11/19/05 RUHS EMAIL EVENTS OF THE WEEK FOR NOV 20-NOV 26 Sat Nov 19 + Girls Volleyball CIF Division II-AA FINALS vs Mira Costa, Cypress College, 1pm, Go out and cheer on this fantastic team! + Students Taking Action Club Car Wash, 10am-3pm. Papa Johns Pizza at corner of Prospect & Beryl, $5 donation. All proceeds will be donated to Cheer for Children and Harbor Interfaith Services. If you've got a dirty car, come out and support our RUHS kids trying to make a difference. + Fall Play Closing Night, "The Odd Couple", Auditorium, 7pm, $8.00 Adults, $6 Students with ASB, $6 Seniors & Children under 12 Sun Nov 20 - Mon Nov 21 + C Schedule (Periods 1, 3, 5) - Junior class T-shirt ($12) & sweatshirt ($22) sale. Pick up order forms in Room 219 or download from http://www.geocities.com/ruhs_email/Jr_shirt_order.jpg, Tuesday is deadline to return form with money to Room 202 - El Camino Rep in Career Center, 10am-2pm, sign up for appointment. Rep also here Nov. 28. + Wrestling team selling RUHS blankets, $60, see any team member to purchase + PTSA sweatshirts & spirit items for sale, Room 100 (Science Building), 7:30-8:15am, Every Monday + Fall athletes planning to play winter sports, check in NOW with winter sports coaches re: tryouts Tue Nov 22 + B Schedule (Periods 2, 4, 6) + Deadline to RSVP for Academic Awards Night by returning small slip enclosed in invitation with personal info to Ms. Wesley. Event is Nov. 30. Wed Nov 23 - No School, Thanksgiving Break Thu Nov 24 - No School, Thanksgiving Break Fri Nov 25 - No School, Thanksgiving Break Sat Nov 26 - PLAN AHEAD: - Tu Nov 29 - School Board Meeting, 6:30pm, District Office - Wed Nov 30 - Academic letter night, 6pm, Small Gym, Invitations handed out at school on 11/9 to Juniors & Seniors with high GPAs - Seniors: College applications deadline o UC application filing period Nov. 1-30, http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply o CSU applications due by Nov. 30, http://www.csumentor.edu/admissionapp/undergrad_apply.asp Some MIGHT extend their deadlines, but don't count on it - get them in! - Juniors: Deadline to turn in essay to apply for Sacramento Safari. Mail to: Kathy Swift, 1525 Aviation Blvd., RB 90278 - Deadline to turn in Sister Cities Youth Exchange application for trip to Mexico, see Ms. Trevino for application, more info at http://www.geocities.com/ruhs_email/Sister_city_Youth_Applicant.doc + RB Ed Foundation Fall Fundraising Drive ends, 1 chance to win 7-day Mexican Riviera Cruise for every $25 donated, http://www.rbef.org - Fri Dec 02 - Holiday Boutique Band & Dance Guard, 5:30-8:30pm, Bingo Hall, Dinner from Pat & Oscars $5, Flyer at http://www.geocities.com/ruhs_email/auction.doc - Sat Dec 03 + SAT - Fri Dec 09 - ASB Dance, Theme: Space Rave - Sat Dec 10 + ACT - Mon Dec 12 - Seniors: Deadline to complete Scholarship Folder Information Sheet http://www.bnet.org/ruhs/web3/academics/ccenter/info.html - Fri Dec 16 - Late Start, School begins at 8:55am - Mon Dec 19 - Spanish Club Olvera Street outing, 4:30-9pm, $10, Get permission form in Room 404, all welcome - Dec 19-Jan 2 - Winter Break, No School SCHOOL CALENDAR: http://bnet.org/calendar + - 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: ITEMS OF INTEREST o Sports - Girls Volleyball Team Makes Finals - Today at 1pm - General sports schedules o New High Tide Hit the Streets Friday CONGRATULATIONS ONGOING FUNDRAISERS ABOUT THIS EMAIL QUICK REFERENCES ITEMS oF INTEREST o Sports - Girls Volleyball Team Makes Finals - Today at 1pm The Girls Volleyball Team won their CIF semifinal match up in Division II-AA against Dos Pueblos last Tuesday. The team is playing Mira Costa in the finals TODAY, Saturday, Nov. 19, at Cypress College (near Knotts Berry Farm) at 1pm. You can check on CIF games and results at http://www.cifss.org/. At the very top, from the "Sports" menu, choose Fall Sports-> Girls Volleyball->Playoffs. The team should be going into the CIF State Southern California Regional playoffs next week. - General sports schedules http://www.highschoolsports.net/default3.cfm?scm=1<c=1&otc=1&ptc=1&school=CA9027716288 In case the above link doesn't work to jump you right to RUHS, use http://www.highschoolsports.net and pick the state and school name yourself. o New High Tide Hit the Streets Friday The latest edition of the "High Tide", the student newspaper, came out on Friday, Nov. 18. Check out the front page headlines: "Beach Net aids crisis with servers", "AHF hosts Great American Smokeout", and "Student, teachers discuss opposition to prop. 74" as well as an interesting opinion spread on the College Fair, photos from the Fall Play, sports news on the girls volleyball team and surf team, and much more. If your student didn't bring home a copy, ask them to pick one up in the library. CONGRATULATIONS o The 2004-2005 High Tide newspaper was recently recognized as a Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). See http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/ for more on NSPA. o The 2005 Pilot yearbook won "Yearbook Design of the Year" and and was 4th in "Best of Show" at the recent NSPA award ceremony. ONGOING FUNDRAISERS: o Target: http://target.com/target_group/schools/search_school.jhtml School ID: 29328 o When you buy anything at Office Depot, ask them to give credit to RUHS. Our school code is 70012799, but the cashier can look it up. o Albertsons/Sav-On: http://www.albertsons.com/abs_inthecommunity/ RUHS PTSA Partner ID: 49001001722 o eScrip: http://www.escrip.com/. Register your Vons card and your credit cards to RUHS to help the PTSA. o Sweatshirts: http://ruhs.bnet.org/registration/PTSA.pdf o Senior Memory DVD for Grad Night 2006, $44, http://www.perfectgradgift.com, Questions: Melanie328@aol.com o Donate old cell phones & ink cartridges to Band & Dance Guard, drop off in Band Room (Room 2) or Room 307. o PTSA sweatshirts & spirit items for sale, Room 100 (Science Building), 7:30-8:15am, Every Monday 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 El Camino College: http://www.elcamino.edu o 2005-2006 Days Off: http://www.rbusd.org/2005-2006%20STUDENT%20Calendar.pdf o Bus Info: - http://www.geocities.com/ruhs_email/bus.html - http://www.redondo.org/depts/bdtpm/transit/default.asp o PTSA - President: Kathy Swift swift_k@hotmail.com - Membership: Andrea Wagner awagner@bnet.org o Some teachers post homework at: http://www.schoolnotes.com/ Carolyn Lee-Wagner, 11th grade parent PTSA Parent Communications