Helix Charter High School - Helix Bulletin

HELIX CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 – “A” Day

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tuesday.................................. ASB Blood Drive - Dance Room............................... 8:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday................. Girls Golf vs. Santana - Carlton Oaks Country Club........................ 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday............................... Girls Tennis vs. El Capitan – Away...................................... 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday............................. Boys Water Polo vs. Eastlake – Home... Var 4:00 JV 4:30 NO 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday............. Girls Field Hockey vs. Rancho Buena Vista – Away..... JV 4:30 Var 5:45 p.m.

Wednesday................................... PTSA Meeting – Library............................................... 6:30 p.m.

Thursday......................... Girls Tennis vs. El Cajon Valley - Home ................................. 4:00 p.m.

Thursday………………Girls Volleyball vs. Bonita Vista – Home... Frosh 4:00 JV 5:00Var 6:00 p.m.

Thursday.......... Boys Frosh Football vs. Sante Fe Christian School – Away.................... 5:00 p.m.

Thursday....................... SAT/ACT Results Workshop – Room 1600................................. 6:00 p.m.

Friday.......................... Boys Football vs. Sante Fe Christian – Home............ V 4:30 Var 7:00 p.m.

Saturday........................ Girls JV Field Hockey Serra Tournament......................................... TBA

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill

STUDENT SECTION

ATTENTION JUNIORS AND SENIORS: Class ring packets are available now in the Library and the front office. Pick up a packet and check out the new and classic styles of class rings available for the classes of 2011 and 2012. MB

ASPIRE FILM CLASS: Race and Tolerance Through Film. Wednesdays from 3 - 5pm in room 1635. Pick up a parent permission slip from Ms. Lazzarini - room 1635. The next film is "Mississippi Burning" - The story is loosely based on the real-life murders of three civil rights

workers in Mississippi in 1964. After they reported missing, two FBI agents are sent to investigate the incident and face the powerful influence of the KKK in rural Jessup County, Mississippi. Go to youtube to view the preview. See you there!

REMINDER TO ALL SENIORS! Boyd Anderson is taking the Class of 2011 pictures!

http://www.boydanderson.com/ ALL SENIORS Please make your appointments ASAP.

The sitting for the picture is free and must be done by them to be in the yearbook.

YEARBOOK needs Seniors to send in:

- A BABY PICTURE

- A CURRENT PICTURE

- 50 WORDS OR LESS OF YOUR MEMORIES AT HELIX.

This is free to all seniors. Please have them emailed to jcook@helixcharter.net we would like everything to be emailed, thanks

ASPIRE CLASSES:

Mon & Wed: Ballet Florkorico y mas 3-5

Tues: Aspire Ceramics/Sculpture Class 3-5 rm 510

Thurs: Aspire Rap Battles & Slam Poetry 3-4:30 rm 530

Fri: Aspire Improv Comedy Club 3-4 rm 530

CLUB & SPORTS MEETINGS

INVISIBLE CHILDREN: "Where you live should not determine if you live." Do you want to help people in desperate need? Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to be a Child’s hero? If so, join Invisible Children. Meetings are held in room 1625 on Tuesdays at lunch. JD

Club College is going to start this Wednesday from 3-7 in the Library and will run every Wednesday through November 17th at that time. KG

M.E.Ch.A CLUB: Join us for our meeting on Wednesday during lunch in room 60. AV

HELIX UKULELE CLUB meeting Wednesday at lunch in Room 800. All interested students should attend. If you have a UKE, bring it with you. No experience necessary. JL

CSF meeting on Thursday at lunch in room 1340. We will be discussing this year including new advisor, officers, and fundraisers!! JM-W

INTERACT: Come join us for Community Service Activities and meet other students interested in service THURSDAY at lunch in room 150! KI

GSA: GSA meeting will be at lunch Thursday in room 1840. CR

SADD CLUB: (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Club will be held FRIDAY at lunch in room 150. We have lots of great activities planned for the upcoming school year. Newcomers are always welcome. CT

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

(See Mrs. Cech in Room 201 for more information)

Cuyamaca College Ambassador will be in the Career Center the first and second Tuesday of every month. Sign up in 201 to see them.

Reiss SAT Seminars at Valhalla are open to Schools in the Grossmont District At only $139 starting Tuesday, September 28^th. Limited seating…application info in the Career Center.

Christermon Scholarship is offered to Seniors who will be attending a 4 yr. college or transferring from a community college to a 4yr college. Must have a 3.0+, essay & a parent or grandparent working in an industry that has a liquor license (restaurant, grocery store, airline etc) Deadline Feb. 1^st.

The Prudential Spirit of community Scholarship is now available to 9-12 graders who have made a difference in our community with leadership & service. You may win a $1,000 & a trip to Washington, DC. Deadline November 1^st.

Practice SAT – If you took the practice ACT / SAT on Saturday, 8/28 you should plan to attend the results workshop on Thursday, Sept. 9^th from 6 - 7pm in room 1600. Your test results will be available for review and there will be discussion strategies for how to interpret your results and improve your score. Parents are Welcome to attend.

University of Notre Dame representative will be in the San Diego area on Monday, Sept. 13^th at 7:00pm at St. Augustine High School, Rm. 315.

Students & parents welcome.

FACULTY SECTION

Just another reminder to provide your Parking tag information to Earline Room 125.

Parking tags- Campus Security will be checking for parking tags in the school lots starting Wednesday. If you do not have a tag stop by Room 125 with the following information- License plate, Year, Color, Make and Model of car or truck. Also please make sure that the tag number can be seen from your rear view mirror. KJ

Grossmont Schools Federal Credit Union: Please mark your calendar. GHSFCU will be in the staff lunchroom (235) Wednesday, September 15, 2010 during lunch 12:13 – 12:45.

Open an account with checking with direct deposit or $500 deduction and receive a $10 STARBUCKS gift card as their compliment.

PARENT SECTION

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Labor Day – Monday, September 6 – NO SCHOOL

The Helix Instrumental Music Association’s first big fundraiser for the year has begun! We are selling ROI Discount Cards. The cards sell for $20.00 each and provide buy one get one free and other types of discounts to local businesses here in La Mesa and Lemon Grove.

If you are interested in purchasing a Discount Card to support the Instrumental Music Program, please contact Lisa Moya (HIMA President) at 619-548-9361 or via email at lisamoya1@yahoo.com or Larry Loschen (HIMA Vice President) at 619-972-0589 or via email at lloschen@cox.net.

HELIX FOUNDATION SCRIP WILL BE AVAILABLE THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY FROM 7 – 8 A.M. IN THE FRONT OFFICE. ALSO SCRIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY EVENINGS AT THE “COFFEY HOUSE”, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., 4716 Maple Ave, in La Mesa. 469-5620. Great birthday, wedding, or holiday gifts. Why not buy scrip? Scrip is used just like gift certificates and it is a great way to earn money to help students pay for school activities. FREE MONEY FOR SPORTS OR HIGH SCHOOL EXPENSES! If you have any questions call, Camille Coffey.