TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL
DAILY BULLETIN
Welcome students and staff.
Today is Monday, October 7, 2013.
Please stand for the pledge to the flag: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all." Please remain standing for a moment of silence. Thank you, please be seated.
Students welcome to homecoming week here at Tavares High School. Tonight marks
the first event with the Miss Ugly Contest. Come out and watch the male students
dress up as girls and perform live on stage.
We also have the girls dressed as guys. Admission is only $3.00. It all starts tonight at
6:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Remember tomorrow is miss match day.
Homecoming Week 2013
(10/7-10/12)
THEME: “Sack the Wolf Pack”
Monday (10/7)- USA/Patriotic day
Miss. Ugly @ 6 pm Auditorium $3.00
Tuesday (10/8)-Tacky Tuesday
Wednesday (10/9)- Color Wars (Freshmen-yellow, Sophomores-green, Juniors-blue, Seniors-black)
Powder puff Football Game @ 6 tickets $3.00
Thursday (10/10)- Cowboys & Camo (allowed to wear cowboy hats, no ball caps unless camo, and not allowed to be
worn during class)
JV Football game at Eustis
Friday (10/11)- Spirit Day
Homecoming Parade & Pep Rally
Homecoming game @ 7
Saturday (10/12)- Homecoming dance 8 – 12
 There will be a mandatory float meeting on Tuesday right after school in Mrs. Newman’s
room (2-105).
“Thousands of youth across the United States will unite on athletic fields across the nation this
Wednesday, October 9th, to share their Christian faith with fellow students during the eighth
annual national Fields of Faith event. This rapidly-growing, interdenominational outreach event
will be held at more than 400 locations throughout the nation on this same date.
Tavares High School is a host site for this event this year and our “Fields of Faith” event will take
place immediately following the Powder Puff game Wednesday night. So, at the conclusion of the
game, make your way down to the field a be a part of a great event taking place across the
country! You won’t want to miss it!”
 Homecoming tickets will be sold this week (Monday-Friday) during both lunches. Cash or
money orders only. I will also be available after school for 30 minutes each day to sell them.
 Tickets are $25.00 each or $20.00 with proof of paid class dues.
 Attention Class of 2015! Do you want $5.00 off your homecoming ticket? Pay your junior
class dues to Mrs. Newman before or after school. Dues are $7.00.
 Homecoming T-shirts are on sale in both lunches or you can buy them from Mrs. Glass or
coach Glass. They will be in your class color and are perfect for color war day. The cost is
$10.
 Wanna shout out to your BFF during the homecoming dance? See your shout out on the
big screen during the dance for only $1.00!!! See a junior class officer for forms!!!
GUIDANCE
 The SunTrust College Scholarship Sweepstakes is now available for seniors. Pick up
information in the guidance office.
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor a Patriotic Audio Essay Competition open to students in
grades 9-12. Applications are available in the guidance office. Deadline is November 1.
 The National Association for College Admission Counseling presents the National
College Fair on October 13th at the UCF Arena from 1-4 p.m.
The event is free. Register at www.gotomyucf.com or see Mrs. Croker in
Guidance for more details.
 LSSC is hosting its annual College Night on Monday Oct 14th from 6-8 pm. All students are
welcome to attend and meet college and career representatives from over 60 institutions. A
financial aid seminar is also being held. For more information log onto the LSSC WEBSITE OF
SEE Mrs. Croker in Guidance.
SENIORS
 A reminder that senior graduation conferences have started. Off base seniors will need to
contact Mrs Croker to set up an appointment.
Conferences will last at least until the middle of November.
 Seniors, Most Florida Colleges and Universities will be accepting applications on a rolling basis
BUT scholarship offers will be made to applicants that have submitted their applications prior
to November 1st. If you need some information on admission criteria for the school (s) of your
choice , see Mrs. Croker or check on Florida Virtual Campus for the latest data. Please be sure
to complete a short resume if you intend to ask for teacher or counselor recommendation
letters. At least 2 weeks notice is best when making a recommendation request.
