EDHS Bulletin for Friday 3/8/19

Thu Mar 7 16:34:22 PST 2019

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

Friday- March 8, 2019

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, the Army will be on campus on Tuesdays, and the National Guard will be on campus Thursday's in the quad area during lunch to answer any questions you may have. If you are interested in the Navy or the Air Force, please stop by Student Services so we can set up an appointment for you.

STUDENT NOTES

New Announcements:

*         Attention Seniors!! If you are interested in auditioning for the musical performance at the El Diamante High School Graduation Ceremony on June 4th, please sign up in Student Services Office before Wednesday, April 10th. Auditions will be on Wednesday, April 24th at lunch and/or after school in room #702. If you sign up to audition, you must submit your song choice and lyrics to Mrs. Vang by Friday, April 12th.

*         Attention Seniors! If you are interested in auditioning to be the Graduation Speaker at the El Diamante High School Graduation Ceremony on June 4th, please sign up in the Student Services Office by Tuesday, April 23rd and pick up the information sheet detailing the speech criteria. You must submit a copy of your speech by April 25th to Mrs. Vang. Auditions will be at lunch and/or after school in the Career Center on Tuesday, April 30th. See Mrs. Vang if you have questions.

Old Announcements:

*         Winter sports pictures are available for pick up in the Discipline Office.

*         If you are a current freshman interested in joining either the Media Arts Academy or the STRONG Academy as a sophomore, please fill out a short questionnaire on Google forms. The link for this form has been provided to your homeroom teacher. If you have questions please see Mr. Fox (Room 909), Dr. Mirwald (Room 502), or Mr. Carr (Room 904).

*         Leadership/ASB applications are available in room 601 or Student Services. The deadline to turn in the completed application is Monday, March 11th. If you have questions see Mrs. McBride in room 601.

*         El Diamante will be hosting Future Miner Night Monday, March 11th at 6:00 PM in the El Diamante Gym. We will have information on Registration, Linked Learning Academies, Electives, Co-Curricular Opportunities, Athletics and more. There will also be a campus tour. Please click here<https://www.vusd.org/Page/13723> for the flyer.

*         Immediately following the Future Miner Night presentation, El Diamante will be hosting an Open House. This will be an opportunity for parents and students to visit high school classrooms, speak with teachers regarding high school programs and curriculum, tour the campus and ask any clarifying questions you may have. There will be food trucks available.

*         Put a friend, teacher, or administrator in jail! Mock Trial is having a fundraiser next week March 11th -15th. $1.00 buys you a "ticket" to give someone to put them in jail until they pay their fine or pick up trash. Come to room 606 during lunch, Monday the 11th thru Wednesday the 13th to purchase your "ticket." The one receiving the "ticket" will have to visit our "jail" in room 606 at lunch on Thursday the 14th or Friday the 15th to bail themselves out. They will pay a fine of $1.00 or pick up trash on the campus. They can also hire an attorney for $1.00 to help them plead their case. Do not miss out on the fun! Also - a person can only receive 1 ticket.

*         Current Juniors; if you attended one of the COS Dual Enrollment meetings w/ Mr. Stahl and want to be considered for the English 1 COS Dual Enrollment class your senior year, YOU MUST come into Student Services to sign up for the COS Application Workshop by Tuesday, March 12th. Stop by Student Services if you have any questions.

*         Auditions for Advanced Drama are coming up! Anyone with any level of drama experience is welcome to audition. Students enrolled in the class will study production-making from the ground up, starting with play analysis of the fall show script. Auditions will be held in Room 404 from 4-7 PM Friday, the 15th of March! Sign up with Toon to get an audition form and to pick an audition time. Break a leg!

*         Save the shoes! The PTSA and ASB are having a Shoe Drive Fundraiser.  We welcome you to go through your closets or hit the clearance racks at the store and bring in gently used or new shoes or boots.  We will turn them in for cash. The shoes are then sent on to be refurbished and given to people in need! Our goal is to have 2500 pairs of shoes by next Friday, March 15th.<x-apple-data-detectors://39> You can drop them off in the office, or save them for the classroom competition in February. Winning class gets a donut/pizza party!

*         AVID Tutor Applications for the 2019-2020 school year are available in Student Services and on the EDHS website. There will no longer be Academic Tutor or Teacher Aide course selections for the 2019-2020 school year. The deadline to turn in your AVID tutor applications will be Friday, March 22nd by 4 PM to Student Services.

*         Students: There will be a College & Career Expo on Friday, March 29th from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM at College of the Sequoias. The College and Career EXPO provides students the opportunity to compete in college and career oriented competitions, spend some time on a college campus, and be recognized for achievements in their chosen field of study. Transportation to this event will be provided. Please sign up in Student Services.

*         Attention sophomores and juniors: Interested in developing your leadership skills and learning about public policy? Then apply to the Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project. You could spend one week at Sac State University for the Sacramento Leadership Conference, or 3 days in Fresno for the San Joaquin Valley Institute. Come get more information in the Student Services Office. The deadline to apply for both programs is April 15th.

*         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.

