DEEP RUN HIGH SCHOOL

Daily Announcements Friday, November 02, 2012

10:07 AM

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

The Deep Run competition cheerleading squad placed 2nd in the district to send

them to compete in the regional competition this upcoming Saturday

evening! Come out to the Siegel Center Saturday, November 3rd, at 6pm to

support their quest to compete at the state level! Admission is $8 and tickets

will be available Saturday starting at 12pm located at the VCU box office. We

can't wait to see you there!!

Honor Council will meet on Nov. 7th in

Room 241 during Extended Study. See Mrs. Whitfield if you

need a pass.

All theatre students interested in participating in

the Zombie Run should sign up with Alexa Johnson as soon as possible. You

can contact her at alexakj02@gmail.com

All History Club Members, sign up for club picture day by signing the History Club list on Mr. Campbell’s door, Room 127. Make sure you have it signed by MONDAY

AFTERNOON

Mu Alpha Theta's next meeting will be Thursday, November 1st at 4:00

PM in the library. We will be welcoming our new members and

planning for a new math competition. A make-up meeting will be held on

Friday, November 2nd at 8:15 AM in the library. Also, Congratulations to

the newest Mu Alpha Theta members!

There will be an environmental science

meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 7 th. The meeting will take place in the gym and

will be during extended study. See Mr. Draper for a

pass in room 101.

Attention Short Pump SODA members: This is a reminder that you all

have your first visit today. Please see Mrs. Oliver before 5th block

today.

Attention Juniors! Both of the Junior Class t-shirts are finally in!Students' last

names beginning with the letters A-K please come to Ms. Fallis's room--Room

203--to pick up your shirt or shirts. Students' last names beginning with the letters J-Z please come to Mrs. Pierce's room--Room 217--to pick up your shirt or

shirts. Please come before school, during your Extended Study, or during 6th block

to pick up your shirts.

Attention Wrestlers: There will be no practice this afternoon,

returning wrestlers are to report to practice Monday, November 5th. First day of

practice for everyone else is Wednesday, November 7th.

COME OUT TO SUPPORT YOUR WILDCAT COMPETITION CHEERLEADING SQUAD!!

The Deep Run competition cheerleading squad placed 2nd in the district to send them to compete in the regional competition this

upcoming Saturday evening! Come out to the Siegel Center Saturday, November 3rd, at 6pm to support their quest to compete at the state

level! Admission is $8 and tickets will be available Saturday starting at 12pm located at the VCU box office. We can't wait to see you

there!!

Boys basketball tryouts will be held on Nov. 5 & 6. Freshmen

and JV tryouts will be held at the New Community School from 6-8pm. Varsity tryouts will be held in the Deep Run main gym on

Monday at 5:30am. for directions to New Community, see Coach

Dickey in room 126. Remember, you must have an updated

Be part of Deep Run Thespians Zombie Run

on November 15 at 7pm. Get more information

and pick up a registration form in the

drama room.

The Deep Run Investment Club will hold its first official meeting during ES Thursday (today) in room 238. Current and new members are encouraged to attend. We will be discussing plans for the year, leadership

positions, and college connections. See Mrs. Herrmann

for a pass.

Tickets for Hairspray will be on sale in the drama room

starting October 30. Tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the door. You can also use your pride pass! You don't want to miss this amazing

show!

There will be a Deep Run Challenge

meeting today during extended study. Stop

by the library for a pass if you do not

have one yet.

Attention Spanish club members. It's t-shirt time! Get your spanish club t-shirts while you can. These

long sleeved beauties are only $12.00 and they won't last long. All checks must be made out to Deep Run High School and all

cash must be exact change. See Mrs. Lambert in room 226 for

details.

Seniors- Don't forget to check the Scholarship section of the

Deep Run web page for scholarship opportunities. The Scholarship section is

located in the School Counseling section. 9 new scholarship links have been

added last week!

The ACADEMIC AWARDS ASSEMBLY will be celebrated this year on Friday, November 9th, at 

10am in the Gym. Any sophomore, junior or senior who earned straight Aís, perfect attendance or a perfect SOL score from last year will be honored. Parents of award recipients are welcome to attend.  On Thursday, Oct. 4th, a list of award recipients was posted outside of the School Counseling Office. You have until Friday, October 26th to let the counseling office know if your name is missing. Congratulations to all award recipients and more details later about 

practice.

