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BACK TO SCHOOL, SCHEDULE, REMINDER |
Greetings!
A moment we have all been waiting for...
 SCHOOL BEGINS Wednesday, August 20th.
1st period at 8:28am and 2nd period at 9:16am
By now you should have received 'BACK TO SCHOOL PACKET'. If not, please contact front office 898-2121 for a packet.
Please go through all the information carefully, which includes info on Freshman Orientation, Fall Schedule pick up, School schedule, Emergency Cards, Senior Info, etc; last but not least Boosters sign ups, donations --- we need your help to make sure student/school activities are run smoothly!!!
Music and Audition Workshop
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 BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION
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 COMING EVENTS
8/15, Friday, 9:00AM, GYM. Class of 2012, MIT
(MUSTANG IN TRAINING), Feshmen Orientation.
12-1PM, BBQ Lunch
8/15, Friday, 9-10am 9th Grade Parent Orientation .
8/15, Friday, Fall Schedule Pick Up......
Seniors 8AM - 10AM
Juniors 10AM - 11AM
Sophomores 11AM - 12Noon
Freshmen AFTER ORIENTATION
8/15, Friday, 10AM - Discuss Modified Block Schedule with all Grade Parents
8/18, Monday, Fall Schedule Pick Up - All Grade Levels.
8/18, Monday, Fall Sports Start!!!
8/18, Monday, Paul Cannan Music / Audition Workshop
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* 8/20, Wednesday, First Day of School. *
* 8:28am, 1st period; 9:16 am, 2nd period *
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8/22, School Fuel Fundraising - Midnight Summers Dream by Northbay
Shakespeare Company
8/25 - 8/26 - Purchase PE Uniform 8/26, ELAC 7:00PM CCR
8/26, 6:00PM, Music Theater Audition
8/27, School Picture Forms Sent Home
8/29, School Pictures Taken during English Class 8/
9/01, Monday, ,Labor Day Holiday
9/10, 6:30PM, Back to School Night (also discuss Modified Block Schedule)
9/27, Rock and Blues by the Lake
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| FALL SCHEDULE PICK UP and SCHEDULE CHANGES
Important information regarding summer schedule pickup
Students may pick up theit schecules on Friday, August 15th at the front of the Counseling Office in exchange for TWO Completed Emergency Cards in the following manner:
(Emergency Cards will be included with the Back-To-Schoo Packet you will received in early - August).
SENIORS FRIDAY 8/15/08 8AM-10AM
JUNIORS FRIDA 8/15/08 9AM - 11AM
SOPHOMORES FRIDAY 8/15/08 0AM-12Noon
FRESHMEN FRIDA 8/15/08 After Orientation
If you can not attend on the above dates/times you can pick up your schedule on August 18th from 8AM - 3PM in exchange for a completed Emergency Card.
ALL GRADES MONDAY 8/18/08 8AM - 3PM
SCHEDULE CHANGES:
During the above times Changes will be made on a limited basis per the guidelines below -
1) Missing a class period on schedule
2) Incorrect placement in a Core Subject (Non-Elective Class)
3) Academic Need (Graduation / College Requirement)
4) Drop a class without adding a new one. (PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED)
Changes will be made on a space available basis only and not to accommondte class period and/or teacher preferences. |
 FALL SPORT TEAM COACHES, TRY OUT INFORMATION
Fall sports starts Monday, August 18
Sport/Coach/Contact/Tryout
SPORT COACH CONTACT TRY-OUT Boys Cross Country Craig Stern, 892-0597 9:00/3:00 TrackGirls Cross Country Adam Williams 898-2121 10:00am Track
Girls Tennis Jay Potter 606-2919 8-10/3-5 Tenis Courts
Boys Soccer Bob Lacy 897-1754 TBA, Indian Valley
Girls Volleyball Nick Busselman 898-2121 TBA, Gym
Cheer Kristan Nehosil 246-1084 9-12 Mini-Gym
Boys Waterpolo Carl Lundgren 652-8878 9-12 Novato High
Girls Waterpolo Bruce McKay 720-6220 9-12 Novato High
Football Kevin Goyer 897-2154 4:00 Turf (All) |
 SAN MARIN CLASS OF 2008
Thought I'd share some pictures I have collected of Class 2008.
If you have more class 2008 pictures, please email sylvia.barry@midspring.com
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 SAN MARIN PRIDE - J. Nadine Gracia, M.D., MSCE, Class '91, White House Fellow, 2008-2009 - White House Fellowship is considered the most prestigious program for leadership and public service. The Fellowships offers exceptional young men and women first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government.
