Lake County School Food Service Association is pleased to offer a $250.00 scholarship for the senior class of 2018. Please use the following criteria:

Continuing Education in Food IndustryCompletion of ApplicationGPA Minimum of 2.5Financial Need

Mail to: Lake County School BoardFood Service Department Nutrition Assoc.201 W. Burleigh Blvd.Tavares, FL 32778

Applications MUST be received no later than April 14, 2018. Scholarship award will be received after the first semester of secondary education has been completed. The scholarship selectee will be notified by April 30, 2018. See Guidance for application.

Leesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta SororityEligible seniors who are minoritiesScholarship Amount $1,000.00Deadline: April 2nd, 2018

University of Florida First Year ScholarshipsEligible students planning to attend UNFApplications are in the Guidance Office.

Lake Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship

Seniors interested in attending Post Secondary Schools and majoring in Agricultural FieldSeniors interested in starting a business in an Agricultural fieldScholarship amount $500.00Deadline April 8, 2018

Edmond Amateis FoundationSeniors with Financial NeedScholarship Amount is $1.500.00Deadline March 15, 2018

Supervisors of Elections ScholarshipEligible Seniors who have completed 2 years of state college and qualify as Juniors for 2018-19Political Science, Business Adm or Journalism, Communication Majors.Scholarship amount $1,200.00Deadline: March 29, 2018

USF College Assistance Migrant ProgramEligible Seniors with a family background in migrant and or seasonal farm workScholarship Amount $3,000.00Deadline is March 15, 2018

Jones Brothers Seaplane Aviation Scholarship$5,000.00 scholarship for a senior interested in an Aviation CareerApplication Deadline is March 15, 2018

Alpha Delta Kappa Upsilon College of Education Scholarship ApplicationEligible Seniors interested in majoring in EducationScholarship Deadline : March 28th, 2018

LCAEOP ScholarshipScholarship Amount $1,000.00Application Deadline is March 9, 2018 at 4 p.m.

Harold S. Schwartz Music Scholarship Program Scholarship Amount $10,000.00-$6,000.00Eligible seniors interested in a major or minor in a music (instrumental, performing arts, choral, theatre)Deadline is March 10th, 2018

AaronStrong Perserverance ScholarshipEligible seniors who have faced adversity .

Scholarship Amount is $718.00Application Deadline is March 31st.

Linda Kohlmeyer Memorial ScholarshipScholarship Amount $1,000.00Seniors with a 2.5, active in the community and planning to attend a postsecondary institution.Deadline March 15, 2018

Charles Robert Thurman Scholarship$500.00 scholarship for seniors pursuing a career in finance or accountingDeadline is March 29, 2018

2018 Lehner ScholarshipEligible seniors with financial need and at least a 2.5 GPA Scholarship amount up to $5,000.00Deadline April 6th, 2018

Mount Dora Women’s Committee of Fine ArtsOpen to students in Grade 10-12Auditions are for Visual and Performing ArtsDeadline is Saturday. Applications are in Guidance.

SECO Energy 2018 Youth Scholarship Eligible seniors must be SECO CustomersDeadline March 30, 2018

Johnson Scholarship FoundationEligible Seniors of UPS employees or retirees who live in FloridaDeadline April 1st, 2018

Seminole Chapter of Lake-Sumter Eligible Seniors accepted to FSUDeadline April 1st, 2018

Tavares Lions ClubEligible Seniors planning to attend LSSCDeadline March 15, 2018

Criterion Civic Club Scholarship for Graduating Seniors who are African American.Application Deadline is March 31, 2018.Application is in Guidance.

Florida Southern College Orchestra and String Scholarship Audition Information is available in Guidance.

The University of Florida and Florida State University have partnered with the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success. This is a new on line platform to assist with the college application process. You may access these tools at www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org.

Florida Credit Union is offering two scholarships for graduating seniors. Parents and or students must be a member of the Florida Credit Union.

CLUBS

The next meeting of the Tavares High Astronomy Club will be today during Learning Opportunities in Mr. Moore's room.

The Gay-Straight Alliance meets each Thursday in Building 5, Room 106, during Learning Opportunities.

