Today is Monday, April 23, 2018

Are you singer? Is performing something you love do? Do you think you’re the next Tavares Idol? If so, then make sure you attend an informational meeting during Learning Opportunities on Friday where we will discuss the audition process and how to prepare to be the next Tavares Idol. Auditions will be held after school on Monday, April 30, with the show being on May 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the THS Auditorium. Tavares Idol is being sponsored by the THS Chorus and Theatre Department. See Mr. Batko if you have any questions.

Do you want to see snow? Do you want to see ice? Do you want to see FIRE? Don’t miss the THS 2018 Fire and Ice Prom! Tickets go on sale today in Mrs. Croker’s office, during both lunches, and in the guidance office all day on Friday. Tickets are $65 for seniors, $70 for juniors, and $75 for students who do not go to THS. Make sure to get your guest waivers in to an administrator before Thursday. Cash only. No checks will be accepted. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

GUIDANCE

Seniors, if you have applied to attend Lake Tech next year after graduation, please see Mrs. Croker before this Thursday for an opportunity to qualify for the Principal’s Scholarship.

Scholarship interviews continue through the 27th. Seniors will be given a pass in advance to report to the guidance office and can use this pass to return to class. We will make every effort to minimize classroom interruptions . Thank you in advance for sending students promptly to the guidance office.

SENIORS, Award Night is May 1st. If you have received any institutional scholarships and would like to be recognized at the ceremony, please see Mrs. Paulling or Mrs. Croker before April 23rd.

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

Senior Checklists will go out during Senior Week. Final transcript requests can be made on that form. They will be due May 4th. All seniors must complete a checklist to be cleared for graduation.

Lake Sumter State College is offering a free four day summer bridge program for graduating seniors interested in a Bachelor’s program with a STEM Major.Applications can be done on line at LSCC.EDU/STEM . See Mrs. Croker for more information.

Students, if you are interested in a Broadcasting Career, there is a management training program in the area looking for candidates. Please see Mrs. Croker for more information.

Any 10th grade student who would like to Dual Enroll next year should see Mr. Stevens in guidance for a PERT test form.

Florida Elks Youth CampSummer Counselor in Training and Counselor Positions AvailableApplications are available in Guidance.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Florida Farm Bureau Youth Speech ContestApplication must be completed to participate in the contest on May 2, 2018

Michael Yasick ADHD ScholarshipDeadline is May 31, 2018

Waste Management Corporation of America$1,000.00 scholarship for seniors that reside in Minneola, Mascotte, Howey in the Hills and AstatulaDeadline is April 30, 2018

TENAJ Salon InstituteScholarships for CosmetologyApplications are in Guidance

Beta Theta Fi Fraternity ScholarshipMale Students planning to enroll at FSUApplications are in Guidance

Florida A & M University Alumni Association ScholarshipSeniors attending FAMU in the FallDeadline is May 2nd, 2018

LSSC has scholarships availableApplications are on line and info is available in the guidance office

Give Kids A Chance ScholarshipDeadline April 30th

Horatio Alger Scholarship ProgramSeniors interested in a Technical EcuationApplication Opens March 15, 2018

Lake County Farm BureauDeadline April 30, 2018Open to Juniors and Seniors

Applications are in the Guidance OfficeAdrian Rubin ScholarshipAmount $1,000.00Deadline January 1, 2019

Seniors, Scholarship Deadlines are rapidly approaching. Please stop by the Guidance Office if you have not already done so to pick up your applications. The following Scholarships are still available: Lehner, Scott Strong , Jones Brothers, SunTrust ,Fred Griffin, Edwin Budge Mead, Alpha Delta Kappa, Linda Kohlmeyer, Florida Elks, Eustis Elks, LCAEOP.

College Covered.Com powered by Discover Student LoansScholarship Amount up to $10,000Applications are in Guidance.

Seniors who are planning to attend LSSC in the Fall, please stop by guidance and pick up the Tavares Lion Club Scholarship application. Also, the LSSC website has scholarship application as well. See Mrs. Croker for any questions.

Men of Principle Scholarship Eligible male students accepted to FSUScholarship amount $500.00Applications are in Guidance.

