Happy New Year Mustangs!
New Year’s Clean Out Your Closet Time!
Clothing
Drive to Benefit Families within our Community!
Bring your gently used items to Redmond High
School Parking Lot on Saturday, Jan. 21st
from 9:00 to 12:00.
Hosted by RHS
PTSA Grad Night and Northwest Center
Click here to download more information
It’s time to clean out those
closets! Make room for all those new items from
the holidays. Bring donations of
clothing, shoes, handbags, clothing accessories,
backpacks, linens and blankets.
When: Saturday
January 21st
9:00am to 12:00pm
Where: Redmond High
School
Please place all items in bags.
Look for the Big Blue Truck in the school
parking lot near 104th. Northwest Center is a
local non-profit assisting children and adults
within the community!
Thanks for your support!
Deena Polk and Lisa Wylie
(Grad Night Co-Chairs 2011-2012)
Take the Transition Survey
Dear 8th and 9th grade parents,
Redmond High School PTSA would like to welcome
you to the Redmond High School community. We
have prepared a survey to help us learn the
concerns and questions you have about your
student moving up to the high school. We plan to
publish responses to questions posed in a FAQ
format on the Transition page of our website
(www.redmondhsptsa.org). Additionally, RHS PTSA
is planning a parent forum in March to follow up
on the survey and to help answers other
questions that you may have.
Sincerely,
RHS PTSA Board of Directors
A New Way to Earn MONEY through the eScrip
Program!
We
are excited to announce
that Bartell Drugs has joined the eScrip family of merchants.
Visit your local Bartell Drugs and pick up a 'B' Caring Card today. Simply ask for it at checkout and you will
be asked to fill out a short form to be
registered right there in the store (or used the
attached link to print out and take with you).
Please select
Redmond High School PTSA #8566002
to support. It will not cost you anything
to participate; this is Bartell Drugs’ way of
giving back to their communities. The cashier
will give you your ‘B
Caring Card,’
then every time you shop up to 4% of qualifying
purchases will be given to
Redmond High PTSA!
Download registration for here!
Thank you
CONGRATS REFLECTIONS WINNERS!
Congratulations to all of the RHS Reflections
entrants. The judging at the local level is now
complete and the following students' entries
will go on to compete at State.
Literature: Rosalyn Leban for "Hopes in
the Shadows"
Musical Composition: Amanda Pang for
"Emotional Hurricane" and Tiffany Kwakwa for
"Past and Present."
Photography:
Christine
Powell for "Melting Pot."
Visual Arts: Dawna Chung for "Tangled
Minds" and Zoha Syed, "Tree of Diversity."
Ninth Grade to High School Transition
RJH PTSA Meeting, November 8, 2011
Redmond
High School Principal Jane Todd
Ms. Todd took
questions from the audience.
Her responses follow:
·
Teacher
transfers—Junior high school teachers who
wish to move to the high school are placing
their names on a priority moving list.
The RHS administration is analyzing the
number of teachers they will need for the core 9th
grade classes, and they will have a good idea of
the staff moving to RHS by winter break.
RHS is conducting the teacher transfer
process differently than Eastlake High school.
Ms. Todd
doesn’t know which teachers from RHS are going
to the STEM school.
The planning team teachers would have
first priority to teach there.
Junior high teachers with a K-12
teaching certificate are eligible to transfer to
the high school.
·
Grade
level differences—There are differences in
the way the upper and lower level grades will be
managed.
The ninth and tenth grader will have more
structure and less flexibility.
The eleventh and twelfth graders will be
allowed increased specialization of classes and
concentration of electives, more freedom and
more accountability.
There is a philosophical difference
between grade levels.
The administration is considering
breaking up the ninth grade into smaller units
for more class flexibility, and so teachers can
get to know students better.
·
Ninth
grade population—RHS is expecting about 450
students in the ninth grade.
·
Crowding—RHS
is concerned about crowded hallways and passing
time between classes.
It is a balancing act between not
cutting into instructional time and having
enough time for passing.
The reconstruction project will provide a
little more cafeteria space, but not solve the
lunch crowding problem.
RHS could add three double portables.
