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Today is Thursday, October 12, 2017

 Mrs. Micken’s AP Art Students will have a display at the Mt. Dora Center for the Arts on Friday from 5-9 p.m. All are invited.

GUIDANCE

 College Board has announced Free November SAT Registration and CSS Profile Fee Waiver for Hurricane Impacted Students. Information is in Guidance.

 Students who were scheduled to take the ACT on September 9th should check their messages on their ACT account for the rescheduled date. Each test center has chosen a diferent date. If you do not have an email please call ACT at 319-337-1270.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Florida Credit Union is offering two scholarships for graduating seniors. Parents and or students must be a member of the Florida Credit Union. -Servin-Ellis Scholarship Fund /Deadline is 2/9/18 -Dr. John C.Rawls Scholarship Fund/ Deadline is 2/9/18 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ACTIVITIES 2018

*On-Site College Visits during both Lunches in the Administrative Conference Room in Building 1 Friday - Florida State University October 24th - Lake Tech College October 26th - Lake Sumter State College October 31st - Ringling College of Arts and Design *State Grant and Scholarship Application /FFAA in the Dog House Mr. Rackley’s Econ Students.. November 6th Mr. Hawkins’ Econ Students..November 9th Mr. Witsman’s Econ Students..November 10th Off Campus seniors can attend any of these sessions. LSSC FALL REGISTRATION November 2nd 9 a.m *Mark your calendar: NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR OCTOBER 15TH IN ORLANDO www.nacacfairs.org

Financial Aid Night Nov 9th 6 p.m. THS Auditorium Revised 9/21/17 . See Mrs. Croker in Guidance for more information

 UF has extended their application deadline to November 15th.

 Congratulations to the following students who were elected as FBLA officers:

President : Meghan Santos Vice-President : Ge’naya Berry-Hughes Secretary: Shea Dwyer Treasurer: Jovan Valentin

ATHLETICS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Central Florida Dreamplex is seeking current freshman, sophomore, and junior level high school students for its StarGazers volunteer program. The Dreamplex is a fitness and recreation center for children and adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Only 15-20 volunteers will be chosen to be StarGazers, and the program will span one year (January-December, 2018) and result in at least 100 community service hours for each participant. First aid, CPR, and other training will be provided at no cost. The ideal candidate will be an individual who loves to work with children and is interested in therapeutic services, special education, or other related fields as a career choice. Those chosen to be StarGazers will assist with Dreamplex sports and recreational programs, and will have the opportunity to shadow physical, speech, and occupational therapists. Completed applications may be submitted by email to [email protected] or dropped off at the Dreamplex, located in the Clermont Hillside Terrace complex (same building as Graffiti Junktion) Applications are due by November 6th.

Word of the Day integrity All-in-One Word of the Day: The handful of words closely related to integrity in English — integer, integrate, integral, and entirety — don't exactly suggest what integrity means, but they all contain the idea of something whole, complete and undivided. That's pretty much what a person's integrity has to be, if it's still going to get that name.

On This Day in History

1492 - Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas. He believed that he had found Asia while attempting to find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain.

1792 - The first monument honoring Christopher Columbus was dedicated in Baltimore, MD.

1810 - Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The royalty invited the public to attend the event which became an annual celebration that later became known as Oktoberfest.

1892 - In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Columbus landing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in public schools.

1895 - In Newport, RI, the first amateur golf tournament was held. 1915 - Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt criticized U.S. citizens who identified themselves by dual nationalities.

1920 - Construction of the Holland Tunnel began. It opened on November 13, 1927. The tunnel links Jersey City, NJ and New York City, NY.

1933 - The U.S. Department of Justice acquired Alcatraz Island from the U.S. Army.

1937 - "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons" debuted on radio.

1938 - Production began on "The Wizard of Oz."

1942 - During World War II, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens.

1945 - Private First Class Desmond T. Doss was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor for outstanding bravery as a medical corpsman. He was the first conscientious objector in American history to win the award.

1960 - Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded a shoe on his desk during a dispute at a U.N. General Assembly.

1961 - The first video memoirs by a U.S. president were made. Walter Cronkite interviewed Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1964 - The Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1 into orbit around the Earth. It was the first space flight to have a multi-person crew and the first flight to be performed without space suits.

1972 - During the Vietnam War, a racial brawl broke out aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. Nearly 50 sailors were injured.

1976 - China announced that Hua Guo-feng was named to succeed the late Mao Tse-tung as chairman of the Communist Party.

1988 - Federal prosecutors announced that the Sundstrand Corp. would pay $115 million dollars to settle with the Pentagon for overbilling airplane parts over a five-year period.

1989 - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a statutory federal ban on the destruction of the American flag.

1993 - The play "Mixed Emotions" opened at the John Golden Theatre.

1994 - Haitian military leader Raoul Cedras was granted political asylum by Panama. 1994 - The Magellan space probe ended its four-year mission to Venus for the purpose of mapping.

1997 - The St. Francis Basilica and 15th-century bell tower above Foligno city hall in Italy were damaged by 3 earthquakes.

1998 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Online Copyright Bill.

1999 - Rob Reiner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1999 - In Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup that toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Supreme Court ruled that the coup was legal but insisted that a civilian government be restored within three years.

2001 - A special episode of America's Most Wanted was aired that focused on 22 wanted terrorists. The show was specifically requested by U.S. President George W. Bush.

2006 - The Dow Jones industrial average advanced over 11,900 for the first time.

2015 - It was announced that Dell was buying EMC for around $67 billion.