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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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Paul Lim & Walter
Jose shot 1 over par 37's to lead Torrance
Varsity Golf in a 199-219 win over Santa
Monica.
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D. Kushi
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The cast and crew of
Smile; it was an excellent production and
five nights of wonderful music and
beautiful singing. The THS orchestra was
extraordinary and the acting was
fantastic. Special thanks to Ms. Duvall,
Mr. Anwandter, Mr. Sluyter and all the
"beauty queens".
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J. O'Brien
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Congratulations to the
cast, crew and orchestra of SMILE! What a
success. You make all of us at Torrance
High proud!
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CD
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Tartar Thanks to: ASB,
NJROTC, the THS Jazz Band, Pep Squad,
Colorguard, Drumline and Troubadours for
another informative and exciting Welcome
Class of 2012 Assembly! The 8th graders
were impressed by your talent and
enthusiasm.
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J. O'Brien
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Congrats to Jackie
Drown & Will Robinson for winning the
prestigious Surf Management Scholarship.
We are proud of you !
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J. O'Brien
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Tuesday, April 15 th,
all 9 th-11 th graders will take their
school pictures (for ID & yearbook)
for next year. Pictures will NOT be taken
during registration. Juniors will also
take senior pictures during the summer.
Order forms were mailed home & are
available in the Activities
office.
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E. Spotts
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We're passing the Torch
to you! The THS News Torch is accepting
applications for the 2008-2009 school
year. See Mr. Bostwick in rm. A132 for an
application today.
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P. Bostwick
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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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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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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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Sadie's guest apps are
now available! Pick one up from Activities
today!
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L. Spradlin
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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 underrepresented 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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MD
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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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Seniors: Please apply
for the Hana Uno Shepard Memorial
Scholarship if you are graduating in June,
member of a single-parent family, resident
of LA County, and of Japanese ancestry.
Pick up the application from Ms. Lee in
the counseling office. Deadline is May 5,
2008.
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C. Lee
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Powder Puff coaches
need to meet in rm. A203 (Gasset's room)
at lunch on Tues., 4/15 to select teams.
Only those coaches who have turned in
their permission slips will be admitted.
No other students are allowed.
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K. Gasset
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Continue submitting
ideas for Prom theme, song and color. The
box to submit ideas is in the Activities
Office. Last day is 4/14. All ideas are
considered.
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K. Gasset
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If you are of
Asian-American decent, have a 3.0+ GPA,
lettered in a Varsity sport, and plan to
go to college, apply for the Seiji Isomoto
Scholarship. Please see Ms. Lee in the
counseling office. The deadline is 5/3/08.
You will need a 2 letters of
recommendation: 1 from a teacher and 1
from your varsity coach.
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C. Lee
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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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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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Sports
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R=Release
Time
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4/14 JV Boys Golf vs
Palos Verdes JV at Los Verdes
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4/15 V Boys Golf vs
Palos Verdes at Los Verdes
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Faculty
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Any certificated and/or
classified staff member who is interested
in working on the TUSD Bond campaign is
invited to an information meeting on
Tues., April 15, 2008 at 7 PM Hull at Levy
cafetorium. Let Mr. O'Brien know if you
are interested.
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Please excuse the JV
Boys Golf team on Mon 4/14 at 1:30 PM for
their match vs Palos Verdes JV at Los
Verdes GC.
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DK
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Please excuse the
Varsity Boys Golf team on Tue 4/15 at 1:30
PM for their match vs Palos Verdes at Los
Verdes GC.
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DK
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English teachers who
have ELL levels, L1-L5. Third quarter is
ending and I need 3 rough draft writing
samples for this school year. If you have
already given me 2 ignore this memo. If
not , please forward samples.
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C. Porter
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Universal Studios
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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