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General
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FIRST SEMESTER REPORT
CARDS: Report Cards will be distributed
by your first period teacher if you are an
8th grader taking classes at THS. If you
are in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12, your 2nd
period teacher will be distributing your
report cards.
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J. Morita
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Please nominate a
deserving student for the February Student
of the Month! Nomination forms are in the
Activities office. Please turn one in to
the Commissioner of Academics box in
Activities ASAP.
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E. Spotts
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Haiti donation boxes
are due today at lunch. Bring them to Mr.
Jones' room, A209.
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J. Jones
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SCROC will be closed
the next Monday, 2/15/10.
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A. Palacios
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If you missed the
meeting for the Boys Golf team on Fri.,
2/5, please see Mr. Kushi at lunch today,
2/9 in rm. C100.
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DK
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Winter Formal tickets
Tues., Feb 9 will be $70 w/ASB and $75
w/o. Last day of sales on Wed., Feb. 10
will be $75 for All. Hurry and buy your
tickets now!
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M. Hatanaka
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The 2010 Talent Show is
well on its way. Interested in performing?
Applications available on Tues., 2/9 in
Activities.
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CDW
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Students - Deliveries
of food, money, clothing, other personal
items (including books and homework),
balloons, flowers or gifts will NOT be
accepted. Do not ask your parents to
bring forgotten items to school. Please
be sure to come to school
prepared.
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V. Garcia
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ID Replacements: taken
at snack and lunch only in Activities. $5
cost.
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M. Hatanaka
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REMINDER: All bulletin
notices must be signed by a club
advisor/teacher. A notice for the next
day's bulletin must be in the curriculum
office by 10:20 of the day prior to print
date. On a regular bell schedule or 9:42
on a shortened day.
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J. Morita
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Job Shadow day is
coming soon. Spend a day with the
Torrance Police, Fire Department or City
Attorney. Check out a medical lab, animal
shelter and a few other places. The event
is open to Juniors and Seniors, space is
limited. You must be academically eligible
and willing to spend the day observing a
working professional. You even get a free
lunch! Stop by the Career Center (A111) at
lunch for more information and
sign-ups.
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R. Young
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A new shipment of THS
Sweatshirts is finally in!!!! All sizes
and colors. Hoodies $30. Crew $25. Come
by the Activities Office at Snack or Lunch
and get your gear.
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E. Spotts
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Juniors & Seniors:
Teens and Police Class starts March 9th -
2 ½ credit class from 6 - 8 pm at TPD
station. See your counselor or come to
the Principal's office to sign up. Only a
few seats available.
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Reminder students
taking the AMC 10 or AMC 12 test should
report to the library Tues., 2/9 at
8am.
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C. Reif
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THE ATTIC will be
hosting its annual Prom Fashion Show on
Sat., Mar. 20th at 11:00 a.m. Dresses
provided by: The Ankary, House of Brides
and Macy's Tuxedos provided by Men's
Wearhouse. Admission is free. For more
information, please call THE ATTIC at
(310) 782-8828.
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M. Lynch
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Battle of the Bands is
coming. Bands of all styles needed! See
Mr. Wright in rm. B101 for
information/audition.
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CD Wright
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Don't hold it in! Let
it out and tell him/her how you feel. It's
time for you to stand up and go buy your
valentine a Valentine's Day Gram on Feb.
3rd - Feb. 10th in front of the main gym.
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E. Spotts
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The senior class will
be having a Valentine's raffle. Buy a
ticket from a Senior Class Council member
or Mrs. Gasset, rm. A203 for only $1.
Feb. 1st-12th. Grand prize is worth over
$100. Winner will be announced at the
rally on Feb. 12th or lunch.
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K. Gasset
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Seniors
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Financial Aid updates:
Deadline for FAFSA & Cal Grants is 3/2
for UC, CSU and community colleges in CA.
Cal Grant: The school district released
the Cal Grant information to the state
this week. You should be able to check on
whether your information has been received
and is correct beginning on Tuesday, 2/9
but only if you have already sent in your
FAFSA. Remember! You will not receive a
Cal Grant without filing your FAFSA! Cal
Grant website:
https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov/logon.asp
FAFSA website:
www.fafsa.ed.gov/
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A Summer Fellowship
Program is available for seniors (Class of
2010) in the biomedical field. If you are
selected, you would be working in
biomedical research laboratories,
assisting with research in areas such as:
biochemistry, cancer, cardiovascular,
computers in biomed science to mention a
few. The dates of the fellowship
(internship) are 6/21-8/13 and there is a
stipend for it. The deadline to apply is
March 12th. For more info visit:
www.labiomed.org
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M. Dillon
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Scholarships:
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Torrance Memorial
Medical Center is offering scholarships to
students pursuing careers in nursing,
pharmacy, and allied health professions.
Please visit their website at
www.torrancememorial.org to
apply.
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The Torrance Craftmen's
Guild is offering scholarships for
students interested in arts and crafts.