Scholarships at a Glance

Eligible seniors interested in careers in the beauty industryApplication Deadline varies

Lake Sumter State College ScholarshipsEligible seniors planning to attend LSSC in the Fall of 2018-Presidents’s Scholarship of $1.200 for students with a 3.0 GPA-Trustee Scholarship of $2,400 for students with a 3.5 GPA-William/Johnson Scholarship of $1200 for eligible minority students with a 3.0 GPA- LSSC Opportunity Scholarship provides a tuition waiver of up to 12 credit hours for students with a 3.0 GPAAll applications are on line at www.lssc.edu under the news heading and click on High School Scholarship Application.

University of Florida First Year ScholarshipsEligible students planning to attend UNFApplications are in the Guidance Office.

AaronStrong Perserverance ScholarshipEligible seniors who have faced adversity .Scholarship Amount is $718.00Application Deadline is Saturday

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.

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

CLUBS

ATHLETICS

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Mount Dora Center for Arts is looking for volunteers to help with their summer art camp. See Team Guidance for an application.

Word of the Day

suraCompartmentalized Word of the Day:Books have their chapters, the Bible has its books, and the Qur'an has its sura. The word is a direct loaner from Arabic, sometimes spelled surah to reflect the h-like letter at the end of the Arabic spelling of the word. The root in Arabic is a verb that means "surround with a wall" or "fence in."

On This Day in History

1348 - The first English order of knighthood was founded. It was the Order of the Garter.

1500 - Pedro Cabal claimed Brazil for Portugal.

1521 - The Comuneros were crushed by royalist troops in Spain.

1635 - The Boston Public Latin School was established. It was the first public school building in the United States.

1759 - The British seized Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe in the Antilies from France.

1789 - U.S. President George Washington moved into Franklin House, New York. It was the first executive mansion.

1789 - "Courier De Boston" was published for the first time. It was the first Roman Catholic magazine in the U.S.

1826 - Missolonghi fell to Egyptian forces.

1861 - Arkansas troops seized Fort Smith.

1872 - Charlotte E. Ray became the African-American woman lawyer.

1895 - Russia, France, and Germany forced Japan to return the Liaodong peninsula to China.

1896 - The Vitascope system for projecting movies onto a screen was demonstrated in New York City.

1900 - The word "hillbilly" was first used in print in an article in the "New York Journal." It was spelled "Hill-Billie".

1908 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt signed an act creating the U.S. Army Reserve.

1915 - The A.C.A. became the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA).

1920 - The Turkish Grand National Assembly had its first meeting in Ankara.

1921 - Charles Paddock set a record time in the 300-meter track event when he posted a time of 33.2 seconds.

1924 - The U.S. Senate passed the Soldiers Bonus Bill.

1945 - The Soviet Army fought its way into Berlin.

1948 - Johnny Longden became the first race jockey to ride 3,000 career winners.

1950 - Chaing evacuated Hainan, leaving mainland China to Mao and the communists.

1951 - The Associated Press began use of the new service of teletype setting.

1954 - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit his first major-league home run on this day.

1964 - Ken Johnson (Houston Astros) threw the first no-hitter for a loss. The game was lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds due to two errors.

1967 - The Soyuz 1 was launched by Russia.

1968 - The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged to form the United Methodist Church.

1971 - The Soyuz 10 was launched.

1981 - The Soviet Union conducted an underground nuclear test at their Semipaltinsk (Kazakhstan) test site.

1982 - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices declined the previous month (March). It was the first decline in almost 17 years.

1985 - The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. New Coke was not successful, which resulted in the resumption of selling the original version.

1985 - The U.S. House rejected $14 million in aid to Nicaragua.

1988 - A U.S. federal law took effect that banned smoking on flights that were under two hours.

1988 - In Martinez, CA, a drain valve was left open at the Shell Marsh. More than 10,000 barrels of oil poured into the marsh adjoining Peyton Slough.

1988 - Kanellos Kanelopoulos set three world records for human-powered flight when he stayed in the air for 74 miles and four hours in his pedal-powered "Daedalus".

1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played his last regular season game in the NBA.

1996 - An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' possessions began at Sotheby's in New York City. The sale brought in #34.5 million.

1997 - An infertility doctor in California announced that a 63-year-old woman had given birth in late 1996. The child was from a donor egg. The woman is the oldest known woman to give birth.

1999 - In Washington, DC, the heads of state and government of the 19 NATO nations celebrated the organization's 50th anniversary.

2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in 2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years. The change, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, was planned to run for only two years before returning to the previous design.

2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush eased sanctions against Libya in return for Moammar Gadhafi's agreement to give up weapons of mass destruction.

2005 - The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.

2009 - The iTunes Music Store reached 1 billion applications downloaded.