Class of 2012 -- Year End Wrap Up

Hello Freshparents:

This may be the last time I can address you as such. In 12 short days, our students will be sophomores and I suppose I’ll have to call you all by name! Our students have covered a lot of territory this year but they aren’t finished yet. Here are some news items that will see you through these last few weeks of school and get you started on thinking about the fall. Oh, and I’ll warn you right now, starting in the fall, my emails will contain the “C” word for the first time. That’s right, I will start sharing information about COLLEGE! You all have mastered Homecoming and Tolo; it’s time to move on to bigger challenges.

END OF YEAR NOTICES
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END OF YEAR NOTICES

Locker Clean Out
Locker cleanout day is June 10, at the end of 2nd period. All students with a locker will be required to go to their locker on June 10, clean it out, and have a staff member verify that it is clean. Students who are absent can go to the office after school on Thursday, June 11 or Friday, June 12, and a staff member will check out their locker. Students with lockers not checked out by June 12 will receive a fine of $5.
· Locker assignments are posted outside the office. There will be no allowances made for “I didn’t know I had a locker.”
· Locker cleanout is an all-school event. Unless you have an excused absence, there will be no waiving of the fine for “My teacher didn’t tell me.”

Computer Files
Student folders, including common folders, will be deleted over the summer. Students will need to back up any files they wish to save to a USB memory stick of other device by the end of this school year. Students should ask for assistance if they have any problems.

Summer School
Students should check with their counselor to get registration materials for summer school.

Yearbooks
Yearbook distribution is Wednesday, June 10, starting at 12:30 pm. Students must have a valid ID and no outstanding fines in order to receive their yearbook. Students may not pick up books for friends or siblings. Only a parent may pick up a book for a student who is not at school that day. If your student did not order a yearbook, but wants one, s/he should go to the Accountant’s Office on Thursday, June 11. Books will be sold first come-first serve for $65 each.


Final Exams
See schedule at the end of this email. Please note the start time on each day of exams.

Morning Announcement Auditions
Any 9th, 10th, or 11th grade student interested in reading morning announcements next year at Newport HS may sign up in the Main Office. Deadline for sign-up is Friday, June 12 at 3:10 pm. Tryouts will be held the week of June 15-19.

Community Service/Volunteer Opportunities
Upcoming community service opportunities for those in need of some hours: See Ms. Owen in the counseling center for more information.
* Tyee Middle School is looking for volunteers to help set up and decorate for the 8th grade party on June 19. See Ms. Jones in the ASB office
* Tillicum middle school is looking for volunteers for the 8th grade party on June 20.
* Become part of Seattle’s largest running event and Sea Fair by volunteering at the Rock N Roll Marathon. They need volunteers to pass out water, medals, t-shirts, and food to runners. June 25th – June 27.
* Bellevue School District is looking for students to volunteer during the summer school program. You can start volunteering the first day of summer school on July 6.
* The Eastside Heritage Center needs volunteers for the 2009 Strawberry Festival. Volunteer shifts are 3-4 hours long.
* Kelsey Creek is looking for summer volunteers.
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Fall Sports Paperwork
Fall Sports paperwork is available now outside the ASB secretary's office. Student physicals are good for 2 years so most of our students will not need to schedule another physical until the summer after sophomore year. Turn in dates for paperwork are as follows:
Friday, August 14, 8:00-3:30
Tuesday, August 18, 8:00-3:30
Friday, August 21, 8:00-3:30
Monday, August 24, 8:00-3:30

Mark Your Calendars
Taking Car of Business Day for our students is August 19. More information will follow in the mail in August.
School starts on August 31.
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Dear Parents, Staff and Community Members,
This is to let you know that the School Board is supporting the decision made by middle and high school principals to move their librarians to the classroom next year in order to partially offset larger class sizes. (Elementary school librarians are not affected.) The funds the district has been using to reduce class sizes were the funds targeted by the Legislature in its cuts for next year. With state funding cut for 2009-10, we know that class sizes will be larger, significantly larger in some instances. The result of having librarians teach will be to open up 28 more classes to students in grades 6-12. If the district has additional funds for next school year, decisions about how to use these will be based on what the principals believe are their biggest staffing priorities. For 2009-10, each middle school library will be staffed by at least a half-time library assistant. Each high school will have a full-time or nearly full-time library assistant. The district also is working to ensure that all secondary students are taught research skills and ways to assess the quality of internet resources when doing research.
Looking ahead, if state finances continue to shrink, the question of whether to keep the seven-period day, when the state funds only five class periods, will be up for discussion next school year. The board will develop a large-scale public process to understand what our community values most, before making budget decisions for 2010-11.
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Summer is short but a lot can happen … new address, new email, new cell phone number. If any of this happens during your summer, please remember to notify the Newport Registrar, Shelby Dawes. You can reach her at dawess@bsd405.org. If you want to continue receiving these emails from me, don’t forget to inform me about changed or additional email addresses.
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