[DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Wednesday October 24

[DHS Daily Bulletin]

    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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<http://www.dhsblueandwhite.org>.  Deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2012.  Questions?  Contact Cathe Richardson at crichardson at ucdavis.edu<mailto: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