October Drawing: Halloween Supplies from Target! Be the envy of your neighborhood and put up great Halloween decorations on us, the RHS PTSA! Join RHS PTSA by Monday, October 17, 11:59 PM and you can win a $50 gift certificate to Target to get all the Halloween supplies needed!

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Scholarships for membership are available! Please contact membership@redmondhsptsa.org for more information. Why Join? Read the membership website!

The first PTSA Membership Meeting is on October 12th at 6pm online. Please come and share your thoughts and ideas. We will be voting on the nominations for VP for FACE (Family and community Engagement), VP of Ways and Means and VP for Memberships. 

The following have been nominated: 

Amanda Salinas Bennett for VP for FACE

Rebecca Mitchell for VP of Ways and Means

Neeta Check for VP for Memberships

You can find the meeting link here!

Many thanks to everyone who helped to make the Homecoming Dance a success. We greatly appreciate all of the wonderful PTSA volunteers who donated their Saturday night. In addition, we are thankful for the generosity of our PTSA members who provided snacks and treats for the students to enjoy. The evening would not have been possible without your help.

RHS Hospitality Team

If you missed Curriculum Night on September 28th, you can view the PowerPoint presentation by the RHS PTSA that was presented during Homeroom.

Can you help us out with your amazing skills? We need your skills and input. The following chair positions are available.

1. Financial Review Committee - Committee to meet in Jan & July/August for review of all books & records; 1.5 hours, twice per year.
2. Standards and Awards Coordinator - Responsible for collecting and compiling all materials necessary for council/state awards; 1-2 hours per month.
3. Summer Mailer Coordinator - PTSA forms mailed to all families before school begins; 6-8 hours in August.
4. Affinity Programs Coordinator - Promote passive fundraising such as Everything Party, Amazon, Escrip; 1-2 hours per month.
5. External Grant Writer - Writing and applying for outside grants, non ptsa; 2-4 hours per month.
6. Pass the Hat Coordinator - Organize and promote year-long fundraising efforts; 2-4 hours per month.
7. Environmental Programs Liaison - Composting, recycling, waste reduction, food recovery; 2-4 hours per month.

Contact us at secretary@redmondhsptsa.org if you are interested or need any other information.

Will you go ALL IN FOR KIDS? 

If you care about students, schools, and families, then supporting Lake Washington Schools Foundation will make a big, positive difference in the lives of kids in our district. Last year, thanks to funding raised from the community, LWSF:

• distributed 25,000 weekend meals to food-insecure students. 
• added 1,100 diverse books to help build inclusive library collections.
• trained 160 students in Teen Mental Health First Aid. 
• Supported 1,600 students and parents with the college application process. 
• Provided 1,300 hours of mentoring to local students.
• and much more! 

Your help is needed to continue this vital work. Please go ALL IN FOR KIDS and make a donation today: www.lwsf.org/all-in-for-kids 

In the LINKS Lunch Buddy Program (Looking Into the Needs of Kids in Schools), we bring students together with caring adults. Mentors come during school hours once a week and spend the lunch hour in a pre-assigned area to eat, play games, make crafts, talk, and do other agreed-upon activities. Mentors provide social-emotional support to students who need a little extra one-on-one attention.

LINKS Lunch Buddy mentors help students feel engaged, supported and challenged, which can improve students' confidence and help students acquire the skills needed for lifelong success in school and beyond. Studies show that children with mentors are more likely to succeed.

The Lunch Buddy program is currently in 15 elementary schools: Clara Barton, Einstein, Ella Baker, Franklin, Juanita, Keller, Lakeview, Mead, Muir, Redmond, Rush, Sandburg, Smith, Thoreau and Twain. For more information, please contact LINKS program coordinator Victoria Goetze-Nelson at lunchbuddy@lwsd.org.

You can sign up here.

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