Week of December 3, 2023

December 6 - Parent Chat: Friendship Drama

December 14 - First Gen Students Applying for College Session

December 18 - January 1 - Winter Break - No School

Last Chance: Join RHS PTSA by Tomorrow, Dec 4 to Win an Amazon Gift Card!

Get your holiday gift list crossed off with a little help from RHS PTSA. You only have one more day to join and enter the drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. The deadline to join RHS PTSA is Monday, December 4 at 11:59pm!

Did you know RHS PTSA is holding monthly membership prize drawings until February? Each and every member will be entered into a random drawing for a monthly prize. The sooner you join and become a member of the RHS PTSA, the more you are likely to win!

This year, two gift cards are given out each month, one for community members and one for staff, increasing your chances to win. Help us fulfill our mission by signing up for PTSA membership and you may be a winner!

Questions? Concerns? Email membership@redmondhsptsa.org for more info.

Support RHS PTSA through Give with Bing 

Microsoft Rewards lets you support RHS PTSA through its Give with Bing program. After signing up and selecting our organization, you can earn rewards points just for searching the web with Bing. Microsoft then turns those points into cash donations to us. 

The program is free - you just need to sign up with a personal Microsoft account. 

Join now!! Go to https://www.bing.com/give/join and search for Redmond High School PTSA.

RHS Spirit Blanket - A Great Gift

The holidays are coming! Do you have a teen that is hard to buy for? Get them a RHS Spirit Blanket. These soft, cozy, double-sided blankets are 60" x 80" and perfect for both inside and outside. Delivery/pick up can be organized to keep the blanket a surprise, just let us know at gradnight@redmondhsptsa.org. Sales of Redmond High School spirit blankets help support our Grad Night Celebration to make ticket prices lower for all seniors. 

Visit our website to order yours today!

December Events in the College and Career Center

Monday, December 4, 12:00–1:30pm 

• US National Guard
• US Navy
• US Marine Corps

Thursday, December 7, 9:55–10:40am

• WSU Instant Decision Day - sign up in FlexiSched under College and Career Center.

Most rep visits are drop-in tabling events and there’s no need to sign up. Details of all visits and events are listed under the CCC Events Calendar on the CCC Webpage. Check the calendar frequently as visits and events are added and changed daily during the fall. 

First Gen Students Applying for College

Applying to university is stressful and hard especially if your parents didn't attend college and you're on your own. First Gen student Itzel Aparicio had the exact same struggle. She is currently a senior majoring in physiology at Seattle Pacific University. She wants to teach you how you can prepare, apply and succeed in school.

Sign up in FlexiSched or complete this form to attend this session on Thursday, December 14, 9:55-10:40am in the College and Career Center. Please email Ms. Wu at rwu@lwsd.org if you have any questions.

RHS DECA Volunteers Needed

RHS DECA is looking for volunteers to be judges for their Area 3 competition on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 7:00am-1:00pm at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. DECA is a competitive school club that focuses on business and entrepreneur skills. Judges will evaluate student role-plays and written works. Specific directions, expectations and scoring guides for judges will be provided upon confirmation. If you are interested in helping local students get great industry practice, please contact Amber Benoit, RHS DECA co-advisor, at abenoit@lwsd.org.

December Parent Chat: Friendship Drama

In middle and high school, friendships become more complicated, emotional, and important. Understanding how to support your child can empower them to ditch the drama and understand, create, and foster healthy friendships. Learn how to support your child through the ups and downs of friendship.

Wednesday, December 6 from 7-8pm, over Zoom.

Register here.

LINKS Lunch Buddies Needed

In the LINKS (Looking Into the Needs of Kids and Schools) Lunch Buddy Program, we bring students together with caring adults. Mentors come to schools once weekly for one hour in a preassigned area to eat, play games, make crafts, talk and more, in support of students who need a little extra one-on-one attention.

Male mentors and Spanish-speaking mentors are especially needed. Email lunchbuddy@lwsd.org for more information, or visit lwsd.org/links. LINKS is part of the Lake Washington School District, with additional funding provided by the Lake Washington Schools Foundation.