Just a few items of interest this week as we get ready for a busy May. Hard to believe that the year is winding down and in about 7 weeks we will have SENIORS!
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Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
PTSA Meeting
Join us Wednesday 7 p.m. in the library. Lots of business to cover: review and approve the 2010-2011 PTSA Budget, elect officers for 2010-2011, discuss communication strategy (new on-line Knightline) and more! This is your chance to be involved in the decision-making process!
Reminder Wine Tasting Event @ Vino
This Sunday, May 2nd. Drop by anytime between 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Bring your friends and try 4 different “Spring Bounty ” wines. Participate in wine tasting tips & pick your favorites for Mom, Sister, Yourself! Guess the Grape(s) correctly and you can enter in the drawing for a $25 Vino’s Gift Card! Any bottle purchases (or cases) help us raise funds. For every appetizer we order, NHS Grad Night 2011 will get $2. All Proceeds benefit NHS Grad Knight 2011 $25/per person or $40/couple. Checks payable to NHS Grad Night
AP Exams/AP Proctors
AP Testing (including Mock tests) will be from May 3rd to May 14th. AP Proctors are especially needed for the May 13th for the World History exam. Parents interested in being a proctor for an AP Exam, please contact Janet Suppes, suppesj@bsd405.org.
Junior parent needed to coordinate the reception following Baccalaureate 2010
Baccalaureate is senior class 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. And because it's a PTSA event, there are treats afterwards. The Baccalaureate Chair for the Class of 2010 is looking for a junior parent to coordinate the "treats" and volunteers for this event scheduled for Sunday, June 13th. The ceremony is 2-3 pm. Volunteers are also needed to bake cookies, provide punch, set-up, serve and clean-up. Please contact me if you are interested and can help coordinate this celebration!
New WaNIC (formerly NEVAC) Summer Skills Academy 2010
Summer school classes are now available for the following subjects: Mobile Electronics, Radio Station Operations, Computer Graphics, Computer Essentials, Beginning Photography, Bellevue Film School, Intro to Video Game Programming, Intro to 3D Animation, Intro to Robotics, and Forensics. Classes start June 28th and cost $25.00 for materials/lab fees. Each class is worth .5 CTE credit. Register online at www.WaNIC.org. For the application, teacher’s signature is not required, but you must visit your counselor for signature and turn your form into Mrs. Mercier at the Career Center. Registration runs April 26th through June 11th and is first-come first-serve.
College Search:
…North Sound College Fair hosted by the U of W-Bothell on Saturday, May 15. This is an opportunity to meet with four-year colleges and universities in Washington. Meet with advisors from Washington State colleges and universities; get tips on applying to college, financial aid and scholarships, and other topics….for more information contact: info@uwb.edu or call 425-352-5000.
…CTCL Colleges That Change Lives will be in Seattle on Saturday, July 31 at 10:00 am in the Meydenbauer Center. For more information go to www.CTCL.org and click on CTCL Events.
Kudos!
Austin Davis finished in first place in both Round #1 (out of 136 students) and Round #2 (out of 216 students) in Bellevue College's AMATYC Student Mathematics League competitions. Austin competed as an Advanced Calculus student enrolled in the BC "College in the High School" Program. The top five scorers will represent BC at the national level.
Blaine Lints hopes to run at least 130 miles in 24 hours at the University of Washington's Relay for Life on May 22 and 23. Blaine will be raising money for the American Cancer Society. To support his efforts go to blainelints.com
