THE DAILY BULLETIN
CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012
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GENERAL
DRESS CODE VIOLATION: Have you been recently asked to change your shirt due to a dress code violation? Did Canyon Administration give you a Canyon t-shirt to wear for the day? If so, please remember to wash and return the Canyon t-shirt to the Student Responsibility Center (SRC) to get your original shirt back. You have 10 days to return for the Canyon t-shirt and pick up your original shirt. Canyon High School is not responsible for articles of clothing left in the SRC after 10 days.
READY FOR A NIGHT OF COMEDY? VARSITY IMPROV SHOW TODAY, October 12th at 6PM in the Q-Theatre. Tickets are $5 or $3 with an ASB card.
DODGE BALL STARTS TUESDAY! Dodge, Dive, Duck, Dodge!!! Dodgeball teams get your arms warmed up, and report to the gym at lunch on Tuesday, October 16th! Our Dodge ball tournament is on!!
OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM WITH THE BAND IN COMPETITIVE PARADES!! We are looking for 6 girls to perform in front of the band with the C A N Y O N letters at our competitions. Dance experience could be helpful, but not required. If interested, you need to have an open 1st period. Please come to the band room Q6 this Friday at lunch. If you have questions, ask Mrs. Palmer.
TEEN READ WEEK is Oct 15th-19th. The theme this year is It Came From the Library: Dare to Read for the Fun of It! To celebrate, we are hosting our own Mr. Smith on Tuesday, Oct. 16th. He'll be talking in the library at lunch about the writing process, the power of words, and his new novel Passenger. If you've read any of his novels Ghost Medicine, In the Path of Falling Objects, Marbury Lens, or Stick, you know that Mr. Smith writes great stories. You can attend his talk in the library at lunch if you get a ticket from your English teacher. Remember this is a ticketed event! You'll have to have a ticket to attend, and you can get yours from your English teacher. See you in the library, IF YOU DARE!
By the way-the library will only be open to ticket holders @ lunch Oct. 16th for this event.
PSAT PRACTICE TEST BOOKLETS: If you signed up for the test and have not picked up your PSAT practice test booklet, please come to the Counseling Office during brunch or lunch to pick one up. The test will be given on Wednesday, October 17 at 8:00 am.
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION (CHSPE): The California High School Proficiency Examination will be administered on Oct. 20, 2012. The emergency registration deadline is Oct. 16, 2012 and costs $160.00. This exam is for students interested in an alternative to graduating from high school so they could move ahead to higher education or prepare for a career. You can earn the legal equivalent of a high school diploma by proving your proficiency in basic skills though the CHSPE exam. You must be 16-years old, or, if 15, must be in your last semester of 10th grade. See Mrs. Hettema in the Counseling Office for an application or apply online at www.chspe.net.
LIBRARY BOOKS: Have you checked the due date of your library book? You can find it inside the front cover. Remember to return or renew your books on time and avoid annoying fines that start to add up quickly. The book drop is located inside the library at the circulation desk.
STUDENTS, are you thinking about attending COC or other community college when you graduate? The Canyon Counseling department has created an important informational meeting for you. Counselors from COC will be coming to discuss programs that will help you! The meeting will be on Thursday, October 18th at 7 pm in the A-lecture hall. This meeting is open to ALL grade levels. If you would like to come, please see Mrs. Goller in the counseling office to sign up.
SIGN UPS FOR SPRING 2013 ROP CAREER CLASSES has now started. See Mrs. Gaines in the ROP office for more information or to sign up for a class. You can also find a list of classes and course catalog on the ROP website at www.HartROP.com ( http://www.hartrop.com/ ).
THE ROP CAREER INTERNSHIP CLASS is accepting applications for second quarter of this Fall semester. Students work at their internship site for 4-8 hours a week while attending class one hour a week. Internships may be available in a variety of industries including: Accounting, Automotive, Chemistry, Chiropractic, Computer Programming, Culinary, Golf Facility Management, Graphic Design, Legal, Marketing, Engineering, Physical Therapy, and Teaching.
Students must be 16 or older to take the class and have good grades and citizenship. The class takes places outside of school hours and students need to provide their own transportation. Register for the class with the ROP Specialist at your school. Applications are due by October 12.
COLLEGE 2 CAREER DAY: College of the Canyons is hosting a College to Career Day on their Valencia campus on Saturday, October 13, from 9am until 1 pm. Go to the Dianne G. Van Hook University Center. Admission is free. Discussions about career opportunities in hot industries, community college programs and transfers, and hands-on demonstrations will be part of the program offered that day. See Loida Sanchez, Career Coach, in our counseling office for more information or check the COC website at www.canyons.edu.
CLASS RING ORDER: JUNIORS! It’s time for your class to order their class rings. Your class ring will rank high in the commemoratives of your 2014 High School Graduation.
YOUR JOSTENS REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE ON CAMPUS FOR YOUR CLASS RING ORDER ON:
N-Z Friday, Oct. 12th
During Brunches and Lunch
On the Outdoor Stage
Ordering information is available in the ASB Office NOW!! OR visit www.jostens.com for an online catalog to DESIGN, VIEW, and PRINT your order form! Bring your internet order form and $25 deposit! EVERY student ordering on these order days will receive a FREE 2014 Hoodie!!
We will personally size every student’s finger at the order table!! See you there!!
MEETINGS
FCA CLUB: FCA Meeting is TODAY at lunch in room G-206. Come and meet new people. There will be food and fun!
CHECKMATES CHESS CLUB and other board games will meet Friday at lunch in G-117. Bring your lunch and compete in games of skill and strategy. If you do not know how to play chess we can teach you. Questions, see Mr. Clark in G-117.
OPERATION US: Our training day is this Friday (October 12th). We will be meeting at the front of the school at 8:15 AM. If you are a returning member please wear your Operation US t-shirt. See you soon!
SENIORS
Each year some colleges have Open Houses or Preview Days where you can come and visit the campus and participate in a variety of events and also learn about their programs.
Of the 23 CSUs, these are the 11 that are having events:
Chico State Oct. 20th
Dominguez Hills Oct. 20th
East Bay Oct. 20th
Humboldt Oct. 19th
Maritime Academy Nov. 10th
Monterey Bay Oct. 13th
Cal Poly Pomona Oct. 20th
Sacramento Oct. 13th
San Bernardino Oct. 27th
San Luis Obispo Oct. 12th (Agriculture Preview Day)
Stanislaus Oct. 13th
AND
UC Merced Oct. 13th (10 am to 2pm)
Loyola Marymount U. Oct. 28th (10 am to 4:30pm) to rsvp go to www.lmu.edu/openhouse
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