Welcome back to school, just in time to say goodbye to February.  Heads-up on traffic education, scholarships for fine metalworking, and free ice skating.  Not to mention Marching Band Day this Friday (March 4th – just say it out loud)

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This Week at the Center School

Cut ‘Em Loose

Early dismissal on Wednesday, March 2.  It’s still all six periods, they’re just all shorter classes. 

Period 1 8:15 - 8:55 am

Period 2 9:00- 9:40 am

Period 3 9:45 - 10:25 am

Lunch    10:25 - 10:55 am

Period 4 11:00 - 11:40 am

Period 5 11:45 - 12:25 pm

Period 6 12:30 - 1:40 pm

Watch Out, They’re Behind the Wheel

from Larry Temple, Seattle Public Schools Traffic Education

Traffic Education Program is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:10 - 5:10 in Room 353 with Mr. Tannhauser (same teacher as last spring).  There are 15 class sessions (each two hours) and 6 drive lessons (one hour behind the wheel and one hour of observation if paired with another student.)  Drives may be scheduled either after class or opposite days from class.  We may have some weekend drive options available, too. This is a convenient way to take the course at your own school.  Course ends on April 26.  There is no program during Spring Break or any other Seattle School District holiday.  Registration and Day #1 = Tuesday, March 1st.  Cost of Course = $559.00

Upon payment of fee (due first day), students will receive a Dept. of Licensing waiver form to obtain a permit without needing to pass a written test at that time.  We will provide directions on where to find a DOL office and what documentation to take. The permit is good for one year.  Students under age 18 receive an intermediate license with some limitations to maximize their safety.  Those under age 18 must wait 6 months from issuance of their permit to be eligible to receive a driver license.  They will need to pass both a written and drive test to get their license.  They are not allowed to have any passengers in the car while they drive under the age of 20, except immediate members of their family during the first six months.  If they receive no traffic citations and have no collisions, then they will be allowed to have no more than 3 under age people at a time in the car for the next six months.  Students with a clean driving record after one year with their intermediate license, will have all restrictions removed and their license status will be like anyone age 18 or older.

If you (or your student) is interested, have them put their name on the list at the front desk – actual registration happens at the first class.  And for more information, contact Mr. Temple at 206-252-4735.

Outside the Center School

Community Building Committee Meeting, Wednesday, March 9^th

from Julie Vergeront

Join us at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 9th at Uptown Espresso on 4th and Wall for our next CBC meeting.  We'll discuss Staff Appreciation Week (first week in May), support for HSBE tests, Art Show Case and House Parties for the spring fundraiser. Contact Julie Vergeront at jvergeront@yahoo.com or 206-459-1862 or just show up.

Parents Want To Have Fun Too

Volunteers needed:  The Senior Events Committee is looking for volunteers to help plan a parent a Parent Social.  The kids can’t have all the fun -- get involved with planning a parent party to be hosted this spring.  Please contact Andra Hall at ahall@maveron.com if you are interested.  No time, no problem we have job for you!!

Rock School @ The Vera Project

Rock School has found a venue near Center School to host a weekly Rock Band class geared toward Center School students.  Rock Band 101 will start at The Vera Project on Thursday, March 3rd from 3:15 to 5:15 pm.  Each band, featuring guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard, will be overseen by a musical mentor and work collaboratively to write, create, and perform original music.  The goal is to bring the students to a level in which they can perform at a Rock School showcase and record music in Rock School’s studio.  Students will need to bring their guitars, basses, cords, picks and drum sticks.  Thursdays beginning in March from 3:15 to 5:15 pm for $75 a month.  Rock Band runs programs at other Seattle area high schools.  Contact Wendy at 425-936-2303 or wendy@rock-school.org.

A Graphic Design Competition with Architecture for Humanity, One Pot and Theo Chocolate

We want to do one of the strangest design competitions to date.

We are teaming up with One Pot and Theo Chocolate in Seattle to reward the winner or the ‘Mythical Beast’ graphic design competition with some amazing organic chocolate, cold hard cash and a seat at one of the secret 'events'. Entries are due Thursday March 3rd and your design should be emailed to beast@architectureforhumanity.org

This beast should combine beasts of the sea and beasts of the land, and potentially foodstuffs from both sea and land. E.g. What would a rabbit-headed salmon that ate radishes look like?

These drawings will be turned into a menu prepared by some famous chefs, so please stick to ingredients/beasts you might find at a Farmers Market in early March.

beasts:

rabbit, chicken, cow, lamb, goat, pig, clams, crab, black cod, smelt, octopus, oysters, scallops, sea urchin, shrimp

foods:

orach, nettles, avocado, dates, strawberries, artichoke, kumquats, wild mushrooms, cultivated mushrooms, carrots, parsnip, rapini, horseradish, sorrel, olives, arugala, cress, chicories, lettuces, potatoes, grapefruit, squash, broccoli, celery root, radishes, lemons, fennel, seaweed.

