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Book of
the Week
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Inventing Elliot by
Graham Gardner
Teased by bullies in
his old school, Elliot is determined to
reinvent himself at Holminister High by
donning a cool, unflappable exterior.
Ironically, the fourteen-year-old's
aloofness earns the interest of an elite
group of bullies, known as the Guardians,
whose members target school losers for
punishment in cruel and ritualistic ways.
The outwardly congenial Guardian leaders,
who are never seen "in the company of
actual violence," recruit Elliot using
control tactics adopted from their
favorite book, George Orwell's 1984. With
no way out, Elliot twists and turns,
trying to find just the right masks to
hide behind, for the Guardians, for his
beleaguered parents, for the girl, Louise,
whose radiance is the only color in his
pinched life.
The "Book of the Week"
is available for checkout at the library
circulation desk.
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General Bulletin
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Congratulations and
thanks to ASB President Sara Navid for
representing the 25,000 students of
Torrance at the past three Board of
Education meetings. Sara did an excellent
job and we are very proud of
her.
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(J.
O'Brien)
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Winter Sports Rally -
Friday, Main Gym. Come support Boys/Girls
Soccer, Boys/Girls Bassketball, Surf Team,
Wrestling, and Waterpolo.
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(E. Spotts)
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Congratulations to the
Lady Tartar Golf team as well as Coaches
Wurzer and Kushi for receiving district
wide recognition from the TUSD
Board.
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(J.
O'Brien)
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Our 7th Annual Night of
Broadway runs tomorrow night only. Don't
be one of those people who spend the
weekend crying in their pillow because
they missed this amazing show! Get your
ticket and get to the auditorium tomorrow
night at 7:00 pm.
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(C. Duvall)
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Talent Show coming to a
school near you. The THS Talent Show
applications will be coming out Fri.,
1/20. Pick them up in the Activities
office.
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(CD Wright)
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Go to Carl's Jr for
lunch after finals on Wed. & Fri.
Bring a flyer.
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(E.
Spotts)
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Congratulations to the
THS Teen and Police Graduates: Megan
Divers, Francisco Garcia, Justin Jacobs
and Kristin Nagy. You made THS proud by
your success in this class.
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(J. O'Brien)
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SCROC??? Mrs. Pat
Morrow will be in the Career Center during
lunch on Mon., 1/23, to answer any and all
of your questions about SCROC for second
semester. Please stop in and see her.
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(M. Dillon)
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Science Fair Judges
needed for Adams Elementary School. Date
is Wed., 3/29, 9 am - 2 pm. See Mr.
O'Brien if interested. Thanks.
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(J.
O'Brien)
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Battle of the Band
Auditions - Mr. Wright needs your audition
recordings this week. Don't be left out!
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(CD Wright)
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Remember, Mrs. Duvall
does not allow patrons to enter the
theatre during a performance. You'll miss
the big opening number and other wonderful
numbers if you aren't prompt. The ticket
booth closes promptly at 7:00 pm. You'd
be wise to buy a ticket in advance to
avoid being left in the cold!
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(C. Duvall)
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Softball conditioning
has started. If you are interested 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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Seniors
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Senior Luncheon at
Torrance Marriott, Tues., 6/20. Buy your
tickets for $27 in Activities or from Mrs.
Gasset or Mr. N. Jones.
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(E. Spotts)
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Support Seniors! Go to
El Paso Cantina on Sepulveda on Thurs.,
2/2! Bring a flyer!
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(E. Spotts)
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Seniors who are
planning o attend CSU Dominguez Hills next
year should pick up and complete a
scholarship application form in the
Counseling office.
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(F. Lee)
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Clubs
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Human Relations meeting
today at Rm A220. Bring your Valentine
items by 2/2 or earlier and bring money
for t-shirts. About $6-$10.
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(K. Nelson)
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JCC meeting at lunch
today in Rm C202.
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(G.
Nakashima)
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YABC members Karly,
Mary, Brandon, Lauren, Herwin, Diana,
Amanda, Tanya & Alison, please return
your copy of After.
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(N. Lyle)
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FINE ARTS: Mandatory
meeting today. Talent Show is coming
up.
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(CD Wright)
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SAVE club meeting at
lunch on Thurs., Rm B1220. Upcoming
events: beach clean up, Sat., 1/21 &
fundraising. Come &
participate.
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(K.
Nuechterlein)
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Sports
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Congratulations to Jeff
Harris who placed 2nd at last weekend's
West Covina Invitational Tournament. Jason
Carrillo and Jordan Collins placed 3rd and
Shea Kendig battled for 4th. Other
notable wrestlers were Ron Smith and
Daniel Strelitz. Everyone is welcome to
watch Torrance defend Tartar country
against the visiting Beverly Hills on
1/19, 3 pm, Main Gym. Admission is free.
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(B. Sagolla)
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Tartar Wrestlers
competed in the Redondo Freshman
Tournament this past weekend. Michael
Patrick, Brandon Dahl, Alex Gonzales, Josh
Rapella all placed 3rd. Congratulations to
all who competed and good luck as they
wrestle this weekend at the North Torrance
Tournament at 10:00 am.
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(B.
Sagolla)
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Surf Prelims postponed
to Friday, 1/20 & Sat., 1/21 due to
sewage spill. Check bulletin for any
further updates.
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1/21, 7:00 am - Surf,
Prelims (Longboard), Hermosa
Pier
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1/19, 3:15 pm - FS G
Soccer vs Redondo
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1/19, 3:00 pm - All
Wrestling vs Beverly Hills
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1/19, 3:15 pm - V/JV G
Soccer vs Lawndale
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1/19, 3:00 pm - V/JV B
Soccer @ Lawndale
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Faculty
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Please excuse JV &
V Boys Soccer from 5th period for game at
Lawndale.
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(E. Spotts)
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English teachers:
flyers for College Information Fair on
2/25/06 at South HS were put in your
mailboxes. Please distribute to your
students. You should have (almost) enough
for each student. Call if you have any
questions x7981. Thank you.
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(T. Hollis)
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English Teachers:
Please remind Seniors who have not passed
English and or Math CAHSEE, that in order
to participate in graduation in June they
must pass both portions of the CAHSEE.
They also will not receive their diplomas.
To assist students we are offering
tutoring after school every Mon. & Wed
for Math and every Tues. & Thurs. for
English from 3:15-4:15 pm in Room D, above
the Library.
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(C.
Daugherty)
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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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