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The Paly Link is distributed on Sundays, except during school breaks and holidays.
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Calendar
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| Wednesday |
Nov 15 |
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| Wednesday |
Nov 15 |
Paly-Jordan Band Concert, 7:30pm, PAC
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| Friday |
Nov 17 |
Turkey Feast at Lunch UPDATED |
| Friday |
Nov 17 |
Class of 2021 PN Meeting NEW |
| Mon- Fri |
Nov 20 - 24 |
Thanksgiving Week - No School |
| Tuesday |
Nov 28 |
Hope, Help Strength, 6:30-8:30PM, Media Arts Center |
| Tuesday |
Dec 12 |
Paly MAC Boosters Event NEW |
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Paly & PTSA Items
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Class of 2021 PN Meeting NEW
Friday, 11/17 at 8:15 in the Haymarket Theater
Wondering about school policies on drugs and alcohol? Paly PAPD Resource Officer will come and give us the latest information, and answer your questions. If you have something specific you'd like addressed, please email Stephanie Compton at
Paly MAC Boosters Upcoming Event NEW
December 12, 2017 at 7:00 pm
MAC Boosters invite all parents/guardians whose students are involved with Paly's award-winning media arts program to our annual holiday social gathering. Block your calendar and plan to attend this fun evening with food and drink to celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of our students during the first semester. Hosted by: The Scheves, 848 Pine Hill Road, Stanford, CA.
CSU/UC Application Help/Workshop (students only) NEW
Tues., Nov. 14 - 2 pm (FLEX), 403 - new location
Work on your applications at school and get help, if needed. If you can't attend the workshop, review these tips:
Common Application Workshop (students only) NEW
Tues., Nov. 28 - 2 pm (FLEX),
403 - new location
Get help with a hands-on workshop! Beyond inviting and assigning Recommenders, how to best use the Additional Information section, tips for completing the Activities section, and more. If you can't attend the workshop, review these:
Paly's Annual Career Month Speaker Series NEW
Paly's annual Career Month Speaker Series will happen from February
26 to March 9th. We are currently planning the event and are looking
for speakers to talk to students about their careers. If you are
interested, or know anyone who would be interested, please email us at
[email protected].
We look forward to hearing from you!
- The Paly Career Month Team
Please Check Lost and Found NEW
Please encourage your students to check our Lost & Found. We have many sweaters, coats, lunch boxes, water bottles and other treasures in the Lost & Found black cabinet located in the Tower Building main hallway. You are welcome as a parent to search through the items, please sign in at the Main Office during school hours. For glasses, keys, or small items, please check with Jenny Gardiner in the Main Office. Items not claimed will be donated during the Winter Break.
Palo Alto High School Site Council Agenda NEW
Monday, November 13th, 2017, 3:45 pm-5:30 pm, ROOM 404
3:45 Call to Order
3:50 Open Forum - members of the community may address the Council on non-agenda items
3:55 Review & approve October minutes Attached Here
4:00 Instructional Leader Report:
Michael Najar - Visual and Performing Arts
4:15 Site Council Budget Presentation (Jerry Berkson)
4:30 PAUSD Equity Plan (Keith Wheeler)
5:00 Reports:
ASB
PTSA
Principal's
5:30 Adjournment Student
Future Meetings:
Nov-March - Data analysis for upcoming WASC visit, Instructional Leader Presentations, Innovative Program TOSA presentation
Hope, Help, Strength: Gunn & Paly Sources of Strength in Palo Alto
Tuesday, November 28, 6:30-8:30 pm, Palo Alto High School, Media Arts Center
Gunn and Paly families, students and community members are invited to learn about Sources of Strength, the wellness program based on building resilience at both high schools. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Dr. Shashank Joshi of Stanford University, to share his research and knowledge. He will be joined by Gunn and Paly Sources of Strength Student Peer Leaders. Please see our full flyer here.
Shop at Books Inc. Town and Country from 4-7pm Nov 15th to support the Paly Library!
Twenty percent of all purchases go to the library, and the library uses this money to buy books for students. We hope to see everyone there!
