THE DAILY BULLETIN

CANYON HIGH SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

GENERAL

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 IS A MINIMUM DAY

CANYON HIGH SCHOOL

          March 14 – Math

          TESTING WINDOW                8:00 – 11:00 (3 hrs.)

          Period 1                                    10:04 – 11:00

          Brunch                                      11:00 – 11:15

          Period 3                                    11:21 – 12:17

          Lunch                                        12:17 – 12:57

          Period 5                                    1:03 – 1:59

JUNIORS:   If you signed up and paid for the Tier One SAT Prep class starting TODAY, please report to the C-building at 4:00.   Classes will be held in rooms C-5 and C-6.

PROM PAPERWORK is available outside the ASB office.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO JOIN SAFE RIDES:  If you can volunteer one night a month you can save a life.  Come to the training THIS Saturday, March 17th from noon to 5:00 at the City Activity Center - by the Skate Park. Check out all the information on the Safe Rides website  ScvSafeRides.com.  If you are at least 15 years old you can join but Safe Rides really needs more Drivers!

ATTENTION SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS:  If you took the National Spanish Examination and want to complete the Proficiency part of the exam, see Mrs. Seidenkranz or Mrs. Santos ASAP to sign-up.  The final test date will be Wednesday, March 21st, at 7AM.

CANYON WILL BE HOSTING ASVAB next Tuesday, March 20, 2012.  The Test will be given in the B-Lecture Hall starting at 8:00 am. Taking the ASVAB while in high school is the only time students can take the ASVAB as a skills and vocational assessment test. The test is available for sophomores, juniors and seniors, and whether you are looking to find your academic strengths, explore possible future career options or you are interested in exploring the military, this is a great time to take advantage of this free opportunity on our campus. Please sign up in the counseling office. The LAST day to sign up will be this Friday, March 16, 2012.

ROP is currently signing up students for the fall semester.  See Mrs. Gaines in the ROP office for more information.  You may also visit the ROP website at www.HartROP.com. 

FRIDAY IS SANTA CLARITA SHERIFF, STATION 28^TH ANNUAL "ALL SCHOOLS DANCE" at Magic Mountain from 7pm-11pm (Open to Santa Clarita student’s only-grades 8-12 with school I.D.). The park is closed that day but they will have "Batman the ride" and "The Green Lantern" open for unlimited rides. There will be a D.J. and light show as well as great prizes given out. All this for $5.00 per person.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB FOR THE SUMMER that pays $8/hour, have or are over-coming some life obstacles, and are between the ages of 14- 18, perhaps the YES program is for you.  YES stands for the Youth Employment Services.  This program is through the City of Santa Clarita and it is for a student who maybe has an IEP, or financial concerns at home, or has had other challenges they are overcoming.  Applications are due Friday, April 20th, and you may go to www.santa-clarita.com/jobs for an application.  On Wednesday April 25th there is a pre-interview workshop and interviews will be in early May.  Work begins June 11th.  Some applications are available in the Counseling Office.

THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA is looking for mature, enthusiastic teens to fill Part-Time Camp Counselor job opportunities for current seniors (class of 2012) and Counselor-in-Training volunteer opportunities for sophomores and juniors.  See Mrs. Gaines in the ROP office or for more information visit www.santa-clarita.com .

UC BERKELEY is having their annual CAL DAY on April 21st for interested students and their families.  It is free and goes from 9am to 4pm.  Listen to recorded information at 510.642.2294  and view a complete schedule of activities (over 300! guided tours, free family admission to their three museums ~ Lawrence Hall of Science, Hearst Museum of Anthropology, and Berkeley Art Museum ~, see the labs, classrooms, libraries, and residence halls AND you can go hear talks from faculty and student music performances and see student dance performances, or learn Swahili in one 30-minute lesson) available on-line March 29th at calday.berkeley.edu

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS: AP students will receive AP Exam Registration information starting TODAY.  AP Exam registration has started and run will run through March 16th, 1:00 PM.  Students may register before school, brunch or during lunch in the ASB office.  The fee for each test is $87, unless the student participates in the free or reduced lunch program.  Students can see Mrs. Schwamb in the Health Office to learn about this program.  Don’t forget to sign up!!!

NO LATE REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED

MEETINGS

BOOK CLUB meets this Thursday @ lunch in the library. Stop by and check us out! New members are always welcome.

GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance) will meet Thursday, March 15 in A Lecture Hall at Lunch. See you there!

SENIORS

SENIOR STARS:  If you have been accepted to a 4-year college or university and plan on attending that school in the fall, please see Mrs. Hettema in the counseling office.  We will make a star in your honor and place it on the Senior Stars bulletin board outside of the counseling office.  Also, if you have received notice of any scholarships or awards, please let Mrs. Hettema know.

ARE YOU A SENIOR WHO WILL BE ATTENDING A UC UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL?  If so, make sure that you have signed up for the AWPE (the Analytical Writing Placement Exam).   The exam will be given on Saturday, May 12th.  Some UC-bound seniors are exempt and do not need to take this exam if they have ON FILE with the UCs an acceptable score on 1) the SAT, 2)the ACT w/writing test, 3) the AP exam for either AP Lang or AP Lit, or 4) an IB exam (we do not have IB exams at Canyon).  The information you will need is on www.ucop.edu/elwr

INTERESTED IN GOING AWAY FOR COLLEGE BUT DON’T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY?  Butte College is in Oroville (northern California), and it is a great gateway college to many respected universities.  Total annual enrollment and fees are $5,884 compared to about $15,000 for Chico state or San Diego State, or about $37,000 for UCLA or US Berkeley.  Total costs w/ living costs are $16,000.  (the CSUs are about $30,000 and the UCs are over $54,000).  Butte also has over 100 degree and certificate programs.  You can contact Cindy Phelps in the admissions office at [email protected]

SENIORS:  The SCV Association of California School Administrators is offering multiple scholarships ranging from 200 to 500 dollars.  To apply you need to have gone to a school in Santa Clarita for at least seven years (including at least one year of elementary school), have applied to a trade school, community college, or four year college, and have at least a 2.5 GPA.  If you qualify, please pick up an application in the counseling office.  Applications are due back to Mrs. Goller before March 26th.

SENIORS:  Are you planning a career in education?  If you have a GPA of at least 2.5 the SCV Education Foundation has a scholarship for you!  The application must be mailed in by March 16th.  Please come up to the Counseling Office for an application.