Daily Bulletin - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
"The Focus At Hilltop Is Academics"
www.hilltoplancers.org
Daily Bulletin #163 Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Breakfast: Pizza Bagel
Lunch: Beef Enchiladas CONGRATULATIONS!!! To Berenice Vazquez, Hilltop’s LANCER OF THE DAY
Today’s Bell Schedule: Regular Bell Schedule
STUDENT SECTION
SCHOOL WISDOM OF THE DAY: What kind of grades SHOULD a person earn who seldom takes any interest in school? (Radford)
ATTENTION SENIORS: Would you like to sing the national anthem at graduation? Auditions will be held TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 28th in room 903. Be prepared to sing. (Hansen)
2008/2009 AP ART HISTORY STUDENTS: There will be a mandatory summer assignment meeting on TOMORROW Wednesday, May 28th in Room 409 at 1:10. Be there (Nascimiento)
2008/2009 AP WORLD HISTORY STUDENTS: There will be a mandatory summer assignment meeting on Thursday, May 29th in Room 409 at 1:10. Be there (Nascimiento)
ATTENTION ALL BOYS TENNIS PLAYERS: There will be a brief meeting at the beginning of lunch on TODAY, May 27th in Room 804 regarding your banquet. (Gentry)
2008/2009 AP students: Sophomores who plan to take AP Language and Comp next year: There is a MANDATORY lunchtime meeting in room 1207 on Thursday, June 5 to discuss the summer assignment.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: The deadline to turn in your summer school applications is Friday, May 30th. Don’t miss out! (K. Treat)
ATTENTION SENIORS: "Attn CSF Seniors: CSF Dinner Wednesday May 28th @ 6:00 PM in HTH Cafeteria". You need to be there to receive your Certificate and Pin and Tassel. (Kaine)
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JUNIORS and SENIORS: Do you have an interest in art, animation, fashion, graphic design, photography, interior design,or motion pictures? If you answered YES-plan to attend a presentation by the Academy of Art University-San Francisco. It will be held on Friday, May 30th in the library at 1:00 pm. Sign up in the Counseling Center. (Di Stefano)
SENIORS: One last scholarship. Bomberos de San Diego is offering a scholarship for a senior who has been accepted into a 4 year college/university. Must have a 3.0 or higher. And must be financial need. Pick an application up in the counseling center.
SENIOR MEN: If you will be attending UC Berkeley in the fall, apply for the Charlie Cords Memorial Scholarship. It is worth $2000. http://ducalifornia.org/scholarships
ALL GRADES: Two more scholarships. Apply on line. Both have the same website: http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx Both scholarships involve writing a simple 250 word essay. The 2008 Do-Over Scholarship is worth $1000. The topic is "If you were given one 'do-over’, would you: (a) use it for yourself; (b) give it to another person; or (c) choose not to use it?" The Education Matters $5K Scholarship is worth $5000 and the topic is "What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?"
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FACULTY SECTION
PLC TIDBIT OF THE DAY: A group’s degree of frustration is a level that changes in response to the changing surrounding pressures; a school’s budget is a level that changes in response to changing state funding policies; a school’s average test scores are at a level that changes with the focus on result-oriented school improvement and staff development. Feedback loops can be developed in multiple layers to describe a systems interactions, and thereby better understand a pattern of events. (Radford)
WASC STUDENT SURVEY: The following English teachers need to report to the library or Room 302 (computer lab) at the start of period 2 so that students can participate in the categorical needs assessment survey:
Figueroa-Nido, please report to the Library
Roper, please report to room 302