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General
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February is Black
History Month: we will be honoring some
important dates in black history:
2/19/1927: the birth of Leontyne Price,
world renowned opera singer.
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Congrats to:
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ACADEC - #4 in L.A.
County Super Quiz - Way to go! Thanks to
Mr. Jeff Jones as well.
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Debate for its 3rd
place sweepstakes award in Interpretive
events at Saturday's
tournament.
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Derek Kubokawa for
placing 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking,
Sarah Kovar for 1st place in Dramatic
Interp. & 2nd place in Thematic
Interp.
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Support children with
disabilities! PATHS is selling "Bobaloca"
in front of the main gym after school on
Friday for $3.50.
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KE
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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 are interested,
there is a tryout today for Boys Golf at
Victoria G.C. at 3:40pm on Wed., 2/10.
See Mr. Kushi, C-100 for
details.
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D. Kushi
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Winter Formal tickets -
Last days of sales will be Wed., Thurs.,
Fri. for $70 w/ASB and $75 w/out ASB.
Sales end at the end of lunch on Friday,
2/12.
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E. Spotts
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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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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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Please help Haiti
earthquake victims. Donate CHILDREN'S
SHOES for a shoe drive sponsored by Soles
of Our Children. Place donated children
shoes that are in good condition in the
bin located in Activities Office.
Donations will be accepted until
2/19.
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T. Hollis
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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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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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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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Grad Night tickets will
be on sale in front of the main gym every
other Friday, so come see us this Friday,
2/5. Grad Nite will be a Mardi Gras theme.
Tickets are $100 each until 5/28/2010.
You can pay by cash or check. You can
even put a deposit down to secure the $100
price and your final balance is due by
6/22. Questions? Email Angelina Lalau at
Lalau_5@yahoo.com
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A. Lalau
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Financial Aid updates:
Deadline for FAFSA & Cal Grants is 3/2
for UC, CSU and community colleges in
CA.
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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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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 (A. Elkind)
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Project THS &
Japanese CC: please meet at the senior
pond stairs on Thurs., 2/11 to take your
yearbook club picture. Please report
promptly at 12:40 (A. Elkind)
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Sports
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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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Thu., 2/11 JV/V B
Basketball @ South, 4:30/7:30
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Thu., 2/11 FS B
Basketball vs South, 3:00
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Thu., 2/11 FS B Soccer
vs El Segundo, 3
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Thu., 2/11 V/JV/FS B
Soccer @ South,3/4:30/3
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Thu., 2/11 V/JV/FS G
Soccer vs South, 6/4:30/3
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Faculty
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Please excuse Girls
Varsity & JV basketball teams at 1:30
on Thurs., 2/11, for games at
South.
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R. Momohara
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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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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: Madison
Noble, Jordyn Tyler & Allie Di Angelo
and 5 minutes before lunch: Emily Pryor,
Nicole Cristy, & Allie Di
Angelo.
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L. Spradlin
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