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SUNDAY LETTER November 20, 2016
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A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
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With Thanks
As we head towards Thanksgiving, my favorite American holiday, I find I have just as much to be thankful for this year as last.
I am thankful to you for sharing and trusting us with your children for their education, and for your understanding of, and faith in, the way we do things inside and outside the classrooms at RHP and Renaissance. And I am thankful for the pleasure I get from interacting with your children each day.
I am thankful for the colleagues I get to work with on this campus. We are continually looking to become better and better at what we do. A spirit of enthusiastic challenge and improvement informs everything we do: "The Growth Mindset" that we talk about with our children. Our faculty and board are forward-looking in continually upgrading and enhancing the curriculum and improving and expanding our facilities. I am thankful to work with people I very much enjoy being around.
Each day brings me here to a vibrant community, the extended Husky family. And I end each day all the better for the experience.
Thank you, Go Huskies . . . and Happy Thanksgiving!
Peter McCormack
Head of School
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 Grandparents' and Friends' Day
Tuesday, November 22 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
 Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, November 23 - Thursday, November 25
No Classes / Offices Closed
Giving Tuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving c
elebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
#GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. This Giving Tuesday, consider giving back to the students of Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance Schools! Keep a close eye for more information as we draw closer to November 29th.
Wednesday, November 30 | 6:30-7:30 p.m.
MPR
Come and support our Advanced Acting students as they present the culmination of their first trimester in the form of short plays. Each play is 10-15 minutes long and require the students to take on difficult acting challenges. These performances showcase the very best of our Performing Arts students, you don't want to miss it!
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Senior Speech: Devyn Collins
Throughout my life I have learned not to let my weaknesses win. For many years I thought I was not strong enough to get past these struggles so I chose not to try. Luckily, I have managed to change my thinking and perspective on life. I've spent multiple years working to better myself, but I am grateful for the endless perseverance that I now carry. Read more.
Senior Speech: Arin Ponce
Having spent time in the deaf community, I have learned to embrace myself and to not change for other people. As Oscar Wilde once said, "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." Some of the best memories at Prep have been through clubs or service learning. From spending hours at the Los Angeles City Hall volunteering at Deaf Fest to playing games with kids at Friendship Circle events.
Read more.
Senior Speech: Melanie Herbst
I'm not going to lie, high school is hard and there are many times when you feel like you're not going to make it. But you will. It's challenging, it's hard, it's exhausting, but it's so worth it in the end when you get that feeling of accomplishment. Don't give up, persevere and eventually you will make it too, no matter what you're dealing with.
Read more.
Annual Fund Update
We are asking for
every
Husky family to follow the faculty, staff, and board members' example in showing their support of our two great schools by giving whatever you can to the Annual Fund. Tax-deductible gifts to the Annual Fund "fill the gap" between what tuition revenue provides and what it actually costs to run and improve the schools each year. We do expect everyone to participate.
Along with the grades that hit 100% getting a free Fatburger meal, and the advisory classes that hit 100% getting to attend the ice cream social - giving to the Annual Fund helps to
ensure that your student has all the necessary tools available to them so that they can get the best education possible.
If you have already given to the Annual Fund-THANK YOU! If you have not, please consider making your pledge or gift to the Annual Fund by logging in to MyBackpack here. For detailed instructions on how to navigate the links in MyBackpack click here. If you don't have a MyBackpack account, click here to give, and here to make your pledge.
Please note, pledges may be paid over the course of the school year and donations are tax deductible.
A Big Thank You to the Following Individuals and Families
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Acosta
Bendelow
Berouty
Bishay
Chavez
Davis
Farber
Ferguson
Gassner
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Gelbart
Halle
Kandel-Scott
Keswater
Krantz-Liberson
Leung
Maggid
Maguire
Marinos
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Millington
Mohr
Mojica
Morse
Murad
Nickerson
Peddy
Platte
Rancont
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Roberts
Rodriguez
Rothman
Singh
Tirado
Treggs
Viveros
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Wellness Program Assessment Notice
Your son/daughter will be participating in the Wellness Program assessment during physical education class beginning
Monday, December 5th through Thursday, December 8th. Our Wellness Testing is a health-related fitness assessment developed by The Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research
and is a research-based criterion referenced test.
