THE BULLETIN
JUNEAU-DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL

March 17, 2010

GOOD MORNING CRIMSON BEARS FAMILY!

SCHEDULE 

Wednesday  periods - 1,2,5 & 6

Lunch Today
Wednesday    -Cheddar Cheese Quesadilla or Daily Offering

JDHS TODAY'S NEWS
 Wednesday March 17th is Course Selection night for SCL-2 students at 5pm in the library.  COURSE REQUEST Nights --  All students who missed their previously scheduled course request nights may also come on March 17.

Student Recognition Luncheon today at 12:05 in the library.  These students are being recognized this month at the luncheon, Stephanie Tripp, Juliana Lukshin, Leon Andree, Joe Hinman, Jacob Hope, Heather James, Wendy Byrnes, Jerrick Cudal, Rick Fassel, Blue Hamilton, Chariece Sarabia, Megan Wright.

Thursday, March 18th - Alpine club meeting at lunch, pink slips due! 

Thursday, March 18th - Interact meeting in room 104 at lunch.

Love basketball AND love video? Do both! Video Club is looking for students to man the video cameras during Gold Medal basketball. Watch the games from the Crow's Nest, eat scrumptious snacks, get in for free and get community service. Meeting this Friday, March 19th, Mr. Steele's Room 119 at lunch. All students welcome, no experience required.

The Program Learning (Plato) Lab (Room 104) will be open on Monday through Thursday during Spring Break from 10 AM to 2 PM.  If you need more time on your Program Learning/Plato course or if you just need assistance with homework or a school project, you're welcome to come.  Snacks provided.
 
Coop Students: March time sheets are due: Pick up training agreements and quarterly evaluations

University of Alaska Night - we will have three Alaska University's ( UAA, UAF, and UAS) here at JDHS to talk about their programs on March 18 in the commons from 5:00- 6:30pm.  Please come hear what these three schools have to say.

DOUBLES BADMINTON TOURNEY BRACKETS ARE UP IN THE MAIN GYM & AUX GYM.  DON'T MISS YOUR GAME TIME.  Games start on Tuesday.

Last chance to recover credits- CARES After School Program is now accepting applications for 4th Quarter. Call 523.1817 or see your counselor.

Few people get to see real emergency room doctors in action, be with operating room staff during surgery or even watch a dentist performing a root canal. Alaska Native high school students from Southeast Alaska can experience these and other opportunities when they participate in the Ethel Lund Village Health Occupations Program (VHOP). This year's VHOP session is scheduled for April 19-23.  The application deadline is Monday, March 22.  Please stop by the Career Center for more information.

The JDHS Music Department will be presenting our Spring into March concerts.  choir and orchestra will be performing on Thursday, March 18 in the JDHS Auditorium at 7 pm. Come see your students in a totally different light, on stage.  As always it is free to the public but donations are always
welcome. There will be a variety of music offered with something for everyone.  We hope to see you all there.

Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 867 will be recruiting for its 2010 apprenticeship classes until March 19.  Local 867 has two apprenticeship programs, one for Plasterers and one for Cement Masons (or finishers). Please stop by the career center for more information.

SENIORS - have you ordered your Cap, Gown and tassel yet?  If you need information on ordering, please come to the Counseling Office.

Seniors - Please come to the Counseling Office to verify spelling of your name for your diploma, and/or make changes and corrections are necessary.

E3 students - Documentations due April 23rd, Presentations due April 28th.   Any Senior wishing to obtain an E3 can get a documentation form in the Counseling Office.

Launch your career in Medicine at the 5th annual Alaska PreMed Summit Saturday, March 27 in Anchorage.  Please stop by the career center for more information.

ASVAB test results are in.  If you took the Feb. 18th ASVAB test, please come to the Upper Library MARCH 29th at 11:05  during enrichment period.   

Want to work at the Glacier?  Come by the career center and pick up an application.

Applications are being accepted for Apprentice Plumbers & pipfitters.   Please come by the career center for more information.  Applications are due April 30.

If you are interested in doing a summer internship with the U.S. Forest Service come by the career center and pick up an application.  All applications are due April 1.

Internship opportunity - The Executive Office of the Governor is looking for an intern to help in the Constituent Relations and Communications departments.  Please come to the career center for more information.

Scholarships
Over $20,000 in scholarships will be awarded in 2010 to worthy Alaskan applicants who are planning a career in the Alaska travel industry. Completed applications are due by March 19.
Association of Alaska School Boards - June Nelson Memorial Scholarship - Due March 22
IHS Scholarship - Open to American Indian and Alaska Native students - due Mar. 28 - apply on line (www.scholarship.ihs.gov)
U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship Program - due March 31 ( www. usbank.com/studentbanking)
The Raymond Jessie, Rae Stevens Trust Scholarship  - Due March 31st
Alaska Government Finance Officers Association  Scholarship - due March 31
JDHS Class of 87 scholarship - Due April 1
Credit Union 1-Bill Countryman Scholarship  - Due April 1
Territorial Sportsmen Scholarship Foundation/ Undergraduate Scholarship - Due April 2
Alaska's 2010 Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship - due April 5
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council has  Scholarships for students entering grades 9- 12 in fall 2010.  Scholarships are for  Sitka Fine Arts Camp- Due April 15
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council 2010 Advanced Achievement Award - Due April 15
Spenard Builders Supply Scholarship - Due April 15  
Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (NSRAA) Scholarship - Due April 15  
Faulkner Banfield Grant - Due April 15
Alexander Hamilton Citizenship Achievement Award (for Juniors only) - April 16
Delta Western, Inc Scholarship - Due Apr. 16
Pioneers of Alaska Men's and Women's Igloo 6 - scholarship - due April 19th
The Rotary Club of Juneau Glacier Valley 2010 Voc/Tech Scholarship - Due April 29
The Rotary Club of Juneau Glacier Valley 2010 College Scholarship - Due April 29
The Grace & Phil Edelman Health Sciences Scholarship - Due April 30
Juneau Coast Guard Military & Family Association - due April 30
Brant Ulrich Copper Memorial Scholarship - sponsored by the JDHS band boosters - due April 30
Arts for kids Scholarship Award - Due may 1
Territorial Sportsmen Scholarship Foundation/ Vocational and Tech - Due May 1
Alaska Peace Officers Association (APOA) - due May 1
PEO Scholarship for woman: due May  3.
Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association Scholarship - Due May 14
Alaska CHARR Education Fund - Charles H. Selman Memorial Scholarship - Due May 15
Veterans for peace - due May 17

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