Daily Bulletin – November 25, 2009

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STUDENTS-COMMUNITY SERVICE

*** N E W*** Students and parents  you can check community service online.

Sign into Family Access; use your login and password.  Click on the “Test Scores” link on the left side of your screen under General Information.  From the list of tests choose “CS” and click on the show scores link.  These will be the completed community services and any hours that are in that are extra toward your next community service.  Community service should be done in the year that it is required.  Hope this helps you know where you are in completing community service requirements.

Please — TURN IN YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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STUDENTS & STAFF – Please wish happy birthday to Michael Tate, Rosalee Young and Mr. White.

STUDENTS & STAFF – Today’s schedule is: 1st period 8:45-9:16, 2nd period 9:20-9:46, 3rd period 9:50-10:16, 4th period 10:20-10:46, 5th period 10:50-11:16, 6th period 11:20-11:55, lunch 11:55-12:15. There is no school Thursday or Friday.

STUDENTS & STAFF – Anyone interested in being the announcer for basketball, please see Mr. Porter.

STUDENTS & STAFF – The health clinic is closed today.

STUDENTS – ASVAB test scores are now available in the counseling office.  See Ms. Fogerson to pick up your score report.

STUDENTS – Every student should have received their second trimester schedule in Advisory last week. If you need to make any changes, you need to see Ms. Fogerson right away.

STUDENTS – The Teen Center is closed today.

JUNIORS/SENIORS – Much fundraising is needed for our prom to be held at EMP! We need help from both of the classes to make this special event happen. Please visit Mrs. Knauss for the sign up sheets. Whatever help can be given is greatly appreciated.

STUDENTS – This is a reminder that all boy and girl basketball players are expected to sell at least one ad for the basketball program. The deadline is November 30, but all ads need to be turned in as soon as possible. If you have any questions, see your coach.

SENIORS – See’s candy orders are due Monday. Please turn them in to the office.

SENIORS – College applications got you down? Get expert help with local author and editor Sheila Bender Monday, November 30th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Port Townsend Public Library. This free workshop is designed for seniors and juniors in high school. Parents of students are also invited. For more info, call 385-3181.

SENIORS – December 11 is the deadline for senior recognition ads. This year they are in color! If you haven’t picked up the information in the office about how your parents can make you an ad online, pick up a flyer and take it home today. Another option is having a scrapbooked page, but that’s only if you are getting a full-page ad. Instructions and prices will be in the monthly newsletter as well as the flyer. Have your parents look in your old yearbooks for ideas!

SENIORS – There are still many shifts open for seniors who will cover concessions for the home basketball games. If these shifts are not filled, we will have to forfeit this fundraising opportunity to another class. There is also an opening shift for the See’s candy sales at the Chimacum Arts and Crafts Fair, December 12th and 13th that has still not been filled. Please see Mrs. Sanford in the Focus portable ASAP if you can help!

STUDENTS – Attention all students! The trimester ends Thursday, December 3. Are you satisfied with your grades? If not, consider coming to tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:20 – 3:20 in room 207 with Cindy Starr.

STUDENTS – Registration for the 2010 Snowsports Recreation Program is Saturday, December 5 from 9:00-11:00 am at the lower level of the Port Townsend Rec. Center. Registration forms are in the office.

STUDENTS – The Community Enrichment Alliance (CEA) of Port Ludlow would like to have a few student volunteers to help with the Port Ludlow Christmas Homes Tours, which is from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm December 5th. Students have helped in the past and are a great asset to the program. Please sign up in the office, and earn volunteer credits.

TIP OF THE WEEK – Any time you miss school for a doctor appointment, dentist appointment, driving test, court or other appointments, please bring documentation to the office. If you know you will be missing school for other activities, please fill out a pre-arranged absence form, which is available in the office.

