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 Announcements for the week beginning April 13, 2015
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Corrected Bell Schedule
Sequential (1-6) 8:00 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Sequential (6-1) 8:00 a.m.-3:10 p.m..
Sequential (1-6) 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Sequential (1-6) 8:00 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
Sequential (6-1) 8:00 a.m.-3:10 p.m.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING ATTENDANCE
Parental Link is TUSD’s newest automated message system which calls and emails parents when a
student has been marked absent but has not yet been excused from school during one or more of their
classes. Communications are sent out at approximately 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on school days.
If you receive an attendance call or email please call the UHS Attendance Office at 232-5902 to excuse
the absence.
• If you feel you received this call or email in error please contact the UHS Attendance Office to determine
teacher to clarify or correct the same. Library News
• Pima County Public Library online homework help Brainfuse can be found at
http://www.brainfuse.com/highed/helpNow.asp?a (id=3E4A884E&ss=&r=). Students will need to have an
active Pima County Public Library card with a pin number.
Fine Arts
• April 14 Thelonius Monk Institute 1:20-2:45p.m. in Auditorium
• April 15 Chamber Strings & TSO Master Class 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Auditorium
• April 16, 17 Intermediate Drama Show 7:30-8:30 p.m. in Little Theater (correction)
• April 19 Trip Meeting IV 1:00-5:00 p.m. in Auditorium
• April 22 Chamber Strings Recital 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Little Theater
• April 25 Band Solo & Ensemble Festival 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in Auditorium
• April 27, 28 Orchestra Sectionals 7:50-9:00 a.m. in Auditorium
• April 27 Spring Band Concert 3:30-10:00 p.m. in Auditorium
• April 30, May 1 Advanced Drama Show 7:30-8:30 p.m. in Little Theater
Sports*
• April 13 Varsity only Softball 4:30 p.m. at Desert View HS
• April 13 Junior Varsity Baseball/Softball 4:00 p.m. with Desert View HS
• April 14 Varsity only Baseball 4:30 p.m. at Santa Rita HS
• April 14 Boys Tennis 3:30 p.m. at Nogales HS
• April 14 Girls Tennis 3:30 p.m. with Nogales HS
• April 14 Boys Volleyball 5:00, 6:00 p.m. at Catalina HS
• April 14 Middle School Track Meet 5:00 p.m.
• April 15 Varsity Baseball/Softball 4:30 p.m. at Tucson HS
• April 15 Junior Varsity Baseball/Softball 4:30 p.m. with Tucson HS
• April 15 Boys/Girls Track 3:30 p.m. at Mountain View HS
• April 16 Varsity Baseball/Softball 4:30 p.m. with Canyon Del Oro HS
• April 16 Junior Varsity Baseball/Softball 4:00 p.m. at Canyon Del Oro HS
• April 16 Boys Tennis 4:00 p.m. at Cholla HS
• April 16 Girls Tennis 4:00 p.m. with Cholla HS
• April 16 Boys Volleyball 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 p.m. with Cienega HS
• April 17 Boys/Girls Track TBA at UofA Mario Castro
• April 18 6th Annual Ranger Cup Golf Scramble at Randolph North Golf Course
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Please see attached flyer and signup sheet.
• April 25 RUHS 1st Annual Baseball Boosters Rummage Sale 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Application deadline is April 17, 2015. Please see attached flyer and signup sheet.
Other Events
• April 15 SAB Speeches during Lunch in Cafeteria
• April 21 Honors Assembly 7:45-8:45 a.m.in Auditorium
• April 25 Penguinpalooza: A Mexican Fiesta 5:30-9:00 p.m. at Thoroughbred Nissan
Join the Board of the UHS Foundation and Alumni Association along with alumni and faculty while
enjoying a Mexican dinner, entertainment and a silent auction.
• April 28 ACT Exam 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Cafeteria
Counselors’ Corner
Events/Information
• April 13 AZ Merit Testing Geo Part Two 1:10-3:00 p.m. in Cafeteria
• April 13, 14, 16, 17 AZ Merit Testing 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.in Cafeteria
• April 18 Mathleague.org High School State Championship 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in Cafeteria
• April 18 Academy Day 2015 10:00a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Empire High School Auditorium
Please see attached flyer for more information.
• 2015 TUSD Summer School UHS will be hosting two summer school options, Honors Geometry 1 and 2
as well as Health, beginning May 27, 2015 and ending June 25, 2015. Because Health is only a one
semester class it will end the week of June 3, 2015. Registration for summer school will begin in the next
few weeks and inforation will be sent home when available.
