Today is Friday, December 1, 2017

Today at 6:00 p.m., the THS Drama Club will be presenting “Peter Pan” in the THS Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased at the window starting at 4:30. Come out for a great evening of flight and fantasy!

The THS Chorus Department will be presenting its annual Holiday Concert on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in the THS Auditorium. There is no admission required to attend this performance. Come out for an evening of great holiday music and good cheer put on by our very own THS Chorus Students!

GUIDANCE

SCHOLARSHIPS

Criterion Civic Club Scholarship for Graduating Seniors who are African American.Application Deadline is March 31, 2018.Application is in Guidance.

Florida Retired Educators Foundation for graduating seniors interested in a degree in Education.Scholarship Amount is $4,000.00Deadline: January 1, 2018Application is in Guidance

Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship for graduating seniors.Application Deadline February 1st, 2018Application Information is in Guidance.

TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLDAILY BULLETIN

2018 AXA Achievement Scholarship for Graduating SeniorsDeadline: December 15, 2017Applications are in Guidance

USF Alumni Association Kosove Society ScholarshipApplication closes today.See Mrs. Paulling in Guidance for more information.

The J. Ollie Edmunds Distinguished Scholarship for Seniors planning to attend Stetson University is available in GuidancePlease see Mrs. Croker before Dec 20th for a nomination form.

Florida Southern College Orchestra and String Scholarship Audition Information is available in Guidance.

The University of Florida and Florida State University have partnered with the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success. This is a new on line platform to assist with the college application process. You may access these tools at www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org.

Service Scholar Scholarship Application for seniors planning to attend FSU and have an outstanding community service and leadership record.Application is open. Deadline is 5 p.m. on January 18th, 2018.Applications are in Guidance.

Florida Credit Union is offering two scholarships for graduating seniors. Parents and or students must be a member of the Florida Credit Union.

Servin-Ellis Scholarship Fund - Deadline is 2/9/18

Dr. John C.Rawls Scholarship Fund - Deadline is 2/9/18

CLUBS

The next meeting of the Tavares High Astronomy Club will be Monday during Learning Opportunities. We will be handing out the Astronomy Club Shirts and discussing the Pet Supply Drive to help our local animal shelters.

ATHLETICS

Attention all varsity and junior varsity football players. Please see Coach Armatti as soon as possible for information on this year’s football banquet. The Banquet is next Wednesday night, December 6th.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Word of the Day

remorseHair of the Dog Word of the Day:We have all, perhaps, experienced remorse (regret, typically for a misdeed), and few of us would argue with its etymology, a Latin verb meaning "bite again." The main root also appears in mordant and morsel. The implication seems to be that the first "bite" was the commission of the deed that led to the second (and subsequent) bites.

On This Day in History

1835 - Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.

1909 - The Pennsylvania Trust Company, of Carlisle, PA, became the first bank in the in the U.S. to offer a Christmas Club account.

1913 - Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production.

1913 - The first drive-in automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh, PA.

1919 - Lady Astor was sworn in as the first female member of the British Parliament.

1925 - The Locarno Pact finalized the treaties between World War I protagonists.

1934 - Sergei M. Kirov, a collaborator of Joseph Stalin, was assassinated at the Leningrad party headquarters.

1941 - In the U.S., the Civil Air Patrol was created. In April 1943 the Civil Air Patrol was placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Forces.

1942 - In the U.S., nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect.

1943 - In Teheran, leaders of the United States, the USSR and the United Kingdom met to reaffirm the goal set on October 30, 1943. The previous meeting called for an early establishment of an international organization to maintain peace and security.

1952 - In Denmark, it was announced that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed.

1955 - Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.

1959 - 12 countries, including the U.S. and USSR, signed a treaty that set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, which would be free from military activity.

1965 - An airlift of refugees from Cuba to the United States began.

1969 - The U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II.

1984 - A remote-controlled Boeing 720 jetliner was deliberately crashed into California's Mojave Desert to test an anti-flame fuel additive. The test proved to be disappointing.

1986 - U.S. President Ronald Reagansaid he would welcome an investigation of the Iran-Contra affair if it were recommended by the Justice Department.

1987 - Construction began on the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France.

1987 - NASA announced four companies had been given contracts to help build a space station. The companies were Boeing Aerospace, G. E.'s Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas Aeronautics, and Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International.

1989 - Dissidents in the Philippine military launched an unsuccessful coup against Corazon Aquino's government.

1989 - East Germany's Parliament abolished the Communist Party's constitutional guarantee of supremacy.

1990 - Iraq accepted a U.S. offer to talk about resolving the Persian Gulf crisis.

1990 - British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel finally met under the English Channel.

1991 - Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.

1992 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin survived an impeachment attempt by hard-liners at the opening of the Russian Congress.

1994 - The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval to the 124-nation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

1998 - Exxon announced that it was buying Mobil for $73.7 billion creating the largest company in the world to date.

2013 - Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos revealed "Amazon Prime Air" on "60 Minutes." The services was planned to use unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver packages to customers.