 Seniors, don't forget to sign your name to the Herff Jones - THS banner - showing everyone that
you will work hard this year and be ready for graduation in May. This banner will be displayed
throughout the year and again at graduation. We want to see ALL seniors' names on this banner
and on the graduation program in May!
CLUBS
 *** Attention All “Help Our Planet Earth” or HOPE Club members: There will be a meeting
today after school at 3:00 for those members wanting to be on the float committee. If you
cannot make it today, there will be a meeting Tuesday after school at 2:30 for float committee
members. Anyone in the HOPE Club may participate.
 ***HOPE Club officers, there is a mandatory officer meeting today during second lunch in Mrs.
Farner’s room.
ATHLETICS
Volunteer Opportunities
 Faith World Church of Leesburg is offering 24 community service hours at the Mt. Dora Fall
Craft Fair and the Mt. Dora Art Festival selling food and drinks to event patrons. The upcoming
Fall Craft Fair is October 26th & 27th. Students can participate both days or 12 hours for one
day of service. The group meets at the event, and it is a fun and safe way to earn community
service hours. Interested students should contact Jenny Bedgood at 352-408-1230 for more
information.
Word of the Day
turpitude
Bottom Feeder's Word of the Day:
Whenever possible we like our nouns to have related verbs and adjectives so that we might benefit from
reduced storage space in our overtaxed brains. No such luck in the case of turpitude, a standalone
descendant from Latin turpitudo, "base, vile." Turpitude is the condition of being depraved, or rarely as a
count noun, an act of depravity. Its favorite left-hand companion is moral.
On This Day in History
1765 - Nine American colonies sent a total of 28 delegates to New York City for the Stamp Act Congress. The
delegates adopted the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances."
1777 - During the American Revolution the second Battle of Saratoga began.
1868 - Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, NY.
1913 - For the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving
assembly line when the chassis was added to the process.
1918 - The Georgia Tech football team defeated Cumberland College 222-0. Georgia Tech carried the ball 978 yards
and never threw a pass.
1939 - "Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy" was heard for the first time on CBS radio.
1940 - "Portia Faces Life" debuted on the NBC Red network.
1949 - The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was formed.
1950 - The U.S.-led U.N. forces crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea. China in November proved their
threat to enter the war by sending several hundred thousand troops over the border into North Korea.
1951 - The Western Hills Hotel in Fort Worth, TX, became the first hotel to feature all foam-rubber mattresses and
pillows.
1956 - A U.S. House subcommittee began investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.
1963 - U.S. President Kennedy signed a nuclear test ban treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union.
1968 - The Motion Picture Association of America adopted the film-rating system that ranged for "G" to "X."
1981 - The Egyptian parliament, after the assassination of Anwar Sadat, named Vice President Hosni Mubarak the next
president of Egypt.
1982 - A record was set when 147,000,000 shares were exchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
1985 - The United States announced that it would no longer automatically comply with World Court decisions.
1989 - In Budapest, Hungary's Communist Party renounced Marxism in favor of democratic socialism.
1993 - U.S. President Clinton sent more troops, heavy armor, and naval firepower to Somalia.
1994 - U.S. President Clinton dispatched an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf when Iraqi troops were spotted moving
toward Kuwait. The U.S. Army was also put on alert.
1998 - The U.S. government filed an antitrust suit that alleged Visa and MasterCard inhibit competition by preventing
banks from offering other cards.
1999 - American Home Products Corp. agreed to pay up to $4.83 billion to settle claims that the fen-phen diet drug
caused dangerous problems with heart valves.
2000 - Vojislav Kostunica took the oath of office as Yugoslavia's first popularly elected president.
2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.
2001 - The U.S. and Great Britain began airstrikes in Afghanistan in response to that state's support of terrorism and
Osama bin Laden. The act was the first military action taken in response to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on
September 11, 2001.
2003 - In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in the recall election of Governor Gray Davis.
2003 - Randy Quaid received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2004 - Billy Bob Thornton got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.