EDHS Bulletin for Tuesday 2/25/2020

[El Diamante High School Daily Bulletin]

[cid:image005.png at 01D5EB33.117C5CC0][cid:image003.jpg at 01D5EB32.FADC4750][cid:image004.png at 01D5EB32.FADC4750]
El Diamante High School
A California Distinguished School & Home of the Miners!
Daily Bulletin

Tuesday - February 25th, 2020


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





STUDENT NOTES

New Announcements:


·         Ash Wednesday is February 26th. The Ablaze Catholic Club will be hosting an Ash Wednesday distribution of ashes service on Wednesday at 7:45 AM on the stage. All students of any faith are welcome to attend. See you there!



·         FCA will be meeting in the GYM this Thursday (2/27) at lunch.



·         Attention Juniors: There will be an informational meeting for all Juniors that preregistered to take the Dual Enrollment English 001 class next school year. The meeting will be on Friday, February 28th during homeroom. You will receive reminder passes on Friday morning before homeroom. Placement in this course is based off multiple factors; current English grade, overall GPA, graduation progress and CAASPP scores. See Mrs. Vang if you have questions.


Old Announcements:


·         El Diamante will be hosting Future Miner Night on Monday, March 2nd at 5:30 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 and food vendors to purchase from. Please click here<https://www.vusd.org/cms/lib/CA02205931/Centricity/Domain/805/2020%20Future%20Miner%20Night%20Flyer.pdf> for the flyer.



·         Immediately following the Future Miner Night presentation, El Diamante will be hosting an Open House. This will be an opportunity for current 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.



·         Student Government/Leadership/ ASB applications are available in Student Services or room 601. The deadline to turn in the completed application to your Learning Director is Friday, February 28th. If you have questions, see Mrs. McBride in room 601.



·         FOR THE LOVE OF ART! - Are you or do you know a high school student artist looking to make $ on their art?  Visalia Education Foundation (VEF) can students sell their art...it's easy and fun!  Check out VEF's website for information on their upcoming art show and sale, For the Love of Art at http://www.visaliaedfoundation.org/. The deadline for submission is next Thursday, February 27th, but it's not too early to start thinking about what you'll create!



·         Beanies will be allowed during the colder months until this Friday, February 28th, 2020 and must be of a solid color or 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.



·         2020 Aloha Spring Fling is Saturday, March 7th in the El Diamante High School Gym from 8 - 11 PM!  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. Calvero no later than Wednesday, March 4th by 3:30 PM in order to get it approved (NO LATE GUEST PASSES WILL BE APPROVED!). Remember you must be clear of all fines in order to be eligible. Dance Tickets go on sale starting Monday, March 2nd until lunch is over on Friday, March 6th in the Finance Office. Tickets prices are: $10 w/ASB sticker, $20 w/out ASB sticker, and $40 at the door. In addition, you must present a current valid school ID at the door to be admitted to the dance! No exceptions! If you do not have a current ID, please stop by the Finance Office at lunch or after school to purchase one. Appropriate dancing and behavior is expected! Hope to see you there!


·         El Diamante School Marquee messages available to purchase for $50 a week.  Say Happy Birthday or Congratulations to your student.  See the office for details.



·         Students if you need a DMV Pink Slip, please go to Student Services to put in a pink slip request. You can put in a request to get your Pink Slip before school, during lunch and after school. Please allow 1-2 school days for processing before picking it up.


SENIOR NOTES



·         Attention Senior Miners!!! Mr. Miner applications are available in Student Services as of today, February 24th. You must have the application turned in by Friday, March 6th by 3:30 PM. Miner Week will begin on March 16th and conclude on March 20th with an assembly and carnival.



·         Seniors, if you are interested in applying for the $500 PTSA scholarship, you must be a member of PTSA, and this is your last week to become a member! Here is the link to join. https://jointotem.com/ca/visalia/el-diamante-high-school-ptsa.



·         SENIORS: Grad Nite ticket sales will be here before you know it. Come to the library and check your library/textbook account NOW to verify you are clear. Any student with an outstanding fine will not be able to purchase a ticket for Grad Nite. Turn in those overdue library books, English novels and semester textbooks (Econ & Civics) ASAP.



