Lake Washington High School PTSA Newsletter

 May 31 , 2017 | #19  

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Kirkland, Washington 98033
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~ Upcoming Events ~
TODAY!  
Extended Wednesday due to snow days
Wednesday, May 31

TODAY!  Golden Acorn & Golden Kang award nomination forms due
Wednesday, May 31

TONIGHT!  Choral & Lyrica final concert
Wednesday, May 31, 7 pm in the theater

Senior Prom
Saturday, June 3, 8-11 pm at the Fremont Foundry

Biology state testing
June 6, in class, 8 am 

Orchestra concert
June 6, 7 pm at LW theater

Yearbook distribution
June 7, 12:35 pm in the Commons

Kang Vintage clothing sale
June 7, 12:35 pm in the Commons

Spring band concert
June 7, 7 pm at LW theater

Senior Party ticket sales & bus sign ups
June 8 and 9 at lunches

LW Booster Club fundraiser
Monday, June 12, 7 pm at Kirkland Performance Center

Senior Salute
Tuesday, June 13, 7-9 pm in the gym and Commons

Senior Breakfast
Thursday, June 15, 8 am in the Commons

Graduation rehearsal
Thursday, June 15, 9-11 am in the gym

Graduation
Thursday, June 15, 8 pm at Key Arena

Senior Party
Thursday, June 15 - Friday, June 16 at 6 am
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Thank you for joining PTSA! 
We're sending out a big THANK YOU to everyone who joined our PTSA this year. By becoming a member you demonstrated your support for the partnership between parents, staff and community at Lake Washington High School. With your help, we crushed our Drive for Five (Hundred) membership goal, and ended the year with 564 members -- a 30% increase over last year. We also received a Platinum Membership Award from the Washington State PTA for increasing our membership more than 20%. We hope you'll all continue to support the PTSA by joining again next year.
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PTSA News
Nominate a deserving volunteer for the PTSA Golden Acorn Award
Nominations due Wednesday, May 31
LW students, parents, and staff -- do you know of an outstanding volunteer? Someone that goes beyond what's expected and is making a major difference for our students and our school? Now is the time to nominate them for a PTSA Golden Acorn Award! The Golden Acorn will be presented at the Volunteer Tea in June.
 
Feel free to nominate more than one volunteer for this award; use multiple forms if needed. More information and the nomination forms are available here.  You can turn in the nomination form to Mili Nelson in the front office or email it to lizhedreen@msn.com. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, May 31.
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Nominate an outstanding educator for the PTSA Golden Kang Award
Nominations due Wednesday, May 31
Do you know of an outstanding teacher or staff member who goes beyond what's expected to make the LWHS learning environment fun, beneficial and challenging? Someone who brings enthusiasm and diversity to the classroom and a leader who directly influences student successes? Nominate them for the PTSA Golden Kang/Outstanding Educator Award! The Golden Kang/Outstanding Educator Award will be presented at the Volunteer Tea in June.
 
Feel free to nominate more than one staff member for this award; use multiple forms if needed. More information and the nomination forms are available here. You can turn in the nomination form to Mili Nelson in the front office or email it to lizhedreen@msn.com. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, May 31.
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Sheeley Scholarships awarded
Your PTSA is pleased to announce the winners of its Sheeley Scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year:  Congratulations to Clara Andrews, Jonathon Chau, Madison Miller and Alina Nguyen.  All recipients are graduating seniors attending L W and are considered high achievers in academics, school involvement, leadership activities, vocational pursuits, fine arts, athletics and community service.  Each recipient  is a tribute to LW and the community, and was high ly recommended by educators and others.
 
Each recipient plans to attend college next year, to include Montana State University, the University of Montana and the University of Washington.  Their future aspirations include aerospace engineering, wildlife management, creative writing and teaching chemistry.  The scholarships are named for Louise Sheeley, a former LW counselor, and are adjudicated through the LWHS PTSA.  We are proud of these students and wish them the best now and in the future.
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Yearbook distribution is June 7
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WHO: Students who pre-purchased a yearbook
WHERE: In the Commons
WHEN: After school, Wednesday, June 7
HOW: Line up in front of the tables organized alphabetically by student last name. ASB or legal ID is required.
MORE: See the FAQ.
 
Students with outstanding fines will not get their books. If you can't pay your fines you may pick up your book from the ASB office on your last day of school.
 
