Falcon Flyer
an e-newsletter sponsored by  

the College Park High School PTSA



November 1, 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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The College Park PTSA Donation Drive has already raised $500,
including a corporate grant. Would your employer match your charitable donation to College Park? You won't know unless you ask and donate! Do it today!

Check the PTSA website for more information.
General PTSA meeting: tonight at 7:00pm in the College Park library
We have an interesting and informative agenda for our PTSA meeting tonight. 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 today 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

Seniors: time to start thinking about caps & gowns

Seniors! Jostens will be here on Tuesday, November 8 for a short meeting with all seniors to pass out graduation/cap and gown orders. There will be an announcement to release you on Tuesday morning from 9:26-9:46am.

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.

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!
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.

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.
In this issue
College Park PTSA Donation Drive
General PTSA meeting tonight
Opportunities in the College & Career Center
Submit your creative work to the PTA Reflections program
School schedule for Nov. 7-11
Seniors: time to start thinking about caps & gowns
Sweet Delights Dessert Show, Wed., Nov. 16
Buy your Grad Nite tickets now
Senior ads for yearbook
Attn: All CPHS parents

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