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THIS WEEK AT CENTER SCHOOL Professional Development Days – No School Friday, October 9 and Monday, October 12
PSAT Wednesday, October 14 – 8:30 am All 10th and 11th grade students will take the PSAT here at The Center School on Wednesday, 10-14-09. The test will start at 8:30a.m. Students are not required to have a calculator in order to take the Math part of the test. However, if students want to use a calculator they should plan to bring one. We are also asking parents to donate treats for the PSAT. - Diann Sanusi, Counselor
CSCA Board Meeting Wednesday, October 14 6:30 to 7:00 pm Light supper and appetizers 7:00 pm Board Meeting We welcome and encourage all to attend the CSCA board meetings, however time and location of each meeting changes. We typically have potluck dinner meetings (in different homes), and need to ensure space and food for all wishing to attend. If you are interested in attending the October meeting, please contact Kelly Van Gelder: kellyvangelder@comcast.net.
UPCOMING CSCA General Board Meeting Thursday, October 22 - 6:30 pm The Center School Inviting all parents! Join the CSCA for our fall general board meeting followed by a talk and Q&A with Principal Lisa Escobar.
Soccer Team Seeks Sponsors FC Center, the Center Schools soccer team, is looking for a sponsoring company or organization from the Center School community. We play in an adult league and we cater to any Center School student who is interested in learning or practicing soccer. If you are interested in sponsoring or know someone who is interested in sponsoring FC Center, please contact Camille Kolodziejski at cjkolodziejski@hotmail.com
TCS Bike Jerseys For Sale Order by: Tuesday October 20 The jerseys feature a design by Center School student Grace Peterson and cost $65. Shirts are available in room 355 to try on for fit. Parents can also go to Race in JL at 3425 Stone Way N to get fitted. Sizes are standard but there are options to lengthen the torso, etc. Long sleeves cost an additional $7.50 and your name embroidered on the back is $5.50. With your check, please include your name, size and any extras (sleeves/name). Please contact Mr. Chipps (ngchipps@seattleschools.org) if you have questions. Satu Heiskanen and Adam Bell are also good sources of information. Shirts will be available for trying on afterschool for the next two weeks. I hope to submit the order on 10/21. It will take 8 weeks for the jerseys to be produced and shipped from California. Deliver checks and info to Chipps or to the front desk.
TCS STUDENTS MAKING NEWS Center School Student O’Grady Wins Film Award Center School Freshman Damon O'Grady won an audience choice award on Oct 2 for his short film, "Along the Moving Stream." The My Parks! Digital Storytelling Contest was run by KCTS 9 and Washington's National Parks Service Unit for students in grades 7 - 12. You can view Damon's 3 minute short, including the soundtrack he composed and performed. http://www.kcts9.org/community/environment/digitalstorycompetition
VOLUNTEER AT TCS Wanted: Front Desk Volunteers The front desk needs volunteers for filing, some data entry and cleaning the commons area (where the kids eat and hang out). Please contact Libby or Kathy 206-252-9850.
DISTRICT NEWS Proposed Attendance Area Maps Announced Under the New Student Assignment Plan, a student will receive an initial assignment to an attendance area school based on home address. Students can also choose to apply to other schools. The new plan will be implemented in phases, beginning in the 2010-11 school year. Students currently enrolled at a school outside their attendance area can stay at that school through its highest grade under a process called "grandfathering"- as long as the services the students need are available at that school.
The proposed attendance area boundary maps for all elementary, middle, and high schools are available on our Proposed Student Assignment Boundary Maps Web page. Families will be able to check their proposed attendance area schools online, based on their address using a web-based address lookup tool. Updated information about each school is provided in a School Snapshot that can be accessed online by selecting a school from the drop down menu available here.
Additional information about the New Student Assignment plan and answers to frequently asked questions are also available on our New Student Assignment Web page. Brochures with the proposed maps will be sent home to all Seattle Public Schools families and are widely available now at community locations.
Release of the proposed maps kicks off an extensive schedule of community meetings designed to gather public input about the proposed boundaries. The first two meetings will take place on Saturday, October 10 at Eckstein Middle School (10 a.m. - Noon) and at Washington Middle School (2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.). A complete list of community meetings is available here. Interpretive services will be available at all meetings. You can also provide input via an online survey or by email.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS SSIA Welcomes New Board Members Successful Schools in Action is pleased to introduce our newest board members - and we're very much looking forward to the expertise and energy they'll bring to our organization!
Virginia Anderson, Community Representative Virginia has a long history of public service in Seattle. She was the Director of Seattle Center for 18 years, and most recently was President of Safeco Insurance Foundation. Virginia's daughter, Maile, is in 8th grade at McClure Middle School.
Kim Clements, Community Representative Kim and her husband Joe own JAS Design Build, a firm they founded 18 years ago. Kim is always involved in good works, from the foundation she and Joe started to help rebuild New Orleans, to serving as the John Hay Auction Chair. Kim has three sons who all attend John Hay.
Anson Fatland, Lawton Representative Anson Fatland is a Senior Program Officer at the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation where he manages the Science & Technology and Education grantmaking programs. Anson and his wife Kelsey have two children, son Connor age 7, and daughter Linden, age 4. Connor attends Lawton Elementary and Linden goes to Discovery Montessori in Magnolia.
