Homebase Notes 5/1/2017

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1 Homebase Notes 5/1/2017 Congratulations to The IRCHS Prom Court Winners: King: Dawson Lane Queen: Sophia Faust Prince: Ryan Nelson Princess: Giovanna Mompremier Vero Beach Museum of Art Competition: This weekend, there were two important Art events: Indian River County Juried Student Exhibition; 2017 Congressional art competition. Again, Charter achieved great success and claimed many awards! Congratulations to the students and teachers! 2017 Indian River County Juried Student Exhibition - Photography: Best of the Show: Sheila Nguyen Second place: Kelly O' Brien Jessica Camacho Ceramics: First place: Second place: Drawing: Second place: Lillie Shoaf Mariely Hidalgo Larkyn Rogers Adam Noonan Daisy Cabanas 2017 Congressional art competition - Merit Award: Adam Noonan Merit Award: Alyssa Ruby Kudos to Sheila Nguyen for winning Best Of Show at the Vero Beach Museum Competition for her photography submission.

2 Congratulations to Lille Shoaf, Mariely Hidalgo, and Larkyn Rogers who received first, second, and third place at the VBMA student exhibition. I'm very proud of them. Senior Academic Award s Ceremony: All seniors are expected to attend the Senior Award Night ceremony tomorrow, May 2 nd. The ceremony will be held at Community Church and will begin at 6:00 pm. Seniors should arrive no later than 5:30. Volunteer Opportunity: Stamp Out Hunger at the Sebastian Post Office Saturday afternoon, May 13 Boxing and loading food Charter students always come and have fun (plus there's lots of yummy food for the volunteers). This is the day AFTER your volunteer hours are due, so you might ask for an extension or forward your hours to Fall semester. Please see or Mrs.Frank (lynn.frank@irchs.org) for details. Art Club: There will be an Art Club meeting this Thursday from 2-4 in the art room. To All Underclassmen, from the History Department. The History teachers have screened all student s schedules wishing to take AP or Honors level classes. Based on your current teacher's assessment of your classroom performance, your schedule may have been adjusted from your request. ALSO: STUDENTS WANTING TO TAKE DUAL ENROLLMENT PLEASE FINALIZE YOUR SCHEDULE AS YOU ARE CURRENTLY STILL LISTED ON SCHEDULES FROM YOUR REQUEST (I.E. CHARTER CLASSES)

3 Pennies for Pasta: Did you know that every 3 minutes in the United States one person is diagnosed with a form of blood cancer? This amounts to around 171,550 people who are newly battling leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma just in 2016, which amounts to about 10.2 percent of all cancer diagnoses. 1.2 million people in the US are living with the disease or in remission. Did you also know that every 9 minutes someone in the US dies from a blood cancer? The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is working on preventing these statistics and Key Club is looking for you to help support them! The survival rate has quadrupled since 1960 due to research and technology. LLS has donated over $50 million in 2016 alone to blood cancer research. They also make donations to improve the lives of those afflicted. Later today, you will see a box placed in your Homebase collecting your spare change to donate to LLS. Pennies for Pasta is sponsored by Olive Garden and if we raise enough money as a school, the Homebase who raises the most money will receive a catered Olive Garden pasta party! The contest will run for 2 weeks. Adventure Awaits in 2018! There are still spots available for the Italy trip in the Summer of There will be an informational meeting Wednesday, May 3 at 6pm in room 618 for anyone interested in this trip. If you have any questions, or want info, prior to this parent meeting, you can Ms. Sclafani at Lindsey.Sclafani@irchs.org or stop by Room 618. Rome, Florence, and amazing food, experiences, and more await you! Sign up now to reserve your spot! ATTENTION SENIORS We want to recognize you at graduation for AP distinction. In order to be eligible for special recognition at graduation, the following requirements must be met:

4 1. complete a minimum of five full-year AP courses or a combination of full-year courses and semester courses totaling five 2. Earn a minimum score of 3.0 on three AP exams by the end of Junior year If you believe that you are eligible for the AP distinction please get the AP Distinction form (from AP Teachers or Ms. Santiago) and return to Ms. Santiago by May 5th. ATTENTION DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS AND SENIORS: Please return your dual enrollment books to the library as soon as your class is over. Many are needed for students taking summer classes. SENIORS: Remember to turn in ALL of your library and textbooks when your exams are over or you are no longer using the books. You will not receive graduation tickets if you have any outstanding books or fees. IRCHSPenny Wars! $500 - that is how much money we are giving to the Vero Beach Humane Society. Thank you to everyone who contributed their loose change and dollar bills! A special thank you to Mr. Whalen's Homebase who had the most points! They had their Student Council-sponsored Pizza Party this past Friday. Teachers, if we neglected to pick up your coin can, please send a student with it to Ms. Amelia Strazzulla's room. We plan to re-use them next year. Thank you again Charter students and staff. You ROCK! Yearbook: Attention students! Your yearbooks will arrive the week of May 15th! When we have an exact date, we will you. If you did not buy your yearbooks yet, they are selling FAST so please make a note in your phone, on your calendar,or write it on a sticky note! You don't want to miss out on this year's memory (& the most colorful yearbook yet!) Yo can pay by card, cash, or check in Mr. Webster's room, 120.

5 Students who attended prom: If you got your photo professionally taken, be on the look out for an from Ms. Strazzulla THIS WEEK on how you will pay for & receive your professional photos. If you have any questions, please Ms.Amelia Strazzulla via school WALDO's Benefit This Saturday, May 6th, from 1-4pm join the IRCHS Jazz bands at Waldo's at the Historic Driftwood Resort on Vero's Beach! Bring your friends and family to this great restaurant and beachside gathering place! Surf, sun, and great music! Then, from 7-10pm. hear the killer sweet sounds of Charter's own 3+1 live and on stage! Funds raised will benefit the Thomas Warren Scholarship fund. Jazz Extravaganza 2017 The IRCHS Instrumental Department presents their year-end showcase on Friday, May 12th from 6-8 PM. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students available in the business office and at the door in the Charter Dome. The event will include performances by the Percussion Ensemble, Guitar 1, The Pups, Jazz II, HYPERSOUND, and the IRCHS Wolves Band. This is the final performance for the jazz department and a great event for students, families and the local community. For more information please contact Mr. Mundy (david.mundy@irchs.org) Have a great week!