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Sunday, May 20 2012

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Things we like to know:
- School News, in and out of the building
- Opportunities for Center School students (volunteering, classes, performances, etc)
- Student, staff and faculty accomplishments beyond the school.
- And the ever-favorite "misc."

By now you've seen the motley collection of stuff that qualifies for the Blast -- if you've got something that fits that very elastic category, send it in. Make sure you tell me what's going on, where and when it's happening, and how to get in touch with the people involved, if participation is the goal. And let me know how long you think it should run.

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If your happening or event has a time and place, is of general interest to the CSCA and TCS community, tell us about it. Your event will be listed on the CSCA site and appear in various places depending on your event category.

Basic Essential Event Information

Title: Title of your event. Should be an official name.

Date: When is it? Include all dates, start and end date.

Time: When, again. Please provide a Start and End time. If we do not have an official End time, we will estimate a reasonable length but would really rather not. Make a guess so we don't have to.

Event Description: The narrative description of your event, or, "the Blurb." What will happen at the event? Who will be presenting the event? Is someone of interest appearing, e;g., Superintendent, School Board Member, Principal, etc.? What do attendees need to know? This should be a brief overview.

Because date, time and venue are already published, this information is not as important in the description. Plan to restate date, time, and place after your blurb. If you restate title, date, time and place at the beginning of your blurb, it will be redundant for readers who will already have that information in the preceding text.

Place: Event Venue.
Where is it? Use official names, e,g. "Seattle Repertory Theatre," = good, "The Rep" = bad. Just assume your reader is unfamiliar with the area and may have to look up the address. In the case of the SRT, it is already in the system complete with the official address and automatic directions using Google Maps should the reader require the information. Complete, accurate information is crucial. Please include:

Address: - As in street address. Include city, sate and zip code at minimum.
Website URL: - As in internet address.
Images: If at all available - and they usually are. Bonus Points: Provide an image of the venue or space. These are usually readily available on the venue webpage. Simply right click on logos or images and download to your device and attach or send a link to the images.

Note that once an event venue has been entered, it is permanently in the system. Therefore a number of frequently used venues are already entered.

Additional Information (useful, but not required)

Event Contact: Name, email and phone

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Deadlines are just that, but for our purposes, events requiring less description. Deadlines will appear on the calendar for the day and time they are set to expire. Less information is required for deadlines. These are typically published to keep readers mindful - and provide them with a resource they can find - of important deadlines throughout the year. e.g., SAT Test Dates, Registration Deadlines for programs, colleges, what have you. The following information is necessary.

What's the Deadline? For example, SAT test sign ups, Financial Aid forms, register for this or that.

When: Date and Time necessary. When is it due? In the case of Mail-in, dated material, e.g., Postmarked by April 15th, 2012. Otherwise, provide time and date.

How do I meet the deadline: Describe what needs to be done to fulfill the deadline. e.g., All forms must be completed and postmarked by April 15, 2012, or, "delivered to the Hall of Arts and Sciences office located at room 267, University Building by 5:00 p.m. October 18, 2011. Admittedly, there are fewer "drop off" deadlines, but they exist.

Where can I find more information? Typically, this deadline notice is not the primary communication for readers. This is intended to be a courtesy reminder, therefore we don't need to provide in depth details in our notice. However, we should include a link to more information on the deadline. As the Deadlines tend to be nationally known in the case of SAT or ACT testing, providing a URL for the deadline is both easy and helpful to readers.

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5-11 December 2011

For those of you who were not raised in Seattle, back before the first economic mess in the 1970s (when the billboards asked the last person in town to turn out the lights before they left), all three of the television towers on the top of Queen Anne Hill had holiday lights on them. Now it's only the KING-TV tower that gets the big treatment, but I'm still a sucker for twinkly decorations. In that spirit, let me know where in town you like to go to look at holiday lights, and I'll pass it along through the Blast. In the meantime, there's a movement afoot to switch ski bus nights from Wednesdays to Fridays (see message below). If this sounds like a good idea, let Julie Vergeront know by this Friday.

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This Week at the Center School

The Regular Stuff
Homework Club meets after school Tuesday and Thursday.
Coffee with Ms Britsova Friday 10 am at the Center House Starbucks

Center School Ski Bus-Is Friday Better?
We don't have enough kids for the ski bus on Wednesday nights, and are testing the waters to see if Friday is better for more kids. The ski bus would go on Fridays for 6 weeks beginning 13 January, leaving at 3:30 pm and returning at 10:30-11:00 pm. Bus only: $150; Bus and lift ticket: $330. Rentals are available for an additional cost. Please email me by 9 December if your student is interested in the ski bus on Friday. Julie Vergeront, jvergeront@yahoo.com, 206-459-1862.

