03/21/04 RUHS EMAIL EVENTS OF THE WEEK FOR MAR 21-MAR 27 Sun Mar 21 - Mon Mar 22 - Eat for Grad Night at Good Stuff, 1617 S. PCH from 7am-10pm. Bring a copy of the flyer (see below) and present it to the server. - Combined City Council/School Board Meeting, 7pm, District Office. Agenda Items: MTA Busses, N. Redondo Attendance Agreement (for Mira Costa), School Modernization Update, and Proposition 55 Tue Mar 23 - School Board Meeting, 6:30pm, District Office. Agenda: http://www.rbusd.org/3-23-%20FOR%20DEBBIE.pdf. Scroll to Section IX for the Action Items. Wed Mar 24 - Senior Meeting, Lunch, Career Center - Junior Class meeting, Lunch, Room 107 All Juniors invited to attend. Thu Mar 25 - Rally, 9:30-10:20am. Class schedules adjusted throughout the day. - ASB Finance Office (Room 202) open ONLY at snack Fri Mar 26 - ASB Finance Office (Room 202) open ONLY at snack - Hands on Art Auction, Alta Vista, 6:30-8:30pm - Spring Musical "Damn Yankees", 7pm, Auditorium - Deadline for May 1 SAT I and SAT II Exams Sat Mar 27 - Grad Night Rummage Sale, 8am-3pm, Senior Parking Lot (Cafeteria if it rains) Call Diane at 316-1949 to donate or Mary at 771-6620 to help on sale day. - Spring Musical "Damn Yankees", 7pm, Auditorium PLAN AHEAD: Sun Mar 28 - Spring Musical "Damn Yankees", 2pm, Auditorium Tue Mar 30 - Honors/AP English Entrance Test, 7am and 3pm Sat Apr 3 - Jr. ROTC Drill Meet, 7am-5:30pm, Raytheon Mon-Fri Apr 5-9 - Spring Break, No School Apr 9 - 3rd Quarter Ends Mon May 31 - Memorial Day, No School Wed Jun 16 - Last day of school Sat Jun 19 - Redondo Beach Ed Foundation Gala ITEMS OF INTEREST: o Check the RUHS Sports Schedules Spring sports are now in high gear. Check the schedules from the RUHS sports page: http://bnet.org/ruhs/web3/sports/. If you click on the first item in the list, "Sports Schedules", you get options for various team/season schedules. o Entrance Test for Next Year's Honors/AP English Classes Freshmen interested in Honors English next Fall and Sophomores and Juniors wanting to take AP English, need to take the English Entrance Test on Tuesday, Mar. 30, either before school at 7am or after school at 3pm. See your English teacher for an application. o Eat Good Stuff on Monday for Grad Night Eat for Grad Night at Good Stuff in South Redondo at 1617 S. Pacific Coast Highway (between Elena and Avenue I) on Monday, Mar. 22, from 7am-10pm (all day). Bring a copy of their flyer and present it to your server and a percentage of your bill will be donated to Grad Night. This week, I've REALLY posted a copy of the flyer at: http://geocities.com/ruhs_email/. Sorry, I forgot the link last week. o Donate Spare Change to Pennies for Patients Drop your spare change in the coin buckets in the classrooms or in Room 219 for the "Pennies for Patients" drive. All money collected supports children with leukemia and lymphoma. To find out more about RUHS's drive, go to Room 219. See http://www.schoolandyouth.org/school/Controller?action=loadContent&itemid=91060 for other information on this program. o Pier-to-Pier Walkathon on April 24 Help raise money for the Richstone Family Center by participating in the Pier-to-Pier Walkathon on Saturday, April 24. If you want to be on a team or be a team captain, come to Room 219 for more information. Freshmen, this is a good way to start working on your community service hours; sign up with any Freshman ASB member. See http://www.richstone.com/events/pier.html for more on the event. o Baseball Raffle Tickets On Sale Support RUHS baseball by buying a $5 raffle ticket from any baseball team member or from Coach Ammentorp in Room 303. First prize is a game in the Anaheim Angels Luxury Suite. o Registration Open for Robotics Summer Camps Registration is now open for Robotics Summer Camps for students from 9-15 years old. The camps are sponsored by Beach Cities Robotics Team 294 and will be held during the month of July on M-F from 1-5pm in the RUHS Robotics Shop. The camps feature Lego Mindstorms. The cost is $300 for 2 weeks and is tax deductible. This is the team's major fundraiser. For more information, see http://www.bcrobotics.org/summercamps/. o PTSA Still Looking for 04/05 Board Members Current nominations for the PTSA Board are posted in the school office, but candidates are still needed for 1st VP Fundraising, 2nd VP Programs, 3rd VP Membership, Secretary, and Volunteer Coordinator. Voting will occur on April 1 at the student recognition night. Contact Anita Avrick at anitapta@adelphia.net if you are interested in any of the open positions. o Check the On-Line Bulletin Now http://bnet.org/ruhs/web3/bulletin/index.shtml CONGRATULATIONS: o Leader for a Day Finalists were Nick Spear, Amanda Pope, Megan Briggs, and Lindsay Sheridan. o The RUHS Concert Band received an "Excellent" rating at the Mayfair High Festival and the Jazz Band came away with a 2nd place at the Esperanza High Festival. o Beach Cities Robotics Team 294 won the Daimler Chrysler Team Spirit Award at their Phoenix Regional. The team won the award for being "particularly successful in obtaining outside sponsors and demonstrating how arch rivals can come together to form a strong partnership and demonstrate outstanding enthusiasm." ABOUT THIS EMAIL: The intent of this email is to communicate information about RUHS on a weekly basis. Parents, students, and staff are encouraged to join the email list and also to send me items of interest to include in the email. To request an item be included in the email, send it to me by Wednesday evening. The email will be sent out each weekend during the school year. QUICK REFERENCES: o Phone: 310-798-8665 o Attendance Office: 310-798-8675 o Website: http://bnet.org/ruhs/ o Daily Bulletin: http://bnet.org/ruhs/web3/bulletin/index.shtml o Calendar: http://www.corporatecal.net/webcal1/asp1/vc.asp?CALID=3952 o Career Center: http://bnet.org/ruhs/web3/academics/ccenter/ o Educational Advisors: - 9th: Arond Schonberg, x2014, schonberg@bnet.org - 10th: Ed Kotoian, x2043, kotoian@bnet.org - 11th: Marianne Turner, x2016, mturner@bnet.org - 12th: Sandy Ammentorp, x2015, sammen@bnet.org o Activities Director: Loreen Trevino, x2219, trevino@bnet.org o District Website: http://www.rbusd.org/ o CTA (CA Teachers Association): http://www.cta.org/ o Grad Night: http://www.ruhsgradnight.com o Redondo Beach Ed Foundation: rbef@msn.com o Beach Cities Robotics Team 294: http://www.bcrobotics.org o RUHS Email Archives: http://geocities.com/ruhs_email Carolyn Lee-Wagner, 9th grade parent