Once again, there is just too much going on!! I am trying to keep the number of emails sent to a weekly email. And one more thing – PLEASE be sure to vote November 4th, whether you send in an absentee ballot or hit the polls.
Homecoming - Spirit Week
Link Crew Tailgate Party
Yearbook Photos Needed
PTSA Meeting
School Pictures
College Conference
Class of 2011 Senior Party/Fundraising Meeting
Winter Sports Info
Student Behavior-Factoria Restaurants
Open Houses - Winter Driving
State PTSA News
Julie Rooney
Newport PTSA Liaison Class of 2011
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
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Homecoming - Spirit Week - October 20th-24th "Knights Through Time"
Dress up themes: Monday – Pajama Jam; Tuesday - Neon Day; Wednesday - Color Wars - Sophomores wear purple; Thursday - Animal Print Day; Friday - Red and Gold Day.
Ticket sales:
The Homecoming Dance is October 25th.
Tickets will be on sale these days ONLY: October 21 (Tuesday), October 22 (Wednesday) after school, and October 23 (Thursday) both lunches and after school. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON FRIDAY OR AT THE DOOR! All tickets are $13. Guest passes must be turned in by 3:15 on Wednesday, October 22.
Do I need to repeat that it's best to buy tickets on Tuesday? Or Wednesday? And completely insane to try to buy them on Thursday?
Want to chaperone the dance? Let me know.
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Hall Decs
A note from our ASB officers regarding hall decs - Since our theme is Colonial America we have most of the big items we need, but if kids could bring in any "colonial" things that they would be willing to put into the hall decs that would be great. We're planning on making the area look like a big ship, then having a tea party inside, and maybe some couches. If anybody has fake candles, tea sets, chairs and tables, and other things like that it would be great.
Students are always needed to spend Thursday afternoon/evening at school working on "Hall Decs." They can drop in anytime to help. Parents who drop by with water and snacks make the kids happy.
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Link Crew Tailgate party
Link Crew is hosting a tailgate party prior to Friday's Homecoming game. The party starts at 5:00 pm on October 24 and goes until just before the game starts. Freshmen pay $3 and it's $4 for everyone else. The menu includes hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, salad, and drinks. Students may purchase tickets during lunch this week.
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Yearbook/Annual Photos Needed
I have it on good authority that the annual is eager to receive more student life photos for the following sections:
Now and then, Hobbies and talents, Community service and Senior Friends photos, but we are still accepting photos for other topics as well.
The photo deadline has been extended to October 23rd. Submit photos to Kimberly Driscoll or put them in her mailbox in the main office.
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PTSA General Meeting, MONDAY, October 20th 7:00 p.m. Newport High School Library
This important meeting will determine some fundamental rules for our organization for the current year. Including approving the PTSA budget and adopting the Standing Rules. We will hear from student's about life at Newport and you can ask questions about all the things you can't ask your kid (or they won't tell you!)
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School Pictures
Packets are available to pick up in the office, whether you had them taken in August or on Picture makeup day.
Picture Retakes will be on October 22nd in the commons. You need to bring your picture packet with you.
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College Conference
October 22, 2008 from 6:00 – 8:30, Sammamish High School
Session Workshop highlights:
Choosing a College Financial Aid
College Entrance Tests Admission Process for Selective Colleges
Finding Your Passion – Career Exploration Planning for College Life
Community and Technical College Info. Special Needs Admission
Public University Trends NCAA Athletic Clearing House
Writing the College Essay
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Class of 2011 Senior Class Party/Fundraising meeting
Monday, October 27th, 7:00 p.m. in the Commons
Please join us for our first meeting. It is important to hear the ideas and suggestions of a variety of parents as we begin, whether you plan to volunteer on the committee or not. We are looking for a Co-Chair for Fundraising as well as Chairs for the Senior Class Party. Please feel free to contact me or Cindy Hastings cdrhastings1@gmail.com with any questions.
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Winter Sport Packets
First time gray packets (if this is the first time you have played a sport this year) and yellow "repeat" packets (if you are were already in a fall sport this year) are available outside the ASB secretary's office. They are due back by November 7th, 2008.
