| Issaquah High PTSA |
| Support, Strive, Succeed |
| October 2011 e-News |
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In this issue….
Co-President’s Letter/Upcoming Meeting Date
Co-President’s Letter/Upcoming Meeting Date
The school year is just a month old, but IH PTSA has already been
extremely busy! Volunteers helped with a number of school activities
including New to IHS Night, Curriculum Night, Text Book Check Out, and
Picture Day. In addition, volunteers helped organize all those forms
students turned in at the beginning of the year (average of 4 forms each
times 1900 students—you get the picture!) PTSA committees also hosted
the Fall Staff Luncheon, updated school safety kits, and put together
packets for newcomers to the school. Behind the scenes, volunteers
revamped our website and spent time reviewing our financial documents.
All in all, that represents more than 600 hours of time spent to help
our school. Thanks to all of you for your hard work!
We’d like to thank all of you who attended the September meeting. We
covered a lot of information and made a lot of decisions including the
approval special funding requests for a 9th grade study
skills program, and display items for the visual and performing arts
departments. These grants will benefit large numbers of students both in
the short term and for many years to come. We had a big turnout, but
would love to see even more of you at our October 14th
meeting. Once again, we’ll start at 9:00 with coffee and treats, and
then start the meeting at 9:30 sharp.
In the meantime, we encourage you to learn more about Issaquah High PTSA
by visiting our website at
www.issaquahhighptsa.org.
You’ll find a treasure trove of information! And, if you have any
questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at
president@issaquahhighptsa.org.
Thank you to the 1200+ people who have already joined Issaquah High
PTSA. If you haven’t yet signed up, we ask you do so before October 20th
so we’ll be sure to print up enough school directories. Click
here
today to become a member and donate, and/or to register for volunteer
opportunities, college prep classes and tests, and the senior
celebration.
The Reflections Art Program is a National PTA program. Students have the
opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition in any of the
six areas:
dance choreography, film/video, literature, musical composition,
photography, and the visual arts
(which include art forms such as drawing, painting, printmaking, and
collage). The theme for the 2011-2012 school year
is
“Diversity Means”. Entries
submitted to our local
PTSA are judged and selected pieces go on to District and National
levels. The deadline for entries is November 7th.
Please pick up an entry form and rules in the office.
Any questions, please contact
Wendy Logan or Kathleen Schneider, Reflections Chairs
.
Complete details about the Reflections Program, each category and entry
form can be found at the
Washington State PTA
Reflections
webpage.
Each year, IH PTSA funds direct academic support through teacher and
program grants. Rather than
running multiple fundraisers, PTSA seeks funding through donation
dollars from families, employer matching funds, and corporate rebate
programs (primarily eScrip).
Donation dollars have helped fund many materials and programs to support
our students’ academic experience as well as their safety and welfare;
see a full list
HERE.
From textbooks to science materials to Mock Crash, your dollars
make a difference. Already
this year, grant dollars have been designated for an after-school study
skills program for a small group of 9th graders and mobile
display boards and stands for the Performing Arts Department. If you’ve already
donated, thank you! If you haven’t, please
consider making a generous
donation to support our PTSA, teachers, and students.
Donations are tax-deductible and may
be matched by your employer.
You can click
HERE
TO DONATE
or fulfill your
donation by check by bringing it to the school office or mailing
it to:
IH PTSA, PO Box 2541,
Issaquah, WA 98027.
Innisbrook
Introducing our Innisbrook fundraiser! Forty percent of your
purchase helps support the 2012 IHS Senior class events. The holidays
are right around the corner! Choose from a huge selection of gift wrap,
chocolates and gift items - 80% of which is manufactured in the USA.
Click on
Innisbrook
to shop. Thank you for your support!
E-scrip Renew or sign up with your Safeway Club Card today! No cost to you!
Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF)
Are you in
… Free Money
WildFin
American Grill ● Christine Kipp, Ewing and Clark
●
Elements Therapeutic Massage ● QuahPon
●
SchoolHouseTravel.com ● Mail Clinic Gilman ● Lexus of Bellevue
● Amazon
They’re Here
Internship Time
Congratulations to the 100
seniors who have already registered for Senior Celebration!!
If your student is not among them, please visit the PTSA website
and
register
now!
Senior Celebration
is an all night party following the graduation ceremony, June 2012. Know
your Grad is safe, chaperoned, well fed and having a BLAST! This is an
annual event sponsored by the IH PTSA and is the last chance for the
Class of 2012 to celebrate together. Grad Night tickets will be on a
first come, first served basis – order yours ASAP.
It takes many hands to create this amazing event. If you would like to
volunteer for fundraising, publicity, registration or as a chaperone,
please let us know at
senior_celebration@issaquahhighptsa.org.
We will also be grateful for donations to our scholarship fund
and/or prizes for the event.
It's not too late to join one of the Fall SAT Prep Classes that began
the week of September 26, 2011.
Math is offered on Mondays (2:45-4:45 PM for the early session
and 5:00-7:00 PM for the late session) and is taught by Ms. Crain.
Verbal is offered on Thursdays (same time ranges as Math) and is
taught by Ms. Dean and Ms. Jarvinen.
The classes run for 6 weeks so there are
still plenty of class days left. Students do not need to attend
all days to benefit - each class is an opportunity to brush up on SAT
test-taking skills. Even missing the first day the class is still a
bargain - shop around and you will find that the best deal is
conveniently located right here at IHS. The textbook used is The
Official SAT Study Guide - 2nd Edition - from The College Board.
The cost for the Math class is $85. The cost for the Verbal class is
$100. It is $175 if you register for both classes.
Currently the early classes are near full, but the late classes
have a very low student/teacher ratio. You can
register
online at the PTSA website.
Please contact
Tina Weber if
you have any questions.
Attention parents of Sophomores and Juniors!
Please pay it forward—we need chaperones for our 2012 all-night
Senior Celebration which follows graduation. To learn more please
contact Senior Celebration co-chairs Teri Reineke
and Wendy Romanow at
senior_celebration@issaquahhighptsa.org
October 5
IHS Senior Financial Night |
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