Girls Basketball - Going to State!
Follies
SAT Prep Class
BSD Fiscal Committee Meetings
Hot Java Cool Jazz
HSPE (formerly WASL) Testing Dates
Jamba Juice Fundraiser
College Planning Day at Bellevue College
College Visits
Community Service
Knight Valor Hours
Career Center News
GLO LO Date Change!
News from the Intervention Specialist
BSF - Spring For Schools
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Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com/
Girls Basketball-Going to State!
Girls State Basketball tickets will be sold One Day Only at Newport HS in the Commons.
Sale: Tuesday March 2, during both lunches and after school until 4:00 pm
What: 1 day tickets for Wednesday, 3/3 and Thursday, 3/4 games at the Tacoma Dome.
Cost: Adults $10/day, Students $8/day
Anyone wishing to attend the Girls State Basketball Tournament at the Tacoma Dome must check out through the Attendance Office following normal procedures. This will not be necessary on Wednesday, March 3, as our opening game against Kentwood is at 3:30 pm.
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Follies
Come to the entertainment event of the year! Performances are Thursday, March 3rd through Saturday, March 6th at 7:30 in the Newport Theatre. Tickets are $6 dollars for Students with ASB and $7 dollars for adults and students without ASB. Tickets can be purchased in front of the main theatre doors during lunches.They will also be sold the evening of the performances. Parent volunteers needed. Contact Barb Maduell atmaduell@comcast.net or 425-254-824
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BSD-Fiscal committee begins work
Last evening the district’s new Fiscal Advisory Committee met for the first time, two days after we received this disturbing announcement from the State Superintendent for Public Instruction: Today, the leadership in the state House of Representatives and Senate released their supplemental fiscal year 2010 budgets. In 1994, the state’s per pupil spending was $3,707, adjusted for inflation. The state Senate’s proposed budget for 2010 is $3,815 per student, just $108 per student more than 16 years ago and down $311 from 2007. Because the budget reductions will impact our entire school system, plan to attend one of three community budget meetings to hear an overview of our current financial situation; learn where Bellevue stands compared to other school districts in terms of staffing and spending patterns; and have an opportunity to identify your priorities from among various cost savings and revenue-generation strategies.
Newport High School Library – 3/11/10, 6-8:00pm
Sammamish High School Library – 3/18/10, 5-7:00pm
Interlake High School Library - 3/24/10, 6-8:00pm
Additional FAC Resources: Access meeting video on-line | Access meeting Q&A video | www.bsd405.org/2010-11Budget
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Hot Java Cool Jazz - March 19th at 7:00 p.m., Paramount Theater
This is an awesome program put on by Starbucks featuring some of the top HS jazz bands in the Puget Sound area. Come hear our band and support them. Funds from the function will be distributed to the bands that are playing. So, not only will you hear great music but you will be financially supporting our band program. Tickets on sale now through Newport Band Parent Association (NBPA). Please email Coya Kirby with your ticket order today Kirbyco@comcast.net Ticket prices: $15 – Adult, $8 – Student (0-18), $8 – Senior (65+)
Tickets sold in the commons on the following dates: Thursday March 11th, 10:45 to 12:55 – lunch, Friday March 12th, 11:15 to 12:40 – lunch
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HSPE Testing
HSPE (WASL) will be given on March 15th – March 19th & April 12th – April 16th
The full schedule for those two weeks is attached separately.
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We have 3000 swipe cards to be distributed to students, parents, and other supporters of our PTSA. Every time a card is swiped at the time of purchase, 10% of the proceeds are applied to our PTSA and 2% to the National PTA. Donations are paid on a quarterly basis through-out the year. PTSA is applying this to Grad Knight/Senior Class. So we will benefit from this fundraiser in June and through our students Senior year. Stop by the office to pick up a card!
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College Planning Day 3/25 at Bellevue College
The Washington Council for High School – College Relations and Bellevue College are pleased to announce College Planning Day at the BC main campus. This is an opportunity for your high school students to hear from representatives from universities and colleges in Washington. Bellevue College will host approximately 22 college representatives; each rep will give four information sessions so that students have an opportunity to hear from a variety of institutions. The date for the planning day on the BC campus will be Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Sophomores, juniors, and undecided seniors are welcome to attend this informative event. NHS Students can attend this event with permission from parents submitted to the attendance office.Students should RSVP http://getstarted.bellevuecollege.edu/CollegeDay2010. Students will see a web page with the title College Planning Day and a gray button that says “Registration,” they should click that button to create a unique profile and get started. From there students will be able to select sessions from four drop-down menus. They will receive a confirmation by email. On Monday, March 22, students who have rsvp’d will receive a reminder email, with links to maps and more event information.
