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General
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Quote of the week: "To
improve is to change; to be perfect is to
change often." -Sir Winston
Churchill.
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Congrats to
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Boys Baseball and
Girls' Softball for their Big Wins over
the Mustangs and the Warriors-way to go
Tartars!
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Congrats to Boys Golf
for opening Ocean League play with a
victory over Culver City!
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Good luck to our THS
Academic Decathlon Team as they head to
State this weeke3nd. We are very proud of
all that you have accomplished.
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J. Jones
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The Boys' Soccer
Banquet will be next Wed., March 17th
(note date change) in the Annex Cafeteria.
Dinner is $15 and flyers are available in
Activities Office from Coach
Spotts.
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E. Spotts
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CAHSEE Make-Up testing
for 10th and 11th Graders will be held on
Tues., March 16 and Wed., March 17 in the
Library and the Little Theatre. Please
check with your first period teacher if
your name is on the list that is posted
and where you need to report. If you are
scheduled to test you also should have
received a letter in the mail.
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J. Morita
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Don' let the Back to
the 80's poster fool you. Students who buy
a ticket in advance get the low, low price
of $8.00. tickets are on sale
now!
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C. Duvall
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The Intro. to
Construction Careers class is beginning on
Mon., Mar. 15th at SCROC. If you already
signed up for the class it begins @
3:45pm. If you have not already signed up
go over to the center to see PAM LAWRENCE.
Welding, Plumbing and HVAC are the choices
available.
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A. Palacios
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THS Debate applications
will be available starting Mon., 3/15, in
rm. A232 and Activities. They're due
3/29th.
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L. Sluyter
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The time is here! We
are accepting "back of the yearbook"
dedication pages until Mar. 19th. You
bring in your photos and wording and we
will put it in our yearbook. Prices: $300
for a full page, $150 for a half-page,
$100 for a quarter-page, and $60 for a
business card size. Make payments at
Activities during lunch beginning Fri.,
2/19. Make checks payable to Torrance
High.
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A. DeLaRosa
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Kelsea Nash, Sarah
Barrington, Alisha Ponce and Tony Garcia
will be playing in the South Bay Senior
Soccer All Star games at El Camino College
Friday night. The girls' game which
features all star seniors from the Ocean,
Pioneer and Bay Leagues will start at 5
pm. The boys' game will follow at 7 pm.
Tickets are $3. Come support our seniors
and catch some great high school
soccer.
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E. Spotts
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Come to the Dodgeball
Tournament tonight in the main gym.
Tickets are $3 from any Sr. Class Council
member or at the door. There will be food
and a DJ. Come root for your team from 6
to 8pm tonight!
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M. Hatanaka
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Attention cast, crew
and band members of Back to the 80's:
TODAY, March 11 is the FINAL day to have
your photo taken for the play program. If
you fail to show up, your photo will not
be in our program. I'll put a photo of a
wild boar or baboon next to your name
instead! Please meet me in the Activities
Office at lunch TODAY!
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C. Duvall
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Want more information
about Academic Decathlon? There will be an
information meeting on Friday, 3/19, at
lunch in rm. A209. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
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J. Jones
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This is the Last Week
and last chance to purchase a 2010
yearbook for $75. Year end cost will be
$90 cash. No exceptions.
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MH
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SLAM 2010 is here.
Enter to win $100. Pick up an entry form
for individual poets or groups in rm.
A231. Deadline for entry is
3/26.
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S. Gonzales
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Join the award winning
THS debate team. Pick up an application
starting 3/15 in rm. A232 or Activities.
Due 3/29.
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L. Sluyter
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Come to Debate Showcase
2010! It will be an entertaining evening
of outstanding public speaking. All
proceeds will support the team. The show
is March 17th @ 7:00 pm.
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L. Sluyter
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Tartar Lady
applications are now available. Pick one
up in Activities. Applications due March
26.
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T. Clark
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Seniors
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College bound seniors
who are California residents and have
financial need should apply for the Durfee
Family Scholarship. Applications can be
obtained in the counseling office and are
due by May 1st.
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S. Golia
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Seniors needing
"Mid-year Reports" For Private Schools:
Please make sure that your counselor has
received the necessary forms. Transcripts
are available for schools requesting "7th
semester grades". Seniors may hear from
Cal States and some UC's wanting grades
from the first semester of their senior
year. You should only send the transcript
in response to a request from the college
or university
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M. Dillon
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Senior Athletes:
Checking out of your sport? Your counselor
will need a note from your parent and your
coach. The counselor will check to see
that you can graduate without the credits
and then drop you. You are not
automatically dropped from your sport and
you will be marked absent until you are
dropped!
