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Updated: 12/17/08

TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL
A California Distinguished School

Daily Bulletin for
FRIDAY, September 19, 2008

Regular Bell Schedule

Period 0

7:00 to 7:53

Period 3

10:27 to 11:20

Period 1

8:00 to 8:53

Period 4

11:27 to 12:20

Period 2

9:00 to 10:10

Lunch

12:20 to 12:54

Reading

9:00 to 9:17

Period 5

1:01 to 1:54

Snack

10:10 to 10:20

Period 6

2:01 to 2:54

Yesterday's Bulletin

Tomorrow's Bulletin

General Bulletin

Come join us at the Senior/Freshmen vs the Sophomore/Junior Rally! Everyone is welcome! It will be in the gym at lunch today!

E. Spotts

Today is the LAST DAY TO REGISTER for the PSAT during lunch in Activities. Cost is $25.

M. Dillon

Congrats to JV Girls Golf for opening the season with a victory over Beverly Hills JV on Wed!

The Youth for Peace & Justice club would like to remind everybody to celebrate the International Day of Peace on Sun., 9/21.

D. Hagen

Help Seniors out and vote for the ultimate prom! Go to www.wintheultimateprom.com and vote everyday! 1 st place gets $25,000! Tell everyone! Starts 9/15 and ends 11/15.

E. Spotts

All 9 th, 10 th, & 11 th graders who were not photographed for the yearbook should check the list outside Activities for your name and appointment time for Monday. If you are not on the list, come by during snack and lunch on Monday. This is your last chance to get into the yearbook.

E. Spotts

Auditions for Romeo & Juliet are next week. Pick up an audition packet in rm. A100. Crew applications are available too!

CD

THS students! Do you have job pictures for the yearbook? Turn them into Activities or B220 with your name and 5 th period teacher. Pictures are due by 9/26.

A. Elkind

Congratualtions to Torrance Youth Council Members: Rosemary Liu, Fantana Temory,Dhaval Dixit, Laura Hunt and Paulene Le. They are keeping the city focused on what is best for kids!

J. O'B rien

The main Torrance Library is under construction and in limited operation until January 2009. Branch libraries will be picking up some of the slack.

J. O'Brien

Items of value were found in front of the gym at 7:45am on the first day of school. If any 10th grader lost something please see Mr. O'Brien to identify and claim. Thanks.

J. O'B rien

Pancakes are yummy, yummy for your tummy, so buy Pancake Breakfast tickets from an athlete. Just $5 to help support THS Athletics. Pancake Breakfast will be on Sun., 9/28 in the main café from 7-11am.

N. Jones

ROBOTICS: All students, teachers and parents wishing to join the TorBots Robotics Club are asked to meet at the South High Auto Shop (Q 7 and 8) on Sun., 9/21 @ 3 pm. Thank you.

M. Ellena

Teens and Police Class is starting up again. It is for 11th and 12th graders, Tues. nights at the police station 6-8 PM starting 10/21/08. See your counselor or Mr. O'Brien to sign up. You can earn 2-1/2 credits.

J. O'Brien

College Fair at CSU Dominguez Hills: Sat., 9/20. Include over 80 colleges/universities including CSU and UC campuses, 9am-noon. Free parking in Lot 6.

M. Dillon

Boys Golf tryout is today at Los Verdes GC at 3:50pm. See Mr. Kushi, C100, for more information.

DK

Girls' Basketball tryouts today @ 3:15-4pm, on the blacktop behind the small gym. Come dressed to play.

R. Momohara

The 24 th Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day is Sat., 9/20, 9am-noon. Come participate in the largest volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country. Last year more than 60,000 volunteers worked together to collect more than 900,000 lbs of trash and recyclables in CA alone! Stope by rm. B120 for a mandatory waiver and cleanup locations. Be a part of the solution to marine pollution.

K. Evatt

CPR Certification Sat., Oct. 4, 1-5 pm, rm. A146. Open to staff and students. See Ms. Phillipps for more information.

S. Phillipps

Student Planners: Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores can purchase a student planner for $7, cash, from the Curriculum Office at snack, lunch, or after school until 3:30 pm. Planners will NOT be sold during class time.

J. Morita

ID Cards --- Replacements made everyday at Snack and Lunch only in Activities. Cost: $5.

M. Hatanaka

Come and vote today for Homecoming Theme in room A105.

E. Spotts

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. 9/23-Cal Lutheran @ 9am, 9/26-USC @ 9am, 9/26-Marymount College @ 11am, 9/29-UCLA @ 9am, 10/2-Azusa Pacific Univ. @ 9am, 10/9-Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ. @ 9 am, 10/15-Soka University @ 11, 10/15-Otis Arts College @ 9am, 10/21-Univ. of Connecticut @ 9 am.

R. Young

Seniors

Seniors! Shirts will be sold in the gym at the rally during lunch on Fri., 9/19. Remember the last day to purchase a shirt is Wed., 9/24. Hurry and buy a Senior Class t-shirt for only $10.

M. Hatanaka

Seniors! Do you have any summer pictures for the yearbook? Turn them in to Activities or B220 with your name and 5 th period teacher. Pictures are due by Sept. 26.

A. Elkind

Take your buddies to Ruby's Night on Thurs., 9/18, @ Redondo Beach. Must take a flyer! Pick one up in Activities.

ES

It's the first Senior Activity. Senior Breakfast will be held this Fri., 9/19 @ 7:00am at the senior patio. Be there early!

ES

Seniors - purchase class t-shirts on sale for $10, Mon., 9/15 to Wed., 9/24, in Activities. Pre sale only!

E. Spotts

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.

M. Dillon

Clubs

Tartar Knights meeting on Mon. at lunch in Little Theatre. Don't forget to dress!

E. Spotts

KIWINS: meeting location changed to Mr. Bostwick's room, A132.

P. Bostwick

The universe is a vast, dark mystery…and it is telling you to come to Science Fiction club, rm. A102, Tues. for fun and friends!

L. Siadek

NHSboard meeting Mon. in rm. A107.

D. Fowler

SAVEwill be recycling this Fri., per. 2-5.

K. Evatt

Faculty

REMINDER: Faculty Meeting by conference period on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in Library Staff Room to review Back to School Night information. Thanks

J. O'Brien

All faculty & staff:please remove all used items from the storage room area inside the Library, next to the A / V storage room. It appears that several items are for a garage sale. If you have stored items in this area of the Library these items need to be moved ASAP or they will be thrown away. Thank you.

M. Tabaldo

Please excuse Jamm Javier and Paula Alba 10 min. early to sell Senior Class t-shirts. Thank you.

E. Spotts

Please excuse the band at 12noon for the rally today.

C. Anwandter

Teacher's Summary of Attendance verification for 9/4-9/12 is due TODAY to the Attendance Office no later than 3:30 pm.

HO

Recycling TODAY. Please leave your yellow recycle bins outside your classroom all day.

K. Evatt

All Faculty & Staff who were not photographed Sept. 2 nd, Lifetouch Studios will be here Mon., 9/22, for makeup photos & ID's. This is the picture for the yearbook. Please come by during your conference period and go to the front of the line.

ES

Please excuse all cheerleaders at 11:55 on Fri., 9/19, so that they can prepare for the rally.

M. Bergman

Please make sure you send students to the Health Office with a pink passthat is filled out with their names and your signature. If they come in with a blank pink pass they will be sent back to class.

M. Dondick

Please make sure that the progress reports that are sent to Rm D can be read clearly! When sending the "gold copy", please press hard or rewrite so that it can be read.

T. Clark

PSAT 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.

MD