Melinda Gause, Treasurer Melinda has been an active community member for many years, including President of the Coe PTA and President of the Little League Board. She and her husband have two sons, both of whom attended Coe. Melinda has recently been studying accounting while working in the accounting department of an umbrella non-profit.
Steve Havas, Community Representative Steve has spent two decades driving improved organizational effectiveness in some of America's leading companies including Starbucks and Bank of America. His daughter Tess attended TOPS, where he was Treasurer of the Site Council.
Beverly Raines, Lawton Elementary Principal Beverly is the new Principal at Lawton Elementary. She has worked for the Seattle School District for more than 30 years in many capacities, most recently as Principal of Brighton Elementary - but Beverly's very first job was at McClure!
Star Roberts, Center School Representative! Star is a longtime Queen Anne resident. She and her husband John Gish have two children: Riley, who is a sophomore at the Center School, and Zyan who attends Morningside Academy. Star has always been involved in her kids' schools, including as the Parent Coordinator at Riley's middle school.
For more information about SSIA please go to www.schoolsinaction.org.
P.E. OPPORTUNITIES
SERVICE LEARNING Remember! TCS students are required to complete 60 hours of community service before graduation. It's never too early to start! Fundraising Concert and Auction Sunday, November 15 Columbia City Theater Seeking mature students to work at a fundraising concert and auction. Contact Brenda Stuvek bkstuvek@yahoo.com.
Nightmare at Beaver Lake Scare Productions is seeking volunteers to build, act in and tear down this year's "Nightmare at Beaver Lake". Get approved volunteer hours, while scaring the pants of your friends and family. If any of you remember the old Haunted House down in Des Moines, these are the same people. Just on a bigger better scale. They have partnered with Sammamish Rotary and put on a 1 mile trek through the woods at Beaver Lake. Please go to www.scare.com to see their volunteer website and to check out pictures from the last several years. Training starts the second week of October, but you can get involved now by helping the build. See you all at the Haunt!
INTERNSHIP & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
COLLEGE & CAREER EXPLORATION National College Fair Comes to Seattle Sunday, October 18 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Washington State Convention Center Over 200 national and international colleges and universities will be represented. Bring your questions about admissions, accreditation, deadlines, financial aid (grants and scholarships), housing, majors, courses, size, tuition, college life, all questions are encouraged! The fair is also being held on Monday, October 19 from 9:00 am to noon however we strongly suggest you go Sunday and not miss school.
College Reps Come To Center School The following Colleges and Universities will be coming to The Center School in October. Juniors and seniors are especially encouraged to meet with the representataives to begin their college search. We are scheduling college reps to come at lunch time to the commons so that students will not miss class time and will have plenty of time to gather information. October’s schedule so far: Thursday, Oct 15th—U of W, Bothell Campus Wed, Oct 28th—U of Puget Sound—early release day, rep at 11:45 lunch time Friday, Oct 30th—Hampshire College All meetings with college reps will be in the Commons
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
COLLEGE TESTING SAT Test Dates
ACT Test Dates
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Washington Aerospace Scholars Applications are due by November 6th Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is an educational program for high school juniors from across Washington State. The WAS program emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math, and encourages students to consider careers in these fields. Thanks to the Washington Aerospace Scholars Foundation, the entire program is offered at no cost to participants; this includes the educational experience, travel, meals and lodging expenses.
The program is divided into two components - the online curriculum, which takes place during the school year, and the six-day summer residency hosted by the Museum of Flight.
Students from every legislative district across Washington State compete to take part in this exciting program. Participants must be:
Applications are due by November 6th. For more information, go to http://www.museumofflight.org/washingtonaerospacescholars.
CALL FOR ENTRIES Remember to please read all the rules, obligations and fine print!
IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN News re Sasha Dickinson To all happy campers at Seattle Center. Sasha has given his permission for me to wish all past classmates and the teachers he loved so much, well and success this year. He has transferred to Rainier Beach HS and is enjoying his new environment. One reason for his desire to transfer is the large Somali and Islamic population. The school allows prayer times. OneWorldNow will begin an Arabic language class next this week and Sasha will be a teacher's assistant, mentoring those wishing to study the language. There are over 100 students of Arabic in the Seattle School system and it might not be too late to sign up. He hopes to travel with the program to the Middle East perhaps Syria. Sasha continues his personal Arabic studies and has nearly completed a two-year college degree. He also continues his love of music while he attempts to learn the most difficult piano compositions. He plans that several will take more then a year to learn. You can visit some of his music at http://apojigo.com/sashad. I hope to put some more up soon. Sasha was given a Star Class racing sail boat this summer and has enjoyed its speed and responsiveness. He did well in a regatta in Olympia. Don't call until next spring for a sail as we are taking it out this week. His summer was busy with summer school and teaching sailing. Feel free to contact Sasha, keep in touch with the email he has given me permission to share lnowtv@gmail.com or sasha@worldperc.com - John 'dad' Dickinson PS Oh, we didn't go to BurningMan this summer, but have a large scale plan for 2010. and here is a gift for you: http://worldperc.com/lnowtv/#-2 make sure its on channel #-2 for a 2 hour movie.
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