CANYON HIGH SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008

PD/1/22/09

               FINALS SCHEDULE:

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16  --       PERIODS 4 & 5

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 -- PERIODS 3 & 6

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18  --  PERIODS 2 & 7

GENERAL

BOYS’ BASKETBALL:  Come on out and support your Varsity Boys' Basketball Team tonight as they play Sun Valley Poly at 7:30 in the first round of the Canyon Classic.

NO STUDENT SUMMONS DURING FINAL EXAMS:  STUDENTS please note, there are NO student summons delivered during Final Exams.  Please do not call your parents and ask them to excuse you early for any reason.  The Attendance Office WILL NOT deliver student summons during Final Exams to remove you from class.  All students need to stay during the entire final exam period out of respect for all the other classes in exams.

KEY CLUB EVENT:  Attention ALL Key Clubbers!!  If you are not attending Fall Rally and would like to volunteer at the New Leash on Life animal shelter, then you must attend the orientation this Saturday.  Please go to V-1 for more information. 

ALL 9^TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH STUDENTS must come to C7 before school, at brunch or lunch on Thursday and Friday to pick up their mandatory winter reading assignment. If you do not have this assignment with you and completed on the first day of second semester, you will be considered for removal from the program.

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:  Students interested in getting a job for spring semester need to come to the Counseling Office info center to pick up an application.  Earn $8.50 an hour, work up to 120 hours over a 12-week period, and participate in job skills workshops.  Available to teens 14-18 years old who are involved in Special Ed programs, live in a low-income home, or have low grades.  Please see Mrs. Hettema in the Counseling Office for more information.

ROP:  ANY STUDENT WHO HAS SIGNED UP FOR AN ROP CLASS STARTING IN JAN. 09 MUST SEE MRS. OKRONICK IN HER OFFICE ASAP TO PICK UP ENROLLMENT PAPERS.

BOOK CLUB!  Our last meeting of the semester will be this Friday, Dec. 12 at lunch in H1.  It was decided that we will read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott over the winter break.  See you Friday.

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS:  Winter Formal is January 31st at 7pm.  Tickets are on sale now!!  $50 with ASB card and $60 without.  Guest passes will only be accepted before the winter break.  Ticket prices go up when we come back from break too!  Paperwork is available outside the ASB office.  Buy your tickets today!!

THEATRE AUDITIONS: Be a part of this year's Shakespeare Festival where Hart District students perform both Shakespeare and modern scenes in a two day festival! Auditions will be Tuesday at 2:15 for those who don't have a 7th period and 3:15 for those who do. All rehearsals take place after school, during lunch, or on weekends. For more info, see Ms. K in the theatre.

HEY JUNIORS AND SENIORS!!!  Can you write an awesome essay about developing a Historic Preservation Plan for your community?? If so, you could receive a $5,000 scholarship to the university of your choice. For more information and to apply, please visit the American Planning Association at www.planning.org/essay Deadline is January 15, 2009.

SPRING SCHEDULES:  You will receive a copy of your tentative spring schedule on Thursday, Dec.11th.  You will be able to see your counselor from Dec. 11th through the 18th, if there are problems with your schedule. There will be no program changes when we return on Jan. 12th!  Ü

SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY:  Remember to come to our dance lessons Thursday, December 11 at 3:00 in room AA-1.

STUDENT TASK FORCE: The Student Task force meets every Thursday in room G-201.

MEETINGS

NHS-There is an NHS meeting TODAY at lunch, in G-105.

Today the ANIME club is meeting in G-220 at lunch...see you there.

SENIORS

SENIORS: Are you planning to attend Cal State Northridge?? Then you could be one of the 30 new freshman eligible for the $3,000 Honors at Entrance program. A minimum weighted GPA of 3.75 is one of the enrollment requirements and you can check out the rest by e mailing the scholarship office at [email protected] Deadline is  December 23, 2008

SENIORS: Would a $20,000 scholarship change your life?? We'd like one of those lives to be a graduating senior from Canyon!! Whether you are going to a community college or a 4-year university, The KFC Colonel's Scholars Program would love to give you cash!! So apply today. www.kfcscholars.org Application available from December 1, 2008 through February 10, 2009