THE DAILY BULLETIN
CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013
GENERAL
PROM IS APRIL 20TICKETS ARE ON SALE!! $235 per couple Flat Rate—only until Friday, March 29!! Paperwork must be filled out in full. Be ready to sign up for your Promenade room when you buy your tickets. If you want to be in a room with your friends, sign up with them! GUEST slips are due BEFORE SPRING BREAK!!!!. Buy your tickets NOW---THE PRICE GOES UP AFTER SPRING BREAK!
GO TO CHIPOTLE!! Support the Swim Team and Eat a Burrito from Chipotle.
Wednesday March 27th 4-10 -- 50% of the Proceeds will go to the Team
Link to Flyer http://hartdistrict.org/canyon/swim/2013/March%2027th%20-%20Chipotle.pdf
MR. MILASICH will be on the grass steps this Wednesday during both first and second brunch with a solar telescope. You are very invited to join us and safely take a look at the sun!
SPRING ACADEMIC CEREMONY: Did you earn a 3.5 GPA last fall? If so, you should’ve received an invitation to the Spring Academic Banquet Ceremony. This year, the ceremony will be Wednesday April 24 at 6 pm. During the ceremony, the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society will also be presenting awards. In addition, this is also the time when Golden Spur Awards will be given to students who were nominated by their teachers. If you’ve received an invitation, please don’t forget to RSVP. Also, if you are planning to purchase dinner that night, please don’t forget to get your money into the ASB office ASAP.
HEY COWBOYS, do you have some loose change around your house or in your pocket? Then donate your loose change to our CSF drive for Habitat for Humanity to raise money to build homes for low-income and military veteran families. Please help out as much as you can!
THE MATH CLUB has sponsored a contest that will run till Friday. The question can be found in the library. Anybody who answers the question correctly will have a chance to win a free Cold Stone ice cream.
HEY COWBOYS! Start off your spring break with an awesome movie night! Yes I can will be hosting a Movie Night on Friday, March 29th in the A-Lecture Hall at 5:00PM. There is no entry fee, but we will be selling food and drinks inside. So come on out and help support Yes I Can, raise funds for Summer Meltdown, and celebrate the start of Spring Break. See you all there!
ARE YOU A RESPONSIBLE, ORGANIZED DEDICATED STUDENT WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE? Do you like to help others in their classes? Are you a strong math, English and/or science students? Ask your counselor about becoming a REACH tutor, and earn a letter grade for your services! If you have any questions, see Mrs. Hanks in C7 as soon as possible, so you can earn your spot as a REACH peer tutor (looks great on college applications, and is great experience for future educators)
ATTENTION ALL PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS: Make-up opportunities for absences, nondresses, medical excuses, or parent notes will occur every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 7:30 am. Meet out on the track at 7:30 am. If no student’s show by 7:35, then the opportunity to make things up is over. We start the make ups at exactly 730 to allow for enough time to complete the make-up.
ARE YOU UP TO THE YEARBOOK CHALLENGE? We are looking for next year's best writers, photographers, designers, and reporters to make the 2014 book the best it can be. If you are going to be a sophomore or junior and are a hard worker, then pick up an application to the 2014 yearbook staff. Applications are available in the counseling office or from Mr. McCann in the T building.
NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR - Thursday, April 25, 9am to noon and 6-9pm in the Pasadena Convention Center. THIS IS YOUR GREAT OPPORTUNITY to learn about colleges! 300 Colleges attend this event! You can meet college reps, go to the Resource Center to get help to choose a major, how to get financial aid, or attend Workshops - 7 available! Want to watch a video about how a college fair works? Go to www.nacacnet.org/ncfstudent to register for the fair or watch the video. This event it FREE to students and their parents!
