24-28 January 2011

This is the last week of the semester, so be prepared for the “I forgot I have to…” theme, in harmony with the usual school symphony.  Barring a freak snowday between now and then, Friday is the “Day Between Semesters” holiday, with an atypical school schedule this week.

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This Week at the Center School

Special Schedule

Monday  (1/24)         1-3-5

Tuesday  (1/25)         2-4-6

Wednesday  (1/26)    2-4-6

Thursday  (1/27)       1-3-5

Friday  (1/28)           No School, day between semesters

Center News

Just Two Weeks Left--Buy Tickets NOW for Night at the Theatre, Featuring “Great Expectations”

from Julie Vergeront

Our annual Night at the Theatre is on Wednesday, February 9th, just two weeks away.  Book-It has been very generous in setting aside tickets for one of their pre-opening performances of "Great Expectations."  Show your appreciation to Book-It--and support The Center School--by buying your tickets NOW.  Seats are limited.

6:00 PM:  Reception in the lobby of the Center House Theatre for hearty finger foods and a cash bar.

6:30 PM:  Pre-show talk by Book-It.

7:30 PM:  Great Expectations begins.

Tickets for reception and play:  $20 for adults/$15 for students/ $15 for CSCA staff and one guest.

Order tickets on line at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/143342

OR return form with payment to The Center School front desk

OR mail to: Center School Community Association, PO Box 19475, Seattle, WA 98109

Your “tickets” will be waiting for you at the TCS table just outside the theatre lobby.

Questions or to help with the event:  Julie Vergeront, jvergeront@yahoo.com To see the swanky flyer, click here: great expectations

Parent Volunteer Hours – Reminder!

If you volunteered to help with a Center School project, don't forget to advise TCS volunteer hours monitor, Nancy Hom at skallywag@comcast.net of your hours. She will record your time for our school. She also has forms she can send you to fill out electronically and email back, or you can print, handwrite your hours and turn in at school. Libby and Kathy have a clipboard in the CSCA mailbox with a volunteer hours log to enter in manually.

Thanking the People Who Thanked our People

It's only a pleasant memory now . . . but before January ends we need to thank all the volunteers who contributed to the staff appreciation lunch on December 17.  Big thank-you's to: Aimee Bramble, Miya Cohen-Sieg, Patti Glover, Jen Gonyer-Donohue, Jodi Itman, Alyssa Kaplan, Julie Livengood, Peggy Morgan, Tish Oye, Bibiana Powell, Star Roberts, Jason Unsel, and Julie Vergeront.

Proof of Intelligent Life After High School?

Photos from December’s Alumni Breakfast.  Click here: alumni breakfast photo

Last Day of School, Senior Edition

In order to make up missed time from snow days, seniors across the district will have to attend school after their graduation ceremonies.  The official last day of school for seniors (as of now) is June 16.  For the specifics, click here: senior year end date

Beyond the Center School

Grant Money to Do Good

The Mother House Fund is actively seeking applications for its 2011-2012 Seeds of Compassion

Youth Grants Program.  Mother House Fund seed grants strive to inspire the work of creating local  and global life-sustaining connections in the name of compassion, healing and hope. Seed grants are intended to help teens working with community organizations jump start new projects, or continue current projects just gaining momentum yet already proving value.

-- Are you a student with a project you believe would qualify for a Mother House Fund seed grant? We would love to hear from you!

-- Are you an adult working in the area of youth leadership development? Please pass this opportunity along to teens who would be interested in applying for grant funding to support their next community service project.

Each student MUST have a sponsor from their school or 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that will participate actively in the ongoing management of the project, and process the grant. We are NOT able to make a grant directly to the student(s).

Application deadline: March 31, 2011

Visit www.motherhousefund.org to review the grant criteria, view past projects, and download the application.

Summer at Cornish College

Cornish College is adding theater classes to the roster of courses in music, dance and visual arts that it offers during its summer session.  If you’ve thought about going to Cornish post-high school, are curious about the dynamics of an art school, or just want to explore the arts outside of high school, look at the Cornish’s summer schedule.

For a full course catalogue and to register, visit: www.cornish.edu/summer<http://www.cornish.edu/summer>.

After High School

State PTA Scholarship Program

Each year, the Washington State PTA awards a limited number of scholarships to graduates from Washington State public high schools beginning their freshman year of post-secondary education in the United States.

Program Overview

Scholarships of two thousand dollars ($2,000) are given to recipients entering four-year post-secondary institutions. One thousand ($1,000) dollar scholarship will be awarded for community colleges, voc-tech schools or other accredited institutions. Washington State PTA scholarships are awarded on the basis of:

1) financial need

2) academic performance

3) leadership & community service

http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/scholarship/application.html

Even More Scholarship Information

from Barbara Quintana

College counselor Barbara Quintana has sent pages of material on scholarships and other college-related information.  Get yourself something warm to drink and click here: scholarship - winter/spring

Last, But Not Least

Lunar New Year