Winter Sports Kick Off - Save the Date:
Tuesday, November 25th, 7:00 p.m. NHS Main Gym
Anna Cummins (formerly Mickelson) Olympic Gold Medalist and Newport Graduate
Parents, Athletes and Coaches should all attend
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Student Behavior in Factoria Restaurants
The volunteers who visit restaurants in Factoria to ask for donated food for our Ski Swap have received some feedback they wanted to share with parents. It's kind of awkward. A few restaurants - Red Robin, Goldberg's, Romio's specifically but there are probably others - have commented that the students who come in on Wednesday afternoons treat their servers poorly and then leave without tipping. This is, as you can imagine, affecting their generosity when it comes to giving us food for the Ski Swap. And we have enough trouble prying donations out of local businesses as it is. We're hopeful that with parent support our community restaurants will see improved behavior in the coming months. I'd also like to think all that hard work I did as a Walkabout Volunteer in the cafeteria at Tyee hasn't gone to waste!!!
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Open Houses offer information on winter driving
To help residents prepare for winter driving, especially those who live in south Bellevue neighborhoods more frequently impacted by snow and ice, The City of Bellevue events, in partnership with AAA Washington will hold open houses on the following dates:
* Oct. 22 at Somerset Elementary School Library, 14100 Somerset Blvd. S.E.
* Nov. 5 at Somerset Elementary School Library, 14100 Somerset Blvd. S.E.
* Nov. 19 at Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd.
The open houses will offer written materials, a video on winter road conditions in Bellevue, free ice scrapers and city staff available to answer questions. This year, Bellevue is again taking part in a state and national campaign called "Ice and Snow, Take it Slow." It's an effort to raise awareness about driving safely under poor road conditions.
For further information about winter driving, visit the City of Bellevue website (http://www.bellevuewa.gov>) and click on the orange and blue "Extreme Weather Response" button on the right side of the page.
In addition to a Snow/Ice page (http://www.bellevuewa.gov/snow-ice.htm) with driving tips and a snow response priorities map, the Extreme Weather Response pages contain extensive informa tion on topics such as power outages, storm debris and garbage collection, and important phone numbers.
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State PTA News
The Washington State PTA is pleased to announce that its premier
parent involvement magazine, "The Child Advocate" is now available as
an online membership benefit available to all 150,000 PTA members
statewide. To see the latest online issue of The Child Advocate, click on this
link or clip and paste it into the address bar of your browswer:
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/child_advocate.htm
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Senior Information
I know it seems like it's years off in the future, but our kids will be Seniors one day. I am sending this now as there can be confusion about the many activities that take place at the end of Senior Year, and because planning must begin soon for our Senior Party, I thought I would attempt to explain some of it now.
And knowing that you will have questions regarding the Senior Party (and fundraising), a Senior Party Committee meeting for interested parents is scheduled for Monday, October 27th in the Commons at Newport High School at 7:00 p.m. (More information below).
Julie Rooney
PTSA Liaison Class of 2011
-The Senior Party
-Baccalaureate
-Prom & Graduation
-Senior Awards Night
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The Senior Party
The Senior Party is 100% sponsored/financed/planned/executed by the Senior Party Committee of Newport's PTSA. That's us, folks. The Senior Party is a safe, extremely well supervised, all-night party immediately following graduation. As hard as this may be to believe today, our kids will feel incredibly close to one another the week of graduation and will eagerly embrace this one last chance to be together.
The party can be very expensive. Imagine a wedding for 200 people where you serve dinner, provide music, and provide enough atmosphere to keep guests interested. Now double the guest list, add a second meal, and you can see that this can cost some serious coin. Upwards of $40,000, if past parties are any indication. The costs per attendee can range from $150 - $175, depending on how many kids attend. Tickets to the Senior Party generally go for about $100 -$125 and the Senior Party committee generally makes full or partial scholarships available for students unable to pay. Fund raising covers the difference, as well as parents who will just pay the estimated cost of the party.
So we need to begin fundraising as early as possible. Our Fundraising Co-Chair is Cindy Hastings (and she is looking for a willing co-chair), and I have set a meeting so that you can start getting involved in how we will proceed. (That would be at the meeting on October 27th, 7:00 p.m. NHS Commons).
I encourage you to be very responsive in these early days of planning. We will have some decisions to make right off the bat. Do we want a party that pricey? Do we want to do lots of fundraising to keep ticket prices low, or do we want to have higher ticket prices & do less work?? It's important to hear the ideas and suggestions of a variety of parents as we begin, whether you plan to volunteer on the committee or not. So when you see notice of meetings, please try to join us. I'll do my best to keep you all informed.
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Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate is the other event sponsored entirely by Newport's PTSA. Baccalaureate is an inspirational, uplifting, and often very moving presentation that celebrates where students have been and where they are going. Students are invited to speak and perform music of their own choosing. Attendance is optional for students & their families.
