PTSA Parent Email
December 10, 2012
THE ROOSEVELT PTSA PARENT AND GUARDIAN EMAIL BULLETIN
December 10, 2012
New RHS Website: roosevelths.seattleschools.org
PTSA Website: rhsseattle.org
CALENDAR
Tue, 12/11 & Wed, 12/12: Musical Auditions
Thu, 12/13: Jazz Night, 7pm, RHS Theater
Fri, 12/14: Winter Assembly, 9:40am
Wed, 12/19: Holiday Cookie Exchange for Staff
Thu, 12/20: Hollyberry Concert, 7:30pm
Fri, 12/21: 1hr Early Dismissal, 1:30pm
12/24-1/4: Winter Break – No School
Mon, 1/21: MLK, Jr Holiday, No School
For more calendar updates, see the RHS calendar and the Daily Bulletin.
RHS Contact numbers: RHS Main Office: 252-4810 / Attendance: 252-4814
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Beauty & the Beast Auditions. Audition materials are available. The musical auditions are Dec. 11 & 12. All information and application form are at rooseveltdrama.org – look in newsfeed – scroll down to Musical Auditions. Director application posted. Positions for student director, spring musical, are now on line at rooseveltdrama.org. VK
Jazz Night! Concert - Dec 13, 7pm, RHS Theatre. All three outstanding Jazz Bands and our fabulous Vocal Jazz will perform a free concert in the Roosevelt Theatre this Thursday night. Join us to hear these kids swing before winter break!
Calling All Holiday Bakers! Coming up on Dec 19 is our annual cookie exchange for teachers and staff (a hospitality event sponsored by the PTSA). Baked goods are donated by RHS families. The teachers and staff are invited to stop by at lunchtime and choose some treats. If you would like to contribute a few dozen of your favorite holiday recipe, or help out for an hour with organizing the tables, please email Leslie Atkins for further info. Thank you to all the families participating!
Hollyberry Concert - Dec 20, 7:30pm, RHS Theater Come experience RHS tradition and support the musicians at RHS for an evening of great music -- featuring the three RHS orchestras and 2 bands. Celebrate the coming holidays with selections from Handel, Dvorak and many others, culminating at the end with a rendition of "Sleigh Ride" you won't forget!
Winter Toy Drive. Key Club and DECA are joining forces to host Roosevelt’s first Winter Toy Drive! Have your students deliver new toys or donations to the main office, library or counseling office from now until December 20th. Donations will go to the Seattle Children’s Home , a non-profit organization that responds to the mental-health needs of children and their families throughout Washington. Suggested toys include: markers, colored pencils, sports balls, easy puzzles, LEGO sets, clothing, socks and blankets.
Volunteers Needed for Jan 16, 2013 "College Goal" Event. Roosevelt will be hosting a FAFSA workshop at Roosevelt from 6pm – 8pm. We are just one of many sites all over the state participating in “College Goal Sunday Washington”. This workshop will be an opportunity for students/parents and guardians to sit down with an expert and actually complete the FAFSA online. Although other schools in the district have hosted in prior years, this is our first time. And to help make the event successful, we need volunteers! More information.
Brazil Exchange Students. Host an exchange student from Brazil! January, 2013 – for 12 days. We need three more Roosevelt families. Contact Ms. Magidman in Room 239. Brazilian Exchange Student Flyer.
RHS Belize Trip for Spring Break Contact Mr. Pickard (Room 120) if your student is interested in travelling to Belize for Spring Break, 2013. See the Itenerary here.
RHS Class of 2013 Giftwrap Fundraiser. Barnes & Noble Northgate, Seniors will be wrapping gifts Dec 11 & 19 from 5-9pm and Dec 2 & 22 from 1-5pm. Gifts that have been purchased at the mall may be brought in for wrapping with all donations going to the Class of 2013. Parent and Senior student volunteers still needed to fill these shifts. Contact Kelly Leonard to volunteer.
COUNSELING & CAREER CENTER NEWS
The RHS Scholarship Application and Scholarship Bulletin #3 is now online. It can also be accessed in the Connect Edu system.
