South Anchorage High School Daily Bulletin

Thursday, February 9, 2012

National School Counselor Week Feb. 6-10

TODAY:

Multicultural Club                       Lunch/G104/Hutto

Lorax Environment                    Lunch/F112/Garner

Practice Club                            Lunch/C206/Jamieson

Model UN (thru Feb. 2013)         Lunch/E211/Meyer

Mock Trail                                 2:00/G109/Seward

Fast Pitch Weightlifting              6:00 – 7:30 pm

“If you have ordered transcripts, please pick them up right away in the Curriculum Office….They will not be mailed out”  

Students, are you in need of community service hours for Honor Society, Key Club, or Student Government?  Robotics may have a solution for you.  South is hosting a tournament on Feb. 10th in the afternoon and all day Saturday, Feb. 11th.  We have 2 to 8 hour shifts that you could do.  It is fun and helps a good cause.  See Mr. Strauss in G209 if you are interested.  First come-first serve.

CAKE POP Bouquet Would you like to buy a CAKE POP Bouquet for Valentine’s Day?  They will be hand delivered on Valentine’s Day. You can pre order during lunch or in room E208. Only $ 18.00.   Support the AP Government class trip.

"Come see our nation's capitol and Broadway!  Join us at the 2013 Inauguration!  We will be visiting Washington DC and New York City in January of 2013.  Please come to Room E208 to get enrollment information.  Get ready for the bright lights of the big city!"

In honor of National Counselors Week please honor our South High Counselors by bringing in items for the gift baskets for each counselor located in the Curriculum Office.  There is also heart notes located on the table with the baskets.   Please drop by and leave your counselor a note of thanks!  We will be delivering these baskets to our Counselors on Friday!  Help us thank them for all they do for us and the South High students!

King Career Center Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, February 15 from 5:15 to 7pm and on Thursday, February 16 from 11:30 until 2:30pm.  There will be an informational parent meeting beginning at 5:15 on Wednesday.  All are welcome and refreshments will be served.  

From the Nordic ski team

Last weekend at Fairbanks, several South High Nordic skiers qualified for Junior National Championship competition in Soldier Hollow Utah in March. These skiers have competed through 6 races and are in the top 10 skiers of their age division. Give these fast skiers a congratulations when you see them.

J1/ OJ Boys—Eric Backstrum

J2 Boys—Tanner Ramey, Seiji Takagi

J1/OJ girls-- Marion Woods, Stephanie Kirk, Tsaina Mahlen, and Teagan Yutrzenka

J2 Girls—Janie Hoefler and Annika Flynn

Seniors looking for scholarships who will be studying petroleum, chemical, mechanical, environmental or civil engineering: see Ms. Young in C225 for the SPE scholarship application.

BP Principal’s and Commissioner’s Scholarship applications are due in C225 no later than 2:00pm tomorrow.

Students planning to attend UAA who need assistance with the University of Alaska Foundation or University of Alaska, Anchorage Scholarships can get help this Friday during lunch in the Career Resource Center. UAA representatives will be present to answer questions and provide assistance. Feb. 15 is the deadline to apply for these scholarships.

Murkowski Summer Internship – seniors may apply for an opportunity to spend four weeks in Senator Murkowski's Washington D.C. office. For more information see Ms. Young in C225.

Seniors who still need SAT or ACT scores to qualify for the Alaska Performance Scholarship have just two dates left to test. Go to the Career Resource Center for information/test dates.

College Goal Sunday – college bound seniors –Free help to file the FAFSA is available Sunday, February 12^th beginning at 2:00pm at Bartlett and Service. For more information on College Goal Sunday go to C225.

Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT) class will be offered after school @ East High beginning Tuesday, Feb 21 @ 2:15.
The ETT class will be from 2:15-5:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday- until the end of April.
This is a life science credit course with the opportunity for 3 UAA career tech credits and/or a State of Alaska ETT Certification (good for 2 years).
See Mrs. Davis in H212 or Mrs. Campbell in F213 for more information. Email Davis_kirsten@asdk12.org or campbell_lorraine@asdk12.org