The question everyone asks about Baccalaureate is this: "Is it a religious ceremony?" By definition it is a religious ceremony, but in practice, the answer depends on how it has been planned & what selections the students will sing or read. Sometimes there's religious content, and sometimes there isn't. Mostly students talk about the challenges they've faced and the road they see ahead of them. It's always touching and a wee bit emotional.
And because it's a PTSA event, there are treats afterwards.
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Prom & Graduation
These are truly the "main events." Both are sponsored by the school, and paid for out of the funds raised by our students (ASB) throughout their high school years. Money made by selling class sweats & putting on events such as Homecoming go toward both Prom and Graduation. Our current ASB officers have some very good ideas that they are considering for fundraising and now that we have a class advisor, ASB is ready to move forward.
We have held Graduation at many venues over the past several years. Right now, the administration has worked out a deal to hold the ceremony at Meydenbauer Center for the next few years. This is really an excellent place for our graduation – it's close by, it accommodates guests in wheelchairs, and has enough space for our crowd.
Graduation features two student speakers and two faculty speakers – in both cases, one speaker is chosen by the students and one by the staff. Students chosen to perform musically are selected in an audition held in the Spring of Senior year. They all do an excellent job.
The students who are elected as Senior Class Officers and ASB officers at the end of our kids' junior years will be the ones who do the bulk of the planning for the Prom. They'll do all the footwork to choose a suitable venue (based on what they can afford!) and make all other arrangements. They are ready to take this on and execute a great event.
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Senior Awards Night
Every year Newport's graduating class includes dozens of scholarship winners and academic achievers who deserve special recognition. The school could truly spend days honoring them all, but some of you might not have time for that. Instead, we have a lovely evening of awards. Students who will be honored are invited to attend. There is often a musical performance. This is also a school sponsored event.
Honorees are listed in the final edition of the Knightline each year. The PTSA awards cover four pages. You can see the list of last year's honorees at http://www.newportptsa.org/NHSContent.asp?KEY=KNIGHTLINE Click on "Knightline" and check out the June 2008 issue.
The "President's Education Award" is given to all students who have earned a 3.5 GPA or higher AND attained an SAT score in the 85th percentile or higher. At Newport, this is a very large group of students.
An even larger group – 123 of them last year - earns "Washington State Honors" which is bestowed on students who finish in the top 10% of all Washington students for the year based on GPA and SAT/ACT scores.
And knowing that you will have questions regarding the Senior Party (and fundraising), a Senior Party Committee meeting for interested parents is scheduled for Monday, October 27th in the Commons at Newport High School at 7:00 p.m. (More information below).
Julie Rooney
PTSA Liaison Class of 2011
-The Senior Party
-Baccalaureate
-Prom & Graduation
-Senior Awards Night
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The Senior Party
The Senior Party is 100% sponsored/financed/planned/executed by the Senior Party Committee of Newport's PTSA. That's us, folks. The Senior Party is a safe, extremely well supervised, all-night party immediately following graduation. As hard as this may be to believe today, our kids will feel incredibly close to one another the week of graduation and will eagerly embrace this one last chance to be together.
The party can be very expensive. Imagine a wedding for 200 people where you serve dinner, provide music, and provide enough atmosphere to keep guests interested. Now double the guest list, add a second meal, and you can see that this can cost some serious coin. Upwards of $40,000, if past parties are any indication. The costs per attendee can range from $150 - $175, depending on how many kids attend. Tickets to the Senior Party generally go for about $100 -$125 and the Senior Party committee generally makes full or partial scholarships available for students unable to pay. Fund raising covers the difference, as well as parents who will just pay the estimated cost of the party.
So we need to begin fundraising as early as possible. Our Fundraising Co-Chair is Cindy Hastings (and she is looking for a willing co-chair), and I have set a meeting so that you can start getting involved in how we will proceed. (That would be at the meeting on October 27th, 7:00 p.m. NHS Commons).
I encourage you to be very responsive in these early days of planning. We will have some decisions to make right off the bat. Do we want a party that pricey? Do we want to do lots of fundraising to keep ticket prices low, or do we want to have higher ticket prices & do less work?? It's important to hear the ideas and suggestions of a variety of parents as we begin, whether you plan to volunteer on the committee or not. So when you see notice of meetings, please try to join us. I'll do my best to keep you all informed.