INTERESTED IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS? Colleges with the PVA have college fairs too! Learn more at www.gotomypvafair.com
UCLA's Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures and UCLA's Study of Religion IDP are offering exciting courses for high school students. These units can to be transferred to any university and ALL of their language courses fulfill ONE YEAR of the language requirement for most high schools and colleges. Language choices include Arabic, Hebrew, and Intermediate Arabic. 3 Culture and 4 Study of Religion Course are available. Summer session A is June 24th - August 2nd. To sign up or for more info go to www.summer.ucla.edu
INTERESTED IN SPECIAL EFFECTS? Gnomon School of Visual Effects has three different opportunities for high school students, Students can choose from one-week summer programs in June, weekend workshops: drawing for the entertainment industry, digital painting, character sculpture, digital sculpture, and 3-D animation, games, and visual effects, or from more than 55 10-week interactive on-line classes in 14 categories covering software courses available: Maya, 3D Studio Max, Houdini, ZBrush, BodyPaint, Photoshop, Nuke, After Effects, Cinema 4D, MARI, Motion Builder, Unreal, V-ray, mental ray, Fume FX, and Python. Look at website gnomonschool.com or contact Jason Mendoza at 323.466.6663 or [email protected]
DO YOU ENJOY designing, writing, math, physics, construction, and art? If the answer is yes, you might want to learn more about careers in the Engineering and Design Industry! Join us in the library at lunch on March 28th to hear about some opportunities available through COC to prepare for a career in Engineering and Design. Stop by the library to check out the architectural models on display. Program attendees may have the opportunity to earn extra credit for attending. (The library tables will be closed at lunch on the 28th for the presentation; be sure to make other study plans that day.)
MEETINGS
HEY AMERICAN RED CROSS MEMBERS! There will be a meeting Tuesday, March 26th at lunch in room G204. New members welcomed. See you there!
HEY KEY CLUBBERS!! We are having out next General Meeting Wednesday, March 27 in Q Theater. Attendance will be taken –make sure to attend.
Please plan on attending the next GSA( Gay/Straight Alliance) Club meeting Thursday, March 28 in Room C-1 during lunch. All members should plan on attending because yearbook club photos will be taken at the meeting!
Atención The LATIN DANCE CLUB will be offering Latin dance lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week in room D-5. Come and join us Tuesday for Bachata, Wednesday for Banda/Folklórico and Thursday for Cumbia/Merengue. Everyone is welcome to attend the three sessions, hope to see you there.
ATTENTION NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS: There is a meeting on Thursday, March 28th at lunch in room AA-4. See you there!
THE ROLEPLAYING CLUB will meet at room K4 this Friday the 29th from 3-7 in order to play the pathfinder roleplaying game. New players are welcome.
BIBLE CLUB--Come to the Bible Club on Thursday at lunch in the choir room. Get some food and enjoy some time with other students. Everyone is welcome.
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.
SENIORS:
Your Graduation Announcement orders are here!
Jostens will be on campus “ONE DAY ONLY” to deliver your graduation announcement order. Please pick up your order on:
Thursday, March 28th
During Brunches and Lunch
On the Outdoor Stage
If you have a balance due it must be paid on this day……“CASH ONLY” will be accepted. Please be on time to avoid shipping fees!
**If you still need to order Cap & Gown or other Graduation memorabilia visit www.jostens.com to place your order or pick up a form from the ASB office and see Jostens on this day! Time is running out!!! SEE YOU THERE!!
Summer Programs for 2013
IN CALIFORNIA
· UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, embaRC Summer Design Academy, for architecture and urban design, College of Environmental Design, July 8- August 2, 510.642.4943 or e-mail Erica [email protected] or 510.643.1188
· UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, for 75 rising seniors, Cal Summer Experience- June 23-25, 2013 is a college prep program scheduled for three days and two nights stay, admissions sessions, lectures, personal statement writing workshops, application filing assistance, transcript evaluations, and a campus tour!
