LAST CHANCE TO HELP MAKE BACCALAUREATE A SUCCESS!! The Baccalaureate ceremony honoring our seniors is this Friday, June 15th! The PTSA Baccalaureate Committee is still looking for volunteers to help with set up and clean up as well as provide food for this wonderful event. If you would like to help, please click here for food/beverage donations, or email
[email protected] and specify any time you are available between 2:30 - 9:00. Any hour you can spare is greatly appreciated! Thanks for supporting our seniors!
2018 PTSA AWARD RECIPIENTS
And the Winner Is....
We would like to thank the RHS community for their nominations on behalf of faculty, staff and volunteers who have made a special, positive impact on our school environment. Based on your recommendations, we are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 PTSA Awards:
Golden Mustang Award
Susan Lindsay, Counseling Office
Vicki Krum, PTSA
Golden Acorn Award
Pat Tschumper, library volunteer
Outstanding Educator
Jeff Gehring, Physics
Outstanding Advocate
Alison Kairis, Spanish
Alisa Zemke, Counseling
The Awards Committee also selected senior parents and long-time PTSA contributors,
Nicole Wiebe and
Vicki Krum, to receive the
Washington State PTA Honorary Life Membership Awards. Congratulations and thank you, ladies, for your many wonderful years of service! You will be missed!
We will recognize and honor all of this year's award winners at the PTSA meeting on June 13.
ATTENTION PARENT VOLUNTEERS: We are in need of many hands on deck for our end-of-the-year Laptop Roll-in! If you are able to give a couple of hours of time on one or multiple days, please consult the sign-up genius and sign-up HERE! If you do not have Destiny training, not to worry-we will train you, however, if you have, please indicate so. If you have any questions, please contact Deb Nielsen, [email protected] and please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested in helping out! Thank-you!
2018 RHS PTSA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 RHS PTSA Scholarships:
$1,000 Scholarship Awards
Bradley Cagle
Daniel Liu
Fernanda Saldivar
Anna Wang
Emma Wick
$500 Scholarship Awards
Kellie Cobb
Sarah Cauthorn
Congratulations to these outstanding Mustangs! They will be recognized at the PTSA meeting on Wednesday, June 13, at 6pm outside the library.
RHS PTSA OPEN POSITIONS:
The RHS PTSA has the following chair positions open for the 2018-2019 school year. If you would like more information on the position or if you would like to sign up for a position, please email us at [email protected].
Advocacy Chair
Awards Chair
Community Partnership Chair
Summer Mailer Chair
Parent Education Chair
Community Engagement Chair
Special Needs Chair
Hospitality Chair
URGENT NEED FOR GRAD NIGHT VOLUNTEERS:
Chaperones: Please consider volunteering as a chaperone for Grad Night. Yes, it's an unusual and kind of big ask, yet it's required and we still need several parents, moms or dads. Underclass parents please consider paying it forward.
Bus Loaders: Dads We Need You! We need dads for bus loading - which includes a non-invasive, yet necessary pat down of students, which ensures safety for all. Three Dads Needed. Contact:
[email protected]
THANK YOU: Grad Night Prizes -
THANK YOU to the RHS families, and you know who you are, for generously donating prizes (cash & gift cards) to Grad Night!
PAST NEWSLETTERS ON PTSA WEBSITE. Did you miss last weeks newsletter? All Mustang Weeklies are posted here.
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LWSD TOWNHALL MEETING Save the date! The community is invited to a Town Hall event with the final 2-3 Superintendent candidates on Thursday, June 28. The Town Hall is scheduled from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center (16250 NE 74th Street, Redmond, WA 98052). This event will also be broadcast live from the LWSD website. Community members will have an opportunity to submit feedback on the candidates that evening. More details will be shared soon.
RHS 2018-2019 SCHOOL DAY SCHEDULE.
LWSD has announced that school start and end times will be changing
in the 2018-19 school year.
In the Fall at Redmond High School, a 7-period day will be implemented and the end-of-day will be extended by twenty minutes.
In order to ensure that families have ample time to plan, here is our
RHS Bell Schedule
for the 2018-2019 7-period school day.
RHS IS NOW A LEVEL 2 GREEN SCHOOL!! The RHS Green Team helped our school receive recognition from the King County Green Schools program for certifying our school as a Level 2 Green School. This was done by improving the recycling system in the school, advocating for paper usage reduction by the staff, and conserving energy. Thank you for your help in making our school more sustainable!
2018-19 PARKING PERMITS Starting next week, parking permit applications for the 2018-19 school year will be available in the main office, online and in D-103. Students may purchase and pick up their permits beginning the last week of August. If you have questions please see Mr. Handschin in D-103.
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DRAMA BOOSTERS. SUPPORTING RHS THEATRE ARTS.
The 5th Avenue Awards
will be held June 11th. Congrats to RHS on the nominations!
RHS Drama Boosters is recruiting volunteers for the 2018-2019 school year
. If you would like to be involved in drama at RHS, please contact Stephanie Seraphina at [email protected]. Visit Our Website: www.redmonddrama.org for more info on these and other programs. Subscribe to our newsletter.