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Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate is the other event sponsored entirely by Newport's PTSA. Baccalaureate is an inspirational, uplifting, and often very moving presentation that celebrates where students have been and where they are going. Students are invited to speak and perform music of their own choosing. Attendance is optional for students & their families.
The question everyone asks about Baccalaureate is this: "Is it a religious ceremony?" By definition it is a religious ceremony, but in practice, the answer depends on how it has been planned & what selections the students will sing or read. Sometimes there's religious content, and sometimes there isn't. Mostly students talk about the challenges they've faced and the road they see ahead of them. It's always touching and a wee bit emotional.
And because it's a PTSA event, there are treats afterwards.
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Prom & Graduation
These are truly the "main events." Both are sponsored by the school, and paid for out of the funds raised by our students (ASB) throughout their high school years. Money made by selling class sweats & putting on events such as Homecoming go toward both Prom and Graduation. Our current ASB officers have some very good ideas that they are considering for fundraising and now that we have a class advisor, ASB is ready to move forward.
We have held Graduation at many venues over the past several years. Right now, the administration has worked out a deal to hold the ceremony at Meydenbauer Center for the next few years. This is really an excellent place for our graduation – it's close by, it accommodates guests in wheelchairs, and has enough space for our crowd.
Graduation features two student speakers and two faculty speakers – in both cases, one speaker is chosen by the students and one by the staff. Students chosen to perform musically are selected in an audition held in the Spring of Senior year. They all do an excellent job.
The students who are elected as Senior Class Officers and ASB officers at the end of our kids' junior years will be the ones who do the bulk of the planning for the Prom. They'll do all the footwork to choose a suitable venue (based on what they can afford!) and make all other arrangements. They are ready to take this on and execute a great event.
---------------------------------------
Senior Awards Night
Every year Newport's graduating class includes dozens of scholarship winners and academic achievers who deserve special recognition. The school could truly spend days honoring them all, but some of you might not have time for that. Instead, we have a lovely evening of awards. Students who will be honored are invited to attend. There is often a musical performance. This is also a school sponsored event.
Honorees are listed in the final edition of the Knightline each year. The PTSA awards cover four pages. You can see the list of last year's honorees at http://www.newportptsa.org/NHSContent.asp?KEY=KNIGHTLINE Click on "Knightline" and check out the June 2008 issue.
The "President's Education Award" is given to all students who have earned a 3.5 GPA or higher AND attained an SAT score in the 85th percentile or higher. At Newport, this is a very large group of students.
An even larger group – 123 of them last year - earns "Washington State Honors" which is bestowed on students who finish in the top 10% of all Washington students for the year based on GPA and SAT/ACT scores.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Band Contest, Class Sweats, Super Wednesday & More
Band Contest Vote today!
Class Sweats
Homecoming
Super Wednesday
PSAT
College Recruiting Seminar
Classroom Bucks
Ski Swap Volunteers Needed
Bellevue Parks Levy
Town Hall Meeting
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class Liaison 2011
Band Contest (vote as many times as you want)
Recently our marching band entered a contest sponsored by KIRO Radio. We arranged the required tune "Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee, and recorded it for submission into this contest. If we win the contest, Seattle Seahawk's Blue Thunder Drumline will come to Newport and play for our Homecoming game! We really want to win.
We need every parent, student, co-worker, community member (virtually anyone who owns an email account and who is willing log in) to go to http://www.mynorthwest.com/ and vote. This is the KIRO website. The show that will be hosting the contest is called "Too Beautiful to Live" or TBTL. It is on from 7:00-10:00pm weeknights. The voting started Tuesday and continues through noon on October 10th. You will be able to access the voting mechanism from their show page (just scroll down on the MyNorthwest.com homepage, on the right side there's a picture of Luke and it links to the showpage) and from the "Events and Contests" page.
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Class Sweats
Class Sweats will be available for pick-up on Wednesday, October 14th after school at 12:40. Be listening to the announcements for the location.
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Homecoming
It is time again for the craziness! Homecoming Week is October 20th-24th with the Homecoming Dance on October 25th. There will be themes for each day, Hall Decs on Thursday, the Homecoming Assembly on Friday the 24th and the Varsity football game vs. Issaquah on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Newport. More information to come as we get closer.
