From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Thu Nov 2 09:03:23 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:03:23 -0700 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.02.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C21D55CCF@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D353B9.630C1DF0] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 58 Thursday, November 2, 2017 Come out and cheer our teams onto VICTORY! -Volleyball Lady Blazers play tonight @ 6:30 pm. -Frosh/JV Football game is tonight beginning @ 5:00 pm (home side) -Varsity Football play for the Saddle tomorrow night @ 7:00 pm (visitor side) Please keep in mind that for the volleyball playoffs game the price is $4 per student and $6 for adults. (No ASB discount is accepted for playoffs. You may use your ASB cards for the football games tonight because we are hosting the game. However, for Varsity game tomorrow we are visitors. Prices are $4 for students and $6 for adults.) Parents and Students: Battle for the Saddle 2017 Dress Up Days....see the attached for details. Please make sure you are following our dress code policy. (No hats, masks, etc.) GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! ATTENTION ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Students are not allowed to walk through the Visalia Adult School Parking Lot or Campus. Parents please do not pick up students at the Visalia Adult School. Students may be sited for trespassing or loitering. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. We are on Blazer Central Schedule Thursday. On Friday we will be on our Assembly Schedule. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Athletics: Boys' Basketball will be having their first official practice on Monday October 30th at 5:45 in the Main gym. This practice is for all levels. Any boys interested in playing basketball that are not still participating in a fall sport are encouraged to attend. ATTENTION ALL GIRLS: Girls Basketball tryouts begin on Monday the 30th at 6 in the mini gym. Be there appropriately attired and cleared to tryout. If you have any questions come by FS -3. Boys Soccer: Tryouts for the boys JV and Varsity soccer teams will begin on Monday, October 30th at 3:30 pm at the practice field. Any athlete currently in a fall sport will be able to tryout after their season has ended. If you have any questions see Coach McCaw in E-2. GIRLS SOCCER: Practices have started. If you are not in a fall sport, you should be kicking with us. Mon-Thurs 5pm. Stay informed with Remind: @gwgirlss. Wrestling Team: All those interested in trying out for the wrestling team, our 2017-2018 season is here starting Monday 10/30/17. For all those that our participating in a fall sport, you can come out when your sport has completed its season. You must be cleared to participate. Last week to come out for the Wrestling team is the week of 11/20/17. For a copy of practice schedule see Coach Morse or Coach Robbie. If you have any questions, Contact Coach Sanchez @ (209)613-4856. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. A Representative from Fresno Pacific University will be on campus, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 during 5th period in FS-10. If you are interested in learning more about Fresno Pacific sign up in the Presentation Binder in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Are you wondering what to do for lunch??? Come to FCA Thursdays! Grab a friend or two, head over to room A-1 and let us treat you to lunch. You be well fed, as well as, encouraged and challenged in your faith. The next meeting of the G-Dub Car Club will be on Thursday, November 2nd at Lunch for a brief meeting and our Yearbook Picture. We will meet in M1. Bring your lunch and we will take our club photo at 1:00. We will discuss the club logo contest for December. Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. GSA Club & Women of Excellence club are both about informing and supporting civil rights for all individuals. If this sound interesting to you, we are welcoming new members. Women of Excellence meets every Tuesday (a change from Wednesday) at lunch in A-9. GSA club meets every Thursday in room A-9 also during lunch. See you there and bring a friend! Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! XL Program: Golden West High School XL Program has rescheduled the trip to UC Santa Barbara for Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. This trip is open to all students, but priority will be given to those students that were signed up to go in September. If any student wishes to go, please pick up a permission slip from the Library or from Room E-10. Permission slips must be turned in no later than November 3rd and a mandatory trip meeting will be held on November 3rd at 3:30 in the library (meeting should take no more than 10 minutes). Thank you! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image004.jpg at 01D353B9.6FF049B0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2019 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 11.02.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 21925 bytes Desc: 11.02.17 bulletin.docx URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Battle for the Saddle Dress-Up Days Poster 2017.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 151724 bytes Desc: Battle for the Saddle Dress-Up Days Poster 2017.pdf URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Fri Nov 3 09:15:37 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 09:15:37 -0700 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.3.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C21D55F2D@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D35484.4F93F830] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 59 Friday, November 3, 2017 Battle for the Saddle!!! Varsity Football game is tonight @ 7:00 pm (visitor's side) Come dressed in your best blazer Spirit/western wear attire and cheer on our varsity football team onto victory!! For the Varsity game tonight we are VISITORS. Prices are $4 for students and $6 for adults. (Since we are not hosting the game your ASB and football passes you will not be able to be used). Congratulations to our Lady Blazers for their performance last night. Great Job Lady BLAZERS!!! Parents and Students: The north access road if to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! ATTENTION ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Students are not allowed to walk through the Visalia Adult School Parking Lot or Campus. Parents please do not pick up students at the Visalia Adult School. Students may be sited for trespassing or loitering. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. Today we will be on Assembly Schedule. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Calling all Trailblazers...Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Boys' Basketball Freshmen and JV tryouts will begin Monday November 6th in the main gym. Tryouts will be 5:30-7:00. Varsity practice begins at 7. All boys interested in playing basketball this season need to attend. ATTENTION ALL GIRLS: Girls Basketball tryouts begin on Monday the 30th at 6 in the mini gym. Be there appropriately attired and cleared to tryout. If you have any questions come by FS -3. Boys Soccer: Tryouts for the boys JV and Varsity soccer teams will begin on Monday, October 30th at 3:30 pm at the practice field. Any athlete currently in a fall sport will be able to tryout after their season has ended. If you have any questions see Coach McCaw in E-2. GIRLS SOCCER: Practices have started. If you are not in a fall sport, you should be kicking with us. Mon-Thurs 5pm. Stay informed with Remind: @gwgirlss. Wrestling Team: All those interested in trying out for the wrestling team, our 2017-2018 season is here starting Monday 10/30/17. For all those that our participating in a fall sport, you can come out when your sport has completed its season. You must be cleared to participate. Last week to come out for the Wrestling team is the week of 11/20/17. For a copy of practice schedule see Coach Morse or Coach Robbie. If you have any questions, Contact Coach Sanchez @ (209)613-4856. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. A Representative from Fresno Pacific University will be on campus, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 during 5th period in FS-10. If you are interested in learning more about Fresno Pacific sign up in the Presentation Binder in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Are you wondering what to do for lunch??? Come to FCA Thursdays! Grab a friend or two, head over to room A-1 and let us treat you to lunch. You be well fed, as well as, encouraged and challenged in your faith. The next meeting of the G-Dub Car Club will be on Thursday, November 2nd at Lunch for a brief meeting and our Yearbook Picture. We will meet in M1. Bring your lunch and we will take our club photo at 1:00. We will discuss the club logo contest for December. Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. GSA Club & Women of Excellence club are both about informing and supporting civil rights for all individuals. If this sound interesting to you, we are welcoming new members. Women of Excellence meets every Tuesday (a change from Wednesday) at lunch in A-9. GSA club meets every Thursday in room A-9 also during lunch. See you there and bring a friend! Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! XL Program: Golden West High School XL Program has rescheduled the trip to UC Santa Barbara for Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. This trip is open to all students, but priority will be given to those students that were signed up to go in September. If any student wishes to go, please pick up a permission slip from the Library or from Room E-10. Permission slips must be turned in no later than November 3rd and a mandatory trip meeting will be held on November 3rd at 3:30 in the library (meeting should take no more than 10 minutes). Thank you! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. 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Name: 11.03.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 21963 bytes Desc: 11.03.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Mon Nov 6 09:39:31 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 09:39:31 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.6.17 Bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2259EFFA@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D356E2.27F45D00] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 59 Monday, November 6, 2017 Parents and Students: The north access road if to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! ATTENTION ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Students are not allowed to walk through the Visalia Adult School Parking Lot or Campus. Parents please do not pick up students at the Visalia Adult School. Students may be sited for trespassing or loitering. Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Boys' Basketball: Freshmen and JV tryouts will begin Monday November 6th in the main gym. Tryouts will be 5:30-7:00. Varsity practice begins at 7. All boys interested in playing basketball this season need to attend. ATTENTION ALL GIRLS: Girls Basketball tryouts began on Monday the 30th at 6pm in the mini gym. Be there appropriately attired and cleared to tryout. If you have any questions come by FS -3. Boys Soccer: Tryouts for the boys JV and Varsity soccer teams will began on Monday, October 30th at 3:30 pm at the practice field. Any athlete currently in a fall sport will be able to tryout after their season has ended. If you have any questions see Coach McCaw in E-2. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. A Representative from Fresno Pacific University will be on campus, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 during 5th period in FS-10. If you are interested in learning more about Fresno Pacific sign up in the Presentation Binder in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Are you wondering what to do for lunch??? Come to FCA Thursdays! Grab a friend or two, head over to room A-1 and let us treat you to lunch. You be well fed, as well as, encouraged and challenged in your faith. Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. GSA Club & Women of Excellence club are both about informing and supporting civil rights for all individuals. If this sound interesting to you, we are welcoming new members. Women of Excellence meets every Tuesday (a change from Wednesday) at lunch in A-9. GSA club meets every Thursday in room A-9 also during lunch. See you there and bring a friend! Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: Golden West High School XL Program has rescheduled the trip to UC Santa Barbara for Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. This trip is open to all students, but priority will be given to those students that were signed up to go in September. If any student wishes to go, please pick up a permission slip from the Library or from Room E-10. Permission slips must be turned in no later than November 3rd and a mandatory trip meeting will be held on November 3rd at 3:30 in the library (meeting should take no more than 10 minutes). Thank you! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image003.jpg at 01D356E3.25869BE0] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2018 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 11.06.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 20492 bytes Desc: 11.06.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Tue Nov 7 09:21:50 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 09:21:50 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.07.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2259F2BF@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D357A9.D78FEE60] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 60 Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Parents and Students: The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Boys' Basketball: Freshmen and JV tryouts will began Monday, November 6th in the main gym. Tryouts will be 5:30-7:00. Varsity practice begins at 7. All boys interested in playing basketball this season need to attend. Girls Basketball: Girls interested in playing basketball need to come by FS-3 during school to see how to sign up for try outs. Practice times this week: Tuesday 3:40 - 5, Wednesday 5:30-7, Thursday TBA, Friday 6:30 - 8, Saturday 6:30 - 8. Boys Soccer: Tryouts for the boys JV and Varsity soccer teams will began on Monday, October 30th at 3:30 pm at the practice field. Any athlete currently in a fall sport will be able to tryout after their season has ended. If you have any questions see Coach McCaw in E-2. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. A Representative from Fresno Pacific University will be on campus, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 during 5th period in FS-10. If you are interested in learning more about Fresno Pacific sign up in the Presentation Binder in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: GSA Member! Yearbook picture has been changed from Wednesday to TODAY\at the beginning of lunch. Must be there by 5 minutes after the bell rings, then get lunch. See you in A-9! No meeting this Thursday. Meetings resume next week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Are you wondering what to do for lunch??? Come to FCA Thursdays! Grab a friend or two, head over to room A-1 and let us treat you to lunch. You be well fed, as well as, encouraged and challenged in your faith. Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: Golden West High School XL Program has rescheduled the trip to UC Santa Barbara for Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. This trip is open to all students, but priority will be given to those students that were signed up to go in September. If any student wishes to go, please pick up a permission slip from the Library or from Room E-10. Permission slips must be turned in no later than November 3rd and a mandatory trip meeting will be held on November 3rd at 3:30 in the library (meeting should take no more than 10 minutes). Thank you! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D357A9.D78FEE60] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Boys' Basketball: Freshmen and JV tryouts started on the week of Monday, November 6th in the main gym. Tryouts will be 5:30-7:00. Varsity practice begins at 7. All boys interested in playing basketball this season need to attend. Girls Basketball: Girls interested in playing basketball need to come by FS-3 during school to see how to sign up for try outs. Practice times this week: Tuesday 3:40 - 5, Wednesday 5:30-7, Thursday TBA, Friday 9 - 11 am, Saturday 6:30 - 8 pm. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. A Representative from Fresno Pacific University will be on campus TODAY, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 during 5th period in FS-10. If you are interested in learning more about Fresno Pacific sign up in the Presentation Binder in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: GSA Member! No meeting this Thursday. Meetings resume next week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Are you wondering what to do for lunch??? Come to FCA Thursdays! Grab a friend or two, head over to room A-1 and let us treat you to lunch. You be well fed, as well as, encouraged and challenged in your faith. Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: Golden West High School XL Program has rescheduled the trip to UC Santa Barbara for Wednesday, November 8th, 2017. This trip is open to all students, but priority will be given to those students that were signed up to go in September. If any student wishes to go, please pick up a permission slip from the Library or from Room E-10. Permission slips must be turned in no later than November 3rd and a mandatory trip meeting will be held on November 3rd at 3:30 in the library (meeting should take no more than 10 minutes). Thank you! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D357E5.244FE760] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2019 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Wed Nov 8 16:40:21 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 16:40:21 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.09.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2259F786@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D358AF.0FE58EE0] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 62 Thursday, November 9, 2017 Parents and Students: We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Boys' Basketball: Freshmen and JV tryouts started on the week of Monday, November 6th in the main gym. Tryouts will be 5:30-7:00. Varsity practice begins at 7. All boys interested in playing basketball this season need to attend. Girls Basketball: Girls interested in playing basketball need to come by FS-3 during school to see how to sign up for try outs. Practice times this week: Tuesday 3:40 - 5, Wednesday 5:30-7, Thursday TBA, Friday 9 - 11 am, Saturday 6:30 - 8 pm. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: GDUB CAR CLUB MEETING: This Thursday at Lunch in M7. We will be discussing the Car Club Logo Art Contest and plans for the spring. Bring your lunch - See you there! FCA Today! Grab a friend or two, head over to room A-1 and let us treat you to lunch. To celebrate the upcoming Veterans Day, we will have former student/athlete and Army Veteran T. Jeffcoach speaking to us... You don't want to miss this one!!! GSA Member! No meeting this Thursday. Meetings resume next week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: I have attached the XL November calendar with all of our current programs listed. It also includes student tutor schedules on the back. ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. 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Name: 11.9.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 20663 bytes Desc: 11.9.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Thu Nov 9 16:57:02 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 16:57:02 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.13.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2259F9CD@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D3597B.C3BB5540] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 64 Monday, November 13, 2017 Parents and Students: Calling all Smittcamp Applicants! Estrella Velasquez graduated from Golden West last year and was accepted to the Smittcamp Family Honors College. She will be on campus on Wednesday, November 15 at lunch in S-4 to answer any questions about the application process and life as a Smitty. Don't miss this valuable opportunity! It's Poinsettia Time! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Swim: The pre-season for swim is about to begin. If you are not currently involved in another school sport, and you are interested in joining the swim team, please come to our first meeting on Friday November 17th during lunch. The new remind number is 810-10 @GWHSSWIM. Please make sure you have an updated physical and you have signed up on the Family ID. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Boys' Basketball: Freshmen and JV tryouts started on the week of Monday, November 6th in the main gym. Tryouts will be 5:30-7:00. Varsity practice begins at 7. All boys interested in playing basketball this season need to attend. Girls Basketball: Girls interested in playing basketball need to come by FS-3 during school to see how to sign up for try outs. Practice times this week: Tuesday 3:40 - 5, Wednesday 5:30-7, Thursday TBA, Friday 9 - 11 am, Saturday 6:30 - 8 pm. Calling all Smittcamp Applicants! Estrella Velasquez graduated from Golden West last year and was accepted to the Smittcamp Family Honors College. She will be on campus on Wednesday, November 15 at lunch in S-4 to answer any questions about the application process and life as a Smitty. Don't miss this valuable opportunity! Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Native American (Indian) Club: Meeting is on Tuesday, Nov. 14th during lunch in room FS-7. Yearbook pictures will be taken. GSA Member! Meetings resume this week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: I have attached the XL November calendar with all of our current programs listed. It also includes student tutor schedules on the back. ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D3597B.C3BB5540] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2019 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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She will be on campus on Wednesday, November 15 at lunch in S-4 to answer any questions about the application process and life as a Smitty. Don't miss this valuable opportunity! It's Poinsettia Time! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Swim: The pre-season for swim is about to begin. If you are not currently involved in another school sport, and you are interested in joining the swim team, please come to our first meeting on Friday November 17th during lunch. The new remind number is 810-10 @GWHSSWIM. Please make sure you have an updated physical and you have signed up on the Family ID. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Girls Basketball: Girls interested in playing basketball need to come by FS-3 during school to see how to sign up for try outs. Practice times this week: Tuesday 3:40 - 5, Wednesday 5:30-7, Thursday TBA, Friday 9 - 11 am, Saturday 6:30 - 8 pm. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Ablaze meeting this Thursday (11/16) at lunch in room E-9. Native American (Indian) Club: Meeting is on Tuesday, Nov. 14th during lunch in room FS-7. Yearbook pictures will be taken. GSA Member! Meetings resume this week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Are any of your students in the 9th-11th grade interested in design and cars? You could help them start their career and shape the future of car design with the 2018 CDN & GM Interactive competition, which is now open for registrations. Winners will receive a special Summer Experience course at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit (in July 2018) - one of the most highly respected colleges for design in the world - and an iPad Pro. Additionally, finalists and semi-finalists will receive a Car Design News subscription. Everyone who enters will receive guidance and support about their work from professional designers working at GM. See Mrs. K in A-9 for more information. Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: I have attached the XL November calendar with all of our current programs listed. It also includes student tutor schedules on the back. ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D35C65.9D152FA0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2018 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Mon Nov 13 15:01:56 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:01:56 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.14.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2259FBED@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D35C90.594EF870] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 65 Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Come out and join us as we cheer on our Blazer Football Team this Friday! Game time is 7pm here at Golden West. They will be playing against Roosevelt High School for our first game in playoffs. You will be able to pre purchase tickets in the finance office. Gates open at 5:30 pm (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set at $8 for adults and $6 for students. No ASB discount is accepted for playoffs per CIF rules) Parents and Students: Calling all Smittcamp Applicants! Estrella Velasquez graduated from Golden West last year and was accepted to the Smittcamp Family Honors College. She will be on campus on Wednesday, November 15 at lunch in S-4 to answer any questions about the application process and life as a Smitty. Don't miss this valuable opportunity! It's Poinsettia Time! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Swim: The pre-season for swim is about to begin. If you are not currently involved in another school sport, and you are interested in joining the swim team, please come to our first meeting on Friday November 17th during lunch. The new remind number is 810-10 @GWHSSWIM. Please make sure you have an updated physical and you have signed up on the Family ID. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Girls Basketball: Girls interested in playing basketball need to come by FS-3 during school to see how to sign up for try outs. Practice times this week: Tuesday 3:40 - 5, Wednesday 5:30-7, Thursday TBA, Friday 9 - 11 am, Saturday 6:30 - 8 pm. Counseling Dept.: ATTN SENIORS: Our CASH FOR COLLEGE Workshop (FAFSA) will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at 5:30 - 8 p.m. in the school library. You and your parent are encouraged to create your FSA ID PRIOR to this workshop. You were given a handout of "What you need to bring/know" on that night during the COS Application Workshop. If you will be attending a CSU or UC you can pick up a copy of "what to bring" in the counseling department from the presentation binder. All college bound students who will be attending the Cash for College night need to sign up in the counseling department for planning purposes. In addition to Cash for College night a UC Application Workshop will be held on the same night, (Tues., Nov. 14, 2017) at our Visalia Unified District Office (5000 W. Cypress St.) in Room 10 of the Learning Center at 6 p.m. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Native American (Indian) Club: Meeting is on Tuesday, Nov. 14th during lunch in room FS-7. Yearbook pictures will be taken. Ablaze meeting this Thursday (11/16) at lunch in room E-9. GSA Member! Meetings resume this week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: I have attached the XL November calendar with all of our current programs listed. It also includes student tutor schedules on the back. ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D35C90.594EF870] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2018 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Wed Nov 15 08:19:56 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:19:56 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.15.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2280EFDC@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D35DEA.4A8E8160] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 67 Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Come dressed in your best GDub spirit gear and join us as we cheer on our Blazer Football Team this Friday! Game time is 7pm here at Golden West. We will be playing against Roosevelt High School for our first game in playoffs. You will be able to pre purchase tickets in the finance office. Gates open at 5:30 pm (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set at $8 for adults and $6 for students. No ASB discount is accepted for playoffs per CIF rules). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Parents and Students: Calling all Smittcamp Applicants! Estrella Velasquez graduated from Golden West last year and was accepted to the Smittcamp Family Honors College. She will be on campus on Wednesday, November 15 at lunch in S-4 to answer any questions about the application process and life as a Smitty. Don't miss this valuable opportunity! It's Poinsettia Time! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Swim: The pre-season for swim is about to begin. If you are not currently involved in another school sport, and you are interested in joining the swim team, please come to our first meeting on Friday November 17th during lunch. The new remind number is 810-10 @GWHSSWIM. Please make sure you have an updated physical and you have signed up on the Family ID. Girls Basketball: Tryouts end on Thursday. Players need to have a CLEARED card to participate. Be there after school ready to play basketball. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTN JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) will be on campus Tues. Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in B-1. Grand Canyon University has D1 athletic programs and over 190 majors to choose from. With new classroom buildings, popular dining options, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and so much more, the GCU campus is the perfect place to attend college. With GCU's four-credit courses and fast-track options, you can also graduate faster, allowing you to enter the workforce soon - and with less debt. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Ablaze meeting this Thursday (11/16) at lunch in room E-9. GSA Member! Meetings resume this week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image004.jpg at 01D35DEA.8567D020] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 11.15.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 20912 bytes Desc: 11.15.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Wed Nov 15 16:25:32 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:25:32 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.16.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2280F1DC@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D35E2E.5BB23AB0] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 68 Thursday, November 16, 2017 Come dressed in your best GDub spirit gear and join us as we cheer on our Blazer Football Team this Friday! Game time is 7pm here at Golden West. We will be playing against Roosevelt High School for our first game in playoffs. You will be able to pre purchase tickets in the finance office. Gates open at 5:30 pm (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set at $8 for adults and $6 for students. No ASB discount is accepted for playoffs per CIF rules). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Parents and Students: It's Poinsettia Time! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch on Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Girls Basketball: Tryouts end on Thursday. Players need to have a CLEARED card to participate. Be there after school ready to play basketball. Swim: The pre-season for swim is about to begin. If you are not currently involved in another school sport, and you are interested in joining the swim team, please come to our first meeting on Friday November 17th during lunch. The new remind number is 810-10 @GWHSSWIM. Please make sure you have an updated physical and you have signed up on the Family ID. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTN JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) will be on campus Tues. Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in B-1. Grand Canyon University has D1 athletic programs and over 190 majors to choose from. With new classroom buildings, popular dining options, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and so much more, the GCU campus is the perfect place to attend college. With GCU's four-credit courses and fast-track options, you can also graduate faster, allowing you to enter the workforce soon - and with less debt. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Ablaze meeting TODAY, Thursday (11/16) at lunch in room E-9. GSA Member! Meetings resume this week to get T-shirts and plan for upcoming activities! Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Here is the special edition of Blazer Central. https://youtu.be/zP9NWn3iCHE Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D35E2E.5BB23AB0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Game time is 7pm here at Golden West. We will be playing against Roosevelt High School for our first game in playoffs. You will be able to pre purchase tickets in the finance office. Gates open at 5:30 pm (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set at $8 for adults and $6 for students. No ASB discount is accepted for playoffs per CIF rules). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Parents and Students: It's Poinsettia Time! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Calling all Trailblazers! Let's take pride in our campus by keeping it clean! Please pick up after yourself and use the trash cans. Athletics: Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch on Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Girls Basketball: Tryouts end on Thursday. Players need to have a CLEARED card to participate. Be there after school ready to play basketball. Swim: The pre-season for swim is about to begin. If you are not currently involved in another school sport, and you are interested in joining the swim team, please come to our first meeting TODAY, Friday November 17th during lunch. The new remind number is 810-10 @GWHSSWIM. Please make sure you have an updated physical and you have signed up on the Family ID. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTN JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) will be on campus Tues. Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in B-1. Grand Canyon University has D1 athletic programs and over 190 majors to choose from. With new classroom buildings, popular dining options, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and so much more, the GCU campus is the perfect place to attend college. With GCU's four-credit courses and fast-track options, you can also graduate faster, allowing you to enter the workforce soon - and with less debt. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is November 27, 2017. Clubs: Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Below is the link for our Blazer Central today. https://youtu.be/dbMW_-B_EiI Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image004.jpg at 01D35F81.195EF5F0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 11.17.16 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 20419 bytes Desc: 11.17.16 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Mon Nov 27 08:51:44 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:51:44 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] bulletin 11.27.17 Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2280F6D9@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D3675C.F3C0D730] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 70 Monday, November 27, 2017 Congratulations to our Golden West Football Team for advancing to the Valley Championship Game. We will be hosting the game against CVC at 7:00pm on Friday, December 1st. Come out and support our boys by wearing your best school spirit gear. Tickets will be sold here in the front office all week until Friday @ 1:30 pm. Tickets will be $8 for adults and $6 for all students. (Cash only and no ASB discount is accepted per CIF rules.). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Parents and Students: Please join us for a Human Trafficking overview including the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children from a local perspective. The Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force will be presenting as a collaborative team which includes: the District Attorney's Office, Family Services of Tulare County and Child Welfare Services. This is a great opportunity to learn how to identify Human Trafficking in our community and what is being done to Prevent, Protect and Prosecute. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Rotary Theater: 330 S. Dollner St. Visalia, CA 93291 Event 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Target Audience: 7-12 Students and Parents. It's Poinsettia Time! Last day is Tuesday! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Adopt a Star begins Tuesday, November 28 in Room L20 (ASB Room) at Lunch ONLY until all stars are adopted. Instructions will be provided. All gifts must be returned wrapped with the star attached on Tuesday through Thursday, December 5 - 7 during Lunch ONLY. WINTER FORMAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE in the Finance Office before school, during lunch, and after school. Single sale tickets cost $20 with an ASB Sticker, $30 without an ASB sticker, and $40 at the door. The dance is Saturday, December 2 from 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Mt. Whitney High School. Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch on Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTN JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) will be on campus Tues. Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in B-1. Grand Canyon University has D1 athletic programs and over 190 majors to choose from. With new classroom buildings, popular dining options, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and so much more, the GCU campus is the perfect place to attend college. With GCU's four-credit courses and fast-track options, you can also graduate faster, allowing you to enter the workforce soon - and with less debt. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is TODAY, November 27, 2017. Clubs: Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Below is the link for our Blazer Central today. https://youtu.be/dbMW_-B_EiI Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D3675C.F3C0D730] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2018 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Mon Nov 27 09:02:28 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:02:28 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] Revised bulletin 11.27.17 Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2280F6F0@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D3675E.507D44D0] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 70 Monday, November 27, 2017 Congratulations to our Golden West Football Team for advancing to the Valley Championship Game. We will be hosting the game against CVC at 7:00pm on Friday, December 1st. Come out and support our boys by wearing your best school spirit gear. Tickets will be sold here in the front office all week until Friday @ 1:30 pm. Tickets will be $9 for adults and $6 for all students. (Cash only and no ASB discount is accepted per CIF rules.). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Parents and Students: Please join us for a Human Trafficking overview including the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children from a local perspective. The Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force will be presenting as a collaborative team which includes: the District Attorney's Office, Family Services of Tulare County and Child Welfare Services. This is a great opportunity to learn how to identify Human Trafficking in our community and what is being done to Prevent, Protect and Prosecute. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Rotary Theater: 330 S. Dollner St. Visalia, CA 93291 Event 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Target Audience: 7-12 Students and Parents. It's Poinsettia Time! Last day is Tuesday! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Adopt a Star begins Tuesday, November 28 in Room L20 (ASB Room) at Lunch ONLY until all stars are adopted. Instructions will be provided. All gifts must be returned wrapped with the star attached on Tuesday through Thursday, December 5 - 7 during Lunch ONLY. WINTER FORMAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE in the Finance Office before school, during lunch, and after school. Single sale tickets cost $20 with an ASB Sticker, $30 without an ASB sticker, and $40 at the door. The dance is Saturday, December 2 from 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Mt. Whitney High School. Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. We would like to inform you of a great new program! We now have the "Ivanhoe Computer Lab" for VUSD students living in the Ivanhoe area open. The Lab is set up in the Ivanhoe Elementary School Multipurpose Room. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. It is a space for students to access computers or the Internet to work on homework, research or school projects. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. Harvest dance pictures are in!!! Please stop by the attendance office before school during lunch and after school to pick them up. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch on Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTN JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) will be on campus Tues. Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in B-1. Grand Canyon University has D1 athletic programs and over 190 majors to choose from. With new classroom buildings, popular dining options, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and so much more, the GCU campus is the perfect place to attend college. With GCU's four-credit courses and fast-track options, you can also graduate faster, allowing you to enter the workforce soon - and with less debt. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are need for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! ATTN SENIORS: The 2018-19 College of the Sequoias Scholarship Application is now available! By filling out this one application you are open to hundreds of scholarships opportunities at COS. COS gave over $400,000 in scholarships last year. Don't miss out!! See the Golden West Scholarship page to apply. The application deadline is TODAY, November 27, 2017. Clubs: Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Below is the link for our Blazer Central today. https://youtu.be/dbMW_-B_EiI Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image004.jpg at 01D3675E.736C23D0] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2018 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 11.27.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 21306 bytes Desc: 11.27.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Mon Nov 27 16:41:57 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:41:57 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.28.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2280F921@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D3679E.A40C4E80] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 71 Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Congratulations to our Golden West Football Team for advancing to the Valley Championship Game. We will be hosting the game against CVC at 7:00pm on Friday, December 1st. Come out and support our boys by wearing your best school spirit gear. You may pre-purchase tickets in the front office all week until Friday @ 1:30 pm. The gates will open at 5:00pm where you can also purchase tickets. Tickets will be $9 for adults and $6 for all students. (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set by CIF and no ASB discount is accepted. Cash only). