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H.D. Jacobs Student Announcements March 16, 2015 ACTIVIST CLUB In room 242, after school today the Activist Club will be finalizing plans for our fieldtrip this Thursday. All these who have filled out appropriate forms and donated money for the bus are welcome to joins us at the Helping Paws. The animals still need your donations, please consider helping. CINDERELLA’S CLOSET Cinderella’s Closet is a prom boutique where high school girls can “shop” hundreds of gorgeous gowns for the prom dress of their dreams. Dresses are current styles and in good condition. Visit www.ywcaelgin.org or www.elginjsb.org for shopping rules. Must provide valid high school ID or proof of enrollment. See attached flyer. COLLEGE VISITS Come to the Counseling office to sign up for an upcoming Spring College Visits. Now is the time for Juniors to take advantage of hearing about some great schools before you plan which schools you would like to visit over the summer. Seniors, this is your last opportunity to take advantage of the schools visiting you before you make your final plans on where you will be studying next year! March Visits: Monday, March 16th Tuesday, March 17th Wednesday, March 18th Benedictine Savannah College of Art and Design Judson University April Visits: Wednesday, April 1st Southern Illinois University ELECTION JUDGES th Student Election Judges are needed for the April 7 elections in McHenry County. In order to participate, you must be a junior/senior with at least a 3.0 GPA, a citizen of the U.S. and a resident of McHenry County. Students will be paid $165.00 for completing mandatory training and working the Election Day. Packets can be found on the door outside of the Social Studies Office which is across from room 209. Please see Ms. Kersten in Social Studies if you have any questions. GERMAN CLUB Guten Morgen German Club! We will meet tomorrow in 260 after school to wrap up Foreign Language Week. Please see Frau Wozniak with questions. Danke! GIRLS BASKETBALL There will be a voluntary 5 minute meeting for any girl not involved in a spring sport this Wednesday, March 18 outside the PE office at 3pm. Please see Coach Benoit if you have any questions. th LOST AND FOUND If you have lost an item please make sure to check the Lost and Found in Student Services. Otherwise, all items will be donated during Spring Break. MISS ILLINOIS TEEN USA PEGEANT Any female interested in the Miss Illinois Teen USA pageant can apply now on this website www.missillinoisusa.com. The pageant will be held at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois on September 4-7, 2015. Contestants must be between the ages of 14 and 18 to participate. PROM **IMPORTANT INFORMATION** Prom Procedure Information Packets are available in Student Services. Prom will be held at the Seville in st th Streamwood from 6:30pm until 11:30pm on Friday, May 1 . Online ticket sales will begin the week of March 30 th through April 6 . Face to face ticket sales will be Thursday, April 9th during lunch periods. Guest forms are due no rd later than April 3 by 3:00pm. The cost of a ticket is $85.00. See attached PROM PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW th PACKET. Your packet of forms must be turned into the Main Office no later than Friday, April 10 . If you have questions, see Ms. Daley or Mrs. Zoellner. SCHOLARSHIPS The Algonquin/LITH Chamber Foundation is offering 2 $1500 scholarships for high school seniors. You must live in Algonquin or LITH, have a "C" average or better, demonstrate community/school involvement or employment, essay, and 2 letters of recommendation. The application is available in the Counseling Office and the deadline is March 16, 2015. Barbara Hinkle Memorial Scholarship - Mr. Hinkle has started a scholarship to honor his wife, Barbara who was a kindergarten teacher in the district from 1977 to 2003. This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a senior girl who is interested in being an elementary school teacher, has participated in at least 2 school activities, and has performed community service. The application is available in the Counseling Office and is due by April 1, 2015. Jacobs Athletic Boosters: Attention Senior Athletes! It’s that time of the year and the Jacobs Athletic Boosters is offering $1000 scholarships to 2 female athletes and 2 male athletes. Stop by the Guidance Office for an application. All you need to do is completely fill out the application, get one coach’s letter of recommendation and write a personal essay of how playing sports has shaped your life. Applications are due in the Guidance Office by th Friday, April 10 . Aspiring Fashion Professional Scholarship: This is a $1,000 scholarship that will be awarded to students that are interested in pursuing a fashion degree at an accredited post-secondary school or college. Interested students can visit this link http://www.fashion-schools.org/ and find the scholarship located at the bottom of the page and click on it. Deadline is June 1, 2015. Aspiring Animation Professional: Scholarship Program offering high school seniors the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship. This will be awarded to students that are interested in pursuing an animation career path at an accredited post-secondary school or college. Interested students can visit our website: http://www.animationcareerreview.com/ to find eligibility information along with the online application. The scholarship will be on the right side of the page and click on it. Deadline is June 1, 2015 SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Hats off to the Jacobs Golden Eagle Science Olympiad Team for placing 3rd in the Regional Competition and advancing to the State Meet at the University of Illinois. The team brought home six first place medals. Team members are Tia Robinson, Sofia Gjata, Maggie Corbett, Kelly Hartigan, Karen Wu, Eva Oszajec, Isabel Bernardi, Parth Shah, Kailash Panchapakesan, Austin Nguyen, Kevin Derby, Nick Voss, Rachel Schillmoeller, and David Schillmoeller. Good Luck at State! STUDENT SERVICES GOLDEN EAGLES PLEASE REMEMEBER TO CARRY YOUR SCHOOL ID WITH YOU! YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE IT ON YOU AND CARRY IT WITH YOU EVERYDAY. NOT HAVING YOUR ID WILL RESULT IN A $5 REPLACEMENT. Students if you arrive late to school after 8.15, please remember to report to Student Services to sign in. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary consequences. Remember to be on time Golden Eagles! Attention students when arriving late please make sure you have your ID out. You will be asked for your ID when entering the building. All students arriving late must use door 2. Please do not use Main Entrance when arriving late. If you do not have an ID please stop by Student Services. Student Services would like to inform you that we no longer have parking passes available to sell. Another reminder, we will not be selling any day passes. SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR JUNIORS Does your future hold a career in health care? Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital offers students a great way to find out. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Future Healthcare Professionals Internship Program offers students th th valuable exposure to many medical fields. The program is for current juniors and runs from June 8 to June 26 , 2015. Applications are accepted ONLY between March 16 – April 3, 2015. Applications are available online at: www.advocatehealth.com/goodshep/FHCP SUMMER PROGRAMS Camp Neuro Chicago 2015 - Scholarship and standard applications are now open for Camp Neuro Chicago 2015! Camp Neuro, run by local medical students in 11 cities nationwide, is a 1-week summer day camp open to high school students interested in exploring careers in medicine. Students may learn more and apply by visiting www.campneuro.org. Camp Cardiac Chicago 2015 - Scholarship and standard applications are now open for Camp Cardiac Chicago 2015! Camp Cardiac, run by local medical students in 16 cities nationwide, is a 1-week summer day camp open to high school students interested in exploring careers in medicine. Students may learn more and apply by visiting www.campcardia.org. WRESTLING All Jacobs Wrestlers, we will be having our banquet this year at the Brunswick Zone on March 18th starting at 6 p.m.... The cost per person will be $12 and is due this Friday. It will be cash only. See Coach Conrad in the P.E. office to pick up a banquet forms. YEARBOOKS 2014-2015 Last chance to order 2014-2015 yearbooks! Yearbooks are available for purchase online through Herff-Jones for st $50. Deadline is April 1 . Please visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use order number 8274. See attached flyer.
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