Homecoming Ticket Sales - Tickets will be on sale these days ONLY: October 21 (Tuesday), October 22 (Wednesday) after school, and October 23 (Thursday) both lunches. If your student is bringing a guest, the completed form must be turned in by Wednesday, Oct 22nd at 3:15. No late forms will be accepted, and the office will not fax or receive faxes of these forms. The student must then present the pass received in the office to the Ticket Sale table. The guest must present a valid ticket and a school ID card at the door. Please help your student understand this process. http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/activities2/index.htm
Want to chaperone the dance? Let me know.
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Super Wednesday
Super Wednesday is on October 15. The modified schedule for the week of October 13th is listed at the bottom of the email.
Sophomores will take the PLAN assessment. Room assignments will be posted in the hallways. Tutorial is available from 11:30 to 12:30
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PSAT
If you would like to take the PSAT the practice SAT please pay the Newport accountant $20 by October 10th. The PSAT will be on Saturday, October 18th at Odle Middle School.
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College Recruiting Process Seminar
Free Admission -Monday Oct. 13, 2008, 7:00 PM, Bellevue HS Main Gym
‧ Scott Brayton – Presenter
‧ Parents and Athletes both welcome to attend
‧ Learn the latest about the college athletic recruiting process.
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Classroom Bucks
Thanks to all of you who generously donated to the Classroom Bucks fundraiser. For those of you who did not attend Open House and would still like make a donation, a flyer is attached. Every dollar you give goes directly to a Newport classroom.
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SKI SWAP: Save the Dates! Volunteers Needed!
The Newport Snowsports Ski Swap is quickly approaching and we have many open time slots for you and your friends/family members to sign up and help us during the Ski Swap.
The event occurs Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th, at Newport HS. We have time slots from Friday afternoon through Monday available!!
- Friday afternoon/evening is Swap Set up
- Saturday and Sunday is the actual Swap event
- Sunday afternoon/evening is the Swap Take down
- Monday reconciliation (not open to public)
This is a great way to meet other parents and friends, have your teenager earn community service credit for BSD/Knights Valor ..and more!
Please register via the Web site: http://skiswap.info and click on the Volunteer tab in the left margin!
We hope you can find time to volunteer in some capacity. Parents and students who get involved, seem to have an incredibly fun time every year!
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Bellevue Parks Levy
Community Activists John Stokes and Karen Roper made a presentation to PTSA Board Members urging Bellevue residents to vote YES on the Bellevue Parks Levy (Proposition 1) that will be the last item on the November 4th ballot. This replaces a 20 year old levy to maintain and improve the Bellevue Parks and Open Space System. For more information go to: www.BellevueParksYES.org
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Town Hall Meeting
Bellevue School Board and Bellevue PTSA Council invite you to a conversation with our representatives.
Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48)
Senator Rodney Tom (D-48)
Rep. Fred Jarrett (D-41)
"Let's do something about state education funding" (A Proposal for the Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force), Tuesday, Oct. 14th 7pm
Sammamish High School Performing Arts Center
Washington State's education funding system is broken. Increasing costs and declining funds to public schools continue to create chronic under funding which affects every student in Bellevue and forces the district to use levy dollars to fund basic education programs.
2008-2009 could begin the change. For more than a year, the WA Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance has been studying the education funding problems facing our state. Its report and suggestions to the legislature are due in December 2008. Finally, there will be a serious and open discussion in Olympia about what our kids need and how we can help them get it. The Task Force has been working on two monumental issues important to BSD and the State:
- redefining basic public education to include all that our children need for success
- developing an appropriate funding mechanism for our schools
This presentation will discuss a serious proposal to address these issues; and how we can help.
After the presentation, questions will be answered from the Board and the audience. For event information or to submit questions in advance, contact Bellevue PTSA Council President Janet Suppes janetpta@gmail.com or Legislative Chair Connie Gerlitz dgerlitz2@comcast.net.
For more info on the BEFJTF, visit http://www.leg.wa.gov/Joint/Committees/BEF/
The Washington Learns report can be found at http://www.washingtonlearns.wa.gov/
Learn more about the WA education funding crisis at http://www.fundingwaschools.org
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Class Sweats
Homecoming
Super Wednesday
PSAT
College Recruiting Seminar
Classroom Bucks
Ski Swap Volunteers Needed
Bellevue Parks Levy
Town Hall Meeting
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class Liaison 2011
Band Contest (vote as many times as you want)
Recently our marching band entered a contest sponsored by KIRO Radio. We arranged the required tune "Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee, and recorded it for submission into this contest. If we win the contest, Seattle Seahawk's Blue Thunder Drumline will come to Newport and play for our Homecoming game! We really want to win.
