DAMONTE
RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
PLEDGE & MOMENT OF SILENCE
TODAY IS AN “A” DAY
Hola Amigos! Hispanic Club will hold the first meeting on Thursday, September 8th in room 232 at lunch time. Bring your lunch and friends to start a new exciting year with fun and interesting activities. See you there!
Speech and Debate is hosting a fundraiser at Lamppost Pizza on Wednesday, September 7th, from 3:00-9:00pm. All you have to do is mention Damonte Ranch when ordering and the debate team gets money which will help us go to tournaments such as State in Las Vegas. This even applies to take out orders and deliveries. Help support our debate team through delicious pizza and come out to Lamppost on Wednesday, September 7th, from 3:00-9:00pm.
Are
you interested in being a paid peer tutor? The rate of pay is $10 per hour,
and individual families hire approved students outside of school hours as paid
peer tutors. Please see Mrs. Ault in room 122 if you are
interested. (run from 9/1until 9/7)
Hey
Mustangs! FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) is back for its first
meeting of the year during lunch on Tuesday, Sept 6th, in room
111. We will have member of the
Nevada Women's Basketball Team speaking at lunch in Mrs. Woo's room and that
she was Mountain West All-Academic team and started 30 games for the Wolf Pack.
If you are ready for the challenge and the rewards of living in another land as an exchange student, then you are ready to discover new worlds through Rotary's Youth Exchange program. The selection process begins in October with the preliminary application to be submitted by September 23, 2016. Slots fill up quickly, so talk to your parents about this. We are more than happy to chat one-on-one with you and your family about this amazing opportunity!
Contact information:
Preliminary
application: www.RYE5190.org
[click on Downloads & Forms, select Preliminary Long Term Application, Rev
Aug 2016]
Phone: 775-331-0450
or 775-691-2700
Students
and faculty: this is a friendly reminder that you must have a
registered parking pass to be able to park on campus. If you do not have a parking pass, please
swing by the corral to pick up an application at any time. Any car parked on campus that does not have a
registered 2016-2017 parking pass, will be tagged as a violator starting Monday,
September 12th. Also, please
remember that student parking is only permitted in the north and south parking
lots, violators will also be tagged for parking in the wrong areas. If you have any questions feel free to stop by
the Corral! Thanks and go mustangs! (Run until Friday 9/9)
The Gigafactory will be hosting a High School Information Session on Saturday September 17th, 2016.
The Gigafactory Recruiting Team is extending the invitation to all
current high school Juniors and Seniors who are interested in learning more
about Tesla Gigafactory Career Opportunities. If you would like attend, please complete the
survey: http://tinyurl.com/znnsqba
Please note that this Informational Session will be Invitation
ONLY.
All attendees must complete the survey in order to receive a
formal invitation and event details. Please reach out to Emily Webb (emwebb@tesla.com) with any questions.
A
fantastic trip to Spain & Portugal over Spring Break of 2017 is
coming. Experience the trip of a lifetime to the Latin part of Europe.
Stop by Mr. Kaplan’s room #206 for more information Mondays or Tuesdays during
lunch or before or after school on those days. If you have a “B” and can act
mature and respectful in other countries---come join us. A couple of
people have already signed up at the discounted rate (through Sept.) —so don’t
wait!
Our
debate team sent Jennifer Whitbeck to Nationals this last year where she competed
in Congressional Debate in Salt Lake City. Interested in making it to the
national tournament in Birmingham, Alabama this year? Join our speech and debate team, meetings are
on Thursdays from 2:40 - 4:00 in the Career center. Drop in to the career center any day at lunch
to join, or send us an email at damontedebate@gmail.com. (Please run this on the
announcements through Friday, September 9th)
ACT Test Date-
Registration Deadline September 16th
for the October 22nd test.
