From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Mon Oct 1 13:59:37 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:59:37 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Tuesday October 2 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E649F@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin October 2, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) K Gandhi was born. He was known for his advocacy of non-violent resistance to fight tyranny. ATHLETICS -Boys Soccer vs. Laguna Creek 4:00V/5:30JV Dismissal: 3:00V -Girls Tennis vs. Laguna Creek 3:45 Dismissal: 3:00 -Girls Volleyball vs. Grant 5:00JV/6:00V DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Blue Devil BBQ! Choice of hamburger, hot dog or veggie patty on a whole wheat bun, served with grilled vegetables or oven fries. -Picture Retake: Picture retake will be on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Library West Conference Room. You must bring your unwanted picture packet that you received in order to take your new pictures. All new students that took pictures in the Library, please come and take your picture on October 2 so that you will be in the Yearbook. -College Visits Today in the Career Center : Washington U of St. Louis, Missouri 10:00 am -Join us for the first meeting of the Teen Health Awareness Club on Tuesday, October 2nd at lunch in Ms. Moriarty's room, S-5. We will be discussing health care issues important to us all and organizing programs to benefit the school community. We hope to see you there! If you are unable to come to the first meeting but would like to participate in or receive more information about the Teen Health Awareness Club, please contact us at DHSTHAC at gmail.com. - Fellow Gryffindors! Please come to our second Gryffindor Float Building meeting Tuesday, October 2 at lunch in L-23 as we continue to plan out our Senior Float to vanquish Ravenclaw and Slytherin to win the House! -Lecture Series: Interested in the field of Biomedical and Biomechanical Engineering? You are invited to join the Healthcare Careers Club on Tuesday, October 2 at lunch in the Career Center to hear Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou discuss helping joint cartilage repair itself using tissue engineering approaches. Stem cell sources will be discussed showing that cartilage regeneration is becoming a controllable problem. Dr. Athanasiou, father of two DHS seniors, is a Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, the Child Family Professor of Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering at the University of California Davis. NEW -Come join the Student Forum this Wednesday at lunch in Room L-22 and help our school make important decisions with your voice and opinions. Pizza will be present and so should you! -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the high school and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -Community Idol! Come and join DHS's Advanced Treble Choir for an exciting evening of musical entertainment at Davis' own "Community Idol." On Saturday, October 6 at 7:00 pm, DHS's Brunelle Performance Hall will become the hotspot to experience Davis' own competition for local talented vocalists vying for the title of Community Idol. Contestants will have the opportunity to showcase their talent and wow the audience while competing before a professional judging panel for prizes. The evening will also include ATC's school year debut and a special performance by the local band and sensation, Brother Jimmie and the New Deal (featuring DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson and DHS teacher, Chris Lee. Tickets are available at Watermelon Music (207 E Street) for $6.00 or from an ATC member prior to the competition. Tickets will also be available at the Brunelle Hall box office for $8.00 the evening of the event. All proceeds from the event will benefit ATC's music enrichment program. CONTINUED -If you are a club, sports team or group on campus and are interested in participating in the homecoming day parade, come to C-4 and pick up both an application for participation and permission slips for all those wishing to take part in the parade. All applications must be turned must be turned into C-4 by October 5th. -Seniors! Graduation cap/gown/tassel, graduation announcements Thursday and Friday, October 4th and 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Extra ordering packets are available in the office. -Class Rings: Order your DHS Class Ring on Thursday and Friday, October 4th and 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Deposit of $50. is required. Extra order packets are in the office. -Do you want to learn new moves and show off your own? Do you want to be part of the freestyle performances in the quad? Come to Freestyle Club in the Dance Room on Thursdays at lunch to express yourself through dance, beatbox and more! -Attention all Seniors! Senior ads are now available in the Front Office and are due starting in October. Senior quotes and senior portraits need to be completed and turned in by October 15th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win and tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! -Seniors! You must take an official Senior Portrait in order to be featured in the yearbook! You do not have to buy a package, but you must take a photo. If you have not yet taken your portrait please contact LifeTouch Prestige. You can find more info on the yearbook website: http://dhsyearbook.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets are at their lowest price now - $75 until December 31. Scholarships available for qualified seniors; talk to your school counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5:00 am. The event is an all-night, alcohol and drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter before midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing, activities and more are provided. Only DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at their graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or for questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org . Mail form, kindergarten photo (for kindergarten wall!) and check, made payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/2 - Picture Retake in Library West Conference Room - 9:00 - 3:30 -10/4 - UC Workshop in the Richard Brunelle Music Theatre - 7:00 pm Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 2 13:49:15 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:49:15 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Wednesday October 3 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E6631@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin October 3, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1990 - The Berlin Wall was dismantled eleven months after the borders between East and West Germany were dissolved. The unification of Germany ended 45 years of division. -Field Hockey @ River Valley - 5:00JV/7:00V -Girls Golf @ The Reserve 1:00 Dismissal: 10:30 -Boys Water Polo Varsity @ Franklin 3:45 Dismissal: 2:00 -Girls Water Polo Varsity @ Franklin 4:45 Dismissal: 2:30 DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Wednesday Rice Bowl Day! Served over steamed local rice, Teriyaki chicken and fresh vegetables, Teriyaki Beef or Tofu Teriyaki. -College Visits Today in the Career Center : University of Montana 10:40 am -University of Colorado 12:10 -Seattle University 1:00 -Come join the Student Forum this Wednesday at lunch in Room L-22 and help our school make important decisions with your voice and opinions. Pizza will be present and so should you! CONTINUED -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the high school and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -Community Idol! Come and join DHS's Advanced Treble Choir for an exciting evening of musical entertainment at Davis' own "Community Idol." On Saturday, October 6 at 7:00 pm, DHS's Brunelle Performance Hall will become the hotspot to experience Davis' own competition for local talented vocalists vying for the title of Community Idol. Contestants will have the opportunity to showcase their talent and wow the audience while competing before a professional judging panel for prizes. The evening will also include ATC's school year debut and a special performance by the local band and sensation, Brother Jimmie and the New Deal (featuring DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson and DHS teacher, Chris Lee. Tickets are available at Watermelon Music (207 E Street) for $6.00 or from an ATC member prior to the competition. Tickets will also be available at the Brunelle Hall box office for $8.00 the evening of the event. All proceeds from the event will benefit ATC's music enrichment program. -Reminder! Davis High School Jazz Choir will hold their third annual "Everybody Dance Now" dance competition to be held on Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 at the DHS Brunelle Theatre. Tickets available at Watermelon Music and Jazz Choir members ($5 student, $8 general admission) and will be $10 at the door! -If you are a club, sports team or group on campus and are interested in participating in the homecoming day parade, come to C-4 and pick up both an application for participation and permission slips for all those wishing to take part in the parade. All applications must be turned must be turned into C-4 by October 5th. -Seniors! Graduation cap/gown/tassel, graduation announcements Thursday and Friday, October 4th and 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Extra ordering packets are available in the office. -Class Rings: Order your DHS Class Ring on Thursday and Friday, October 4th and 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Deposit of $50. is required. Extra order packets are in the office. -Do you want to learn new moves and show off your own? Do you want to be part of the freestyle performances in the quad? Come to Freestyle Club in the Dance Room on Thursdays at lunch to express yourself through dance, beatbox and more! -Attention all Seniors! Senior ads are now available in the Front Office and are due starting in October. Senior quotes and senior portraits need to be completed and turned in by October 15th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win and tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! -Seniors! You must take an official Senior Portrait in order to be featured in the yearbook! You do not have to buy a package, but you must take a photo. If you have not yet taken your portrait please contact LifeTouch Prestige. You can find more info on the yearbook website: http://dhsyearbook.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets are at their lowest price now - $75 until December 31. Scholarships available for qualified seniors; talk to your school counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5:00 am. The event is an all-night, alcohol and drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter before midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing, activities and more are provided. Only DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at their graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or for questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org . Mail form, kindergarten photo (for kindergarten wall!) and check, made payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/4 - UC Workshop in the Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/19 - Homecoming Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 2 14:14:44 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:14:44 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Athletics 10/3 updates Message-ID: -Field Hockey @ River Valley - 5:30JV/7:00V -Girls Golf @ The Reserve 1:00 Dismissal: 10:50 Laurie Williams Athletic Secretary Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 x125 Fax: 530-759-2119 From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 2 15:05:58 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 22:05:58 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Concussion Management Presentation Message-ID: Davis Senior High School Athletic Department presents "Concussion Risks and Management" Parents/Athletes are invited to learn more about our concussion management program as presented by Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium members: Jeffrey Tanji, MD - Co-Director Sports Medicine Program, UC Davis; Sacramento Kings Team Physician Dawn Levine, PhD - Assistant Director, Sports Youth Concussion Program, Kaiser Permanente Date: October 11th Time: 7:00 PM Place: DSHS Theatre (IPAB) Laurie Williams Athletic Secretary Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 x125 Fax: 530-759-2119 From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Wed Oct 3 14:10:18 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:10:18 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Thursday, October 4 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E77C3@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Thursday, October 4, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 2004 - Spaceship One reached an altitude of 368,000 feet. It was the first privately built, manned rocket ship to fly in space twice within a two week window. The ship won the Ansari X Prize of $10 million dollars for their success. -Cross-County @ DVC Center Meet Dismissal: 1:00 -Football Frosh @ Lodi 6:00 -Boys Soccer @ Monterey Trail 5:00JV/6:30V Dismissal: 3:15JV -Girls Tennis @ Monterey Trail 3:45 Dismissal: 2:10 -Girls Volleyball vs. Laguna Creek 5:00JV/6:00V DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have choices of Veggie or Chicken Chow Mein, Pork or Chicken Adobo over rice or Pork Stew. -College Visits Today in the Career Center : University of Washington 9:00 am -Seniors! Graduation cap/gown/tassel, graduation announcements Thursday and Friday, October 4th and 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Extra ordering packets are available in the office. -Class Rings: Order your DHS Class Ring on Thursday and Friday, October 4th and 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Deposit of $50. is required. Extra order packets are in the office. -Do you want to learn new moves and show off your own? Do you want to be part of the freestyle performances in the quad? Come to Freestyle Club in the Dance Room on Thursdays at lunch to express yourself through dance, beatbox and more! NEW -Are you ready for the Jesuit vs. Davis soccer game? Three lucky fans that are pursuing victory with honor will be our fans for the game and get a Davis High T-shirt! Pursuing victory with honor means supporting your team with dignity. Good luck, Devils! -Juan Melendez spent 17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. He is coming to Davis High School to speak of his experience. Come to the IPAB on October 10th at 12:15 during lunch to hear him speak. Food or drinks are not allowed in the IPAB. -The Gay-Straight Alliance will meet tomorrow (Friday) @ lunchtime in Mr. Wheeler's classroom, L-28. We will be planning for election of officers, including representatives of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. If you are concerned about equality on the Davis High campus and beyond, join us. