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EVERGREEN EAGLE EXPRESS 
Week of Feb 3, 2018- Issue 24
IMPORTANT DATES B

Mon 1/5 3rd Season Sports begins
Thurs 2/8 PTSA Board Mtg - 9:30AM
Tues 2/13 Staff Appreciation Lunch
Fri 2/23 School Dance
            
PTSA E
FEB 13 - STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH
Let's show our fabulous EMS staff some love before Valentine's Day on Tuesday, February 13, with a big, beautiful lunch. LOTS of food is needed to feed about 100 hungry teachers, office staff and others who work tirelessly for our kids, so please sign up (and encourage your friends to help out, too) by clicking on the link below.
 

SCHOOL DANCE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The next EMS dance is planned for Feb 23, but we need lots of parent support. Please consider helping out!!! Volunteers are needed for concessions, wristband distribution, and chaperoning. 

THANKS TO OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS!
A HUGE thank you to the parents who volunteered to hand out schedules and make sure our students had a smooth start to the second semester.  We appreciate you!!!
GET INVOLVED IN THE PTSA
Help our students and staff have the best year ever!
Your Evergreen PTSA Nominating Committee is looking for parent volunteers to join our PTSA board for next school year. It's a great way to keep current on what's going on at the school and have input on which projects are funded. If you are interested in more information, please e-mail Evergreeneagleexpress@outlook.com
INCOMING RHS PARENTS
Are you interested in being "in-the-know" at high school?
Redmond High School PTSA supports the staff and students at RHS with financial and volunteer support. The Nominating Committee is looking to fill slots on the 2018-2019 Executive Board. The Executive Board consists of Co-Presidents, VP of Communications, VP of Programs, VP of Services, Secretary, and Treasurer. We are specifically looking to fill vacancies for Co-President, VP of Communications, and Secretary. The commitment includes monthly evening meetings where you will hear information presented by one of the RHS principals. Aside from these meetings, the majority of the work can be done from home. If you are interested in being more involved in your student's high school experience by volunteering for the PTSA, please contact one of the members of the Nominating Committee.
 
Joy Arnquist - joy@arnquist.net
Lisa Seeley - lisa.seeley@comcast.net
Deb Zimmerman - zimmermandeb@hotmail.com
WANTED: K-CUPS FOR THE STAFF
Let's keep our teachers and staff happy and well-caffeinated! We are looking for donations of K-cups, tea, and creamer for the teachers lounge. If you have any you are willing to contribute please send them with your student. We will have a collection basket in Mrs. Casolary's office.  
FEBRUARY 13 LEVY AND BOND MEASURES
Lake Washington School District is planning for three ballot measures to go before voters in the district on February 13, 2018.
 
The  Education Programs and Operations Levy (EP&O)  funds program and operations needs not funded by the state. It helps pay for staffing for special education, highly capable, ELL, safety and security. It funds staff professional learning, teacher planning, the new teacher support program and training and workshops. It also pays for extracurricular activities and athletics; course offerings such as a 7-period high school day and early learning programs such as special preschool, Ready Start and Head Start. The levy currently funds 19.2% of the operating budget and must be renewed every four years.
 
The  Capital Projects Levy  funds critical facility and technology needs not funded by the state. The facility portion of this levy pays for building and system improvements, site improvements, field upgrades, portables, school improvements and health and safety compliance. The technology portion of this levy pays for infrastructure, such as networking and cloud storage, student and staff computers, classroom technology, security cameras, instructional software, business and support systems, and technology training and professional development. This levy must be renewed every four years.
 
The  bond measure  is the second of four planned bond measures to fulfill the Long-Term Facility Task Force recommendations. The measure will build one new elementary school and a new choice high school, remodel/rebuild and enlarge Alcott Elementary and Kamiakin Middle School, build an addition at Lake Washington High School and provide land for future projects and other capital projects.
 
These three measures will decrease the tax rate in our district from $3.16 to $2.93 per $1,000 of Assessed Valuation.  

SCHOOL DANCE FRIDAY FEB 23
Our Second EMS Dance is almost here - ILLUMNATE!
Our second dance will be held from 2:45-4:45 pm in the gym.  Students are encouraged to dress up in the Illuminate theme, and wear white or neon colors so they will glow.
DON'T FORGET YOUR SOCKS!  All dances are "sock hops" to protect the gym floor.  Concessions will be available for purchase at the dance.  Pizza, candy and water will be sold.  Students may bring spending money, but please, no Bills larger than $5.00 (otherwise, the concession stand runs out of change)!
Dance Tickets:
Dance tickets are $5.00 and will be on sale Tuesday, February 20th - Thursday, February 22nd.  THERE ARE NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR, AND NO TICKET SALES ON FRIDAY, THE DAY OF THE DANCE. Tickets are sold by Ms. Nilsen through the cashier window only.  Students must purchase a dance ticket February 20th - 22nd, before school from 7:15am - 7:55am or during lunch.  The cashier window is NOT open after school.  Students who do not purchase their dance tickets by the end of C lunch on Thursday (2/22/18) at 12:15pm, will not be allowed to attend the dance.
Students who have already purchased Eagle Pride Triple Dance Passes do not need to buy a ticket to the dance.  They already have purchased entry to all three dances.
RHS SPRING JUNIOR DANCE CAMP
for 4th-8th graders
Cost of camp: $100 per dancer
Camp includes: 3 sessions of choreography with the dance team, Jr. Mustang Dancers t-shirt to wear for performance with the RHS Dance Team at Districts Competition!  (Districts determines which teams go to  State Championships in Yakima)
Camp times: Feb 21st-23rd  4:30-5:30 pm at RHS
Performance time: March 3rd at RHS  time of performance tbd

Register on the website: www.redmonddanceteam.com
Hosted by the RHS Dance Team Booster Club

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