Daily Bulletin
June 17, 2010
MISCELLANEOUS
ROOSEVELT JAZZ BAND Last chance to hear the Jazz Band! This Friday night at 7:30 in the Roosevelt Performing Arts Theatre. Come out and give them a packed house before they head to Europe. FREE!!
PARKING PERMITS That you to all who have turned in their permits. We are still missing several, however. In order to get your yearbook, avoid that $20 fine, and/or get a parking permit for 2010-11 school year, we must get them back ASAP. Staff, you need to turn in your permit only if you are not returning. JR
LUNCH ROOM There is no more charging lunches. Bring in money for lunch, also please pay for your lunch charges that are pas due.
CAREER CENTER
Limited Summer School Spots Still Available for Credit Retrieval
If you are realizing you are failing a second semester academic course, or still need to retrieve credit from previous semesters, see your counselor right away. There are a limited number of summer school spaces still available for some classes. Summer school runs 7/6-8/5, there is no cost, and runs daily from 8:45 am.-12:25 p.m. w. krakauer
Nature Consortium hosts volunteer work parties year round several times per week, as well as every Saturday from 10am-2pm. This summer will be devoted to site maintenance, invasive removal and mulching. Performing artists “play in the woods” during many of our work parties, and include singers, instrumentalists, and dancers. RSVP is mandatory for all work parties as our locations vary. E-mail Marisa at volunteer@naturec.org or call 206.923.0853. see career center bulletin board for a list of work sites
Seattle Young People’s Project ( SYPP) is a youth-led, youth-driven, organization that empowers youth to express
Themselves and take action on the issues that affect their lives. The “YO” Institute is 8 days: August 9th-16th from 10am-4pm. Bus tokens will be provided. Youth participants will get a small check for attending all the workshops. Please contact: 206.860.9606 or Jeremy@sypp.org - - www.sypp.org--www.myspace.com/SYPP2820 see career center information board
Great Job for a student(16-18)who is interested in learning about careers in law. This downtown law firm hires teen interns for year round support. Please apply at http://teenjobs.org/joblisting.asp?type=jobs&category;=law&jobid;=65&listingnum;=2. Questions? Contact: Aaron Eggers, Director of Youth Force, Boys & Girls Club, 206.436.1843---see career center “job” board
New Job Opportunity Position: Gardening, part-time, 2-6 hours per week for the spring & summer, and preferably fall. Location: North Seattle, Maple Lead Neighborhood. Pay $10/hr. Please contact Eileen Crawford at 206-523-2161. Starts June, 2010. See Career Center Bulletin Board
BALLARD SEAFOODFEST would like student volunteers. When: Saturday & Sunday, July 10th and 11th. Help kids enjoy the Velcro Wall, Climbing Wall, Carnival Games and much much more. Sign up now!
www.seafoodfestival.org/volunteers or seafoodfestvolunteer@hotmail.com---206.784.9705
Fall Exploratory College Trips Available for Students of Color Juniors-Class of 2011
Provides Black, Latina, & Native American high school seniors the opportunity to visit and learn more about Bates, Macalester, & Scripps this coming fall. For students who are in the class of 2011. Travel grants are available for students with financial need. There are application deadlines. If you have a GPA of at least 3.50 and are seriously interested, email Dr. Beaston. (lbeaston@seattleschools.org)
WANTED! High school Bands for "Teen Battle of the Bands" to be held June 25th, at Magnuson Park Amphitheater. Time: 5-9 p.m. Great Prizes!!!! All Musical styles welcome. Contact: Magnuson Community Center, (206) 684-7026, ask for Kris.
Bates College: 2010 Prologue to Bates
Dates: October 10-12 & November 14-16, 2010
Macalester College: Fall Sampler Extended Program
Dates: September 30-October 3, 2010 & October 14-17, 2010
Scripps College: Fly-In Diversity Program
Dates: usually 3rd week in September (sometimes Sunday, Monday, Into Tuesday)
Swarthmore: Discover Swarthmore October 2-4-NEW one
SUMMER JOB FAIR/SUMMER INTERNSHIP
JOB FAIR EVENT
Where: Douglass Truth Library
Address: 2300 E. Yesler Way, Seattle Washington 98122
When: Sunday June 20, 2020 (see career center bulletin board)
Time1:30pm-4:45pm Contact Michael Smith 206.208.2795 or Michael@weiinitiative.org
Mr. Smith will be at Roosevelt (across from the student store) on Monday, June 14th. Resume help will be available.
Be a Microsoft Apprentice! The Microsoft Apprentice program is designed for teens, who are going to be juniors and seniors in the fall, and have a strong interest in business, marketing, and Microsoft. Microsoft is looking for students who have great attendance, a positive attitude, like to learn new things and have great communication skills. ($9.00 per hour) Apply online at www.teenjobs.org or contact Aaron Eggers at 206.334.3310 or email aeggers@postiveplace.org see career center job board for information.
ASB/CLUBS/GROUP
GIRLS FALL SWIMMING There will be a meeting after school on Thursday, 6/17 in the Commons for info on the Fall Girls Swimming. All are welcome. JH
LIBRARY
A STRENUOUS LIFE 1990 – The year was punctuated by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the release of Nelson Mandela, and the U.S. invasion of Panama to oust Manuel Noriega.
IT’S NEW AND IT’S ON THE SHELF – Useful Fools by C. A. Schmidt. A fifteen-year-old Peruvian boy, whose mother runs a clinic for poor village children, becomes caught up in the war after Senderistas bomb the clinic, killing his mother and throwing his family into turmoil.
YOU DON’T NEED TO TAKE AN AP LITERATURE CLASS TO TAKE THE AP LITERATURE TEST – But it might help if you read this book. The Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man by James Weldon Johnson. African-American writer’s pioneering parallels his own life, probes the psychological aspects of “passing for white,” and examines the American caste and class system. Description from SPL catalog.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH TODAY? – Beef Teriyaki Rice Bowl w/Steamed Brocoli Grab & Go: Asian Noddle Salad