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Book of
the Week
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Don't Call Me Ishmael
Michael Gerard Bauer
Because of his
"wussy-crap" name, fourteen-year-old
Ishmael has to endure an amazing amount of
teasin. His response is to try to make
himself invisible. Then along comes a
strange new classmate-the frail James
Scobie. Ishmael ashamedly rejoices that
he'll no longer be the number-one bullying
target now that the slightly offbeat James
has arrived. But James faces up to his
persecutors without fear. Having recovered
from an operation, James informs Ishamael
that brain tumors are more frightening
than bullies. While Ishmael and James are
never totally free of bullies, they adopt
techniques that eventually allow Ishmael
to finally stand up for himself and his
friends.
The Book of the Week is
available for checkout at the library
circulation desk.
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General Bulletin
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This is Spirit Week:
come ready to represent your class by
wearing your class colors to Class Comp on
Friday.
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ES
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Congratulations to
Waqas Akmal for winning the prestigious
ATSA Scholarship and to Katie
Rederson-Lear for winning a National Merit
Xerox Foundation Scholarship! Way to go
THS class of 2008!
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J. O'Brien
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Day of Silence stickers
and speaking cards are available in rm.
A231 at snack, lunch and
afterschool.
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S. Gonzales
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Congrats to Boys and
Girls swimming and Boys VB for takin' it
to the Spartans. We are proud of you all
for your BIG wins!
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A big Tartar Thanks to
Mr. Duvall, Ms. Gasset, Mr. N. Jones and
Ms. Pavao for being Master Teachers and
for supporting our student teachers: Ms.
Alison Altuna and Mr. Michael Fujii. We
appreciate all you do for students here at
THS!
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JOB
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Want a job, but don't
know how to find one? The Youth
Opportunity Center will be in the Career
Center on 4/29 at lunch to help. Find out
about job search skills, interview skills
& how to get that job. They will also
give you info on an upcoming job fair. Be
there…this is a great
opportunity.
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R. Young
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AP/Honors Information
Weeks: Mon., 4/21 - Chemistry
Honors(B214), Chemistry 2 AP(B210). Tues.,
4/22 - Environmental Science AP
(B111).
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RP
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In honor of National
Poetry Month, Mrs. Lewis's sophomore
honors classes have hung poems on doors,
windows, and walls all over campus. Please
take a minute every day in April to ready
and enjoy a poem.
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B. Lewis
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Day of Silence - April
23 - is coming. This is a student-led day
of action to support anti-gay bias at THS.
See Ms. Gonzales in rm. A231 for more
information.
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S. Gonzales
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Purchase Sadie's
tickets at Activities now - snack and
lunch only. Only $20 now, but prices will
go up soon!
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L. Spradlin
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A Big Tartar Thanks to
our Science Fair judges: Luke Canalas,
Brian Cha, Lynn Chai, Daniel Cho, Jennifer
Doran, Natalie Friess, Robert Lee, Patrick
Lynch, Samantha Marez, Carl Miya, Katie
Redderson-Lear, Katie Stauffer and Justin
Yi. We appreciate your contribution to our
community.
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J. O'Brien
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Aloha! Support the
Junior class by going to King's Hawaiian
on Tues., 4/22. Don't forget to grab a
flyer from the ASB office.
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L. Spradlin
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SCROC Summer
Applications are available in the
counseling office today! Classes are
limited due to budget cuts and is on a
first come first served basis. Don't wait
- Pick up your application today and get
your counselor to sign it.
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C. Fanous
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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
Tues., 4/22. Don't wait..sign up
today!
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HP
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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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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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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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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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Seniors
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Starting Mon., 4/21,
begin submitting ideas for songs to
celebrate your graduation. Two songs are
needed: (1) one for graduation, (2) one
for baccalaureate. Submit ideas to the box
in Activities.
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K. Gasset
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Seniors - If you are a
dependent of an active Torrance Teacher
Association member, apply for the TTA
scholarship. You may pick up the
application at the TTA Office (1619
Cravens Ave.) The deadline is April 21,
2008!
