[DHS Bulletin] Bulletin, Wednesday 2/18/15

[DHS Daily Bulletin]

Davis Senior High School
Daily Bulletin,
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

THIS DAY IN HISTORY:  2006 - American Shani Davis won the men's 1,000-meter speed skating in Turin. He was the first
black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history.

LUNCH CHOICES: Daily Express: Italian Meatball Bowl, Roasted Guerrero Chicken Bowl, Cheese Tortellini Bowl, BBQ
Pulled Pork Sandwich, Roasted Chicken Chipotle Ranch Sandwich, Smoked Turkey and Cheese All American Sub, Aggie
Sandwich *** Today's Menu: Chicken or Beef Burrito, Guajillo Sauce w/ beans, rice and fresh tortilla or Chicken Teriyaki
w/ chow mein, fried rice and Spring roll ***Cenario's Pizza at the snack bar! Hawaiian, pepperoni & cheese!

ATHLETICS:  Independent Lifetime Sports:  If you are planning on earning your PE credits through your spring sport,
please plan to attend the mandatory information meeting on Wednesday, February 18th at 2:30 in the small gym.  This
meeting is for all athletes who made the final roster selection for their spring sport team and will go over the course and
hand out all assignments for the course.  Attendance for the entire meeting is mandatory in order to receive the info
and be enrolled in the course.  Please be on time.  The meeting should last about 30 minutes.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:  AP students: AP exams are now on sale at the web store only. If you are in need of
financial assistance, please contact your counselor immediately.

SENIORS: don't miss out on the opportunity to eat good food and win awesome prizes, including Senior Ball tickets.
Come to Senior BINGO Night, February 20th, at 7:00 pm in the Holmes Jr. High MPR.  $3. with ASB, $5. without.

National FFA Week is coming up from February 23rd through the 27th!  Monday, we will be branding wood! Tuesday,
we will have chicken races, Wednesday, there will be a Piñata full of candy, Thursday is 'Name That Veggie!' and Friday is
'Kiss the Pig!'  Come join the fun!

TODAY: Hello CSFers!  Registration for the spring semester is all week this week and next week at lunch in P-13.  Please
bring your last semester report card, the pink sheet, $5 and a green sheet if you are an active, returning member.  Have
a great day!

Hey Key Clubbers! Our first general meeting of the spring term is today, Wednesday at lunchtime in S-12.  Stop by to
learn about elections, sign up for projects and grab some food!  See you there!

UC Davis is hosting Financial Aid Awareness Week, February 17th-20th on the UCD Campus.  Financial aid professionals
will be available to help students and parents complete FAFSA or DREAM Act applications.  Come to the Career Center
for more information!

Any student wishing to take AP Art Studio next year must turn in their art portfolio by Wednesday, Feb 18th.  They can
be turned in to any art teacher.

ACADEMICS/CAREERS/OPPORTUNITIES:  Do you want to go to college? Is something in the way of you doing your very
best or are you wondering where to even start? Then AVID is for you. Come by N-1 on Friday at lunch for more
information and pizza. RSVP to come on Friday by dropping by N-1 ahead of time and pizza lunch will be provided.

Applications are now available for the Youth in Government program, an exciting opportunity for high school students to
shadow local government officials in the City of Davis and Yolo County.  Applications are in Room C-9 and are due on March 9th.

Want to be part of preserving DHS history?  Apply now to be a part of the 2016 yearbook staff.  Applications are
available in P-21 and are due to Mr. Achimore by March 6th.  Email dachimore at djusd.net with questions or concerns.
Interested in volunteering to build a school in Nicaragua this summer?  Join us for an Information Night and learn about
the program Seeds of Learning (SOL) ON February 23 from 7:00-8:15 pm in the DHS Library.  Each year, groups of Davis
teachers, students and parents travel to Nicaragua for 10 days to build a school.  The trip is scheduled for August 3rd -
14th, 2015.  Niki Reina-Guerra (5th grade teacher, Willett) and Jenny Decker are the leaders.  We can have up to 23
people in the group.  You can read more at www.seedsoflearning.org or call Ms. Decker at 530-574-0335.  This is a
fantastic opportunity for Spanish immersion, cultural exchange, some hard work and an all-around once-in-a-lifetime
trip.  Spanish speaking is not necessary; join us!

