T I G E R          B E A T

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  REGULAR

PERIOD 1

 8:00

 9:10

LUNCH

11:55

12:30

CLASS

PASS

 9:10

 9:20

PASS

12:30

12:40

SCHEDULE

PERIOD 2

 9:20

10:35

PERIOD 4

12:40

  1:50

 

PASS

10:35

10:45

PASS

 1:50

  2:00

TRIMESTER 1

PERIOD 3

10:45

11:55

PERIOD 5

 2:00

  3:10

 

TODAY:

 

ART CLUB:  Art Club meets today in Room 510 during lunch.  Its Holiday Time!  Bring your ideas.  Paint and Color Pencils will be supplied.

 

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES:  Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be meeting today at lunch in Coach Kelley’s room, 206.  Food, fellowship, and fun!

 

BIKE CLUB: The Bicycle club will be meeting today, Wednesday the 18th, at lunch in Mr. Simon’s room (126). We will be talking about ride schedules!

 

INTERACT CLUB:  Interact Club is meeting in the theatre, room 125, today at lunch.

 

COLLEGE APPLICATION HELP:  Please come to the Library if you have any questions concerning your college application for “College Application HELP”.  The counselors will be available for one-on-one assistance on the following dates: Today, Wed, Nov 18, 4:00 to 7:00 pm  Thurs, Nov 19, 4:00 to 7:00 pm  Mon, Nov 23, 2:00 pm.  Sign up today for these workshops in the Counseling Office.

 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:

 

INTERNATIONAL CLUB AND ALL FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS:  Please come to a lunch meeting in Room 121 this Thursday to prepare for the SLO Holiday Parade and Holiday Party on Dec. 4th. Be thinking of other foreign students we want to invite. Remember to bring your money if you want to purchase a sweatshirt.

 

DRAMA CLUB AUDITIONS  Cinderella auditions have been postponed until January 26 & 27 due to the "Raise the Curtain" fundraiser.

 

RED CROSS CLUB:  Come to Room 124 every Thursday at lunch.  There will be community service opportunities.  Hope to see you there

 

CHRISTMAS TREES AND WREATHES:  The band and choir are pre-selling beautiful, fresh Christmas trees and wreathes through November 23rd to help raise funds for their upcoming tours. Prices are $50 for a Noble Fir tree, $35 for a Doug Fir tree and $20 for a wreath. Trees and wreathes can be picked up at the school on December 4 and 5. To place an order, contact a band or choir member, or for more information, call Ed at 550 5387.

 

CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  The San Luis Obispo FFA is holding their annual canned food drive. Large boxes have been made available for all participating teachers. The class with the most cans will win a pizza party. The competition is between third period classes. Large cases of top roman or cup of noodles do count; however 5 top ramens/cup of noodles = 1 can (one case will be approximately 4 cans). Competition ends Friday, November 20.

 

SUGGESTION BOXES:  Thank you for your suggestions!  If you have an idea to contribute to ASB for student activities such as dances, assemblies, posters, song requests or any others, please let us know by writing a suggestion and placing it in the Tiger striped boxes outside the ASB room and counseling offices.

 

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

ENVI TIP OF THE WEEK: Many of our local grocery stores recycle plastic grocery bags, Collect plastic bags from home and bring them to a nearby store. Help us keep more waste out of landfills.

 

ATTENTION SNOW-LOVERS!  YOPAC is hosting its first ever Warren Miller Video Contest!  Make a 1-2 minute video of any snow-related activity (snowboarding, skiing, sledding, etc) and see the winner's video on the BIG SCREEN during intermission of Warren Miller's film premiere, DYASTY, scheduled to show Tuesday December 1, 7pm at the Cohan Center (PAC @ Cal Poly). Videos due November 27. For entry form and details,

visit pacstudents.org.

 

CAREER CENTER OPEN HOUSE:  Take a break from studying and/ or worrying about studying, to visit the CAREER CENTER OPEN HOUSE on Friday, November 20th at LUNCH. Find out all the resources for college, scholarships, jobs and community service; not to mention 'pumpkin goodness'! See you there!

 

PE CLOTHES ON SALE:  P.E. clothes are on sale for next trimester in room 131 every day at lunch.

 

TRASH PICK-UP REMINDER:  A reminder to all students who have been assigned trash pick-up:  you must report for trash pick-up 15 minutes before lunch ends or you will not be credited for serving.

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:  The SLO Civic Ballet is looking for volunteers to help with two Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Parties on December 13th and 14th. Call 773-2300 or email julie.c@charter.net. More info in Career Center!