WILDCATS, STRAP IN! The cheerleading squad will be selling

Deep Run rollercoaster long-sleeved tshirts. The cost is $20

dollars and we will be selling from 8:30 until 8:50 every morning this

week AND next week.You can also buy them during extended study in Ms. Slota's room, 220.

FCCLA & FEA Meeting Dates are during extended study in Mrs. Roger's FCS

Classroom. The dates are as follows: Wednesday, November 14thWednesday,

December 12thWednesday, January 16thWednesday, February

13thWednesday, March 13thWednesday, April 17thWednesday, May 8thWednesday, May 29th

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES& VISITING COLLEGES

Attention Sophomores interested in a new aerospace opportunity! The VA Space

Coast Scholars program is a free of cost program which allows students a chance to engage in a dynamic online learning experience culminating with a summer

academy at NASA Wallops. At the summer academy students will design a

scientific exploration mission, design/build/fly the payload and obtain

and analyze the data. Applications available 11/2 at vscs.spacegrant.org.

Deadline 12/14

UVA will be holding a College Prep Night, Thursday, November 8th, 6:30-8:30pm at Richmond Community High School. The Asst. Dean of Admissions from UVA will

be speaking with all interested high school students about admissions to UVA.

She will talk about the application process, what to include in your essay, and SAT and ACT scores. Questions or

for more infomation call Julie Warlick 569-9017.

Thinking about college? Whether you are planning to attend college or simply evaluating

your options, you can get answers to your questions about college admissions, the

financial aid process and scholarships at J.R. Tucker High Schoolís College Night. The event will be held on Monday, November 12th at 6pm

in Cafe 3. Pizza and drinks will be served at 6pm until we run out! The program will begin at

6:30pm and conclude with a scholarship drawing for $500 each to be awarded to 4 students who are present at the event that

night. Please visit www.collegenights.org for more information.

A representative from BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE will be

visiting during lunch on Thursday, Nov. 8.

A representative from the MARINES will be

visiting during lunch on Wednesday, November

7th.

A representative from the

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND will be

visiting on Thursday, Nov. 8.

The next meeting of the Scholarship/Financial Aid group will be held on Wednesday, November 7th during Extended Study. We will

have a guest speaker from the College Funding Group discuss

different forms of financial aid. Any seniors are welcome to attend. Come

by School Counseling for a pass.

Attention Seniors: Are you a history buff? Do you enjoy politic? Is government or

military service in your future? If so, visit gwcf.org for

scholarship opportunities from Washington Crossing

Foundation. Applications are due January 15th.

Virginia PTA is proud to sponsor a Citizenship Essay Project. This contest is open to all students in grade 9-12. The theme is "Proud to be an American." Application and information can be found on the School Counseling link of the Deep Run web page. All essays

are due to Mrs. Kaplan by January 16th.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Program is offering a $1,000

scholarship to students who have a strong commitment to community

service, academics and demonstrated leadership.

Applications are available on the Scholarship Section of the the

School Counseling link on the Deep Run web page. Applications are due

to Mrs. Kaplan by November 8th

RADFORD UNIVERSITY will be hosting an ON-SITE APPLICATION REVIEW on Friday, November 30th at 11:30am in the Career

Center located in school counseling. In order to be considered you must: 1. Sign up in the

counseling office. 2.Submit an application for admission (along with the application fee) to Radford by Nov. 1st. 3. Have your SAT/ACT

score sent through collegeboard.com/actstudent.org to Radford. 4.Request your transcript early enough for

Radford to receive it by November 1st. To sign up and for more information come by the school

counseling office.

Seniors- There will no longer be a Scholarship Drawer in School Counseling. All Scholarship Applications received by School Counseling, will be scanned and available on the Deep Run Web Page

under a Scholarship Section on the School Counseling link. Please follow the

directions on the cover sheet of each application for completing and sending

the application.

SPORTS

GYMNASTICS TRY-OUTS are November 5th.

Interested? Please see Mrs. Wright for more information.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to the new Honor Council Members: 11th grade Brandon von

Kannewuff, Michael Salomon, Max Dash, Gabby Levet, and Jessie Hillis. 10th

Grade- Joseph Gates, Danniil Budanov, Sydney Lake, Paige Koetter, and Claire Harper. There will be a meeting for all

members on Ocotber 30th in Room 241 during Extended Study. See Mrs.

Whitfield if you need a pass.

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