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Book of
the Week
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Airborn by Kenneth
Oppel
Matt Cruse is a cabin
boy aboard the luxury passenger airship
Aurora when the ship encounters a battered
hot air balloon with an unconscious man
aboard. Before dying, the man claims to
have seen beautiful creatures swarming in
the air over an uncharted island. Not
until a year later, when Matt meets the
man's granddaughter, Kate de Vries, who
boards the Aurora, does he learn that the
man wasn't hallucinating. Pirates board,
rob, and kill, and a fierce storm grounds
the Aurora on the very island that Kate's
grandfather spoke about--which proves to
be the pirates' secret hideaway. Can they
escape in time to stop the brigands from
stealing the Aurora? Will Kate prove the
existence of the undiscovered species she
calls "cloud cats"?
The "Book of the Week"
is available for checkout at the library
circulation desk.
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General Bulletin
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School will not be in
session on Mon., 1/16. It is a holiday
honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. School
will resume the following day.
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PAW Club is collecting
towels, blankets, toys and shampoos for a
local animal shelter. Please bring items
to Rm. A204 or ask Ms. Pavao for
pick-up.
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(P. Pavao)
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DEBT LIST: Checklists
in Activities. If you are on the list you
may not purchase a Sweethearts Dance
ticket.
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(M.
Hatanaka)
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Sweethearts Dance.
Guest pass applications are available in
Activities Office. Pick up at snack and
lunch. Do not come during class time.
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(M.
Hatanaka)
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Not only is it Friday
the 13th, it's also one week until the
opening (and closing) of our 7th annual
"Night on Broadway." Don't miss this
musical extravaganza. Tickets are only
$3.00. Buy one from any advanced theatre
student, or Mrs. Duvall in Rm A100.
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(C. Duvall)
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Softball conditioning
has started. If you are intrested in
playing softball for THS please be at
Wilson park at 5:00pm Mondays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Coach Murray will meet you
there- Be ready to play.
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(G. Leccese)
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Teachers willing to
chaperone the CSF Knotts trip in March,
please contact Ms Reif, x8100, for more
information.
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(C.Reif)
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Are you in a band?
Rock, Pop, Reggae, Vocal, Girls? We want
you! Battle of the Bands is coming! See
Mr. Wright in Rm B101.
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(C.D.
Wright)
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Interested in earning
money for college while serving your
country? Visit the Career Center at lunch
on 1/18 to find our about the Army's
Concurrent Admissions program.
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(R. Young)
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Interested in UC
Berkeley? Nicole Higashiyama, Class of
2005, will be in the Career Center during
lunch on Thursday, 1/12 to talk about the
campus. Bring your lunch and your
questions!
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(M. Dillon)
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Do you enjoy writing
short stories, poetry, or taking pictures?
If so, submit your work to the NEWS
TORCH, Rm A132, Mrs. Warden, by Wed.,
1/18.
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(S. Warden)
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PSAT information was
given out on Wed, 1/5. Students who did
not attend a meeting with their counselor
may pick up their results in the
counseling office.
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You are all invited to
the THS Rally on Fri. in Main Gym at
lunch. Don't be late!
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(T.
Ferrell)
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Attic: Ski 'n
Snowboard event on Sat., 2/4. $55 and $65
- includes lift ticket & roundtrip
transportation. Sign up by Tues., 1/17.
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(S. Wells)
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Senior class will be
holding a garage sale on Sat., 1/21. If
you have any donations please turn them in
to Mrs. Gasset, Rm. A203. Anything is
greatly appreciated.
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(K. Gasset)
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Visions of Unity Art
contest are due on Fri., 1/13/06.
Literature, drawing, painting,
photography, sculpture categories. Pick
up an entry form from English, Fine Arts
teachers or the Principal's office. Go
Tartars - win BIG.
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(J. O'Brien)
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Seniors
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Senior Best winners:
Remember to go to the Senior Patio to take
your pictures at lunch. It is not
mandatory to dress up. Biggest flirts and
Best Buds will be shot 1/17/06 at lunch at
the Senior Patio.
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(R.
Hedgpeth)
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El Camino Honors
Transfer program representative will be
here per. 2 & 3 on Thurs., 1/19 in the
Little Theater. If interested please sign
up in the counseling office and get a
pass. All students must give their
teachers 24 hours notice. No passes will
be distributed short of the 24 hours for
each presentation.
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(M.
Dillon)
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Clubs
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SOUTH ASIAN CC
mandatory meeting at lunch today.
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(J. Jones)
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FILIPINO CC members:
please turn in UCLA field trip permission
slips to Celine at lunch at the B locker
bay.
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(D.Kushi)
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PAW meeting Wed. at
lunch in Rm A204.
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(P. Pavao)
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Interested in joining
KIWINS? Pick up an application in
Activities. Due 1/17.
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(G. Breese)
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Sports
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1/13, 7:30 pm - B V
Basketball vs El Segundo
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1/13, 6:00 pm - G V
Basketball vs El Segundo
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1/13, 4:30 pm - B JV
Basketball vs El Segundo
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1/13, 3:00 pm - G JV
Basketball vs El Segundo
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1/13, 4:30 pm - B Soph
Basketball @ El Segundo
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1/13, 3:00 pm - G
Waterpolo vs Mira Costa
(Plunge)
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1/13. 3:00 pm - B Frosh
Basketball @ El Segundo
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1/13, 3:15 pm - G F/S
Soccer vs. South
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Faculty
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English Teachers: 2nd
Semester Schedule Changes will be done
during English classes according to the
following revised schedule:
Sophomores &
Freshmen, Fri., 1/13 Auditorium (Mrs.
Dillon, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Takamine, Mr.
Young)
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Students will return to
their classes after their schedule change
is completed.
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(J. Morita)
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Please encourage all
your students to go to "Hands Across
Campus" on Fri. at lunch in the Main Gym.
It is a very special event for all
Tartars!
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(J. O'Brien)
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Please excuse Band and
Troubadour students from 4th & 5th
periods for Fri., 1/13, to paraticipate in
Hands Across Campus.
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(C.D.
Wright)
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"Diabetes Update"
rescheduled to Thurs., 1/19, 5-6 pm, EMB
Large Conf. Rm. Free. Contact Carla
Stewart @ x7948.
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Can you believe the
05/06 Faculty and Staff Directory has been
printed and is ready to distribute? If
you want one please come by the
principal's office to obtain. (Sorry,
can't put in mailboxes).
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(T. Hollis)
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There will be a
rebroadcast of the THS News on Ch. 15
during SSR on Fri. The show is less than
10 mins. A new show will play the first
Monday of each month.
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(S. Love)
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Torrance Education
Foundation grant applications are
available in the Principal's office.
$1500-$2500 available. Due date is
2/10/06. You may enter as a team as well.
I encourage everyone to enter.
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(J. O"Brien)
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Please call Jo'Lynn,
x7979, if you need a DAILY CALENDAR
refill.
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(J. Morita)
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