We need every parent, student, co-worker, community member (virtually anyone who owns an email account and who is willing log in) to go to http://www.mynorthwest.com/ and vote. This is the KIRO website. The show that will be hosting the contest is called "Too Beautiful to Live" or TBTL. It is on from 7:00-10:00pm weeknights. The voting started Tuesday and continues through noon on October 10th. You will be able to access the voting mechanism from their show page (just scroll down on the MyNorthwest.com homepage, on the right side there's a picture of Luke and it links to the showpage) and from the "Events and Contests" page.
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Class Sweats
Class Sweats will be available for pick-up on Wednesday, October 14th after school at 12:40. Be listening to the announcements for the location.
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Homecoming
It is time again for the craziness! Homecoming Week is October 20th-24th with the Homecoming Dance on October 25th. There will be themes for each day, Hall Decs on Thursday, the Homecoming Assembly on Friday the 24th and the Varsity football game vs. Issaquah on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Newport. More information to come as we get closer.
Homecoming Ticket Sales - Tickets will be on sale these days ONLY: October 21 (Tuesday), October 22 (Wednesday) after school, and October 23 (Thursday) both lunches. If your student is bringing a guest, the completed form must be turned in by Wednesday, Oct 22nd at 3:15. No late forms will be accepted, and the office will not fax or receive faxes of these forms. The student must then present the pass received in the office to the Ticket Sale table. The guest must present a valid ticket and a school ID card at the door. Please help your student understand this process. http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/activities2/index.htm
Want to chaperone the dance? Let me know.
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Super Wednesday
Super Wednesday is on October 15. The modified schedule for the week of October 13th is listed at the bottom of the email.
Sophomores will take the PLAN assessment. Room assignments will be posted in the hallways. Tutorial is available from 11:30 to 12:30
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PSAT
If you would like to take the PSAT the practice SAT please pay the Newport accountant $20 by October 10th. The PSAT will be on Saturday, October 18th at Odle Middle School.
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College Recruiting Process Seminar
Free Admission -Monday Oct. 13, 2008, 7:00 PM, Bellevue HS Main Gym
‧ Scott Brayton – Presenter
‧ Parents and Athletes both welcome to attend
‧ Learn the latest about the college athletic recruiting process.
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Classroom Bucks
Thanks to all of you who generously donated to the Classroom Bucks fundraiser. For those of you who did not attend Open House and would still like make a donation, a flyer is attached. Every dollar you give goes directly to a Newport classroom.
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SKI SWAP: Save the Dates! Volunteers Needed!
The Newport Snowsports Ski Swap is quickly approaching and we have many open time slots for you and your friends/family members to sign up and help us during the Ski Swap.
The event occurs Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th, at Newport HS. We have time slots from Friday afternoon through Monday available!!
- Friday afternoon/evening is Swap Set up
- Saturday and Sunday is the actual Swap event
- Sunday afternoon/evening is the Swap Take down
- Monday reconciliation (not open to public)
This is a great way to meet other parents and friends, have your teenager earn community service credit for BSD/Knights Valor ..and more!
Please register via the Web site: http://skiswap.info and click on the Volunteer tab in the left margin!
We hope you can find time to volunteer in some capacity. Parents and students who get involved, seem to have an incredibly fun time every year!
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Bellevue Parks Levy
Community Activists John Stokes and Karen Roper made a presentation to PTSA Board Members urging Bellevue residents to vote YES on the Bellevue Parks Levy (Proposition 1) that will be the last item on the November 4th ballot. This replaces a 20 year old levy to maintain and improve the Bellevue Parks and Open Space System. For more information go to: www.BellevueParksYES.org
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Town Hall Meeting
Bellevue School Board and Bellevue PTSA Council invite you to a conversation with our representatives.
Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48)
Senator Rodney Tom (D-48)
Rep. Fred Jarrett (D-41)
"Let's do something about state education funding" (A Proposal for the Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force), Tuesday, Oct. 14th 7pm
Sammamish High School Performing Arts Center
Washington State's education funding system is broken. Increasing costs and declining funds to public schools continue to create chronic under funding which affects every student in Bellevue and forces the district to use levy dollars to fund basic education programs.
2008-2009 could begin the change. For more than a year, the WA Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance has been studying the education funding problems facing our state. Its report and suggestions to the legislature are due in December 2008. Finally, there will be a serious and open discussion in Olympia about what our kids need and how we can help them get it. The Task Force has been working on two monumental issues important to BSD and the State:
- redefining basic public education to include all that our children need for success
- developing an appropriate funding mechanism for our schools
This presentation will discuss a serious proposal to address these issues; and how we can help.