• Changes in PE Requirement Fulfillment
The Governing Board approved a revision to TUSD’s graduation requirements in the area of alternatives
to PE completion. The new policy, which will be implemented in August 2015, will offer students who
participate in approved activities an opportunity to take a written and physical fitness test to earn one PE
credit. The previous version of the policy allowed students to earn their PE credits via corrrespondence
courses, which caused issues for counselors, students and parents. The Curriculum Development Team
is working with Interscholastics, Fine Arts and Secondary Leadership to determine the sports/programs
that will qualifty as an alternative pathway to obtaining PE credit.
• Do you need help with college application essays, AP papers, reading difficult text, preparing for the SAT?
If so please come see Mrs Minor in the Counselors College and Career Center on Monday and Tuesday
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for assistance.
• Are you looking for college and career information? Need scholarships? Need reminders to complete
your AzCIS portfolio? The UHS Student Support Services Department has created a Remind 101
account where you will receive a text message alerting you to great events, opportunities, monthly
scholarships and other great information. UHS faculty and staff will not have access to your student’s cell
phone number. Please see attached for further information.
• Teen Lifeline is a 24-hour Peer Counseling Crisis Line for adolescents. The Peer Counselors are
prepared to discuss issues ranging from relationships and family problems to suicide. The hotline is
staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with Peer Counselors available from 3:00-9:00 p.m. daily. We
encourage teens a call Teen Lifeline to discuss problems before they reach the point of crisis. The crisis
line number for statewide calls is 800-248-TEEN (8336).
• Peer Tutoring Opportunity for Students-Are you interested in helping other students and receiving
community service hours by doing so? We’re looking for UHS students who are able to tutor other
students in geometry, french, spanish, chemistry, physics and biology. If you’d like to volunteer please
contact Mrs Hanzlick or Mrs Minor in the Counselors College and Career Center.
• April 13, 16, 20, 23, 29, 30 Cyber Café 3:15-4:45 in Computer Lab (T8)
Lectures
• April 13, 14 Senior Lecture 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Auditorium
• April 27 UofA SOIRW Presentation 8:00-9:00 a.m. in Cafeteria
Scholarships/Programs
• Hillsdale College is offering all sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in study abroad programs
opportunities which will allow students to earn three college credits while traveling to some of the most
historically rich places in the US, England, France and Italy. Students must apply for admission into these
for-credit programs and have at least one recommendation from a teacher. Start an application by going
to hillsdale.edu/admissions. You may also email [email protected] or call 517-607-2325.
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AZALAS is offering a scholarship opportunity for 15 graduating seniors. The scholarships are $1,000
each and available to students who will be attending a higher institution of post-secondary education
during the 2015-2016 school year. Applicants must: be a graduating high school senior in Arizona; one
parent must be of Hispanic heritage; posses a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Please go to
http://azalas.org for further information.
Vantage West Credit Union is awarding five graduating students each a $1,000 college scholarship
toward the cost of their 2015 fall semester. Please go to vantagewest.org/scholarship for further
information. Application deadline is April 25, 2015.
Zumper is sponsoring a $1,000 college scholarship for outstanding students who have helped their
classmates or community in a tremendous way. Deadline is April 15, 2015 for the November 15, 2015
semester. Please go to https://www.zumper.com/apartments-scholarships for further information.
Prospective students and their families are invited to join a Johns Hopkins University admissions
counselor for an Explore Hopkins presentation on April 13, 2015, 7:00 p.m. at Chandler Center for the
Arts-Recital Hall in Chandler, AZ. You will get the inside scoop about their academics, campus life and
how to apply. Please go to http://apply.jhu.edu/discover/hopkins-visits-you to RSVP.
Barnard College is offering five unique summer programs that offer students an opportunity to delve into
the worlds of dance, science, web development, psychology, U.S. politics, film-making, leadership,
entrepreneurship, writing and much more. Scholarships are available. Please go to
www.barnard.edu/summer for more information.
The Andy Harvey Native American Broadcast Journalism Workshop will be held June 14-20, 2015 at
Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. This workshop has been named in memory of Andy Harvey,
Jr, to encourage the growth of Native Americans in television and radio broadcasting. Write a competitive
essay and submit your application by April 17, 2015 at http://www.nativamericanbroadcastworkshop.org.
Preference will be given to Native American high school juniors and seniors.