Coming Attractions and Past Accomplishments

Annual Fund Campaign
from the CSCA
Thank you very much to the families who have contributed to the ongoing Annual Fund campaign! Your continued financial support enables the Center School Community Association to purchase important classroom supplies, tutors at the after-school homework club, computer software, and Advanced Placement Biology.

Tell The School Board What You Think
The School Board has developed a public opinion survey about the direction of the District and the traits that people want to have in a permanent Superintendent. The Board is interested in gathering feedback from both staff and families in the district. The survey can be found here. Translated versions can be found on the Board's homepage. This survey will end the week of 5 December.

Theater Night Planning
from Kymberlee della Luce
Please join the Center School Community Association in planning this year's "Night Out at the Theater". The purpose of this event is to celebrate the arts together in community so come to the meeting and let us know what, when, how and where you would like to celebrate. Students, staff and parents are all invited Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 pm at Uptown Espresso in Belltown at 4th and Wall. If you can't come but want to share ideas or if you have questions, please contact Kymberlee at 206-931-7307 or kymberlee@kymberleedellaluce.com. Hope to see you there!

Seven Keys to Baldpate
from Molly Pritchard, Director
The Center School Drama III production class presents Seven Keys to Baldpate, by George M. Cohan. Seven Keys to Baldpate is a melodrama-thriller of the roaring twenties, full of double-crossing dames, crooked politicians, raving lunatics and no-good thugs, as well as a dime-store novelist trying to capture them all in print. It's an action-packed, high style drama complete with shots in the night, false identities, ghostly visitations, murder and love at first sight. Public performances of Seven Keys to Baldpate will take place on Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December at 7:30 pm in the Center House Theater on the lowest level of the Center House. Admission is free!

A Few Good Desserts
Still need a few more volunteers for December 16 Staff Appreciation Lunch. If you can help set-up, clean-up, or drop off (a dessert) on Friday 16 December for the staff appreciation lunch, please contact Peggy Morgan at Pmorganxyz@comcast.net .

CSCA December Meeting
from Sam Star, CSCA president and all-around nice guy
The Center School Community Association is meeting on Tuesday 13 December from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the school. All are welcome to attend. This a great time hear about what's going in at school from Ms. Britsova. If you have something you would like to place on the agenda, please contact Sam Star, CSCA president at: president@csca.thecenterschool.net

Help Wanted!
Jodi Itman is coordinating the upcoming Senior Alumni Brunch (Wednesday 4 January), a chance for Center School alums to share their experiences with current students and faculty. She's looking for help with preparation and clean-up, as well as donations of food, drink and supplies. The Brunch is a great chance to hear "what happens next" with Center grads, and a nice way to get back to business after the hullabaloo of the winter holidays. Call (206-353-7726) or email (mamacloud@gmail.com) Jodi if you can lend a hand or two.

A Different Kind of Climate Research
The Seattle School District is looking for staff and unpaid volunteers to serve on their newly inaugurated Positive Climate and Discipline Advisory Committee. The committee will advise the district on creating a school climate and discipline management system that "enhances learning, equity, self-discipline, school attendance and connectedness while ensuring a safe, civil and positive learning environment." Meetings will be monthly, or more frequent during a start-up period or to address special issues, and the first meeting will be Tuesday 24 January, 4-6 pm at the Stanford Center Auditorium (2445-3rd Ave. S.) Interested individuals should submit background information and reasons for their interest via email to: jodingfield@seattleschools.org no later than Friday 30 December. Selection and notification of advisory committee members will occur no later than 6 January.

Sign In, PleaseSome of you who have been clicking around the new-and-improved Seattle School District website for the Center School may have noticed that you need to actually log in here to send a message to faculty or staff. Your login is the same one you established to follow along with your student’s progress on the Source -- if for some reason you haven’t got an account on the Source, click here for the directions.

Outside the Center School

Share Some Help for the Holidays
Janet Gryczan's Center School family is adopting a family through the Broadview shelter that's making the transition from shelter to independent housing. Like many families in that situation, they had to leave almost everything behind, so they truly are starting from scratch, and have a big list of "needs." If you and your family have some extra resources to share, please consider joining in on this project. The list is here -- if you'd like to contribute, contact Janet at jegryczan@msn.com, 206-784-1392, or 206-351-0627. You can either send your items to school with your child, or deliver them yourself to the project at 8760 Greenwood Avenue N, southeast corner of 90th and Greenwood, ground floor of a condo building. Either way, do contact Janet so she can help keep track of what's been contributed and what needs to be picked up from school. The donation deadline for this project is 19 December.

Last, But Not Least

Many families chose the Center School because of our arts inclusion curriculum -- who knew it was such a controversial choice?

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The Center School Community Association (CSCA) works to support the students, teachers and staff of The Center School in Seattle, WA. Your membership and support makes this possible. Our goal is to provide our members with opportunities to help shape the present and the future of CSCA and The Center School through the sharing of ideas and experiences.