Paly Sports Boosters - Tiny Prints Fundraiser for Holiday Cards
The Paly Sports Boosters has partnered with Tiny Prints to help with the ordering and printing of your Holiday Cards. Tiny Prints is a leading retailer of premium personalized photo cards and has been recognized for their high quality prints and unmatched customer service. Each card ordered is also hand reviewed before it's printed to ensure quality and accuracy. To start your order through Tiny Prints, please click on the link below which will lead you to our co-branded Tiny Prints Storefront. From here, you can shop for any product on the Tiny Prints site or review a few of our favorite choices. Paly Sports Boosters Personalized Link:
http://www.tinyprints.com/storefront/palysportsboosters
Questions? Contact Lisa Rimsa
[email protected]
Turkey Feast - Volunteers & Donations Needed!
UPDATED
Friday, November 17, morning food drop-off; event during lunchtime
Pies, turkey and cash donations desperately needed for this student & staff favorite extended lunchtime event which benefits the Ecumenical Hunger Program. We need 75 more pies of all varieties (no nuts, please), 40 more roasted turkeys, and/or cash donations. Sign up to volunteer or bring pies and turkeys
here. Too busy to volunteer or interested in making a cash or PayPal donation? Please contact Melissa Anderson, [email protected]
Paly-Jordan Band Concert! CORRECTED
Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm, Paly PAC
Come to the joint concert by the Palo Alto High School Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and the Jordan 8th Grade Symphonic Band! You will hear the Paly Symphonic Band with movements from Gustav Holst's Second Suite in F and the Concert Band with melodies reflecting the landscapes of the Western United States in Pierre LaPlante's Prairie Songs. The Jordan Symphonic Band will delight the audience with As Summer was Just Beginning, a beautiful piece written for James Dean, as well as a fun modern piece with many special effects titled The Cave You Fear. The concert will conclude with all three bands performing portions of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Tea and snacks donations for the Wellness Center
Our students are very happy when there are tea and snacks available in the Wellness Center! We seek your help in providing decaffeinated tea bags, cocoa, healthy nut free foods, fresh fruit and vegetable trays to support all these activities. If you are interested in donating these items, please drop them off in the Wellness Center, located in the Tower Building, anytime during the school day. Questions, please contact Angelina Michael,
[email protected]
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College & Career Center
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Interested in learning more about career options in the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering fields? The ACE Mentor Program is a free after-school program where groups of high school students meet with a team of mentors (professionals from these fields) for 15 weeks. The program typically includes: tours of local construction sites and industry offices, presentations about the ACE fields from guest speakers and mentors, group design challenges including the CIRT national design project. No prerequisites or special skills required.
For more information, visit
www.acementor.org/sanfran and/or attend the upcoming info session on
Tues., Dec. 5 5:30- 6:30 at FGY Architects (
81 Encina Ave., Palo Alto); RSVP to Valerie Tam at
[email protected]
College Rep Visits for Seniors (and Juniors, if space is available)
Students must have their teacher's permission one day in advance if missing class. Pick up a form in the C&CC, or download it at admit-class-form-college-and-career-center . Bring the signed form the day of the visit to ensure the absence from class is cleared and marked as an activity rather than a truancy. College visits scheduled for the next two weeks are listed below. For a full list of all visits through Spring, login to Naviance using your user ID and password; click on the "Colleges" tab then click "view all upcoming college visits" within the "my colleges" section. Or, you can check the calendar on www.paly.net/college.
Due to increased student attendance and limited space in the College Center, we are no longer able to permit parents to attend college representative visits, please click to read more information about this policy.
ON-CAMPUS VISITS
Week of November 13th
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
11/16/17 |
12:20 PM Room 106 |
Week of December 4th
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Savannah College of Art and Design-
Atlanta
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12/5/17 |
12:20 PM Room 106 |
For more information and to RSVP (if required), login to Naviance and click the 'information' hyperlink.
SCHOLARSHIP EXPIRATION DATES
Paly deadlines may be 2-4 weeks prior to public scholarship deadlines to allow for Paly TA and Guidance lead times. To learn about scholarships listed below and others login to Naviance
using your user ID and password or login as a Guest with no password. Click the "Colleges" tab, scroll to the "scholarships and money" section, then click on the "scholarship list" link.
