SMART BEAN COFFEE FUNDRAISER

Fill your coffee cup for a good cause . . . ALL PROFITS support Telesis Preparatory Academy in the purchase of badly needed new classroom computers and the ever-expanding sports program. Packets will be distributed schoolwide and to members of the National Honor Society as well as the Booster Club on Monday, November 23rd with orders to come back in by Wednesday, Dec. 2nd so the company can start ROASTING OUR COFFEE BEANS. We are selling SmartBean Coffee Products, fresh roasted ground coffee and specialty teas. REMEMBER THE COFFEE WILL BE GROUND BEFORE PACKAGING. Out of town family and friends can shop online at http://www.smartbeancoffee.com/. Be sure to have them choose Telesis at check-out. Remember that Coff and Tea make great holiday gifts. You can treat yourself to the coffee club or give a club membership to family or friends and they receive your coffee gift each month. Thanks for your support and help.

All ORDERS MUST BE IN OUR OFFICE BY WED. DEC 2!!

Booster Club Car Wash & Pancake Breakfast

Save the Date: November 21st for the Booster Club Car Wash and Pancake Breakfast! Telesis Athletes will wash your car while you enjoy a delicious homecooked breakfast of pancakes, sausage links, and orange juice. This will all take place right on the Telesis campus: car wash in the parking area and breakfast in the courtyard. All for a reasonable price of: Breakfast - $5 for adults; $3 for children 12 & under and Car Wash - $5 donation. Tickets are now on sale from any athlete, coach, or Booster Club member. Proceeds to help our young athletes go to state competition. GO TIGERS!

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PWC Off and Rolling

Sixteen parents and teachers gathered Thursday evening, October 29th, for the first one of the school year PWC (Parents Who Care) meeting! In my opinion, it was the best one yet. Most everyone in the room offered great ideas for promoting Telesis in so many different ways to the community, potential Telesis parents, and correcting those annoying myths that continue to circulate around town. They set some lofty, but attainable, goals and plan to meet again next week to check their progress. In addition, it is comforting to note that it was parents who stepped up to do the extra work, not teachers. It was a great evening and I believe one that will be remembered as a hallmark to new growth for Telesis. Thanks to the Telesis Team Members who were there to lend lots of support.

NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY CAR WASH

Telesis National Honor Society/Junior Honor Society

CAR WASH

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH

FROM 8:30 TO NOON

ON THE TELESIS CAMPUS

DONATION: $5.00 PRE-EVENT TICKETS.

ALL PROCEEDS FOR NEW CLASSROOM COMPUTERS

FALL BREAK

Telesis students are on Fall Break beginning Monday, Oct. 5th through Oct. 9th. School resumes on Monday, Oct. 12th.

MCC TO GIVE COMPASS TEST ON CAMPUS

MCC will be on our campus on Tuesday, October 13th to give all Seniors the Compass Test used for placement of students into their college courses. All Seniors are encouraged to participate as this is a free service offered to Telesis. The testing will begin a 1:00 and generally takes 2 hours to complete. All students need to make the necessary schedule adjustments to insure that they do not miss this opportunity. Even if you are not planning for college right now, this is something all Seniors are advised to do.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

This week is the first Parent/Teacher Conference for the 2009-2010 school year. If you have not signed up for a conference with your student's teacher(s) please do so as soon as possible. Conferences will be held Tuesday, September 21st thru Thursday, September 24th in the afternoons. It is important that you are involved in your child's education and conferences are a good way to do just that. It is also good for the student to be present at these conferences. We look forward to see you there.

TELESIS OPEN HOUSE

TELESIS OPEN HOUSE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH

5:30 TO 7:00 PM.

MEET THE TEACHERS, LEARN ABOUT

THE CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS.

SIGN UP FOR PARENT/TEACHER

CONFERENCE TO BE HELD

SEPTEMBER 22 TO 24TH.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU THERE!.

SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 17TH

The 2009-2010 School Year starts on Monday,

August 17th

GRACE ANN ETCHEBERRIA-JACOBS OFFERS DRAMA CLASS

NEW DRAMA/PERFORMING ARTS CLASS OFFERED

Telesis is proud to announce that Grace Ann Etcheberria-Jacobs of GraceArts Live and Arizona Coast Performing Arts will join the Telesis staff this year to offer a Drama/ Performing Arts Class on our campus. GraceArts Live has now completed its second season of producing Broadway style musicals, plays, and children's programs. Her upcoming season will include South Pacific and The Wizard of Oz. Mrs. Etcheberria-Jacobs has been producing major shows in Lake Havasu for many years. She will be bringing her experience and expertise to the students at Telesis in the Junior Academy and Academy levels. Telesis students will have the opportunity to be involved in her studio productions as well.

To learn more about GraceArts Live visit her website at www.graceartslive.com

TELESIS & NORTH CENTRAL ACCREDITATION

TELESIS IS NOW ACCREDITED BY NORTH CENTRAL ACCREDITATION FOR K - 12.

North Central is part of the parent company, AdvancED that accredits 27,000 public and private schools and districts. North Central schools educate more than 15 million students nationwide and across 65 nations. We are the only school in Lake Havasu to have the distinction of a K through 12 accreditation. We are committed to offering curriculum individually designed and delivered to meet the needs of each student in real preparation for lifelong learning.

"We give our children two things...one is roots, the other wings."

AzCIS: Arizona Career Information System

Click on the image to go to the free on-line website from the Arizona Department of Education for all Arizona residents to provide education, career, and occupational information to help students and their parents in making better-informed career and post secondary school choices. USER NAME: telesishs PASSWORD: 4azcis02 *Make sure to use lower case letters and zero, not the letter "o" when logging in. Check out possible careers, occupations - post secondary schools that include colleges, universities, technical schools. Listen to interviews with people in various professions, watch videos about what jobs involve, or research scholarship information nation-wide.

http://www.azcis.intocareers.org/

STAY COOL THIS SUMMER AND READ

Recommended reading if you like a good ghost story - Breathe: a Ghost Story by Cliff McNish.

