HEALDSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Weekly Parent Bulletin
Friday, October 1, 2010

PARENT ANNOUNCEMENTS -

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS -
The following student announcements appeared in one or more Daily Bulletins during the past week. They are listed here as a service to parents who are interested in knowing more about day-to-day activities at HHS.
On This Day In History:
1964: The Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is released after a 10-month investigation, concluding that there was no conspiracy in the assignation
1938: President Franklin Roosevelt writes to German Chancellor Adolf Hitler regarding the threat of war in Europe
 
On This Day In History:
1781: General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown
1901: Ed Sullivan, who will become the host of the long-running TV variety program The Ed Sullivan Show is born in New York City
1960: Red Sox star Ted Williams hits a home run in the last at-bat of his 21-year career
 
On This Day In History:
1913: Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, disappears from the steamship Dresden while traveling to England
1954: Willie Mays of the New York Giants, makes an amazing over-the-shoulder catch of a fly ball hit by Cleveland Indians, Vic Wertz, in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. The catch has gone down as one of the greatest in the history of baseball.
 
On This Day In History:
1399: Henry Bolingbroke is proclaimed King Henry IV of England
1927: Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years
1955: 24-year-old actor James dean is killed in a car accident
 
On This Day In History:
1890: An act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park
1908: The first production Model T Ford is completed at the company’s plant in Detroit
1962: Johnny Carson takes over as host of the late-night talk program The Tonight Show
 

JUNIORS
You made it through half of your high school career! The PSAT, practice SAT, is being given Wednesday, October 13, 2010, from 9:00am - 12:00am. Sign up in the counseling office. The fee is $18 until Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, and then it will go up to $20. We are seeing more and more of our students going directly to four-year colleges. Any student planning to attend a four-year college should take this test to prepare for the SAT. These tests are required for most college admissions.
 

SOPHOMORES
Welcome back after what seemed like a very short summer but really was not!The PLAN (practice ACT) is being offered to Sophomores Thursday, October 21, 2010. Sophomores thinking about college should take this test. The PLAN gives each student good practice in taking college placement tests and allows us to sit down with scores and grade point averages and do evaluations of college eligibility. Signups will start soon in the counseling office.

 
This bulletin is prepared by Wendy Whipp.