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
