Spartan Student Bulletin CUHS – “Home of the Spartans” Friday, January 30, 2015 ATHLETICS Frosh, JV & Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Brawley Homecoming @ 4/5:30 & 7 p.m. Wrestling @ Holtville Invite, Excuse @ 10 a.m. A BIG THANK YOU TO MR. WENDELL & MR. GARCIA! Thank you for supporting the Robotics these past 10 years, from 1972! Congratulations Carlos Wolf on your admission to UC Riverside and to Arizona State University with a $12,000 scholarship! Congratulations Jocelyne Sandoval on your admission to CSU San Bernardino, CSU Monterey Bay and San Diego State IV Campus! Congrats Zsaquie on your admission to CSU Chico! You make us proud. Spartan Counselors BOYS GOLF: Meeting today afterschool in the library. Paperwork & volunteers needed. Start getting cleared, bring questions & concerns to the meeting. Mr. Briggs SENIORS! If you bought a senior during Senior Auction & did not pay. Make sure to pay your amount by Wednesday, February 4th. If you do not pay, the amount will be charged to your student account. Thanks, Senior Class. Are interested in attending an all-expenses paid camp, Interact Club would like to send students to R.Y.L.A. (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), RYLA encourages leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding deserving 11th grade students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an "award" for their past and present leadership and service activities. Students get to meet a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. These activities are conducted in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Interact and Rotary Club are looking for high school juniors with a background of being an outstanding school and / or community leader. Stop by SS-9 with Mr. Leon to sign up. Attention Students: There cannot be unauthorized sales of food or drinks on campus. Anyone caught selling food, chips, candy or drinks will have all products confiscated. Mandatory A-Team Meeting afterschool on Tuesday 2/3/15 in Mrs. Fusi's room. See you there! The library is again loaning books and collecting overdue fines. Our new software is up and running. Stop by the library to see our displays for Valentine's Day and select a book of poetry to read to your honey! The Media Center Advisory Board will meet Tuesday after school in the library. New members are welcome to join the fun. All those interested in softball, please attend a meeting next Friday, February 6th in M-2 after school. Pick up your clearance packets in the ASB office and start getting cleared, especially if you’re not playing a winter sport. NO EXCUSES February 21st! Mrs. Guzman SENIORS – CUHS Alumni Scholarship. Former CUHS graduates have set up a scholarship fund for CUHS seniors attending college next year. This scholarship is for students attending the SDSU Partnership Program Campus or Imperial Valley College in Fall 2015. Make sure you pick up a scholarship application, if you applied to any of these two schools. Completed application is due in March 20, 2015 in the Counseling Office before 3:00 PM. You can download a CUHS Alumni Scholarship from our school website or stop by the Counseling Office. COSMOS: Attention Students!! Interested in the STEM field and attending an intensive four-week summer residential program at a UC campus, then COSMOS is the program for you. You will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty, researchers and scientists, while gaining a college experience. If you are interested in obtaining more information about this program, please stop by the counseling office to sign up for a presentation on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 during advisory. Sign-up in the counseling office today to partake in this presentation. Hope to see you there! SENIOR BOYS: If you played Varsity Football & are interested in coaching for the Powderpuff game, there will be an informational meeting on Monday the 2nd in the beginning of your 1st or 2nd lunch in the MPR. See Coach Peter SECURITY! SENIOR GIRLS: If you planned on playing powderpuff for the senior team, we will be having an informational meeting on Wednesday the 4th in the MPR @ 3:15 p.m. Please bring your clearance card. Coach Peter SECURITY! SENIORS: Please begin checking your attendance for 2nd semester at the attendance office. If you are planning to participate in the Senior Picnic and Grad Nite you cannot have more than 9 absences for 2nd semester. Feel free to come to the office before and after school. ATTENTION ALL AP STUDENTS – It is time to start thinking about getting your AP exams paid for and ordered. Stop by the ASB Office before March 18th to make your payments. All exams cost $91 each unless you qualify for a fee waiver. If you qualify for a fee waiver, exams cost $5 each. See Vero in ASB to see if you qualify for the fee waiver. It