Prizes!

Winner: Seat at one of the secret events airfare not included) [SF, LA, NY, Chicago and ??], $150 and tons of organic chocolate

Runner up: $100 and tons of organic chocolate

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184399154929692

Jewelry/Metal Crafting Scholarship through Danaca Design

from Nancy Hom

In response to the limited metal shops for jewelry making in Seattle Schools, Danaca Design would like to offer 9-12th graders the opportunity to explore their jewelry creativity.  The fund is available to new metal working and jewelry design students, 9-12 grades, in Seattle Public School in the form of scholarships to help defray the cost of classes in the studio.  Info available at http://www.danacadesign.com Applications are available now. Deadline is March 1st, 2011.

Famous in My Own Mind

The fabulous 826 Workshop is running a session on “All Kinds of Writing Inspired by Our Own Fame.”  If your student has done an 826 event, you know how much fun they are – if not, take advantage of their expertise in teaching writing to kids who might otherwise dig in their heels.  March 12 and 19 from 2 – 4 pm, ages 14-17

http://www.826seattle.org/

Volunteer Opportunity

Become a volunteer at the Seattle Green Festival (May 21-22).  There are opportunities before and during the festival.  For everything you need to know visit www.greenfestivalvolunteers.org/volunteer  or email volunteer@greenfestival.org

Beyond High School

No Joke

Seniors turn in all requirements except actual schoolwork (PE, service learning, etc)  April 1.  Talk to Ms. Sanusi for more details.

Another #2 Pencil

Register by March 4 for the next sitting of the ACT (April 9) www.act.org

Spring Scholarship Bulletin

From Barbara Quintana, Center School’s College/Career Center Specialist

Scholarship Scams!  Parents/Guardians and Students; Beware!

It is the scholarship season, there are thousands of dollars worth of scholarships out there and it is true, many thousands do go unused!

But please know there are also lots of scams to fall into; never pay for listings of scholarships that you can get easily on your own!  Never give out your credit card information to any companies that send you letters or e-mails claiming to assist your son, daughter or grandchild (etc) with scholarship information that’s geared “just for them”.

Follow the link at the end of this message to a list of FREE Scholarship Search Engines that your daughter or son can use.  Feel free to try it yourself.  After a series of questions such as; career interests, hobbies, religion, (these are secure search engines) college size, private vs. public colleges, parent’s professional association affiliations, union affiliations (many have scholarship funds as well) and a few more questions, your student will have a list of her/his own possible scholarships that they can apply for, it’s that simple!

Some places are asking for $1000.00 or more for this “service” and you can do it for free!

Please know that I will be happy to help your senior with their scholarship applications as well as all of their post high school plans, there is something for everyone and high school alone just won’t do it!  --    Barbara Quintana, Center School’s College/Career Center Specialist, Thursdays

Never pay for Scholarship Information!

Important and Useful Web Sites for College Preparation and Other Helpful Information, click here:  scholarship - spring

Summertime, Summertime, Sum, Sum, Summertime

Dancing Feet

Auditions are coming up for Dance this…, the youth dance showcase sponsored by Seattle Theater Group.  Right now they’re looking for dancers for two works, an Afro-Brazilian dance and a modern work by Seattle native Mark Morris.  Either one will be big fun -- if you’re student has a dance background, this is a great program.  Check here Dance this - Afro-Brazilian and here Dance this - Mark Morris for more information.

And Even More Dancing

Audition for a summer intensive (June 27-July 2) with members of the Mark Morris Dance Group, in residence at Cornish College.  Audition March 13, 11 am-1 pm, Cornish College of the Arts/Kerry Hall.  For more info and to register:  http://www.mmdg.org/summer2011

Last, But Not Least

Not Rick Steves, but the Other Travelling Rick

Center School faculty Rick Monroe has been posting photos and observations about his recent trips to Europe and South America on his own blog, “RicksTrips”  Be good, stay safe, and check it out here:  http://rickstrips.blogspot.com/2011/02/trip-to-panama_12.html

Free Ice Skating

Since they have to make all that ice anyway, for the Smuckers Ice Show, why not let everyone have a chance at it?  Key Arena is offering free skating on March 1, with open sessions 3-5:30 pm and 6-8 pm.  Skates are available, and the whole thing is first come, first served.

http://www.keyarena.com/default.asp?keyarena=18&objId=580