SPORTING
EVENTS
No Sporting Events
LUNCH MENU
Sweet & Sour chicken
Grilled Ham & Cheese
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Turkey & Cheese Deli
Popcorn Chicken Salad
Beef Nachos
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Girls Basketball
Girl’s
basketball open gyms will begin on Tuesday, September 23rd at 4:15
p.m. in the East Gym.
Boys Bowling
The Olde Bowl in Taylorville will be having a special on
Sunday the 21st for any students interested in participating on the
2014 – 2015 THS Boys or Girls Bowling teams.
From 6 pm till 8 pm any student can come by and bowl. The
first game will be six dollars – every additional game bowled will only be one
dollar. Shoe rental will be free. The THS Bowling coaching staff will be on
hand to meet any interested newcomers and talk to them about the program.
Girls Swimming
Any girls interested in swimming in the IHSA sectional for
Taylorville High School needs to contact Mr. Held by Tuesday September 23,
2014. Jill Weckbach will be the coach this year.
HOMECOMING
INFORMATION
Homecoming Picture Order Forms
Homecoming picture order forms are now available in the main
office. The school photographer will be available in the high school cafeteria
Saturday night from 8 until approximately 10:30 p.m. Order forms may be
completed ahead of time and presented to the photographer with the appropriate
payment enclosed, or students may obtain order forms from the photographer
Saturday night.
Homecoming Dance tickets will
be on sale today through Thursday, September 18, during lunch hours ONLY. Tickets will not be sold at the door!
Tickets are $15 per person. Everyone who comes to the dance MUST have a
ticket.
Spirit days for homecoming
will be the following:
Wednesday—Class color day
Seniors-Black
Juniors—Purple
Sophomores—Gold/Yellow
Freshmen—White
Thursday—Throw Back
Friday—Jersey Day/Purple
Reign Shirt day
The Tornado games are back
and will take place this evening at the football field after the parade.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in Dizzy Bat, Relay races or
everyone’s favorite tug-o-war. Sign-up sheets will be in the main office
and we ask that you sign up for only one event to allow for more students to
participate in the Games.
Guest Passes
Guest Passes for Homecoming
are available in the Main Office.
Homecoming is for Taylorville High School Students and their guest. If you are bringing a guest that is not a
student at THS the following rules apply:
1.
Guest cannot be a student at any junior high
school.
2.
THS student is
responsible for securing a guest pass form and having their guest complete all
the required information.
3.
THS student is
required to have guest pass form signed by Taylorville High School
Administrator prior to the event and student must present form along with
picture ID of guest to gain entrance to the dance.
COUNSELING
ASVAB Career
Exploration Program test will be given on Tuesday, September 23 at 8:15 a.m. at
THS in room 104 for juniors & seniors. Sign up in Student Services by Thursday,
September 18. Seats are limited to 30 students. This is a
military test but there is NO OBLIGATION to talk with the military. The
ASVAB is a timed test that gives you an idea of what skills you may test well
on in specific areas such as organization, ordering items, space relations,
math, English, etc. If you are considering a military career you should
strongly consider taking this test.
ACT Prep class
offered by LLCC to be held just before October 25th ACT test
date. Class will be held at THS September 23 – October 21, 6 -8 PM. and
cost is $135. Contact LLCC 786-2292 or on-line at www.llcc.edu/commed for registration. For more
information call LLCC at 786-4905 or see THS counselors.
Attention Students:
Interested in a career in engineering? Consider joining the Engineering
Explorer Post 6. Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation,
this program gives students
practical “hands on”
experience in the engineering field and the opportunity to spend time with
practicing engineers and technicians. The first meeting is September 23
from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the
IDOT Central Office in
Springfield. For additional information, see Ms. Wagoner in Student
Services or see your math or science teacher.
Attention Students:
Interested in a career in law enforcement? Consider being a member of the
Law Enforcement Explorer Post. A police officer will be here on Thursday,
September 25 during the lunch hours in the Cafeteria to discuss the program with
interested students. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, October 2nd
at 7:00 p.m. in the basement of City Hall.
Attention Students: The
following college and university admission representatives will be here to
speak with students.
If interested in attending, register
in Student Services and get a pass from a counselor.
Culver-Stockton College -
Thursday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m.
Western Illinois University –
Monday, September 22 at 9:30 a.m.
Millikin University –
Thursday, September 25 at 9:00 a.m.
Illinois College – Tuesday,
September 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Lincoln Land Community
College – Wednesday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Illinois State University –
Thursday, October 2 at 2:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale – Monday, October 6 at 9:00 a.m.
Blackburn College – Monday,
October 6 at 10:00 a.m.
Illinois Wesleyan University
– Tuesday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m.
University of Missouri at St.
Louis – Thursday, October 23 at 1:00 p.m.
