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.
Also at this meeting, we will discuss changes to our organizational
structure. Approving a change requires a vote to change our
Standing Rules. All PTSA
members are eligible to vote - please plan to attend!
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!
February 10 Meeting Agenda
At our January meeting, we reported on progress toward our 2011-2012
goals. See how we are doing by reading our
Mid-Year Review.
If you have questions, contact IH PTSA Presidents,
Karin Allen and Lisa Gaan.
- IHS ELL Family Night - What Every Parent Wants to Know
will be held on Thursday, February 9, from
6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Issaquah High School
Commons. Please spread the word - this is an informative evening for all
district families whose native language is not English.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us better communicate with
parents of ELL students. If you can help at the February 9th event, or
are willing to be contacted on an as-needed basis to provide translation
or other communication help, please send: 1) Your name, 2) the
language(s) in which you are fluent, 3) your telephone number, 4) and
your e-mail address to PTSA Presidents
Karin Allen and Lisa Gaan.
- Awards: We’d like your input! Every year the PTSA
honors people who have given exemplary volunteer service to children and
youth in our school community by awarding the
Golden Acorn
Award. We also recognize individuals for their on-going advocacy
work on issues concerning children by awarding the
Outstanding
Advocate Award. We need your help in gathering nominations. Please
submit
nomination forms to
Kellie Woodford, Awards co-chair, by February 10, 2012.
- PTSA Officers for 2012-2013: Our PTSA Nominating
Committee has been formed and is seeking candidates to fill officer
positions in PTSA for next year. Are you interested and/or know someone
who would be great as part of our leadership team? Please let the
Nominating Committee know: Alison Meryweather, Kim Dreiblatt, and
Pat Batt. Please note: the email will be forwarded to all three
committee members.
- Senior Celebration: Attention parents of graduating
seniors: the deadline to register for Senior Celebration has been
extended to February 29. You don’t want your senior
to miss out on the all-night, safe and amazingly fun celebration which
follows the graduation ceremony! Register
online or print
paper registration forms
and mail them to Issaquah High PTSA. Scholarships are available to those in
need. Email with any questions.
- Fashion Show and ASB Auction: Join us for an
exciting evening of fun and fashion at the annual ASB Fundraiser for
Issaquah High School! Attend the first ever Fashion Show (sponsored by
the PTSA) in our brand new, state of the art Performing Arts Center. Our
very own IHS students will strut their stuff on the catwalk modeling
outfits from Sports Authority, Macy’s, Suburban Soul and a variety of
other well known local businesses. Bid on a wide variety of auction
items and if you are the lucky winner take home your treasure!
Purchase your tickets
online. Seats
range in price from $10 up to $40 for exclusive VIP seating which
includes your very own ‘swag’ bag! Money raised will benefit ALL
Issaquah High students supplying funds for athletics and service clubs
as well as a portion offsetting the cost of Senior Prom. So round up
your friends and neighbors and we will see you on March 9!
- Reflections is a National PTA sponsored arts
competition where students submit works in the areas of: dance choreography, film/video,
literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual
arts. Thee 2011-2012 theme is "Diversity Means...."
The works of four Issaquah High students were selected to
move on to the State level of competition. Congratulations!!
Learn more on our PTSA
Reflections webpage.
- 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.
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!
The ISF/IEA/PTSA/ISD sponsored Community Conversations film series
continues with ‘Race to Nowhere’ which will be shown on
Thursday, March 1, at
7:00 pm at the Issaquah High School
Performing Arts Center.
Mark your calendar for the Nourish Every Mind Luncheon
on May 10.
Also, remember that ISF receives up to 8% back from amazon.com if you go
to amazon via the ISF
website.
Read
more... about ISF and see a list of items funded by the Foundation for IHS over the past two years.
- 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 has presented the school board with his
response to the Committee’s work.
His letter to students, staff, and families announces that there
will be no significant changes to the schedules at each high school for
2012-2013; however, he has required action steps be taken at each high
school between now and the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year to
address and rectify the problems that were affirmed, clarified, and
unearthed during the committee’s work. Stay tuned for more information
as the schools embark in the next phase of the process.
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.
Among other things, this bond will rebuild our oldest schools. After
more than five decades, Clark Elementary, Issaquah Middle, and Sunny
Hills Elementary are at the end of their life spans.
To get the latest information about the bond, including details of the
board-approved package, visit the
Issaquah School District
website.
Issaquah High PTSA voted to endorse the bond proposal at its
January 13 meeting.
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.
- Washington State PTA Resources: Maintaining
Your Child’s Emotional Well-Being The January edition of Washington
State PTA’s parenting magazine, The Child Advocate,
is now available
online. Be sure to check out this issue for some important tips
about how to help your children maintain their emotional well-being
while dealing with the stresses of the increasingly complex world in
which they are growing up.
- 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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