Service Learning Opportunities. Students, are you looking for places to do your service learning? Check the bulletin board by room #105 (Counseling Office). We post flyers and requests for students to help out with one-time events, as well as ongoing service learning opportunities. The bulletin board gets updated on a regular basis. We cannot list all the opportunities that come our way in the student bulletin, so be sure to check out the bulletin board for opportunities that you never hear read in the announcements. W. Krakauer
SENIORS
Seniors, Are You On Track With Letters of Recommendation for College Applications? Have you met with your counselor and have you gotten to your counselor and teachers all information needed so they can complete secondary school report and recommendation letters in a timely manner? If your application due date is in early January, keep in mind that we do not return to school until Jan 7, 2013. Since your counselor/teachers will not want to spend their holiday break working on your recommendations,it is in your best interest to make sure you have gotten to them necessary paperwork NO LATER THAN 12/14/12. Taking care of it sooner than that is even better. If you have any questions, you should talk to your counselor and to teachers who are working on your recommendations. And talk to them ASAP. W. Krakauer
Time to focus on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) You may begin to file the FAFSA on Jan 1, 2013. You will need a PIN if you do not have one to begin this process. If you are interested in information given at the Financial Aid Workshop on Dec 4 at RHS, a few brochures are still available. Come and get a copy in the counseling office. See FAFSA deadlines here. Dr. Beaston
Scholarship info. So your student has completed his/her College admissions Applications! Now it is time to turn attention to finding scholarships. Scholarship Information for RHS can be found online.
Go to roosevelths.seattleschools.org - select “academics”, then “scholarships”. Of special interest advertised there now:
- The RHS Scholarship Application Due: January 9, 2013 by 3 pm.
Sandra Lynn Cohen Academic Scholarship Memorial Fund Due: March 15, 2013
- UWA applicants-Eleanor Pinkham Davis Scholarship Due: Watch for due date online UWA sources. Check out in Scholarship Bulletin #1.
Class of 2013 Gift Wrap fundraiser Dec 11 & 19 from 5-9pm and Dec 2 & 22 from 1-5pm. One adult and at least two students needed per shift. Contact Kelly Leonard to volunteer.
Senior Yearbook Grad Ads. It’s time to dig through those cute baby pictures of graduating seniors and composing messages for Grad Ads. Find the order form in the Main Office, outside of room 239, or online. New this year, pictures can be uploaded to www.hjeshare.com. Use the school code HJ07136 and send us your photos. Don’t let the upcoming holidays get in the way of creating this memory! Space guaranteed through December 21st. After that – on a space-available basis.
STUDENT CLUBS/GROUPS
It’s Winter Spirit Week, Dec 10 – 14, 2012 Spirit Days are: Monday – Home for the Holidays PJ Day, Tuesday – Let it Snow White Out Day, Wednesday – Class Colors: Seniors: fruitcake tie die, Juniors: Mistletoe Green, Sophomores: Candycane Red, Freshmen: Gingerbread Brown, Thursday – Hats & Holiday Sweaters, Friday – Green and Gold!
Winter Ball is officially happening! Tickets will be sold the week before break on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Concession Stand during both lunches for $15. They will also be sold very day after break until the dance. Buy your tickets early! ASR
Pep Rally Friday, Dec. 14 there will be a pep rally for the basketball games after school in the Commons from 2:45 – 4:15 pm. There will be FREE Dicks burgers and and a FREE root beer keg. There will also be free shirts, face painting and haircuts.
Read more about student activities in the Daily Bulletin.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Seattle Public Schools Short Term Capacity Management Community Meeting Tue, Dec 11, 2012. 7-8:30pm at the Auditorium, John Stanford Center, 2445 3rd Ave. S., Seattle. The District is developing a Short Term Capacity Management Plan, which will outline recommended changes to schools to ensure the District has enough seats to meet enrollment next fall. This plan will likely include some minor renovations and could add portable classrooms for next year. The District invites the public to learn about the latest recommendations at a community meeting this Tuesday. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions. More...
LINKS AND RESOURCES
RHS Fusion Website: roosevelths.seattleschools.org
RHS PTSA website: rhsseattle.org
Follow Principal Vance on Twitter: @RooseveltHS.
RHS Student Newspaper: therooseveltnews.org
RHS Athletics Calendar
RHS Sports Boosters: boosters.rhssports.org.
Contact RHS Drama Boosters: Friends of Roosevelt Drama
RHS Orchestra Boosters: rooseveltorchestra.org
RHS Band Boosters: riderband.org
RHS Jazz Boosters: rooseveltjazz.org
RHS Science Boosters: rooseveltscience.org
RHS Foundation: rooseveltfoundation.org
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