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Updated: 12/17/08

TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL
A California Distinguished School

Daily Bulletin for
THURSDAY, October 30, 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

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General Bulletin

FRIDAY 10/31 is the very last day to buy an ASB Pkg (ASB & Yearbook) and save $45-- Don't miss out.

M. Hatanaka

Don't forget to nominate your hardworking friends for student of the month. Applications are in Activities. Turn them in ASAP.

J. McLaughlan

Maroon Monsoon shirts will be going up to $7 per shirt next week. Spirit pack with shirt and shaker will be $10.

J. McLaughlan

Students! 7 Teachers will be participating in a "ghostly" runway show on Friday. Come to the front of the main gym at lunch on Friday to be a judge for best ghost costume and guess who each teacher is.

E. Spotts

Good luck to Girls Golf at the Ocean League Individual Championships on Thurs., 10/30 at Harding G.C.

D. Kushi

Costume Contest this Friday! Dress up and come to the front of the main gym at lunch. There will be prizes!

E. Spotts

As cool weather approaches please remember that NO HOODS or non-THS hats are permitted unless it is raining.

V. Inverso

Dressing up for Halloween will be permitted within the dress code rules. No masks or inappropriate clothing will be permitted.

V. Inverson

Are you interested in playing baseball for THS? Come to the meeting in rm. B214 at lunch TODAY!

O. Turner

Help Juniors win $25,000 for prom. Go to www.wintheultimateprom.com and vote EVERY DAY. We' re in 5 th place again. Come on Tartars!!

E. Spotts

Turn in your blood drive permission slips to the Vice President's box in Activities.

E. Spotts

Do you have Tartar Pride? Then show if off by purchasing a Tartar Pride t-shirt for $10. All proceeds go to support THS Athletics. Shirts are available in the following rooms: Mrs. Castro/C213, Mr. N. Jones/A205, Mr. Walsh/A230.

N. Jones

Pick up make-up Yearbook Picture Packages in Activities at snack and lunch.

M. Hatanaka

Crew ($25)and hooded ($30) sweatshirts are on sale at Activities. We now have small sizes. Buy at snack and lunch.

MH

Did you know Torrance has a Sister City in Japan? Each year the City of Torrance sends students to Japan as part of a cultural exchange program. Do you want to spend part of your summer in Japan? Then come to the Career Center during lunch on 10/30 to get more information…go to Kashiwa!

R. Young

Show your creative side in the PTSA Reflections Contest. This year's National PTA theme is WOW. Information flyers are available in the Activities Office. Contest information, specific criteria and entry forms are available at www.torrancehigh.com under the PTSA tab. Entries are due Nov 12 th. Best Wishes from PTSA!

T. Hollis

The Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project is looking for Asian and Pacific Islander students to participate in their annual conference the first week in April in Sacramento. If you are interested there are application forms on their website at www.apylp.org Deadline is 11/11. All expenses for the conference are covered by APYLP.

M. Dillon

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: 10/30-No. American College of Nursing @ 10:30; 11/6-Pomona College @ 9; 11/24-CSU Dominguez Hills @ lunch; 11/7-Cal State Long Beach @ 9:00.

R. Young

Seniors

Senior keychains go on sale next week! Buy one from a senior class council member for only $3.

MH

Interested in applying for the Torrance Craftmen's Guild Scholarship Award Program? Pick up an application in the counseling office. For more information, please see Ms. Lee.

C. Lee

If you have at least a 3.0 GPA and planning to major in American History or Political Science, apply for the American History/Political Science H.S. Senior Scholarship. Pick up an application in the counseling office. Deadline-11/3/08.

C. Lee

CSU applications: If you need to send your SAT or ACT test scores to the any of the CSU campuses you can do so by using just one code number and it will go to all of them--so you pay for one sending instead of multiples. The code for both ACT and SAT for the CSU system is 3594. UC does not have a code like this and you must send the scores to the individual campuses. Don't forget to send your scores to the college campuses. The scores must come directly from the testing service (SAT--Collegeboard.com and ACT --ACT.org).

MD

If you're interested in a career within the Cable and Telecommunications industry, please apply for the "Lee Brennan Memorial Scholarship". You can pick up an application in the counseling office or go online to www.sccta.org

C. Lee

Clubs

Filipino club members: No meeting today. See you next week.

L. Latimer

Hip Hop/Breakdance club meeting today in rm. B220 at lunch. Bring your signed permission slips. Today is the last day to join.

MH

Kiwins: Interested in Fall Rally South at Knott's Berry Farm? Come to A123 on Fri. @ lunch.

MH

Human Relations: Meeting Thurs. @ lunch in rm. A200, Mr. Zartman's rm. Everyone's welcome.

MH

PATHS: Short meeting on Thurs., 10/30, in rm. A202.

A. Altuna

FCA in the Little Theater. Bring your lunch. Everyone welcome. Not a school sponsored activity.

M. Duvall

Koreanculture club general meeting Thurs. @ lunch in rm. C109.

Y. Daily

Chill club will meet Wednesdays at lunch in rm. A144.

A. Schumaker

SLAM: The first student SLAM poetry performance will be Fri., 11/7, in front of the main gym @ lunch. Be there. Be a judge.

S. Gonzales

Anime club Halloween Cosplay contest on Fri. Pumpkin carving on Thursday. After school - meet outside rm. C108.

H. Sakuma

UNICEF:Members must pick up agenda in Activities or Mr. Jones' room. Bring agenda to next week's meeting. Mandatory campus clean up for UNICEF - meet in front of the main gym at 3pm. If in XC, come after practice.

E. Spotts

CSF members! Don't forget to pick up your $5 fortune cookie bags in rm. C210 during snack only.

C. Reif

SAVE club meeting Thurs. @ lunch in rm. B120. Come get your pink recycling passes for next week!

K. Evatt

SACC members: bring your permission slips and $4 dues to the meeting on Thurs. Sign up for picnic items this week in rm. A209.

ES

Faculty

Please excuse Varsity Girls Golf for the CIF-SS Northern Individual Regional at Soule Park GC in Ojai on Mon., 11/3, from all classes.

D. Kushi

Calling all ladies: The Theatre Dept. is looking for a faculty member to play the part of Lady Montague in our upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. Interested? Call Mrs. Duvall @ x8000.

C. Duvall

Please excuse the Girls Golf team on Thurs., 10/30 from all classes for the Ocean League Individual Championship & CIF-SS Individual qualifier.

D. Kushi

Faculty and Staff: (1) Please sign and return your Certificates of Absence within 2 days of receiving them. They need to be entered into the district computer to keep your records up to date. (2) Please turn in your Emergency Card immediately if you have not already done so. This is a precautionary measure and we hope that we don't have to use it but it is essential that we have it.

J. Morita

Our first MELD meeting on Wed., Nov. 5 will only include the following teachers: Clark, Slyuter, M. Duvall, Bostwick, Gonzales, Siadek, Walsh, Eick, Altuna, Lewis, Hedgpeth, Griffith, Pavao, Scala-Esters, Ko. We will discuss Benchmarks & Soloms.

T. Clark

Nominate a "Student of the Month"! Pick up an application in Activities today.

E. Spotts

After school campus clean up this week: A Building - Interact, B Building - Fine Arts Club, C Building - SACC.

E. Spotts