Excerpt from the White House Press Release
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J. Nadine Gracia. Hometown: Novato, California. Nadine Gracia is a pediatrician and violence prevention researcher. She was a general pediatrics research fellow at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and received a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research addresses community-level risk factors for violence and the evaluation of neighborhood interventions to reduce violence. She is an associate of the Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She then completed pediatrics residency and served as Chief Pediatrics Resident at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. An advocate for minority and disadvantaged populations, she lectures nationwide on health disparities, diversity in education, and cultural competence. She is a National President Emeritus of the Student National Medical Association and a past Postgraduate Physician Trustee of the National Medical Association. She is a motivational speaker and career coach for thousands of students and physicians. She also conducts workshops throughout the country on leadership development, diplomacy, and strategic planning. She serves the community on issues of political awareness, health, and educational achievement through Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Fluent in French and Haitian Creole, she earned a B.A. with honors in French at Stanford University.
- Raised in Novato, CA. Daughter of John and Clemene Gracia who still reside in Novato
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Sinaloa Middle School, San Marin High School
- San Marin High 1991 Class Valedictorian
- Marin County track and field sprint champion (100, 200, 400) and San Marin High School Track and Field MVP: 1989-1991
- San Marin Basketball Team (1988-1990), San Marin Band
- Member of French Club, California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
Read Novato Advance Article, August 13, 2008 |
 PAUL CANAAN MUSIC / AUDITION WORKSHOP
San Marin Alum Paul Canaan, who was recently one of the judges on MTV's Legally Blonde show will be doing a workshop at San Marin for students Middle School through college on Monday, August 18 from noon to 3:30 PM, and then an audition workshop that evening.
You will be able to register for it at www.TakeItFromTheTop.org
Please call Emily Gates at 892-3161. This is open to all who are interested. |
| CROSS COUNTRY LABOR DAY FUN-D-RAISER
FOR SAN MARIN CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
Get yourself in Shape--Run the Mustang 5k &/or Youth Mile A Fun-d Raiser for the San Marin Cross Country Team.
YOU CAN HELP OUT BY PRE-REGISTERING!!! BY DOING SO, IT SAVES YOU MONEY AND SAVES US TIME!!
When: Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2008
Time: 5k starts at 8:30 am; Youth Mile starts at 10:00 am
WHAT AND WHERE: CHALLENGING TRAIL RUN--OPEN SPACE & TRAILS, HILLS
AND HAY BALES @ INDIAN VALLEY COLLEGE (SIGN UP NEAR SOCCER
FIELDS) -
WHERE: at Indian Valley College Open Space--beautiful, scenic trails to run on + a hay bale to jump over!!
Take Highway 101 through Marin County to southern Novato, and exit at Ignacio Blvd. Go "west" on Ignacio Blvd as far as you can until it ends at the Indian Valley college campus entrance. Follow campus road to its end. Park in the parking lot. The race will begin and end on the soccer fields.
TO GET AP TO MAIL IN AND MORE INFO: http://www.eteamz.com/Mustang5k/
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, SIGN UP TO WIN A RAFFLE PRIZE-LAST YEAR'S MERCHANTS DONATED $1,000+ IN GIFT CERTFICATES(need not be present to win!!)
AWARDS: Gift certificates provided for raffle. Finisher Medals to all and Age-Group Awards!
EARLY REGISTRATION FEES (must be received by 8/25/08):
AFFORDABLE PRICES!! CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION (TAX ID#:94-1356970).
$15 FOR 18 & OVER
$10-UNDER 18;
$5-outh mile (must be received by 8/25/08).
RACE DAY FEES:
$20.00-18 AND OVER
$15.00 UNDER 18
$5-Youth Mile.
RACE DAY REGISTRATION: 5k: 7 AM TO 8:15 AM; Youth Mile: till 9:45 am.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the new school year! If your child is enrolled in Physical Education, the following items will be necessary for his/her participation:
1. A Physical Education UNIFORM, which consist of a shirt, shorts and/or pants. The uniform is required and can be purchased during class on August 25th & 26th. Shirts are $15.00, Shorts are $15.00, and Sweat pants are $20.00. You may also purchase a PE Sweat shirt for $30.00 (Do not turn orders into the office; we will collect them during class).
2. Physical Education Sweats are green with the Physical Education Mustang Logo. These are the only sweats that may be worn in the Physical Education class. This is for your student's safety so that all students are dressed alike and we may easily identify who is with the class when outside on fields, etc.
3. Checks should be made out to "San Marin High School".
4. A 3 Ring Binder needs to be kept in your child's P.E. locker. We recommend a ½ inch binder to best fit in the locker. Binders are not sold at school.
5. If there is a financial hardship, please have your child bring a note from home. We would appreciate the note by August 25th.
Thank you for your attention to the above information. Please call San Marin @898-2121 if you have any questions.
