DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015 REGULAR DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE 7:45 – 9:15 BLOCK A 9:22 - 10:52 10:59 – 1:08 BLOCK C 1:15 – 2:45 BLOCK D 7:30 – 8:20 8:25 – 9:15 BLOCK B 1st LUNCH 2nd LUNCH 3rd LUNCH 4th LUNCH 1:15 – 2:05 2:10 – 3:00 SINGLETON 1 SINGLETON 2 10:52 - 11:20 11:28 - 11:56 12:04 – 12:32 12:40 – 1:08 SINGLETON 7 SINGLETON 8 Corn Dog Nuggets Soft Taco Fajita Wrap Green Beans, Corn, Carrots, Fruit Papa Murphy’s Pizza LOCATIONS @ D-B Outside Little Theatre -2nd Floor Activities /Gym Lobby near Restrooms Field House near Kevin Trivette’s office Lobby of CTE Building Tutoring Monday 3-4: Math / English / Biology (Library) Tuesday Wednesday 3-4: 3-4: 3-4: 3-4: Thursday Friday English (Library) Math / English / Biology (Library) Chemistry (Library & 204) Math (Library) 3-4: Physics (Library) 9th and 10th Grade Registration is April 14 If you miss your appointment or cannot make it on your scheduled time you may come as a walk in from 4-6pm. D-B Cheerleading Tryouts April 14th-17th 3:30-6:00 Eat at Zaxby’s tonight 5-7 Support D-B PTSA! FFA has special edition Charlie hats for sale $10 each , ten are signed by Charlie himself ! D-B Blood Drive Friday, April 17 Room V-303 7:15 to 2:00 • • • • Be at least 17 years of age Must weigh at least 110 pounds No tattoos or piercings with in the last year No colds, sore throat, or flu symptoms for at least 3 days prior to donation • Must have eaten a well-balanced meal, including plenty of fluids (3-4 hours prior) Lunch Visits to D-B Army - April 20,27 Navy - April 21 23 APRIL 22 Seniors and Parents Need help with the FAFSA, ACT registration, or final college applications? Seniors and parents can sign up for an individual appointment for this service available at D-B on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Come by or contact the D-B Counseling office for an appointment. Volunteer Opportunities! Painting and light construction to renovate an old building in downtown Kingsport that will become the new Bellafina Chocolates manufacturing facility. Sew clothing for underprivileged children and orphans using denim donated by a local company. Must have access to a sewing machine. Interview a representative of a local children's charity and write a blog piece highlighting their work, how they use Bellafina Chocolates donations. Must have recommendation from English teacher or submit a writing sample. Help make and package chocolate. Natural Helpers Meeting th Thursday, April 16 end of B-block The 2015 D-B Band Fall Color Guard Tryout Dates are HERE! Buck Van Huss Dome at Dobyns-Bennett Monday April 20 – Friday April 25 3:30pm – 6:00pm You will need to wear athletic clothing for this event. No previous experience required – however, a dance, cheer, or gymnastic background is beneficial! For more information please contact Assistant Band Director Tom Padgett vtpadgett@dbband.org. Dobyns-Bennett Spoken Word Performers amazed the judges at the Tri-Cities Poetry Slam Finals! Congratulations to Kelli Frawley the reigning Tri-Cities Poetry Slam Champion. Dawn Strobel came in a close second. ETSU – Sigma Phi Epsilon – Balanced Man Scholarship Award – one $500 and one $1,000 scholarship Eligibility – Male enrolling at ETSU Fall 2014. Applications are available in the Counseling office Deadline: May 1st University of Tennessee Chattanooga Summer Business Experience: June 15th – June 20th Experience college life, interact with expert faculty and business leaders and explore Chattanooga during the UTC Summer Business Experience. The six-day residential summer program is designed for academically talented rising high school seniors who are interested in a career in business. Apply now at utc.edu/business-summer Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship Award: $1,000 Eligibility: Current or former athlete at the high school or college level and must be a current college student or high school senior entering college. How to Enter: Write a 400-500 word essay describing how the lessons