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. CONTINUED -Attention Juniors: The PSAT is coming soon! Signups for the PSAT are October 8th - 12th during lunch ONLY in the Large Conference Room. The test is on Saturday, October 20th from 7:45 to 11:30 am. The cost is only $24.00 and checks must be made payable to DHS or Davis Senior High. You must bring your photo ID to sign up and to take the test. 10th graders may sign up on Friday at lunch only. If you feel that this is a financial hardship, please contact your counselor immediately. -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the Career Center and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -Community Idol! Come and join DHS's Advanced Treble Choir for an exciting evening of musical entertainment at Davis' own "Community Idol." On Saturday, October 6 at 7:00 pm, DHS's Brunelle Performance Hall will become the hotspot to experience Davis' own competition for local talented vocalists vying for the title of Community Idol. Contestants will have the opportunity to showcase their talent and wow the audience while competing before a professional judging panel for prizes. The evening will also include ATC's school year debut and a special performance by the local band and sensation, Brother Jimmie and the New Deal (featuring DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson and DHS teacher, Chris Lee. Tickets are available at Watermelon Music (207 E Street) for $6.00 or from an ATC member prior to the competition. Tickets will also be available at the Brunelle Hall box office for $8.00 the evening of the event. All proceeds from the event will benefit ATC's music enrichment program. -Reminder! Davis High School Jazz Choir will hold their third annual "Everybody Dance Now" dance competition to be held on Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 at the DHS Brunelle Theatre. Tickets available at Watermelon Music and Jazz Choir members ($5 student, $8 general admission) and will be $10 at the door! -If you are a club, sports team or group on campus and are interested in participating in the homecoming day parade, come to C-4 and pick up both an application for participation and permission slips for all those wishing to take part in the parade. All applications must be turned must be turned into C-4 by October 5th. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win and tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! -Seniors! You must take an official Senior Portrait in order to be featured in the yearbook! You do not have to buy a package, but you must take a photo. If you have not yet taken your portrait please contact LifeTouch Prestige. You can find more info on the yearbook website: http://dhsyearbook.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets are at their lowest price now - $75 until December 31. Scholarships available for qualified seniors; talk to your school counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5:00 am. The event is an all-night, alcohol and drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter before midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing, activities and more are provided. Only DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at their graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or for questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org . Mail form, kindergarten photo (for kindergarten wall!) and check, made payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/4 - UC Workshop in the Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Thu Oct 4 14:14:42 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:14:42 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, October 5, 2012 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E7902@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Friday, October 5, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1974 - American David Kunst completed the first journey around the world on foot. It took four years and 21 pairs of shoes. He crossed four continents and walked 14,450 miles. -Field Hockey @ Bella Vista 5:30JV/6:30V -Football JV/V @ Monterey Trail 5:00JV/7:15V Dismissal: 2:00JV -Boys Water Polo Varsity @ S&R Sport Cup All Day -Boys Water Polo JV @ Jesuit Frosh-Soph Tournament All Day -Girls Water Polo JV @ Crusher Classic All Day -Saturday, 10/6: Boys Soccer vs. Jesuit 6:30JV/8:00V DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have choices of Pork Carnitas on a whole wheat bun, burritos from scratch on whole wheat tortilla or Fish Taco with special sauce and freshly made Pico de Gallo. -College Visits Today in the Career Center: Dominican University 9:00 am Azusa Pacific University 10:00 am -Seniors! Graduation cap/gown/tassel, graduation announcements Friday, October 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Extra ordering packets are available in the office. -Class Rings: Order your DHS Class Ring Friday, October 5th during lunch and after school in the quad. Deposit of $50. is required. Extra order packets are in the office. -The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) meets today @ lunchtime in Mr. Wheeler's classroom, L-28. Be part of the rainbow. -If you are a club, sports team or group on campus and are interested in participating in the homecoming day parade, come to C-4 and pick up both an application for participation and permission slips for all those wishing to take part in the parade. All applications must be turned must be turned into C-4 by October 5th. NEW -Are you interested in HEALTH issues? Come test your communication skills, discuss relevant health issues and contribute to innovative and fun projects by joining the Teen Health Awareness Club (THAC). Activities will include: discussions of health articles of internationally recognized doctors, creation of a health meal and snack cookbook with sample testing during meetings, creation of a website/newsletter to highlight health topics, participation in fun run/walk, health fairs and volunteer work. There will be prizes awarded at the end of the year for the members accumulating the most points! The THAC will meet on Tuesday, October 9 at lunchtime in S-5, Ms. Moriarty's room. If you are unable to attend but are interested in joining, contact us at DHSTHAC at gmail.com. -Atenci?n Amigos! Latinos Unidos general meeting every Monday in Room O-5 during lunch! Hope to see you there! CONTINUED -Attention Juniors: The PSAT is coming soon! Signups for the PSAT are October 8th - 12th during lunch ONLY in the Large Conference Room. The test is on Saturday, October 20th from 7:45 to 11:30 am. The cost is only $24.00 and checks must be made payable to DHS or Davis Senior High. You must bring your photo ID to sign up and to take the test. 10th graders may sign up on Friday at lunch only. If you feel that this is a financial hardship, please contact your counselor immediately. -Are you ready for the Jesuit vs. Davis soccer game? Three lucky fans that are pursuing victory with honor will be our fans for the game and get a Davis High T-shirt! Pursuing victory with honor means supporting your team with dignity. Good luck, Devils! -Juan Melendez spent 17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. He is coming to Davis High School to speak of his experience. Come to the IPAB on October 10th at 12:15 during lunch to hear him speak. Food or drinks are not allowed in the IPAB. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the Career Center and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -Community Idol! Come and join DHS's Advanced Treble Choir for an exciting evening of musical entertainment at Davis' own "Community Idol." On Saturday, October 6 at 7:00 pm, DHS's Brunelle Performance Hall will become the hotspot to experience Davis' own competition for local talented vocalists vying for the title of Community Idol. Contestants will have the opportunity to showcase their talent and wow the audience while competing before a professional judging panel for prizes. The evening will also include ATC's school year debut and a special performance by the local band and sensation, Brother Jimmie and the New Deal (featuring DJUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson and DHS teacher, Chris Lee. Tickets are available at Watermelon Music (207 E Street) for $6.00 or from an ATC member prior to the competition. Tickets will also be available at the Brunelle Hall box office for $8.00 the evening of the event. All proceeds from the event will benefit ATC's music enrichment program. -Reminder! Davis High School Jazz Choir will hold their third annual "Everybody Dance Now" dance competition to be held on Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 at the DHS Brunelle Theatre. Tickets available at Watermelon Music and Jazz Choir members ($5 student, $8 general admission) and will be $10 at the door! -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win and tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! -Seniors! You must take an official Senior Portrait in order to be featured in the yearbook! You do not have to buy a package, but you must take a photo. If you have not yet taken your portrait please contact LifeTouch Prestige. You can find more info on the yearbook website: http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com/senior-ads/ or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets are at their lowest price now - $75 until December 31. Scholarships available for qualified seniors; talk to your school counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5:00 am. The event is an all-night, alcohol and drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter before midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing, activities and more are provided. Only DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at their graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or for questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org . Mail form, kindergarten photo (for kindergarten wall!) and check, made payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Fri Oct 5 13:41:08 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 20:41:08 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Monday, October 8 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E79D5@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Monday, October 8, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1970 - Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn won the Nobel Prize for literature. -Field Hockey @ Corning 3:30JV/4:45V Dismissal: 12:45JV/1:45V DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have choices of Pizza or Pasta: Pizza is Hawaiian with ham/turkey ham and pineapple, pepperoni and olive, Chicken Ranch, Chicken BBQ or Beef Taco topping. The pasta has garlic/walnut pesto, or marinara or pasta with vegetables and beans. -College Visits Today in the Career Center: University of Puget Sound 9:00 am Arizona State University 11:45 am Claremont McKenna 1:35 pm -Salidos a todos! Do you want to learn about and participate in Latin Culture? Do you want to part of the new future? All are invited to Latinos Unidos to have a great time and make a difference. Meetings are every Monday at lunch in Room O-5. Hasta Luego, Amigos! NEW -Attention Juniors: Signups for the PSAT are this week at lunch ONLY in the Large Conference Room. The test is on Saturday, October 20th from 7:45 to 11:30 am. The cost is only $24.00 and checks must be made payable to DHS or Davis Senior High. You must bring your photo ID to sign up and to take the test. 10th graders may sign up on Friday at lunch only. -Expression Through Writing Club will meet this Wednesday, October 10th at lunch in Room P-20. Come join us as we explore creative writing. Can't wait to see you there! -Come and join the Black Student Union club for some ice cream at their 1st Annual Ice Cream Social this Wednesday, October 10th in the Quad at 3:00 pm! It's $1 per scoop and there will be friendship bracelets for sale for $2 each. Bring your money and a friend to enjoy some delicious ice cream! -Chinese Word of the Week: Ni hao which means hello! The Chinese Club will meet during lunch in T-3 on Tuesday. Come help us choose a new t-shirt design! CONTINUED -Are you interested in HEALTH issues? Come test your communication skills, discuss relevant health issues and contribute to innovative and fun projects by joining the Teen Health Awareness Club (THAC). Activities will include: discussions of health articles of internationally recognized doctors, creation of a health meal and snack cookbook with sample testing during meetings, creation of a website/newsletter to highlight health topics, participation in fun run/walk, health fairs and volunteer work. There will be prizes awarded at the end of the year for the members accumulating the most points! The THAC will meet on Tuesday, October 9 at lunchtime in S-5, Ms. Moriarty's room. If you are unable to attend but are interested in joining, contact us at DHSTHAC at gmail.com. -Are you ready for the Jesuit vs. Davis soccer game? Three lucky fans that are pursuing victory with honor will be our fans for the game and get a Davis High T-shirt! Pursuing victory with honor means supporting your team with dignity. Good luck, Devils! -Juan Melendez spent 17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. He is coming to Davis High School to speak of his experience. Come to the IPAB on October 10th at 12:15 during lunch to hear him speak. Food or drinks are not allowed in the IPAB. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the Career Center and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -Reminder! Davis High School Jazz Choir will hold their third annual "Everybody Dance Now" dance competition to be held on Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 at the DHS Brunelle Theatre. Tickets available at Watermelon Music and Jazz Choir members ($5 student, $8 general admission) and will be $10 at the door! -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win and tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! -Seniors! You must take an official Senior Portrait in order to be featured in the yearbook! You do not have to buy a package, but you must take a photo. If you have not yet taken your portrait please contact LifeTouch Prestige. You can find more info on the yearbook website: http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com/senior-ads/ or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets are at their lowest price now - $75 until December 31. Scholarships available for qualified seniors; talk to your school counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5:00 am. The event is an all-night, alcohol and drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter before midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing, activities and more are provided. Only DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at their graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or for questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org . Mail form, kindergarten photo (for kindergarten wall!) and check, made payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Mon Oct 8 13:49:53 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 20:49:53 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Tuesday, October 9 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E7B31@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Tuesday, October 9, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1776 - A group of Spanish missionaries settled in what is now San Francisco, CA. -Field Hockey @ Chico 3:30JV-4:30V Dismissal: 12:15JV/12:50V -Boys Soccer vs. Elk Grove 4:00V/5:30JV Dismissal: 3:00V -Girls Tennis vs. Elk Grover 3:45 Dismissal: 2:45 Girls Volleyball @ Monterey 5:00JV/6:00V Dismissal: 3:15JV DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Hot Wings over fried rice, Chicken Patty on a bun with coleslaw, Fish Filet on a bun with coleslaw. -College Visits