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Paly Link
A PTSA publication BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL!
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The Paly Link is distributed on Sundays, except during school breaks and holidays. Changes will be highlighted as New/Updated/Corrected. To submit an article, see Submissions Guidelines. |
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Calendar
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| Monday |
Aug 7 |
8am-12pm, 9th and 10th Grade Schedule Changes, Tower Building |
Monday
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Aug 7 |
1pm-4pm, 11th and 12th Grade Schedule Changes, Tower Building
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| Tuesday |
Aug 8 |
8am-12pm, 11th and 12th Grade Schedule Changes, Tower Building
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Tuesday
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Aug 8 |
1pm-4pm, 9th and 10th Grade Schedule Changes, Tower Building
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| Thursday |
Aug 10 |
4pm,
Paly 101/Welcome for Families new to PAUSD, MAC NEW
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| Thursday |
Aug 10 |
4pm-7pm, Freshman Orientation and Freshman Picture Day, Paly Quad
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Thursday
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Aug 10
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12pm-1:30pm, BTS Staff Appreciation Luncheon, MAC Patio
Updated
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| Friday |
Aug 11 |
10th-12th Grade Picture Day, PAC, See paly.net for times |
| Monday |
Aug 14 |
First Day of School Alternate schedule, See
paly.net
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| Mon-Weds |
Aug 14-16 |
10am-2pm, Back to School Registration -
Volunteers Shifts Available
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| Thursday |
Aug 17 |
Paly Back to School Dinner, Paly Quad -
All Families Welcome
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| Thursday |
Aug 24 |
Back to School Night (Parents/Guardians)
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New to PAUSD? Paly 101 and Welcome NEW
August 10th, 4pm in the Paly Media Arts Center (MAC)
If you are a parent or guardian who is new to the district and have a student attending Paly, we have a program for you! This 40 minute overview is designed for parents and guardians new to PAUSD. The program will introduce you to Paly, with keynotes from Paly Guidance, Paly Administration, and the Paly PTSA. We hope you gain insight on how to remain involved with your teens life at Paly, navigate the Paly online systems and know where to go for up-to-date information. There will be limited time for questions and answers. Any specific concerns not addressed during the event can be sent to Katie Shade, Paly PTSA President and she will get back to you. (
palyptsavolunteer@gmail.com). No RSVP needed. Campus map for the location is located here:
Teachers' Back to School Luncheon Volunteers Needed
Thursday, August 10 at 9:30am-2pm
Much loved kick off event for the Paly teachers and staff. Help us welcome the Paly teachers back to school with a luncheon. Please consider signing up at
Freshman Student Orientation Pizza Dinner
Thursday, August 10th at 4pm-7pm, Quad
Volunteers Needed; Especially for serving the dinner
The PTSA is helping to sponsor the freshman orientation, and helping with the pizza dinner is a great way to get a glimpse of the classmates and their energy.
Paly's freshman orientation is a GREAT way for these students to be welcomed, oriented and ready to begin high school. Sign up at Up To Us.
Picture Day
August 11th 8am-2:30pm,
Perry Athletic Center
Paly is in need of a few parent/guardians to help with picture day, August 11th. We have 1 and 2 hour shifts throughout the day. Please sign up at the
Picture Day Volunteer Sign Up
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Paly Items
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Fall Sports Season Information
Fall Sports start as early as Friday August 4th!
Paly Sports Boosters Meeting
Wednesday, August 16th at 7PM, Anderson/Look home, 1401 Parkinson Ave.
Come to the first Paly Sports Boosters meeting of the year at the home of president, Melissa Anderson. We'll get an update about the opening of the new gym facilities and the fall sports season from Athletic Director Therren Wilburn plus hear Paly Sports Boosters' plans for the year. We're a fun group (and all the big jobs are already taken!) Please join us! Questions?
Fall Sports Parent Night
Monday, August 21st at 6:30PM in the Media Arts Center ("MAC")
Paly Athletics hosts this seasonal parent meeting and all fall season athletes are expected to have a parent or guardian in attendance. There will be a large group meeting followed by individual team meetings. This is your chance to meet the coach and hear all about the plans for the season. Questions?
twilburnsudduth@pausd.org
Paly Gear
Show your school spirit! New styles and old favorites! Available online at
palysportsboosters.org/paly-gear/ or in person at Paly home football games, volleyball matches & the Back-to-School dinner on August 17th. Also by appointment -
lynnhyattbrown@yahoo.com. All proceeds benefit Paly Athletics.