·         Seniors: Grad Nite is Friday, May 15th, 2020. The destination will be Disneyland and CA Adventures Park. The cost for Grad Nite is $245, CASH ONLY; tickets will go on sale at 7:30 Am on Monday, March 9th, 2020 - this is the ONLY day you can purchase tickets. The ticket is non-refundable! You will need to line up to purchase your tickets with the people you want to be on the same bus with.  There will be NO BUS CHANGES after you purchase your ticket.  Students are not permitted on campus until 7:00 AM - "camping out" is not allowed.  In order to purchase your tickets to Grad Nite, you MUST be on track to graduate, be on track with a 94% attendance rate the week prior to Grad Nite and make sure to clear all fines through the Finance office and the Library.  You will not be admitted to purchase tickets for Grad Nite without a completed Grad Nite Permission packet which includes your parent signatures and signatures from the library and finance office.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  Copies of the permission packet will be provide to seniors at the Senior Meeting in February. Afterwards, they will also be available on the EDHS website and in the Student Services Office.


·         Seniors below are some important dates to remember:



Senior Check List


Check
Important Event
Date

ü
Senior Portrait - Summer - Call Essence @ 741-1257
Immediately

ü
Miner Roundup - Senior Portraits Taken
August 8th

ü
Senior Sunrise
August 22nd

ü
Senior Portrait Make-ups
October 1st

ü
Order Cap, Gown and Announcements  - Civics/Econ
October 28th

ü
Senior Panoramic Picture - Homeroom
November 14th

ü
CSU & UC Applications Close
November 30th

ü
Last day to order yearbook w/name imprint
January 31st

ü
Last day to order Senior Ad to place in yearbook
January 31st

ü
EDHS Local Scholarship Deadline
January 31st

ü
Cash For College/FAFSA Night @ 4-6 PM EDHS Library & Career Center
February 3rd

ü
Senior Homeroom Meeting - Homeroom - EDHS Gym
February 5th

FAFSA Deadline
March 2nd

Grad Nite Ticket Sales (TODAY ONLY) at 7:30 AM EDHS Gym
March 9th

Cap & Gown Delivery - Homeroom
March 19th

Scholarship Night - EDHS Theatre at 6:30 PM
May 4th

Grad Nite - Leave EDHS at 7:30 AM
May 15th

Reflections Assembly & Sr. BBQ - 3rd period (Tentative Schedule)
May 26th

Senior Finals - Periods 2, 4 & 6
May 29th

Senior Finals - Make-ups - All periods
June 1st

Senior Finals - Periods 0, 1, 3, & 5
June 2nd

Commencement Practice - MK Bowl at 8:00 AM
June 3rd

Commencement Ceremony - MK Bowl at 7:30 PM
June 3rd


PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR
SCHOLARSHIP & CLUB INFORMATION



UPCOMING EVENTS


Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Band Concert - LJ Williams @ 7:00 PM
Thursday, February 27, 2020
COS Counseling Appointments Workshop #2 from 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Friday, February 28, 2020
Choir Concert - L J Williams Theater @ 7:00 PM
Friday, February 28, 2020
P4 Grading Period Ends
Monday, March 2, 2020
Career Presentations- Information Technology @ 10 AM & Engineering & Design @ 11 AM
Monday, March 2, 2020
Open House/Future Miner Night @ 5:30 PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Kid's Day
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
CMEA Orchestra Pre-Festival @ EDHS Theater
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Graduation Singer & Speaker Sign-ups begin in Student Services
Thursday, March 5, 2020
CMEA Orchestra Pre-Festival @ EDHS Theater
Friday, March 6, 2020
High School Bands- CMEA @ LJ Williams
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Spring Fling Dance- EDHS @ 8-11 PM




UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS




CLUB
FUNDRAISER
START DATE
END DATE
ADVISOR
CSF
Bethel Cookie Sales
2/17/2020
2/28/2020
T. Perez<mailto:tperez at vusd.org>
FFA
Kiss a Cow
2/18/2020
2/28/2020
Martin<mailto:lmartin02 at vusd.org>
Choir
Pre Festival Concert
2/28/2020
2/28/2020
Witt<mailto:jwitt at vusd.org>
Band
Cookie Dough
3/2/2020
3/16/2020
Pallas<mailto:kpallas at vusd.org>
FFA
Write-a-check
3/2/2020
3/30/2020
Veldhuizen<mailto:aveldhuizen at vusd.org>
Dance
Program AD Sales
3/23/2020
3/30/2020
Skadan<mailto:mskadan at vusd.org>
CSF
Graduation Grams
5/21/2020
6/1/2020
T. Perez<mailto:tperez at vusd.org>
Strong
Buttons for Events
8/15/2019
6/5/2020
Mirwald<mailto:kmirwald at vusd.org>