SUMMER LIL'S & JR DANCE CAMP August 21 to 24 for those in grades 1st through 8th, hosted by the RHS Dance Team Booster Club. Check out the event flyer here.
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Extracurricular Activities
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JOIN REDMOND POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORING. Redmond High School students, in 9th grade - 12th grade, are invited to join Redmond Police Exploring. Law Enforcement Exploring is a national co-ed career education program for youth in 9th grade -20 years old. Mentor with Redmond Police Officers and participate in activities with other youth interested in a career in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement. Meetings are 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month: 7pm, Redmond Police: 8701 160th Ave NE. For additional Information, contact Redmond Police Officer Kevin Kaptur at
425-556-2500.
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING EXPO will be after school on Wednesday, June 11th from 12:15 - 2:30 in the Aux Gym. All students, parents, and teachers are invited to see projects created by students such as speakers, self-driving and mind-controlled cars, airships, handwriting machines, and much more.
BE A MUSTANG MENTOR!! Are you going to be a Junior or Senior next year and love RHS? If so, you should become a Mustang Mentor! You will be welcoming freshmen and new students to Redmond throughout the year with a big smile and open arms. Applications are available in the main office or in Mrs. Gilday's classroom, C106. Forms due by June 14th at 2:30 pm in C106.
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College & Career Planning
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COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER - DON'T MISS A THING!
Follow us on Instagram: @rhscollegecareercenter and on our Haiku/PSL page (you will find us under the "extras" tab).
College visits, College fair, scholarships, field trips, job board, military visits, volunteer opportunities and much more!
THE COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER JOB BOARD The College & Career Center Job Board on PSL is on FIRE!!!! Many new positions available for summer employment!! Just go to your PSL page - you will find us under the "extras" tab.
STUDENTS: Will you be participating in a summer activity or looking for an internship or job next year? Students can get a FREE fully loaded transit fare card (ORCA card) to get around all summer for FREE! This means the card and the rides are both FREE! Only students who qualify for free and reduced lunch and are looking for a job, internship or other extracurricular project for summer of 2018 are eligible for the program. Stop in the College and Career Center to pick up a flyer!
BATTERY CHARGING STATION
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Is your battery running low? Have no fear! Plug in at the new charging station in the College & Career Center (Room E111). No more need to sit on the floor in the hallway! Our new device charging station is equipped with both plugs and USB ports - Stop in and take a look!
COUNSELORS' CORNER. Nuts & Bolts, AP Tests, Seniors, Juniors, Summer School and more.
See their
flyer
for details.
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SENIORS! CHECK OUT YOUR PAGE!
Seniors, your page is up and running!
Check out your timeline, yearbook and graduation information that has been posted. All the information you need in one place.
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NOTE: Lake Washington School District (LWSD), or Redmond High School PTSA, does not sponsor, endorse or recommend any of the organizations, services, or activities described in these materials.
SUMMER ACT & SAT PREP
Looking to get a head start on preparing for your ACTs and SATs? SAT Prep is offering classes and practice tests at many locations over the summer! If you're interested, their locations and enrollment information can be found here.
VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOP:
Great opportunity for students interested in expressing themselves and capturing the world around them! The City of Redmond is offering an all week visual arts workshop July 23rd-27th. Morning classes focus on digital photography and afternoons on digital moving making. All classes taught by Nat Seymour, local professional photographer and documentarian. Photography:
https://bit.ly/2HnoW22
Movie Making:
https://bit.ly/2IP40OM
Email
[email protected]
for more info!
SUMMERTIME RADNESS The Old Fire House Teen Center Presents SUMMERTIME RADNESS on THURSDAY, June 21st 2pm - 6pm Best of all, it's FREE! Come celebrate the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL with us! ALSO FREE: Molly Moon's ice-cream + Sno-cones + Cotton Candy + Burgers + Tie-dye + Dodgeball-Baseball + Art + Live Music & $500 in Raffle Prizes! Raffles include; iPic movie tickets, Mariner's tickets, $20 Bubble Tea GC, & more! Entrance & parking off 80th St & 165th Ave (next to Napa)
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THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
RHS PTSA, staff, and students wish to gratefully acknowledge our community partners for their support in helping us advance our mission and fund critical programs that support our teachers and students.
JUNIOR LEVEL ($500-$1,000):
SOPHOMORE LEVEL ($250-$500):
FRESHMAN LEVEL ($100-$250):
Thank you community partners! Download our community partnership invitation to learn how you, too, can become a partner: benefits, partner levels, and why your support is so important to us!
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Amazon School Rewards
Simply click the link before shopping and a portion of your purchase goes toward supporting our RHS PTSA programs!
When you make a purchase of regularly priced items, mention RHS before checkout and 10% of the proceeds are donated to the RHS PTSA programs.
Just sign up or sign in at the link. Click on the Online Mall logo. Shop your favorite brands at online retailers to earn $$ for our PTSA.
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