Bulletin 12 01 17

Fri Dec 1 07:54:48 PST 2017

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El Diamante High School
A California Distinguished School & Home of the Miners!
Daily Bulletin

Friday - December 1, 2017

CAMPUS INFORMATION

Student Attendance - If you need to call Attendance to clear an absence or have your student released for an appointment, please call your Attendance person directly using the information below:

All 12th Grade Students

Grades 9-11
Last Names A-K

Grades 9-11
Last Names L-Z

Mrs. Gomez
735-3516

Mrs. Stack
735-3501

Mrs. Gates
735-3517

·        Miner Emporium:  Come by the Miner Emporium (student store) and check out the new gear. We have beanies, bucket hats, hoodies and t-shirts with our new logo. Get them while supplies last.

·        The Marines will be on campus on Mondays in the quad area, the Army will be on campus on Tuesdays in front of the Career Center, the Navy will be on campus on Wednesdays in front of the Career Center.

STUDENT NOTES

·        1st SEMESTER FINALS will be on Wednesday December 13th; Thursday December 14th and Friday December 15th.    WINTER BREAK BEGINS ON MONDAY DECEMBER 18thAND RETURN ON MONDAY JANUARY 8th.

·       Finals Schedule:

·        Monday 12/11: Regular Schedule

·       Tuesday 12/12: All Periods Schedule (1-6)

·       Wednesday 12/13: Finals 1st and 3rd

·       Thursday 12/14: Finals 5th and 6th

·       Friday 12/15: Finals 2nd and 4th

Finals Schedule

1st Sem: 12/13-12/15

Pre-First*

7:14-8:09

55 min.

Period 1/5/2

8:15-10:20

125 min.

Passing

10:20-10:30

10 min.

Period 3/6/4

10:30-12:35

125 min.

Total Minutes

250

*1st Sem. 12/14 & 15; 2nd Sem. 5/31 & 6/1

·       NO SCHOOL MONDAY, DECEMBER 18- JANUARY 5. Have a great Winter Break. Classes resume on Monday, January 8, 2018.

·        There will be a track meeting in the gym today at lunch to find out all of the information for preseason. We look forward to seeing you there.

·        Beanies are allowed during the colder months from November 1st to March 1st and must be of a solid color with no logo or lettering however may contain the school logo. All approved headgear must not cover the face and shall be worn as intended to provide protection outdoors only and may not be worn indoors.  The school or district is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged headgear.

·        Winter Formal will be held on Saturday, December 2 from 8 - 11 PM in the Mt. Whitney High School Gym.  Tickets will go on sale beginning Monday, November 27 in the Finance Office before school, during lunch or after school for $20 per single ticket w/ASB, $30 per single ticket w/o ASB, $40 per single ticket at the door.  A dance contract (located in Student Services Office) must be completed and submitted to Finance Office before you can purchase a ticket (if you have already signed a dance contract you are clear for the current year dances).  If your date to the dance is NOT a VUSD student you must have an approved guest pass in order for your guest to attend the dance.  Guest passes may be picked up in the Student Services Office and must be turned back in to Mrs. Vang no later than Wednesday, November 29 by 3:30 pm in order to get it approved (NO LATE GUEST PASSES WILL BE APPROVED!).  Remember that you must be clear of all fines in order to be eligible to attend.  In addition, you must present a current valid school I.D. at the door to be admitted to the dance!  No exceptions!  Appropriate dancing and behavior is expected!  Dress Code<http://www.vusd.org/files/filesystem/Winter%20Formal%20Dress%20Code.pdf> will be strictly enforced.

·        Boys Golf try-outs- All those interested in trying out for boys golf there will be a meeting at lunch on Dec. 6th in room 368. Bring your lunch. All current girl players are invited to discuss a joint fund raiser opportunity for the golf programs.

·        Tis' the season for many joyous things but unfortunately pet abandonment is also on the rise during the harsh winter months. Animal Charity Club is having a food drive for pets to support our local SPCA during this influx. Donations may be sent to room 605 by Dec 6th. They will take those opened yet rejected packages, as long as they are bagged or taped.

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VISITS

Juniors & Seniors
Sign-ups are available in the Student Services Office
Date

Time

College/University

Wednesday- November 29

Homeroom

Fresno Pacific University

SENIOR NOTES

·        Cap & Gowns:  Seniors if you missed your opportunity to place your orders, you have 3 options to ensure you order in time for graduation.