Physical Education Department |
 ALANNA DESALVO RECOVERY FUND-RAISING
The 2nd Annual Alanna DeSalvo Recovery Fund Golf Tournament/Dinner will be held Friday, September 26, at the Stone Tree Golf Course in Novato. Friends and family are organizing this event to benefit Alanna DeSalvo, the 16-year-old San Marin High School junior who was paralyzed from her chest down after a swimming pool accident last June. All proceeds will go toward her expensive rehabilitation and long-term care.
As it did last year, the event will include golf, followed that same evening with a dinner, the band Crossfire, as well as a silent and live auction.
If interested in helping this determined young lady towards her goal of walking, you can register directly on the event web site:
1) for the entire package of golf and dinner $225,
2) for dinner only $75,
3) for hole and table sponsorships from $500, and 4) to make a donation.
After checking out the web site, please call Eric van Boer at (415) 519-0554, if you have any further questions | |
 SCHOOL FUEL
A BIT MORE HELP STILL NEEDED TO SAVE SCHOOL PROGRAMS!
School Fuel, the foundation for Novato public schools, is still working hard to help fund programs for the 2008/09 school year.
Hundreds of community members and businesses have contributed already, and so far School Fuel has raised enough money to continue funding an elementary music teacher, and one elective class at each of the middle and high schools. For just a few thousand dollars more, we can also fund these programs for our schools next year:
* Restoring library clerk hours at the secondary schools so that students have access to the libraries before and after school ($25,000);
* Funding the school-to-career coordinator at the high schools to help match students with internship opportunities ($35,000);
* Teacher training for the new elementary (K-5) science curriculum that will be implemented next year ($30,000).
Please take a moment to send in your donation (or an additional donation) as soon as possible. Every child at every school will benefit. If you've misplaced your donation form, donation envelopes are available in school offices, the form is available for download on the School Fuel website, or you can make an online donation at --
www.novatoschoolfuel.org/sdonors.htm.
Let's make sure we are all doing what we can to keep our students on track next year! For more information call Elizabeth Sleath at 892-4490.
Plan to Kick-Off the New School Year with a Little Shakespeare
This lovely event will take place at the end of the first week of school. Director Hector Correa promises that this will be a special evening to delight all audiences. Fifty percent of ticket proceeds will go to School Fuel. The picnic area will open at 6:00, and the show will begin at 7:00. Tickets are on sale now.
See the North Bay Shakespeare website for more information: http://www.nbshakes.org/index.php. |
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 THIRD EYE BLIND to headline 6th Annual Rock'n Blues By the Lake
Blues By the Lake Foundation is proud to announce that this year's headliner for the 6th Annual Rock'n Blues By the Lake is THIRD EYE BLIND. This event which takes place Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Stafford Lake, Novato is lucky to have this mainstream bay area band. THIRD EYE BLIND is hugely successful and their CD's have produced one megahit after another. They have consistent airplay on radio and have just returned from touring the East Coast selling out venues night after night including two nights in New York City. THIRD EYE BLIND along with other popular supporting acts will make for another highly successful show.
A very important part of the show are the performances by the middle and high school bands. San Marin and Novato High perform on the high school stage between the headliners next to the main stage. On the teen stage, there will also be a Battle of the Bands hosted by FOX Radio following the middle school performers. The carnival will once again have booths from all the schools and there will be a children's stage with entertainment.
A new addition to the event this year is "GUITAR HERO" and X-BOX. They will located in the teenage area. The inventor of GUITAR HERO will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs.
Another tricked-out car will be in the silent auction area along with lots of great other raffle items. Food as always will be from local vendors who are graciously donating at least 50% of the money to the schools.
Novato public schools will be selling tickets for this event at the beginning of school in August. There will be extra monetary incentives for schools that get volunteers and sell tickets. There will be Volunteer voucher ticket this year for those who work a 3-hour shift. Please contact your Rock'n Blues REP for more information.
The Foundation can use as much sponsor participation to support and pay for this years show. It is also a great way to have your business name out there in front of thousands of community members. Please call the Rock'n Blues hotline at (415) 897-9383 or send an email to epshopgirl@yahoo.com.
Thank you for supporting the schools and see you at the lake,
Elaine Macaluso |
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 CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address:
San Marin High School, 15 San Marin Drive
Novato, CA 94945
Telephone:
Administration (415) 898-2121 Attendance Office (415) 897-4901
Counseling Office (415) 898-2123 Voicemail (415) 897-2154
Fax: (415) 892-8284
Office Hours: 7:00AM to 4:00PM
Office Contacts: Nancy Zanardi, Office Manager x114
Lisa Herrmann, Account Clerk x111
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