Some new information and some reminders…
To keep life interesting we have received information about an event that conflicts with tomorrow's “College Conference” previously advertised. If you have decided not to attend the College Conference, perhaps you will want to go hear the School Board Candidates…
Julie Rooney
Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
College Conference
Bellevue School Board Candidate Forum
Shop for a Cause – Class of 2008
Parent Study Workshop
Courtyard Tiles
Community Service – BSD & Knight Valor
Last call for Freshman sweats
College Conference – Future by Design
The Bellevue School District is hosting a College Conference at Newport this Thursday, Oct 11 from 6:00 to 8:30. There will be three different sessions you can attend, with representatives from all aspects of the college process. It is for both students and parents. Go to http://www.bsd405.org/ for all the details.
Leadership is looking for student volunteers at the College Conference! Come to the main office to sign up. The College Fair is Thursday, Oct 1th1 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Earn 4 hours of community service while learning about college. Individual assignments will be assigned at the event. Volunteers should plan on being at the school from 5:00 to 9:00.
Bellevue School Board Candidate Forum
Please come listen to the Bellevue School Board candidates speak to the public. Feel free to come and go as you need. Don’t miss this opportunity to educate yourself before you vote for the school board candidate of your choice. Bellevue City Hall in the Council Chamber; 6:30-8:30 PM Thursday, October 11th
Questions will be posed to one set of candidates the first hour and another set of candidates in the second hour.
6:30-7:30 Sheila Killeen and Peter Bentley
7:30-8:30 Michael Murphy and Jan Still
10 minutes: Each candidate makes a 5 min opening statement
20 minutes: Each candidate answers three-five questions presented by debate hosts
20 minutes: Each candidate takes questions from the audience
10 minutes: Each candidate asks a question to their opponent
Sponsored by Bellevue PTSA Council and Bellevue High School PTSA, if you have any questions please contact Marianne Jones at (206) 730 -8094 or by email at mlaw@joneslawgroup.com. Please feel free to email questions that you would like to have the candidates answer in written form.
Shop for a Cause - Baccalaureate
MACY’S Shop for a Cause is this coming Saturday October 13th. Please support our Class of 2008 Inspirational Afternoon also known as Baccalaureate by buying a coupon to the shopping event at Macy’s. Contact Elaine White to purchase a $5.00 ticket that entitles you to 20% off your purchases, $20.00 off any purchase over $100.00 and more! We will not have a table at Macy’s on Saturday … please contact Elaine at mbelw@comcast.net if you are interested in obtaining a coupon.
Thanks for your support!
Parent Study Strategies Workshop – Wed, Oct 17th (flyer attached)
Wednesday, October 17th 7:00 p.m. NHS Library. Please RSVP by Thur, Oct 11th by calling Janet Suppes in the main office at 425-456-7400
Region 2 PTSA Legislative Roundtable
Thursday, November 15th, Newport High School, 7:00-9:00pm: Come meet the people who can help change the lives of children in your local school district and across the state. Our legislators want to listen to you, they represent us, and they need to understand what it is our communities want. Come talk to our legislators about the issues that are important to you, math, education funding, healthcare for kids. Our legislators hear from lobbyists every day, but they rarely get to spend time with “real” people. It is difficult for them to get the “pulse” of their community. Come help give our legislators a clearer understanding of our children’s needs. For more information, contact Newport's Legislative Chair, Scott Allen at scottallen1@comcast.net.
East Courtyard Tiles Still Available!
The funds raised will pay for enhancements in our new building: a new electronic sign to display our NHS events and accomplishments, and a pit filler and orchestra clouds for the new theater so that our student musicians can shine!
A Grad Year Tile costs $200. So far our class has a $10 donation toward a tile. Donations are accepted in any amount until $200 is reached. If you look in the courtyard, the bottom row has 4 class tiles for 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010. Let’s get our first Class of 2011 tile this round. Any size donation is accepted. Deadline is December 1st. Send checks to the school, Attn: Class of 2011 PTA Tile. No form necessary
If a family or individual want their own tile, go to the PTSA website www.newportptsa.org for a form.
Community Service Hours – BSD & Knight Valor
Bellevue School District requires 40 hours of Community Service to graduate. These forms are available in the main office (this is a 4-part form). Once your student has accumulated 40 hours all graduation requirement forms (one form per record of service) are turned in at the Counseling Office to Jan Hays.
Knight Valor is a PTSA sponsored program. We do not share our database with BSD. The 2007-2008 form and FAQ are available on the PTSA website www.newportptsa.org/. The Knight Valor form allows for multiple organizations/hours to be listed with a deadline for 2007-2008 in late April. Knight Valor is earned one time only and is given for the first 100 hours served. There is an assembly and reception in the spring (of the year that your student completes the 100 hours) where these recipients are honored and families are invited to attend.
The people who administer these programs (at the school district and our fabulous PTSA volunteers) find it more helpful and the job more manageable if the students accumulate hours instead of turning in sheets for ½, 1 or 2 hours per record. The students should start keeping track of their time served in the community on their own and then turn the forms in when they have 40 hours accumulated. Many students have already started to do this. Your student fills out both forms for the first 40 hours of service. Any additional hours (41-100) to meet the Knight Valor recognition program are filled out on the Knight Valor form. All forms must have a signature verifying hours served.
Have your student keep their forms in a file until they are ready to be turned in. I recommend that you keep a copy in a separate file as well.
Freshman Sweats
Pick up your freshmen sweats in Room 2118 after school this week. If your order is not picked up - it may be given to someone on the waiting list.
