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H O M E O F T H E B U C C A N E E R S
Volume 9, Issue 4 ghs.pasco.k12.fl.us April 2011
5355 School Road
New Port Richey, FL 34652Phone: 727-774-3300
FAX: 727-774-3391Principal:
Dr. Steve Knobl
An International Baccalaureate High School
GULF HIGH GAZETTE
A n c h o r e d i n E x c e l l e n c e , U n i t e d i n P r i d e
Ahoy, Buccaneers!
As we sail toward the end of 4th quarter, I want to encourage all of our students to stay focused and mo;vated as they work to the best of their abili;es in comple;ng their courses for the 2010-‐2011 school year. We have concluded our FCAT tes;ng, and we are now embarking on a busy May schedule of tes;ng. CORE tes;ng in math and science, AP and IB exams, end of course exams, and semester exams will all be administered in May. We received some incredible news this month from the Navy. Our NJROTC Unit has "three-‐peated!" We are the Na;onal Academic Champions for a 3rd straight year. We are so proud of our Unit! Also, many of our seniors are repor;ng to us
about their college acceptances and many have earned scholarships for academics and athle;cs. Great job! As we approach the end of the year, it is very important to review the school's website regularly to stay abreast of ac;vi;es and ceremonies planned for our students. In closing, I challenge each one of you to close out the school year by being on ;me, aWending all of your classes, avoiding disciplinary referrals, and working up to your poten;al. Do your best each day and take pride in being a buccaneer!
Buccaneer Pride is Alive!
Dr. Steve KnoblPrincipal
May
May 2-6: Staff Appreciation Week
May 7: Grad Bash
May 10: HCA Pinning Ceremony
May 12: NJROTC Annual Awards
May 15: IB Celebration-Spartan Manor
May 17: Day Awards
May 17: Night Awards, 6 PM
May 18: Senior Checkout, 8:30-9:30 AM
May 19: Scholarship Awards Night, 7 PM
May 19: Senior Grades Due
May 24 & 25: Graduation Practice
May 24: IB Pinning Ceremony
May 24: Mr. & Ms. Buccaneer Event
May 25-27: Semester Exams
May 26: Spring Football Game vs AHS
May 27: Graduation at EpiCenter, 6 PM
May 30: No School-Memorial Day
JuneJune 1: Last day for students
June 3: Last day for teachers
dates to rememberMessage from the Captain
Gulf High School Student Council is busy spreading cheer by dona8ng/paying for the following ac8vi8es:
•$1,500 dona;on to the Scholarship Fund
•Purchased pizzas for the students par;cipa;ng in Model Congress
•Books for Kids-‐Over 2,000 books and coun;ng!!!!!!!!!! *Classroom(s) that donate the most books will get a breakfast or lunch reward.
We’re keeping busy. Here’s the scoop:•Get ready to clean up Madison Street. Our next Adopt-‐a-‐Road clean up day will be May 18, 2011. We will meet in the bus loop @ 2:00 p.m. All members are expected to aWend. A good spring cleaning is in order!
•Spring Elec8ons -‐May 4th: Intent to Run Deadline -‐May 11th-‐13th: Online Elec;ons A & B Lunches
Student Council Highlights Written by Lizzette Nazario, Advisor
H O M E O F T H E B U C C A N E E R S
AthleticsSpring Season Summary:The girls and boys tennis teams boasted successful seasons, placing in the top half of both the SAC and District Meet. The boys placed 5th while the girls narrowly missed a runner-‐up spot, placing third. The boys weightliging team was led by standouts: Kris Artachiysky and RJ O'Connor. The team placed 6th overall in the SAC. Baseball has been in a transi;on phase and will compete in the District Tournament as a #8 seed at the end of the month at Wesley Chapel High School. The Girls Sogball Team did extremely well, pos;ng an impressive district record of 10-‐4, earning a #3 seed in the District Tournament hosted at Anclote High School. Track and Field has been doing well and have been training hard as they prepare for their State Series District
Meet held at Mitchell High School at the end of the month. Overall:GHS Girls Basketball program has recently signed three athletes to athle;c scholarships. Nicole Adams signed with Kennesaw State, Hannah Kotzen signed with Brevard Community College, and Cait CorbiW signed with Warner University.Girls Soccer has had three athletes honored with the dis;nc;on of All State:Dani Schulman, Melissa Morlan and Chelsea Foster.Three wrestlers are scheduled to sign athle;c scholarships at the end of the month: Anthony Ayers (3X state medalist, 2x defending champion) is expected to sign with Notre Dame of Ohio, Ladarious Jackson (3X state medalist, 2x defending
state champion) is expected to sign with Indiana Tech, and Aus;n Hayes (state qualifier) expected to sign with Buena Vista College.
