PTSA Parent Email
May 29, 2012
THE ROOSEVELT PTSA PARENT AND GUARDIAN EMAIL BULLETIN
May 29, 2012
CALENDAR
May 30 - Senior Awards Night - 7:00 p.m., RHS Theatre
May 31 - June 3 - No, No, Nanette!
June 5,– 2 hour late start, 10am
June 11 – PTSA Meeting & Election of Officers, 7pm
June 19 - Graduation - 5:00 PM, Memorial Stadium
June 20-22 – Finals (grades 9-11), see schedule.
2012 spring musical: No, No, Nanette!
No, No, Nanette is a tap dancing musical comedy set in the stylish and vicacious 1920s. This promises to be yet another fabulous Roosevelt High School production with a fun storyline including comical entanglements of love and friends, fabulous dance numbers, colorful sets, vibrant costumes, and a great musical score that includes classics such as Tea for Two and I Want to be Happy!
Four performances left: May 31st, June 1, 2 at 7:30 and June 3 at 2:30pm. Tickets can be purchased online now at: www.showtix4u.com or at the RHS box office on Fridays between 11am-1pm. For all questions, contact the RHS Drama Boosters at aford2009@gmail.com.
Final RHS PTSA Meeting of Year:
June 11, 7pm at RHS (Room TBA) with refreshments!
Please join us for our final PTSA meeting of the year to meet other parents, elect officers and approve our budget for next year. We need a quorum of PTA members to 1) sign in and help us elect officers for 2012-13 and 2) vote on a budget for July 2012-June 2013. We will also present our Golden Acorn Awards at that time to outstanding volunteers.
RHS PTSA Nominating Committee Report:
Proposed slate of officers for 2012-13
Co-President: Sharon Rodgers
Co-President: OPEN
Vice-Presidents: Kathy Briggs and Catherine McConnell
Secretary: Cynthya Little
Treasurer: OPEN
Submitted by RHS PTSA 2012 Nominating Committee: Cynthya Little, Leslie Riley, Christie Rodgers
(Officers take office June 30, 2012. Other Board members will by appointed by president and approved by Exec Board.)
Calling All Junior Parents
It is a tradition at RHS that Junior Class parents and students help with graduation. We need 10-12 volunteers to assist with grad check-in, ticket collection, monitoring the seating area and post-ceremony duties. Graduation is Tuesday, June 19th at 5:00 PM at Memorial Stadium. Volunteer shifts begin at 3:45 and end at 6:30. Additionally, we need 1-2 parents to serve as the lead(s.) The lead parent will attend the first 30 minutes of the graduation dress rehearsal on June 18th at 1030 am, and be in contact with Ms. Boswell and Deci Evans(parent chair of graduation committee, class of 2012.) If you are interested in helping out, please contact Allison Fitzgerald, junior parent rep aafbwh@msn.com.
RHS Band Neighborhood Parade and BBQ
June 9, noon. End of the year party for all band members, family and friends! Band members will regale the locals with a mad march around the neighborhood and return to RHS for sumptuous grilled burgers and hot dogs. Group photo day as well. Festivities begin @ 12noon. Potluck for salads, desserts, chips and drinks; Band Boosters provide burgers and dogs, buns and condiments. Set up/clean up help needed: contact Kathy O'Rourke at burtonbeach@comcast.net if you can lend a hand. Need more info? Mary at macmarymm.aol.com. See you there.
Learn more about Vocal Jazz at Roosevelt
Vocal Jazz Informational Meeting on Wednesday, May 30th at 2:45 in the Piano Room, #123. Vocal Jazz members and Mr. Brown will be there to answer questions and give you an idea of what we do! Auditions will be on June 4th, 5th and 6th.
New RHS Sports Boosters website
Check it out for the latest RHS sports news: boosters.rhssports.org.
Summer driver training program
June 25 to July 25. Tuition is $599. See the Registration Addendum for a possible discount. Classes will be located at Ballard, Blaine, Cleveland, Franklin, Nathan Hale, Ingraham, Roosevelt, Chief Sealth and West Seattle. Registration is by mail and packets are available in the Counseling Office. Register before June 13 to be guaranteed your first school choice. Call Traffic Education office at (206) 252-4735 with your questions.
SENIORS
Senior Plans Were Due 5/18/12 and Service Learning is due 5/25/12
Seniors, your Senior Plans Report, with stamped, addressed envelope for your final transcript, was due to the Counseling Office Friday 5/18/12. TOO MANY OF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED THIS IN YET. You cannot check out and participate in graduation without submitting this important form. Also, as you know, 60 hours of service learning must be completed, documented and the form turned into the Counseling Office by Friday 5/25/12. This is a state graduation requirement that cannot be waived. See your counselor ASAP if you have any questions about either your Senior Plans Report or service learning.
Graduation Tickets
Each family was allocated 8 tickets; if you need more than 8 tickets, please contact Marjorie Gamble in the front office. Families are asked to return tickets they will not need to the Roosevelt Front Office in order to accommodate those needing more than 8 tickets. As a reminder, Graduation will be held in Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, June 19th at 5:00 pm. Thank you, from the Class of 2012 Parent Reps
COUNSELING & CAREER CENTER NEWS
Fifteen Week Progress Reports On Wednesday May 23 students received 15 week progress reports from their second period teacher (or first teacher of the day at Roosevelt). They are being instructed to bring the progress reports home, so if your student does not voluntarily show you her/his, be sure to ask for it!
Scholarship Bulletin #13 now online
Find it in the list of links on the Counseling Center website. Look for more scholarship information on the RHS scholarship page.
Part Time Job with the U.S. Attorney’s Office
The United States Attorney’s Office has a part-time position available for students. The program is under the Student Temporary Employment Program and is a wonderful opportunity for students who wish to acquire practical work experience in a legal setting. There is one paid position available at the Seattle Office working for our Criminal Division and one paid position in our IT Division. We are also seeking Student Volunteers in all divisions for our Seattle and Tacoma Offices. Interested students should send resumes to: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Attn: Human Resources,700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220,Seattle, WA 98101
2012 Summer Opportunities
Go to RHS website: www.rhsseattle.org and go to the Counseling Center website.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Making Sense of Adolescence. A presentation, with time for Q & A. Saturday, June 2, 8:30a-1pm in the concert hall at North Seattle Community College. Cost: sliding scale $40-85. Tickets and more information at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243253.
Host Families needed for exchange students from around the world. Your home could welcome a student (you choose boy or girl) and they would attend the high school closest to your home. The non-profit foundation is A.F.I.C.E, (www.afice.org) Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. If you are interested, or have questions, please contact Kristi York, AFICE Area Coordinator, 206 387 6554. kyork@spu.edu.
RHS Annual Fund Drive webpage. It’s not too late: your contributions will still be an enormous help, so keep sending them in!
FIND OUT EVEN MORE.
Twitter: @RooseveltHS.
PTSA newsletter: Rider Record
Parent volunteers needed: Sign up online now to Volunteer!
RHS Health Center: Visit this free resource for students at www.rhsseattle.org/teenhealth.php.
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.
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 by Friday at 5pm to PTSA Communications.
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!