EDHS Bulletin for Thursday 3/22/18

Wed Mar 21 15:57:17 PDT 2018

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

Thursday - March 22, 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.

STUDENT NOTES

*         Academic Awards:  If you did not attend the Academic Awards Ceremony on March 5th, please report to the Career Center during homeroom on Friday, March 23rd to pick up your award.

*         Students: COS will be coming back for an application workshop/placement test. If you are interested please sign-up in Student Services, spaces are limited. The application workshop will take place Tuesday, April 10th, and the placement test will take place Monday, April 16th. You MUST attend the application workshop in order to take the Placement test.

*         Juniors & Seniors: If you are interested in attending or transferring to UC Merced there will be an informational presentation on April 17th during homeroom. Please sign-up in Student Services.

*         Spring Fling Dance Pictures are in, please pick them up in the Finance Office before school, at lunch and after school.

*         Students, if you have lost any items this semester, please come to the attendance office before school, at lunch or after school, to check the lost and found pile before Spring Break.  Any unclaimed items will be donated to the Goodwill during Spring Break.

*         Students, please be informed that as of April 3, 2018 (after Spring Break), beanies & hats will no longer be allowed and dress code will be enforced.

*         Online Summer School:  Sign-up sheets are now available in the Student Services Office for online summer school.  The classes available are World History, US History and Civics/Econ.  Students must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA to be eligible to take online summer school.  Sign-ups are on a first come, first served basis and are limited to 30 students per course.

*         Current Sophomores and Juniors: The Ambassador Applications are now available online and in the Student Services Office. The application must be completed with two teacher recommendations. This program will take place in the 2018-2019 school year. As a reminder, you must have an overall 2.75 GPS to become an Academic Ambassador. See your Learning Director if you have questions. Applications are due to student services, Mrs. Vang by April 1st.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Graduation Cap and Gown Delivery - HR

Friday, April 6, 2018

VAPA Assembly

Monday, April 9, 2018

Staff Development Day Schedule

Monday, April 9, 2018

Deadline for Graduation Singer sign-ups

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Deadline for Graduation Speaker sign-ups

   UPCOMING  FUNDRAISERS

CLUB /ORG.

FUNDRAISER

STARTING DATE

ENDING DATE

ADVISOR NAME

ASB

Chipotle Night

3/13/2018

3/13/2018

McKee<mailto:rmckee at vusd.org>

Orchestra

Blaze Pizza Night

3/14/18

3/14/18

Fritz<mailto:lfritz at vusd.org>

CSF

Cookie Sales

3/6/16

3/16/16

Bitney<mailto:nbitney at vusd.org>

CSF

St Paddy's Grams

3/12/2017

3/16/2017

Bitney<mailto:nbitney at vusd.org>

Dance

Program Ad Sales

12/15/2017

3/16/2018

Skadan<mailto:mskadan at vusd.org>

SENIOR NOTES

*         Seniors attending COS after graduation: COS is offering a support program for Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) majors at COS. This program serves incoming freshmen studying STEM at COS by guaranteeing them a seat in hard-to-get critical science and math courses. There will be a presentation on this program April 9th during Homeroom. If interested please sign up in Student Services.

*         Seniors! If you want your photos included in the Senior Slide Show on May 23, you must submit your photos to ASB by Friday April 6. Please submit senior photos to: all4theminers at gmail.com<mailto:all4theminers at gmail.com>.

*         Seniors: Cap and Gowns will be delivered to seniors who have placed an order on March 22 during Homeroom. If you still have not ordered your cap and gown please contact Jostens as soon as possible. Students must check into their homeroom classes before heading to the gym to pick up their cap and gowns. You must have your Student ID to pick up. See your Learning Director if you have questions.

*         Attention Seniors: If you are interested in auditioning for the musical performance at the El Diamante High School Graduation Ceremony on June 1, please sign up in Student Services Office before Monday, April 9. Auditions will be on Tuesday, April 24 at lunch and/or after school in the room #702. See Mrs. Vang if you have questions.

*         Attention Seniors: If you are interested in auditioning to be the Graduation Speaker at the El Diamante High School Graduation Ceremony on June 1, please sign up in Student Services by Wednesday, April 11 and pick up the information sheet detailing the speech criteria. You must submit a copy of your speech by April 18 to Mrs. Vang. Auditions will be at lunch and/or after school in the career center on April 26. See Mrs. Vang if you have questions.

*         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.

*         Seniors-College Covered is offering a drawing to select 11 eligible students to win a $10,000 scholarship award. For details, go to www.collegecovered.com<http://www.collegecovered.com>

*         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. Your first 3 Official transcripts are free.  After that you will be charged $1 per transcript.

*         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

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

CLUB NOTES

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

SPORTS

Week of March 19th- March  24th

Sport

Levels

Day

Date

Opponent/Destination

Out of Class

Bus Leaves

Game Time

Return

Tennis

ALL

Mon.

3/19

Lemoore @ Lemoore

1:30

2:00

4:00

8:00

Baseball

JV, V

Tues

3/20

Fresno High @ Fresno High

12:15

12:45

3:00

9:00

Tennis

All

Wed.

3/21

Hanford West  @ Home

2:00

n/a

3:30

n/a

Boys Golf

All

Thurs

3/22

Home Tourney @ Valley Oak

lunch

TBA

2:00

n/a

Softball

All

Thur.

3/22

Mt. Whitney @ MW

2:30

3:00

4:30

Drop Off

Swim

All

Thur.

3/22

Redwood @ Home

2:30

n/a

4:00

8:00

Track

V

Fri.

3/23

Exeter Relays

12:00

12:30

2:30

10:00

Softball

V

Sat.

3/24

Dinuba @ TW
Sanger @ TW
Bakersfield High @ TW

n/a

n/a

9:00
11:00
3:00

n/a

PARENT NOTES

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

*         The Miner Foundation Dinner is coming up.  The event will be held on Saturday, April 21st at the Elks Lodge.  Tickets will be available for purchase in the Financial office and there also is a link on El Diamante's website. Tickets are $25 person for anyone over the age of 21. The Foundation is also seeking donations. The event proceeds will directly benefit students through scholarships and campus projects. The proceeds from your donated item will earn money for your club or team- 50% of proceeds from your donation go back to your group. If you have a business or know of someone that is able to donate items, please let us know! There will be a link on the website with the donation letter and donor form to be completed and returned.

Donated items can vary from gift certificates, baskets for the silent auction to larger items like vacation lodging that may raise funds through the live auction.  If you have any questions or need further clarification, you may contact Joelle Sanchez at joelle9 at sbcglobal.net<mailto:joelle9 at sbcglobal.net>

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