The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, based at Boston University’s College of
Communication, is again offering three two-week unique Investigative Journalism Workshops
beginning June 29, 2015. During each session students participate in seminars and work alongside BU
faculty and award-winning local and national journalists on investigative stories that could be published on
the center’s website or in regional and national publications. Students will live on the BU campus and gain
hands-on experience in investigate reporting while developing critical thinking and writing skills. For more
information please go to NECIR.org.
Lewis & Clark College is holding a two-week summer residency workshop for students completing
grades 8 through 12 June 28-July 10, 2015. The workshop is a supervised residential college
experience, modeled after the Language and Thinking Workshop required for all entering students at Bard
College in New York. A typical day includes three sessions during which students gather in groups of 12
with faculty and residential life staff to engage in creative and critical writing and thinking. Students also
present their work at community-wide readings and in a final anthology. The cost of $1,900 includes
tuition, room and board. Please go to go.lclark.edu/fir_acres_workshop for further information.
Summer 2015 Pre-College Programs at the University of Rochester allow 10th, 11th and 12th grade
students to explore college life up close and personal, have a roommate and participate in a rich variety of
co-curricular weeknight and weekend events. Visit enrollment.rochester.edu/precollege to learn more.
University of Texas Austin’s Summer Discovery program helps 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students
prepare for their transition from high school to college. Their pre-college program combines academics,
athletics and activities to give students a taste of college life. Please go to
http://www.summerdiscovery.com/u-texas-austin for further information. Please go to
http://cola.connect.utexas.edu for a scholarship application. Application deadline is April 15, 2015.
Abbott and Fenner Business Consultants is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to the winner(s) of their
essay. Please go to http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm for the topic that appears on the
scholarship page and for full details. Scholarship deadline is June 15, 2015.
The National Institute of American History and Democracy (NIAHD), a joint project of the College of
William & Mary and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, invites students to apply to their NIAHD PreCollegiate Summer Program in Early American History. Students who will be rising juniors, rising
seniors and graduating seniors by this summer will earn four hours of college credit. Two three-week
sessions will be offered as follows: June 28-July 18, 2015 HIS 217: American History from Jamestown
through the American Revolution; July 19-August 8, 2015HIS 218: American History from the American
Revolution through the Civil War. Students will study early American History ‘on site’ through the use of
historic places, including surviving structures, archaeology sites and museums. Please go to
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WWW.WM.EDU/NIAHD for an application and further information. Partial scholarships based on
demonstrated need are available.
The University of Illinois College of Media is offering two new camps. Imagination U is a 5-day
residential program (June 15-19, 2015) for students who define themselves as creative. The camp will
teach students how to use their natural creativity as a marketable skill in self-branding in the business
world. Media Entrepreneurship Camp is a 6-day residential program (June 22-27, 2015) for students
interested in media and/or entrepreneurship. The camp will teach students the concepts and framework of
entrepreneurship mass media, emerging trends in the media landscape and ultimately create a plan to
bring a media entrepreneurship idea to life. Students will be applying the concepts and ideas from the
classroom session in hands-on learning activities and building an idea from the ground up. For
Imagination U go to http://experience.media.illinois.edu/imaginationu/ for more information. For Media
Entrepreneurship Camp go to http://experience.media.illinois.edu.mediaeship/ for more information.
Application deadline is May 1, 2015.
The University of Chicago: No Barriers is a comprehensive plan to increase access to the University of
Chicago, support students in receiving an empowering education and prepare them for lifelong success.
This program eliminates obstacles when applying, ensures students will leave college without the burden
of student debt and offers robust, personalized support that gives every University of Chicago student,
regardless of background, opportunities to discover their passions and leverage their world-class
education. Please go to nobarriers.uchicago.edu for more information.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship application is now available online. Each new JRF
Scholar receives $24,000 over four years to attend a four-year accredited college or university. Please go
to www.jackierobinson.org for information on the application process.
College Admission Survival Guide This guide will help you decide how involved you want to be in the
college process. Please go to www.yourteenmag.com then click on Your Teen Magazine’s Free College
Survival Guide for more information.
College Greenlight connects first generation and underrepresented students to caring colleges, generous
scholarships and life-changing counselors and mentors. Please go to www.collegegreenlight.com for
more information.
Visit www.cappex.com to search more than 3,000 college profiles where you can quickly see admissions
facts, read what college students are saying in more than 600,000 reviews and discover which
scholarships match your strengths and skills best.
