Daily Bulletin
Friday February 8, 2008
Word of the Day: abhorrent (adj): appalling, horrible. The vicious unwarranted attacks on the alligators were abhorrent; the assailants tortured the alligators for hours.
CONVOCATION/CLASS MEETINGS
Second Quarter Honors Convocation for grades 9-12 on Monday, Feb 11 during Activities in the Davis Gym.
NHS Tapping on Thursday, Feb 14 for grades 11-12 during Activities in McGehee.
Senior Meeting for Bright Futures will be Friday, Feb 15 during Activities in McGehee.
TODAY’S EVENTS
The Chinese Club will sponsor Chinese Week during the week of Feb 4-8. All the activities will take place on the Bolles campus and will center on the Chinese Culture as well as the Chinese New Year.
| Friday, Feb 8 | Lion Dance Chinese Food Ping Pong continues |
Activities |
Second Quarter Honors Convocation for grades 9-12 on Monday, Feb 11 during Activities in the Davis Gym.
NHS Tapping on Thursday, Feb 14 for grades 11-12 during Activities in McGehee.
Senior Meeting for Bright Futures will be Friday, Feb 15 during Activities in McGehee.
Late Registration deadline for the March 1 SAT Test is February 7. Applications are available in the College Counseling Office or online at www.collegeboard.com.
This Thursday, Feb 7 there is a Bolles Girls’ Basketball meeting. This meeting is in the Davis Gym during Activities. Please have all of your uniforms, practice jerseys, and warm-ups in your basketball bag. Please see Amanda Zakoske or Coach Stevenson with any questions.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Are you a sophomore living in St. Johns County and have at least a 2.0 GPA? The St. Johns Chamber of Commerce is looking for you to apply for Youth Leadership St. Johns. If you are interested, please come by B-218 and get an application packet from Ms. Moyer.
All basketball players please return all uniforms to the basketball office during Activities Period or after school on Friday, Feb 8.
There will be a brief meeting during Activities on Friday, Feb 8 for everyone interested in playing boys Volleyball this season. Tryouts begin Monday, Feb 11.
Attention Ponte Vedra Mentors: Our retreat day has been changed to Wednesday, April 2 due to the conflict with the National Spanish Exam. Yellow group members please bring your pictures as soon as possible.
Girls’ Graduation Attire: The bulletins announcing the Bridal Shop’s show of suitable graduation dresses refer to them as “gowns,” but they are DRESSES—not traditional graduation gowns that are worn with mortar boards by seniors at other schools.
CLUB MEETINGS/UPCOMING EVENTS
Anyone interested in working at Bolles Day Camp this summer please stop by and pick up an application from Mrs. Nettles at the switchboard. In addition, anyone interested in working to earn volunteer hours also needs to complete an application and return it to Mrs. Nettles in the Academic Office by March 1.
The Campus Store will be closed on Thursday, Feb 14 and Friday, Feb 15 for inventory.
If you are looking for community service hours, The Summer Special Olympics Games are being held at Bolles on Saturday, Feb 23. Also on that day is the 21st Annual Greenscape Flowering Tree Sale. Please see the flyers in the Info Hut or Ms. Moyer’s bulletin board B-218 for more information.
Would you like to bring a non-Bolles guest to the Winter Dance? You will need to grab a yellow form from the door of B-218. It should be turned in when you purchase your tickets Feb 6 – Feb 12. Please be reminded that no tickets will be sold at the door, and no guest will be permitted in without a form already on file. One guest per Bolles student. Thank you!
Senior Girls: Looking for the perfect graduation dress? The Bridal Shop near The Avenues at 9365 Phillips Highway will present a trunk show of suitable, well-priced graduation dresses from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12. Please be sure that the dresses are at least mid-calf (tea length). If you cannot attend the show, you are welcome to visit the store at your convenience. Flyers are available at the receptionist’s desk, and in Mrs. Tyler’s and Ms. Moyer-Shad’s offices.
Juniors, sophomores and freshmen looking for a leadership development experience may be interested in attending the South Florida Leadership Training Camp this summer. It runs from July 21 through July 26 at Nova Southeastern University in Broward County. Five first-time delegates will be eligible per school. If you are interested, please see Ms. Moyer in B-218 by the end of February.
Quiz Team Emergency Recruitment Drive: Because three team members have conflicts, we are desperately seeking participants for the competition on Saturday, February 9, at Wolfson High School from 8:00 until noon. If you are interested, please see Mrs. Tyler, Kyle Morgan or Matthew Silverstein.