College Visits
ATTENTION JUNIORS:
Get a jump start on your college information gathering for next year!! The Seattle Spring College Fair is happening at Seattle University in less than two weeks. The fair will be on March 6thfrom 12-3 in the Connolly Center, Seattle University. See Ms. Owen for more information and a list of colleges that will be attending or visit the website for online registration at http://www.pnacac.org/index_files/Page5563.htm
Northern Arizona University will be giving presentations at the Sea-Tac Marriott. Seniors will be Thursday, March 4th from 7:00 – 9:00 and presentation for sophomores and juniors will be Wednesday, March 3rd from 7:00 – 9:00. Sign up at www.nau.edu/springevents .
University of Oregon will be at the Silver Cloud Hotel Broadway in Seattle on Sunday, March 7th, at 1:00 pm. RSVP online at http://admissions.uoregon.edu/jduck or call 800-BE-A-DUCK.
University of Hawaii will be at the Hilton Bellevue on March 7th from 2:00-4:00. Registration is required by Friday, February 26th. Students can register on line athttp://manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/rsvp/rsvp_seattle.php or See Ms. Owen for more information.
University of Colorado will be at NHS on Friday, March 5th at 2nd lunch, 12:10 – 12:40 in the counseling center.
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Attention College Bound Girls: Find out about College Sorority life. Students and their parents are invited to attend an informal meeting on College Sororities on Thursday, March 4th at 7:00 pm at the Bellevue Regional Library.
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Community Service Ideas: ( See Ms. Owen in the counseling office for more information)
...Saturday, April 24th 10am to 4:00pm; Kelsey Creek Farm Sheep Shearing Event (required to pre-register by April 19th)
…Kelsey Creek After School Volunteers Need: (register at www.myparksandrecreation.com)
…Seattle Aquarium high school volunteer program. Students must first attend orientation, apply and be accepted into this program to volunteer. Only two orientation per year; March 6 or March 9th . (see counseling for more information)
…Volunteer internships for Bellevue College Occupational Learning Skills program. BC is the only school in the nation that provides college students with significant learning disabilities the opportunity to earn an AA degree. Students must participate in an unpaid internship and need a volunteer to assist with the school to work transition. If you are interested in volunteering contact Kristin Bruhl at kristinl.bruhl@bellevuecollege.edu.
…Mountains to Sound Greenway; join a volunteer event in Feb., March, April, May, June or July. Contact: www.mtsgreenway.org or call 206-812-0122. (13 Saturdays to choose from)
…Girls on the Run Puget Sound; help educate and prepare 3rd through 5th grade girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Two ways to volunteer. Be a coach or a running buddy. See Ms. Owen for more information.---------------------------------------
Do you have 40 Community Service Hours?
Now is the time to complete your GRADUATION REQUIREMENT! Check your hours at: http://www.newportptsa.org/NHSContent.asp?KEY=KNIGHTVALOR and type in your studentnumber and click GO. Community Service/Knight Valor will have a table set up across from the office on March 2, 16, 23 and April 13. Community Service and Knight Valor deadline for turning in your hours is April 13. The Knight Valor guidelines have been updated to now include Boy Scout Eagle and Girl Scout Gold/Silver projects, as well as 24 hrs for the City of Bellevue 24-hr relay. Turn in all forms to the Counseling Center. Questions? Email nhscommserv@gmail.com. Include Student name, ID, and question or concern
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Career Center News
Upcoming Career-related Programs, Camps & Events
Deadlines are approaching for spring events and summer camps. Swing by the Career Center and pickup a list with due dates and websites if you are interested in any of the following: UW Engineering Discovery Days, UW Summer Institute for Mathematics, Microsoft High School Summer Internship Program, Microsoft’s DigiGirlz High Tech Camp, Museum of Flight’s Women Fly, Expanding Your Horizons and Bellevue College Science and Math Institute High School Laboratory Internship Program.
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Glo Lo date change!
The Glo Lo Dance is sponsored by the Junior Class ASB. The date has been changed to April 23rd (the original date was March 12th the night before SAT). As this is a Junior sponsored dance, junior parents are needed to chaperone. Please let me know if you are available on April 23rd.
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In efforts to keep people addicted to nicotine in a smoke-free society, tobacco companies are developing new kinds of smokeless tobacco. Don’t let your family be fooled, chewing tobacco contains as many harmful and cancer causing ingredients as cigarettes. It causes recession of the gums, lesions in the mouth and oral cancer. It’s also just as addicting. Educate yourselves and your teen—don’t be tricked into an addiction.
Scott Sturdivan, MA, CDP
Prevention/Interventionist
Newport: T (7-10:30); W (7-3:30); Th (7-11)
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