If you are interested in attending Sacramento City College or American River College next fall, attend their free Saturday
enrollment events. Representatives at each school will guide you step by step through the enrollment process that
makes applying easy!  Space is limited, so sign up soon!  Come to the Career Center for information on how to register
for the Saturday sessions.

It's College Tour time!  The City of Davis is planning its annual So-Cal College Tour Trip for high school students.  Colleges
on the tour are UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC Santa Barbara, University of Southern California and UCLA.
 The trip will take place the week of March 23-26.  Cost is $515 which includes transportation, college tours, breakfast,
dinner and hotels.  Come to the Career Center for more information.

All entering 10th-12th grade students are invited to audition for the Davis Madrigal Singers for the 2015-2016 school
year.  Auditions will be held March 9th-12th in the DHS music rooms (PA3 and PA8).  There will be an informational
meeting on Wednesday, March 4 at 4:00 inPA8.  The meeting is not mandatory but please come if you have questions
about the ensembles or the audition process.  Full information and auditions forms can be found in the Front Office of
DHS or at (Madrigals) http://www.davismadrigals.com/2015-2016-madrigal-singers-auditions.html, (Jazz Choir)
http://groups.dcn.org/jazzchoir/info-for-parents-and-students (Advanced Treble Choir) http://davishighatc.wix.com/atc.
You must submit the online audition form by February 20th or print out the paper form and mail it postmarked by
February 20th, 2015.

CLUBS/EVENTS:  This is Week of Kindness! Come out to the quad on Wednesday for face painting and Friday for a
balloon release.  Kindness grams and kindness t-shirts will be sold all week in the quad.  The shirts will be sold for $5.00
w/ ASB and $7.00 without.

Who wants to see Brady Corcoran get his ankles broken by Mr. Haws? Come watch the Student-Staff Basketball Game
on Thursday night at 6:00 pm in the small gym!
Davis Pentathlon on March 29th!  The U.S. Pentathlon is joining with Davis Fencing Academy, DART Swimming and other
local sport groups to offer the first Davis Pentathlon! No experience is necessary.  An open practice will be held March
28th and other practices will be available.  The event will consist of fencing, laser pistol shooting, swimming and running.
(No horses for safety reasons).  For more information visit: https://davispentathlon.wordpress.com/.  Email
davispentathlon at gmail.com or phone (530) 758-7087.  Registration begins February 28th!

National Honors Society registration is taking place for the next 2 weeks in room S-12. Bring $5.00 and your school ID to
register.

DHS Student Leaders of Clubs, Booster Groups, ASB: Monday, February 23rd is the deadline for submitting information
and articles for the March 2015 DHS PTA Newsletter.  Please send news, announcements, etc. to the DHS PTA Media
Listserve at DHSPTAmedia at mailman.dcn.org and 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. 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.

IMPORTANT DATES:
2/18 - DHS PARENT EDUCATION, 7:00PM Brunelle Theater, UCD Symphony Director, Christian Baldini, speaker
2/19-2/22 - ALL STATE HONOR ORCHESTRA & BANDS
2/20 - STUDENT OF THE MONTH CELEBRATION 6:50 am Odd Fellows Hall, Davis
2/24 - PRESENTATIONS @ JR. HIGH SCHOOLS FOR INCOMING 10TH GRADERS TBD
2/25-2/27 - CATALINA ISLAND MARINE INSTITUTE FIELD TRIP
2/26 - PRESENTATIONS @ JR. HIGH SCHOOLS FOR INCOMING 10TH GRADERS TBD
2/26 - OPEN HOUSE - ALL OF DSHS CAMPUS
2/26-3/1 - ROBOTICS COMPETITION Inland Empire Regional



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