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Due to the weather becoming colder we will be allowing students to wear beanies and headbands starting today. Please remember they must be free of logos or decorations. The only logo that will be allowed will be our school logo. The beanies must be a single color white, black, grey, brown, tan or gold. This flexibility only applies to protection from the cold, not for hats. They may only be worn outdoors. Students, please be aware that we will be conducting tardy sweeps. It is important that you are in your classrooms ready to learn when the tardy bell rings. For this reason, we will be running frequent sweeps. If you are tardy to class during a sweep you will be serving an after school detention. Please avoid this by getting to class on time. Parents and Students: Please join us for a Human Trafficking overview including the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children from a local perspective. The Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force will be presenting as a collaborative team which includes: the District Attorney's Office, Family Services of Tulare County and Child Welfare Services. This is a great opportunity to learn how to identify Human Trafficking in our community and what is being done to Prevent, Protect and Prosecute. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Rotary Theater: 330 S. Dollner St. Visalia, CA 93291 Event 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Target Audience: 7-12 Students and Parents. It's Poinsettia Time! Last day is Tuesday! Golden West Choirs are selling beautiful poinsettias for the holiday season. These beautiful plants are grower direct and do not disappoint. Each plant sells for $12 and comes in a festive 6" gold foil wrapped pot. Pre-Sale only, these flowers make great gifts, festive decorations and are a must for this holiday season. Purchase yours from any GWHS Singer, call 622-3138 or simply message your order to Mr. Raheb at praheb at vusd.org Orders arrive for pick up on Friday, December 1st. Get yours today! Adopt a Star begins Tuesday, November 28 in Room L20 (ASB Room) at Lunch ONLY until all stars are adopted. Instructions will be provided. All gifts must be returned wrapped with the star attached on Tuesday through Thursday, December 5 - 7 during Lunch ONLY. WINTER FORMAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE in the Finance Office before school, during lunch, and after school. Single sale tickets cost $20 with an ASB Sticker, $30 without an ASB sticker, and $40 at the door. The dance is Saturday, December 2 from 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Mt. Whitney High School. Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Boy's Tennis Meeting: Wednesday 11/29 at lunch by the tennis courts. Meeting to discuss the practices and the upcoming season. Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch on Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTN JUNIORS & SENIORS: A representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) will be on campus Tues. Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in B-1. Grand Canyon University has D1 athletic programs and over 190 majors to choose from. With new classroom buildings, popular dining options, state-of-the-art athletic facilities and so much more, the GCU campus is the perfect place to attend college. With GCU's four-credit courses and fast-track options, you can also graduate faster, allowing you to enter the workforce soon - and with less debt. If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are needed for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! Clubs: Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. Below is the link for our Blazer Central today. https://youtu.be/dbMW_-B_EiI Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D3679E.A40C4E80] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2018 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 11.28.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 21246 bytes Desc: 11.28.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Wed Nov 29 09:22:04 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:22:04 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.29.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C2280FC6D@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D368F3.85457660] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 72 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Congratulations to our Golden West Football Team for advancing to the Valley Championship Game. We will be hosting the game against CVC at 7:00pm on Friday, December 1st. Come out and support our boys by wearing your best school spirit gear. You may pre-purchase tickets in the front office all week until Friday @ 1:30 pm. The gates will open at 5:00pm where you can also purchase tickets. Tickets will be $9 for adults and $6 for all students. (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set by CIF and no ASB discount is accepted. Cash only). Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Due to the weather becoming colder we will be allowing students to wear beanies and headbands starting today. Please remember they must be free of logos or decorations. The only logo that will be allowed will be our school logo. The beanies must be a single color white, black, grey, brown, tan or gold. This flexibility only applies to protection from the cold, not for hats. They may only be worn outdoors. Students, please be aware that we will be conducting tardy sweeps. It is important that you are in your classrooms ready to learn when the tardy bell rings. For this reason, we will be running frequent sweeps. If you are tardy to class during a sweep you will be serving an after school detention. Please avoid this by getting to class on time. Parents and Students: Please join us for a Human Trafficking overview including the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children from a local perspective. The Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force will be presenting as a collaborative team which includes: the District Attorney's Office, Family Services of Tulare County and Child Welfare Services. This is a great opportunity to learn how to identify Human Trafficking in our community and what is being done to Prevent, Protect and Prosecute. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Rotary Theater: 330 S. Dollner St. Visalia, CA 93291 Event 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. Target Audience: 7-12 Students and Parents. Adopt a Star begins Tuesday, November 28 in Room L20 (ASB Room) at Lunch ONLY until all stars are adopted. Instructions will be provided. All gifts must be returned wrapped with the star attached on Tuesday through Thursday, December 5 - 7 during Lunch ONLY. WINTER FORMAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE in the Finance Office before school, during lunch, and after school. Single sale tickets cost $20 with an ASB Sticker, $30 without an ASB sticker, and $40 at the door. The dance is Saturday, December 2 from 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Mt. Whitney High School. Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. The north access road is to be used by school busses ONLY between the hours of 6am and 4pm. GW Decals are available to order through the PTA. Pick up an order form in the front office. What a great way to show your Blazer Pride! Athletics: Boy's Tennis Meeting: TODAY, Wednesday 11/29 at lunch by the tennis courts. Meeting to discuss the practices and the upcoming season. Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch on Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: If you miss out on any of our college workshops you can still get help filling out your FAFSA or any College application, in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Alyssa Santana is available after school in the library. ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are needed for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! Clubs: Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: Have you ever wanted to get out your aggressions in a way that you won't get in trouble? Have you ever thought about boxing? Well, XL may have the perfect way for you to learn. Find out from someone who won multiple Gold Gloves for boxing himself. Come sign up in E-7 from Wednesday, November 29th - Thursday, November 30th. We will have a meeting this Friday in M-1 to explain more. Sign up in E-7 and see you in M-1 Friday! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. It's coming this spring!!! Mr. Rodgers will once again be offering his EMS/Health Careers XL Class! Start date is March 1st, so plan ahead as this class fills quickly...field trips and guest speakers!!! Check out the tentative schedule at: http://bit.ly/emss2018 Below is the link for our Blazer Central today. https://youtu.be/dbMW_-B_EiI Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image002.jpg at 01D368F3.85457660] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2019 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 11.29.17 bulletin.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 20881 bytes Desc: 11.29.17 bulletin.docx URL: From ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us Thu Nov 30 09:14:19 2017 From: ncabasa at visalia.k12.ca.us (Cabasa, Nora) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:14:19 -0800 Subject: [GWHS-Bulletin] 11.30.17 bulletin Message-ID: <6348E437B2945C42BDE107E3CEDEDA90019C22A9ED06@EXCH-MBC-1.vusd> GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS [cid:image001.jpg at 01D369BB.5CBD0A50] Daily Bulletin - Volume 39; Issue 74 Thursday, November 30, 2017 Congratulations to our Golden West Football Team for advancing to the Valley Championship Game! We will be hosting the game against CVC at 7:00pm on Friday, December 1st. Come out and support our boys by wearing your best school spirit gear. Blazer Spirit shirts are available in the Student Store for $9! Show your Blazer Pride! Tailgate: 5:30 - 6:30 In front of the Stadium. Bring games, chairs, and blankets. Performances by Band, Cheer, and Choir (free) Food for Sale: Javi's Tacos, Me 'N Eds Pizza, Port of Subs, Coffee, Water, Hot Chocolate. You may pre-purchase tickets in the front office all week until Friday @ 1:30 pm. The gates will open at 5:00pm where you can also purchase tickets. Tickets will be $9 for adults and $6 for all students and seniors. (Please keep in mind that for CIF playoff games the prices are set by CIF and no ASB discount is accepted. Cash only). Due to the weather becoming colder we will be allowing students to wear beanies and headbands. Please remember they must be free of logos or decorations. The only logo that will be allowed will be our school logo. The beanies must be a single color white, black, grey, brown, tan or gold. This flexibility only applies to protection from the cold, not for hats. They may only be worn outdoors. Students, please be aware that we will be conducting tardy sweeps. It is important that you are in your classrooms ready to learn when the tardy bell rings. For this reason, we will be running frequent sweeps. If you are tardy to class during a sweep you will be serving an after school detention. Please avoid this by getting to class on time. **Adopt a Star begins Tuesday, November 28 in Room L20 (ASB Room) at Lunch ONLY until all stars are adopted. Instructions will be provided. All gifts must be returned wrapped with the star attached on Tuesday through Thursday, December 5 - 7 during Lunch ONLY. WINTER FORMAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE in the Finance Office before school, during lunch, and after school. Single sale tickets cost $20 with an ASB Sticker, $30 without an ASB sticker, and $40 at the door. The dance is Saturday, December 2 from 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Mt. Whitney High School. Ablaze club is collecting toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) for the Bethlehem Center. These items will be given to the homeless population in Visalia. Donations can be dropped off in room E-9. Athletics: Freshman Baseball: Freshman baseball players will meet at lunch TODAY, Thursday November 30th in P3. If you are in a winter sport come by so we can discuss the upcoming season. Pizza will be provided. Athletic Clearance: Golden West is now offering online student - athletic clearance through Family ID. This is a secure and user friendly way to register for our athletic clearance. All information can be found on the Golden West website .....trailblazerathletics.com then click on Student Athletic Clearance tab. This form of clearance will now be mandatory along with a current physical. Counseling Dept.: ATTENTION JUNIOR & SENIOR BOYS: Boy counselors are needed for Scicon. You MUST be in good academic standing, C average or better, Good Discipline and Attendance record and be a good role model. Please see Mrs. McIntosh in the Counseling Dept. AP students and parents: Please refer to the AP documents (http://www.vusd.org/webpages/gwhscounseling/ap.cfm) for information regarding the fees, dates, and deadlines for 2017 AP exams. You may also obtain forms for Fee Waivers and/or your one free AP exam provided by VUSD. We also accept payments via credit card online at the GW webstore! (http://webstores.activenetwork.com/school-software/golden_west_high_sch/). March 2nd is the absolute last day to pay for AP Exams! Clubs: FCA Today! Come & join us for lunch and hear a great speaker... only two more FCA's before Christmas Break. Native American (Indian) Club meeting for Tuesday December 5 at lunch in room FS7. Bring a food or drink item for potluck meeting. Anime Club is meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in S-1 (lunch). You do not need to attend all three days to be a member. Grab you lunch and join the fun! XL Program: Have you ever wanted to get out your aggressions in a way that you won't get in trouble? Have you ever thought about boxing? Well, XL may have the perfect way for you to learn. Find out from someone who won multiple Gold Gloves for boxing himself. Come sign up in E-7 from Wednesday, November 29th - Thursday, November 30th. We will have a meeting this Friday during lunch in M-1 to explain more. Sign up in E-7 and see you in M-1 Friday! ATTN SENIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A California State University (CSU): If you missed the CSU workshop you can still get help in the XL after school program. Our College & Career Ambassador, Angela Santana is available after school in the library. Application deadline is TODAY, Nov. 30, 2017 for fall of 2018. It's coming this spring!!! Mr. Rodgers will once again be offering his EMS/Health Careers XL Class! Start date is March 1st, so plan ahead as this class fills quickly...field trips and guest speakers!!! Check out the tentative schedule at: http://bit.ly/emss2018 Below is the link for our Blazer Central today. https://youtu.be/dbMW_-B_EiI Sincerely, Nora Cabasa Secretary II Golden West High School (559) 730-7801 ncabasa at vusd.org [cid:image004.jpg at 01D369BB.9A31C470] --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3121 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2019 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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