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Strike Update:
The District continues to post updates on union negotiations and the BEA also has posted information. There are 3 more days of negotiation. We encourage you to seek out information, particularly those of you who are new to the district and may not be familiar with this process. There has been a lot more media coverage regarding the possibility of a strike so be sure to listen to the local news on September 1st. The district website will indicate what everyone should do on September 2nd.

Bellevue Education Association: http://www.bellevueea.org
Bellevue School District: www.bsd405.org
24 Hour Newsline, (425) 456 - 4111 (recorded message)
Sign up for BSD E-mail Notification at: www.bsd405.org/districtnotification

If you want updates from the district via email, you should send an email to pubinfo@bsd405.org, and request to be added to the distribution.

If there is a strike, high school sports programs will continue as scheduled.

And remember:

PTA has no role in the bargaining process and therefore no position on this issue.
The Washington State PTA works very hard to improve education funding for teachers at the state level, and does not support disruption to the school calendar.

With that said...

School is scheduled to begin on September 2nd at 7:30 am. Your student should pick up a Final Course Schedule, starting at 7:00 am in the Outside Gym.

If you have an issue with your schedule, make an appointment with your counselor on the first day of school. Your student should continue to attend classes on their schedule until their issue is resolved with their counselor.

Need a Bus Pass or a Locker?
Volunteers will be outside the office at lunch during the first week of school to hand out bus passes and assign lockers.

Picture Makeup Day
Everyone needs a Picture ID card, even if you don’t pay for ASB. If you don’t have one yet, plan on staying at school on Wednesday, September 10th. The Photographers will be here at 12:40. If you want to buy pictures, extra envelopes are in the office.

Theatre Department
Auditions for the All-School Play ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, one of the greatest American comedies, are September 17th and 18th after school from 3:15-5:15 in the Theatre. Performances dates are November 6th through the 8th. Rehearsals are Monday through Thursday after school. An Audition Information packet will be available in front of the ASB Secretaries Office the second week of school.

Student News:
Olympic Congratulations!
Anna Mickelson Cummins wins an Olympic Gold in 8-man crew! She is a Newport Grad of 1998 and UW Grad!

Julie Rooney
PTSA 2011 Class Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/

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Auction Meeting, Summer Volunteer Opportunities

The issue of “Knightline” that arrived in our mailboxes has pretty much all the information anyone could possibly want – but here are a few early August tidbits.

Auction Meeting
Chair Gracie Hunt would like to cordially invite you to the Kick Off meeting for Newport’s 2009 Auction!!
Newport High School Library
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The agenda will include many important preliminary decisions – nothing is yet set in stone. If you have strong opinions about where the money is spent (the only proposal I’m aware of is to use it to build a cover over the stands of the football/soccer field), who is involved, etc…. now is the time to get involved.

Summer volunteer opportunities – mark you calendars and let us know if you want to join the fun. Great parent-networking opportunity – don’t miss out!

Fall Packets
Helpers needed to assemble the Fall Packets on THURSDAY, August 7 beginning at 9:00 a.m. through noon (probably sooner if we have enough people!). Meet in the Commons (in front of office). No experience necessary. OK to bring NHS students and community service hours will be given.

Registration Days
We also need helpers to hand out schedules, assign lockers, distribute METRO passes, and much more. Registration Days; August 20 (11 and 12th grades) and August 21 (10 and 11th grades) from 7:30 – 11:30 (shifts are OK.) Not necessary to only work your kids’ grade level! Any time is appreciated.

If you’re interested in either of these opportunities, please send an email to PTSA President Tony Brocato at abrocato1@msn.com.

Volunteer Hours
Summer is also a great time for students to build up their volunteer hours. All students need 40 hours to graduate and those who do 100 or more can earn the “Knight Valor” award from our PTSA. Details at http://www.newportptsa.org/KnightValor.index.html

Just a reminder about your sophomore’s Summer Reading Packet due September 2nd…it’s 9 pages of summer fun!!

Now enjoy the rest of your summer!!

Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com

Summer is almost here

Summer is almost here! Be sure to be checking the website for any news regarding sports and other updates http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/. And keep your Knightline Newsletter handy as all of the important dates for August and September are listed on the front cover.

July 30th - Athletics Office re-opens

August 6th - Main office re-opens

Have a safe and relaxing summer!

Julie Rooney

PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison www.newportptsa.org/

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Walk-A-Thon to Benefit the Taryn Gillies Fund
Attached is a flyer for a Walk-a-thon to benefit the Taryn Gillies Fund on June 18th at Newport. If you have questions, contact Farrah Griffin at farrah.griffin@comcast.net.

Summer Volunteering Opportunities
Prepare Back-to-School packets (tentatively August 7; 9:00 am til noon?)
Help at Registration (August 20; 7:30 am to 1:30 pm, and August 21 7:30 to 11:00) Volunteers receive training to help make student locker assignments, distribute METRO or parking passes, and distribute schedules. Prefer volunteers who can help for at least three hours. Please indicate what times you are available. Students are welcome as runners. Freshmen will be registering on August 23.

First two weeks of school Registration - lunch time Volunteers register new students or those who missed the regular day

Please contact Tony Brocato if you are available abrocato1@msn.com

Classes and Finals for Grades 9, 10 and 11On Monday, June 16 - Thursday, June 19, Newport will operate on the following adjusted schedule due to finals. June 19 is a district-wide two hour day. (On June 16 and 17 there will be only one lunch)