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OPEN HOUSE
Know any eighth graders or other families considering Soquel High? Invite them to the Open House on Thursday, Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m. starting in the Multi-use Room. They can visit our newly remodeled wood and metal shops, learn about our school's programs, see the campus and have questions answered by staff and students.
GANG PREVENTION
This Thursday, Feb. 9, the County Office of Education is co-sponsoring a a Parent Education Night regarding gangs, drugs and alcohol. A panel of experts including the Gang Task Force, Santa Cruz Police Department, Santa Cruz Sheriff's Department, Juvenile Probation, education, and a former gang member will all speak. Local gang names, signs, symbols, and clothing will be explained. Clothing will be on display for parents. Information on ways for parents to both prevent and intervene gang-involvement. The panel is 6-8 p.m. at Live Oak Elementary School,
1916 Capitola Road.
SOQUEL SPORTS FOUNDATION NEWS
Soquel Sports Foundation Meeting: Tues. Feb. 7, 7-8 p.m., 2425 Porter St #14.
Bingo: We are recruiting volunteers for future dates!
A group of four can earn about $330 for each Tuesday night they volunteer! CORE members can earn up to $75 per Tuesday night. Call and sign up today! Kim 818-1077 or Kathy 475-8884. NOTE: This is for ANY group at Soquel High -- band, drama, Humanities Academy, teachers, sports teams, etc. Email:
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Come support your Knights! Tuesdays at SC Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St, Santa Cruz. Doors open at 5 p.m.; early bird 6:15 p.m;. regular games at 6:30 p.m. Upcoming volunteers:
2/7: Grad Night
2/14: Softball
We are also always looking for ways to get help in terms of marketing bingo, passing out flyers, helping to plan fun activities around holidays, decorations, birthdays. So if you aren't able to work on Tuesday nights but want to help - give us a call ! Kathy 475-8884 or Kim 818-1077.
Souvenirsare still available (blankets, sweatshirts, hats) - buy your Knight gear and show your KNIGHT PRIDE!
GRAD NIGHT TIX ON SALE
Knight on the Bay, the Soquel High Grad Night 2012, is set for the night of June 15/16. Now is the time to reserve a space for your graduating senior. Grad night is a safe, drug and alcohol free event where our graduates can celebrate their years of hard work and achievements at Soquel High. Our goal is to create an unforgettable night for all graduates.
This year's Grad Night, A Knight on the Bay, will set sail late on June 15 into the wee hours of June 16, aboard a luxury yacht from Commodore Cruises on the San Francisco Bay. Tickets will be on sale beginning this week! Great food, DJ, dancing, and raffle prizes are all included in the price of admission. We also plan to include photo booths, henna and airbrush tattoo artists, and a hypnotist, if fundraising goes well. The success of our fundraisers will determine how many activities we can include to make this evening unforgettable!
Buy early and save! TIckets are $85 until Feb.29, id=mce_marker00 from March 1 to April 30, 2012 and id=mce_marker25 from May 1 to May 31. Tickets will be on sale during brunch and lunch at the school's main office on Mondays (or first school day of the week if Monday is a non-school day), and at lunch on Thursdays, Feb. 9, 16 and 23. Monday/first school day sales will continue through May.
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HELP WITH COLLEGE AID
Soquel High School is hosting a FAFSA workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. for seniors and their families. A Cabrillo financial aide expert and SHS counselor Branna Banks will be there to help families fill out the FAFSA form and answer questions. If more than 25 families attend, one lucky student will win a id=mce_marker,000 scholarship.
COINS FOR CURTAINS
Have you seen the stage curtains in the MU Room? If you attended the recent play you would have seen some of the holes from your seat. Ms. Kline and her students do a great job on the performances, and it is sad to see the curtains in such a state of disrepair. Parent Janet Edwards has come up with an idea to help: "Does your household have a place you keep loose change? Or is there change lying around the house? Look in the couch, Dad's favorite chair, under the bed. Then bring those coins to the main office and put them into the "Coins for Curtains" bucket. I challenge parents to match what the kids find. I will start the process with id=mce_marker00. Any checks should be made out to Soquel High Fund."-Janet Edwards
SIDEWALK WORK MEETING
The county is planning to extend the sidewalk on Porter Street/Old San Jose Road from Soquel Village to Soquel High. An information session about the project and a proposed schedule will be held on Feb. 21, 7-9 p.m., at the Soquel High Multi-Purpose Room.
UPCOMING SCHOLARSHIPS
KFC Colonel's Scholars Program: Deadline Feb. 8
KFC Colonel's Scholars is looking for high school seniors with financial need and an entrepreneurial spirit to qualify for awards up to $20,000 for tuition, fees, textbooks, room and board. To qualify, graduating high school seniors must:
- Earn a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 2.75
- Enroll in a public college or university within their state of legal residence
- Plan to pursue a bachelor's degree
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Demonstrate financial need
see: www.kfcsholars.org or call toll-free 1-866-KFC-7240
75th Annual Student Speakers Contest: Deadline Feb. 9
For the 75th consecutive year the Lions Clubs of California will hold speech contests in local communities. Over id=mce_marker03,500 will be paid out in scholarships to the winning students. Participating students must write their own speech on the subject: "What Could the America of Yesterday Teach the America of Tomorrow?"
15 District winners receive a total scholarship of $4,500 each
4 Area winners receive a total scholarship of id=mce_marker1,000 each
1 Final winner receives a total scholarship of $21,000
For more information contact the Cabrillo Lions Club at 831-246-2304
Club contest will be held on Feb. 9, 2012. Additional information at www.MD4lions.org or www.studentspeaker.md4lions.org.
Best Buy: Deadline Feb. 15
Offering 1,200 scholarships of id=mce_marker000 each.
Apply online at www.bestbuy-communityrelations.com or www.at15.com
Mahatma Rice/Univision Radio Scholarship: Deadline Feb 15
$2000. In order to be considered for one of twenty interviewed for five $2,000 cash awards, each competitor must be a high school senior and complete an essay that answers the following question: "How do I believe my studies in college will change my life?"
Apply at: www.mahatmarice.com/scholarship
National FFA Organization: Deadline Feb. 15
More than 1,000 scholarships available - only one application to complete! The 2012 Scholarship application is available online until 5 p.m. EST Feb. 15.see: https://www.ffa.org/programs/grantsandscholarships
University of Dayton: Deadline Feb. 15
One graduating senior from SHS can be named the Leadership in Service Scholarship recipient from SHS. This scholarship is worth id=mce_marker0,000 ($2,500 per year for four years)! If you are applying to the University of Dayton, please be sure to talk with the SHS counseling department. (Award not based on GPA or test scores.)
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