[GWHS-Bulletin] 11.07.17 bulletin

[Cabasa, Nora]

GOLDEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL
HOME OF THE TRAILBLAZERS
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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<https://legacy.vusd.org/owa/redir.aspx?REF=Rk0GQUMBmXqopHI78ZA_3oKYJwvzKpPCqliBvI_rRpBcR_dgPxrVCAFodHRwOi8vdWx0aW1hLW1lZGlhLm1zZ2ZvY3VzLmNvbS9jLzFuWmszMGFUc2pjZUhWYUZDSVdoVHNGdQ..>, 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<mailto:ncabasa at vusd.org>
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