Seniors who are skilled in the area of
arts and crafts should contact Mrs. Golia,
counseling office, for applications and
details. Deadline is 4/1/2010.
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SCCTA Charitable
Foundation offers the Lee Brennan Memorial
College Scholarship for graduating
seniors. For more information and to
apply, visit www.sccta.org. Applications
are due by Friday, March 12th.
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Freshman
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Freshmen! Support your
class by going to BJ's on Wed., 2/10 @
4-10 pm!
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E. Spotts
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Clubs
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Attention ALL Clubs:
This section will be dedicated to yearbook
club picture announcement dates. Please
view this section daily to see when your
club is scheduled to take its club
picture. A REVISED general calendar for
all teacher/advisors of clubs was put in
teacher mailboxes today. BE PROMPT! NO
MAKE-UPS!
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Pacific Islander &
Muslim Student Association: please meet
at the senior pond stairs on Tues., 2/9to
take your yearbook club picture. Please
report promptly at 12:40
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(A. Elkind)
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Letterman's, KIWINS,
Korean CC: please meet at the senior pond
stairs on Wed., 2/10 to take your yearbook
club picture. Please report promptly at
12:40
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(A. Elkind)
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ICC Reps: Important
meeting today at lunch in Mr. Spott's
room, A140. We will be discussing Spring
Fest.
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E. Spotts
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KIWINS: Mandatory
meeting today, vote for new semester board
club pictures tomorrow at
lunch.
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P. Bostwick
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Science Fiction club:
When someone says he or she is giving
their heart to you, don't take it
literally! Meeting Tues.
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L. Siadek
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Interact meeting Tues.
Long on to www.relayforlife/torrance.com
and get registered before the
meeting.
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S. Carr
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Fine Arts: Mandatory
club meeting on Tues. We will be
discussing this year's talent
show.
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CD Wright
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Sports
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Tues., 2/9 JV/V G
Basketball vs Centennial,
3/6:00
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Tues., 2/9 FS G
Basketball @ Redondo, 3
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Tues., 2/9 JV/V B
Basketball vs Centennial,
4:30/7:30
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Tues., 2/9 G Water Polo
@ Culver City, 3
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Tues., 2/9 V/JV B
Soccer vs Centennial, 3/4:30
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Tues., 2/9 FS B Soccer
vs El Segundo, 3
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Tues., 2/9 V/JV G
Soccer @ Centennial, 3:15/4:30
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Tues., 2/9 FR G Soccer
@ Beverly Hills, 3
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Wed., 2/10 FS B
Basketball vs Centennial, 3
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Thu., 2/11 V G
Basketball @ South, 3/6:00
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Thurs., 2/11 FS G
Basketball vs South, 4:30
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Thurs., 2/11 JV/V B
Basketball @ South, 4:30/7:30
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Thurs., 2/11 FS B
Basketball vs South, 3:00
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Thurs., 2/11 FS B
Soccer vs El Segundo, 3
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Thurs., 2/11 V/JV/FS B
Soccer @ South,3/4:30/3
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Thurs., 2/11 FS G
Soccer vs South, 3
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Thurs., 2/11 V/JV G
Soccer vs South, 6/4:30/
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Faculty
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Teachers: Please check
your mailboxes. Report cards for 9-12th
grades are to be distributed during 2nd
period today, Tues., Feb. 9th. 8th grade
is to be distributed during 1st period.
Please return any unclaimed report cards
and the envelope to me before lunch time
today. If all reports cards were
distributed please return the empty
envelope to me before 3 p.m. today. Thank
you.
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D. Stone
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REVISED: By popular
demand…your TA's, Office Assistants,
new teachers or student teachers may be
trained on the Duplo machine on Thursday,
Feb. 11th, 10 minutes after the bell rings
for each period and 10 minutes after SSR.
Please be sure to issue them a pass &
give them 2 originals to copy (25+).
Students are not allowed to use the
regular copier machine at this time. If
you already have TA's that are trained,
please DO NOT SEND them up to make copies
on Feb. 11th. Thanks
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JM
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Important notice: Both
scantron machines are unavailable. They
are at the district for possible repair.
You will be notified when they are
returned to the Library Staff room. Keep
your fingers crossed, they are quite old
and tired.
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J. Morita
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Teachers: Seating
charts and lesson plan sheets available in
Curriculum Office if you need
some.
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J. Morita
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Calling all actors: we
have 3 non-singing roles in our musical
for you! One male teacher, one female
teacher, and one male "alumni" who looks
like he attended high school in the 80's
call Casie @ x8000.
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C. Duvall
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Please excuse the
following students to sell Winter Formal
tickets 5 minutes before snack: Jordyn
Tyler, Mackenzie Pfau & Allie Di
Angelo and 5 minutes before lunch: Nicole
Jeter, Lindsay Thompson & Allie Di
Angelo.
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L. Spradlin
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