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Today is Thursday, April 6, 2017.

The baseball program is running a Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser to help 3 local families pay for part of their cancer treatments. You can purchase a Stand Up to Cancer card for $3 to represent someone you know whom has been effected by cancer, or you can simply donate to the cause. See Coach Light or Coach Wisneski during lunch to buy a card or make a donation. If we raise $3,000 then Coach Wisneski will shave his head during lunch one afternoon in the courtyard.

GUIDANCE

Lake Technical College - Scholarship OpportunityCareer Dual Enrollment application for the Fall Term of 2017. DUE APRIL 17th. (They must have TABE test done too – we only test on the Main Campus on Monday 8-5 or Wednesday 8-2; appointments for other times may be available – call Admissions for details).

Career in a Year scholarship application for graduating seniors DUE APRIL 21st! Up to $1000 – one per high school! For more information see Team Guidance!

Seniors interested in going through the Fire Academy after graduation need to get started now on the enrollment process. Class starts June 6, 2017. Deadline to apply is April 28th.See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance for more information.

Save the Date: Virtual College Week April 4-6, 2017 FloridaShines, Florida’s student hub of innovative educational services, is hosting Virtual College Week April 4-6, 2017. Representatives from the Florida College System, State University System, Florida Department of Education and others will showcase information to Florida high school juniors and seniors, parents and school counselors. This no cost, live event will feature presentations from experts in the areas of college preparation, admissions, financial aid and more. Prior to the day of the presentations, FloridaShines will provide online resources to prepare students with additional materials. After the live events, FloridaShines will showcase presentation recordings and follow-up information to connect students and parents with their institutions of interest. For more information, contact

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

Nashla Dawahre, assistant director, Advising and Student Services, Florida Virtual Campus, at [email protected] or by phone at 850-922-3274.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Seniors, a reminder that all applications are in the Guidance Office . Each application has instructions on how to complete the applications, where to send the application, deadlines and what type of recommendations you will need. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DUE DATE TO REQUEST LETTERS, TRANSCRIPTS, ETC.

Scholarship resources:

www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarshipshttp://baucemag.com/list-of-undergraduate-scholarships-for women-of-color

Academic Booster ScholarshipDeadline is April 19th. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance.

Round Lake Elementary PTO ScholarshipDeadline: April 21st, 2017

Eleanor McGinty Scholarship$2,000.00 scholarship renewable for 4 years,Students must be available for an interview .Application is due on April 24th, 2017. See Mrs Paulling in Guidance

Lake Technical College Scholarship Application$1,000.00 scholarship Application is due on April 21, 2017. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance.

Southern Scholarship Foundation offers rent-free scholarship housing for eligible seniors attending FSU, FAMU, UF,FGCU, TCC, Flagler and Sante Fe College.Applications are in Guidance Office or visit http://www.southernscholarship.org

Tavares Elementary School Scholarship $500.00 scholarship for students that attended TESDeadline April 14th, 2017

Coach Monty Boyd Memorial Scholarship

Students must have attended TES,TMS and enrolled at THSDeadline April 14th, 2017

Leesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.Scholarship Amount $1,000.00Deadline is Monday April 17th, 2017

2017 Lehner Scholarship$5,000 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for up to 5 THS StudentsDeadline is Friday. Applications are in Guidance.

The Italian American Club of the Plantation at Leesburg Scholarship $1,000 scholarships for students of Italian-American Heritage.Deadline: May 1, 2017

Caribbean-American Association of Lake County$1,000.00 scholarshipDeadline Friday.

Edwin Budge Mead Scholarship for students pursuing a degree or certification in a health related fieldDeadline Friday.

Lake Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship.$500.00 scholarship for students majoring in an agricultural field.Deadline April 11, 2017.

• Johnson Scholarship Foundation has 2 scholarship programsScholarships for children of UPS employees or retirees who live in FloridaDeadline April 15th.

Scholarships for students with Disabilities who plan to attend one of the 12 state universities.Application deadline is May 1stWebsite information is www.jsf.bz

• The Criterion Civic Club awards a $1000 scholarship to FIVE Lake County deserving minority students every year. Please see Team Guidance for details.