Registration for the Diversity + College Access Fair is now open. This Fair is a virtual, free event for
students to connect with colleges, chat with admissions counselors, get all their questions answered and
learn about campus life from current college students. Students also have a chance at winning a $1,000
scholarship just for attending. Please go to http://www.cappex.com/fair for further information.
Baylor University is announcing their Invitation to Excellence. This is a special weekend program that
showcases exciting academic opportunities at Baylor University. Qualified Students can apply to attend
one of two events. Students receive a $2,000 scholarship for attending and can also apply for a full-tuition
academic award. Please go to www.baylor.edu for more information.
Foresight Prep @ Oberlin College is offering pre-college summer seminars as follows: The Future of
Business June 21-July 4, 2015; The Future of Food July 5-July 18, 2015; The Future of Essential
Resourses July 19-August 1, 2015. Application deadline is April 15, 2015. Visit foresightprep.org for
more information and to apply.
The HEFAR Group is a free resource to help you navigate the complex financial aid process. To access
their monthly Cash for College Newsletter please go to [email protected]. Like them on Facebook and you
could win a $1,000 scholarship. At the end of the year the HEFAR Group will have a random drawing that
includes the names of everyone who liked them that year.
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, St. Bonaventure University will invite 25
high school seniors to participate in Discovery Within Community, a unique four-year program
focused on five traditional STEM disciplines. Every student invited into the program will receive
scholarships of between $3,500 - $6,500 annually for each of their four years at St. Bonaventure in a
STEM major. These dollars are in addition to any other Merit scholarship and financial aid the student
receives. Students will also receive special academic support services and have regular interaction
with STEM professionals. View sbu.edu to learn more about this unique program.
St. Bonaventure University’s merit-based scholarships are awarded on the basis of a three year
cumulative high school average (freshman through junior year) and SAT or ACT scores. Merit awards
include the St. Bonaventure Presidential Scholarship, Friars Scholarship, Provost Scholarship and St.
Bona Achievement Scholarship. They also offer other financial awards including the Southern Tier
Scholarship, St. Bonaventure Buckeye Award, Geographic Diversity Award, Sibling Grant and
Incentive Grant. Please go to sbu.edu for more information.
• The healthcare company, Tenbridge Group (BrokerFish), has made available the BrokerFish $1,000
University Scholarship in 2015 to students who are graduating their final year of high school and who will
be pursuing a full-time undergraduate ‘degree’, ‘diploma’ or equivalent program by an accredited institution
of higher education. Please go to https://www.brokerfish.com/2015-spring-university-scholarship for more
information.
• The University High School Foundation and Alumni Association is proud to announce that it will be
awarding the Dr Henry J Pilote, Jr and Angelina E Pilote Scholarship for the 2015-2016 school year.
The scholarship will be for $8,000, with $2,000 allotted yearly over four years. The objective of the
scholarship is to recognize all around excellence and achievement by high school graduates, with
character and integrity among the most important criteria sought after. Application deadline is April 15,
2015. Please see attached Application form.
College Visitations
College recruiters will be in the College and Career Counseling Center for visits unless otherwise noted. If
you sign up for an appointment please be sure to keep it!
College visits:
Grand Canyon University
April 13
12:45 p.m.
Seniors
• Please contact Mrs Hanzlick in the College and Career Counseling Center to give her the name(s) of the
college(s) you have been accepted to. A wall in the Administration Building is being dedicated to you and
your college(s).
Graduation
• The Grad Night Party is in need of donations (new or unused items only) to be used as prizes that will be
given to students during the party. Please contact Thomas Jacobs at [email protected] or Debra
Jacobs at [email protected] to donate. You may also leave tax deductable donations with Ms
Carmen Hernandez in the College and Career Counseling Center or contact her at
[email protected].
• Parents of Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors-we need volunteers for the Grad Night Party!!
Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4aaea62ca7f49-uhsgrad to sign up.
Miscellaneous
• 2015-2016 Parking Permits are now available. Please see Mr Ranjel in the UHS Administration Office to
pick up and turn in the application. The lottery will be held May 1, 2015. All seniors requesting permits
will be drawn first, then juniors, then sophomores. Good luck!
• Neighborhoods South of Campus will have random stake outs after school by the Tucson Police
Department where they will be ticketing drivers for speeding through the neighborhoods. Please
remember that the speed limit is 25 m.p.h.
*Please be aware that game times and locations are subject to change without prior notice.