The Gulf High Athle;c Department is holding its 15th Annual Golf Scramble on Sunday, June 5th, at 1:00PM at Fox Hollow Golf Club. The cost is $85 per player, which includes golf, cart, team and door prizes, and dinner ager golf at Windows on the Green. Hole sponsors are also available for $100. All proceeds go to benefit the Athle;c Department. Entry forms are available on the school web site at ghs.pasco.k12.fl.us or you can contact Paul Girardi at 727-‐372-‐8111 or Travis Dewalt at the school at 727-‐774-‐3300.
Written by Travis Dewalt, Athletic Director
Gulf High School’s Extended Day program celebrated their final Buddy Reading with approximately 100 students from Marlowe Elementary. Gulf High School Students walked to Marlowe Elementary School chaperoned by Dr. Knobl (dressed as a cowboy), Ms. Mudry, Coach Carter, and Ms. St. John. Our students read out loud to whole classes and small groups to six elementary classes. The story book was en;tled, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Once our high school students finished the story they walked the elementary students outside to pet real live Miniature Donkeys. A special thank you to Brayfields Miniature Donkeys for volunteering their ;me and transforming “Literacy to Life.”
Literacy Written by Vicki Mudry
All students must have a medica;on form signed by both the parent and doctor in order to carry any emergency medica;ons. This includes asthma inhalers, epi-‐pens or diabe;c supplies. Forms are available in the clinic for those students who will need any emergency medica;on at the start of the school year. Forms will also be available at registra;on. Florida Statues are very specific. Medica;ons must be kept in the clinic unless your doctor signs the emergency medica;on form. Non-‐emergency medica;ons must be kept in the clinic. Any medica;ons found on a student without a signed form violates District School Board policy.
School Nurse Written by Lynn Goettel, R.N.
H O M E O F T H E B U C C A N E E R S
The Health Careers Academy proudly announces its first
gradua;ng class. These 19 students have completed a four-‐
year course path that will allow them to sit for the Cer;fied
Nursing Assistant exam in May. These students will be
honored at a recep;on on May 10, 2011, at 2:00pm, in the
band room. Those students passing the exam will receive a
Health Careers honor cord, which they will wear at the
gradua;on ceremony on May 27, 2011.
Our gradua(ng seniors are:
Blazek, Adam Le, Vi Chadwick, Danielle Machowski, James Curinga, Lisa Motyl, Angelica Gould, Elizabeth Perez, Ishia Giunta, Jacob Roman, Rebecca Hardy, Katelyn Ronk, Tiffany Hernandez, Nancy Smith, Alison Hilton, Kasey Stafford, Grant Krutko, Cassandra Wenger, Cody Ziegler, Jessica
In addi;on to honoring our seniors, we will also celebrate the awarding of the HCA pins to the 11th grade students. They will wear these pins on their scrubs when they begin their clinical:
Brouillard, Rebeka
Curinga, Rebecca
Earnest, Chloe
Hagerty, Ashley
Jehs, Travis
Keys, Victoria
Morin, Katrina
O’drain, Jr., Joseph
Paselio, Leighlani
Roppolo, Jessica
Siira, Aurora
Winship, Kaylee
Health Careers Academy Written by Carol Hlad, Team Leader
The following events will take place during the end of April and May:
5/6 Deadline to apply for June SAT and ACT5/2-‐5/23 Advanced Placement/IB Examina;ons5/9-‐5/13 Senior Semester Exams5/18 Senior Checkout Day5/19 Scholarship Night for Class of 2011 (Invita;on only)5/24 & 5/25 Gradua;on Prac;ces5/25-‐5/27 Grades 9-‐11 exams5/27 Gradua;on
Guidance News Written by Kathy Trapp, Career Resource Specialist
*Seniors who have earned scholarships are reminded to turn in copies of the awards to Mrs. Kelley in Guidance by 5/12/11.*Seniors planning to aWend community college ager gradua;on should be applying to their school of choice. Applica;ons are available on the college websites.*College bound juniors are encouraged to take the June ACT and SAT if they have not already taken them. * Any student who has completed community service hours should turn those hours in to Mrs. Trapp in the CRC.