Most teachers currently share a
classroom.
The administration is thinking outside of
the box for new space.
One idea is to triple shift the classes.
There are 287 students attending RHS on a
variance right now.
If a surplus of students is enrolled for
the fall, they will have to consider if these
students will stay at RHS.
·
Alternative programs—There are three courses
in school right now that students can take for
UW credit.
The Running Start program must be good
for the individual student.
It should not be used to alleviate the
crowding.
An online learning credit is currently
available, but it is expensive for the student.
·
Athletics—There
has been talk about intramural sports for ninth
graders.
There are some varsity sports that are
no-cut, like the current junior high sports
program.
RHS could have more C teams for students
new to a sport.
·
Transition planning—There will be a staff
meeting covering the transition at the end of
November, paying specific attention to the ninth
graders’ academic and social developmental
needs.
There will be an ongoing attempt to
assimilate ninth graders.
Staff ideas on the transition will be
implemented in the second semester of this
school year.
·
PTSA transition assistance—According
to RHS PTSA president Shelley Flores, the RHS
PTSA is will provide a program for parents to
ask questions of RHS administration.
RJH parents can subscribe to RHS newsletter
this year by sending an email request to
rhs.ptsa.news@gmail.com.
·
Questions
can be sent to Principal Jane Todd at
jtodd@lwsd.org.
MOCK SAT Test and Practice ACT Test
These full-length practice tests,
administered by The Princeton Review,
offer students the opportunity to
practice test taking strategies and
determine baseline scores prior to
taking the official SAT and ACT college
entrance exams. Tests results are
provided back to the students in the
form of a detailed Score Report that
identifies individual strengths and
areas for improvement.
Mock SAT Test:
Saturday, February 25th - 9 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Scores Back Session:
March 7th -
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Practice ACT Test:
Saturday, March 17th
-
1:30-5:30 p.m.
Scores Back Session:
Wednesday, March 8th
-
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Registration may be limited based on
facility or proctor constraints, please
register early and/or volunteer to help
proctor an exam.
Location:
All
sessions will be held at Redmond HS
Cost: $20 per
test --Checks
payable to RHS PTSA
To register
send your payment of $20 per test &
download and fill this form and send it to
RHS PTSA
SAT/ACT Practice Tests
17272 NE
104 Street
Redmond WA
98052
We don’t want financial circumstances to be
a factor in considering whether or not your
child will take this practice test. If there
are financial concerns, please send an email
to
RHSHelp@lwsd.org and
we can work with you if you need help.
Questions – Kate Dunn
katedunn1963@gmail.com
Important Note:
These are unofficial tests, just for practice,
and are different from the official PSAT
(Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test) which will be
administered on October 12th by RHS Career
Services staff.
Senior “Grad Night” Celebration 2012
In an effort to keep our
seniors safe, Grad Nights provides
all night
drug-and alcohol-free graduation celebration.
The evening contains fun-filled
activities, something for everyone, lots of food
so your senior doesn’t go hungry, and the chance
to be with all their friends.
The RHS PTSA-sponsored
“Grad
Night 2012” is
Tuesday,
June 19th following commencement.
Tickets prices:
$140.00
December 31st to February 29th
$160.00
March 1st
No Refunds after May 18th 2012
Click here for
more information
Download Grad Night Registration Form
Download Grad Night Release Form
It Can Wait
A program designed to raise
awareness of the dangers of texting and driving.
Download
this flyer to read more about this program.
Watch this documentary and be aware of the
dangers.
EVERYTHING PARTY!
Buying supplies for your
holiday parties? If you shop at
Everything Party
in
Redmond,
Everything
Party will donate 10% of your purchase price to
the PTSA Senior Class Baccalaureate fund.
Please
tell the cashier
at the beginning of your transaction to ring it
up under Redmond High School.
What an
easy way to help us raise money to support this
event which is funded entirely by donations.