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES with Santa's House:  Are you looking for a great way to earn some community service and have fun at the same time? The Downtown Association is looking for volunteers to work 3 hour shifts  in pairs greeting families and taking pictures of children on Santa's lap. Grab a friend and volunteer to be Santa's Helper November 27-December 24th.Call 541-0286 or email freya@downtownslo.com. More information in the Career Center also!

 

VOLUNTEER WITH YMCA:  Like to work with kids? Like to take pride in a finished product?  The SLO YMCA is looking for Volunteer Jump Rope Coaches to train and lead

local YMCA Jump Rope teams in a Jump Rope competition in March 2010.  This

position meets weekly with YMCA staff and students to prepare for the Jump

Rope competition.  Please contact Dana Vicars at dvicars@sloymca.org or

543-8235 for more information.

 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO EARN SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS? Would you like to earn some Community Service hours?  Do you like working with 6th grade students?  CL Smith Elementary is looking for male High School counselors for a 4 day, 3 night trip to Rancho Alegre Outdoor School (near Lake Cachuma).  They leave on the morning of Tuesday, January 12th and return in the afternoon on Friday, January 15th.  If you are an 11th or 12th grade male and like to work with younger students, please apply!  See Mrs. Senecal in Counseling for an application.

 

SCHOLARSHIP INFO:

 

PG&E:  Pacific Gas and Electric has scholarships sponsored by many of their employee groups including: women, Filipinos, Asians, Hispanics, Pride groups etc. Check them out at:  http://www.pge.com/about/community/scholarships/

 

Community Service Awards for Girls age 14-17:  The local Soroptimist International Chapter of SLO is looking for applicants for the Violet Richardson Award. The Award aims at identifying, recognizing, honoring, and giving a financial award to students who have been active in community service and volunteering.  Applications are available in the College and Career Center and Due December 15th

 

P. E. O. California State Chapter Scholarships for High School Senior Women. Numerous scholarships available to California resident women interested in studying in a variety of fields and disciplines. For more information visit website: http://www.peocalifornia.org/ca-scholarships.html and http://www.peocalifornia.org/ssc.html. Application packets must be obtained by January 10, 2009 and submitted by no later than February 10, 2009.

 

Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship for JUNIORS

Contact: Shirley Kennedy Keller AASA P.O. Box 9338 Arlington, VA 22219 www.aasa.org/discover.htm e-mail: communityaffairs@discoverfinancialaid.com Eligibility: Applicant must be a high school junior, have a cumulative grade point average for the 9th and 10th grade years only of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and be enrolled in an accredited public or private high school in the US Award: State $2,500, National $25,000 (9 awards given out for each)

Deadline: January 12

 

Elks  Legacy Awards -

Any child or grandchild of a living Elk who joined before April 1, 2006 is eligible to apply for the Elks National Foundation Legacy Award worth $1,000 a year for 4 years. The applicant must apply through the related member’s Elk Lodge. Applications and more information at: www.elks.org/ENF/SCHOLARS/legacy.cfm#HowDoIApply Deadline: Jan 8th, 2010

 

PARENTS:

 

TIGER PAUSE NEWSLETTER ONLY ON-LINE: Please look at the school website next week to view the Tiger Pause for the second trimester.  You can use http://slohs.slcusd.org/webpages/community. Or you can use the District site as follows:  www.slcusd.org/pages. Then choose Our Schools on the left, SLOHS, then Visit our Website in the Resources box on the right. Look under Community and Tiger Pause. Please spread the word that the Tiger Pause is now only on-line.

 

STAFF:

 

AFTER SCHOOL BUS SUPERVISION:  11/16-11/20-Zamorano

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: A happy birthday to Cassie Azevedo! Happy birthday!!!

 

FINALS SCHEDULES FRI 11/20 THRU TUES 11/24:

 

Friday, November 20, 2009, Period 1 Final.  Full day schedule:

 

Final pr.1

8:00

10:00

Lunch

12:20

1:00

break

10:00

10:10

pass

1:00

1:10

Period 2

10:15

11:10

Period 4

1:10

2:05

pass

11:10

11:20

pass

2;05

2:15

Period 3

11:20

12:20

Period 5

2:15

3:10

 

Monday, November 23, 2009, Periods 2 & 3 Finals.  Minimum day

 

Period 2 Final

8:00

10:00

BREAK

10:00

10:15

Period 3 Final

10:15

12:15

 

Tuesday, November 24, Periods 4 & 5 Finals.  Minimum day:

 

Period 4 Final

8:00

10:00

BREAK

10:00

10:15

Period 5 Final

10:15

12:15