Falcon Flyer
an e-newsletter sponsored by  

the College Park High School PTSA



October 28, 2011


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Welcome to the Falcon Flyer, your source of news and information from College Park High School, a California Distinguished School.

 

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College Park PTSA Donation Drive
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Do it today! Make your check payable to College Park PTSA and mail it to 201 Viking Dr., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.

Check the PTSA website for more information.

And check back here on Tuesday for an update on how the Donation Drive is progressing!
Freshman class bake sale today
The Freshman class will be having a bake sale today! Please come to the front and back entrances after school. Come and show your support!
Order holiday greenery & help the CP band
It's already time to start thinking about your holiday decorations! This year do good as you decorate when you order your greenery from a CP band student.

The sale of holiday wreaths and other greenery continues until today (Friday, October 28). Orders will be delivered between November 28 & December 5. Contact any CP band student to place your order today!
 
Contact Marcia Eaton, Instrumental Music Boosters president, if you have questions about ordering.
Every 15 Minutes needs volunteers
Every 15 Minutes is an intense "real life" two-day program  for all juniors and seniors at College Park addressing teen drinking and driving and prevention of teen-related deaths caused by alcohol-related collisions.

If you would like to be a committee chair for this event, please email me and I can let you know the committee positions that are available.

If you would like to only help on the two days of the event in the spring, please indicate that preference. Thank you!

Jacqueline Alkire
Save $1 on Jamba Juice through Oct. 31 AND earn money for College Park PTSA
Use your PTSA Jamba Juice swipe card to earn money for PTSA and save $1 on Jamba Juice. The $1 savings will continue through October 31. But use your swipe card ALL YEAR to continue earning money for the PTSA. Jamba Juice donates 10% of each purchase back to College Park PTSA.
 
Need a swipe card? Check the main office for a Jamba Juice swipe card you can start using today. Contact Karen Goldman if you have additional questions.
Monday is the very last day for senior pictures

Seniors! Monday, October 31 is the final and very last day to have your senior picture taken in order for it to be placed in the yearbook. Don't miss this deadline! 

General PTSA meeting: Tuesday, November 1 at 7:00pm in the College Park library
We have an interesting and informative agenda for our next PTSA meeting. Check it out:
  • Donation Drive - get the scoop on how we plan to support our students and teachers this year with our biggest fundraising effort yet
  • Teacher grants - see the status of a number of grants both received and pending
  • Principal Report - hear Principal Gengler's take on what's happening at CPHS and at the MDUSD.
  • Pleasant Hill Reaches Out - We have engaged a number of community leaders to give us the 4-1-1 on what they have been, and can do for our CPHS community including:
    Pleasant Hill Education Commission
    Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education
For more information, visit our website at www.collegeparkptsa.com.
Opportunities in the College & Career Center

Pick up a pass from the Career Center and get permission from your teacher to attend any of these presentations. Presentations are held in the Career Center. 

  • The Marines are coming on Tuesday, November 1 at 10:10am to give a presentation on the NROTC program and scholarship
  • California College of Arts will be here Wednesday, November 2 at 10:10am
  • University of the Pacific is presenting on Thursday, November 3 at 12:45pm

Visit the College & Career Center to see job and scholarship opportunities or visit the College & Career Center website.

Submit your creative work to the PTA Reflections program
PTA Reflections unleashes your artistic talents: dance choreography, photography, film production, musical composition, literature & visual arts. 

The 2011-2012 Theme is "Diversity Means ... ."  The deadline for entries is Friday, November 4.  For details contact Julie Miller (925) 451-3475 or amazed336@comcast.net.
School schedule for Nov. 7-11

School schedule for the week of November 7:

 

Monday, November 7     Even Day

Tuesday, November 8    Odd Day

Wednesday, November 9     Even Day

Thursday, November 10   Odd Day

Friday, November 11     No School - Veteran's Day

Buy your Grad Nite tickets now
Grad Nite is held at Centre Concord and will begin at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony. Buy your ticket early and save! Ticket prices are $90, but will go up after the first of the year!

For ticket information and to purchase your ticket online, please visit our website at www.cpgradnite.homestead.com

To purchase your ticket with check, please make check payable to CP Grad Nite and leave it, labeled with the student's name, in the box in the school Treasurer's office.  Grad Nite is attended by nearly 90% of graduating seniors!  Don't miss out!
Sweet Delights Dessert Show, Wed., Nov. 16
The CPHS choirs are holding their first concert performance of the year with a gala dessert show fundraiser in the multi-use room on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7pm. 

Enjoy an elegant evening of great choral music and a wonderful selection of desserts baked by local chefs. Tickets are $20/adults and $10/students. Purchase tickets by clicking here.

Attn: All CPHS parents (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
Volunteer to help with Grad Nite! Parent volunteers are needed to work Grad Nite and to help with the decorations committee.  Please visit our website at www.cpgradnite.homestead.com to learn of the various volunteer opportunities or to register to volunteer.  

We especially encourage non-senior parents to volunteer to learn what goes into planning Grad Nite and be prepared to organize this event when their students are seniors. If your child is a freshman, sophomore, or junior it is not too early to get involved!

If you have any questions regarding Grad Nite, please contact Debbie Hunter at Debbie@rsh-mail.com or Dian Bechter at dbechter@comcast.net.
Senior ads for yearbook
Interested in a senior ad in the yearbook? Mark your calendars--senior ads are due Monday, November 28.

Click here for a flyer that will explain how to create your ad for the yearbook. Prices starting at $35.

Senior panoramic photo can be purchased online
Hey class of 2012! Purchase your senior panoramic picture online. The sale of these pictures is a 100% fundraiser for the senior class. 

Panoramic pictures cost $20 (unframed) or $35 (framed). To order, go to the College Park webstore and click on class of 2012.
Merit-based scholarship opportunity

All-in-One Applications Scholarship Competition awards two $1000 scholarships to applicants who will be graduating from high school in 2012.  

 

Students need to mail a copy of their transcript as well as complete the online form. Click here to go to the information page and to get an application. The deadline is January 15, 2012 and winners will be announced February 15, 2012.

Fuel Your School
This year, throughout October, when anyone fuels up with 8 or more gallons at a participating Chevron or Texaco station, Chevron will donate $1, up to $1 million, to help fund projects for public schools in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

Click here for more information about the program.
In this issue
College Park PTSA Donation Drive
Freshman class bake sale today
Order holiday greenery & help the CP band
Every 15 Minutes needs volunteers
Save $1 on Jamba Juice through Oct 31
Monday is the very last day for senior pictures
General PTSA meeting
Opportunities in the College & Career Center
Submit your creative work to the PTA Reflections program
School schedule for Nov. 7-11
Buy your Grad Nite tickets now
Sweet Delights Dessert Show, Wed., Nov. 16
Attn: All CPHS parents
Senior ads for yearbook
Senior panoramic photo can be purchased online
Merit-based scholarship opportunity
Fuel Your School

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