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C. Lee
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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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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 began on
Mon.
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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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Sophomores
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Support the Sophomore
class and go to Rizzo's this Wed. from
11am-9pm! Don't forget to bring a flyer
from the Activities office.
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A. Perez
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Listen up all
sophomores The week of April 21 st is
spirit week. Show that the class of 2010
has the most school spirit! Make sure to
wear blue on Friday for the Class Comp
rally.
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R. Zuliani
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Clubs
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SAVE: club meeting
Thurs. @ lunch. Bring your signed
recycling Activity pass.
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K. Evatt
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UNICEF: meeting Tues.
in the Little Theater at lunch.
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J. Jones
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Tartar Knights: meet in
the Little Theater today. Lunch will be
provided to be on your best
behavior.
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E. Spotts
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Science Fictionclub has
new membership criteria: a 3.5 gpa
qualifies you for officer training; a 1.5
and at least 2 U's make you eligible for
landing parties. Meet Tues.
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L. Siadek
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Attention Comedy Sportz
members: Very important meeting on Mon.,
4/21. You must attend to be in any of the
upcoming matches.
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BH
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Service League meeting
Tues., 4/22, in Ms. Spradlin's room, A205
@ lunch. See you there.
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E. Spotts
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Tartar Ladies: please
meet in the Little Theatree on Mon., 4/21,
for a picnic with Tartar
Knights.
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T. Clark
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Human Relations: no
meeting this week. Check bulletin next
week for important info.
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P. Zartman
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Faculty
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Report cards:Teachers
please look for them in your mailboxes on
Tues. morning. Please distribute report
cards during per. 2 on Tues., April 22 nd.
Teachers please turn in report cards for
absent students to the Attendance office
by the end of the day on 4/22.
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B. Tokubo
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Please plan to meet in
the library at 1:40 pm for Staff
Development. Thanks
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J. O'Brien
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Attention ALL STAFF:
CST/STAR testing begins on Mon., 4/28.
Accordingly, there will be MANDATORY
training sessions by conference periods
for all teachers, counselors,
administrators, instructional assistants
and paraeducators on Wed. & Thurs.,
April 23 & 24. Teachers w/ even
conference periods will be trained on 4/23
and odd conference periods will be trained
on 4/24. We will also train during 0 per.
on Wed., Thurs., and Fri. See you
there!
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C. Daugherty
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Vision & Hearing
screening and re-screening on Tues.4/22,
8:00am-1:00pm in the Little Theater.
Teachers with 10th Gr. Students still
requiring screening are being provided
with an email & hard copies of their
students in their mailboxes at THS.
Teachers -please send students at the
beginning of the class period. We have
approx. 125 students yet to be
tested.
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G. Gray
Adams
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Please excuse JV boys
golf at 1:30 on Mon., 4/21 for match vs.
Mira Costa.
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D. Kushi
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Please excuse Paula
Alba and Kaitlin Alporque 5minutes early
to snack and lunch to sell Sadies
tickets.
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E. Spotts
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SAVE will be recycling
this Fri. Please leave your recyclables
outside your room all day. If you have a
TA that can help us, please call Kim Evatt
at x9050. Thanks.
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K. Evatt
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Counselors will be
seeing 9th graders through their CDRO and
Health classes on Tues., 4/22, all period.
There are about 25+ 9th graders who do not
have either class. Counselors will notify
those 9th graders and inform them to
attend the meeting during 1st period.
These students will get a pass from the
counselor that they can show you to let
you know that is where they will be. We
will sign the passes for those 9th graders
and they should be in your class again on
Wed., passes in hand. If you have
questions, please let me know. I will have
a list of those students.
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M. Dillon
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Reminder: The debate
state tournament is this weekend. All
students attending will be absent Fri.,
4/18, and Mon., 4/21. Please mark their
absences as "activity/school business". An
excuse list was placed in your mailbox
before spring break.
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L. Sluyter
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