• Seniors, Please let Mrs. Croker know about your college acceptances and any scholarships you may have been awarded.

CLUBS

ATHLETICS

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Treadway Elementary’s Annual Bear Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 22, 2017.

For more information call: Vanessa King, Assistant Principal352-742-2291 ext. 7911

Lake Sumter State College has an excellent opportunity for students who need Community Service Hours. Volunteer at KIDS COLLEGE’17 this summer. There are two sessions on the Leesburg and Clermont Campus.Contact DeAnna at 352-323-3610 or the Guidance Office for more information.

Word of the Day

staidOld Participles Never Die Word of the Day:This spelling is now all washed up as a past participle of stay, which behaves as a regular verb in modern English, but staid still works as an adjective of a lofty kind, characterizing people, things, or behavior as dignified and proper. A similar tale can be told of afraid, formerly a participle of the now obsolete verb affray.

On This Day in History

1199 - English King Richard I was killed by an arrow at the siege of the castle of Chaluz in France.

1607 - An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico for supplies before continuing on their journey. On May 14, they went ashore and founded Jamestown, Virginia, as the first permanent English colony in America.

1652 - Jan van Riebeeck established a settlement at Cape Town, South Africa.

1789 - The first U.S. Congress began regular sessions at the Federal Hall in New York City.

1814 - Granted sovereignty in the island of Elba and a pension from the French government, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates at Fountainebleau. He was allowed to keep the title of emperor.

1830 - Joseph Smith and five others organized the Mormon Church in western New York.

1830 - Relations between the Texans and Mexico reached a new low when Mexico would not allow further emigration into Texas by settlers from the U.S.

1862 - The American Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee.

1865 - At the Battle of Sayler's Creek, a third of Lee's army was cut off by Union troops pursuing him to Appomattox.

1875 - Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the multiple telegraph, which sent two signals at the same time.

1896 - The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.

1903 - French Army Nationalists were revealed for forging documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dryfus.

1909 - Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the first men to reach the North Pole.

1916 - Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old.

1917 - The U.S. Congress approved a declaration of war on Germany and entered World War I on the Allied side.

1924 - Four planes left Seattle on the first successful flight around the world.

1927 - William P. MacCracken, Jr. earned license number ‘1’ when the Department of Commerce issued the first aviator’s license.

1931 - "Little Orphan Annie" debuted on the NBC Blue network.

1938 - The United States recognized the German conquest of Austria.

1941 - German forces invaded Greece and Yugoslavia.

1945 - "This is Your FBI" debuted on ABC radio.

1953 - Iranian Premier Mossadegh demanded that the shah's power be reduced.

1957 - Trolley cars in New York City completed their final runs.

1959 - Hal Holbrook opened in the off-Broadway presentation of "Mark Twain Tonight."

1965 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the use of ground troops in combat operations in Vietnam.

1967 - In South Vietnam, 1,500 Viet Cong attacked Quangtri and freed 200 prisoners.

1981 - A Yugoslav Communist Party official confirmed reports of intense ethnic riots in Kosovo.

1983 - The U.S. Veteran's Administration announced it would give free medical care for conditions traceable to radiation exposure to more than 220,000 veterans who participated in nuclear tests from 1945 to 1962.

1985 - William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from the hospital.

1987 - Dennis Levine began a two-year jail term for insider trading.

1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 2,400 for the first time.

1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard took the middleweight title from Marvin Hagler.

1988 - Mathew Henson was awarded honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Henson had discovered the North Pole with Robert Peary.

1997 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) announced that he would retire from the National Hockey League (NHL) following the playoffs of the current season.

1998 - Citicorp and Travelers Group announced that they would be merging. The new creation was the largest financial-services conglomerate in the world. The name would become Citigroup.

1998 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9,000 points for the first time.

1998 - Federal researchers in the U.S. announced that daily tamoxifen pills could cut breast cancer risk among high-risk women.

1998 - Pakistan successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of attacking neighboring India.