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Administration Team:
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Please scroll to the bottom to remove or add yourself from or to the list-serv. This email box is not monitored; please do not respond to this email. Spartans~~ · No school on Wednesday, November 11th. Take this opportunity to honor and celebrate Veterans Day.
Items to note:
· WASL and HSPE: Questions and Answers
· Sports Fans: Winter sports registration is right around the corner. Check out Winter Sports Registration Information for all the details.
Skyline’s Athletic website has your fall post- season play information. Congratulations to all our athletes.
· Registration for IB tests will take place 10/27-11/6. Marion Makin will be visiting classrooms and registering students for IB tests later this month. o Cost for registration and tests: Registration: $135 + per test fee $92 . Diploma students who took IB exams last year do not pay a registration fee this year. Financial assistance is available through the Skyline PTSA. For more information, please contact Marion Makin, Skyline IB Coordinator.
· Seeking Spartan Stars! The Student Recognition Committee is seeking nominations for Student of the Month awardees. Go to “Recognition: Student of the Month” at www.shs.issaquah.wednet.edu to read more about the Student of the Month program, view the categories, and/or download a nomination form.
· Seniors- Important Deadlines: Please submit a disk with your senior picture from your photographer no later than November 4th. Specifications of the photograph can be found on the Skyline website under Senior Information. Under this same heading, check out the deadlines for Senior Quotes and the requirements for the senior dedications which are due on December 1st. Time is fast approaching so don’t be late.
· Registration is still open for the Parent-Sponsored Senior Breakfast, Baccalaureate, and Senior All-Night Party. Seniors who have not yet sent in the registration form can sign up to attend on November 3rd and 4th during lunches. Registration will continue to be open through the end of December. Go to the Senior Information link on the Skyline website for additional information.
COLLEGE APPLICATION HELP – · College Application Deadlines: These dates allow us to assist students through the college application process. The deadlines are firm due to the large number of applications counselors will process. We are committed to meeting student deadlines and likewise expect students to do the same. · Recommendations - Counselors require that students set up a college interview appointment with them at least 3 weeks before their application deadline if they need a counselor recommendation. To sign up for an interview students must bring a copy of their resume and a recommendation form (found on counseling website or in counseling office) to the counseling office. · College Forms – The below deadlines are for applications that require processing through the SHS Counseling Office, this includes inviting your counselor on the Online Common Application. Look at the application flow chart on page 4 of your senior handbook if you have questions.
· Still considering College Options? Not a problem . . .check out the Career Center Website for upcoming visits.
DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY INTEREST:
· Points of Interest regarding H1N1
· The VOICE Mentor Program (Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education) is looking for community volunteers to work one on one with Issaquah students. These students are referred by teachers and counselors as needing extra support whether it is academic, social or emotional. The Volunteer commitment is one hour per week through the school year. The Volunteers work in the school setting in partnership with the school staff. Our volunteers routinely state that they make a strong bond with their student and “get more than they give.” We strive to make the students and mentors time together meaningful and valued. ESL students, math or another area, we have a place for you in Issaquah schools. Please help us recruit your neighbors, friends, relatives or colleagues to become a mentor. For further information contact: Susan Gierke, VOICE Mentor Director, E-mail: VOICE @issaquah.wednet.edu or Phone: 425-837-7139 VOICE is funded by the Issaquah Schools Foundation In Cooperation with the Issaquah School District
· Are you aware that the state will soon begin mandating that secondary students pass math end-of-course assessments in order to graduate? Do you know how many secondary students and parents in the Issaquah School District are generally happy with their math experience? Are you concerned about conflicting math curriculum recommendations from the state? Then please come to one of the two remaining Issaquah School District math conversation nights: Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Liberty High; and Monday, Nov. 16, at Skyline High. These nights will focus in particular on the current geometry and algebra curriculum adoption and more broadly on families’ overall math experience. Parents will be invited to discuss the rationale for the recommended curriculum, Discovering Mathematics, with teachers and administrators; to test-drive the recommended materials; to hear the results of the District-wide math survey taken by almost 10,000 students and parents; and to provide feedback about what type of math supports their students need. This is a comprehensive effort to understand families’ math experiences so the District can better serve all levels of learners. More information about the geometry and algebra curriculum adoption, including FAQs and links to the new state standards, is available online.
· Please let the world know if you have received outstanding service from a bus driver, educational assistant, custodian, maintenance worker, food service employee, tech specialist, secretary, or any other classified employee. Nominations for the Washington Classified Employee of the Year award are being accepted now through January 8. (Hit cancel if the link asks for log-in information.)
· Skyline Booster News: We hope to see you on Monday, Nov. 2, 7:00 pm in Rm 117 for our next meeting. HOLIDAY BAZAAR: We are still looking for volunteers and vendors for the HOLIDAY BAZAAR and for a bazaar chairperson for next year. If you know of anyone who would be interested please have them contact Dane Gorman. Not a member of the Booster Club yet? Join us! · A new Issaquah Special Needs Group is forming. Check out our information web page: http://www.issaquahptsa.org/parented/attachments/SpNdsPrntGr.pdf Questions? Want to be added to our email list? Contact Roseann Popa at order2popa@comcast.net Next Meeting: Tuesday, Nov 10, 7:00-8:30 pm, Issaquah Middle School Commons.
· Caffeine and conversation: Superintendent Steve Rasmussen wants to hear from you—and he’ll even buy you a cup of joe! Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts about education in general and in the Issaquah School District during an upcoming Superintendent’s Coffee. For 2009-2010, they have been scheduled throughout the District at different times to accommodate a variety of schedules. Come to one or all: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Administrative Center; 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, at the Liberty High library; 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, March 17, at the Issaquah High library; and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 17, at the Skyline High library.
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