Scholarships expiring through November 15
Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships
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11/15/17 |
| University of Virginia - Jefferson Scholars Program |
11/15/17 |
| USC School of Cinematic Arts Scholarship |
11/15/17 |
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PTAC & PAUSD
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Superintendent's Weekly Message from Friday Nov 3 NEW
We will re-post
Karen Hendricks'
Weekly communications here each week, in case you missed it on her previous Infinite Campus email to you.
"My own note to you will be relatively brief today, as we have two substantial department updates that I hope you will find to be very informative.....
CAC Holiday Tea & Welcome Reception (Free) NEW
Fri Dec. 15, 8:30 - 10 AM, Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto
Parenting a child with special needs has unique challenges, so taking good care of yourself is important. Join us for a healthy and tasty breakfast buffet, wellness-related raffle prizes and a presentation by Assistant Superintendent Lana Conaway. She will speak about equity, access, wellness and safety for all students, especially those receiving Special Education services. Ms. Conaway is one of PAUSD's new leaders and oversees Special Education, Counseling, Health and Wellness in her role as Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Initiatives and Operations. Childcare will not be provided, but children are welcome. Spanish language translation will be available. Hosted by the Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee for Special Education and the Palo Alto Council of PTAs. For questions contact
[email protected]
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Menlowe Ballet Presents:
It's a Wonderful Nutcracker!
NEW
Fri-Sun, Dec. 8-10 & 15-17, 2pm and 7pm at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center
Blended with the storyline of the classic 1940's film "It's a Wonderful Life", Menlowe Ballet's production, "It's a Wonderful Nutcracker," also boasts all the magical trimmings of a traditional Nutcracker. Experience surprising twists on both stories and a heartfelt message that giving and receiving presents is just part of what makes the holidays wonderful. This year we've expanded the storyline, illustrating the power of connection and generosity to overcome greed and divisiveness. Congratulations to PALY's own Sophie Dorosin, Isabel Harding, and Catey Vera, who join our professionals in this production. See a video preview and order tickets at
www.menloweballet.org
Dancers Repertory Theatre presents 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Woodside Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside
This is a delightful dance-theatre event that will enchant audiences of all ages! Based on the Clement C. Moore poem, the show includes Santa and his magical sleigh, prancing reindeer, dancing mice, twirling toys and a cast of over 80 children and adults, including three PAUSD students. Tickets are $22 per person. Information on show time and dates can be found at twasthenight.org.
Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO) Fall Concerts
Sun, Nov 19, 3PM, Palo Alto Arts Center
Join us for PACO's 52nd season opening concert on Nov. 4 followed by two more concerts this fall. From classical favorites to blues, orchestral and chamber, you'll be impressed with the wide-ranging repertoire performed by talented young musicians. All concerts are admission FREE and for the entire family to enjoy. For more information about PACO, please visit
www.pacomusic.org
or email
[email protected]
Come watch 'Twas the Night Before Christmas! NEW
Sun Dec 3 & 10, 1PM & 4PM; Sat Dec 9, 3PM, Woodside Performing Arts Center
Dancers Repertory Theatre presents 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a delightful dance-theatre event that will enchant audiences of all ages. Based on the Clement C. Moore poem, the show includes Santa and his magical sleigh, prancing reindeer, dancing mice, twirling toys and a cast of over 80 children and adults. For Tickets and more information please visit our website:
http://www.twasthenight.org
or visit our Facebook page at Dancers Repertory Theatre.
Cantabile Chorus Registration and Auditions (Grade K-9)
Cantabile is
a community-based children's chorus serving the greater Silicon Valley area, striving to bring the highest quality musical education in a choral setting to young singers from ages 4 years to 18. Singers in grades 3-9 should call 650-424-1410 immediately to arrange an audition, while singers in grades K-2 may register for a class beginning November 15
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To audition or to learn more about the chorus levels and the upcoming semester, contact
[email protected]
or 650.424.1410
Play Palooza - The Children's Theatre Ten Minute Playwriting Contest
Submission Deadline: Fri, Dec 22 @ 12AM
The Children's Theatre is pleased announce the 2017-18
Play Palooza Ten Minute Playwriting contest
. Play Palooza gives young writers an excellent opportunity to showcase their talents. Students can submit original work in three categories: Elementary School (3rd-5th grade), Middle School (6th-8th grade), and High School (9th-12th grade). Winning plays receive a staged reading at the Children's Theatre, and winning playwrights receive prizes donated by the Friends of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre. Submissions can be submitted electronically to
[email protected]
Silicon Valley Boychoir Auditions
Fri, Nov 3, 10, and 17 by appointment, Palo Alto
Auditions for the January semester will be held at the choir's rehearsal location near downtown Palo Alto (600 Homer Ave). Open to 2nd-5th grade boys. High school and middle school boys with choral experience may audition for upper levels. SVB provides a personalized approach to teaching singing, music theory, and sight-reading, while providing flexible scheduling for busy families. In addition to their own winter and spring concerts, SVB performs for local events including appearances with Stanford University Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra, West Bay Opera, Schola Cantorum of Mountain View, and singing the national anthem at sporting events.
