1. DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015

2. REGULAR DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE 7:45 – 9:15 BLOCK A7:30 – 8:20 SINGLETON 1 8:25 – 9:15 SINGLETON 2 9:22 - 10:52 BLOCK B 10:59 – 1:08 BLOCK C1st LUNCH 10:52 - 11:20 2nd LUNCH 11:28 - 11:56 3rd LUNCH 12:04 – 12:32 4th LUNCH 12:40 – 1:08 1:15 – 2:45 BLOCK D 1:15 – 2:05 SINGLETON 7 2:10 – 3:00 SINGLETON 8

3. Sliced Pizza Chicken Poppers/Roll Potato Wedges, Steamed Peas, Carrots, Fruit Pizza / Cheese Sticks

4. LOCATIONS @ D-B Outside Little Theatre -2 nd Floor Activities /Gym Lobby near Restrooms Field House near Kevin Trivette’s office Lobby of CTE Building

5. Monday3-4: Math / English / Biology (Library) Tuesday3-4: English (Library) Wednesday3-4: Math / English / Biology (Library) 3-4: Chemistry (Library & 204) Thursday3-4: Math (Library) Friday3-4: Physics (Library)

6. SENIORS! If you ordered a cap and gown and have not picked it up in the Counseling Office, please do so as soon as possible!

7. Congratulations to all of our students! All 12 competitors placed at the Skills USA Regional competition. Cosmetology: Tori Deal - 2nd place Nails: Hope Bledsoe - 2nd place Esthetics: Tia Tranbarger - 2nd place Action skills: Malaya Swafford - 1st place MLR 4: Troy Culbertson - 1st place Paint and Finishing: Xavier Galvan - 2nd place Body Repair: Jon Isley - 1st place CSI: Savannah Hunter, Emily Smith, Dakota Clifton - 2nd place Criminal Justice: Kerri McQueen - 1st place Job skills: Keia Wright - 1st place

8. Lee McDavid, a maintenance employee at Kingsport City Schools who specializes in sports field management at D-B, was named a 2015 Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (TIAAA) Award Recipient at the 2015 Tennessee State Athletic Directors Conference in Murfreesboro, TN.

10. Dobyns-Bennett Volleyball Team is looking for 2 female managers to work the 2015 season. If you are interested in this position please see Coach Baker for information.

11. Please return all library materials not needed for class by May 8 th. Summer checkouts will begin on May 15.

12. Like Pentatonix? Like singing groups from the hit show SING OFF? D-B is looking for more A cappella singers!!! A CAPPELLA AUDITIONS TODAY (FRIDAY, APRIL 24) 3:00PM LITTLE THEATRE It’s FUN!! It’s EASY! See Mrs. Rogers in the chorus room for more information See Mrs. Rogers in the chorus room for more information.

13. Aaron Johnson and Lukas McCrary FIRST IN STATE - Duet Acting. Devin Hooven FIRST IN STATE - Pantomime. Also placing at the state level: Mikaela Lifford - Solo Acting Moose Odom - Pantomime Kelli Frawley - After Dinner Speaking Ethan Addlestone - Humorous Interpretation Congratulations to D-B Dramahawks at Tennessee High School Speech and Drama League state tournament in Knoxville! 22 D-B students competed at the state level. Ms. Humphrey is extremely proud of their efforts!

14. Congratulations to all state competitors of Skills USA and way to go Tori Deal Cosmetology 2nd place winner at Skills USA State

15. Lunch Visits to D-B Army - April 27 Navy - April 28

17. Any Senior who has given blood three times and should receive a Red Cord for graduation needs to check with Ms. Watson in room V 307 by May 1 st.

19. Volunteer Opportunities! Painting and light construction to renovate an old building in downtown Kingsport that will become the new Bellafina Chocolates manufacturing facility. Help make and package chocolate. Interview a representative of a local children's charity and write a blog piece highlighting their work, how they use Bellafina Chocolates donations. Must have recommendation from English teacher or submit a writing sample. Sew clothing for underprivileged children and orphans using denim donated by a local company. Must have access to a sewing machine.

