‘Timber Creek Times’ March 2019 s.” Published Four Times Per Year 19 ent Orange County Public Schools 0 tud Pr 2 l S inc PO Box 271 h Al ipa c or l Orlando, FL 32828 r s f ’s a es N Issue # 2 M cc o Su t . e e ur 2 ns E e l u il s W Each year, during the second semester schools experience an increase in s e I W er absences and late arrivals, and a gradual decline in academic performance. So . th e g prevalent is this trend, it has been referred to as the “Second Semester Slide.” 17 o T “ e : Absences and tardiness are two of the reasons that grades decline. Please be vigilant n m io s in making sure your student attends school every day and arrives on time. u i l V s o ’ k Please also encourage students to take advantage of the tutoring opportunities on campus. V e e r C Our teacher tutoring schedule can be found on our website at https://timbercreekhs.ocps.

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Partners in Education Andria Holub Arthur Murray Ashira Photography LLC Avalon All Star Cuts Avalon Pockets Timber Creek High School Bahama Breeze Athletic Boosters California Pizza Kitchen Caribe Blu It’s a busy time of year for athletics at TCHS. Do you have your Centra Care-Florida Hospital booster membership? We have Spring Memberships available, Central Florida Language Academy CFE Federal Credit Union get yours today! $150 for Spring Membership – allows entire Charles Rutenberg Realty family to attend TC Sporting events on campus/home games. China Chef Classic Rock School of Music Thanks to everyone who came out for our Spring Sports Kickoff. It Comfort Suites was a huge success! It was great seeing all the spring sports represented Domino’s Pizza and the community coming out to support them. Appreciate BBQ50 East Orlando Deals providing the catering, and SGA for handling the serving. #GoWolves, Elite Boxing Elite Floral #Community, #Family Gateway Mortgage Group Do you play golf? Do you have a business that you would like to market Gator’s Dockside of Waterford Lakes to TCHS families and the community? Do you have a student athlete? Then Great Clips of Avalon Park Horace Mann Insurance join us for the 14th Annual Timber Creek Golf Tournament on Saturday, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice May 11th at Stoneybrook East Golf Course. We are looking for foursomes (just Jets Pizza $320 per team), auction items, sponsors and volunteers. This is an easy way to JUSTUS Barber Shop Keiser University help our booster club raise money to support our athletic programs and student Kings athletes. We need your help in making this event a success. Kona Ice Orlando For information on spring memberships, the golf tournament and more booster Mulberry Street Pizzeria Orlando Solar Bears happenings visit www.timbercreekathletics.com or www.tchsathletics.org Panda Express We are also looking for volunteers for the rest of this school year, the summer Papa John’s Pizza Planet Smoothie and next year to help with several exciting initiatives we have going on. This is Platinum Signs and Design a great time to be a part of the boosters. Re/Max Innovation Sheila D. Williams, Ph.D Make sure to follow us on Facebook (TimberCreekAthletics) and Twitter (@ So Sweet Boutique TC_Athletics) to stay updated on what is happening. The Princeton Review Thank you in advance and we look forward to seeing you at TC Athletic Events Tijuana Flats of Avalon Waterford Lakes Martial Arts this Spring! Women’s Family Law Firm Marc Grabenhorst Universal Technical Ins. Timber President, TCHS Booster club

Dean H. Whitman, DMD Pablo Martinez, DMD Don E. Tillery, Jr., DMD Avery D. Goldberg, DDS Aaron L. Campbell, DMD 407-629-4444 Creek Times oofs.net 3 Vision Statement Timber Creek High School is leading the pack by education and elevating students to higher achievement in a safe, state of the art learning environment supported by staff, parents and community members. Our focus is to enable each student INFORMATION FOR SENIORS to engage in a rigorous, relevant and real-world • Graduation 2019 will be on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 2pm learning experience. at Amway Arena. • Prom will be on Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 7:30-12 at the Hilton Orlando. Please check our school’s website for new information: timbercreekhs.ocps.net. • Class of 2019 Senior Class Sponsors (Graduation) Samantha Bell Mitchell Bell [email protected] [email protected] Room 522 Room 515 • Junior Class Sponsors (in charge of Prom) Rachel Brosseau Trevor Brosseau [email protected] [email protected] Room 430 Room 545 • SGA Sponsors (in charge of Homecoming activities & Senior Handprint Wall) Dawn Feeney Jessica Francis [email protected] [email protected] Room 553 Room 631 Sign up for senior class text reminders! Text @tchssr2019 to 81010. When prompted, reply with your first and last name. We cannot see your phone numbers, only names. Please use your actual name r and not a nickname. Timbe Creek Times Creek 4

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Spring Testing Schedule Dates Test Who’s Testing Mar 6 SAT School Day All 11th grade April 2 FSA ELA Writing portion ALL 9th and 10th graders Apr 25, 26, 29 CFEs SENIORS All seniors in CFE courses May 1-2 FSA ELA Reading Sessions (2 day test) All 9th and 10th graders May 6-17 AP Testing Students enrolled in AP classes (schedule below) May 8-9 FSA Alg 1 and Geo (2 day test) All students enrolled in Alg 1 or Geo May 15 Biology EOC All students enrolled in Bio May 16 US History EOC All students enrolled in US History May 20-23 (tentative) CFE All courses requiring CFE May 24 CFE Makeups Students absent for CFE AP Test Schedule Morning 8 AM Afternoon 12 PM Afternoon 2 PM May 6 AP US Government AP Chinese Language and Culture AP Environmental May 7 AP Seminar AP Phyics 1: Alg based AP Spanish Language and Culture May 8 AP Eng Literature and Composition AP European History May 9 AP Chemistry AP German Language and Culture AP Psychology May 10 AP US History AP Computer Science Principles AP Physics 2: Algebra Based May 13 AP Biology AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism May 14 AP Calculus AB AP Art History AP Calculus BC AP Human Geography May 15 AP Eng Language and Composition AP Macroeconomics May 16 AP Comparative Government and Politics AP Statistics AP World History May 17 AP Music Theory AP Computer Science A AP Microeconomics

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Attention all 12th Graders: qq As part of qualifying for Bright Futures Scholarship, seniors (Grade 12) must submit their community service hours and take the appropriate tests (SAT or ACT). Please visit the Bright Futures scholarship website for more information: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/. Please note: Community service hours must be pre-approved by the student’s counselor prior to completing the community service hours. qq Senior should complete all on-line classes by April 30th or sooner. qq Seniors who have applied and been accepted to a college(s) need to add their college(s) information into Naviance, under the “Colleges” tab. (The Naviance App can be accessed through the student’s Launchpad). qq As seniors begin to receive scholarships from colleges or outside organizations, they need to add the scholarship information into Naviance. qq Do you have questions or need help with Naviance? Please see Colleen Hemann in the College and Career Center in guidance or email her at colleen. [email protected] Students in Grades 9th through 11th qq School wide registration for the 2019-2020 school year has begun and will continue until March 1st. Registration is scheduled through English teachers. Any student who does not have an English teacher can schedule a registration appointment with their counselor by visiting the guidance department (or sending theirTimbe counselor an email). r

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