DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015

REGULAR DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE 7:45 – 9:15 BLOCK A7:30 – 8:20 SINGLETON 1 8:25 – 9:15 SINGLETON 2 9: :52 BLOCK B 10:59 – 1:08 BLOCK C1st LUNCH 10: :20 2nd LUNCH 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

Corn Dog Nuggets Soft Taco Fajita Wrap Green Beans, Corn, Carrots, Fruit Papa Murphy’s Pizza

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

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)

9 th and 10 th Grade Registration is April 14 If you miss your appointment or cannot make it on your scheduled time you may come as a walk in from 4-6pm.

D-B Cheerleading Tryouts April 14th-17th 3:30-6:00

FFA has special edition Charlie hats for sale $10 each, ten are signed by Charlie himself !

Be at least 17 years of age Must weigh at least 110 pounds No tattoos or piercings with in the last year No colds, sore throat, or flu symptoms for at least 3 days prior to donation Must have eaten a well-balanced meal, including plenty of fluids (3-4 hours prior) D-B Blood Drive Friday, April 17 Friday, April 17 Room V-303 7:15 to 2:00

Lunch Visits to D-B Army - April 20,27 Navy - April 21

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Come by or contact the D-B Counseling office for an appointment. Seniors and Parents Need help with the FAFSA, ACT registration, or final college applications? Seniors and parents can sign up for an individual appointment for this service available at D-B on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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.

You will need to wear athletic clothing for this event. No previous experience required – however, a dance, cheer, or gymnastic background is beneficial! The 2015 D-B Band Fall Color Guard Tryout Dates are HERE! Buck Van Huss Dome at Dobyns-Bennett Monday April 20 – Friday April 25 3:30pm – 6:00pm For more information please contact Assistant Band Director Tom Padgett

Dobyns-Bennett Spoken Word Performers amazed the judges at the Tri-Cities Poetry Slam Finals! Congratulations to Kelli Frawley the reigning Tri-Cities Poetry Slam Champion. Dawn Strobel came in a close second.

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

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

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 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

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

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 Deadline: before May 18th

April 14CentralAway6:00 April 16-18D-B TournamentHomeSee next slide April 20Daniel BooneAway6:00 April 21CrockettHome6:00 April 23Morristown WestHome6:00 April 27Sullivan EastHome6:00 April 28Unicoi CountyHome6:00

D-B Tournament *Games at J. Fred Johnson Thursday, April 165:00pmD-B vs. Sevier County 7:30pmSevier Co. vs. Unicoi Co. Friday, April 173:00pmD-B vs. South Doyle 5:15pmD-B vs. Knox Gibbs 7:30pmSouth Doyle vs. Knox Gibbs Saturday, April 1810:00amMorristown West vs. Abingdon 12:15pmD-B vs. Hardin Valley 2:30pmElizabethton vs. Cherokee

April 16VolunteerHome4:15 April 17Gate CityAway4:30 April 20Science HillAway4:30 April 21 Tennessee High Away 4:30 &6:00 April 23 Boone –Sr. Night Home4:15

Big 7 / IMACApril 18Home Pentathlon/DecathlonApril Morristown West Big 7 ConferenceApril 23-24Science Hill Times-NewsMay 1Science Hill SectionalMay 9Hardin Valley State Pent/DecathMay 18-19MTSU StateMay 20-22MTSU

TUESDAYS Room W-280

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

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

Tickets on sale beginning NOW through Friday April 24th before and after school (ONLY) in the D-B Activities office. Tickets are $25.00 each and financial obligations to D-B and attendance will be verified before tickets will be sold.

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.

On April the DBWG Varsity will travel to Dayton, OH to compete in the Winterguard International World Championships competing against guards from the U.S., Canada, the UK, Japan, the Netherlands, and beyond. The Varsity guard competes in the Scholastic A class with 123 competing teams. They perform at 9:48am in Prelims on Thursday April 16.

Colorguard Tryouts Monday April 20 through Friday April 24 3:30 to 6:00pm Dobyns-Bennett Buck Van Huss Dome. For more information please contact Assistant Band Director and Colorguard/Visual director Tom Padgett at

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.

Percussion Tryouts are May 4 th – May 7 th at DB IMB after school. Contact Dave Whaley at if you have any questions.

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