Today is Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

Students who have not registered for 2017-2018 can come to Coach Cerney’s room any period tomorrow. Teachers, please only sent students during electives. We will have another make-up session next week.

All Juniors and Seniors that have not registered to vote need to bring their drivers’ license, learner’s permit, or State ID card with them on Friday.

2017 Lake County Fair Summary for Tavares FFA Accomplishments

Major Highlights Jodi Clarke-2nd place record book in chickens Alisa Lawson-all three blue ribbons for chickens Abi Lawson-herdsman award for beef breeding and swine, plus 2nd place record book in steers Jace Appleby-herdsman award in steers Chloe DeLeo-2nd place herdsman award in swine CJ Huskey-2nd place record book award in swine PJ Olson-called back for swine showmanship Kaylee Eatmon-called back for swine showmanship Tavares FFA won the Charles E. Norris Sportsman Award in the Beef Breeding, Steer, and Swine Divisions.

Tavares FFA is the first FFA club to have won the award in all 3 divisions in the same year in the history of the award.

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

The baseball program is running a Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser to help 3 local families pay for part of their cancer treatments. You can purchase a Stand Up to Cancer card for $3 to represent someone you know whom has been effected by cancer, or you can simply donate to the cause. See Coach Light or Coach Wisneski during lunch to buy a card or make a donation. If we raise $3,000 then Coach Wisneski will shave his head during lunch one afternoon in the courtyard.

GUIDANCE

Senior checklists will go out on May 1st in 1st period classes. If you are an off campus student, absent or tardy on that date please see Mrs. Paulling in Guidance. Students who are being recognized at the Award Night Ceremony on May 3rd will receive their invitation as well on the 1st. Checklists must be given directly to Mrs. Paulling. Seniors who have been flagged to meet with Mrs. Croker concerning their graduation status can make an appointment to meet the week of the 8th. All checklists must be finalized and completed prior to May 12th. See Mrs. Croker for any questions.

Seniors, Lake Sumter will be here next Wednesday, April 26th, from 8-11 to register for Fall Admission. Passes will go out that morning. If you have not signed up, please see Mrs. Parisoe in Guidance before Friday. You will need your social security number.

Greetings from LSSC!

FAFSA Friday’s are back in full swing for the month of April! Our financial aid professionals will be on hand to help students and their families complete the FAFSA. This service will be available at the Leesburg and South Lake campus locations. Please direct students to the link below to sign up for a time slot (information also available on the LSSC homepage):https://lakesumterstatecollege.wufoo.com/forms/zer3zqd0i91dmf/

Any help you can provide in spreading the word would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and let me know if you have any questions!

Lake Technical College - Scholarship Opportunity

Career in a Year scholarship application for graduating seniors DUE FRIDAY! Up to $1000 – one per high school! For more information see Team Guidance!

Seniors interested in going through the Fire Academy after graduation need to get started now on the enrollment process. Class starts June 6, 2017. Deadline to apply is April 28th.See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance for more information.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Seniors, a reminder that all applications are in the Guidance Office . Each application has instructions on how to complete the applications, where to send the application, deadlines and what type of recommendations you will need. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DUE DATE TO REQUEST LETTERS, TRANSCRIPTS, ETC.

Scholarship resources:

www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarshipshttp://baucemag.com/list-of-undergraduate-scholarships-for women-of-color

Florida A&M University Alumni Association$500.00 scholarships for seniors planning to attend FAMUDeadline is May 1st, 2017. See Mrs Paulling in Guidance

Coast to Coast College Tour is hosting an information session for students and parents on May 15th at 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Orlando at Sea World in Orlando. See Mrs Croker for more details.

The Village Angels Autism Support Group Scholarship.Criteria is for students with Autism or siblings of students with Autism.Deadline for this $1,000.00 Scholarship is May 1st. See Mrs. Paulling In Guidance.

Academic Booster ScholarshipDeadline is today. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance.

Round Lake Elementary PTO ScholarshipDeadline: Friday

Eleanor McGinty Scholarship

$2,000.00 scholarship renewable for 4 years.Students must be available for an interview .Application is due on Monday. See Mrs Paulling in Guidance

Lake Technical College Scholarship Application$1,000.00 scholarship Application is due on Friday. See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance.

Southern Scholarship Foundation offers rent-free scholarship housing for eligible seniors attending FSU, FAMU, UF, FGCU, TCC, Flagler and Sante Fe College.Applications are in Guidance Office or visit http://www.southernscholarship.org

The Italian American Club of the Plantation at Leesburg Scholarship $1,000 scholarships for students of Italian-American Heritage.Deadline: May 1, 2017

Scholarships for students with Disabilities who plan to attend one of the 12 state universities.Application deadline is May 1stWebsite information is www.jsf.bz

• The Criterion Civic Club awards a $1000 scholarship to FIVE Lake County deserving minority students every year. Please see Team Guidance for details.

• Seniors, Please let Mrs. Croker know about your college acceptances and any scholarships you may have been awarded.

CLUBS

There will be a meeting this Thursday during Learning Opportunities for all students interested in being a Student Government or Class Officer next year. Meet in Mr. Carmickle’s room 5-105.

