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General
Bulletin
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A Big Tartar Thank you
to all the students, staff and faculty for
a most excellent opening of school. You
all did a great job!
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Dress up for Howdy Week
- Tues.: Prep & Jock Day, Wed.: Smarty
Pants Day, Thurs.: Class Color Day (Class
Colors: Freshmen/Red, Sophomores/Yellow,
Juniors/Bue, Seniors/Green)
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E. Spotts
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Juniors & Seniors:
If you requested a parking permit, pick up
your parking pass in the Attendance Office
during snack or lunch only, beginning
Tues., Sept. 9th.
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S. Anderson
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Students who do not
have a 5th or 6th period class, pick up
stickers for your IDs in the Attendance
Office at snack and lunch starting Mon.,
Sept. 8th.
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S. Anderson
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Don't forget to sign up
for Senior/Freshman Buddy Week! Deadline
is Wed., 9/10/2008. Pick up flyers and
return to ASB.
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ES
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College visits in the
Career Center, rm. A111. Students need a
pink pass to attend meeting. See Mr. Young
for a pass in the Career Center during
lunch. 9/26-USC @ 9am, 9/29-UCLA @ 9am,
10/2-Azusa Pacific Univ. @ 9am, 10/9-Embry
Riddle Aeronautical Univ. @ 9 am,
10/21-Univ. of Connecticut @ 9
am.
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R. Young
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Hey! Wanna help with
Homecoming? Then join Service League. Our
first meeting is Tues. In room A104 at
lunch. We will be choosing our theme for
Homecoming.
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L. Spradliin
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Did you miss summer
PSAT Registration? PSAT registration -
Thurs., 9/18 and Fri., 9/19 during lunch
in Activities only . PSAT given on one
date only: Sat., Oct. 18th @ 8 am.
Students should be on campus by 7:45 am.
Cost is $25. Exact change is appreciated.
Checks should be made out to "Torrance
High School".
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M. Dillon
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Are you looking for a
place to workout but can't afford those
expensive gym membership fees? Then become
an ATTIC member and have full access to
gym equipment for only $10/year. The gym
is open 4-8 pm Mon.-Fri. and 12:30-2:30 pm
Sat.
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H. Phillipps
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THE ATTICis now
accepting new memberships for the
2008-2009 school year. Annual memberships
are $10. For more information call (310)
782-8828.
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H. Phillipps
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PSAT: If you registered
during summer registration your name
should appear on the PSAT lists posted on
the downstairs doors of the administration
building. Please check to be sure you are
on the list. If you do not see your name,
see Mrs. Dillon ASAP! The test is a
Preliminary SAT Reasoning test. Juniors
planning to apply to a 4-year college
directly out of high school are advised to
take this test. Sophomores & freshmen
can take it for practice.
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M. Dillon
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PSAT Booklets: If you
registered during summer registration, you
will receive your PSAT Bulletin in your
English class during the first week of
school. If you registered but did not
receive a booklet, please check with your
English teacher or see Mrs. Dillon. Read
this booklet!! There is a practice SAT
test and suggestions on how to take the
test.
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M. Dillon
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Seniors
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Colleges host "Open
House" programs in the fall for interested
students and parents. Its a great way to
see the campus, hear about programs and
get a look at who your fellow students
might be! See posters for these events in
the counseling office hallway.
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M. Dillon
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Freshman
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Pick up an application
for Freshman Class Council from the
Activities office from Sept.
8-12.
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E. Spotts
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Clubs
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Tartar Knights:meeting
today at lunch in rm. C204.
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G. Tachibana
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Are you looking for an
interesting, fun club to join that looks
great on transcripts? Look no further!
Science Fiction Club is welcoming new
bodies. Tuesdays in rm. A102 at
lunch.
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L. Siadek
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KIWIN's: Meeting on
Tues. in the Auditorium at
lunch,
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E. Spotts
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Service League: Meeting
Tues. in rm. A205. We will be voting on
the Homecoming theme!
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E. Spotts
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Faculty
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Attention teachers:
Textbook Inventory Survey forms are being
placed in your mailboxes. These forms must
be completed and returned to your
department chair by noon tomorrow,
Tues.,9/9/08! Information received will be
used to correct textbook
shortages.
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C. Daugherty
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There will be student
assemblies by grade level on Wednesday in
the auditorium. 8th & 9th grade-period
1, 10th grade period 2 (after bulletin and
SSR), 11th grade period 3 and 12th period
4. Teachers are welcome to attend as
well.
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Spotts
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Annex Teachers: Mail
pick up and delivery has begun. Please
check and empty your mail folder
daily.
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J. Morita
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It's not too late to
sign up to donate to the TTA Charity Fund.
"A buck a month is all we ask." Let's make
THS a 100% donor school again!
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J. Mirakian
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Memberships are still
being accepted for TTA, CTA, and NEA.
Torrance High has enjoyed 100% membership
for several years. Let the tradition
continue.
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J. Mirakian
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PSAT Booklets for
students who registered for the PSAT
during the summer will be sent out to
English classes within the first week of
school. Please ONLY distribute ASAP to the
students whose names appear on the
booklets. Not all students registered for
this test! Questions - call x7964. I will
be need proctors for this test on Sat.,
10/18. Interested? Complete the flyer in
your mailbox and return to M. Dillon in
counseling. There is a gratuity for
proctoring and you are done by
noon.
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MD
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