Important information from Vines High School, Wednesday ...

Important information from Vines High School, Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Please check the Vines Website regularly to view daily announcements.
Go to http://k12.pisd.edu/vines-high-school
Plano ISD's Social Media connections:
http://twitter.com/plano_schools
http://facebook.com/pages/Plano-TX/Plano-Independent-School-District/119448087707
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New Items:
(1) Team Sports
(2) Report Cards
(3) Art
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Items Worth Repeating:
(1) Destination College
(2) Clark Dance Clinic
(3) Youth Leadership
(4) Vines Open House
(5) PTSA
(6) SAGE
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New Items:
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(1) Team Sports
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Hockey
Support your Plano Senior High Hockey teams! Varsity game on Thursday, February 23---Plano Senior -v-
Plano West 7:00pm at the McKinney Dr Pepper Star Center JV game is Sunday, February 26 --- Plano
Senior -v-St Marks 7:00pm at the Farmers Branch Dr Pepper Star Center
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Soccer
Boys

Fri., 2/24 @ PWSH @ Kimbrough
Tue., 2/28 @ Allen
Girls
Feb. 24, Plano West @ Clark Stadium JV-V Feb. 28, Allen @ Clark Stadium JV-V
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(2) Report Cards
Friday, February 24th, report cards will be distributed during 4th period classes to students.
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(3) Vines High School Art students participated on February 18th at the Region 10 North Visual Arts
Scholastic Event held at Jasper High School. There were 1,460 entries from Plano high schools and
surrounding school districts. There were 89 total entries to qualify for the state event and 59 were from
Plano high schools and senior highs. There are 10 students from Vines whose artwork qualified for the
state competition April 14 at Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas. Please congratulate those students on
their wonderful accomplishments!
A link to examples of the Vines students' artwork is attached to the end of this email message.
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Items Worth Repeating
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(1) Destination College Spring 2012:
Getting Started: For New Collin College Students
6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012
Seating is limited. While there is no fee to attend, registration is required. Please go to
http://www.collin.edu/gettingstarted/explore/destinationcollege/upcoming_events.html, or call
972.377.1772 to register. If you do not receive a confirmation email upon registering, please call to
ensure your reservation was received. Unless otherwise indicated, all Destination College workshops
will be held at the Spring Creek Campus Living Legends Conference Center, 2800 E. Spring Creek
Parkway, in Plano.
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(2) Clark H.S. Dance Clinic:
Clark Cougarettes will be hosting a Kitty Dance Clinic on Saturday, Feb 25th 2012 from 6:00 - 9:00pm.
The clinic will be held at Clark High School in the gym. It's open to ages Kindergarten through 9th
(groups will be divided by age). Cost is $30 per person for early registration or $35 at the door. The
price includes a T-shirt and water and dance instruction. Questions may be directed to Jessica Lowe at
jessica.lowe@pisd.edu.
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(3) PLANO YOUTH LEADERSHIP
Plano Youth Leadership (PYL) is now accepting applications for its 2012-2013 (Class 18) leadership
program. Students currently enrolled in the 9th grade and are planning to enter the 10th grade during
the 2012-2013 school years are eligible to apply, if they reside in the area served by the Plano
Independent School District (PISD) regardless of whether the youth attend public or private schools or
are home schooled.
PYL provides student training in leadership techniques and community awareness to help prepare them
to make positive impacts on the quality of life of the community. Through a series of monthly class
sessions, running concurrently with the school year, students develop the confidence and knowledge
they need to succeed in leadership positions while learning about service opportunities in the
community.
Plano Youth Leadership is designed for 10th grade students at a time in their personal growth where
they are developing an interest and comprehension of the broader community in which they live. PYL
provides participants a unique opportunity to meet with and to learn from community leaders
representing government, education, community service and business in an effort to maximize their
individual leadership skills.
The PYL Selection Committee chooses participants who represent a cross section of the community
based on information provided in the written application. Completed application and reference forms
must be postmarked no later than April 6, 2012. Applications can be downloaded or filled out on-line
from the Plano Youth Leadership website: www.planoyouthleadership.org.
Tuition for the program is $125 per participant, and need based scholarships are available for qualified
students.
For additional information, contact John Copley at jcopley001@gmail.com or Burt Smith at
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TALH PROGRAM INFORMATION
Perhaps you are aware of the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities (TALH). Ours is an earlyentrance
residential college program established by the Texas legislature for high school-aged students
who upon graduation in two years will have earned 60 or more college credit hours. TALH is a part of
Lamar University in Beaumont, and our students are fully integrated into the academic life of the
university alongside traditional students; Lamar faculty members hold them to the rigorous standards of
a college classroom. TALH is rare if not unique among early entrance college programs throughout the
United States in its threefold focus on leadership through academic excellence, the humanities, and
altruism. Students admitted to TALH are given a full-tuition scholarship for a 15-hour course load. They
are given opportunities to pursue research that only a university can provide. Many of our graduates
continue their education at some of the most distinguished universities in the nation, and pursue c
areers in medicine, law, and education.
We would encourage prospective students to contact us to schedule a personal visit to the campus to
learn firsthand about the TALH experience from students, faculty, and administration. We have a rolling
admissions policy, but applications received after April 15, 2012 cannot be guaranteed admissions
consideration for fall 2012 matriculation.

