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Book of
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Yellow Flag by Robert
Lypsyte
Born to a racing
family, seventeen-year-old Kyle Hillebrand
gave up driving for his trumpet and his
brass quintet. However, as his family
struggles to get back into big-time
racing, he is pulled between his love of
music and his responsibility to his
family. An injury to his brother, the heir
apparent to the racing dynasty, puts Kyle
back in the driver's seat in an attempt to
continue the team's success in hopes of
luring a sponsorship. Kyle drives well in
his substitute role and the team lands the
sponsor, which leads to his family's
desire for Kyle to continue racing
alongside his now-healthy brother. Kyle's
decision is complicated by pressure from
his family and by friction with members of
his quintet, who resent his time away to
help out the racing team.
The book of the week
can be checked out at the library
circulation desk.
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General Bulletin
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Spring Festis an annual
THS lunchtime tradition. Bring your $$$$
to have a great lunch and celebrate with
the whole school. Friday, 4/4, 12-1
PM.
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The Great Cake Giveaway
-- Come up to the principal's office
during lunch on Wed., April 2nd and wish
Mr. O'Brien a happy birthday and have some
cake. (As long as cake supply
lasts)!
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Birthday update: Mr.
O'Brien's birthday is during Spring Break.
The THS birthday committee decided it
would be best to be sure everyone knew he
is going to be 60 (hard to believe) way
ahead of time! Actually he is only a day
older than Mr. Breese. Thanks for your
well wishes!
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J. O'Brien
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Congratulations to
Boys' Baseball for their big win on
Saturday! Be sure to come out and watch
the Tartars play all this week!
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J. O'Brien
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Need a summer job and
credits? Pick up a Green Team application
in the counseling office. You must be a
current 10th or 11th grader and have
passed the CAHSEE! Deadline: April 28,
2008!
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J. O'Brien
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SLAM finalists: please
be present at informational meeting on
Wed. at lunch in rm. A105.
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I. Marshall
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Spring Fest is Friday!
Purchase a delicious cookie-on-a-stick
from the debate team, just $2.
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L. Sluyter
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Summer enrichment
programs are offered at college and
universities throughout the country and in
CA. These programs are a great way to
tryout a campus before applying to it.
Interested? A file of programs is
available to browse in the counseling
office.
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M. Dillon
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Thanks to all who
purchased Torrance "Ts" in support of THS
Debate! We appreciate your
generosity.
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L. Sluyter
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USC will host a
National College Fair on Sun., 4/13, 1-4
pm in the Galen Center. Don't miss this
opportunity to visit with college
admissions people. A variety of seminars
are scheduled (Financial Aid, How to
Choose a College, College Essays and
more). More information at counseling or
online at www.nacacnet.org/NCF
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M. Dillon
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Wellesley College in
Massachusetts is hosting an Open House on
Sat., 4/26, for interested Juniors. Visit
the website for more information at
www.wellesley.edu/admission/JOC
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M. Dillon
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Harvey Mudd College
(Claremont, CA) is hosting an event for
students interested in majoring in math,
science or technology on Sun., 4/20 thru
Mon., 4/21. This program will target
students who are underpresented in those
fields-women and people of color. Deadline
to register is 4/7. Visit
www.//www.hmc.edu/admission1/experiencehmc1/changing
faces.html for more information and an
application.
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M. Dillon
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Looking for something
to do this summer? Paid internships in the
fields of law, entertainment, business,
government and the arts are available.
There are deadlines to apply. Stop by the
Career Center for more
information.
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R. Young
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Talent Show auditions
on Wed. in the Little Theater at 3 pm. You
can bring the audition form with you to
auditions. See you there.
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CD Wright
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Congratulations to
Brian Gnerre for being selected as our
2008 Boys State Delegate.
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C. Fanous
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Honors and AP week is
coming after spring break. Be prepared to
attend a lunch time meeting to find out
more!
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J. O'Brien
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Join THE ATTIC for our
Ninth Year Anniversary Celebration and
Open House on Saturday, April 5 th from
7:00-11:00 a.m. An all-you-can-eat pancake
breakfast will be served. Donations are
$4.00 per person. Tickets are now on sale
at THE ATTIC or from any Attic Advisory
Committee or Torrance Youth Council
representative. Tickets will also be
available at the door.
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H. Phillips
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Attention Juniors and
Sophomores! Stressed out about the SATs?
We've been there--let us help you!
Revolution Prep is offering fun and
affordable SAT Preparation Classes at the
ATTIC. Your score will go up by at least
200 points in just 6 weeks, or you can
take the class again for FREE. Come and
find out for yourself why Revolution Prep
is California's largest SAT company. To
enroll and to see the class schedule,
visit www.revolutionprep.com or call
1-877-REV-PREP. The next class begins
Tuesday, April 22nd. Don't wait…sign
up today!
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H. Phillips
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Wrestling banquet on
Thurs., 4/3, 6:30 pm in the annex
cafeteria. All wrestlers, former and
current, friends and family are welcome
for the price of $10/person. Buy tickets
asap because seats are limited.
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B. Schaeffer
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Are you thirsty? Come
enjoy some refreshing snowcones from the
ROCK. Need prayer? Come to our prayer
booth all during SpringFest.
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C. Duvall
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The Daily Bulletin
needs YOU! Applications now available in
TV Room 1 for Television Production for
the fall.
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S. Love
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Interested in a career
in the movies? How about a class where you
can watch movies then make them
yourselves? Applications for Digital
Filmmaking, Fall 2008 are available in TV
Room 1.
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S. Love
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Sadie's guest apps are
now available! Pick one up from Activities
today!
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L. Spradlin
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UC Berkeley is hosting
a "Cal Day" on April 12 th, 9am-4pm. If
you are interested there is more
information at www.calday.Berkeley.edu or
call 510-642-2294. Don't miss this
opportunity.
