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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:
Today is "Save the Earth Day" - wear
green. Tomorrow is Athletics Day - Dress
up! Thurs. is Maroon and Grey day. 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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Day of Silence - April
23 - is coming. This is a student-led day
of action to protest intolerance at THS.
See Ms. Gonzales in rm. A231 for speaking
cards and stickers.
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S. Gonzales
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Don't forget to buy
your SLAM tickets. Avoid the line at the
door. Purchase in rms. A105 or A231 for
$5.
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I. Marshall
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Share Fest will be on
the THS campus this Sat., 4/26, cleaning
up, painting areas, watering, cleaning
trophy cases and putting up basketball
equipment on the outer courts. If you and
your club, team or class can be here @
9AM-3PM we could use the help.
Thanks.
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J. O'Brien
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Congratulations to BB
for their sweep of El Segundo and to SB
for defeating Lawndale and for their Big
Wins on Saturday over the Comets and the
Pirates ! Way to go Tartars!
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J. O'B rien
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Want a job earning
$60,000-$70,000 with no college education.
Think you want to work in the legal
profession? Pivotal court reporting will
be in Career Center on 4/30/08 at lunch to
talk about careers in court
reporting.
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R. Young
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Congratulations to all
medal winners and participants of the
South Bay championship track event at West
on Sat.
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TF
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Get Spirit? The THS Pep
Squad wants you. Come to an informational
meeting on Thurs., 4/24 at 4pm in the
dance room. Tryouts will be
4/28-5/1/08.
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M. Hauge
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Congratulations to the
colorguard who finished 2 nd at last
Sat.'s finals tournament. It's our highest
placement ever at finals!
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C. Anwandter
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Support the Sophomore
class and go to Rizzo's this Wed. from
11am-9pm! Don't forget to pick up a flyer
from Activities.
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ES
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AP/Honors Information
Weeks: Tues., 4/22 - Environmental Science
AP (B111). **Wed., 4/23 - Korean Honors
(C109), Spanish AP (C102). ** Please note
date changes forKorean Honors and Spanish
AP.
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R. Patterson
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Congratulations to
Waqas Akmal for winning the prestigious
ATSA Scholarship and to Katie
Redderson-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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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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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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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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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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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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PROM 2008- Theme:
"Evening With the Stars", Colors:
Burgundy, gold and off-white, Song:
"Dancing in the Moonlight" by King
Harvest.
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K. Gasset
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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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Seniors! Log on to
www.power106.fm and vote to win a POWER
prom with a musical guest!
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MH
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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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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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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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No ROCK meeting this
week.
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C. Duvall
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KIWIN'smeeting is
cancelled today. Nominations will start
next Tues.
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G. Breese
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Fashion club members,
mandatory meeting this Thurs. in rm. A120
(make sure you come to pick up the fashion
show tickets!)
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JP
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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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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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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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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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Correction - Report
cards:Teachers please look for them in
your mailboxes on Tues. morning. Please
distribute report cards during per. 4 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 (1:30).
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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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Please excuse Kevin
Willoughby, Eunice Choi, Kaitlin Alporque,
Aaron Sung 5 min. early from snack and
lunch.
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E. Spotts
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Please join us for the
Torrance Education Foundation Annual
Celebrate Education Dinner on Sat., May 10
th, at the Torrance Marriott. Tickets are
$75/person if purchased before 5/1/08 or
$125 from 5/2. The cost of the dinner is
being underwritten by Business Friends of
the Foundation so that all ticket sales
revenue for this event will directly
benefit students. Visit website at
www.torranceeducationfoundation.org or
email at TEF@socal.rr.com 2008 Toyota
Prius Hybrid will be up for auction.
Donations for auction are welcome. See
flyers in staff room.
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T. Furey
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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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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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