Spotlight
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July 2011
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the beginning of a new school year! The PTSO thanks you for the continued financial support you.ve given for our student and staff programs. Last year, your generous contributions enabled us to finance the following items at Saratoga High School:
Our Just Do It (JDI) campaign asks each family to donate $150.00 toward the PTSO programs which benefit our students. Your $150.00 donation includes PTSO membership, a copy of the school directory and the Saratoga High Falcon Newspaper. But wait - there's more! All JDI members are invited to a special evening event to be held on February 10th, 2012.
You can also join by purchasing a basic membership for a $50.00 fee. Basic membership
includes a copy of the school directory. You can also purchase the Falcon newspaper separately.
Katherine Tseng & Kristin Gragnola
PTSO Co-Presidents
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News
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Click here to View the Calendar of Events
PTSO announcement for AP exam proctors
Dear parents:
We are still in need of 11 parent proctors for the AP Exams which are coming soon on Monday, May 7th. If you can help please
click here to sign up. If you like to help but prefer not to create an account with Signup Genius, let us know and we can sign up for you. Please NOTE: you cannot proctor a subject that your child is taking.
Alice Chiou
and Laura Tillett
- Proctors Coordinators.
Saratoga High School has been ranked #37 in the recently released U.S. News and World Report "Best High Schools for Math and Science". U.S. News and World Report has been publishing "Best High School" rankings since 2007 but this was the first ranking of schools specifically for math and science. Saratoga High's ranking reflects the hard work of students and teachers and is a commendable achievement. Congratulations!!!
The rankings evaluate over 20,000 public high schools across the country and provide a picture of how well public schools are serving all of their students, both in terms of basic skills proficiency and college preparedness. This new Math and Science ranking also takes into consideration scores on Advanced Placement (AP) tests in math and science.
More information about the rankings can be found at
U.S.News Article
JOIN THE PTSO TODAY!
Please help us reach our fundraising goal by joining the PTSO. The "Just Do It" campaign is our only fundraiser for the year. The money generated from your membership is needed in order to pay for Link Crew, Falcon newspaper, student scholarships, classroom materials and much more. Don't delay, join now! Contact Diane Hoe or Karen Werner at
if you need more information. A copy of the membership form is attached.
ESCRIP Needs Your Help!
Make sure you're signed up for eScrip and your family alone can earn $150 annually for SHS! eScrip works with merchant partners to contribute to groups like ours each time you shop - AT NO COST TO YOU! It's quick and easy to sign up.
Got to www.escrip.com. Click on sign-up and follow the instructions, entering Saratoga High ID # 137626683 then register your grocery cards and your existing credit/debit cards.
Recycle your printer cartridges, iPods and cell phones
by recycling them in the eScrip recycling box in the office. SHS receives cash and you help the environment too! Any questions? Contact Kelly Berman
Magazine Subscriptions - renew or order new magazine and support the baseball team in the process
Help the baseball team by renewing your magazines, ordering new ones or giving a subscription as a gift.
Go to: http://www.gaschoolstore.com/Landing.aspx and enter 2149300 for the online store ID number.
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Upcoming Events
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Parenting Continuum Speaker Series. See
www.parentingcontinuum.org
SHS STAFF APPRECIATION BREAKFAST
Parents of the Senior Class will be providing breakfast for the staff on THURSDAY, MAY 17.
Parents of the Junior Class will be providing breakfast for the staff on WEDNESDAY, MAY 16.
Parents of the Sophomore Class will be providing breakfast for the staff on TUESDAY, MAY 15.
Parents of the Freshman Class will be providing breakfast for the staff on MONDAY, MAY 14.
Let's show our Champion Saratoga High School staff how much we appreciate them!
Sign up to bake or buy something for breakfast at
www.jooners.com
If you do not know the login and password, please
email Vicky Wixson-Henderson at
to get the information. Thanks!
All Students
** Summer School 2012 will be held at Los Gatos High School from June 18 - July 27th. Applications are now available in the Guidance Office or online at
www.lgsuhsd.org. The deadline for applications is June 1st.
** Secret Builders Summer Program 2012 is now accepting applications
Founded by MIT Graduates, SecretBuilders is a social and educational online game for children. This free summer program will provide high school students with a series of structured seminars, hands on work and first-hand exposure to business and entrepreneurship. Several openings are available across the following tracks: Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, and Game Testing and Community Management. The 10 week program runs from June 15 - August 24 and students are expected to work 15-20 hours/week mostly from home with weekly meetings on Fridays from 10am -12pm. For more information, see the posting on the CCC website on the Summer 2012 Internship link or go to
www.secretbuilders.com
PURCHASE YOUR GRADUATE'S SENIOR GRAD NITE BID TICKET TODAY
If you know your senior student is attending the 2012 Senior Grad Night to be held at SHS following graduation on June 7, 2012, please buy your bid ticket today! All proceeds help fund the events planned for that evening. The more we have bids paid UPFRONT, the more we can reserve entertainment today for our students to enjoy! Please print the bid form from
Gradnight page and have parent and student sign BOTH sides. Drop or send the bid form to SHS in the office. Please make checks to "SHS Grad Night 2012". Forms can be dropped in the SHS mailbox Grad Night in the office, or on the counter in the SHS Grad Night box marked accordingly. Please contact Julie Galvin,
, Susanne Gaus,
SPEECH & DEBATE
Please contact
for any question.
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