After the presentation, questions will be answered from the Board and the audience. For event information or to submit questions in advance, contact Bellevue PTSA Council President Janet Suppes janetpta@gmail.com or Legislative Chair Connie Gerlitz dgerlitz2@comcast.net.
For more info on the BEFJTF, visit http://www.leg.wa.gov/Joint/Committees/BEF/
The Washington Learns report can be found at http://www.washingtonlearns.wa.gov/
Learn more about the WA education funding crisis at http://www.fundingwaschools.org
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Newport PTSA - Class of 2011 News -- Memorial Service for Heather DeHart
Many of you, particularly those of you who had students in the orchestra program at Tyee, already know about the sudden and tragic death of Heather DeHart in a boating accident this past weekend. We recently learned from Tyee of the family's plans for Heather's memorial service and a memorial fund. Heather's parents wanted the school community to know that making room for the staff, students, and families is important to them. Here are the details provided by her family:
Memorial Service for Heather DeHart
Saturday, October 4 at 11 am
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
2316 180th Street SE, Bothell, WA
Remembrances:
Heather DeHart Fund - Bellevue Schools Foundation Music Endowment
Send checks payable to the Bellevue Schools Foundation, indicating it is for The Heather DeHart Fund (otherwise your check will be placed into the Phonathon Fund).
Bellevue Schools Foundation
12111 NE 1st St # 320
Bellevue, WA 98005
Or donate online at: http://www.bsfdn.org/
NOTE: You will receive the opportunity to designate for Heather's Fund on the actual donation page in the "Gift Information" field. For those who receive Company Matching Funds this will help provide additional funding to Heather's passion of music in the BSD.
Memorial Service for Heather DeHart
Saturday, October 4 at 11 am
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
2316 180th Street SE, Bothell, WA
Remembrances:
Heather DeHart Fund - Bellevue Schools Foundation Music Endowment
Send checks payable to the Bellevue Schools Foundation, indicating it is for The Heather DeHart Fund (otherwise your check will be placed into the Phonathon Fund).
Bellevue Schools Foundation
12111 NE 1st St # 320
Bellevue, WA 98005
Or donate online at: http://www.bsfdn.org/
NOTE: You will receive the opportunity to designate for Heather's Fund on the actual donation page in the "Gift Information" field. For those who receive Company Matching Funds this will help provide additional funding to Heather's passion of music in the BSD.
This week
This week:
News from the Counseling Center
PSAT
Parent Internet Viewer
BSD Town Hall Meeting
BSD College Conference - Future by Design
Healthy Youth Survey
Support Grad Knight 2009
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
Counseling Information (follow-up from the Open House Grade Level Meeting)
The presentation from Open House should be online at the Newport High School Counseling Link. There is a lot of good information here! http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/faculty/counselors/index.htm
I came across a couple of articles worth checking out...
This article has some interesting perspective about the high school experience, sports and more:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/craigsmith/2008196706_smitty23.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/magazine/21unigo-t.html?em=&pagewanted=all
Apparently the Unigo links from the NYT article don't work - the site is actually at www.unigo.com.
Many of our local favorites aren't represented yet....Northern Arizona, SPU,
Whitman, Whitworth, Linfield, Willamette, University of Portland.......not there yet.
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Interested in taking the PSAT?
If you would like your student to take the PSAT (the practice SAT) please pay the Newport accountant $20 by October 10th. The PSAT will be on Saturday, October 18th at Odle Middle School.
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Parent Internet Viewer: The PIV provides parents and students access to attendance, grade and assignment information in a real-time atmosphere. Please note that the PIV only provides unofficial progress information. Official end-of-term grades are mailed home. Please refer to the mailed report cards for official grades. You can access the PIV by typing in the following: https://grades.bsd405.org/piv/
User Name – is the Student ID number
Password – is the same as last year. If you have a new student to BSD, please ask your student for the Password FIRST before asking the office. You may not get this information over the phone and will need to show photo ID to get your student's password. Refer to the NHS website for instructions (Grades) http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/
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Town Hall Meeting
The Bellevue School Board is hosting a Town Hall meeting to learn about the proposals being made by the Basic Education Funding Task Force. The bi-partisan group has been working on what they hope to be a major piece of legislation to address education funding in this state. Come learn about what they are recommending. With the strike, many parents want to learn what they can do to resolve the issues of how schools are funded, how teacher pay is determined, and what is meant by basic education. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 14th @ 7:00 PM, Sammamish HS
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BSD College Conference – Future by Design
Day: October 22, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30pm
Location: Sammamish High School
More information can be found at http://www.bsd405.org/. If this date doesn't work for you, you can attend the event scheduled for Bellevue, International and Interlake on October 23 at Bellevue High.