ATHLETICS

Anyone interested in trying out for cheerleading needs to attend our tryout meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the cafeteria.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Word of the Day

larderThis Little Piggy Word of the Day:This noun, designating a room in which food is stored, enjoyed a good 500-year run till it started losing ground to pantry, the preferred term today. No prizes awarded for spotting the relationship with lard, the rendered fat of swine. In days of yore, said fat was no doubt a staple in larders both high and low.

On This Day in History

1623 - The first alcohol temperance law in the colonies was enacted in Virginia.

1624 - In the American colony of Virginia, the upper class was exempted from whipping by legislation.

1750 - "King Richard III" was performed in New York City. It was the first Shakespearean play to be presented in America.

1766 - The first Spanish governor of Louisiana, Antonio de Ulloa, arrived in New Orleans.

1770 - "The Boston Massacre" took place when British troops fired on a crowd in Boston killing five people. Two British troops were later convicted of manslaughter.

1793 - Austrian troops defeated the French and recaptured Liege.

1836 - Samuel Colt's Patent Arms Manufacturing of Paterson, New Jersey, was chartered by the New Jersey legislature.

1842 - A Mexican force of over 500 men under Rafael Vasquez invaded Texas for the first time since the revolution. They briefly occupied San Antonio, but soon headed back to the Rio Grande.

1845 - The U.S. Congress appropriated $30,000 to ship camels to the western U.S.

1864 - For the first time, Oxford met Cambridge in track and field competition in England.

1867 - An abortive Fenian uprising against English rule took place in Ireland.

1868 - The U.S. Senate was organized into a court of impeachment to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson.

1872 - George Westinghouse patented the air brake.

1900 - Two U.S. battleships left for Nicaragua to halt revolutionary disturbances.

1901 - Germany and Britain began negotiations with hopes of creating an alliance.

1902 - In France, the National Congress of Miners decided to call for a general strike for an 8-hour day.

1907 - In St. Petersburg, Russia, the new Duma opened. 40,000 demonstrators were dispersed by troops.

1910 - In Philadelphia, PA, 60,000 people left their jobs to show support for striking transit workers.

1910 - The Moroccan envoy signed the 1909 agreement with France.

1912 - The Italians became the first to use dirigibles for military purposes. They used them for reconnaissance flights behind Turkish lines west of Tripoli.

1918 - The Soviets moved the capital of Russia from Petrograd to Moscow.

1922 - "Annie Oakley" (Phoebe Ann Moses) broke all existing records for women's trap shooting. She hit 98 out of 100 targets.

1923 - Old-age pension laws were enacted in the states of Montana and Nevada.

1924 - Frank Caruana of Buffalo, NY, became the first bowler to roll two perfect games in a row.

1933 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a four-day bank holiday in order to stop large amounts of money from being withdrawn from banks.

1933 - The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections.

1934 - In Amarillo, TX, the first Mother's-In-Law Day was celebrated.

1943 - Germany called fifteen- and sixteen-year-olds for military service due to war losses.

1946 - Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain Speech".

1946 - The U.S. sent protests to the U.S.S.R. on incursions into Manchuria and Iran.

1953 - Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin died. He had been in power for 29 years.

1956 - The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ban on segregation in public schools.

1969 - Gustav Heinemann was elected West German President.

1970 - A nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect after 43 nations ratified it.

1976 - The British pound fell below the equivalent of $2 for the first time in history.

1977 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter appeared on CBS News with Walter Cronkite for the first "Dial-a-President" radio talk show.

1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities had the right to display the Nativity scene as part of their Christmas display.

1984 - The U.S. accused Iraq of using poison gas.

1985 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first National Hockey League player to score 50 goals in eight consecutive seasons.

1993 - Cuban President Fidel Castro said that Hillary Clinton was "a beautiful woman."

1993 - Sprinter Ben Johnson was banned from racing for life by the Amateur Athletic Association after testing positive for banned performance-enhancing substances for a second time.

1997 - North Korea and South Korea met for first time in 25 years for peace talks.

1997 - Chuck Niles received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1998 - NASA announced that an orbiting craft had found enough water on the moon to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.

1998 - It was announced that Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins would lead crew of Columbia on a mission to launch a large X-ray telescope. She was the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.