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M. Dillon
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Don't forget. If you
are planning to attend a four year college
and you received a grade lower than a C in
an academic class, you must notify the
college(s) and let them know-in writing.
Failure to do this could negatively impact
your admission to the school.
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M. Dillon
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Scholarships:
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The Young Ambassadors
Program is looking for 24 high school
graduating seniors, Latino/a with an
interest and commitment to disciplines in
the arts, sciences, or humanities. The
selected students will travel to D.C. for
the training and leadership seminar @ the
Smithsonian Institution. Upon completion
of the 5 week program, students will
receive a $2,000 stipend. DEADLINE: 4/7/10
- visit latino.si.edu/education or see
Mrs. Palacios in the counseling
office.
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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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The South Bay Alumnae
Panhellenic Association will be offering
scholarships for FEMALE seniors who plan
to attend a 4 year college where National
Panhellenic Conference sororities are
established. Check out the website for
more details at
www.southbaypanhellenic.com by April 15,
2010.
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S. Golia
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Seniors of Japanese
ancestry who are members of a
single-parent family and reside in the LA
or Orange County area should apply for the
JACL Hana Uno Shepard Memorial
Scholarship. See Mrs. Golia in the
counseling office for an application by
May 3rd, 2010.
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S. Golia
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If you have a Vietnam
Veteran in your life, you may be eligible
for the 15th Annual Vietnam Veterans of
America Scholarship. View the poster
outside the counseling office for
eligibility and application
details.
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S. Golia
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Torrance Youth Council
scholarship applications available from
your counselor or the Activities office.
Deadline for all paperwork is Mon.,
3/22.
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M. Lynch
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Do you see yourself
working as a nurse in your future? Come to
the counseling office to get details from
Mrs. Golia about the "I am going to be a
nurse!" $500 Scholarship. The deadline is
March 20th.
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S. Golia
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The Armenian Relief
Society in the South Bay will be awarding
a $500 scholarship to high school seniors
of Armenian descent who meet certain
eligibility criteria. See Mrs. Golia in
the counseling office for an application.
Due by 5/1.
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S. Golia
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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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Juniors
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College Prep
Scholarship for JUNIORS: Awardees will
each receive a new laptop computer, and
either a full scholarship to a college
summer program ( @ Emory, Harvard,
Stanford, Yale, and more) or career
mentoring opportunities. DEADLINE: 3/29/10
- Please visit questbridge.org for more
details or see Mrs. Palacios in the
counseling office
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Clubs
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It's your move! Join
the Chess club at lunch on Fridays in Ms.
Eick's room, A237.
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S. Eick
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Fashion club: Did you
reserve a ticket for the FIDM Debut
Fashion Show? Pick up ticket and
permission slip ASAP in rm.
A120.
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J.
Phoonphiphatana
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Filipino club: Meeting
today, bring $10.26 for your
t-shirt.
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E. Spotts
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CSF will now be
collecting $7 dues in rm. C210 during
snack only. Due by Fri., 3/12.
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C. Reif
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Sports
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Thurs., 3/11 B V Golf
vs Culver City, 2:30
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Thurs., 3/11 All Swim @
Culver City, 3:00
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Thurs., 3/11 Coed V
Track @ Redondo
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Fri., 3/12 B FS
Baseball, TBA
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Fri., 3/12 Coed All
Swim @ Culver City
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Faculty
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Teachers: Coed Swim
workouts are Tuesdays and Thursdays only,
from 3/2/10 to 4/1/10, before school,
6-7:20 am.
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S. Peppard
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Teachers please do not
send students to the health office before
8:30 .am. There is no one in the health
office until that time. Thank
you.
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M. Dondick
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Faculty & Staff:
CAHSEE Make-Up Testing for 10th and 11th
grade only will be held on Tues., 3/16
(ELA) and Wed., 3/17(Math). Please post
the excuse lists for 10th & 11th
graders which were placed in your
mailboxes today and call attention to
where the testing times and areas for any
students that may be in your first period
class. Thank you.
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Jo'Lynn
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Please excuse the
Varsity Boys Golf team at 1:30pm for a
match vs Culver City HS at Los Verdes GC
on Thurs., 3/11.
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DK
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Teachers: Please
remember to notify either Jo'Lynn or
Theresa if you are not meeting in your
classroom for the day. Please also post a
sign on your door for any students
arriving late to your class. Thank
you.
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J. Morita
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