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The Healthy Youth Survey
"The Healthy Youth Survey" will be administered to 10th and 12th grade students on Tuesday October 14th. The survey asks questions that are related to students' increased risk of injury, poor health outcomes, and alcohol and drug use. Survey results are used by schools, communities, and the state and local health departments to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks. The survey is voluntary and anonymous.
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Support Grad Knight 2009
Pointsetta - deadline for purchase November 7th.
Official Newport Umbrella
All purchases can be made though paypal on the website http://www.nhsgradknight2009.myevent.com/
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Sports News
Girls interested in the Newport Gymnastics team should attend an informational meeting after school on October 10 at 3:30 pm on the Commons.
The Girls' Cross Country team came in second at the Nike Pre-National Meet on Saturday, September 27 in Portland OR and the Boys' team came in fourth.
News from the Counseling Center
PSAT
Parent Internet Viewer
BSD Town Hall Meeting
BSD College Conference - Future by Design
Healthy Youth Survey
Support Grad Knight 2009
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
Counseling Information (follow-up from the Open House Grade Level Meeting)
The presentation from Open House should be online at the Newport High School Counseling Link. There is a lot of good information here! http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/faculty/counselors/index.htm
I came across a couple of articles worth checking out...
This article has some interesting perspective about the high school experience, sports and more:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/craigsmith/2008196706_smitty23.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/magazine/21unigo-t.html?em=&pagewanted=all
Apparently the Unigo links from the NYT article don't work - the site is actually at www.unigo.com.
Many of our local favorites aren't represented yet....Northern Arizona, SPU,
Whitman, Whitworth, Linfield, Willamette, University of Portland.......not there yet.
=======================
Interested in taking the PSAT?
If you would like your student to take the PSAT (the practice SAT) please pay the Newport accountant $20 by October 10th. The PSAT will be on Saturday, October 18th at Odle Middle School.
=======================
Parent Internet Viewer: The PIV provides parents and students access to attendance, grade and assignment information in a real-time atmosphere. Please note that the PIV only provides unofficial progress information. Official end-of-term grades are mailed home. Please refer to the mailed report cards for official grades. You can access the PIV by typing in the following: https://grades.bsd405.org/piv/
User Name – is the Student ID number
Password – is the same as last year. If you have a new student to BSD, please ask your student for the Password FIRST before asking the office. You may not get this information over the phone and will need to show photo ID to get your student's password. Refer to the NHS website for instructions (Grades) http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/
=======================
Town Hall Meeting
The Bellevue School Board is hosting a Town Hall meeting to learn about the proposals being made by the Basic Education Funding Task Force. The bi-partisan group has been working on what they hope to be a major piece of legislation to address education funding in this state. Come learn about what they are recommending. With the strike, many parents want to learn what they can do to resolve the issues of how schools are funded, how teacher pay is determined, and what is meant by basic education. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 14th @ 7:00 PM, Sammamish HS
=======================
BSD College Conference – Future by Design
Day: October 22, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30pm
Location: Sammamish High School
More information can be found at http://www.bsd405.org/. If this date doesn't work for you, you can attend the event scheduled for Bellevue, International and Interlake on October 23 at Bellevue High.
=======================
The Healthy Youth Survey
"The Healthy Youth Survey" will be administered to 10th and 12th grade students on Tuesday October 14th. The survey asks questions that are related to students' increased risk of injury, poor health outcomes, and alcohol and drug use. Survey results are used by schools, communities, and the state and local health departments to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks. The survey is voluntary and anonymous.
=======================
Support Grad Knight 2009
Pointsetta - deadline for purchase November 7th.
Official Newport Umbrella
All purchases can be made though paypal on the website http://www.nhsgradknight2009.myevent.com/
=======================
Sports News
Girls interested in the Newport Gymnastics team should attend an informational meeting after school on October 10 at 3:30 pm on the Commons.
The Girls' Cross Country team came in second at the Nike Pre-National Meet on Saturday, September 27 in Portland OR and the Boys' team came in fourth.
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