SPORTS

Week of February 24th - February 29th

Sport
Level
Day
Date
Opponent/Facility
Dismissal
Depart
Game Time
Baseball
JV
Tues
2/25
Dinuba/Washington Middle School
1:15 PM
1:45 PM
3:30 PM
Baseball
Varsity
Tues
2/25
Dinuba/Washington Middle School
1:15 PM
1:45 PM
3:30 PM
Boys Tennis
JV
Tues
2/25
Porterville/El Diamante
2:00 PM
N/A
3:30 PM
Boys Tennis
Varsity
Tues
2/25
Porterville/El Diamante
2:00 PM
N/A
3:30 PM
Baseball
Frosh
Wed
2/26
Clovis/Clovis
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
3:30 PM
Baseball
JV
Thurs
2/27
Arroyo Grande/Arroyo Grande
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
3:00 PM
Baseball
Varsity
Thurs
2/27
Arroyo Grande/Arroyo Grande
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
3:00 PM
Softball
Varsity
Thurs
2/27
Clovis North/El Diamante
2:00 PM
N/A
3:30 PM
Boys/Girls Swim
JV
Thurs
2/27
Porterville/El Diamante
2:30 PM
N/A
4:00 PM
Boys/Girls Swim
Varsity
Thurs
2/27
Porterville/El Diamante
2:30 PM
N/A
4:00 PM
Boys Tennis
JV
Thurs
2/27
Clovis/Clovis
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Boys Tennis
Varsity
Thurs
2/27
Clovis/Clovis
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Softball
Varsity
Fri
2/28
Stockdale/El Diamante
2:00 PM
N/A
3:30 PM
Boys/Girls Track
JV
Fri
2/28
Buchanan/Buchanan
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
1:00 PM
Boys/Girls Track
Varsity
Fri
2/28
Buchanan/Buchanan
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
1:00 PM
Baseball
Frosh
Sat
2/29
TBA/El Diamante
N/A
N/A
11:00 AM
Softball
Varsity
Sat
2/29
Centennial/El Diamante
N/A
N/A
10:00 AM
Softball
Varsity
Sat
2/29
Frontier/El Diamante
N/A
N/A
12:30 PM
Boys/Girls Track
JV
Sat
2/29
Fowler Throws Classic/Fowler
N/A
7:15 AM
9:00 AM
Boys/Girls Track
Varsity
Sat
2/29
Fowler Throws Classic/Fowler
N/A
7:15 AM
9:00 AM
Wrestling
Varsity
Sat
2/29
TBA/Bakersfield
TBA
TBA
TBA





PARENT NOTES


·         Miner Foundation DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS Spring Dinner & Auction featuring live music by RUN 4 COVER - Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 5:30 pm - at the Visalia Elks Lodge.  Proceeds of your donations go directly to funding scholarships, campus wide improvements, and club or team support.  Donate an 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 Visalia Adult School is now offering open enrollment in their ESL, Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency & High School Diploma courses. Please see the attachment, "Visalia Adult School" for more information.



·         Attention Parents: If you are interested in requesting a meeting with 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



To subscribe or unsubscribe to the bulletin http://mailman.visalia.k12.ca.us/mailman/listinfo/edhs-bulletin



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 2237 bytes
Desc: image003.jpg
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0001.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image004.png
Type: image/png
Size: 6514 bytes
Desc: image004.png
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0002.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image005.png
Type: image/png
Size: 4622 bytes
Desc: image005.png
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0003.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 2019-2020 CCR Save-the-dates FINAL.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 871455 bytes
Desc: 2019-2020 CCR Save-the-dates FINAL.pdf
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0006.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 2020 Registration Calendar.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 274648 bytes
Desc: 2020 Registration Calendar.pdf
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0007.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Club Poster 2019-20.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 1542842 bytes
Desc: Club Poster 2019-20.pdf
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0008.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: EDHS Bulletin.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 1065881 bytes
Desc: EDHS Bulletin.pdf
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0009.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Scholarship Information.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 989076 bytes
Desc: Scholarship Information.pdf
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0010.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Visalia Adult School.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 330382 bytes
Desc: Visalia Adult School.pdf
URL: <http://mailman.vusd.org/pipermail/edhs-bulletin/attachments/20200225/b52c808a/attachment-0011.pdf>