*         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 2-3 school days for processing before picking it up. We will no longer issue Pink Slips in the Student Services office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 8, 2019

CMEA High School Choir

Monday, March 11, 2019

Open House/Future Miner Night @ 6 PM in EDHS GYM

Friday, March 15, 2019

CMEA All Bands

Friday, March 15-Saturday, March 16

Advanced Orchestra's SF Trip

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Fresno State Band Festival

Monday, March 18, 2019

Staff Development Day

UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS

CLUB /ORG.

FUNDRAISER

STARTING DATE

ENDING DATE

ADVISOR NAME

CSF

Cookie Sales

3/4/2019

3/15/2019

T. Perez<mailto:tperez at vusd.org>

Mock Trial

Bail U Out

3/11/2019

3/15/2019

C. Moore<mailto:cmoore at vusd.org>

Choir

Candles

3/4/2019

3/18/2019

Witt<mailto:jwitt at vusd.org>

ASB

Chipotle

3/19/2019

3/19/2019

McBride<mailto:rmcbride at vusd.org>

SENIOR NOTES

*         Seniors: If you completed the EDHS local scholarship application; the Miner Foundation Scholarship application is now available to you in Student Services. There will be 20 scholarships at $500 each given to qualified senior students. The applications are due by March 15th, 2019.

*         Seniors: Cap and Gowns will be delivered to seniors who have placed an order on March 21st during homeroom. If you have not ordered your cap and gown please contact Jostens as soon as possible. Students must check into their homeroom classes before heading into the gym to pick up their cap and gowns. You must have your student ID card with you to pick up for items. See your Learning Director if you have questions.

*         Scholarship applications are now available for the El Diamante PTSA scholarship.  Seniors that have been members of PTSA for 30 days or more are eligible! The deadline for the scholarship application is March 29th, 2019. Click this link to join: jointotem.com/ca/visalia/el-diamante-high-school-ptsa/join<http://jointotem.com/ca/visalia/el-diamante-high-school-ptsa/join>.

*         Seniors: If you missed your chance to speak with the COS reps about scheduling a counseling appointment, it is now on you. Call 730-3715 to schedule an appointment to meet with a COS counselor.

*         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

?

Senior Portrait - Summer - Call Essence @ 741-1257

Immediately

?

Miner Roundup - Senior Portraits Taken

August 9

?

Senior Sunrise

August 23

?

Senior Portrait Make-ups

October 2

?

Order Cap, Gown and Announcements  - Civics/Econ

October 29

?

Senior Panoramic Picture

November 7

?

Last day to order yearbook w/name imprint

February 15

?

Last day to order Senior Ad to place in yearbook

February 28

Grad Nite

May 17

SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP & CLUB INFORMATION

SPORTS

Week of March 4th - March 9th

Sport

Levels

Day

Date

Opponent/Destination

Out of Class

Bus Leaves

Game Time

Boys Golf

All

Mon

3/4

Monache @ Valley Oaks

2:30

Van

3:00

Softball

V

Mon

3/4

Dinuba @ Buchanan

Central @ Buchanan

12:30

1:00

3:00

5:00

Softball

JV

Mon

3/4

Bullard @ Buchanan

Kerman @ Buchanan

2:30

3:00

5:00

7:00

Baseball

All

Tues

3/5

Monache @ Monache

12:45

1:15

3:30

Baseball

Frosh

Wed

3/6

Pioneer Valley @ Pioneer Valley

11:00

11:30

3:30

Track

All

Wed

3/6

Tulare Western @ Tulare Western

2:00

2:30

4:00

Softball

V

Thur

3/7

Paso Robles @ Paso Robles

11:30

12:00

3:30

Golf

All

Thur

3/7

Kingsburg @ Kings River

12:00

VAN

2:00

Tennis

All

Thur

3/7

Hanford @ Home

3:00

--

4:00

Baseball

All

Thur

3/7

Sunnyside @ Home

1:45

--

3:30

Baseball

Frosh

Fri

3/8

Pioneer Valley @ Home

1:45

--

3:30

Swim

All

Fri

3/8

Buchanan @ Buchanan

1:00

1:30

4:00

Boys Tennis

V

Fri

Sat

3/8

3/9

Visalia Tour

All Day

Van

TBA

Track

V

Sat

3/9

Pioneer Relays

--

--

TBA

Softball

V

Sat

3/9

TBA @ Buchanan

TBA

TBA

TBA

Softball

JV

Sat

3/9

TBA @ Buchanan

TBA

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

*         Become a host family for an El Diamante foreign exchange student! American Cultural Exchange Service is now accepting applications for host families for the students who will be arriving for next school year. Please contact Beth Dunnery @ 530-680-9234 for more information.

*         Miner Foundation DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS Spring Dinner & Auction featuring live music by RUN 4 COVER - Saturday March 23. 2019, 5:30 PM - at the Visalia Elks Lodge. Proceeds of your donations will go directly to funding scholarships, campus wide improvements, clubs and team support. Donate an auction item and earn 50% back of donation sales proceeds for your club or team and 20% back on each ticket your club or team sells! Tickets available from coaches & advisors or online at https://squareup.com/store/edhsminerfoundation.

*         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 Monday, April 1st at 5:30 PM. Tickets are available to purchase through your club or team OR can be purchased online: www.squareup.com/store/edhsminerfoundation<http://www.squareup.com/store/edhsminerfoundation>.

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