Others - Deeper by Roderick Gordan, the sequel to Tunnels

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2009

Congratulations to the Class Of 2009!

The Telesis Graduation Ceremony will be held Thursday, June 4th at 7:00 PM at the London Bridge Convention Center. Telesis is proud of the wonderful students who are in this year's graduating class. May your future be bright and may you achieve all of your dreams.

From the Telesis Staff

H1N1 CDC-TV

CDC influenza expert, Joseph Bresee, M.D., describes how to recognize the signs and symptoms of swine flu including how swine flu is transmitted, appropriate medicines for treatment and steps to take to prevent or treat illness.

Havasu Freedom Bridge Essay Contest

Attention Social Studies Teachers and Students: Lake Havasu City’s Freedom Bridge Foundation, with special thanks to the Department of History at Arizona State University, is holding a series of essay contests that are open to all Arizona schools. The winning essays will forever be engraved as the “76 Moments of Freedom” markers along the Freedom Bridge Memorial Walkway with the students’ name and school also engraved on the marker.The Freedom Bridge Memorial Walkway runs along the world famous London Bridge Channel in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Starting at the London Bridge and continuing to the soon-to-be built Freedom Bridge, this Memorial Walkway will become a new visitor attraction along with the Freedom Park and Freedom Bridge itself. Visit the Freedom Bridge website for more information (HavasuFreedomBridge.com). The most exciting part of this project will be the "76 Moments of Freedom" markers along the walkway. Starting with the earliest moments of our nation’s freedom and continuing to the present along the channel, there will be historical essays written by the students, engraved into the walkway. Student contributors of the historical essays will be identified in the “markers” along with the name of the school. Also, winners will be publicly recognized and rewarded with a certificate. Imagine, your name and essay will be engraved into part of this world famous attraction. The Freedom Bridge Memorial Walkway and the “76 Moments of Freedom” will be visited by millions and last for generations to enjoy! For more information go to http://www.havasufreedombridge.com/ and click on Essay Contest. Good Luck!!

NHS/NJHS Induction Ceremony

The Telesis National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society 2009 Induction Ceremony will be held at 7:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall on April 27th. Please plan to come to support these students in their quest for academic excellence.

SPRING ARTS AND BOOK FAIR

THE TELESIS SPRING ARTS AND BOOK FAIR IS THIS THURSDAY FROM 5:00 TO 8:00. THERE WILL BE ART TO VIEW, ACADEMIC PROJECTS, MUSIC, CONTESTS, AND OF COURSE, THE BOOK FAIR. AGAIN THAT IS THIS THURSDAY FROM 5:00 TO 8:00 ON THE TELESIS CAMPUS.

EDGAR ALLEN POE'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY

THIS IS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN AUTHOR, EDGAR ALLEN POE.

To visit the website click on image or go to http://www.poe200th.com/ and to student tab. The museum has an animation of his famous poem, "The Tell Tale Heart." You might also be familiar with another of his famous poems, "The Raven."

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTIONS

THE TELESIS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

AND JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION

Knights of Columbus

186 London Bridge Road

April 27th at 7:00

The Second Annual Induction Ceremony will honor those students who have shown excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. We at Telesis are proud of our current members and this year's group of inductees.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEEK

National Environmental Education Week is April 12 - 18th.

To learn more about the environment and what is being done around the nation and the world , please visit http://www.eeweeek.org/ .

Also check out www.classroomearth.org

" We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." Chief Seattle

GREEN TEAM NEWS

The Telesis Green Team is proud to announce that they have now recycled twenty of the 55 gallon capacity bags containing plastic bottles. Recently, we also began to recycle discarded paper and newspapers used in the classrooms. We have filled a normal commercial dumpster with our efforts that began after Winter Break. We have also done fairly well with the recycling of aluminum cans.

We would like to thank the students and staff at Telesis for their support in the club's recycling effort. We encourage all to recycle what they are able to. Thanks as well for keeping our campus cleaner.

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." Chief Seattle

SPRING ART, MUSIC, AND BOOK FAIR: APRIL 23RD

SPRING ART, MUSIC, TALENT SHOW, AND SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

The Spring Arts Festival & Book Fair 2009 is coming up April 23rd. You won't want to miss this event! Students of all ages will participate in a talent show and art exhibit. A panel of judges will judge both. The Telesis band members will perform and the Telesis senior class will prepare wonderful food concession items that will be for sale. The theme will be Lights! Camera! Action! and participants are encouraged to come dressed as a movie star or cartoon character which will also be judged by the judging panel. The festival will be held in conjunction with a Scholastic Book Fair making it possible to purchase books for all ages that night to be taken home after the event. The traditional “Read with the Principal” booth will be open from 5:30 to 6:30 for younger students to show off their reading skills. Tickets will be pre-sold and available at the event. Come one; come all to Telesis -- the fun starts at 5:00, but you are welcome to join us anytime between 5:00 and 8:00.

SENIOR COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY

Any Senior planning to attend college in the Fall of 2009 should consider attending College Goal Sunday. This event will be held at the Lake Havasu High School Cafeteria on Sunday, February 8th between 2 - 4 pm.

• Free help to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to get $$$ for college.
• Complete your FAFSA online at most locations.
• Chance to win scholarships and laptops.
• Bring 2008 tax returns, if available, or W-2"s , Social Security numbers and other tax information.
• Bring your parents and have them bring their tax information.

Check out http://www.collegegoalsunday.com/ for further information prior to attending.