Lake Washington School District Needs
Your Help in Steering County Land Use Policy
Our district has been very responsible about
planning for growth by purchasing affordable,
appropriately sized lots where expansion will
eventually be needed (for example land for a
high school near Redmond Ridge). King County may
decide to reinterpret the state Growth
Management Act in a way that would keep LWSD
from using that land for schools because it's
classified as "rural". If this reinterpretation
is adopted we'd be forced to pay much more to
expand because we'd be required to buy urban
property (expensive and often impossible). The
County Council needs to hear from us on this
issue, since paying for schools is tough enough!
Please read this more detailed analysis, and
view the Boundary Map, and write your
council person today.
Back to school forms
Welcome to the 2011-12 school year, and a very
special greeting to families new to the Redmond
HS community!
Our PTSA works closely with the
administration and staff to give all students
the best possible school experience.
We invite you to become a member of PTSA
so that you can be a part of ensuring your
child’s success!
Download the Welcome back to school
information here -
If you
cannot download the pdf forms, please make sure
you are using the latest copy of the Adobe Pdf
Reader which can be
downloaded free here.
Welcome Back Letter
Gradnight June 2012
Gradnight Release Form 2012
Reflections 2011-2012
RHS PTSA Volunteer Form 2011_2012
RHS PTSA
All-In-One Membership Form 2011_2012
Parent Communication - Mustang
Weekly Registration
Mock SAT/ACT Test 2011-2012
Corporation Community Partnership Letter
The PTSA mailing address is -
RHS PTSA
17272 NE 104th
Redmond, WA 98052
Here are some Thankyou notes sent to the RHS
PTSA. We support staff and students requests for
various programs.

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The PTSA mailing address is -
RHS PTSA
17272 NE 104th
Redmond, WA 98052
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
New Corporate and
Community Partnership Program comes to
RHS!
We invite local businesses and
organizations to show their commitment by making
a financial contribution today!
Thank you to our corporate and community
partners!
For a list of sponsors click here.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Help RHS PTSA Earn MONEY! Shop at Safeway!
Take the time to enroll in
escrip
and whenever you shop at Safeway, RHS PTSA
will earn
MONEY. It costs you
nothing!!
J
Log onto
www.eScrip.com.
Enter Redmond High School as the Group Name
and our Group Number is 8566002.
J
Complete the information requested and enter
your Safeway Club card number.
Each time you use your
Safeway Club card a percentage of your purchases
at Safeway will automatically be contributed to
RHS PTSA.
Funds will be used to support
Grad Night and other
PTSA
Programs.
Sign up today and
ask 2 friends, family members or
neighbors to sign up as well.
We
desperately need to earn $$.
If you
registered with eScrip in past years, you MUST
renew for your donations to continue. Log on to
www.escrip.com and click "RENEW" to remain
active.
Now
accepting Macys Cards as well for on line
shopping!
That’s it! Your family shops, our PTSA
earns MONEY!
________________________________________________________________________________________________
SCHOOL 10 % DONATION PROGRAM - Whenever you shop at
Everything PARTY just mention
"Redmond High School" to the store
cashier at the start of your transaction and
they will donate 10% of your purchase
price to the RHS PTSA Baccalaureate Fund.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
PTSA News
·
The “Mustang
Weekly” is an e-newsletter that will be
sent via email each Monday. It is free to all RHS families, but you
must sign up to receive it.
Please
download for sign-up instructions.
·
The RHS “Mustang
Messenger”, the monthly school newsletter,
has “gone green”!
Each month when it is published a link
will be provided via your “Mustang News” email.
The newsletter can also be accessed on
the school and PTSA websites.
Of course you may print a copy yourself
to have on hand, but if you need a paper copy
mailed to you, please check the newsletter
“opt-in” box at the bottom of the PTSA
membership form.
The Mustang Messenger contains a wealth
of information on classroom news, upcoming
college visits, SAT test dates, graduation
checklists, etc.
* Go to the
Minutes link and the
Finances
link on the left
side for updated reports.
*
For
Past Newsletters,
please check the Newsletter Link under
Communications
* RHSPTSA is a member of
the LWPTSA Council -
http://lwptsacouncil.schools.officelive.com/default.aspx
Redmond High School
17272 NE 104th
Redmond, WA 98052
Administration: (425)498-7130
Attendance: (425)498-7140
School Web Site:
http://schools.lwsd.org/RHS/
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