http://admissions.berkeley.edu/calsummerexperience due by April 2, 2013, questions? [email protected]
· UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, has 5 programs, including Early Start, Academic Enrichment, and Research Mentorship Program ( earn up to 8 UC credits and participate in graduate level research), look on-line or call 805. 893.2315
· Stanford, High School Summer College, an academically selective program, eight-weeks, academic, social, and intellectual opportunities not found in a high school classroom, choose from 125 courses offered in more than 30 Stanford departments, earn Stanford college credit, attend speaking events with Stanford faculty, such as Nobel Laureate in Physics, Douglas Osheroff, apply online or call 650.725.7250
· UCLA, Los Angeles, California, 2-week summer program, UCLA Design Media Arts Summer Institute, 310.267.4907 http://dam.ucla.edu/SummerInstitute/2013/
· Columbia College, Hollywood/Tarzana, California, Filmmaking Workshop (this is a film and television school), 4 weeks, July 8 – August 3, www.columbiacollege.edu or 800.785.0585 [email protected]
· Summer Discovery pre-college enrichment programs, you can attend programs @ UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of Michigan, Emerson College in Boston, Shanghai China, or London England, Florence Italy, or Spain, etc. www.summerdiscovery.com/ or 516.621.3939
· Institute for Educational Advancement, South Pasadena, California, This is a program for gifted youth, past internships include Art Center College of Design, California Institute of Technology, Children’s Hospital of LA, San Diego Natural History Museum, USC, and more. It is a pre-college Apprenticeship Program, 626.403.8900 www.educationaladvancement.org
· Otis College of Art and Design, LA, California, Summer of Art summer program, intensive four-week, pre college program for students who want to study at an art and design, July 1-26, www.otis.edu/soa, or 800.527.6847
· CIP, Long Beach, California, for students with Asperger’s, ADHD, and LD, spend 2 weeks on a college campus learning social, career, and life skills, www.cipsummer.com or call 877.know.cip
OUT OF STATE
· Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, July 8- August 2, for Art, Design, Architecture, or Creative Writing, www.pratt.edu/precollege, 718.636.3453
· Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island – Brown Leadership Institute, for global awareness and socially responsible Leadership www.brown.edu/summer
· New York University – Pre-college and high school program, July 8th – August 17th, www.nyu.edu/precollege, or call 212.998.2292, scholarship deadline: April 1, 2013
· Cornell University Summer College, Ithaca, New York, get a head start on college by earning an average of 3-6 college credits, about 30 course choices, from business to veterinary science, programs run for three to six weeks, www.summercollege.cornell.edu, or 607.255.6203
· Cook Honors College at Indiana University in Pennsylvania, Summer Honors Program, 16 academic courses to choose from, July 7th – July 20th, 2013, www.iup.edu/honors/summer or call 800.487.9122 or e-mail [email protected]
· Northfield Mount Vernon, Mass., for credit and enrichment classes, June 29 – August 3, 2013, call 413.498.3290, www.nmhschool.org
· Marist College in New York (on the Hudson) or in Florence, Italy, Pre-college program, July 14 - July 27, 2013, call 845.575.3226, www.marist.edu/precollege
· Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Co., Pre-college Program, three time blocks to choose from, http://www.ColoradoCollege.edu/precollege
· Barnard College/Columbia University, New York City, Pre-college programs in dance, women entrepreneurs, science, or young women’s leadership, www.barnard.edu/summer or contact [email protected] or 212.854.8866
· Boston University, Boston, Mass., Summer Term High School Programs, you can enroll in undergraduate classes for college credit, pursue in-depth research, or choose a one or two-week seminar, deadline for application depends on which program, http://bu.edu/summer/highschool-programs/ or (617) 353-1378
· Washington University in St. Louis, High School Summer Scholars Program, five-week program that lets you choose college courses from a variety of academic disciplines- Earn up to seven units of college credit, Session A: June 9- July 13, Session B: July 14- August 16, http://summerexperiences.wustl.edu, or call toll free (866) 209-0691
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