1)      Online at Jostens.com

2)      Calling 1-800-JOSTENS

3)      Mailing to or dropping off at our local Visalia office - 1222 W Murray Ave Visalia CA 93291

·        Scholarship Workshop:  Seniors-Ms. Bitney is hosting an ongoing scholarship workshop on Mondays and Wednesdays after school in room 605 from 3:30 to 4:30.  This is a great resource for assistance and information about scholarships, so make sure to go by and see her.

·        College Application Workshops: Seniors and parents!  See the attached list of College Application Workshops as well as other helpful workshops and informational meetings that will be held at El Diamante and the District Office throughout the year.  We will advertise events at El Diamante individually as they come up.

·        Seniors: Transcript request forms are available in the Student Services Office. If you need an official transcript, please fill this out and allow 2-4 days for Mrs. Davis to process your requests.

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

CLUB NOTES

§  Sign Language Club:  Meetings every Tuesday in Room 365.  Bring your lunch.

§  Fashion Club: meeting in room 607 at 12:50 on December 4th.

SPORTS

Week of November 27th - Dec 2nd

Sport

Levels

Day

Date

Opponent/Destination

Out of Class

Bus Leaves

Game Time

Return

Boys Soccer

All

Mon.

11/27

Clovis @ Clovis

12:00pm

12:30pm

3:00pm
5:00pm

8:00pm

Girls Basketball

All

Tues

11/28

Tulare Western @ Home

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4:30pm Frosh
6:00pm JV
7:30 V

---

Boys Basketball

All

Tues

11/28

Tulare Western @ Tulare Western

---

---

4:30pm Frosh
6:00pm JV
7:30 V

10:30pm

Girls Soccer

All

Tues

11/28

Exeter @ Exeter

2:30

3:00

4:30pm JV
6:00 V

8:30pm

Boys Soccer

All

Wed

11/29

Orosi @ Home

---

---

4:30pm JV
6:00pm V

---

Boys Basketball

Frosh

Wed.

11/29

CVC Tournament

---

---

4:45
7:15

---

Girls
Basketball

Varsity

Wed.

11/29

Liberty @Redwood Tournament

---

---

6:00

---

Wrestling

All

Wed

11/29

Tulare Western @ Home

---

---

4:30pm

---

Girls
Basketball

Varsity

Thur.

11/30

B. Christian @ Redwood Tourney

1:30pm

2:00pm

3:30pm

Drop Off Only

Girls Basketball

Varsity

Fri.

12/1

Redwood @ Redwood

---

---

8:00pm

---

Boys Soccer

JV

Fri

12/1

Madera @ Clovis High Tournament

---

8:15am

10:15am
3:00pm

6:00pm

Boys Soccer

Varsity

Fri.

12/1

Buchanan Tournament

---

6:00am

8:00am
3:00pm

6:00pm

Girls Soccer

Varsity

Fri.

12/1

Lemoore Tournament

10:00am

10:30am

12:20pm
3:00pm

6:00pm

Boys Basketball

JV

Fri.

12/1

CVC Tournament

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TBA

TBA

TBA

Wrestling

JV

Fri

12/1

Dos Palo Tournament

ALL Day

8:00am

TBA

8:00pm

Wrestling

JV

Sat

12/2

Mission Oak

---

6:45am

TBA

7:00pm

Wrestling

Varsity

Sat

12/2

Dos Palo Tournament

---

5:30am

TBA

7:00pm

Boys Basketball

JV

Sat

12/2

CVC Tournament

---

TBA

TBA

TBA

Girls Soccer

Varsity

Sat

12/2

Lemoore Tournament

---

TBA

TBA

TBA

Boys Soccer

JV

Sat

12/2

Clovis Tournament

---

TBA

TBA

TBA

Boys Soccer

Varsity

Sat

12/2

Buchanan Tournament

---

TBA

TBA

TBA

Girls Basketball

Varsity

Sat

12/2

Redwood Tournament

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TBA

TBA

TBA

PARENT NOTES

·        Attention Parents: To purchase Miner Swag please visit the EDHS Fan store on the EDHS Website.
http://vusd.org/ElDiamante

·        Attention Parents of Advanced Placement (AP) Students:  All AP exams will be available for purchase beginning December 1, 2017.  The cost of each AP exam offered through college-board is $94.  You may purchase the exams either in the Finance Office on campus OR on the EDHS web-store online.  All test purchases must be made no later than February 15, 2018.  No deposit is required, but exams must be paid in full by February 15th for El Diamante to order your exam from CollegeBoard.  If your student is taking multiple exams you can purchase one exam at a time to help break up the payments.  (If your student currently qualifies for free OR reduced lunch they can inquire about a reduced test price in the Student Services Office).  Any student who does not purchase their exams IN FULL by February 15th will not have an exam ordered due to ordering deadlines and procedures implemented by the Collegeboard.

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