Today is Monday, April 2, 2018

The last Drug and Alcohol class of the year will be held on Wednesday. This class is required before taking your learner’s permit test. Applications are due to Coach Semento, Building 6, Room 213, now.

GUIDANCE

Sophomores and Juniors interested in enrolling at Lake Tech next year should meet with their grade level counselor to complete the 2018-19 application. The application window is open through April 15.

Lake Sumter State College is offering a free four day summer bridge program for graduating seniors interested in a Bachelor’s program with a STEM Major.Applications can be done on line at LSCC.EDU/STEM . See Mrs. Croker for more information.

Students, if you are interested in a Broadcasting Career, there is a management training program in the area looking for candidates. Please see Mrs. Croker for more information.

Any 10th grade student who would like to Dual Enroll next year should see Mr. Stevens in guidance for a PERT test form.

Florida Elks Youth CampSummer Counselor in Training and Counselor Positions AvailableApplications are available in Guidance.

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

SCHOLARSHIPS

Eustis Elks Club is offering scholarships for seniors planning to attend LSSC or Lake TechScholarship Deadline is April 15th, 2018Applications are in Guidance.

LSSC has scholarships availableApplications are on line and info is available in the guidance office

Give Kids A Chance ScholarshipDeadline April 30th

Horatio Alger Scholarship ProgramSeniors interested in a Technical EcuationApplication Opens March 15, 2018

Lake County Farm BureauDeadline April 30, 2018Open to Juniors and Seniors

Hispanic American ScholarshipDeadline April 13th.

Lake County Bar Association/James Durden Scholarship$1000.00 Deadline is April 13th, 2018

Mt. Dora Community Trust

Gay Alliance Scholarship

Lake County Soccer Club ScholarshipDeadlines April 9th. Applications are on line.

Mike Stone Memorial Scholarship$1,000.00 scholarshipDeadline: Friday

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines:Lehner,Kohlmeyer,Furnas and Suntrust

Applications are in the Guidance OfficeAdrian Rubin ScholarshipAmount $1,000.00

Deadline January 1, 2019

Seniors, Scholarship Deadlines are rapidly approaching. Please stop by the Guidance Office if you have not already done so to pick up your applications. The following Scholarships are still available: Lehner, Scott Strong , Jones Brothers, SunTrust ,Fred Griffin, Edwin Budge Mead, Alpha Delta Kappa, Linda Kohlmeyer, Florida Elks, Eustis Elks, LCAEOP.

College Covered.Com powered by Discover Student LoansScholarship Amount up to $10,000Applications are in Guidance.

Seniors who are planning to attend LSSC in the Fall, please stop by guidance and pick up the Tavares Lion Club Scholarship application. Also, the LSSC website has scholarship application as well. See Mrs. Croker for any questions.

Men of Principle Scholarship Eligible male students accepted to FSUScholarship amount $500.00Applications are in Guidance.

Historical Society of Central Florida, INC.Scott Harris Memorial ScholarshipAnnual Essay Competition $2,500.00Scholarship Deadline: April 13, 2018

Eustis Elks Lodge #1578Eligible seniors with a 2.5 GPA planning to attend Lake Tech or LSSC with Community Involvement and Work ExperienceScholarship Amount $500.00Scholarship Deadline: April 15th, 2018

Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship Eligible seniors who intend to major in educationApplication Deadline: Wednesday

Scholarships at a GlanceEligible seniors interested in careers in the beauty industryApplication Deadline varies

Lake Sumter State College ScholarshipsEligible seniors planning to attend LSSC in the Fall of 2018-Presidents’s Scholarship of $1.200 for students with a 3.0 GPA-Trustee Scholarship of $2,400 for students with a 3.5 GPA

-William/Johnson Scholarship of $1200 for eligible minority students with a 3.0 GPA- LSSC Opportunity Scholarship provides a tuition waiver of up to 12 credit hours for students with a 3.0 GPAAll applications are on line at www.lssc.edu under the news heading and click on High School Scholarship Application.

The Lake County School Food Service Association is pleased to offer a $250.00 scholarship for the senior class of 2018. Please use the following criteria:

Continuing Education in Food IndustryCompletion of ApplicationGPA Minimum of 2.5Financial Need

Mail to: Lake County School BoardFood Service Department Nutrition Assoc.201 W. Burleigh Blvd.Tavares, FL 32778

Applications MUST be received no later than April 14, 2018. Scholarship award will be received after the first semester of secondary education has been completed. The scholarship selectee will be notified by April 30, 2018. See Guidance for application.

University of Florida First Year ScholarshipsEligible students planning to attend UNFApplications are in the Guidance Office.

Lake Soil and Water Conservation ScholarshipSeniors interested in attending Post Secondary Schools and majoring in Agricultural FieldSeniors interested in starting a business in an Agricultural fieldScholarship amount $500.00Deadline April 8, 2018

AaronStrong Perserverance ScholarshipEligible seniors who have faced adversity .Scholarship Amount is $718.00Application Deadline is Saturday

2018 Lehner ScholarshipEligible seniors with financial need and at least a 2.5 GPA

Scholarship amount up to $5,000.00Deadline: Friday

Florida Southern College Orchestra and String Scholarship Audition Information is available in Guidance.

