Today is Thursday, January 4, 2018

GUIDANCE

Any senior who signed up to take the SAT on campus on March 7th will need to pay the required fee by Friday. Please see Mrs. Croker in Guidance.

Summer Internship Opportunities

2018 FSU Young Scholars ProgramJune 10-July 21Deadline : February 15, 2018

Bank of America Student Leaders ProgramSummer Internship with the Boys and Girls Club of Central FloridaApplication Closes on February 2nd, 2018

SCHOLARSHIPS

Rapier Educational ScholarshipMinimum GPA 2.5Deadline is February 15, 2018

Tavares Lions ClubEligible Seniors planning to attend LSSCDeadline March 15, 2018

Criterion Civic Club Scholarship for Graduating Seniors who are African American.Application Deadline is March 31, 2018.Application is in Guidance.

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship for graduating seniors.Application Deadline February 1st, 2018Application Information is in Guidance.

Florida Southern College Orchestra and String Scholarship Audition Information is available in Guidance.

The University of Florida and Florida State University have partnered with the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success. This is a new on line platform to assist with the college application process. You may access these tools at www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org.

Service Scholar Scholarship Application for seniors planning to attend FSU and have an outstanding community service and leadership record.Application is open. Deadline is 5 p.m. on January 18th, 2018.Applications are in Guidance.

Florida Credit Union is offering two scholarships for graduating seniors. Parents and or students must be a member of the Florida Credit Union.

Servin-Ellis Scholarship Fund - Deadline is 2/9/18

Dr. John C.Rawls Scholarship Fund - Deadline is 2/9/18

CLUBS

ATHLETICS

All boys’ soccer players report to Room 5-104 for LO.

Softball Meeting Friday during LO in the gym; anyone trying out must be there!

Strength training for football begins after school on Monday. Anyone who plans to participate in football at THS should be present. See Coach Armatti with any issues.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Word of the Day

bogusNot for Real Word of the Day:The brilliant sound sense of this adjective insures a permanent place for it in English: just hearing the word bogus makes you think "fake." The origins of the word are in fact quite obscure; it was, by various accounts, a slang term for counterfeit money, or for the machine that made it, but where bogus comes from before that is a matter for speculation (and, perhaps, bogus theories).

On This Day in History

1850 - The first American ice-skating club was organized in Philadelphia, PA.

1884 - The socialist Fabian Society was founded in London.

1896 - Utah became the 45th U.S. state.

1928 - NBC Radio debuted "The Dodge Victory Hour" which starred Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra and singer Al Jolson.

1935 - Bob Hope was heard for the first time on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue."

1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine.

1944 - The attack on Monte Cassino was launched by the British Fifth Army in Italy.

1948 - Britain granted independence to Burma.

1951 - During the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.

1953 - Tufted plastic carpeting was introduced by Barwick Mills.

1957 - "Collier’s" magazine was published for the last time. The periodical was published for 69 years.

1958 - The Soviet satellite Sputknik I fell to the earth from its orbit. The craft had been launched on October 4, 1957.

1962 - New York City introduced a train that operated without conductors and motormen.

1965 - The Fender Guitar Company was sold to CBS for $13 million.

1965 - In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Johnson proclaimed the building of the "Great Society."

1972 - Rose Heilbron became the first woman judge in Britain at the Old Bailey, London.

1974 - U.S. President Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

1974 - NBC-TV presented hockey in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were the teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) game.

1981 - The Broadway show "Frankenstein" lost an estimated $2 million, when it opened and closed on the same night.

1982 - Bryant Gumbel moved from NBC Sports to the anchor desk where he joined Jane Pauley as co-host of the "Today" show on NBC.

1984 - Wayne ‘The Great One’ Gretzky scored eight points (four goals and four assists) for the second time in his National Hockey League (NHL) career. Edmonton’s Oilers defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 12-8. The game was the highest-scoring NHL game to date.

1991 - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of the Palestinians in the occupied territories.

1997 - The Greek Cypriot government signed an agreement to buy S-300 surface-to-air missiles from Russia.

1999 - A drifting Nicaraguan fishing boat was found by the Norwegian oil tanker Joelm. The fisherman had been lost at sea for 35 days after the engine of their vessel quit working.

1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.

2007 - Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman to hold the position.

2010 - In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) opened as the world's tallest tower at 2,625 feet.