Today in the Career Center: University of Kansas 9:00 am Pomona College 2:30 pm -Chinese Word of the Week: Ni hao which means hello! The Chinese Club will meet during lunch in T-3 on Tuesday. Come help us choose a new t-shirt design! -Are you interested in HEALTH issues? Come test your communication skills, discuss relevant health issues and contribute to innovative and fun projects by joining the Teen Health Awareness Club (THAC). Activities will include: discussions of health articles of internationally recognized doctors, creation of a health meal and snack cookbook with sample testing during meetings, creation of a website/newsletter to highlight health topics, participation in fun run/walk, health fairs and volunteer work. There will be prizes awarded at the end of the year for the members accumulating the most points! The THAC will meet on Tuesday, October 9 at lunchtime in S-5, Ms. Moriarty's room. If you are unable to attend but are interested in joining, contact us at DHSTHAC at gmail.com. NEW -Congratulations to the following students who were pursuing victory with honor at the Davis vs. Jesuit Soccer game: Connal Hart, Brett Bloomfield, Aidan Delplenque, Kevin Anderson, Paul Mohr and Brendan MacDonald. Great job supporting your team with dignity! -The DHS Climate Committee will meet this Wednesday in the West Classroom of the Library at 2:45. Please join us and help make DHS a more welcome school for all students. CONTINUED -Attention Juniors: Signups for the PSAT are this week at lunch ONLY in the Large Conference Room. The test is on Saturday, October 20th from 7:45 to 11:30 am. The cost is only $24.00 and checks must be made payable to DHS or Davis Senior High. You must bring your photo ID to sign up and to take the test. 10th graders may sign up on Friday at lunch only. -Expression Through Writing Club will meet this Wednesday, October 10th at lunch in Room P-20. Come join us as we explore creative writing. Can't wait to see you there! -Come and join the Black Student Union club for some ice cream at their 1st Annual Ice Cream Social this Wednesday, October 10th in the Quad at 3:00 pm! It's $1 per scoop and there will be friendship bracelets for sale for $2 each. Bring your money and a friend to enjoy some delicious ice cream! -Juan Melendez spent 17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. He is coming to Davis High School to speak of his experience. Come to the IPAB on October 10th at 12:15 during lunch to hear him speak. Food or drinks are not allowed in the IPAB. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the Career Center and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -Reminder! Davis High School Jazz Choir will hold their third annual "Everybody Dance Now" dance competition to be held on Saturday, October 13 at 7:00 at the DHS Brunelle Theatre. Tickets available at Watermelon Music and Jazz Choir members ($5 student, $8 general admission) and will be $10 at the door! -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12. Ticket holders do not have to be present to win and tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! -Seniors! You must take an official Senior Portrait in order to be featured in the yearbook! You do not have to buy a package, but you must take a photo. If you have not yet taken your portrait please contact LifeTouch Prestige. You can find more info on the yearbook website: http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com/senior-ads/ or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets are at their lowest price now - $75 until December 31. Scholarships available for qualified seniors; talk to your school counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5:00 am. The event is an all-night, alcohol and drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter before midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing, activities and more are provided. Only DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at their graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or for questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org . Mail form, kindergarten photo (for kindergarten wall!) and check, made payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 9 13:43:53 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 20:43:53 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Wednesday October 10 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4E7C88@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Wednesday, October 10, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1959 - Pan American World Airways announced the beginning of the first global airline service. -Boys Varsity Water Polo vs. Monterey Trail 3:45V Dismissal: 2:30 -Girls Varsity Water Polo vs. Monterey Trail 4:45V Dismissal: 2:30 DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Wednesday Rice Bowl day with choice of Teriyaki Chicken, Teriyaki Beef or Tofu Teriyaki all served with farm fresh vegetables over steamed local rice. -College Visits Today in the Career Center: Montana State Bozeman 9:00 am Yale University 12:10 pm -The DHS Climate Committee will meet this Wednesday in the West Classroom of the Library at 2:45. Please join us and help make DHS a more welcome school for all students. -Expression Through Writing Club will meet this Wednesday, October 10th at lunch in Room P-20. Come join us as we explore creative writing. Can't wait to see you there! -Come and join the Black Student Union club for some ice cream at their 1st Annual Ice Cream Social this Wednesday, October 10th in the Quad at 3:00 pm! It's $1 per scoop and there will be friendship bracelets for sale for $2 each. Bring your money and a friend to enjoy some delicious ice cream! -Juan Melendez spent 17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row for a crime he did not commit. He is coming to Davis High School to speak of his experience. Come to the IPAB on October 10th at 12:15 during lunch to hear him speak. Food or drinks are not allowed in the IPAB. NEW -Monday, October 15 will kick off Spirit Week with a Homecoming Rally with the following changes to the schedule. 1st Period 7:45-8:30 2nd Period 8:36-9:24 Students Report to Homerooms after 2nd Period and will be escorted to the Rally. Rally 9:24-10:06 Break 10:06-10:10 3rd Period 10:16-11:04 4th Period 11:10-12:04 LUNCH 12:04-12:48 5th Period 12:54-1:42 6th Period 1:48-2:36 7th Period 2:42-3:30 -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -Get your tickets at lunch on the Quad this week for EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!, the Jazz Choir's third annual dance competition. The show is this Saturday, 7:00 at the IPAB/Brunelle Music Theatre. Watch your classmates compete for cash prizes! Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults. At the door, tickets are $10. The -Hey CSFers! We have another general meeting this coming Friday during lunch in Ms. O'Brien's room, P-18. Be sure to come and learn about some community service events! See you there! -Have you ever wondered if there is more to life than being really ridiculously good looking? Turn in your permission slips for Friendship Day by Thursday, October 11 so you can come to Friendship Day and find out! -Please join us for a UNICEF meeting this Friday October 12 in room P-20 at lunch. CONTINUED -Congratulations to the following students for pursuing victory with honor at the Davis vs. Jesuit soccer game: Connal, Brett, Aidan, Kevin, Paul and Brendan. Great job supporting your team with victory! -Attention Juniors: Signups for the PSAT are this week at lunch ONLY in the Large Conference Room. The test is on Saturday, October 20th from 7:45 to 11:30 am. The cost is only $24.00 and checks must be made payable to DHS or Davis Senior High. You must bring your photo ID to sign up and to take the test. 10th graders may sign up on Friday at lunch only. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Korematsu Elementary and Patwin Elementary still need high school boys and girls to be cabin leaders at Walker Creek Outdoor Ed camp for the week of Nov. 26-30. We are looking for more 10th, 11th and 12th grade leaders to join us that week. Please pick up applications at the Career Center and submit them to Korematsu Elementary by Wednesday, October 10. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/15 - Homecoming Rally -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 9 15:08:19 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:08:19 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Winter Athletics reminders Message-ID: Reminders for Winter Athletes: Concussion baseline testing: Monday, October 15 - 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 Tuesday, October 16 - 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 DHS Library computer lab Sign up for testing at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D4EAFAF2B0-impact Bring signed permission form to your scheduled time: Permission form at: http://dhs.djusd.k12.ca.us/documents/CCC_ConsentForm-fillable.pdf SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. Laurie Williams Athletic Secretary Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 x125 Fax: 530-759-2119 From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Wed Oct 10 13:58:23 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:58:23 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin,Thursday, October 11 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F4FAB84@DJUSDMAIL4.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Thursday, October 11, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. -Football Frosh @ Ponderosa 6:00 -Girls Golf @ Wildhorse 12:00 Dismissal: 10:30 -Boys Soccer vs. Franklin 3:30V/5:00JV Dismissal: 2:30V -Girls Tennis vs. Franklin 3:45 Dismissal: 2:45 -Girls Volleyball vs. Elk Grove 5:00JV/6:00V -Boys Water Polo @ St. Mary's 4:00V/5:00JV Dismissal: 1:45V/2:45JV DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Bean Feast over rice or BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes and coleslaw or Turkey mashed potatoes with gravy -College Visits Today in the Career Center: Carroll College 9:00 am Tufts University 12:10 pm -Have you ever wondered if there is more to life than being really ridiculously good looking? Turn in your permission slips for Friendship Day by Thursday, October 11 so you can come to Friendship Day and find out! NEW -Attention Juniors! Today is the last day to purchase a PSAT test with priority. On Friday, sales are open to both 10th and 11th graders. Bring your $24 cash or check and photo IDs to the Large Conference Room at lunch only. -Interested in the DHS Wrestling Team? Parents/athletes are invited to attend an informational meeting with Coach Ty Brown on Thursday, October 11 at 6:00 pm in DHS room N-8. Questions? Email Coach Brown at tyizori03 at yahoo.com. -Listen up fellow witches and wizards of DHS! Next week is Spirit Week! Monday is House Spirit Day, Tuesday is 'Er' Day, Wednesday is Polyjuice Potion Day, Thursday is Throw-Back Day, Friday is Freakishly Blue Friday. Dress up and show your Blue Devil Spirit! -Saludos a Todos! Do you want to learn about Latin culture? Come to Latinos Unidos meeting at lunch every Monday in Room 0-5. Everyone is invited and welcome to come and have a great time. Hasta Luego, amigos! -If you are a sophomore interested in working on the Ravenclaw float, don't forget to pick up a permission slip in C-4! Float Building starts Monday, October 15th! -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place on Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. CONTINUED -Hey CSFers! We have another general meeting this coming Friday during lunch in Ms. O'Brien's room, P-18. Be sure to come and learn about some community service events! See you there! -Please join us for a UNICEF meeting this Friday October 12 in room P-20 at lunch. -Monday, October 15 will kick off Spirit Week with a Homecoming Rally with the following changes to the schedule. 1st Period 7:45-8:30 2nd Period 8:36-9:24 Students Report to Homerooms after 2nd Period and will be escorted to the Rally. Rally 9:24-10:06 Break 10:06-10:10 3rd Period 10:16-11:04 4th Period 11:10-12:04 LUNCH 12:04-12:48 5th Period 12:54-1:42 6th Period 1:48-2:36 7th Period 2:42-3:30 -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -Get your tickets at lunch on the Quad this week for EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!, the Jazz Choir's third annual dance competition. The show is this Saturday, 7:00 at the IPAB/Brunelle Music Theatre. Watch your classmates compete for cash prizes! Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults. At the door, tickets are $10. The show includes performances by DHS Junior Ashlyn Savidge, last year's Grand Prize winner, the Jazz Choir and other dance groups. Advance tickets also available at Watermelon Music. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/15 - Homecoming Rally -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Thu Oct 11 10:33:02 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:33:02 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Concussion Management Presentation TONIGHT Message-ID: Davis Senior High School Athletic Department presents "Concussion Risks and Management" Parents/Athletes are invited to learn more about our concussion management program as presented by Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium members: Jeffrey Tanji, MD - Co-Director Sports Medicine Program, UC Davis; Sacramento Kings Team Physician Dawn Levine, PhD - Assistant Director, Sports Youth Concussion Program, Kaiser Permanente. Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012 Time: 7:00 PM Place: DSHS Theatre (IPAB) Laurie Williams Athletic Secretary Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 x125 Fax: 530-759-2119 From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Thu Oct 11 13:47:33 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:47:33 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Friday, October 12 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50E19E@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Friday, October 12, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1961 - The first video memoirs by a U.S. president were made. Walter Cronkite interviewed Dwight D. Eisenhower. ATHLETICS -Field Hockey Varsity vs. Huntington Beach 4:30 -Football JV/Varsity @ Franklin 5:00JV/7:15V Dismissal: 1:45JV -Boys Soccer JV @ Jesuit JV 4:00JV Dismissal: 2:00JV -Girls Water Polo @ Western States Tournament All Day Dismissal: All Day DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Pork Carnitas on whole wheat bun, Burritos from scratch on whole wheat tortilla or Fish Taco with special sauce and freshly made Pico de Gallo. -College Visits Today in the Career Center: Linfield College 10:00 am Paul Mitchell The School 12:10 pm -Hey CSFers! We have another general meeting on Friday during lunch in Ms. O'Brien's room, P-18. Be sure to come and learn about some community service events! See you there! -Please join us for a UNICEF meeting today, Friday October 12 in room P-20 at lunch. -Today, PSAT sales are open to both 10th and 11th graders. Bring your $24 cash or check and photo IDs to the Large Conference Room at lunch only. NEW -The DHS Aeronautical Association will meet Tuesday, October 16th at lunch in Room O-3. All students are welcome and snacks will be provided. -Seniors! Your Senior quotes for the yearbook are due Monday! Please email your full name and quote to DHSseniorquotes at gmail.com by Monday. Stop in C-3 and see Mrs. Thomsen with questions. CONTINUED -Monday, October 15 will kick off Spirit Week with a Homecoming Rally with the following changes to the schedule. 