Bus Duty – 11/23-11/25 – Mrs. Ploof and Mrs. Sanford

11/25             Early Release – 6 period day (1st period 8:45-9:16, 2nd period 9:20-9:46, 3rd period 9:50-10:16, 4th period 10:20-10:46, 5th period 10:50-11:16, 6th period 11:20-11:55, lunch 11:55-12:15)
11/26            No School – Thanksgiving holiday
11/27            No School – Thanksgiving holiday
11/28            Basketball jamboree @ Crosspointe Academy
11/30            5:15 GJV/7:00 GV basketball v Sequim @ H
12/1            5:15 GJV, 7:00 GV basketball v North Mason @ H; 7:00 BV/5:15 BJV @ North Mason (depart 3:15)
12/2            2:30 faculty meeting, 7:00 CHS band/choir concert
12/3            End of Trimester, 6 period day (No Advisory), 5:15 BJV/7:00 BV basketball @ Kingston (depart 4:00)
12/4            No School (Trimester Break), 5:15 GJV/BV; 7:00 BJV/GV basketball v Forks @ H
127            5:15 GV/BJV; 7:00 GJV/BV basketball v Port Townsend @ H
12/8            2:30 Site Council, 7:00 Financial Aid Night
12/9            5:15 GV/BJV; 7:00 BV basketball v Quilcene @ H, CMS band concert
12/10            8:00 grades due, 5th grade music concert
12/11            4:00 GV/BJV; 5:30 BVGJV basketball @ Coupeville (dismiss 1:00)
12/12            10:00 – 4:00 Arts & Crafts Fair
12/13            10:00 – 4:00 Arts & Crafts Fair
12/14            5th period ASB meeting
12/15            Class meetings, 5:15 GV/BJV; 7:00 GJV/BV basketball v Vashon @ H
12/16            Primary School Winter Concert
12/17            3rd and 4th grade Winter Concert
12/18            7:00 Staff breakfast. 5”15 GV/BJV; 7:00 GJV/BV basketball @ Charles Wright (depart 2:45)
12/21- 1/1   Winter break
12/29            5:00 GV/6:30 BV basketball @ Quilcene (depart 3:30)

STUDENTS – An SAT prep class is available locally. Contact SAT coach at 385-8888 or SATcoach@g.com.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Want to get an estimate on how much financial aid you can expect to receive for college? Try out the FAFSA Forecaster at: http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/F4CApp/index/index.jsf <http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/F4CApp/index/index.jsf> .

There are now over 11.7 million in FIRST Scholarships available to students on FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) teams. For more information, go to their website at http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=15943 <http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=15943>

Ronald McDonald House Charities offers the US Scholarship program. Graduating high school seniors can apply at www.rmhc.org <http://www.rmhc.org> (2/16/10)

Epsilon Sigma Alpha Foundation Scholarship – EPSA Foundations is pledged to the development of philanthropic activities of volunteers to assist those in need and to educate those who seek to learn, thus improving their lives and the lives of others. Go to www.esaintl.com/esaf <http://www.esaintl.com/esaf> . (2/1/10)

Seattle Pacific University offers the full tuition SPU scholar awards to the most accomplished students in the entering freshman class. (1/1/10)

The Kelly Foundation of Washington offers the Ewing C. Kelly Scholarship – high school seniors are eligible. Applicants will be judged on citizenship and academic achievement. Each award is worth $2,500. Last year 50 scholarships were awarded. Applications are available in the counseling office. (3/10/10)

Coming soon!  TheWashBoard.org is a totally new Washington Scholarship coalition: A partnership to build an online scholarship marketplace.  Go to theWashBoard.org to pre-register for this great scholarship finding tool!

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Washington Chapter
The O’Donnell Family MS Scholarship Fund, in collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Scholarship Program, provides scholarships specifically to students from Washington State.  The scholarship is open to anyone with multiple sclerosis, or anyone who is the child of someone with multiple sclerosis, who will be attending an accredited post secondary school for the first time. Awards range from $1,500 – 3,000 per year. For more guidelines and information visit:  nationalMSsociety.org/scholarship or call 800-344-4867.  (1/15/10)

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!  College Scholarship Program -Essay competition question: Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! delivers an important message about the changes and the troubles that life presents.  Thinking about the book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, what kinds of opportunities and challenges do you think your education will present in the future? First Place: $5,000   For more information pick up an application in the counseling office.  (2/15/10)

2010 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest -Write an original and creative essay of less than 1,000 words that demonstrates an understanding of political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage.   For complete instructions visit:  www.jfklibrary.org <http://www.jfklibrary.org> Go to the Profile in Courage Award Program link.  (1/9/10)

This fall, the Washington Scholarship Coalition will launch theWashBoard.org to make it easier for Washington students to efficiently find and apply for relevant scholarships. Free of cost for both students AND providers, theWashBoard.org matches scholarship seekers with scholarship providers. Designed to be a one-stop-site, theWashBoard.org is a free, student-centered, online clearinghouse for Washington students seeking college scholarships. This user-friendly site allows students to search and apply for verified scholarships that are specific to their academic interests, college or university, or other criteria. And it is advertising and spam-free.

