[DHS Bulletin] 02/01/2011

[DHS Daily Bulletin]

SPIRIT WEEK-BOYS BASKETBALL "Break the Record Night" on Friday, February 4th



Tuesday, February 1: Toga Tuesday;

Wednesday, February 2: ER Day Wednesday;

Thursday, February 3: Snow Day Thursday;
Friday, February 4: White-Out Friday
Wear white to support our basketball team who wear white at their home games, the white out will continue into the basketball game that night and later to our black light dance.

CAHSEE SCHEDULE

CAHSEE Information! Testing will be Tuesday, February 1st -Wednesday, February 2nd

  *   Please look for the posted information in you classrooms!
  *   Sophomores will report to the following locations:
  *   Students with the last names starting with Abdel-Ghaffar to Oler need to report to the New Gym.
Students with the last names starting with Oliver to Zufelt need to report to the Old Gym.

  *   Bring school ID
  *   DO NOT BRING CELLULAR PHONES! Upon entrance to the testing room you will be asked to turn in your phone with us. If your phone goes off you will be escorted from the test and your test will be invalid.

Schedule Change. Tuesday, February 1-7:45-2:30: 1, 3, 5 & 7 (Testing 1, 3 & 5); Wednesday, February 2: 8:55-2:30; 2, 4, & 6 (Testing 2 & 4); Thursday, February 3: 7:45-3:30; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7; Friday, February 4; 7:45- 3:30; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7.

DAY IN HISTORY

Feb 1, 1884: Oxford Dictionary debuts
On this day in 1884, the first portion, or fascicle, of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language, is published. Today, the OED is the definitive authority on the meaning, pronunciation and history of over half a million words, past and present.

SPORTS

NONE

REMINDER

1. Attention, attention!! Come buy your Black Light Dance ticket! They are being sold across from C-4. Prices are $7 with ASB and $9 without. You must have signed dance contract and our current ID card to buy a ticket. Do hurry the dance is this Friday!!!

NEW

1. Attention all sophomores: If you want to become a math or science tutor please complete your applications by this Friday, February 4. Bring your completed application to Mr. Van Muyden's room. Also attend our next club meeting that same Friday during lunch in room S-9!

2. SENIORS: This is the time of year to apply for financial aid! To apply for federal and state financial aid, you need to complete the FAFSA. You can complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov<http://www.fafsa.ed.gov>. The deadline to submit the FAFSA and Cal Grant information is March 2. If you receive a postcard saying we cannot submit Cal Grant information for you because we don't have your social security number, come to the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office (located next to counseling) for help with Cal Grants and other financial aid.

3. The Cultural Exchange Club is hosting visitors from Xishan High School in Wuxi, China this week. Ten of our students visited their high school last summer. Please join us in welcoming them when you see them on campus or in classes.

4. Hey Seniors! Come to N-15A on Tuesday, February 8 we will be discussing the theme for Senior Ball.

5. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Are you looking for a job? Rostini Italian Kitchen is opening a new restaurant in the Marketplace Shopping Center in March, and they want to hire high school students! They're looking for experienced cooks, pizza makers, and salad makers. Come to the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office (located next to counseling) for more information and an application.

6. On February 9th from 7-9pm at North Davis Elementary School the Dean of Sac City and the UCD Transfer Admissions officer will discuss Sacramento City College's new location plans, give detailed information on how to prepare for transfer to a 4 year university, and answer parent and student questions. Everyone is invited!

TODAY

1. Cafeteria: Pizza, beef shephards pie, Polish sausage, spinach ravioli with parmesan cheese, meatballs over rice.

2. Tryouts for DHS Women's Soccer will begin on Feb. 1 for 9th and 10th graders with conditioning. 11th and 12th graders will report on Feb.7. Times for all days are 4:00 PM, at Yudin Field. Players should bring water, soccer shoes, shin-guards, and running shoes, as well as the completed athletic participation forms.

3. Hey Operation Smile members! Don't forget to come to the meeting today during lunch in Ms. Neagley's room. Hope to see you there!

CONTINUED

1. Some tickets are still available for the Sunday, February 13 Cabaret performance by the DHS Jazz Choir and Jazz Combo. (Saturday is sold out). Enjoy Jazz, Theater and Pop music performed by the Jazz Choir and Jazz Combo, at Emerson Jr. High Indoor Commons, a catered dinner by Cracchiolos, and a silent auction and raffle. Please visit www.dhsjazzchoir.org<http://www.dhsjazzchoir.org>  for ticket information. If you can't make it the Cabaret dinner, enjoy all of the music of Cabaret at a special Cabaret Concert Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Brunelle Theater!  Tickets available at the door, $5 Students and Seniors, $10 Adults. Questions!? Visit www.dhsjazzchoir.org<http://www.dhsjazzchoir.org/> or contact Kate Bowen @kbowen at ucdavis.edu

2 The California State Summer School for the Arts is seeking the most talented high school-aged visual, literary, media and performing artists in California. The students who are selected through the competitive application process will attend one of the country's premier summer arts institutes on the campus of the California Institute of the Arts, in Valencia, from July 9- August 5, 2011. Students will spend four weeks studying and working with professional artists, writers and performers of national stature. The deadline to apply is February 28. For more information about this program, come to the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office (next to counseling).