1st Period 7:45-8:30 2nd Period 8:36-9:24 Students Report to Homerooms after 2nd Period and will be escorted to the Rally. Rally 9:24-10:06 Break 10:06-10:10 3rd Period 10:16-11:04 4th Period 11:10-12:04 LUNCH 12:04-12:48 5th Period 12:54-1:42 6th Period 1:48-2:36 7th Period 2:42-3:30 -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -Listen up fellow witches and wizards of DHS! Next week is Spirit Week! Monday is House Spirit Day, Tuesday is 'Er' Day, Wednesday is Polyjuice Potion Day, Thursday is Throw-Back Day, Friday is Freakishly Blue Friday. Dress up and show your Blue Devil Spirit! -Saludos a Todos! Do you want to learn about Latin culture? Come to Latinos Unidos meeting at lunch every Monday in Room 0-5. Everyone is invited and welcome to come and have a great time. Hasta Luego, amigos! -If you are a sophomore interested in working on the Ravenclaw float, don't forget to pick up a permission slip in C-4! Float Building starts Monday, October 15th! -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place on Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/13 - Everybody Dance Now! Richard Brunelle Music Theatre 7:00 pm -10/15 - Homecoming Rally -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Fri Oct 12 13:45:48 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:45:48 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Monday, October 15 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50F2E4@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Monday, October 15, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1984 - The Freedom of Information Act was passed. ATHLETICS -Varsity Girls Golf vs. Elk Grove @ Wildhawk League Match 12:00 Dismissal: 10:00 DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Pizza or Pasta - Choice of Hawaiian (turkey ham or ham and pineapple chunks), Pepperoni with olives, Chicken Ranch, Chicken BBQ or Beef Taco Topping. Pasta is Whole Wheat with Garlic and Walnut Pesto sauce, Marinara Sauce or Pasta with Vegetables and Beans. -College Visits Today in the Career Center: University of Southern California 1:45 -Seniors! Your Senior quotes for the yearbook are due today, Monday! Please email your full name and quote to DHSseniorquotes at gmail.com by Monday. Stop in C-3 and see Mrs. Thomsen with questions. -Saludos a Todos! Do you want to learn about Latin culture? Come to Latinos Unidos meeting at lunch every Monday in Room 0-5. Everyone is invited and welcome to come and have a great time. Hasta Luego, amigos! NEW -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -Enjoy dinner at the Davis Graduate and raise money for the Blue and White Foundation's Student Activity Grant Program. On October 17 from 6:00-8:00 pm, present a flyer for dine in or take-out food and the Grad will donate 15% to the Blue & White Foundation. You can pick up flyers at the Front Desk or in the Career Center. -The PE sweatshirts and sweatpants are in! If you did a pre-order, see your teacher with your receipt. Everyone is welcome to purchase sweats! They are great as spirit wear! -Hey Key Clubbers, come to our meeting this Wednesday at lunch in S-12, and after the regular meeting, we will be talking about our trip to Six Flags, so make sure to stay! -The first CAML Test will be held on Tuesday, October 16 at lunch in any math room. The CAML Test is a competition between approximately 110 high schools in California to challenge your problem solving skills. There will be six competitions altogether. Ask your teacher about extra credit for competing! -Event and information posting are to be posted on BLUE WALLS ONLY! Not blue doors, garbage cans, drink machines, restrooms but blue walls ONLY! Thank you for your cooperation! -Please place recycle materials in proper containers which are the cardboard bins near the trash dumpster. If you don't know where, ask somebody. Davis Waste Removal will not dump containers with improper materials in them. CONTINUED -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -The DHS Aeronautical Association will meet Tuesday, October 16th at lunch in Room O-3. All students are welcome and snacks will be provided. `-Listen up fellow witches and wizards of DHS! Next week is Spirit Week! Monday is House Spirit Day, Tuesday is 'Er' Day, Wednesday is Polyjuice Potion Day, Thursday is Throw-Back Day, Friday is Freakishly Blue Friday. Dress up and show your Blue Devil Spirit! -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place on Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -Students: would you like to nominate a friend, club or group to be featured in the yearbook? If you know someone with an interesting story, please email their name, grade and a 1-2 sentence description to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Attention all Seniors! Remind your parents that Yearbook Senior Ad due dates are around the corner! 1/8 page ads are due October 19, ? page ads and ? page ads are due November 16th. Full page ads are due December 7th. For more information, go to our yearbook website at: dhsyearbook.wordpress.com or see Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet. Other cool prizes being raffled are tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/15 - Homecoming Rally -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Mon Oct 15 13:21:09 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:21:09 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Tuesday, October 16 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50F4AB@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Tuesday, October 16, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1995 - The "Million Man March" took place in Washington, DC. ATHLETICS -Boys Soccer @ Grant 5:30JV/7:00V Dismissal: 3:30JV -Girls Volleyball vs. Franklin 5:00JV/6:00V DHS Winter Athletes: SAVE THESE DATES! (Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling, Ski Team, Snowboard Team) CONCUSSION BASELINE TESTING: October 15--5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and October 16--4:00, 5:00, 6:00. (Winter athletes only at these times) Sign up link and permission form available on: www.davisseniorhigh.net SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. **If your student participated in a Fall sport, their concussion testing and paperwork clears them for the whole school year. If they choose to participate in a Winter sport, they need to come by the DHS Athletics Office or come to the paperwork night to pick up a copy of their clearance and emergency cards to give to the Winter coach. TODAY -For Lunch today we have BBQ Day with choice of Hamburger, hot dog or Veggie Patty on whole wheat bun, served with grilled vegetables or oven fries. -The first CAML Test will be held on Tuesday, October 16 at lunch in any math room. The CAML Test is a competition between approximately 110 high schools in California to challenge your problem solving skills. There will be six competitions altogether. Ask your teacher about extra credit for competing! -The DHS Aeronautical Association will meet Tuesday, October 16th at lunch in Room O-3. All students are welcome and snacks will be provided. NEW -Many people have been asking..."Is the DHS Auto Shop doing oil changes these days?" The answer is YES! The DHS Oil Change and General Service Program runs continuously when school is in session! To make an appointment for your car, truck, van or SUV, please email Robert Thayer at rthayer at djusd.net . Get your oil changed in most cases for under $30 with the highest quality oil change products. Your vehicle will be serviced with the utmost care and respect. All work is personally supervisor by the instructor and you will receive a receipt for your donation and a window sticker to remind you of your next oil change. Please support our automotive technology students of Davis High School with an oil change. Other work is also available; we do a lot more than oil changes! -Global Glimpse is a leadership program where students can go to different places in Nicaragua to develop their leadership roles in a global context. Knowing Spanish is not required. Any juniors interested can attend an informational meeting next Tuesday, October 23 at lunchtime in O-6. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. CONTINUED -Reminder - Participation in student activities is a privilege, is encouraged, and plays an important part in insuring that students have a well-rounded high school experience. Please don't earn a spot on the No Activities List by failing to follow DHS rules and expectations for behavior and attendance. Placement on the NAL would prevent you from participating in fun activities such as break-the record night, the black-light dance, and even playing on an athletic team. Follow guidelines that are designed to help you be successful. Don't go NAL!! -Enjoy dinner at the Davis Graduate and raise money for the Blue and White Foundation's Student Activity Grant Program. On October 17 from 6:00-8:00 pm, present a flyer for dine in or take-out food and the Grad will donate 15% to the Blue & White Foundation. You can pick up flyers at the Front Desk or in the Career Center. -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -Listen up fellow witches and wizards of DHS! This week is Spirit Week! Monday is House Spirit Day, Tuesday is 'Er' Day, Wednesday is Polyjuice Potion Day, Thursday is Throw-Back Day, and Friday is Freakishly Blue Friday. Dress up and show your Blue Devil Spirit! -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place on Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -The PE sweatshirts and sweatpants are in! If you did a pre-order, see your teacher with your receipt. Everyone is welcome to purchase sweats! They are great as spirit wear! -Hey Key Clubbers, come to our meeting this Wednesday at lunch in S-12, and after the regular meeting, we will be talking about our trip to Six Flags, so make sure to stay! -Event and information posting are to be posted on BLUE WALLS ONLY! Not blue doors, garbage cans, drink machines, restrooms but blue walls ONLY! Thank you for your cooperation! -Please place recycle materials in proper containers which are the cardboard bins near the trash dumpster. If you don't know where, ask somebody. Davis Waste Removal will not dump containers with improper materials in them. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet, tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 16 12:49:23 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:49:23 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Wednesday, October 17 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50F5D4@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Wednesday, October 17, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1979 - Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. ATHLETICS -Field Hockey Varsity @ Yuba City 4:30V Dismissal: 2:15V -Girls Volleyball @ Buckingham Charter 6:00JV/7:00V -Boys Water Polo vs. Jesuit 3:45JV/4:45 Dismissal: 2:15JV/2:30V -Girls Water Polo vs. St. Francis 5:45 -SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. -All students in grades 9-12 interested in joining the DHS Snowboard Team must attend the Snowboard Team sign-up meeting at 7:00 pm on Monday October 22 in the DHS Library. A parent or guardian must attend to complete the paperwork necessary for students to participate on the team. Coaches from the High School and from Auburn Ski Club will be on hand to help process paperwork and answer questions. The Snowboard Team was number 1 in the Central II Division last season and is looking forward to another great year on the hill! Contact Marcia Heller at 530-400-5557 or dmheller4 at gmail.com or Margo Roeckl 530-902-5331 or margonpaul at sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. -For Lunch today we have Wednesday Rice Bowl Day with choice of Teriyaki Chicken, Teriyaki Beef or Tofu Teriyaki with fresh vegetables over steamed local rice. -Hey Key Clubbers, come to our meeting this Wednesday at lunch in S-12, and after the regular meeting, we will be talking about our trip to Six Flags, so make sure to stay! NEW -Tomorrow Thursday, October 18 is Articulation Day with the following changes to the schedule: Period 1 7:45-8:26 Period 3 8:32-9:52 Break 9:52-9:56 Period 5 10:02011:22 Period 7 11:28-12:48 Dismissal -Acme Theatre Company invites you to join them for a spook-tacular event at the Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop In-house Theatre where they will be performing the first show their season, 'In a Grove: Four Japanese Ghost Series.' This performance is this weekend only at 4:00 and 7:30. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door for $8 - students, seniors - $10 and $12 general admission. Please visit acmetheatre.net for more information. -Seniors: Good news...the deadline for senior quotes has been extended until next Friday. Please submit your quote to dhsSeniorquotes at gmail.com ASAP or stop by and give your quote to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. CONTINUED -Many people have been asking..."Is the DHS Auto Shop doing oil changes these days?" The answer is YES! The DHS Oil Change and General Service Program runs continuously when school is in session! To make an appointment for your car, truck, van or SUV, please email Robert Thayer at rthayer at djusd.net . Get your oil changed in most cases for under $30 with the highest quality oil change products. Your vehicle will be serviced with the utmost care and respect. All work is personally supervisor by the instructor and you will receive a receipt for your donation and a window sticker to remind you of your next oil change. Please support our automotive technology students of Davis High School with an oil change. Other work is also available; we do a lot more than oil changes! -Global Glimpse is a leadership program where students can go to different places in Nicaragua to develop their leadership roles in a global context. Knowing Spanish is not required. Any juniors interested can attend an informational meeting next Tuesday, October 23 at lunchtime in O-6. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -Reminder - Participation in student activities is a privilege, is encouraged, and plays an important part in insuring that students have a well-rounded high school experience. Please don't earn a spot on the No Activities List by failing to follow DHS rules and expectations for behavior and attendance. Placement on the NAL would prevent you from participating in fun activities such as break-the record night, the black-light dance, and even playing on an athletic team. Follow guidelines that are designed to help you be successful. Don't go NAL!! -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -Listen up fellow witches and wizards of DHS! This week is Spirit Week! Monday is House Spirit Day, Tuesday is 'Er' Day, Wednesday is Polyjuice Potion Day, Thursday is Throw-Back Day, and Friday is Freakishly Blue Friday. Dress up and show your Blue Devil Spirit! -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place on Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! -The PE sweatshirts and sweatpants are in! If you did a pre-order, see your teacher with your receipt. Everyone is welcome to purchase sweats! They are great as spirit wear! -Event and information posting are to be posted on BLUE WALLS ONLY! Not blue doors, garbage cans, drink machines, restrooms but blue walls ONLY! Thank you for your cooperation! -Please place recycle materials in proper containers which are the cardboard bins near the trash dumpster. If you don't know where, ask somebody. Davis Waste Removal will not dump containers with improper materials in them. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet, tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/18 - Articulation Day -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students: http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Wed Oct 17 14:01:44 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:01:44 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Thursday, October 18 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50F71E@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Thursday, October 18, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1997 - A monument honoring U.S. servicewomen, past and present, was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery. ATHLETICS -Football Frosh vs. American Canyon 6:00 -Boys Soccer @ Laguna Creek 3:30V/5:00JV Dismissal: 1:30V/2:45JV -Girls Tennis @ Laguna Creek 3:45 Dismissal: 2:10 -Girls Volleyball @ Grant 5:00JV/6:00V Dismissal: 3:15JV -SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. -Attention Fall DHS athletes: If you are planning on participating in a Winter sport, please come by the Athletics Office or stop in at one of the Sports Physical Paperwork Nights October 23 and 24 to pick up the next copy of your athletic clearance card and emergency card to give to the Winter coach. -All students in grades 9-12 interested in joining the DHS Snowboard Team must attend the Snowboard Team sign-up meeting at 7:00 pm on Monday October 22 in the DHS Library. A parent or guardian must attend to complete the paperwork necessary for students to participate on the team. Coaches from the High School and from Auburn Ski Club will be on hand to help process paperwork and answer questions. The Snowboard Team was number 1 in the Central II Division last season and is looking forward to another great year on the hill! Contact Marcia Heller at 530-400-5557 or dmheller4 at gmail.com or Margo Roeckl 530-902-5331 or margonpaul at sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. TODAY -For Lunch today we have Veggie or Chicken Chow Mein or Pork or Chicken Adobo over rice or Pork Stew. -College Visits in the Career Center Today: Harvey Mudd College 10:00 am NEW Today is Articulation Day with the following changes to the schedule: Period 1 7:45-8:26 Period 3 8:32-9:52 Break 9:52-9:56 Period 5 10:02-11:22 Period 7 11:28-12:48 Dismissal The Homecoming Schedule on Friday is as follows: Period 1 7:45-8:23 Period 2 8:29-9:07 Period 3 9:13-9:51 Period 4 9:57-10:36 Period 5 10:42-11:20 Period 6 11:26-12:04 Period 7 12:10-12:48 Dismissal NEW The DHS Pets Alive Club will be having its first meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd, in Room L-23. It was made to help bring about change in Yolo County's Animal Shelter to save more lives. The first meeting will be purely informational. If you are interested, please come by! CONTINUED -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place on Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! -Homecoming is almost here! On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. -Acme Theatre Company invites you to join them for a spook-tacular event at the Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop In-house Theatre where they will be performing the first show their season, 'In a Grove: Four Japanese Ghost Series.' This performance is this weekend only at 4:00 and 7:30. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door for $8 - students, seniors - $10 and $12 general admission. Please visit acmetheatre.net for more information. -Seniors: Good news...the deadline for senior quotes has been extended until next Friday. Please submit your quote to dhsSeniorquotes at gmail.com ASAP or stop by and give your quote to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. -Many people have been asking..."Is the DHS Auto Shop doing oil changes these days?" The answer is YES! The DHS Oil Change and General Service Program runs continuously when school is in session! To make an appointment for your car, truck, van or SUV, please email Robert Thayer at rthayer at djusd.net . Get your oil changed in most cases for under $30 with the highest quality oil change products. Your vehicle will be serviced with the utmost care and respect. All work is personally supervisor by the instructor and you will receive a receipt for your donation and a window sticker to remind you of your next oil change. Please support our automotive technology students of Davis High School with an oil change. Other work is also available; we do a lot more than oil changes! -Global Glimpse is a leadership program where students can go to different places in Nicaragua to develop their leadership roles in a global context. Knowing Spanish is not required. Any juniors interested can attend an informational meeting next Tuesday, October 23 at lunchtime in O-6. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -Reminder - Participation in student activities is a privilege, is encouraged, and plays an important part in insuring that students have a well-rounded high school experience. Please don't earn a spot on the No Activities List by failing to follow DHS rules and expectations for behavior and attendance. Placement on the NAL would prevent you from participating in fun activities such as break-the record night, the black-light dance, and even playing on an athletic team. Follow guidelines that are designed to help you be successful. Don't go NAL!! -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -Listen up fellow witches and wizards of DHS! This week is Spirit Week! Monday is House Spirit Day, Tuesday is 'Er' Day, Wednesday is Polyjuice Potion Day, Thursday is Throw-Back Day, and Friday is Freakishly Blue Friday. Dress up and show your Blue Devil Spirit! -The PE sweatshirts and sweatpants are in! If you did a pre-order, see your teacher with your receipt. Everyone is welcome to purchase sweats! They are great as spirit wear! -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet, tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/19 - Homecoming (Admin. Office, Library and Career Ctr. closed @ 12:48) -10/22 - Snowboard Team Sign Up @ DHS Library 7:00 pm Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Wed Oct 17 15:19:38 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:19:38 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] parking ticketing at DHS Message-ID: Parking changes: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Thu Oct 18 12:09:21 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:09:21 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Friday, October 19 Happy Homecoming! Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50F817@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Friday, October 19, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1781 - British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. It was to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. ATHLETICS -Cross Country @ Mt. DAC Invitational All Day Dismissal: All Day -Field Hockey Varsity @ Branham 4:15V Dismissal: 12:00V -HOMECOMING! Football JV/Varsity vs. Laguna Creek 5:00JV/7:15V -Boys Water Polo Varsity @ North-South Challenge All Day Dismissal: All Day -Boys Water Polo JV @ Las Lomas JV Tournament All Day Dismissal: All Day -Girls Water Polo @ Davis Fall Classic All Day Dismissal: All Day -SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. -Attention Fall DHS athletes: If you are planning on participating in a Winter sport, please come by the Athletics Office or stop in at one of the Sports Physical Paperwork Nights October 23 and 24 to pick up the next copy of your athletic clearance card and emergency card to give to the Winter coach. -All students in grades 9-12 interested in joining the DHS Snowboard Team must attend the Snowboard Team sign-up meeting at 7:00 pm on Monday October 22 in the DHS Library. A parent or guardian must attend to complete the paperwork necessary for students to participate on the team. Coaches from the High School and from Auburn Ski Club will be on hand to help process paperwork and answer questions. The Snowboard Team was number 1 in the Central II Division last season and is looking forward to another great year on the hill! Contact Marcia Heller at 530-400-5557 or dmheller4 at gmail.com or Margo Roeckl 530-902-5331 or margonpaul at sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. TODAY The Homecoming Schedule on Friday is as follows: Period 1 7:45-8:23 Period 2 8:29-9:07 Period 3 9:13-9:51 Period 4 9:57-10:36 Period 5 10:42-11:20 Period 6 11:26-12:04 Period 7 12:10-12:48 Dismissal -Bag lunch is served immediately after the last bell. -If you would like to come check out the cool clubs, sports and class floats, come to the Hogwarts Homecoming Day Parade! This fun even takes place today Friday, October 19th (Homecoming Day) at 1:15 pm. The route begins on 4th and C Streets and ends at Oak Street. Hope to see you there! - On Friday, October 19, the DHSH Library, Career Center and Administrative Office will close at 12:48 pm to allow staff to take part in the Homecoming Festivities. NEW -Global Glimpse is a leadership program where students travel to Latin America. Proficiency in Spanish language is not required. An informational meeting will be held in Ms. Diaz' room, O-6 on Tuesday, October 23rd. All juniors welcome! CONTINUED -Salidos a todos! Do you want to learn about and participate in Latin Culture? Do you want to part of the new future? All are invited to Latinos Unidos to have a great time and make a difference. Meetings are every Monday at lunch in Room O-5. Hasta Luego, Amigos! -The DHS Pets Alive Club will be having its first meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd at lunch in Room L-23. It was made to help bring about change in Yolo County's Animal Shelter to save more lives. The first meeting will be purely informational. If you are interested, please come by! -Acme Theatre Company invites you to join them for a spook-tacular event at the Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop In-house Theatre where they will be performing the first show their season, 'In a Grove: Four Japanese Ghost Series.' This performance is this weekend , October 19, 20 and 21st only at 4:00 and 7:30. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door for $8 - students, seniors - $10 and $12 general admission. Please visit http://www.acmetheatre.net/ for more information. -Seniors: Good news...the deadline for senior quotes has been extended until next Friday. Please submit your quote to dhsSeniorquotes at gmail.com ASAP or stop by and give your quote to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -Reminder - Participation in student activities is a privilege, is encouraged, and plays an important part in insuring that students have a well-rounded high school experience. Please don't earn a spot on the No Activities List by failing to follow DHS rules and expectations for behavior and attendance. Placement on the NAL would prevent you from participating in fun activities such as break-the record night, the black-light dance, and even playing on an athletic team. Follow guidelines that are designed to help you be successful. Don't go NAL!! -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -The DHS Band Boosters and volunteers from the DHS Band students are selling tickets for a raffle. The Grand prize is the very popular Google Nexus Computer Tablet, tickets to the Mondavi and gift certificates from Best Buy and Yolo Berry. The drawing will be held during the Davis High School Jazz Band Performance at the Jazz and Beat Festival on 10/20/12 and ticket holders do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for 5 tickets. There are $10 gift certificates for Lamppost Pizza on each raffle ticket as well! Come and hear the DHS Jazz Band on 10/20/12 at University Commons Plaza at 5:00 pm and maybe win a great prize! IMPORTANT DATES -10/22 - Snowboard Team Sign Up @ DHS Library 7:00 pm -10/23, 10/24: Sports Physical Paperwork Nights: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Fri Oct 19 12:17:02 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:17:02 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Monday October 22 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50F936@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Monday, October 22, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -2010 - The International Space Station set the record (3641 days) for the longest continuous human occupation of space. It had been continuously inhabited since November 2, 2000. ATHLETICS -Field Hockey @ Lassen 2:30JV/4:00V Dismissal: All Day -Girls Golf @ Serrano CC 8:00 am Dismissal: All Day -SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. -Attention Fall DHS athletes: If you are planning on participating in a Winter sport, please come by the Athletics Office or stop in at one of the Sports Physical Paperwork Nights October 23 and 24 to pick up the next copy of your athletic clearance card and emergency card to give to the Winter coach. -All students in grades 9-12 interested in joining the DHS Snowboard Team must attend the Snowboard Team sign-up meeting tonight at 7:00 pm, Monday October 22 in the DHS Library. A parent or guardian must attend to complete the paperwork necessary for students to participate on the team. Coaches from the High School and from Auburn Ski Club will be on hand to help process paperwork and answer questions. The Snowboard Team was number 1 in the Central II Division last season and is looking forward to another great year on the hill! Contact Marcia Heller at 530-400-5557 or dmheller4 at gmail.com or Margo Roeckl 530-902-5331 or margonpaul at sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. TODAY -For lunch today we have Hawaiian Pizza with turkey ham or ham and pineapple, Pepperoni with Olives, Chicken Ranch, Chicken BBQ or Beef Taco topping. The pasta is whole wheat with Garlic and Walnut Pesto sauce, marinara or vegetables and beans NEW -Our First blood drive of the year will take place, Friday October 26. Giving blood takes about an hour from start to finish and it is safe and easy. To donate blood, you must be at least 16, weigh at least 110 and be free from cold or flu symptoms for at least 48 hours. If interested, please sign up on the quad at lunch or at the nurse's office one day this week before Friday. Walk-ins are accepted only if you are 18 or older. For more information, see Mrs. Youtsey, the school nurse. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:oo pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. Are you interested in HEALTH issues? Then come test out your communication skills in discussing relevant health issues and help contribute to some innovative and fun projects during meetings for the newly formed Teen Health Awareness Club (THAC). Activities planned include: Discussion of the topic of healthy eating at the next meeting with tasting and rating of snacks. We will discuss participation in events to promote health such as fun run/walk, health fair and volunteer work. Members compete to accumulate points in order to win prizes at the end of the year. The Teen Health Awareness Club will meet on Tuesday, October 23 at lunch in Ms. Moriarty's Room S-5. For more information, go to DHSTHAC at gmail.com. -The deadlines for the November issue of the 2012-13 Davis High School PTA Newsletter. Thursday, October 25, 2012 is the deadline for submitting information and articles for the November 2012 Davis High School PTA newsletter. Please send news, announcements, etc. to the DHS PTA Media listserve at DHSPTAmedia at mailman.dcn.org CONTINUED -Global Glimpse is a leadership program where students travel to Latin America. Proficiency in Spanish language is not required. An informational meeting will be held in Ms. Diaz' room, O-6 on Tuesday, October 23rd. All juniors welcome! -The DHS Pets Alive Club will be having its first meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd at lunch in Room L-23. It was made to help bring about change in Yolo County's Animal Shelter to save more lives. The first meeting will be purely informational. If you are interested, please come by! -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -Reminder - Participation in student activities is a privilege, is encouraged, and plays an important part in insuring that students have a well-rounded high school experience. Please don't earn a spot on the No Activities List by failing to follow DHS rules and expectations for behavior and attendance. Placement on the NAL would prevent you from participating in fun activities such as break-the record night, the black-light dance, and even playing on an athletic team. Follow guidelines that are designed to help you be successful. Don't go NAL!! -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -Grad Night 2013! Seniors, Grad Night tickets are at the lowest price now! Tickets are $75 today or postmarked by December 31, 2012. Prices will increase to $90 when purchased from January 1 through May 31, 2013 and $110 at the door. Scholarships are available for seniors; talk to your counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday. June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5 am. The event is an all night, alcohol-free/drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter by midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing and activities are included! ONLY DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at the graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org. Mail form, kindergarten photo and check payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/22 - Snowboard Team Sign Up @ DHS Library 7:00 pm -10/23, 10/24: Sports Physical Paperwork Nights: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Mon Oct 22 12:19:21 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:19:21 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Tuesday October 23 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50FAA2@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Tuesday, October 23, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1993 - Joe Carter (Toronto Blue Jays) became only the second player to end the World Series with a homerun. ATHLETICS -Boys Soccer vs. Monterey Trail 3:30V/5:00JV Dismissal: 2:30V -Girls Tennis @ DVC Singles Tournament Dismissal: TBA -Girls Volleyball @ Laguna Creek 5:00JV/6:00V Dismissal: 3:15JV -SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 23 & 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. -Attention Fall DHS athletes: If you are planning on participating in a Winter sport, please come by the Athletics Office or stop in at one of the Sports Physical Paperwork Nights October 23 and 24 to pick up the next copy of your athletic clearance card and emergency card to give to the Winter coach. -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming h igh school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2013 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Hot Wings over fried rice, Chicken Patty or Fish Filet on a bun with coleslaw. -Global Glimpse is a leadership program where students travel to Latin America. Proficiency in Spanish language is not required. An informational meeting will be held in Ms. Diaz' room, O-6 today, Tuesday, October 23rd. All juniors welcome! -The DHS Pets Alive Club will be having its first meeting today, Tuesday, October 23rd at lunch in Room L-23. It was made to help bring about change in Yolo County's Animal Shelter to save more lives. The first meeting will be purely informational. If you are interested, please come by! Are you interested in HEALTH issues? Then come test out your communication skills in discussing relevant health issues and help contribute to some innovative and fun projects during meetings for the newly formed Teen Health Awareness Club (THAC). Activities planned include: Discussion of the topic of healthy eating at the next meeting with tasting and rating of snacks. We will discuss participation in events to promote health such as fun run/walk, health fair and volunteer work. Members compete to accumulate points in order to win prizes at the end of the year. The Teen Health Awareness Club will meet on Tuesday, October 23 at lunch in Ms. Moriarty's Room S-5. For more information, go to DHSTHAC at gmail.com. NEW -GSA to meet Friday! The Gay-Straight Alliance will meet this Friday @ noon in Mr. Wheeler's classroom, L-28. We will be electing officers. Come join us and exercise your constitutional duty. Bring your friends! -Juniors! Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? If so, you are invited to apply to the FBI's Fall 2012 Teen Academy. This one day Academy will be held at the Sacramento FBI field office on November 30, from 8:00 - 6:00 pm. Fun and educational FBI-related presentations and experiences will take place during the event. Deadline to apply is Monday, October 28. Come to the Career Center for an Application! CONTINUED -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night on Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -Our First blood drive of the year will take place, Friday October 26. Giving blood takes about an hour from start to finish and it is safe and easy. To donate blood, you must be at least 16, weigh at least 110 and be free from cold or flu symptoms for at least 48 hours. If interested, please sign up on the quad at lunch or at the nurse's office one day this week before Friday. Walk-ins are accepted only if you are 18 or older. For more information, see Mrs. Youtsey, the school nurse. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:oo pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Thursday, October 25 is the deadline for submitting information and articles for the November 2012 DHS PTA newsletter. Please send news, announcements, etc. to the DHS PTA Media listserve at DHSPTAmedia at mailman.dcn.org Please include your name and a parent or faculty name and contact information (email address and phone number) in case the newsletter editor has questions about your submission. Also, please be sure to include a teacher or parent contact and his/her phone number or email address. The newsletter is the only communication tool that reaches ALL DHS families whether they have internet access or not. The newsletter is generally available around the 1st of each month. This is a great way to inform, notify or enlist parents' help for upcoming DHS school and student activities. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. -Grad Night 2013! Seniors, Grad Night tickets are at the lowest price now! Tickets are $75 today or postmarked by December 31, 2012. Prices will increase to $90 when purchased from January 1 through May 31, 2013 and $110 at the door. Scholarships are available for seniors; talk to your counselor. Davis Grad Night is Friday. June 7, 2013 from 9:30 pm to 5 am. The event is an all night, alcohol-free/drug-free party for graduating seniors. Grads must enter by midnight and bring photo ID. Food, beverages, entertainment, dancing and activities are included! ONLY DJUSD graduates eligible to walk at the graduation ceremony may attend. To download a form or questions, visit www.davisgradnight.org. Mail form, kindergarten photo and check payable to 'Davis Grad Night' to: Davis Grad Night Tickets, P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. IMPORTANT DATES -10/23, 10/24: Sports Physical Paperwork Nights: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 23 12:35:49 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:35:49 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Wednesday October 24 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F50FC2B@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Wednesday, October 24, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1901 - Daredevil Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. She was 63 years old. ATHLETICS -Boys Water Polo Varsity vs. Laguna Creek 3:45 Dismissal: 2:30 -Girls Water Polo Varsity vs. Laguna Creek 4:45 -Girls Water Polo JV vs. St. Francis 6:00 -SPORTS PHYSICAL PAPERWORK NIGHTS: October 24: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby. Turn in your completed paperwork and receive your athletic clearance card to present to your Winter coach on the first day of tryouts. -Attention Fall DHS athletes: If you are planning on participating in a Winter sport, please come by the Athletics Office or stop in for Sports Physical Paperwork Night tonight, October 24 to pick up the next copy of your athletic clearance card and emergency card to give to the Winter coach. -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2013 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Rice Bowl Day with Teriyaki Chicken, Beef or Tofu all served with fresh vegetables over steamed local rice. College Visits Today: Carleton College 9:00 Career Center -Volunteers are needed for Korematsu Elementary School's Explorit Science Night tonight, Wednesday, October 24 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Korematsu's MPR. Volunteers will help elementary students conduct science activities and experiments. Come to the Career Center or contact Christine Bennetts at president at korematsupto.org for more information. -Thursday, October 25 is the deadline for submitting information and articles for the November 2012 DHS PTA newsletter. Please send news, announcements, etc. to the DHS PTA Media listserve at DHSPTAmedia at mailman.dcn.org Please include your name and a parent or faculty name and contact information (email address and phone number) in case the newsletter editor has questions about your submission. Also, please be sure to include a teacher or parent contact and his/her phone number or email address. The newsletter is the only communication tool that reaches ALL DHS families whether they have internet access or not. The newsletter is generally available around the 1st of each month. This is a great way to inform, notify or enlist parents' help for upcoming DHS school and student activities. NEW -Seniors, we extended the senior quote deadline and this is your last week to turn in your senior quote for the yearbook. We would like all seniors to have a quote or phrase listed under their portrait. Please send your quote to dhsSeniorquotes at gmail.com or give to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3 by the end of the day on Friday! -Do you want to learn new dance moves and show off your own? Do you want to be part of the freestyle performances on the quad? Come to the Freestyle Club in the Dance Room at lunch on Thursdays to express yourself through dance, beat box and more! Also, come to the quad this Friday, October 26 to watch the first Freestyle Club performance of the year! CONTINUED -GSA to meet Friday! The Gay-Straight Alliance will meet this Friday @ noon in Mr. Wheeler's classroom, L-28. We will be electing officers. Come join us and exercise your constitutional duty. Bring your friends! -Juniors! Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? If so, you are invited to apply to the FBI's Fall 2012 Teen Academy. This one day Academy will be held at the Sacramento FBI field office on November 30, from 8:00 - 6:00 pm. Fun and educational FBI-related presentations and experiences will take place during the event. Deadline to apply is Monday, October 28. Come to the Career Center for an Application! -Our First blood drive of the year will take place, Friday October 26. Giving blood takes about an hour from start to finish and it is safe and easy. To donate blood, you must be at least 16, weigh at least 110 and be free from cold or flu symptoms for at least 48 hours. If interested, please sign up on the quad at lunch or at the nurse's office one day this week before Friday. Walk-ins are accepted only if you are 18 or older. For more information, see Mrs. Youtsey, the school nurse. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:oo pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, the number of applicants and availability of funding. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must work well with children, and have an outgoing personality with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. IMPORTANT DATES -10/24: Sports Physical Paperwork Nights: 6-8pm in the North Gym lobby -10/26: DHS Blood Drive Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Wed Oct 24 12:54:03 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:54:03 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Thursday October 25 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F510D37@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Thursday, October 25, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 2001 - It was announced that scientists had unearthed the remains of an ancient crocodile which lived 110 million years ago. The animal, found in Gadoufaoua, Niger, grew as long as 40 feet and weighed as much as eight metric tons. ATHLETICS -Boys Soccer @ Elk Grove 3:30V/5:00JV Dismissal: 1:30V/2:45JV -Girls Tennis @ DVC Doubles Tournament Dismissal: TBA -Girls Volleyball vs. Monterey Trail 5:00JV/6:00V -Boys Water Polo @ Rio Americano 3:45JV/4:45V Dismissal: 2:15JV/2:30V -Girls Water Polo @ Rio Americano 6:00 -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2013 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Bean Feast over rice or BBQ Chicken Mashed Potatoes with freshly made coleslaw or Turkey Mashed Potatoes with Gravy. College Visits Today: Oregon State University 9:00am Career Center Academy of Art University 10:30am Career Center -Thursday, October 25 is the deadline for submitting information and articles for the November 2012 DHS PTA newsletter. Please send news, announcements, etc. to the DHS PTA Media listserve at DHSPTAmedia at mailman.dcn.org Please include your name and a parent or faculty name and contact information (email address and phone number) in case the newsletter editor has questions about your submission. Also, please be sure to include a teacher or parent contact and his/her phone number or email address. The newsletter is the only communication tool that reaches ALL DHS families whether they have internet access or not. The newsletter is generally available around the 1st of each month. This is a great way to inform, notify or enlist parents' help for upcoming DHS school and student activities. -Do you want to learn new dance moves and show off your own? Do you want to be part of the freestyle performances on the quad? Come to the Freestyle Club in the Dance Room at lunch on Thursdays to express yourself through dance, beat box and more! Also, come to the quad this Friday, October 26 to watch the first Freestyle Club performance of the year! NEW -Join us for a UNICEF Meeting on Friday at lunch in P-20. Come and help us make a difference! -Are you interested in learning more about the U.S. Marines? If so, come to the Career Center at lunch on Tuesday, October 30 to meet with a representative from the Marines. -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets cover food, drinks and entertainment and are at their lowest price, $75, until December 31. Scholarships available through school counselor. This event is an all-night party for graduating DJUSD Seniors! Forms can be found at www.davisgradnight.org, questions answered at info at davisgradnight.org. Kindergarten photos can be scanned using high resolution and sent to kindergartenphotos at davisgradnight.org. If mailing the photo, send to P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. If you wish it to be returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a telephone number. CONTINUED -Seniors, we extended the senior quote deadline and this is your last week to turn in your senior quote for the yearbook. We would like all seniors to have a quote or phrase listed under their portrait. Please send your quote to dhsSeniorquotes at gmail.com or give to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3 by the end of the day on Friday! -Our First blood drive of the year will take place, Friday October 26. Giving blood takes about an hour from start to finish and it is safe and easy. To donate blood, you must be at least 16, weigh at least 110 and be free from cold or flu symptoms for at least 48 hours. If interested, please sign up on the quad at lunch or at the nurse's office one day this week before Friday. Walk-ins are accepted only if you are 18 or older. For more information, see Mrs. Youtsey, the school nurse. -GSA to meet Friday! The Gay-Straight Alliance will meet this Friday @ noon in Mr. Wheeler's classroom, L-28. We will be electing officers. Come join us and exercise your constitutional duty. Bring your friends! -Juniors! Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? If so, you are invited to apply to the FBI's Fall 2012 Teen Academy. This one day Academy will be held at the Sacramento FBI field office on November 30, from 8:00 - 6:00 pm. Fun and educational FBI-related presentations and experiences will take place during the event. Deadline to apply is Monday, October 28. Come to the Career Center for an Application! -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:oo pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, number of applicants and funding availability. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must: work well with children, be outgoing with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. IMPORTANT DATES -10/26: DHS Blood Drive Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Thu Oct 25 13:36:41 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:36:41 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Friday October 26 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F510EA6@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Friday, October 26, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1949 - U.S. President Harry Truman raised the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. ATHLETICS -Field Hockey Varsity @ Post-Season Tournament 1:30 Dismissal: Lunch -Football JV/Varsity @ Grant 5:00JV/7:15V Dismissal: 2:30JV -Boys Water Polo Varsity @ Finis Memorial Cup Dismissal: All Day -Girls Water Polo Varsity @ Nor Cal's All Day Dismissal: All Day -Girls Water Polo JV @ Oakridge Invitational All Day -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2012 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Pork Carnitas on whole wheat bun, Burritos from scratch on whole wheat tortillas, Fish Taco with special sauce and freshly-made Pico de Gallo. -The Blood Drive is today. For those who have signed up, runners will deliver call slips to your classroom with your specific time. Please report promptly to the blood mobiles which are located in the small parking lot on Oak Street. Remember to bring your picture ID and parent consent form and to drink lots of fluids. Your absence from class will be excused by the nurse. -Like dance? Come to the quad this Friday, October 26 to watch the first Freestyle Club performance of the year! -Seniors, TODAY is the last day to submit a senior quote for the yearbook! Please send your quote to dhsSeniorquotes at gmail.com or give to Mrs. Thomsen in C-3 by the end of the day on Friday! -Join us for a UNICEF Meeting on Friday at lunch in P-20. Come and help us make a difference! -GSA to meet Friday! The Gay-Straight Alliance will meet today, Friday @ noon in Mr. Wheeler's classroom, L-28. We will be electing officers. Come join us and exercise your constitutional duty. Bring your friends! NEW -Come join the Model United Nations Club to hear guest speaker, Ryan Kaminski speak about his work with the United Nations Commission for Refugees and The United Nations Human Rights Council. This interesting talk about refugee rights will be held on Monday, October 29th at lunch in P-25. Please arrive as early as you can -see you there Monday at lunch! -Are you interested in learning more about the U.S. Marines? If so, come to the Career Center at lunch on Tuesday, October 30 to meet with a representative from the Marines. -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. CONTINUED -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets cover food, drinks and entertainment and are at their lowest price, $75, until December 31. Scholarships are available through your school counselor. This event is an all-night party for graduating DJUSD Seniors! Forms can be found at www.davisgradnight.org, questions answered at info at davisgradnight.org. Kindergarten photos can be scanned using high resolution and sent to kindergartenphotos at davisgradnight.org. If mailing the photo, send to P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617. If you wish it to be returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a telephone number. -Juniors! Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? If so, you are invited to apply to the FBI's Fall 2012 Teen Academy. This one day Academy will be held at the Sacramento FBI field office on November 30, from 8:00 - 6:00 pm. Fun and educational FBI-related presentations and experiences will take place during the event. Deadline to apply is Monday, October 28. Come to the Career Center for an Application! -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:oo pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, number of applicants and funding availability. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must: work well with children, be outgoing with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. IMPORTANT DATES -10/26: DHS Blood Drive Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Thu Oct 25 13:50:22 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:50:22 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Winter Sports tryout info Message-ID: Davis Senior High School - Winter 2012 Sports Tryout Info ***Sports Physicals and all forms must be completed/signed and returned to Athletics Department prior to the first day of tryouts!! BOYS BASKETBALL Varsity Coach: Dan Gonzalez dgonzalez at djusd.net JV Coach: Bob Silva silvafam at aol.com Frosh Coach: Dino Clark coachdclark at yahoo.com Tryouts begin Monday, November 5 Varsity: Nov. 5: 4-6pm (North Gym); Nov. 6: 4-5:30pm (South Gym); Nov. 7-9: will be announced at tryouts JV: Nov. 5 & 6: 7-9pm (Harper); Nov. 7-9: will be announced at tryouts Frosh: Nov. 5 & 6: 7-9pm (Harper); Nov. 7-9: will be announced at tryouts GIRLS BASKETBALL Varsity Coach: Karen Foster karenf at calnevumc.org JV Coach: Kalyca Seabrook knseabrook at gmail.com Frosh Coach: Jamal McLaurin jmlmac7 at yahoo.com Tryouts begin Monday, November 5 Varsity: Nov. 5 & 6: 5:30-7pm (South Gym); Nov. 7-9: will be announced at tryouts JV: Nov. 5 & 6: 7-9pm (Holmes); Nov. 7-9: will be announced at tryouts Frosh: Nov. 5 & 6: 7-9pm (Holmes); Nov. 7-9: will be announced at tryouts WRESTLING Coach: Ty Brown tyjzori03 at yahoo.com Practice begins November 5 @ 4:00pm in the DHS Dance Room. Participants should have wrestling shoes. Wrestling is a no cut sport. SKI TEAM Coach: Bob Brewer rebrewer at ucdavis.edu Dry-land conditioning begins November 5 in the DHS South Gym: Mondays & Fridays, 6:30am; Wednesdays, 7:30am. Beginning in January, 'on snow practice' will be held on Sundays; races will be held on Mondays. All races and practices are in the Lake Tahoe area. SNOWBOARD TEAM Coach: Marcia Heller dmheller4 at gmail.com Dry-land conditioning starts on November 5: Mondays & Fridays, 6:15-7:30am at the DHS stadium track area. 'On snow practice' starts mid-December. Practices are on most Sundays in January and February; Races are on six Mondays in January and February. All races and practices are in the Lake Tahoe area. Laurie Williams Athletic Secretary Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 x125 Fax: 530-759-2119 From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Fri Oct 26 14:26:37 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:26:37 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Monday October 29 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F510FB2@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Monday, October 29, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1929 - America's Great Depression began with the crash of the Wall Street stock market. ATHLETICS -Varsity Girls Golf vs. Masters, The Reserve 8:00 Dismissal: All Day -Varsity Girls Tennis Section Team Championships -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2012 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Pizza or Pasta. Pizza choices include: Hawaiian with ham or turkey ham with pineapple, Pepperoni with olives, Chicken Ranch, Chicken BBQ or Beef Taco topping. Whole wheat Pasta with choice of garlic and walnut pesto, marinara or pasta with vegetables and beans. -Come join the Model United Nations Club to hear guest speaker, Ryan Kaminski speak about his work with the United Nations Commission for Refugees and The United Nations Human Rights Council. This interesting talk about refugee rights will be held on Monday, October 29th at lunch in P-25. Please arrive as early as you can -see you there Monday at lunch! -Juniors! Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? If so, you are invited to apply to the FBI's Fall 2012 Teen Academy. This one day Academy will be held at the Sacramento FBI field office on November 30, from 8:00 - 6:00 pm. Fun and educational FBI-related presentations and experiences will take place during the event. Deadline to apply is Monday, October 29. Come to the Career Center for an Application! NEW -If you are a young woman between 14 and 17 and have participated in volunteer efforts in your community or school, you may be eligible for the $1,000 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIS VIOLET RICHARDSON AWARD. Come to the Career Center for an application. The deadline to apply is December 1. -Come to the Student Forum Meeting in Room L-22 this Wednesday at lunch to give feedback on important topics such as Homecoming and future ideas for our school. Pizza and Halloween treats will be present and so should you! -Want to enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt while giving to a good cause? Then pick up a flyer from your English classroom or the Front Desk and come to Cultive Frozen Yogurt on November 7, between 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Simply present the flyer to the cashier as you purchase your yogurt to donate part of the payment towards the education of children in Ethiopia! CONTINUED -Are you interested in learning more about the U.S. Marines? If so, come to the Career Center at lunch on Tuesday, October 30 to meet with a representative from the Marines. -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, number of applicants and funding availability. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must: work well with children, be outgoing with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. IMPORTANT DATES SAT Test 11/3 - N & P Wings - DHS Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Mon Oct 29 13:39:11 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:39:11 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Tuesday October 30 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F5110A3@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Tuesday, October 30, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1938 - Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners. ATHLETICS -Boys Varsity Soccer playoff game TBA -Girls Tennis Section Team Playoffs TBA -Girls Volleyball @ Elk Grove 5:00JV/6:00V Dismissal: 3:15JV -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2012 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have BBQ Day with hamburger, hot dog or veggie patty on whole wheat buns, served with grilled vegetables or oven fries. COLLEGE VISITS TODAY: Hampshire College 2:35 Career Center -Are you interested in learning more about the U.S. Marines? If so, come to the Career Center at lunch TODAY, October 30 to meet with a representative from the Marines. -CABIN LEADER'S are needed for North Davis Elementary School's trip to Walker Creek on January 7-11. Cabin leaders must: work well with children, be outgoing with an enthusiasm for the outdoors. Come to the Career Center for an application. Applications must be submitted to North Davis by October 30. NEW -Attention club members: If you would like your club represented in the yearbook, you MUST fill out a CLUB PHOTO FORM and sign up for a photo date. Forms can be found in C-3, in the front office or at http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com and are due on November 9th to Mrs. Thomsen. -Did you ever watch Sesame Street as a kid? Come see DHS Drama's Avenue Q! It's like Sesame Street...except for adults featuring songs such as "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist." Opening Night is Friday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm in the IPAB. There will be additional performances also on November 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 10th at 7:00 pm. and Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and $16 for general admission. -A special thanks to everyone who helped organize the Blood drive on Friday. We had a great turnout! As for the results we registered 100 donors and collected 76 pints of life saving blood. We also had 61 NEW donors come out to save a life, woo hoo! Great job by the Red Cross club in getting people excited to save lives! Our next blood drive will be 3/15/13. CONTINUED -If you are a young woman between 14 and 17 and have participated in volunteer efforts in your community or school, you may be eligible for the $1,000 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIS VIOLET RICHARDSON AWARD. Come to the Career Center for an application. The deadline to apply is December 1. -Come to the Student Forum Meeting in Room L-22 this Wednesday at lunch to give feedback on important topics such as Homecoming and future ideas for our school. Pizza and Halloween treats will be present and so should you! -Want to enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt while giving to a good cause? Then pick up a flyer from your English classroom or the Front Desk and come to Cultive Frozen Yogurt on November 7, between 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Simply present the flyer to the cashier as you purchase your yogurt to donate part of the payment towards the education of children in Ethiopia! -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. The DHS Blue and White Foundation is now accepting applications for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, number of applicants and funding availability. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. IMPORTANT DATES 11/2 - DHS Drama Presents 'Q Street' - IPAB - 7:00 pm 11/3 - SAT Test - N Wing - DHS Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 30 13:04:54 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:04:54 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Wednesday, October 31 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F5111F1@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Wednesday, October 31, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1864 - Nevada became the 36th state to join the U.S. ATHLETICS -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2012 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Wednesday Rice Bowl day with Teriyaki Chicken, Beef or Tofu over local steamed rice with farm fresh vegetables. -Come to the Student Forum Meeting in Room L-22 this Wednesday at lunch to give feedback on important topics such as Homecoming and future ideas for our school. Pizza and Halloween treats will be present and so should you! -Today, October 31st is the deadline to apply for a grant through the Blue and White Foundation for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, number of applicants and funding availability. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. NEW -Seniors! Make-up day ordering of Caps/Gowns/Tassels, Graduation Announcements & Class Rings is Tuesday, November 6th after school, 1:30 to 3:30 in the quad. Extra ordering packets are available in the office. -CSFers! There will be another general meeting this Friday, November 2 during lunch in Ms. O'Brien's room, P-13. Be sure to come! See you then! CONTINUED -Attention club members: If you would like your club represented in the yearbook, you MUST fill out a CLUB PHOTO FORM and sign up for a photo date. Forms can be found in C-3, in the front office or at http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com and are due on November 9th to Mrs. Thomsen. -Did you ever watch Sesame Street as a kid? Come see DHS Drama's Avenue Q! It's like Sesame Street...except for adults featuring songs such as "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist." Opening Night is Friday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm in the IPAB. There will be additional performances also on November 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 10th at 7:00 pm. and Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and $16 for general admission. -A special thanks to everyone who helped organize the Blood drive on Friday. We had a great turnout! As for the results we registered 100 donors and collected 76 pints of life saving blood. We also had 61 NEW donors come out to save a life, woo hoo! Great job by the Red Cross club in getting people excited to save lives! Our next blood drive will be 3/15/13. -If you are a young woman between 14 and 17 and have participated in volunteer efforts in your community or school, you may be eligible for the $1,000 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIS VIOLET RICHARDSON AWARD. Come to the Career Center for an application. The deadline to apply is December 1. -Want to enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt while giving to a good cause? Then pick up a flyer from your English classroom or the Front Desk and come to Cultive Frozen Yogurt on November 7, between 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Simply present the flyer to the cashier as you purchase your yogurt to donate part of the payment towards the education of children in Ethiopia! -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. IMPORTANT DATES 11/2 - DHS Drama Presents 'Q Street' - IPAB - 7:00 pm 11/3 - SAT Test - N Wing - DHS 11/12 - Veterans Day (no school) 11/19 - 11/23 - Thanksgiving Break 12/17 - 12/21 - Finals Week 12/24 - 1/4 - Winter Break Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Wed Oct 31 13:29:35 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:29:35 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Thursday November 1 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F511326@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 1, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1512 - Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public. ATHLETICS -Football Frosh vs. Folsom 6:00 -Attention DHS Fall Athletes: if you are planning on playing a Winter sport and have not yet picked up the next copy of your Athletics Clearance Card, please stop by the Athletics Office prior to the first day of tryouts on Monday, November 5. You must present this clearance card to the coach on the first day to show that you are cleared to play. Questions? Call the Athletics Office at 757-5400 x125. -Girl's Lacrosse informational meeting: Thursday Nov. 8th from 6-7pm. All returning and new players Grade 9-12 are invited to attend. We will meet at DHS in room N-08. Parents and Players are welcome. For more info: Coach Jenn Morris jennmorris22 at gmail.com TODAY -For lunch today we have Veggie or Chicken Chow Mein, Pork or Chicken Adobo over rice or Pork Stew. -College Visits Today: Willamette University 9:00 am Career Center Santa Clara 10:40 am Career Center -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. NEW -Do you feel sad, are you at the end of your rope, feel like there's left to live for? Well, we have a solution! FRIENDSHIP DAY!!! Turn in your permission slips to the Front Desk Friendship Day basket or to P-14 by Thursday, November 8th so you can come to Friendship Day! -Are you interested in playing badminton? Then come join the DHS Badminton Team. An informational meeting will be held in S-6 on Friday, November 2nd. Everyone is welcome! -On Monday, November 5th, Latinos Unidos will hold a presentation and discussion on several political issues that concern Latinos, the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. The Latino vote will determine the future of America. All are invited to this open forum at lunch on Monday, November 5th in Room O-5. See you there! CONTINUED -Seniors! Make-up day ordering of Caps/Gowns/Tassels, Graduation Announcements & Class Rings is Tuesday, November 6th after school, 1:30 to 3:30 in the quad. -CSFers! There will be another general meeting this Friday, November 2 during lunch in Ms. O'Brien's room, P-13. Be sure to come! See you then! -Attention club members: If you would like your club represented in the yearbook, you MUST fill out a CLUB PHOTO FORM and sign up for a photo date. Forms can be found in C-3, in the front office or at http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com and are due on November 9th to Mrs. Thomsen. -Seniors! It's not too soon to think about Grad Night 2013! The tickets cover food, drinks and entertainment and are at their lowest price, $75, until December 31. Scholarships are available through your school counselor. This event is an all-night party for graduating DJUSD Seniors! Forms can be found at www.davisgradnight.org, questions answered at info at davisgradnight.org. Kindergarten ph otos can be scanned using high resolution and sent to kindergartenphotos at davisgradnight.org. If mailing the photo, send to P.O. Box 2143, Davis, CA 95617, if you wish it to be returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with a telephone number. -Did you ever watch Sesame Street as a kid? Come see DHS Drama's Avenue Q! It's like Sesame Street...except for adults featuring songs such as "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist." Opening Night is Friday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm in the IPAB. There will be additional performances also on November 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 10th at 7:00 pm. and Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and $16 for general admission. -If you are a young woman between 14 and 17 and have participated in volunteer efforts in your community or school, you may be eligible for the $1,000 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIS VIOLET RICHARDSON AWARD. Come to the Career Center for an application. The deadline to apply is December 1. -Want to enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt while giving to a good cause? Then pick up a flyer from your English classroom or the Front Desk and come to Cultive Frozen Yogurt on November 7, between 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Simply present the flyer to the cashier as you purchase your yogurt to donate part of the payment towards the education of children in Ethiopia! -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. IMPORTANT DATES 11/2 - DHS Drama Presents 'Q Street' - IPAB - 7:00 pm 11/3 - SAT Test - N Wing - DHS 11/12 - Veterans Day (no school) 11/14 - Boys Lacrosse Meeting for players and parents - 6:45 - 8:30, North Davis Elementary 11/19 - 11/23 - Thanksgiving Break 12/8 - Junior Prom 9:00pm - North Gym, DHS 12/17 - 12/21 - Finals Week 12/24 - 1/4 - Winter Break Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre From dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us Tue Oct 30 13:04:54 2012 From: dhsbulletin at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us (DHS Daily Bulletin) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:04:54 +0000 Subject: [DHS Bulletin] Bulletin Wednesday, October 31 Message-ID: <2521B72244999C4CBC3427F0D67C97A35F5111F1@djusdmail3.djusd.k12.ca.us> Davis Senior High School Daily Bulletin Wednesday, October 31, 2012 THIS DAY IN HISTORY -1864 - Nevada became the 36th state to join the U.S. ATHLETICS -DHS Boys Lacrosse Registration is open. To receive all preseason updates about the upcoming high school boys JV/Varsity Lacrosse season, you must register before the end of October. Go to http://www.davislacrosse.org/. Click on Register Online button located in the vertical blue navigation panel on the left. Scroll down until you see: Spring 2013 - DHS JV/VAR Lacrosse Boys (grades 9-12). SAVE THE DATE: November 14, 2012 - Parent/athlete Boys Lacrosse Meeting #1 6:45pm-8:30pm, North Davis Elementary, MPR. Questions about DHS Boys Lacrosse? Please contact Lydia at shredmama at comcast.net. TODAY -For lunch today we have Wednesday Rice Bowl day with Teriyaki Chicken, Beef or Tofu over local steamed rice with farm fresh vegetables. -Come to the Student Forum Meeting in Room L-22 this Wednesday at lunch to give feedback on important topics such as Homecoming and future ideas for our school. Pizza and Halloween treats will be present and so should you! -Today, October 31st is the deadline to apply for a grant through the Blue and White Foundation for the Student Activity Grant Program. The goal of the program is to enhance the high school experience for any current DHS student. Any DHS student may apply for funding to support curricular or extra-curricular activities during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Examples of activities that may be considered for funding include academic conferences, sports training camps, fine art workshops, tutoring, extracurricular school essentials (i.e. costuming, sports equipment, musical instruments), etc. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by- case basis and all grant awards will depend on the merit of the requests, number of applicants and funding availability. The Student Activity Grant Program is for individual students only; applications can be submitted online at www.dhsblueandwhite.org. Questions? Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu. NEW -Seniors! Make-up day ordering of Caps/Gowns/Tassels, Graduation Announcements & Class Rings is Tuesday, November 6th after school, 1:30 to 3:30 in the quad. Extra ordering packets are available in the office. -CSFers! There will be another general meeting this Friday, November 2 during lunch in Ms. O'Brien's room, P-13. Be sure to come! See you then! CONTINUED -Attention club members: If you would like your club represented in the yearbook, you MUST fill out a CLUB PHOTO FORM and sign up for a photo date. Forms can be found in C-3, in the front office or at http://dhsyearbook.wordpress.com and are due on November 9th to Mrs. Thomsen. -Did you ever watch Sesame Street as a kid? Come see DHS Drama's Avenue Q! It's like Sesame Street...except for adults featuring songs such as "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist." Opening Night is Friday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm in the IPAB. There will be additional performances also on November 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 10th at 7:00 pm. and Sunday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and $16 for general admission. -A special thanks to everyone who helped organize the Blood drive on Friday. We had a great turnout! As for the results we registered 100 donors and collected 76 pints of life saving blood. We also had 61 NEW donors come out to save a life, woo hoo! Great job by the Red Cross club in getting people excited to save lives! Our next blood drive will be 3/15/13. -If you are a young woman between 14 and 17 and have participated in volunteer efforts in your community or school, you may be eligible for the $1,000 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF DAVIS VIOLET RICHARDSON AWARD. Come to the Career Center for an application. The deadline to apply is December 1. -Want to enjoy some delicious frozen yogurt while giving to a good cause? Then pick up a flyer from your English classroom or the Front Desk and come to Cultive Frozen Yogurt on November 7, between 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm! Simply present the flyer to the cashier as you purchase your yogurt to donate part of the payment towards the education of children in Ethiopia! -Looking for a summer job? The City of Davis is holding its free Job Skills Workshop on Wednesday, January 30 at 4:00 pm in the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater. Participants will learn skills for applying and interviewing for any type of job, experience a mock interview and learn how to make contacts to increase the chances of employment. Come to the Career Center N-17 for more information. -Attention All DHS Instrumental Soloists - This year's annual DHS Orchestra Concerto Competition is being held Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm on stage in the DHS Brunelle Performance Hall. It is open to all DHS instrumentalists. The winner of this competition will be given the honor of performing with the DHS Symphony Orchestra at the Mondavi Center in Jackson Hall at the Wennberg Music Festival on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:00 pm as well as a check for $300! A sign-up sheet and informational flyer will be located starting next week, Monday October 22nd on the window of the computer lab in PA-3. Deadline to sign up is December 21st. Also, you must email Mr. Moreno after you sign up at amoreno at djusd.net. In your email, please provide your name, instrument and the name of your piece. -Parking: Starting November 1, the Davis Police Department will be ticketing drivers who park in the campus staff spaces without a current staff placard. Please also be mindful of signs that indicate no loading or unloading or right turn only as drivers can be ticketed at any time for these moving violations. For those who use the stadium lot, some of the spaces will be reassigned to assist in a safer loading and unloading area. So, please make sure to check the space before you pull in to make sure it is not a "staff only" space as some of these will be changed. IMPORTANT DATES 11/2 - DHS Drama Presents 'Q Street' - IPAB - 7:00 pm 11/3 - SAT Test - N Wing - DHS 11/12 - Veterans Day (no school) 11/19 - 11/23 - Thanksgiving Break 12/17 - 12/21 - Finals Week 12/24 - 1/4 - Winter Break Helpful Links To Prepay Lunch for students : http://www.djusd.net/district/business/sns/prepay?searchterm=lunch+pre