20. Cancer Outreach Foundation 2015 Phyllis Hope Miller Scholarship Awarded to student with a parent/guardian, sibling, or the student has/had been diagnosed with cancer. Student must be planning to attend college in the fall of 2015. Award: $1,000 Applications are available in the D-B Counseling office Scholarship Box Deadline: April 30th

21. Award – Varies Eligibility – Male enrolling at TTU Fall 2015, 3.0 GPA or better Applications are available in the Counseling office Deadline: May 1 st Tennessee Tech University Sigma Phi Epsilon – Balanced Man Scholarship

22. Sam and Kathy Darden Founders Scholarship Criteria: accepted and made deposit to the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, full time student for 15-16 school year, minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher. Award: $1,000 Applications are available in the D-B Counseling office Scholarship box and at www.utcsf.com/scholarship Deadline: June 1st

23. ETSU – Sigma Phi Epsilon – Balanced Man Scholarship Award – one $500 and one $1,000 scholarship Eligibility – Male enrolling at ETSU Fall 2014. Applications are available in the Counseling office Deadline: May 1 st

24. utc.edu/business-summer Experience college life, interact with expert faculty and business leaders and explore Chattanooga during the UTC Summer Business Experience. The six-day residential summer program is designed for academically talented rising high school seniors who are interested in a career in business. Apply now at utc.edu/business-summer University of Tennessee Chattanooga Summer Business Experience: June 15 th – June 20 th

25. Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship Award: $1,000 Eligibility: Current or former athlete at the high school or college level and must be a current college student or high school senior entering college. How to Enter: Write a 400-500 word essay describing how the lessons learned through playing sports have positively impacted you as you pursue your college education. Essay due June 1 st Information and entry available at http://www.athleticscholarships.net/scholarship-contest.htm

26. Summer Camps Deadline: May 30th Camps are held on Milligan College Campus. Students are taught by Milligan faculty, coaches and alumni Summer Camps are available to students ages 14-18 in Music, Digital Media, Theatre, Basketball, Cheer, Swim, Tennis, and Youth in Ministry. For more information and to apply, visit www.milligan.edu/camps.

27. Awarded to MTSU bound high school seniors. Academic achievement, financial need, good work ethic, community outreach, and valuing education are taken into consideration. Award Amount: $500 for an academic year. Deadline: May 8 th Applications are available in the scholarship box in the Counseling office. Middle Tennessee Network Association MTSU Alumni Scholarship

28. MTSU Mechatronics Engineering Scholarship Award: $10,000 per year for 3 years and enhanced activities such as a trip to Berlin, Germany For: New freshman Mechatronics Engineering majors at MTSU, US Citizenship, full-time student, high school GPA 3.0 or better, ACT Math subscore 24 or better, demonstrate financial aid, willingness to participate in the MT cohort program. Further information for applying is available in the Counseling office Scholarship box and at https://stem4mtsu.edu/MechtronicScholars/. Deadline: before May 18th

31. (****) April 27Sullivan EastHome6:00 April 28Unicoi CountyHome6:00 ****Senior Night ++++ T-Shirt give away night on Thursday, April 23 rd

32. April 27Unicoi Co.Away5:00

34. Big 7 ConferenceApril 23-24Science Hill Times-NewsMay 1Science Hill SectionalMay 9Hardin Valley State Pent/DecathMay 18-19MTSU StateMay 20-22MTSU

35. Big Mac Heroes Bryce Barrett Alijah Dunn Brittney Griffith

36. TUESDAYS Room W-280

37. Gay-Straight Alliance meets every Wednesday in either Mr. Jon Tully’s Room (W-272) or Mr. Adam Hall’s room (E-102).

41. Check out our Facebook page: Dobyns-Bennett High School Anime Club

43. Tickets on sale through Friday in D-B Activities.

44. D-B’S TARDY / ABSENCE POLICY REMINDER Please remember that participation in prom and graduation ceremony are tied directly to attendance. Students who accrue instances of tardiness or absenteeism greater than 10% of the time in any one class will be ineligible for these activities.

46. PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Thursday, April 23 rd at 6:30PM at the IMB. ALL ARE WELCOME. Come watch a very entertaining and talented group of students perform.

47. Percussion Tryouts May 4 th – May 7 th D-B IMB after school. Contact Dave Whaley at dave.whaley@dbband.org if you have any questions.

48. Dobyns-Bennett Band SPRING CONCERT will be held at the Toy F. Reid Employee Center on May 5, 2015 at 7:00PM.