seems like these tests are expensive, but if you take into consideration how these tests could exempt you from taking college courses (which could cost several hundred dollars per course at the university level), you’re actually getting a great deal! Study hard and get your exams paid for in the ASB Office. Deadline to order any exams is 3 PM on Wednesday, March 18th. Go Spartans! Students mark your calendars: On Thursday, February 12 Business Exhibitors will be coming during both lunches to talk with you about job opportunities with their companies. This is a great time to get career information on various job opportunities. FREE IN-HOME TUTORING: Do you need additional help with your Math or English work? Would you be interested in having a personal tutor that came to help you in your own home? If you are struggling in math or English AND qualify for the Free & Reduced Lunch Program, you are eligible for free, in-home tutoring. See Miss Givens in the main office to pick up an application. The deadline to apply is TODAY. Act now because space is limited. ATTENTION SPARTANS! Green Team is selling shirts for $12. You can buy one from a club member or stop by Mrs. Macholtz’s classroom SC-7. Attention all track athletes NOT IN A WINTER SPORT. You can get cleared now, and avoid the rush and drama, before school, during your lunch or afterschool only. SADIES DANCE: Tomorrow, from 8 – midnight. Tickets are still on sale at the ASB Windows and they will also be available for purchase at the door. Guest passes are due no later than the end of 2nd lunch. The dance will be a lock-in from 9 – 11:30 p.m. See you there! Attention Track and Field athletes: Spirit packs are due February 2, everyone should have a new one. See Coach Shane for any questions. Attention Students please listen to the following Yearbook Announcement! Siblings Pictures: Will be taken on February 2nd and 3rd we will meet in the quad area. Club Pictures: Will be taken February 4th – 6th. If you have any questions please stop by Mr. Davila’s room Art-4. GRAD NITE: Tickets are on sale now at the ASB office for the ridiculous price of $150. You can reserve your spot now for only $30 & keep making payments until April 1st. Don’t miss out, stop by the ASB window before school, during your lunch or afterschool. REMINDERS Attn. Migrant Students: Are you interested in working and earning some money? The Migrant Program can help. We are now taking applications for our work study positions. If you are interested, please stop by the Migrant Office to pick up the pre-application. Work study positions are limited. ATTENTION JUNIORS & SENIORS!!! You may be eligible to have the gold California State Seal of Biliteracy on your diploma and transcript. There are a number of ways to qualify. To find out if you qualify, come to the Instructional Testing Clerk Office with Erica Bermudez (Main Office) & pick up the candidate application form. Application deadline is March 2nd!!!! ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: If you do not have medical insurance & plan on attending any school trips this school year including seniors attending Grad Nite & Senior Picnic. You might want to consider purchasing a school insurance, stop by the ASB office & pick up a pamphlet for your parents review. Plans start at $39 & would cover you for this whole school year. For more information stop by the ASB Office. ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you have not picked up your class pictures, school ID’s & Homecoming pictures please do so at the ASB window before school, during your lunch or afterschool. Thanks SCHOLARSHIPS: For more information on all scholarships please view our Student Bulletin online or posted outside ASB office. Thanks. REMINDER: ASB Office is open from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. The register closes at 3:30 p.m. for purchase transactions. SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship opportunity: The Brad Fowler Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a one-year, $5000 scholarship to five high school seniors. The nominee must have demonstrated an ability to overcome personal obstacles associated with drugs or alcohol, a strong commitment to athletics and a desire to continue personal growth and development through higher education. Submission Deadline is Friday, February 20, 2015. You can download a copy of the application from Central’s new scholarship website: www.spartanscholarships.weebly.com. Seniors -The Buick achievers Program are offering 50 renewable scholarships of up to $25,000 per year. They are looking for individuals that are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The application closes on February 27, 2015 at 5:00 PM EST. Applications are available on-line at buickachievers.com or find a link on our school’s website scholarship list. – H. Tan