Please congratulate the following ten students - they are the new 2009-2010 Turner German Folk Dancers: Lillian Buck, Samantha Manriquez, Holly Toliver, Erica Gilchrest, Liagael Duffey, Jeffrey Froehlich, Jose Villeda, Stephen Perkins, Christopher Wallace and Jonathon Rose.

They worked very hard for this honor.

Attention Junior Exec Members: Our mandatory end of the month meeting will be today, Tuesday, November 17, in B-111 immediately after school. This is a very important meeting. All members need to attend.

There will be absence make-ups tomorrow in the library from 2:45 - 4:15.  You will be able to make up 2 sessions.  There is no charge.  Students must have an ID badge, homework, and attendance printout.

Anyone interested in being a member of the 2010 R.L. Turner Boys Track and Field team needs to meet with Coach McFee in the Foyer by the Gym on Wednesday, November 18 at 2:45.

If you still don’t have any plans for next summer, you should join us on a 10-day trip next summer to Costa Rica!  Come for an informational meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, November 18^th, @ 6:30 p.m. in the library.  Please see Ms. Weng in Room A205 for more information. 

A Special CIS “Muscle Management” with guest speaker Armando Posada.

Thursday, NOV 19^th @ 2:30 in room B106. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!  

Come and listen as Armando shares how one bad choice changed his entire life and how he is now turning that tragedy into triumph!     

Sophomores, there is a mandatory meeting for all officers and all general committee members for Sophomore Exec this Friday in Ms. Beverage’s room, C213 at 2:45.

The Cosmetology Students will be doing the hair and makeup for the Creekview Fine Arts performances of the musical Oklahoma!  this Thursday through Sunday, November 19th through the 22nd.  This is a great opportunity for the girls and Mrs. High!

Would you like to be a hero and save lives?  R L Turner has the perfect opportunity for you.  This coming Friday, November 20^th from 8:00-1:30 in the BioMed wing, Turner will be hosting a blood drive with Carter Blood Care.  Come by, donate blood, and save three lives in the process! To sign up, look for a BioMed HOSA student at the blood drive table in the cafeteria. We greatly appreciate your support.  See Dr. Kloss in the BioMed wing if any questions. 

Juniors and Seniors: An admissions representative from TWU will be here this Thursday, November 19 and one from UTA will be here this Friday, November 20. If you are interested please come down and sign up in the Counseling Office so you can attend their sessions.

Also, Seniors if you are applying to UT Austin or Texas A&M, their admission deadline is December 15 and their Scholarship deadline is December 1. SMU’s and TCU’s admission deadline is in January so hurry and apply before it’s too late!

ATTENTION JUNIORS AND SENIORS- CIS & PRIDE NEEDS YOU!!!

Join us in reducing the drop-out rate at Turner by signing up to mentor your peers. Use this opportunity to gain community service hours and to help make Turner the best it can be! We need 80-100 juniors and seniors to sign up- that means we need YOU!!!  

DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY, NOV. 20^th !!!  For more information stop by CIS- room B106.  See you soon!

TWU will be having a Bilingual Open House this Saturday, November 21, 2009!  During Open House they will have a drawing for $1,000 to go toward tuition!  Also, they will have information sessions on admissions, financial aid, housing, and student life; a student panel; academic preview; campus tour; and residence hall tour. Students can register by emailing campusvisit@twu.edu or visiting this website: http://www.twu.edu/admissions/open-house-denton-register.asp  Students can also call 1-866-809-6130 or 940-898-3014.

Seniors don’t forget about the Gates Millennium Scholars Scholarship. If you have a GPA of at least a 3.3 and have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities, see Mr. Reyes for more information about the GMS scholarship.

Crime Stoppers is offering $100 for any amount of illegal drugs seized from any student at RL Turner High School during the month of November.  You will remain anonymous.  Contact Officer Langston or an Assistant Principal if you have information. 

Tennis tryouts for the Spring season will be held December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd from 2:45 until 4:30.  All players who are trying-out will need a completed physical prior to December 1st.  Please see Coach Fair in room C105 or Coach Myrick in room B212 for all paperwork.  We look forward to seeing you on the courts. 

If you are interested in trying out for the girls' soccer team, try-outs will be held the 3 days after Thanksgiving break.  To try out you must have a copy of a completed physical.  You can get a physical form from Coach Day in C202 or Coach Maher in C208.

Ireland travelers, the last payment for the trip must be mailed by December 1^st!

The last day to order a yearbook will be Friday, December 11th.  We only order yearbooks for people who make a deposit, so if you want one this year, bring your $30 deposit!  Yearbook staff members will be in the cafeteria every Tuesday and Thursday or you may make a deposit in the Main Office. Total cost is $62.  You may pay by cash or check at school, or you may go online to pay with a credit card at www.myyear.com .