Paly Sports Boosters Passes
Help support a vibrant Paly athletic community by purchasing a Sports Boosters pass! Passes are good for admission for Paly regular season home games for all sports during the 2017-2018 school year. Free VIKING SQUAD t-shirt with every Student Booster Pass (while supplies last). Order online:
http://palysportsboosters.org/booster-passes/ or by
mail.
Call for Paly Site Council
The Paly Site Council is currently seeking candidates for TWO parent representatives. Those elected will serve from September 2017 to June 2019. The Council meets on Monday afternoons, once a month; See the Paly website for details:
http://www.paly.net/site-council, or feel free to ask questions of our retiring parent reps: Hayley Gans (
drhayley@stanford.edu) or Daniel Teo (
danteo20854@yahoo.com)
To submit your name for consideration, please write a brief, one paragraph statement which includes your reasons for wanting to serve on Site Council, as well as any other information you feel is relevant. (This is also the text that will appear on the ballot.) Submit your nomination to Carolyn Benfield:
cbenfield@pausd.org with the subject line "Site Council". The election will be held in conjunction with the summer mailing in August. Parents and guardians of Paly students grades 9-11 are eligible, with the exception of PAUSD employees. (Candidates must have a student at Paly throughout their term of office, so unfortunately, parents of seniors aren't eligible.
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College & Career Center
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olunteering in the College & Career Center (CCC) NEW
The College and Career Center is located on the 1st floor of the Tower Building. It is staffed by more than 40 parent volunteers who serve students and support our college and career advisors by performing administrative tasks and acting as the C&CC receptionist during a weekly 2 hour shift. Opportunities to work as a substitute or on special projects may also be available. Parents who sign up and work as substitutes and/or who work on special projects, will have priority for open "regular" shifts the following school year. To keep things running smoothly and seamlessly from year to year, we rely on returning volunteers for their experience in helping the CCC run efficiently.
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ll returning parent volunteers are *required* to come to the Returning Volunteer Meeting
on
Thurs
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9:00 AM
in room 33 of the Tower building.
All parents of 10th, 11th and 12th graders who would like to become new volunteers, substitutes, or work on special projects are required to come to a New Volunteer Training Meeting on
Fri., Aug. 18th at
9 AM
in room 33 of the Tower building. We currently have several open shifts and the following open special project positions:
1. Scholarship Data Entry (2 positions): entering data about various scholarships into Naviance.
2. Hospitality: making treat boxes for college admission representatives during their visit to Paly.
3. College Interview Input: entering information captured on the College Interview sheet during college visits into Naviance.
Attendance at the training is required in order to be eligible to volunteer in C &CC. Available shifts will be assigned on a lottery basis with priority given to 12th grade, 11th grade, and 10th grade parents.
New shifts begin the week of August 20th.
For more information, contact C&CC Volunteer Coordinators Dara Knoblock (daraknoblock@gmail.com) or Parissa Mohamadi (parissa_mohamadi@yahoo.com ).
The C&CC holds an open house after each parent night in the Fall so there are other opportunities to get to know more about C&CC. There is also a wealth of information in Naviance and on www.paly.net/college.
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About the Paly Link
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The Paly Link is a Paly PTSA publication, emailed on Sundays, except during school breaks and holidays. Changes will be highlighted as
New/
Updated/
Corrected.
Deadline for submissions: noon on the Thursday before the Sunday of publication. Ideally items run for 2 weeks, and no more than 3 weeks. Please do not submit items earlier than 3 weeks before the event.
To submit an item, send to palylink@paloaltopta.org. See submission instructions here. Include a header or title line, then a line listing the date, time and location of the event. Follow with a brief (2-4 sentence) description of the activity, with the most important information first. List email, contact information and web links last. Items are published at the discretion of the editors.
--Emanuela Todaro, Vini Jain, and Pete Cockerell Paly Link Editors
--Bala Aiyar, Paly Link List Manager and Gordon Craig, Paly Link Webmaster
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