learned through playing sports have positively impacted you as you pursue your college education. Essay due June 1st Information and entry available at http://www.athleticscholarships.net/scholarship-contest.htm Middle Tennessee Network Association MTSU Alumni Scholarship Awarded to MTSU bound high school seniors. Academic achievement, financial need, good work ethic, community outreach, and valuing education are taken into consideration. Award Amount: $500 for an academic year. Deadline: May 8th Applications are available in the scholarship box in the Counseling office. MTSU Mechatronics Engineering Scholarship Award: $10,000 per year for 3 years and enhanced activities such as a trip to Berlin, Germany For: New freshman Mechatronics Engineering majors at MTSU, US Citizenship, full-time student, high school GPA 3.0 or better, ACT Math subscore 24 or better, demonstrate financial aid, willingness to participate in the MT cohort program. Further information for applying is available in the Counseling office Scholarship box and at https://stem4mtsu.edu/MechtronicScholars/. Deadline: before May 18th April 14 April 16-18 April 20 Central D-B Tournament Daniel Boone Away Home Away 6:00 See next slide 6:00 April 21 April 23 April 27 April 28 Crockett Morristown West Sullivan East Unicoi County Home Home Home Home 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 D-B Tournament Thursday, April 16 5:00pm 7:30pm Friday, April 17 3:00pm Saturday, April 18 *Games at J. Fred Johnson D-B vs. Sevier County Sevier Co. vs. Unicoi Co. D-B vs. South Doyle 5:15pm D-B vs. Knox Gibbs 7:30pm South Doyle vs. Knox Gibbs 10:00am Morristown West vs. Abingdon 12:15pm D-B vs. Hardin Valley 2:30pm Elizabethton vs. Cherokee April 16 April 17 April 20 April 21 April 23 Volunteer Gate City Science Hill Tennessee High Boone –Sr. Night Home Away Away Away Home 4:15 4:30 4:30 4:30 &6:00 4:15 April 16 Morristown West Home 6:00 April 21 Sullivan Central (Senior Night) Home 5:30 April 23 Elizabethton Away 6:00 April 24 Daniel Boone (make up from Apr 7) Away 5:30 April 28 Tennessee High Away 6:00 Big 7 / IMAC April 18 Pentathlon/Decathlon April 20-21 Big 7 Conference Times-News Sectional State Pent/Decath State April 23-24 May 1 May 9 May 18-19 May 20-22 Home Morristown West Science Hill Science Hill Hardin Valley MTSU MTSU TUESDAYS Room W-280 Gay-Straight Alliance meets every Wednesday in either Mr. Jon Tully’s Room (W-272) or Mr. Adam Hall’s room (E-102). Check out our Facebook page: Dobyns-Bennett High School Anime Club Tickets on sale beginning NOW through Friday April 24th before and after school (ONLY) in the D-B Activities office. Tickets are $25.00 each and financial obligations to D-B and attendance will be verified before tickets will be sold. D-B’S TARDY / ABSENCE POLICY REMINDER Please remember that participation in prom and graduation ceremony are tied directly to attendance. Students who accrue instances of tardiness or absenteeism greater than 10% of the time in any one class will be ineligible for these activities. On April 16-19 the DBWG Varsity will travel to Dayton, OH to compete in the Winterguard International World Championships competing against guards from the U.S., Canada, the UK, Japan, the Netherlands, and beyond. The Varsity guard competes in the Scholastic A class with 123 competing teams. They perform at 9:48am in Prelims on Thursday April 16. Colorguard Tryouts Monday April 20 through Friday April 24 3:30 to 6:00pm Dobyns-Bennett Buck Van Huss Dome. For more information please contact Assistant Band Director and Colorguard/Visual director Tom Padgett at vtpadgett@dbband.org. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Thursday, April 23rd at 6:30PM at the IMB. ALL ARE WELCOME. Come watch a very entertaining and talented group of students perform. Percussion Tryouts are May 4th – May 7th at DB IMB after school. Contact Dave Whaley at dave.whaley@dbband.org if you have any questions. The Dobyns-Bennett Band SPRING CONCERT will be held at the Toy F. Reid Employee Center on May 5, 2015 at 7:00PM.