*Seniors aWemp;ng to qualify for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship may use the June ACT or SAT.*Students are reminded to use the FACTS.org website for career and college informa;on. Students looking for summer jobs may even prepare a resume on the site.
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Pasco County School Board Members
Allen AltmanDistrict 1
Joanne HurleyDistrict 2
Cynthia ArmstrongDistrict 3
Allison CrumbleyDistrict 4
Steve LuikartDistrict 5
District School Board of Pasco CountyHeather Fioren(noSuperintendent
7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638
H O M E O F T H E B U C C A N E E R S
It has been a very busy semester in the visual arts. The end of the year “Student Art Show” was held in the media center April 27-‐ May 3. This show is organized by members in the Art Honor Society and includes pain;ng, photography, drawing, prin;ng, and other 2D media.
Brief note: Melissa Mision will be a6ending the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL for Illustra@on. Danielle Sumner will be a6ending Dakota State, South Dakota, also for [email protected]@ny Johnson will be a6ending the University of Florida for Photojournalism.
IB students taking the visual arts (photography/art) during the 2011-‐2012 school year need to see Mrs. Barrus to purchase an Inves;ga;ve Work Book for the start of their exam process. The book is $10.00. We have a limited amount of books.
Art News Written by Lisa Barrus
Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Written by Commander Nesthus
The Gulf High School NJROTC Unit has experienced its best year ever! Since the beginning of the second semester alone, the cadets have achieved a number of notable successes. The Academic Team made history by winning their third consecu;ve Na;onal Academic Championship which is sponsored by the Secretary of the Navy. This compe;;on included 1699 teams from the United States, Europe, Japan and Guam. The Na;onal Academic Exam included a myriad of ques;ons from material covered in the four-‐year curriculum of the Naval Science program, and more. Topics include, but are not limited to Social Studies/History, Science, Economics, Poli;cs, Government, Health and Nutri;on, Ceremonies and Drill, Leadership and Current Events. Members of the team also won first place in the semi-‐final qualifica;on round for the State Brain Bowl compe;;on. The team is expected to win the state meet and move on to the Na;onal Academic Brain Bowl/Brawl in Atlanta, Georgia on May 21st. The Unit was also selected among
the Top 30% of all units in the na;on and awarded the Dis;nguished Unit Award for the fourth year in a row. The Compe;;on Team (Academics, Athle;cs and Drill) placed 4th (of 24 teams) at the State Championship. This is the best showing by a GHS NJROTC team in the thirty-‐one year history of the Unit. This team also placed 1st at the Regional Championship (at USF) to qualify for the State Championship, and is the top unit in Pasco County.The cadets completed approximately 3000 hours of community service during this school year and have many more events scheduled. Some of the events included support for the local YMCA at Sims Park that hosted the annual youth fishing tournament, the annual Cotee River Bike Fest, the West Pasco Historical Society building move, Rays baseball game opening ceremonies, and much more. Some of the younger cadets will also be treated to a field trip to MacDill Air Force Base to tour some of the facili;es, receive an orienta;on on several Air Force aircrag
and perhaps sit in a simulator, as well as eat in the “Mess Hall.” Many of them will also par;cipate on a fun trip to Busch Gardens in May.There’s so much more. Check out the Gulf High website for more detailed informa;on.The GHS NJROTC really has made a HUGE difference in the school and community! There are numerous (before and ager school) compe;;ve teams, lots of weekend events, an Annual Ball, and so much more. If a student is enrolled in grades 9 – 12, is a U.S. ci;zen or na;onal – or alien lawfully admiWed to the U.S. for permanent residence, is physically qualified to par;cipate in the physical educa;on program, has a 2.0 or higher GPA (with excep;on), is able to maintain acceptable standards of conduct, and can comply with grooming standards as set forth by the Unit Commander, then consider joining! All students planning to join or return must interview with the Unit Commander.
You cannot beat this!!If you take Naval Science for two years, you may receive the following credit: P.E., PERFORMING/PRACTICAL FINE ARTSIf you take Naval Science for three years, you may receive the following credit: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
More Facts:• Absolutely NO MILITARY obliga;on!!! We want the students to go on to college first, if possible.• Numerous opportuni;es for scholarships and grants• Advanced Placement (if enlis;ng) = E-‐2 or E-‐3• Awards and Recogni;on• Compe;;on Teams – Travel to State and Na;onal Venues• Academics, Athle;cs (Track & Field), Precision Drill