Shop for school holiday camps on ActivityHero to raise money for Palo Alto PTA
A reminder that PAUSD is off for Veterans Day and the full week of Thanksgiving this year. Our winter break is Dec 22 - Jan 7. High schools also have Jan 8 off. You can find holiday camps on ActivityHero and when you book online with this link, the PTA earns a % of your purchase.
https://www.activityhero.com/go/paloaltopta
Whole Foods (downtown Palo Alto) Nickels for Non-Profits
Oct 15 to Jan 15th
Each time you shop at the Whole Foods Market downtown PA between Oct 15 to Jan 15 and bring in your own bags, Whole Foods will donate 5 cents per bag to our Palo Alto PTA Council. The PTAC will be able to use these funds for more programs and events for our PAUSD students, staff, and parents!
Stanford University Research Study (Girls, 8-12) NEW
Researchers at Stanford University are looking for girls ages 8-12 with learning and/or behavior challenges to participate in a study exploring brain development in relation to behavior, cognition, and mood in girls. Participation involves a comprehensive cognitive and behavioral evaluation and MRI/NIRS scan (safe, non-invasive, no x-rays/radiation). Results of the evaluation are available to all participants and there is a $100 honorarium for participation. For more information contact
[email protected]
or 650-724-2951.
Society of Bookworms NEW
Wed, Nov 15, 4 - 5PM, Children's Library, 1276 Harriet St.
Join us in a discussion of the award-winning
Everything on a Waffle,
by Polly Horvath. A limited number of copies are available for pick-up at Children's Library. Registration Required. Grades 4-6 only.
Queers and Allies Book Club Meeting NEW
Wed, Nov 15, 4 - 5PM, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd.
All teens are welcome to join us in discussing LGBTQ+ books. November's read is Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. Registration Required. Grades 8-12 only.
Teen Writing Club NaNoWriMo Meeting NEW
Thu, Nov 16, 4-5:30PM, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd.
Spend this month's meetings working on that novel you always wanted to write. Inspiration, feedback, and snacks provided! Registration Required. Grades 6-12 only.
Teen Maker Tuesday: LED Holiday Cards NEW
Tues, Nov 21, 4:30-5:30PM, Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Rd.
We will create holiday cards incorporating LED lights. We will supply everything! Registration Required. Grades 6-12 only.
Helping Your Child With Anxiety
Tue, Nov 14, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave Palo Alto 94301
Change to Date of February JLS CONNECTIONS Meeting
Attention 5th grade parents who attended the JLS- PiE Rising Information Meeting on October 19th. At that meeting, we informed you about our CONNECTIONS informational night. There has been a date change. The CONNECTIONS parent night will be held on Monday, February 5th at 7 PM in the cafétorium.
Quizzitch Trivia Night at RI NEW
Thu Nov 30, 7:00-8:30PM, Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd.
Think you know Harry Potter? Don't miss trivia night featuring questions from your favorite books and movies. Bring a team or join one when you get here! Registration Required. Adults and Teens-Grades 9 and up.
ANNUAL ROTARY HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH CONTEST!
Wed, Jan 24, 7 PM, Palo Alto City Counsel Chambers
Opportunity to repurpose one of your college essays! Prizes total $1550. 2017-18 Speech topic theme: "Rotary Making a Difference". Each speech must be between 4-5 minutes, original student work, and incorporate the theme and one of the Rotary mantras: Is it the truth?, Is it fair to all concerned?, Will it build goodwill and better friendships?, Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Questions and Registration: [email protected]
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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
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