The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers is offering The Walter J Clore Scholarship for Viticulture and Enology. This scholarship may be used by a high school graduate who is enrolled or is planning to enroll in a college or university, OR a student already enrolled in areas of study pertaining to the wine industry. Selection is based upon academic merit, leadership abilities and interest in the study of enology and/or viticulture.  Applications are available in the counseling office.  www.wawgg.org <http://www.wawgg.org> (11/30/09)

The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is offering the John Farmer Scholarship for Viticulture and Enology This scholarship may be used by a high school graduate who is enrolled or is planning to enroll in a college or university, OR a student already enrolled in areas of study pertaining to the wine industry.  Selection basis will include academic merit. Leadership abilities, and interest in the study of viticulture or enology but preference is on financial need. www.washingtonwinefoundation.org <http://www.washingtonwinefoundation.org> .  Applications are available in the counseling office.  (11/30/09)

The Elks National Foundation Scholarships for Elks Families.   Legacy Award. Must be the child or Grandchild of an active Elks member, HS Senior, going to college and who exhibits the values of the Elks National Foundation: Knowledge, Charity, Community and Integrity.  For more information and an application visit:  www.elks.org/enf/scholars <http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars>   (1/15/10)

The Christian Connector provides a FREE Christian college information service as well as a $2,500 Christian College scholarship drawing.  Students can simply log onto www.christianconnector.com <http://www.christianconnector.com>  to request information and be entered in the scholarship drawing.

The S. W. Preston Scholarship, offered by Preston Premium Wines and Preston Vineyards through the Washington Wine Industry Foundation, is offering an annual $3,000 scholarship.  This is a rotating scholarship awarded one year to a student enrolled or planning to enroll in the viticulture program at a Washington college or university; and the subsequent year to a student enrolled or planning to enroll in the enology program at a Washington college or university. More information and applications are available in the counseling office.  (11/30/09)

Whitworth University has several academic scholarships available for new 2009-2010 undergraduate students, ranging from $7,000 to $14,000 per year.  These are renewable scholarship, meaning you can get them renewed each year if you maintain satisfactory academic progress while enrolled full time at Whitworth.  Whitworth financial aid staff welcomes your questions and can provide explanations, counseling and advice at any time. Counselors may be contacted by phone at 509-777-3215 or 800-533-4668 or by email at finaid@whitworth.edu <mailto:finaid@whitworth.edu>
EIGHTH ANNUAL NATIONAL CO-OP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The National Commission for Cooperative Education, on behalf of the eight NCCE Partner Colleges and Universities, is pleased to announce and sponsor its Eighth Annual National Co-op Scholarship Program. As the largest independently sponsored merit co-op scholarship program in the United States, the National Commission will award 170 merit co-op scholarships of $6,000 each, for a total renewable value of $4,200,000. These merit co-op scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors and transfer students who plan to participate in college cooperative education at one of our Partner Colleges and Universities listed in this booklet.  For more information and to complete an application on-line visit:  www.co-op.edu <http://www.co-op.edu> (2/15/10)

Washington State Elks offers the 2009-2010 Vocational Grants. There are 32 Grants from $900 to $1500 for qualified applicants.  This scholarship is for Washington state students who plan to pursue an eligible vocational/technical course of study. More information in the Counseling office, your local Elks Lodge, or at www.waelks.net <http://www.waelks.net>  (2/26/10)

Students are eligible to receive up to $6,900 for college if: they are a Washington resident, spent at least one year in foster care after their sixteenth birthday, they emancipated from foster care on or after January 1, 2007. Visit www.hecb.gov/passport <http://www.hecb.gov/passport> or www.collegesuccessfoundation.org <http://www.collegesuccessfoundation.org> .

The Education and Training Voucher (ETV) offers financial help to current and former foster youth to attend colleges, universities, vocational or technical programs. ETV helps students in their own efforts to secure financial aid to enroll in postsecondary programs. Contact 1-877-433-8388 or email etvwash@dshs.wa.gov <mailto:etvwash@dshs.wa.gov> . Find more information about the ETV at www.independence.wa.gov.

The Better Business Bureau PROVIDES 2010 STUDENTS OF INTEGRITY SCHOLARSHIP Apply for $1,000 scholarship – Deadline is Dec. 1, 2009
Eligibility Requirements:
-       Student of the 2010 or 2011 graduating class who will be attending college after graduation.
-       Have a good academic standing and a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Essay Theme: Maintaining ethics and integrity in a tough economy.
Rules and Details: Visit www.westernwashington.bbb.org/scholarship<http://www.westernwashington.bbb.org/scholarship <http://www.westernwashington.bbb.org/scholarship%3chttp:/www.westernwashington.bbb.org/scholarship> > for more information and application forms. Questions:  Contact Laura Fitzgerald, BBB Foundation Coordinator at BBBFoundation@thebbb.org<mailto:BBBFoundation@thebbb.org <mailto:BBBFoundation@thebbb.org%3cmailto:BBBFoundation@thebbb.org> >.

COLLEGE INFO
Trying to find the right college? Want information about careers and job skills, apprenticeships, financial aid and cost comparisons? Washington’s community and technical colleges have a fantastic website. Go to CheckOutACollege.com.

Check out ProjectOpportunity.net/bk for lots of great college planning and financial aid information.

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