PTSA Parent Email
October 24, 2011
THE ROOSEVELT PTSA PARENT AND GUARDIAN EMAIL BULLETIN
OCTOBER 24, 2011
A WEEKLY SPLASH OF RHS NEWS Your quick guide to programs and activities for families of Roosevelt High School students. Check www.rhsseattle.org to read the Daily Bulletin , and for important articles received after this weekly post.
THIS WEEK: TUESDAY LATE START, WEDNESDAY EARLY DISMISSAL Tue, Oct 25th - All students have a 2 hour late arrival (10am start), Wed, Oct 26th – All students have a 2 hour early dismissal (12:30 end of school). See the RHS calendar.
STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH Wednesday, October 26 Thank you volunteers! Please have food delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. to the Staff Lounge on the 2nd floor. Email Jennifer Schwartz (jennic3@msn.com) if you can help or are interested in helping with other staff appreciation events this year.
IMPORTANT DATES THIS WEEK FOR SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES
October 26th Seniors will receive forms for ordering Caps & Gowns and Graduation Announcements. Orders need to be returned on November 1st and 2nd next to the Green & Gold Exchange.
October 27th Senor Yearbook photos will be taken in the gym during both lunch periods. Cost is $25.00, there will be one more opportunity (November 3rd) to have a portrait taken before the deadline to be in the yearbook. Appropriate clothing is provided.
October 28th Time Log #1 and an Annotated Bibliography for the Senior Project are due. This information can also be found on the Senior Events Page of the RHS Website.
SAVE THE DATE: RHS SPORTS AUCTION This year's Hall of Fame Sports Auction will be held on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH at the Mountaineers Club in Magnusson Park. This fun evening consist of three silent auctions, a live auction, and inductions to the Roosevelt Hall of Fame. Dinner and beverages are included in the ticket price. For more information about the Athletic Boosters and to purchase your tickets to the Auction, please go to the Athletic Booster's website rooseveltathleticboosters.org and click on "Auction".
NOTES FROM THE COUNSELING & CAREER CENTERS
VOLUNTEER POSITION: SENIOR AWARD CERTIFICATE MAKER Help! We need a volunteer for our Senior Certificate Production. Every senior gets a certificate upon winning an award presented at the Senior Award Night Program. This Volunteer must enjoy detail, proficiency in Photoshop and Microsoft Word or access to someone who does. The template for the RHS awards for 2012 is already made. Good for a parent who wants to volunteer but do the work at home and for a short time, (month of May-June). This is a good project for a freshmen parent who wants to do the same thing for 4 years, but not limited to this type of parent. Contact Dr. Beaston .
SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN #2 NOW ONLINE Find it in the list of links on the Counseling Center website. Look for more scholarship information on the RHS scholarship page.
COLLEGE REPS VISITING RHS THIS WEEK
Mon 10/24: Hampshire College – 9:00, Middlebury College – 9:15 (alumni rm), UCLA – 1:30
Tues 10/25: Univ. of Portland – 1:30
Wed 10/26: Seattle Pacific Univ. – 8:00, Wesleyan Univ. – 9:15, Colorado State – 10:00
Thurs 10/27: Boston Univ. – 9:00, Cornish – 10:00, Bard – 1:00
Fri 10/28: Carroll College - 8:00, Univ. of San Francisco - 8:00, (Alumni Room), Univ. of Oregon - 9:00, Univ. of the Pacific - 10:00, Manhattanville Coll.- 10 (Alumni Rm)
Mon 10/31: Sarah Lawrence - 8:00, McCalester - 9:30, Univ.of Colorado/Boulder - 10:15.
Wed 11/2: RHS SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS. Bard College at Simon's Rock is a 4-year, liberal arts college specifically designed to enroll students immediately after they have completed 10th or 11th grade. Reps will hold a general information session here at the Career Ctr, 9 - 9:30 a.m. For more about Bard visit: www.simons-rock.edu.
(Dates and times listed in the Daily Bulletin and the Career Center events calendar.)
DISTRICT NEWS
YES! FAMILY AND EDUCATION LEVY The RHS PTSA Board voted to endorse a “YES” vote on the Families and Education Levy. Your help is needed! Make a contribution to the campaign or sign up for a phone-bank today!
STUDENT-CENTERED COLLABORATION: STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE IEP TEAMS Saturday, Oct 29, 8:30-2:30 at the John Stanford Center, 2445 3rd Ave S, Seattle WA 98134. Join the Seattle Special Education PTSA’s annual conference, free of charge. The conference will provide practical strategies to help parents and educators communicate effectively and craft appropriate interventions to address the individual needs of their students with disabilities. The program will feature Cecile Lindquist, a pioneer in the disabilities rights movement; a panel discussion with IEP team members; and four workshops on strategies for collaborating and advocating effectively. Clock hours and Continuing Education credits are available, as are interpretation services upon request. Morning coffee and a light lunch are included, but we will need a head count. Please contact us at seattlespedptsa@gmail.com for more information and to RSVP by October 22. More info.
WHAT IS THE PTSA? The PTSA supports many programs at RHS as well as sponsors and maintains the RHS website, weekly bulletin communications and the monthly Rider Record publication. Without your membership and donations, we would not be able to support these communications. If you misplaced the PTSA membership envelope from your first-day packet please download the membership form and send it in with your check - thank you for your support!
FIND OUT EVEN MORE.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Your Help Is Needed – Sign up online now to Volunteer!
RHS Health Center: Visit this free resource for students at www.rhsseattle.org/teenhealth.php. Call 206-527-8336 ext. 3 for more info. See all the vaccines offered at the Teen Health Center at Vaccines.
RHS home page headlines: Lists upcoming events and important information www.rhsseattle.org.
Roosevelt News: An archive of the student published newspapers at www.therooseveltnews.org.
Senior events: A page especially for senior families to keep up with all their events at www.rhsseattle.org/seniorEvents.php.
College visits and Career Center events: Check out the list of upcoming college visits www.rhsseattle.org/careerCalendar.php.
RHS scholarship and student opportunity bulletins: See info on scholarships at RHS scholarships.
RHS Science: Learn more about the world around you at the Science Department’s website.
RHS Sports: Find team links and athlete registration/forms at www.rhsseattle.org/athletics.php.
To submit articles for the Weekly PTSA Parent Bulletin, please submit to PTSA Communications.