Wellness Program is a quality assessment for three reasons:
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Wellness Program establishes a baseline of a healthy fitness zone from which students can set goals and check their progress (non-competitive) to plan for lifelong physical activity, maintain and improve their fitness level. Health-related fitness assessment measures students' cardiovascular, muscular strength/endurance, flexibility and body composition.
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Wellness Program provides recommended activity program options that will help students reach healthy fitness zones in those areas where they need to improve.
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Wellness Program
does not place an emphasis on skill or sports-related fitness time. It
does not compare students to other students.
Wellness Program tests all students regardless of age, gender, or ability. Students are encouraged to be self-aware of health-related fitness and take responsibility by setting personal fitness goals. When students focus on the process of doing their personal best, a more positive lifelong impact is achieved.
On test days please make sure that your child eats a balanced meal and gets enough sleep the night before.
We believe by providing you and your child with this health-related fitness information, you can lead your child toward a healthy lifestyle. A healthy student is better prepared to learn and perform in all aspects of life.
Service Learning Opportunity
San Pedro City Ballet NUTCRACKER
Warner Grand Theatre
478 W 6th Street, San Pedro
Saturday, December 10
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and Sunday, December 11
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3 Shifts (sign up for one, two or all three)
Saturday, December 10th (12:30p-4:30p)
Saturday, December 10th (5:30-9:30p)
Sunday, December 11th (12:30p-4:30p)
Please contact September Sucher to sign up/ email sbds@cox.net or text 310-650-5943 with the following information:
Name
School
Email
Phone
Shifts available
*All volunteers must wear black pants or skirt, white top, shirt, or blouse with hair neat.
**Please bring your own flash light.
***Please arrive on time for your shift to allow for a brief training and placement.
****Should your availability change, please contact me right away!
From the College Counseling Office
Thank you for attending our Fall College Night. During the evening, you learned more about our Boston to New York College Tour. We are very excited to be able to offer this excellent travel opportunity to our students. Students will visit a wide range of colleges and universities in a short amount of time and learn more about the type of colleges that will be the best fit for them.
As a reminder there are only 12 spots reserved for Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance students until the end of the month. Please follow the enrollment instructions below to put down your $99 deposit and save your child's spot on this exciting tour! Anyone who enrolls by November 30th will receive a $99 discount!
To Enroll Online:
"Find your tour" and e
nter the Tour Number -
1892283CT
To Enroll by Phone:
Call EF Explore America's Traveler Support Team at 888.333.9756
Please help a foster child get a holiday gift. The SugarPlum Tree, a project organized by the Sandpipers of Manhattan Beach, is in the school office. Choose a felt ornament, buy a gift for the child listed on the back of the ornament, and return the unwrapped gift to the RHP/Ren office by December 9. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
 Travel Club Fundraiser
Hello Huskies! Travel Club will be selling International foods for the next couple months. In order to show students the entire world, every week will be a different food or drink. Drinks are $2 and Snacks are $1-3. Last week we sold Japanese, and next will be somewhere equally exciting! Buy food from us every Wednesday and Thursday before and after G Block at the blue lunch tables! Bon Voyage!
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A big thank you to all who came out last Tuesday to our annual CPK Arts Fundraiser! It was an incredible turn out and the artwork on display fully illustrated the skill and creativity of our students.
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Students received instruction during Physical Education on how to achieve mindfulness in their daily lives.
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Robotics students prepare for an upcoming competition.
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International students shared an early Thanksgiving together.
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Chemistry students learned about how different elements can change the color of a flame as they burn.
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Jacob Schnel gave an enlightening speech during Morning Meeting about the challenges of living with Tourettes Syndrome.
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