School year 2011-2012
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)
Dear 8th and 9th grade parents,
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!
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 · 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
Scores Back Session:
Wednesday, March 8th
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. RHS PTSA Volunteer Form 2011_2012 RHS PTSA All-In-One Membership Form 2011_2012
The PTSA mailing address is -
RHS PTSA 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 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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!
________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 School Web Site: http://schools.lwsd.org/RHS/ Downloads - Adobe Acrobat, IE7, Firefox
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