Didn't pre-purchase your yearbook but still want one? A limited number of yearbooks will be for sale through the ASB office for $75 beginning June 7 until they are sold out. 
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Refreshment donations requested for Senior Salute
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Senior Salute is fast approaching on Tuesday, June 13 from 7-9 pm. Your help in providing refreshments for the reception is greatly appreciated. Please signup to donate; all donations should be dropped off at the school on June 13 in the Commons anytime from 2:30 to 6:30 pm. Contact LWHS.seniorsalute@gmail.com with any questions.
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Library seeks volunteers for laptop returns
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Can you help with the process of student laptop returns? This is an important task at the end of each school year. Please signup if you can help. If you have any questions, contact  Library and Media Specialist   Ms. Courage  or Hae Sue Park . 
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LW yearbook program wins excellence award

Congratulations to the 2017 LWHS yearbook staff  led by editors Emree Burkhalter, Ashley Kipp, Kelly Lam and Rachel Schauer, for being awarded the   Josten's  National Yearbook Program of Excellence. This distinction goes to the top 6% of programs in the nation, based on  coverage, project management, and sales.  The team has one of the highest rates of coverage for a school of this size in the nation with 95% of the student body in the book at least three times.
 
"People outside the yearbook world may never know, or fully appreciate, just how much organization and teamwork it takes to produce our 344-page, $53,698 project. I am grateful to my staff for their selflessness and commitment to honoring the individuals who make up our community. I am especially proud of our editors for leading by example and making this year such a fun adventure," said Dawn Wyatt, yearbook advisor.


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We love to spoil LW staff

With the help of many parents and Leadership students, we spoiled our LW staff during Staff Appreciation Week! Students wrote thank you notes to staff members and hundreds of these notes were placed into staff mailboxes. Staff ate well during the week, too. Thank you to the many folks who donated food, money and time to make it a special week for them.


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College Application Workshop series seeks volunteers

PTSA's College Application Workshop provides our seniors with college application essay and personal statement support. We also answer questions about the college process and steer students in the right direction for any additional support they may need. Volunteers are needed for the 2017-18 school year as we continue this successful program. Workshops meet Thursdays (during ROO period) at 9:31 am and Wednesdays after school at 12:40 pm. We ask for a once-a-week commitment from September through January. PTSA provides training. View more details or contact Judy Shedd to volunteer.
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Kang Crier is wrapping up soon
Unsubscribing after the last issue
There will be one last issue of the Kang Crier on June 14. If you no longer wish to receive the Kang Crier, you must unsubscribe yourself. We don't automatically delete any emails from our database, even for senior parents. (The "Unsubscribe" link is in the footer of every issue.)

Privacy issues & the Kang Crier
Each fall in the First Day packet, parents and guardians receive a form from the district called "Directory Withhold Form - SS100." This form has check boxes labelled "Withhold [your child's name or image] From Public Release" and "Withhold [your child's name or image] From District Use." If you check those boxes, your child will not be listed in the Kang Crier, nor will any photos including their image be published. This includes any awards your student receives. If your child is in a group photo, they will be deleted from that photo. The Kang Crier newsletter primarily goes out to LWHS families, but any member of the public can go to our LWHS PTSA website and sign up to receive it; we also archive our newsletter on the PTSA website, which is accessible to the public. 

Look for your first Kang Crier of the 2017-2018 school year in late August!
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LWHS News & Activities
End of year schedule
  • June brings an assortment of end-of-school-year activities, events and deadlines. See the LWHS End of Year Schedule to stay updated. 
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Kang vintage wear sought for clothing drive
Do you have any old Kang Gear? Is there an old Kang sweatshirt or hat sitting in your closet that hasn't been worn in a while? Donate it to the LW Vintage Drive that is collecting now through June 6. We will accept any Kang clothing or spirit item; drop them off in the box outside the Commons. A sale of donated items will be held on June 7 after school in the Commons, and will benefit the Class of 2019. Please come and check out all the gear!
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Attendance reminder
With the school year's end in our near future, plan now for any absences. If your student is going to be out three or more days or if you are to start your summer vacation early, a pre-arranged absence form must be filled out in advance and turned in to the Attendance Office.This must be submitted before the first day of the absence in order to ensure that your student's absences will be excused. The pre-arranged absence forms can be found on the LWHS website or in the Attendance Office.
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Staff and faculty thank Beautification Team
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The faculty and staff of LWHS wish to extend a special thanks to Tere Kaulfus and the Beautification Team for  the beautiful addition of new plants and bark to the front of our building and along the theater entrance. Our campus has never looked so beautiful.  
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For Seniors and Senior Parents
Last chance: Senior Party tickets
Ticket sales and bus signups
Volunteers will have a table set up during lunch on Thursday and Friday, June 8 and 9, to accept forms and payments for Senior Party tickets. The deadline to purchase tickets is June 9! Seniors who have already purchased their tickets can stop by the table with their parent-signed release form and sign up for a bus.
 