ATHLETICS

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Treadway Elementary’s Annual Bear Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. For more information call: Vanessa King, Assistant Principal352-742-2291 ext. 7911

Lake Sumter State College has an excellent opportunity for students who need Community Service Hours. Volunteer at KIDS COLLEGE’17 this summer. There are two sessions on the Leesburg and Clermont Campus.Contact DeAnna at 352-323-3610 or the Guidance Office for more information.

Word of the Day

acquiesceIf You Say So Word of the Day:Despite its quirky spelling, this Latinate verb has never been out of fashion, owing to the continuing need for people to do it: that is, be quiet and go along with the program. The ancestor of acquiesce also gives us quiet and the closely related quiescent.

On This Day in History

1012 - Aelfheah was murdered by Danes who had been ravaging the south of England. Aelfhear became the 29th Archbishop of Canterbury in 1005.

1539 - Emperor Charles V reached a truce with German Protestants at Frankfurt, Germany.

1587 - English admiral Sir Francis Drake entered Cadiz harbor and sank the Spanish fleet.

1689 - Residents of Boston ousted their governor, Edmond Andros.

1713 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction, which gave women the rights of succession to Hapsburg possessions.

1764 - The English Parliament banned the American colonies from printing paper money.

1770 - Captain James Cook discovered New South Wales, Australia. Cook originally named the land Point Hicks.

1775 - The American Revolution began as fighting broke out at Lexington, MA.

1782 - The Netherlands recognized the new United States.

1794 - Tadeusz Kosciuszko forced the Russians out of Warsaw.

1802 - The Spanish reopened the New Orleans port to American merchants.

1839 - The Kingdom of Belgium was recognized by all the states of Europe when the Treaty of London was signed.

1852 - The California Historical Society was founded.

1861 - Thaddeus S. C. Lowe sailed 900 miles in nine hours in a hot air balloon from Cincinnati, OH, to Unionville, SC.

1861 - The Baltimore riots resulted in four Union soldiers and nine civilians killed.

1861 - U.S. President Lincoln ordered a blockade of Confederate ports.

1892 - The Duryea gasoline buggy was introduced in the U.S. by Charles and Frank Duryea.

1897 - The first annual Boston Marathon was held. It was the first of its type in the U.S.

1927 - In China, Hankow communists declared war on Chaing Kai-shek.

1933 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation that removed the U.S. from the gold standard.

1938 - General Francisco Franco declared victory in the Spanish Civil War.

1939 - Connecticut approved the Bill of Rights for the U.S. Constitution after 148 years.

1943 - The Warsaw Ghetto uprising against Nazi rule began. The Jews were able to fight off the Germans for 28 days.

1951 - General Douglas MacArthur gave his "Old Soldiers" speech before the U.S. Congress after being relieved by U.S. President Truman. In the address General MacArthur said that "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away."

1951 - Shigeki Tanaka won the Boston Marathon. Tanaka had survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, Japan during World War II.

1956 - Actress Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco. The civil ceremony took place on April 18.

1960 - Baseball uniforms began displaying player's names on their backs.

1967 - Surveyor 3 landed on the moon and began sending photos back to the U.S.

1971 - Russia launched the Salyut into orbit around Earth. It was the first space station.

1975 - India launched its first satellite with aid from the USSR.

1977 - Alex Haley received a special Pulitzer Prize for his book "Roots."

1981 - In Davao, Philippines, thirteen people were killed when members of the New People's Army threw hand grenades into the Roman Catholic cathedral during Easter services.

1982 - NASA named Sally Ride to be first woman astronaut.

1982 - NASA named Guion S. Bluford Jr. as the first African-American astronaut.

1982 - The U.S. announced a ban on U.S. tourist and business traval to Cuba. The U.S. charged the Cuban government with subversion in Central America.

1987 - In Phoenix, AZ, skydiver Gregory Robertson went into a 200-mph free-fall to save an unconscious colleague 3,500 feet from the ground.

1987 - The last California condor known to be in the wild was captured and placed in a breeding program at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

1989 - A gun turret exploded aboard the USS Iowa. 47 sailors were killed.

1989 - In El Salvador, Attorney General Alvadora was killed by a car bomb.

1993 - The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, TX, burned to the ground. It was the end of a 51-day standoff between the cult and U.S. federal agents. 86 people were killed including 17 children. Nine of the Branch Davidians escaped the fire.

1994 - A Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million to Rodney King for violation of his civil rights.

1995 - The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, was destroyed by a bomb. It was the worst bombing on U.S. territory. 168 people were killed including 19 children, and 500 were injured. Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing on June 2, 1997.

1998 - Wang Dan, a leader of 1989 Tienanmen Square pro democracy protests, was freed by the Chinese government.

2000 - The Oklahoma City National Memorial was dedicated on the fifth anniversary of the bombing in Oklahoma that killed 168 people.

2000 - Letters written by Greta Garbo were put on exhibit. The letters were made public ten years after Garbo's death.

2000 - In the Philippines, Air Philippines GAP 541 crashed while preparing to land. 131 people were killed.

2002 - The USS Cole was relaunched. In Yemen, 17 sailors were killed when the ship was attacked by terrorists on October 12, 2000. The attack was blamed on Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.