The University of Florida and Florida State University have partnered with the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success. This is a new on line platform to assist with the college application process. You may access these tools at www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org.

Florida Credit Union is offering two scholarships for graduating seniors. Parents and or students must be a member of the Florida Credit Union.

CLUBS

The next meeting of the Tavares High Astronomy Club will be today during Learning Opportunities in Mr. Moore's room. We will be designing a Martian Lander and discussing the upcoming Kennedy Space Center field trip.

ATHLETICS

THS Girls Tennis Match Dates

Rescheduled make up - Tues. 04/03 @ South Lake

Lake County Schools North Lake Tournament 04/12 – 04/13

District Tournament @ Sylvan Park 04/16 – 04/17

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Word of the Day

hurtleOn the Run Word of the Day:While it's possible to hurdle at the same time that you hurtle, it's probably not a good idea to do so: hurtle means to move rapidly or in a rush, and doing so might cause you to miss the hurdle. Despite similar appearance, and identical pronunciation in some American dialects, the words' histories are unrelated. Hurtle was originally a frequentative of a verb related to hurt.

On This Day in History

1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida. The next day he went ashore.

1792 - The U.S. Congress passed the Coinage Act to regulate the coins of the United States. The act authorized $10 Eagles, $5 Half Eagles, $2.50 Quarter Eagle gold coins, silver dollars, dollars, quarters, dimes and half-dimes to be minted.

1801 - During the Napoleonic Wars, the Danish fleet was destroyed by the British at the Battle of Copenhagen.

1860 - The first Italian Parliament met in Turin.

1865 - Confederate President Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA.

1872 - G.B. Brayton received a patent for the gas-powered streetcar.

1877 - The first Egg Roll was held on the grounds of the White House in Washington, DC.

1889 - Charles Hall patented aluminum.

1902 - The first motion picture theatre opened in Los Angeles with the name Electric Theatre.

1905 - The Simplon rail tunnel officially opened. The tunnel went under the Alps and linked Switzerland and Italy.

1910 - Karl Harris perfected the process for the artificial synthesis of rubber.

1914 - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced plans to divide the country into 12 districts.

1917 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson presented a declaration of war against Germany to the U.S. Congress.

1932 - A $50,000 ransom was paid for the infant son of Charles and Anna Lindbergh. He child was not returned and was found dead the next month.

1935 - Sir Watson-Watt was granted a patent for RADAR.

1944 - The Soviet Union announced that its troops had crossed the Prut River and entered Romania.

1947 - "The Big Story" debuted on NBC radio. It was on the air for eight years.

1947 - The U.N. Security Council voted to appoint the U.S. as trustee for former Japanese-held Pacific Islands.

1951 - U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower assumed command of all allied forces in the Western Mediterranean area and Europe.

1956 - "The Edge of Night" and "As the World Turns" debuted on CBS-TV.

1958 - The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics was renamed NASA.

1960 - France signed an agreement with Madagascar that proclaimed the country an independent state within the French community.

1963 - Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King began the first non-violent campaign in Birmingham, AL.

1966 - South Vietnamese troops joined in demonstrations at Hue and Da Nang for an end to military rule.

1967 - In Peking, hundreds of thousands demonstrated against Mao foe Liu Shao-chi.

1972 - Burt Reynolds appeared nude in "Cosmopolitan" magazine.

1978 - The first episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.

1981 - In Lebanon, thirty-seven people were reported killed during fighting in the cities of Beirut and Zahle. It was the worst violence since the 1976 cease fire.

1982 - Argentina invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands. The following June Britain took the islands back.

1983 - The New Jersey Transit strike that began on March 1 came to an end.

1984 - John Thompson became the first black coach to lead his team to the NCAA college basketball championship.

1984 - In Jerusalem, three Arab gunmen wounded 48 people when they opened fire into a crowd of shoppers.

1985 - The NCAA Rules Committee adopted the 45-second shot clock for men’s basketball to begin in the 1986 season.

1986 - On a TWA airliner flying from Rome to Athens a bomb exploded under a seat killing four Americans.

1987 - The speed limit on U.S. interstate highways was increased to 65 miles per hour in limited areas.

1988 - U.S. Special Prosecutor James McKay declined to indict Attorney General Edwin Meese for criminal wrongdoing.

1989 - An editorial in the "New York Times" declared that the Cold War was over.

1989 - General Prosper Avril, Haiti's military leader, survived a coup attempt. The attempt was apparently provoked by Avril's U.S.-backed efforts to fight drug trafficking.

1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein threatened to incinerate half of Israel with chemical weapons if Israel joined a conspiracy against Iraq.

1992 - Mob boss John Gotti was convicted in New York of murder and racketeering. He was later sentenced to life in prison.

1995 - The costliest strike in professional sports history ended when baseball owners agreed to let players play without a contract.

1996 - Russia and Belarus signed a treaty that created a political and economic alliance in an effort to reunite the two former Soviet republics.

1996 - Lech Walesa resumed his old job as an electrician at the Gdansk shipyard. He was the former Solidarity union leader who became Poland's first post-war democratic president.

2002 - Israeli troops surrounded the Church of the Nativity. More than 200 Palestinians had taken refuge at the church when Israel invaded Bethlehem.

2013 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons.

2014 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that limits on the total amount of money individuals can give political candidates and political action committees were unconstitutional.