The price for a ticket is $200. Tickets include transportation, activities, entertainment, food and drinks all night long. Tickets are non-refundable. We would like every student to be able to come to the Senior Party! For information about scholarships, contact LWHS staff member  JoDee Hull.  
 
For more information on additional ways to purchase a ticket, plus necessary forms, view the seniors section on lwhsptsa.org. Contact lwhsptsaVPProg@gmail.com with any questions.

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A cordial invitation to senior students and family
Senior Salute 2017: Farewell to LWHS
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Join us Tuesday, June 13 at 7 pm in the gym for the 2017 Senior Salute! This traditional celebration of the graduating class includes a program from 7-8 pm with musical performances, poems, student reflections and a brief speech by teacher Terry Terich. A reception and refreshments follow in the Commons from 8-9 pm. Be sure to bring your camera as this is your best chance to take pictures of your graduate in cap and gown at LWHS. Seniors should check-in from 6:30-6:40 pm in the auxiliary gym. They will stay there until it's time to process into the gym to music played by the LWHS Orchestra.  
 
RSVP: Please let us know how many people will be in your party: email the graduate's name, parent's name, and number of guests -- not counting the graduate -- to LWHS.SeniorSalute@gmail.com.
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Seniors are getting busy
So many events and details! Stay in the know with these sources:
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Career & Counseling Center
Extra graduation tickets available from counselors
Each senior will receive 10 tickets during graduation rehearsal on June 15. If you are expecting more than 10 guests, extra tickets can be picked up at that time from counselors
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Senior final transcript request
At the senior class meeting on Monday, May 22, all seniors were given a "Final Transcript Request" form. Regardless of where the student is headed after graduation, each senior must notify us of his/her plans. Even if students are unclear regarding their fall commitment, they should have a final transcript sent to their home address. Even though we collected these forms during the meeting, please check with your senior to make sure that this form has been submitted to the Counseling Center.  Final transcripts will be mailed to colleges or where requested by July 1.
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Moving over the summer?
If your student does not plan to return to LWHS in the fall, s/he must withdraw from LWHS before we break for summer. Please contact Mackenzie Shumake in the Counseling Center for more information.
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Kang Sports & Clubs
Final Choral and Lyrica concert tonight
Come and enjoy the LWHS's Choral and Lyrica final concert of the year on Wednesday, May 31 at 7 pm at the LW theater. All are welcome! You are sure to be impressed by the quality and high level of singing talent. We'll offer a nice and friendly sampling of concessions in support of LWHS Choir Boosters. For more information, contact Irene Neumann and Melissa Jackson, LWHS Choir Boosters.
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Booster Club event to benefit many sports and activities
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The LWHS Booster Club invites the community to a spring fundraiser and year-end wrap up on Monday, June 12 at 7 pm at the Kirkland Performance Center. This event will feature wine tasting with wines from NW Wine Cellars, a silent auction and a year-end presentation. Light appetizers will be served. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 (cash only).  Proceeds from this event support the following booster clubs at LW: choir, orchestra, band, drama, football, boys baseball,  girls fast pitch softball,  girls soccer, boys soccer, boys basketball, girls basketball, track & field, cross country, badminton, swim & dive, girls golf, boys golf, volleyball, wrestling and dance team.
 
If you would like to donate items for the silent auction or can arrange for an appetizer tray to be served, please contact secretary@lwhsboosters.org. To attend the event, please RSVP to haljme3@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you at this event. Go Kangs!
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Girls slowpitch softball coming to LW
LW is adding girls slowpitch softball this fall after interest surveys indicated that students desired this sport. Now that we are adding it, we need to know who those interested girls are so we can make plans for fielding our team. Please stop by the athletic office and give your name. Slowpitch softball is open to all girls.
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Community, LW Clubs & Activities
Pantry Packs' new alliance
The Pantry Packs program supplies weekend food packs to students that might not otherwise eat when federal school meal programs are unavailable. It currently serves nearly 750 students at 43 LWSD schools, including LWHS students. Previously a grassroots effort and then part of Hopelink, Pantry Packs will transition to the Lake Washington Schools Foundation as of July 1, 2017. It is a natural fit since both organizations exist to help students in the Lake Washington School District. Schools receiving Pantry Packs will see no changes in operations; students identified as food-insecure by school personnel will continue to receive packs each Friday during the school year. The program welcomes school and club food drives next school year to support students. For more information, visit www.lwsf.org/pantrypacks or email pantrypacks@lwsf.org.
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