Admission to TALH is competitive, enrollment is limited, and specific requirements with supplementary
information on the program are noted on our website at www.texasacademy.org; there you can
download an application and learn more about the opportunities that we offer to intellectually focused,
mature students. Please let us know if you would like to receive more information on our program via
email or U.S. Mail. TALH is a selective program and our students are frankly a select breed, mindful of
the crucial relation between intellectual excellence and moral growth. If this is an ideal you or a student
you know shares, we hope to visit with you soon.
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(4) Vines Open House
This year's Spring Open House is scheduled for Thursday, March 1st from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Our
Spring Open House is a come and go event and does not follow the students' bell schedule. Teachers will
be in their classrooms to meet parents and briefly answer any questions our parents may have. We
anticipate many parents in attendance that evening, so if you need to discuss anything in detail with
your child's teacher, we request that you schedule a separate conference for another time. We also will
have a short public meeting from 6:00 p.m. - 6:25 p.m. to present the Vines High School report card
from TEA upstairs in our Presentation Room (C253). Hope to see you at our Spring Open House!
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(5) PTSA
Vines High School PTSA Board Nominations
Will you be a parent at Vines High School next year? If so, please consider serving on the Vines High
School PTSA board! Also, please make suggestions for people who would make great board members!
Please send your name and/or suggestions to Laura Tate at dlsktate@hotmail.com Katherine Goodwin
at kcgoodwin@msn.com or Sherry Hix at shix@verizon.net Please see the attached for a list of board
positions. If you have any questions, please email us! We look forward to seeing you at Vines next year!
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Drug/Alcohol Awareness Program at Vines High School - Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Vines High School PTSA is hosting a drug/alcohol awareness night for our parents and the
community on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7 p.m., immediately following the 6:30 p.m. PTSA General
Meeting in the Vines High School cafeteria.
Featured speakers will be the Plano Police Department's Narcotics Unit, the Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA), Addiction Specialists from Insights Therapy and the Plano ISD Security Police Specialists.
The narcotic agents will have samples of all the common drugs (heroin, cocaine, GHB, etc.) for us to
learn to identify , etc. This is going to be a very eye-opening and informative evening so please join us.
The above Parent/Community Program will take the place of the College Financial Aid Presentation.
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PSHS PTSA Board Nominations

If you would like to be considered for a PTSA office at Plano Senior High next year (2012-2013), please
fill out the attached form and email it to a member. If you have any questions, please email
terryereeves@msn.com , Chairman.
PSHS PTSA Nomination Form ->
http://elist.pisd.edu/eNews/0009_34_2012_PSHS_PTSA_Officer_Nomination_Form(2).pdf
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(6) SAGE Programs
For more details on Special and Gifted Education Programs, see the calendar attached at the bottom of
this email message.
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http://www.pisd.edu/common/calendar/index.shtml
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Vines Art Qualifiers ->
http://elist.pisd.edu/eNews/0004_50_Vines_High_School_State_Qualifiers_2012_VASE.pdf
Vines PTSA Board Nominations -> http://elist.pisd.edu/eNews/0004_50_Vines_Board_Interest_Form_-
_2012_2013.pdf
PSHS PTSA Nominations ->
http://elist.pisd.edu/eNews/0004_50_2012_PSHS_PTSA_Officer_Nomination_Form.pdf
SAGE Schedule -> http://elist.pisd.edu/eNews/0004_50_SAGEFebruary2012.pdf