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M. Dillon
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Looking for a volunteer
opportunity this summer? Harbor UCLA is
looking for volunteers. Visit their
website at
www.uclahealth.org/studentprogram
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M. Dillon
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Need a new THS I.D.?
You can get a new I.D. for $5 at snack and
lunch ONLY!
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M. Hatanaka
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Seniors
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Powder Puff permission
slips and insurance fees are due Wed.,
4/2, at lunch in Activities. If your
paperwork is not submitted, you will not
be allowed to participate.
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K. Gasset
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Prom is only 2 months
away so it is time to decide the theme,
song and color. Submit ideas in Activities
starting Mon., 3/31. Last day ideas can be
submitted is Mon., 4/14.
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K. Gasset
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Seniors! Log on to
www.power106.fm and vote to win a POWER
prom with a musical guest! Voting starts
Monday.
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MH
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For those who had your
GPA submitted electronically, you can
establish a Web Grant check account by
logging into
https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov after you
receive your Student Aid Report (SAR) from
the government acknowledging receipt of
your FAFSA form. You can request a review
of the information submitted. If anything
is wrong, please contact your counselor
immediately so that immediate corrections
can be made.
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M. Dillon
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Are you going to El
Camino? It's time to get registered! Need
to take your placement test? Well, you can
take the tests here at THS. See Mr. Young
in the Career Center at lunch for test
dates. You will need to sign up and get a
pass to take the test here.
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R. Young
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Torrance Youth
Councilis searching for qualified high
school seniors who will be graduating this
spring to apply for their "Beat the Odds"
Scholarships. See your counselor for an
application. Completed applications must
be postmarked by 4/4/08 to be accepted. If
you have any questions, please call Ms.
Phillips at (310) 782-8828.
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H. Phillipps
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Apply for the Armenian
Relief Society Scholarship. You must be an
Armenian-American graduating senior at
THS, min. 3.00 GPA, active within an
Armenian school, organization, and/or
community, and plan to attend a college or
university. Due: 5/2/08.
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C. Lee
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If you are graduating
this year and plan to enroll in a program
of study for a designated healthcare
career, have satisfactory grades, and a
permanent resident or the US or U.S.
Citizen, you may apply for the Torrance
Memorial Medical Center Scholarship. See
Ms. Lee in the counseling office.
Applications due 4/15/08.
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C. Lee
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Graduating Seniors:
Apply for the 2008 Edison Scholars Program
if you are a U.S. Citizen or permanent
resident, have a 2.5+ GPA, met the CSU
placement standard (EAP or SAT/ACT), plan
to attend a 4 yr college in or adjacent to
Edison's service territory, and plan to
major in a full-time course of study for
math, physics, chemistry, engineering
(electrical, computer, chemical or
mechanical), materials science, computer
science or information systems. Come by
the counseling office and see Ms. Lee for
more information.
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C. Lee
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If you are graduating
in the spring of 2008 who is of Asian
descent and planning to attend an
accredited college, university, trade or
technical school in Fall 2008, you may
apply for the KP-APAN scholarship. You
must also be residents in the Southern
California Kaiser Permanente service area
and have a minimum GPA of 3.25. See Ms.
Lee in counseling. Applications due
4/15.
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C. Lee
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Juniors
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Juniors in NHS in need
of hours - sign up to assemble boxes after
spring break. Sign up in Activities by
4/4!
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D. Fowler
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Juniors: The deadline
to register for the May SAT tests is April
1st. There are 2 SAT dates left this year
(May and June) and 2 ACT dates left (April
& June). If you are applying to a four
year college (including UC/SCU) chances
are good that they will require one or
more of these tests. Generally, students
tend do better on these tests at the end
of their junior year! Go online to
www.collegeboard.com to register for the
SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject tests.
www.act.org is the website to register for
the ACT. Information on testing is posted
in US History classrooms and English 3
classrooms.
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M. Dillon
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Clubs
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CHILL Friendship club
meeting today.
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A. Schumaker
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Fashionclub: Stop by
rm. A120 to pick up permission slips for
the LA Fashion Symposium on Sat.,
4/19.
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J.
Phoonphiphatana
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SACC:Important meeting
about SpringFest on Thurs. Bring your
fundraiser and t-shirt money.
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J. Jones
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CCC: Wed. lunch meeting
to discuss SpringFest.
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H. Pang
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Save club meeting
Thurs. @ lunch in rm. B120.
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K. Evatt
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Fine Arts meeting
Tues., rm. B101.
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CD Wright
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Science Fiction club.
Remember, 7 of 9 might be attractive, but
the Borg are still dangerous! Meet Tues.
for SpringFest
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L. Siadek
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Sports
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R = release
time
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4/1 JV Boys Golf vs
Santa Monica, R=1:15
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Faculty
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Varsity Boys Golf
competed vs Santa Monica on Mon 3/31.
Release time was 12:35 PM.
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D. Kushi
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Correction: Please
excuse the JV Boys Golf team at 1:15pm on
Tues., 4/1, for their match vs Santa
Monica JV.
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D. Kushi
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Universal Studiios
offers group tours to schools that might
be of interest. The program is
"educational" in nature. If you are
interested, please contact me. Areas
covered are in technology, play production
and "behind the scenes" of movie
making.
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M. Dillon
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3rd Quarter
Grades-Entry dates: April 2 thru April 15,
2008, deadline 3pm. Grades are to be
entered into the 3rd quarter column,
academic citizenship NOT PROGRESS.
Questions, call Joan Shiosaki at
X7978.
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J. Shiosaki
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Department Chairs:
Please remember that Achievement Awards
are due on Wed., 4/2, at your Dept. Chair
meeting.
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JM
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