Chaparral High School Mon., March 2, 2015 Today is Read Across America, an annual project of the National Education Association , which began in 1997. Its purpose is to motivate kids to read and to spotlight the importance of reading. Read Across America Day, the annual celebration of reading! This even takes place on Dr. Seuss's birthday, which is March 2nd. Congratulations to Kamren Gilbard for being the DAR’s State Winner for the Christopher Columbus essay contest. Kamren’s essay will now go to the national judging arena. Congratulations to her and APUSH teacher Mrs. Preising! Our Navy recruiter will be in the College & Career Ctr, Mon, March 2, both lunches. Stop by to see what the Navy stands for – and what you could be part of. SCC Admissions Workshop for seniors! Tues, March 3, 10:00 am. SCC admissions will help you complete your application. Sign-up on Naviance. Tue., March 3, all day at Zoyo on Northwest corner of Tatum and Shea we are having a fundraiser 25% of proceed go to our team. Please mention you are there to support Chaparral Track & Field. They will have pizza and frozen yogurt. Not sure what you want to do after high school, sign up in the guidance office and take the ASVAB test on Tue., March 3rd at 7:45 am in J600. The ASVAB is the most widely used multipleaptitude test battery in the world. … … As an aptitude test, the ASVAB measures your strengths, weaknesses, and potential for future success. The ASVAB also provides you with career information for various occupations and is an indicator for success. University of Houston college visit! Wed, March 4 @ 9:00 am. Learn about the many prominent programs the UH offers! Sign-up on Naviance. The Honors College at the UofA will present their unique program on Wed, March 4th @ 10:00 am. Learn about this highly competitive & respected college. Please sign-up on Naviance. Texas Tech University college visit Wed, March 4 @ 11:00 am. Texas Tech offers a distinguished education in a college town and provides generous scholarships. Sign-up on Naviance. The Arizona Alpha Nu chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Sorority of Women Educators, is undertaking a charitable project of donating gently used purses to a women’s shelter in the Phoenix area. If you have a gently used purse that you would be willing to … …donate, please send it to Mrs. Preising rm D-210. Donations will be accepted until March 6th. Thank you for helping with this worthwhile project. Many of these women have nothing to call their own when they arrive at these shelters. This is once sense of normality that we are trying to restore. Attention Seniors: A mandatory meeting regarding graduation speech auditions will be held March 17th and 18th in room D-113 before school and during lunches (4th and 5th). The quick meeting will take 2 minutes and… …will give you all the information necessary to try out to be one of the speakers during graduation. All graduating seniors are welcomed! International Club is collecting elementary school supplies for our Sister City, Alamos, Mexico. Needed are: pencils, erasers, paper, crayons & glue!... …The box is in the library. Note NEW deadline: Tue., Mar. 31! Please! Please! Please donate supplies! There are still some spots remaining for Mr. Leinwohl's Costa Rica ecology trip during Spring Break 2016! See Mr. Leinwohl in his room, F-120, for information Students that purchased Best Buddy shirts at the end of last semester, please pick up your shirt in the Bookstore. Students Please check the Lost & Found for any items they may have left on campus. We will be donating anything left in the Bookstore at the end of the year. Remember everyone DRIVE SAFELY and ALWAYS Buckle up!