EDHS Bulletin for Monday 12/10/18

Fri Dec 7 15:03:13 PST 2018

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

Monday- December 10, 2018

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, and the National Guard will be on campus on Thursdays in the quad area, to answer any questions you may have.

STUDENT NOTES

Today:

·         PTSA meeting today at 12:30 pm in the Career Center.  Reflections Art Contest winners will be awarded, and special holiday lunch provided!  Come and hear from Principal Hohne and our ASB students about what is happening at El Diamante!

New Announcements:

·         Philosophy club meeting on Wednesday at lunch in Room 351.

·         Baseball tryouts will begin on January 14th, the first day back to school, at 3:30pm at the Varsity Baseball Field for all levels. See Coach Kiser if you have any questions.

Old Announcements:

·         All those interested in trying out for the boys golf team this season, please come to an informational meeting this Thursday, December 13th at lunch in room 368. All new and former players need to attend.

·         Get into the holiday spirit, Miners! Holiday grams will be sold until Thursday, December 13th!

·         The Interact Club is helping the Tulare County Library by collecting non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to donate to FoodLink and Visalia Rescue Mission in order to help out those in need this Holiday Season. If you would like to participate, please bring things like canned goods and travel soaps or toothpaste to Mr. Borquez in Room 308 before this Friday, December 14th.

·         The new IntraDistrict transfer forms are now available in the registration office. If you plan on attending another High School for the 2019-2020 school year, you must submit one of these forms. The 1st Lottery deadline is on February 9th. The 2nd lottery deadline is on April 15th.  You must have an approved IntraDistrict transfer to attend a High School that is not in your home boundary line.

·         Join the El Diamante PTSA today! The 100th member will receive a Starbucks gift card. Visit the following link to join: jointotem.com/ca/visalia/el-diamante-high-school-ptsa/join<jointotem.com/ca/Visalia/el-diamante-high-school-ptsa/join>.

·         California Lions Clubs are again sponsoring a Student Speaker Contest in February with cash awards and scholarships of up to $10,000. It is open to all students in grades 9-12. The topic is "FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? This is a wonderful public speaking opportunity to earn money toward higher education by presenting a 10 minute speech at one of the Lions Clubs in Visalia. Amounts of awards begin at $100 and increase through each of the 6 levels of competition. If you are interested or would like to know more, see Ms. Reynolds in Student Services who has more information and interest letters that need to be returned before January 17 in order for you to be contacted by a Visalia Lions Club member.  This is a wonderful and exciting opportunity given throughout the state of California. We encourage all students to consider participating in this annual event as they move forward with their education.

·         Attention Students: Headgear is not allowed. This includes hats, caps, bandanas, sweatbands, hairnets, head bands, do-rags, and beanies. This dress code will be enforced and you will be asked to remove with possible confiscation and parent pick up.

·         Students if you need to request a DMV Pink Slip, please go to Mrs. Springer's room 318 with your transcript. You can put in a request to get your Pink Slip before school, during homeroom, and during lunch. Please allow 2 school days for processing before picking it up. We will no longer issue Pink Slips in the Student Services office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Choir Winter Concert - L.J. Williams @ 7 PM

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Cocoa & Cram 3:30-5 PM in EDHS Library

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Band Concert - L.J. Williams Theatre @ 7:00 PM

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Cocoa & Cram 1-3 PM in EDHS Library

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Finals 2 & 4

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Cocoa & Cram 1-3 PM in EDHS Library

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Finals 1 & 3

Friday, December 21, 2018

Finals 5 & 6

SENIOR NOTES

·         Seniors: A representative from San Joaquin Valley College will be here for an informational presentation tomorrow, December 11th. If you are interested in attending this presentation, please sign-up in Student Services.

·         Scholarship Workshop:  Seniors-Ms. Bitney is hosting an ongoing scholarship workshop on Tuesdays and Thursdays 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.

·         Seniors- College Covered is offering a drawing to randomly select eligible students to win a $10,000 scholarship award to help pay for college. Visit scholarship.collegecovered.com/rules<Scholarship.CollegeCovered.com/Rules> for the official rules and instructions on how to enter. The deadline is January 31, 2019.

·         The El Diamante High School Local Scholarship Application is now open. The deadline to submit your application is February 1st, 2019.  To submit your application, visit: https://goo.gl/BJrxjY.

·         College Board is offering opportunities to earn scholarships that range from $500-$2,000. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/?excmpid=vt-00248.

Senior Check List
Check

Important Event

Date

ü

Senior Portrait - Summer - Call Essence @ 741-1257

Immediately

ü

Miner Roundup - Senior Portraits Taken

August 9

ü

Senior Sunrise

August 23

ü

Senior Portrait Make-ups

October 2

ü

Order Cap, Gown and Announcements  - Civics/Econ

October 29

ü

Senior Panoramic Picture

November 7

Last day to order yearbook w/name imprint

January 29

Last day to order Senior Ad to place in yearbook

January 29

Grad Nite

May 17

SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP & CLUB INFORMATION

SPORTS

Week of December 10th - December 15th

Sport

Levels

Day

Date

Opponent/Destination

Out of Class

Bus Leaves

Game Time

Return

Boys Soccer

All

Tues

12/11

Clovis @ Home

--

--

4:30 JV

6:00 V

--

Girls Soccer

All

Tues

12/11

Fresno High @ Fresno High

2:00

2:30

4:30 JV

6:00 V

9:00

Girls Basketball

V

Wed

12/12

McLane @ Exeter Tour

2:30

3:00

5:00pm

8:00

Girls Soccer

V

Thur

12/13

Exeter @ Home

--

--

4:30 JV

6:00 V

--

Girls Basketball

V

Thur

12/13

Corcoran @ Exeter Tour

2:30

3:00

5:00pm

8:00

Boys Basketball

V

Thur

12/13

San Luis Obispo @ SLO D2 Challenge

11:30

12:00

7:00

Girls Basketball

V

Fri

12/14

Exeter  @ Exeter Tour

--

Van

8:00pm

11:00

Boys Basketball

V

Fri

12/14

San Luis Obispo @ SLO D2 Challenge

All Day

--

5:30

--

Boys Soccer

Var

Fri/

Sat

12/14

12/15

Clovis Tour

All Day

TBA

TBA

TBA

Boys Basketball

V

Sat

12/15

Pioneer Valley @ SLO D2 Challenge

All Day

--

11:00am

TBA

Girls Basketball

V

Sat

12/14

Exeter @ Exeter Tour

--

Van

8:00pm

11:00

Girls Soccer

JV

Sat

12/15

Lemoore Tour

--

--

TBA

TBA

PARENT NOTES

·         Attention Parents: If you are interested in requesting a meeting with the your student's Learning Director, please fill out the appointment request form by following the link below:

o    https://goo.gl/jxgTxn

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

·         The Miner Foundation meets each month to plan and prepare for our Fundraising Dinner and Auction.  Proceeds from the evening will go to back to clubs/ teams and also a portion will go towards Miner Foundation that is used for scholarships and campus-wide projects. Please join us to plan and prepare for our upcoming event!  We will meet in the Career Center on Monday, January 14th at 5:30 PM.

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