Today is Wednesday, March 29, 2017.
GUIDANCE
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-scholarships http://baucemag.com/list-of-undergraduate-scholarships-for women-of-color
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
Tavares Elementary School Scholarship $500.00 scholarship for students that attended TES Deadline April 14th, 2017
Coach Monty Boyd Memorial Scholarship Students must have attended TES,TMS and enrolled at THS Deadline April 14th, 2017 Leesburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Scholarship Amount $1,000.00 Deadline is Monday April 17th, 2017
2017 Lehner Scholarship $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for up to 5 THS Students Deadline is April 7th. Applications are in Guidance.
The Italian American Club of the Plantation at Leesburg Scholarship $1,000 scholarships for students of Italian-American Heritage. Deadline: May 1, 2017
Caribbean-American Association of Lake County $1,000.00 scholarship Deadline April 7th, 2017
Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship for students interested in teaching. Deadline: April 6th, 2017
Edwin Budge Mead Scholarship for students pursuing a degree or certification in a health related field Deadline April 7th, 2017
Linda Kohlmeyer Memorial Scholarship . $1,000.00 scholarship for students interested in a community college, university or trade school. Deadline Thursday.
Charles Robert Furnas Scholarship. $500.00 scholarship for students planning to major in finance/accounting or business. Deadline Thursday.
Lake Soil and Water Conservation District Scholarship.$500.00 scholarship for students majoring in an agricultural field. Deadline April 11, 2017
Scott Strong Scholarship. $2,000.00 scholarship for students with a 2.5 GPA Deadline Thursday. Edmond Amateis Foundation Scholarship. $1,500.00 scholarship per academic year. Deadline Thursday.
Vivint Smart Home $5,000 scholarship for seniors enrolling in a post- secondary institution . Deadline is Saturday. website www.vivint.com/scholarship
• Johnson Scholarship Foundation has 2 scholarship programs Scholarships for children of UPS employees or retirees who live in Florida Deadline April 15th.
Scholarships for students with Disabilities who plan to attend one of the 12 state universities. Application deadline is May 1st Website information is www.jsf.bz
• Sun Trust/ Edgar P. and Nona B. McKinney Charitable Trust Scholarship Scholarship award amounts vary from $1,000 to $5,000 per year. Students will be notified if selected for an interview before April 28th. Deadline is Friday.
• Sun Trust/G.Roxy & Elizabeth C. Martin Charitable Trust Scholarship Scholarship award amounts vary from $1,000 to $5,000 per years. This is a separate application and seniors can apply and qualify for both of the Sun Trust Scholarships. If selected, interviews will be before April 28th. Deadline is March 31, 2017.
• 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 ATHLETICS
Congratulations to Christian Kilfoyle, Kaleb Leafers, and Nikolas Gonzales for making the list to compete at the State Weightlifting Championship Meet! The competition will be Saturday, April 8, at Deland High School.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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.
The Early Learning Coalition of Lake County is hosting a Uniting For Children Early Childhood Conference at LSSC on April 1, 2017. The annual workshop is for early childhood professionals and leaders in the community. Last year, we had over 200 attendees and expect to meet or exceed that this year. We have a need for volunteers to assist our staff with the conference on that day and thought that perhaps that Tavares High School had students who needed community service hours and could assist us on Saturday.
Joanne Brinck Quality Operations Support Specialist Early Learning Coalition of Lake County 1300 Citizens Blvd. Suite 206 Leesburg, Florida 34748 ph 352-315-6695
Word of the Day ethereal Thin Air Word of the Day: If you treat this word as a straightforward adjective derived from ether it all makes sense — even though both words have developed several distinct senses in their long histories. The most frequent meaning of the adjective today is to characterize things that are light, airy, or tenuous — just as ether (as originally conceived) refers to a gas that science has proved not to exist.
On This Day in History
1461 - Edward IV secured his claim to the English thrown by defeating Henry VI’s Lancastrians at the battle of Towdon. 1638 - First permanent European settlement in Delaware was established.
1847 - U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott took possession of the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz.
1848 - Niagara Falls stopped flowing for one day due to an ice jam.
1867 - The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada.
1882 - The Knights of Columbus organization was granted a charter by the State of Connecticut.
1901 - The first federal elections were held in Australia.
1903 - A regular news service began between New York and London on Marconi's wireless.
1906 - In the U.S., 500,000 coal miners walked off the job seeking higher wages.
1913 - The Reichstag announced a raise in taxes in order to finance the new military budget.
1916 - The Italians call off the fifth attack on Isonzo.
1932 - Jack Benny made his radio debut.
1936 - Italy firebombed the Ethiopian city of Harar.
1941 - The British sank five Italian warships off the Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean.
1943 - In the U.S. rationing of meat, butter and cheese began during World War II.
1946 - Fiorella LaGuardia became the director general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Organization.
1946 - Gold Coast became the first British colony to hold an African parliamentary majority.
1951 - The Chinese reject MacArthur's offer for a truce in Korea.
1951 - In the United States, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed in June 19, 1953.
1961 - The 23rd amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment allowed residents of Washington, DC, to vote for president.
1962 - Cuba opened the trial of the Bay of Pigs invaders. 1962 - Jack Paar made his final appearance on the "Tonight" show.
1966 - Leonid Brezhnev became the First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. He denounced the American policy in Vietnam and called it one of aggression.
1967 - France launched its first nuclear submarine.
1971 - Lt. William Calley Jr., of the U.S. Army, was found guilty of the premeditated murder of at least 22 Vietnamese civilians. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial was the result of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968.
1971 - A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. The death sentences were later commuted to live in prison.
1973 - "Hommy," the Puerto Rican version of the rock opera "Tommy," opened in New York City.
1973 - The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.
1974 - Mariner 10, the U.S. space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the planet Mercury. It had been launched on November 3, 1973.
1974 - Eight Ohio National Guardsmen were indicted on charges stemming from the shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. All the guardsmen were later acquitted.
1975 - Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declared that he would reopen the Suez Canal on June 5, 1975.
1979 - The Committee on Assassinations Report issued by U.S. House of Representatives stated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the result of a conspiracy.
1982 - The soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" changed from CBS to NBC.
1983 - Erno Rubik was granted a patent for his Magic Cube. (U.S. Patent 4,378,116)
1986 - A court in Rome acquitted six men in a plot to kill the Pope.
1987 - Hulk Hogan took 11 minutes, 43 seconds to pin Andre the Giant in front of 93,136 at Wrestlemania III fans at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI.
1992 - Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton said "I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again" in reference to when he had experimented with marijuana. 1993 - The South Korean government agreed to pay financial support to women who had been forced to have sex with Japanese troops during World War II.
1993 - Clint Eastwood won his first Oscars. He won them for best film and best director for the film "Unforgiven."
1995 - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a constitutional amendment that would have limited terms to 12 years in the U.S. House and Senate.
1998 - Tennessee won the woman's college basketball championship over Louisiana. Tennessee had set a NCAA record with regular season record or 39-0.
1999 - At least 87 people died in an earthquake in India's Himalayan foothills.
1999 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 10,000 mark for the first time.
2004 - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia became members of NATO.
2010 - In Japan, the Tokyo Skytree tower became the tallest structure in Japan when it reached 1,109 feet.