PTSA Parent Email
August 26, 2008
Rough Rider Day Parent Volunteers Needed - Sept. 2nd
Volunteers are needed on Roughrider Day, Tues., Sept. 2nd from 7:30 AM - 1 PM to help students with freshman orientation, pick up their final schedule, get their locker information and take their school photo. If you can help, please contact Patty Turnberg at p.turnberg@comcast.net.
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OLD NEWS
New for Fall 2008!!! PTSA Email and Directory Opt In Form
Do you want to:
1. stay in touch with what's happening at RHS via email several times a week?
2. get important information about what is going on with your student's class?
3. receive the Rider Record newsletter via email to help save paper and reduce costs?
4. be included in the RHS Directory?
It's simple. Just complete the new RHS PTSA Email & Directory Online Opt In Form online under the Parents tab and you're all set. If you received PTSA Emails Bulletins last year from Sue Wong, you’ll need to opt in this year so we’ll have the most up to date information for you.
If you have any problems opting in, please click on Contact Webmaster in the left hand column and send us an email.
RoughRider Day – Sept. 2nd
Welcome to Roosevelt! We look forward to seeing you at school on RoughRider Day for an orientation assembly, picking up your final schedule, getting your locker information and taking your school photo. For more information, check your RoughRider Day flyer sent to you in August along with your schedule.
Freshmen: Orientation Time - 7:30 - 11:30 in the Main Gym
New & Exchange Students: Orientation Time - 10:00 - 11:30 in Room 109 (next to the Student Store)
Returning Sophomores - 11:00 in the Commons
Returning Juniors - 12:00 in the Commons
Returning Seniors - 1:00 in the Commons
First Day Packets Information - Due Sept 2nd at 7:30 AM
If you're providing information for the First Day Packets, please leave your copies in the Main Office before Tues., Sept. 2nd or deliver them to the Library no later than 7:30 AM. Copies received later than 7:30 cannot be added once the distribution process begins. Please provide 1800 copies, colored paper is OK, double sided (when possible), and flat/not folded, if possible. Questions? Contact Ann McKee at annmckee2720@msn.com or Kim Henwood at school@corgipup.com.
PTSA First Day Packets Volunteers Needed - Sept. 2nd
PTSA First Day Packets will be assembled on Roughrider Day, Tues., Sept. 2nd from 7:30 AM - 1 PM in the RHS Library. Parent and student volunteers are needed to help with the assembly for part or all of the time. Students can earn community service hours. Parents can get a sneak preview of what will be coming home with their student the first day of school. If you have questions, contact Ann McKee at annmckee2720@msn.com or Kim Henwood at school@corgipup.com.
Interested in Volunteering This Year?
Check out the many Volunteer opportunities at RHS. Just opt in online using our new quick and easy Volunteer Opt In Form under the Parents tab. Your information will only be sent to the chair people of the committees you indicate you're interested in. If you have questions, please email our PTSA Volunteer Coordinator, Christine Garrigan at rhsvolunteers@hotmail.com. Thanks so much!
Help Beautify RHS on Sat., Sept 6th
ATTENTION STUDENTS! HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS and beautify your school at the same time. Join other volunteers on Sat., Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon for a weeding/mulching work party at RHS. To sign up and obtain more information, please contact Gretchen DeDecker, Seattle School District Self-Help Program, 252-0637 or email gdedecker@seattleschools.org. Parents, neighbors and community members are also encouraged and welcome to participate!
Interested in Being More Involved This Year?
Roosevelt has many wonderful programs that just would not run without the time, energy and resources of parents, guardians and other volunteers. We have several Board positions and Committee positions that we need to fill now. Some of these are once/twice a month commitments, others are a one-time, short-term commitment while still others are ongoing, monthly commitments.
Check the 2008 - 2009 PTSA Roster for open positions. The PTSA Job Descriptions document will provide you with more details on some of these positions. If you have more questions, please contact a current PTSA Board or Committee member listed on the PTSA page.
So what are the benefits? You get to be in the know early on about issues and events at our school. You get to meet and know more of the staff and teachers. You get to work with other parents you might never meet any other way. The work can be really gratifying and when you volunteer for the PTSA, your efforts help every parent and student in the school.
RHS Froula Memorial Pipe Organ Benefit Concert
Don’t miss this incredible performance to benefit the RHS Froula Memorial Pipe Organ in the RHS Theatre, Thurs., Sept 25th at 7:30PM. Friends of the RHS Froula Memorial Pipe Organ hope to raise the final $5,500 necessary (of over $35,000 total cost) to complete funding of the rebuilding and reinstallation of the Froula Memorial Pipe Organ. Suggestion minimum donation for the event is $25/person or $10/student. For more information, contact Andrea Wilson at 206-526-8120 or view the benefit flyer.