IH PTSA Important Announcements |
- Our next PTSA
meeting is Friday,
February 10,
at Issaquah High in the office conference room.
Meetings are a great opportunity to get to know other parents and to
hear directly from our principal, Paula Phelps, about what’s happening
at school.
Come at 9:00 am for a half hour of socializing;
the meeting will begin promptly at 9:30 am.
Mark your calendar now; we hope to see you there!
If you have questions, contact IH PTSA Presidents,
Karin Allen and Lisa Gaan.
- Finding Kind is screening at Issaquah High
School on February 1
and at Skyline High School on
January 31. Both screenings are at
6:30 pm. These showings are for ISD
Secondary students 11 years and older and their parents. Boys are
encouraged to attend. Each showing will be followed by a facilitated
discussion by the filmmakers Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson. The
post-movie discussion is geared towards secondary students and is not
appropriate for elementary students. These showings are not open to the
general public.
About the documentary: In Finding Kind, filmmakers
Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, who met while in school at
Pepperdine University, set out in a cross country journey of discovery
and education. Interviewing women and girls along the way about their
lives and experiences, Parsekian and Thompson find, among all of the
unique personal stories, some universal truths about growing up as
girls. Finding Kind is a document of that journey, and of the
filmmakers’ quest to take these experiences and find a common ground of
kindness and mutual respect. In addition to all of the individual girls
and women who share their personal experiences about girl on girl
bullying with the filmmakers, Parsekian and Thompson include interviews
with respected experts and authors in the fields of psychology,
education, and the interrelationships of women and girls.
Watch a
three minute trailer.
These complimentary presentations are made possible by the Issaquah
Secondary School PTSAs, the Issaquah Schools Foundation and Issaquah
PTSA Council.
- Student Directory: Members-- You should
have received your Student Directory in the mail.
If you joined PTSA this year and have not received your directory, or if
you have not yet joined but would like to do so in order to get a
directory, please contact
Anne Watanabe, VP of
Membership.
Check to see if you have joined by perusing our list of
members.
In addition to student information and parent handbook information in
the directory, we have also added company advertisements. If you would
like to have an ad in the directory next year, please contact the
IH PTSA Co-Presidents
for information.
- SAT/ACT Preparation offered by the PTSA: You may be thinking about the college admission tests
(SAT and ACT) your Junior may be taking this year. PTSA offers options to help your student prepare for
these important exams.
We offer a Mock (practice) SAT exam February 4, and
a Mock (practice) ACT exam
January 28.
The feedback session for both these exams will be Monday,
February 13, from
6:30 - 7:30 pm. Please note that this is a
change to both the date and time from the originally scheduled session.
Additionally, the PTSA offers classes that are taught by
Issaquah High School teachers to prepare students for the SAT exam. The
final sessions offered this school year begin in February.
Read more and register...
If you have any questions please contact PTSA SAT/ACT Readiness Program chairs
Tina Weber and Margaret Chalfant.
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| Other News and Announcements |
- Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF) supports Issaquah High School and the
School District in a variety of ways! Read
more...and see a list of items funded by the Foundation for IHS over the past two years.
Also, remember that ISF receives up to 8% back from amazon.com if you go
to amazon via the ISF
website.
- High School Schedule Committee: The committee
tasked with determining a common schedule for all District high schools
completed its work in December. While it did not outline a specific
schedule, it compiled a
final report of key findings.
Superintendent Rasmussen responded with a goal to come back with
subsequent action steps by the end of the month. For more information, please visit the district's High
School Schedule
webpage.
- Issaquah School District Bond Proposal:
The School Board has approved a final
bond package that will go before voters on April 17, 2012.
To get the latest information about the bond, including details of the
board-approved package, visit the
Issaquah School District
website.
Issaquah High PTSA will discuss the bond proposal at its
January 13 meeting, and possibly vote
to endorse/not endorse the proposal.
To find out more about the bond campaign, visit our
VIS Liaison webpage.
- Looking to Volunteer?
Linking
Opportunity is a Bellevue-based nonprofit organization that connects
high school students seeking volunteering opportunities to organizations
seeking volunteers for their various events in the community. They are a
volunteering match website with a key focus on high school students.
- National PTA Resources: When parents
are involved in their children's educations, student achievement
improves. Student academic achievement starts with parents helping
children succeed by providing a home that encourages learning. You
support your child’s physical, mental, and emotional development. Use
these parent
resources
to help your child achieve success in school!
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Thank You! |
- Thank you to the
1387
people who have joined PTSA so far! We appreciate the support you
are showing for students at IHS and beyond! Go to our "Why
Join?" webpage to learn more about the benefits of membership,
including discounts for T-Mobile customers and special Hertz car
rental offers!
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