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.
