01/09/05 RUHS EMAIL EVENTS OF THE WEEK FOR JAN 09-JAN 15 Sun Jan 09 - Mon Jan 10 - Sign ups for Feb. 23 blood drive continue - Pick up PSAT results from receptionist in Admin Bldg. + Mandatory meeting for all baseball players, 12:25-12:35pm, Room 303 + Improv Competition Team auditions, after school, Drama Room See Mrs. Foley for more info. Tue Jan 11 - CAML Contest, Lunch, Room 316 Bring calculator, earn extra credit in geometry or higher Sample questions: http://www.mathleague.com/ + Senior BBQ, Senior Patio, Lunch, $1, Bean & Cheese Burritos, Must have school photo ID + '06 Rocky Cola Night, 4pm-closing, Junior Class receives percentage of sales - School Board Meeting, 6:30pm, District Office Wed Jan 12 * Financial Aid Information Night, 7pm, BINGO ROOM (WAS CAFETERIA) + Free SAT Practice Test and Essay Writing Workshop, Go to Career Center for more info Thu Jan 13 + All School Winter Spirit Rally, Big Gym, 9:35-10:25am, Wear your class colors. Rally Schedule with class time adjustments will be followed. - Jamba Juice sales for Boys Soccer, 3-4pm, between Big Gym & pool, $3, 5 flavors Fri Jan 14 * Deadline for Sister Cities Ensenada Trip applications (WAS JAN. 7). Pick up forms from Ms. Wesley or Ms. Frith + Last chance to register for The Young Americans Performance Workshop to be held Jan. 28-30. See Ms. Foley in the Drama Room for more details. Sat Jan 15 - PLAN AHEAD: Mon Jan 17 - No school, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Tu Jan 18 - Seniors: Final deadline for all Scholarship Folder items Su Jan 23 + Free SAT Practice Test and Essay Writing Workshop, Go to Career Center for more info Mon Jan 24 - Late Start Day, School starts at 8:55am Tu-Th Feb 1-3 - Semester Finals, Minimum Days, Dismissal 12:20pm Fri Feb 4 - No school, Semester Break Mon Feb 14 + No school Mon Feb 21 + No school Wed Feb 23 - Blood drive for UCLA, 7am-12:30pm Sat Feb 26 - Winter Formal, 8pm-midnight, Crowne Plaza Fri Mar 25 + No school M-Fr Apr 11-15 + No school, Spring Break Mon May 30 + No school Wed Jun 22 + Last day of school + - Denotes item added or enhanced since the last email * - Denotes item modified since last email. CAPS are used to describe the change. TABLE OF CONTENTS: o Sports o Financial Aid Information Night - Jan. 12 o Free SAT Practice Tests and Essay Writing Workshops o Last Chance to Register for Young Americans Performance Workshop o Senior December Newsletter Available On-line o Cheer for Children Summary ITEMS OF INTEREST: o Sports General schedules: http://www.highschoolsports.net/snschool.asp?SelSchool=00CA90277000&B3=New+Schedule o Financial Aid Information Night - Jan. 12 The Career Center is hosting a Financial Aid Information Night on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 7pm in the Bingo Room. Senior parents and students are encouraged to attend. Topics to be presented by a Financial Aid Specialist include: + Overview of Financial Aid + Step-by-step explanation of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. The FAFSA is filed by Seniors between Jan. 1 and Mar. 2. For more info call the Career Center at 798-8665, x2200 or email Karen Morris at kmorris@bnet.org. Check http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ to learn more about FAFSA. o Free SAT Practice Tests and Essay Writing Workshops Take a FREE SAT practice test and/or Essay Writing Workshop for the NEW SAT 2005. Practice tests and writing workshops are available Wednesday, Jan. 12, or Sunday, Jan. 23. Go to the Career Center for more information. o Last Chance to Register for Young Americans Performance Workshop The Young Americans Performance Workshop is coming to RUHS Jan. 28-30. Registration is still open through this Friday, Jan. 14. After that, registration will be on a space available, cash basis and no meals will be available. Registration forms can be turned in to Ms. Foley at "RUHS Drama" via school mail. I'm hoping to post the registration form on my website at http://geocities.com/ruhs_email/. o Senior December Newsletter Available On-line If you didn't get a chance to read the latest Senior newsletter that was distributed to Seniors in their government classes before the break, it is now available on-line at: http://www.bnet.org/ruhs/web3/academics/ccenter/Dec_2004_News-1.doc. o Cheer for Children Summary As part of the Cheer for Children holiday program, RUHS: - Adopted 6 families - Provided 26 personal necessity packages - Provided many toys, games, and stuffed animals - Wrapped 100s of gifts - Made a party for kids at Harbor/UCLA hospital Thanks to everyone that contributed to these efforts. CONGRATULATIONS o The Sacramento Safari winners were Chris Leonardi and Beth Swift-Taylor. They will be going to Sacramento in March for a 3-day chance to experience the workings of the California legislature. (Please ask them to stop cutting the education budget while you are there.) The PTSA sponsors this event; the RUHS PTSA is paying for one student while the PTSA South Bay Council is covering the costs for the other student and the chaperone, Mr. Schonberg. o Anthony Del Signore, Vahan Akhperjanyan and Shaun Clark placed in two of the largest wrestling tournaments in Southern California during the break. o Lindsay Steele is a candidate for a 2005 National Merit Scholarship. ABOUT THIS EMAIL: The intent of this email is to communicate information about RUHS on a weekly basis during the school year. Parents, students, and staff are encouraged to join the email list and also to send me items of interest to include in the email. See my archives at: http://geocities.com/ruhs_email. QUICK REFERENCES: o School Phone: 310-798-8665 o Attendance Office: 310-798-8675 o Website/Daily Bulletin: http://ruhs.bnet.org/ o On-line Calendar: http://bnet.org/calendar/ o Career Center: http://bnet.org/ruhs/web3/academics/ccenter/ o District Website: http://www.rbusd.org/ o CTA (CA Teachers Association): http://www.cta.org/ o Redondo Beach Ed Foundation: http://www.rbef.org o Beach Cities Robotics Team 294: http://www.bcrobotics.org o RUHS 100th Birthday: http://www.ruhsalumni.org/load.php?vs=alumEvents&vb=celeb100 o School Map: http://www.southbayadult.org/RUHS%20campus.pdf o Student Newspaper: http://my.highschooljournalism.org/ca/redondobeach/ruhs/ Carolyn Lee-Wagner, 10th grade parent PTSA Parent Communications