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electronic Week at a Glance
Quote of the Week
"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart."

-Zig Ziglar (b. 1926)
motivational speaker, author
Ongoing Activities
Through March 27
Purchase tickets for Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands Saturday, March 27 Night at the Museum, annual wine and food gala to support local charitable causes, Aerospace Museum of California, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, 7 to 11 pm, call 916.871.4025

Through End of March
Portrait painter, Rachel Miller, art exhibit, Creative Connections Arts Academy, school days, 7:30 am to 4 pm, sign in first at school office

Through April 1
Order tickets for Festival of DREAMs to benefit Project DREAM (Developing Resiliency through Education, the Arts and Mentoring), Saturday, April 17 Twin Rivers District Office, 6 to 9:30 pm, order online or call 916.566.1788

Order complimentary tickets for the International Staff Band of the Salvation Army's Thursday, April 1 performance, Sacramento Community Center  Theater, 1301 L Street, Sacramento, 7 pm, call 916.563.3760

Through April 14
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) free tax help, Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District,  810 Oak Lane, Rio Linda, Wednesday's only, 1 to 5 pm, call 916.991.5929 for appointment

Through April 17
Purchase tickets for Saturday, April 17 Reno bus trip to benefit Kops-N-Kids, 8 am to 8 pm, call Officer William Cho at 916.286.4875 or Rafael Enriquez at 916.566.1600 x 1394

Through Spring
Pre-order "Day in the Life of Twin Rivers School District" photography book being published by fhspress.com and the Journalism program at Foothill High School.  Proceeds benefit Project DREAM and the FHS Media Club

Through May 8
Order tickets or make donations for Saturday, May 8 Scramble Straight Start Golf Tournament to benefit Rio Linda High School boys' and girls' golf teams, Alister MacKenzie Golf Course, Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, 3645 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento, 8 am registration, contact Bryan Bautista, 916.286.4537, or Teresa Taranto, 916.286.4543

Through Mid-May
Grant High School Pathway VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Exhibition, District Office, Bay 1

Through End of June
Volunteers needed to staff  entrance kiosk on Fridays, Gibson Ranch County Park, 8556 Gibson Ranch Road, Elverta, park open from 8 am to 8 pm, call Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District at 916.991.8112, must be 18 years or older

Through Fall
Highlands High School Class of 1960 alumni and former classmates, contact Dave and Cindy Haschke, Rita Chinn Perry or Jeanette Null Laprezioso to get information on your October 22-23 50th Class Reunion Celebration


Links and Slide Shows
Allison Celebrates Read Across America

Morey Avenue Kindergarteners Go Ice Skating

Oratory/Speech Competition

RLHS Hosts Chamber of Commerce

Read Across America at Morey Avenue

Student Leaders Meet with Superintendent

TR Festival of the Arts

Woodshop Rocks

Looking Ahead
Monday, March 22
Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6 years and younger, Smythe Preschool, Parent Room, 8 to 9:30 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
 
Big Hands, Little Hands, for adults and children age 2 to 5 years old, EGG-Stravaganza, Freedom Park, 9:30 to 11 am
 
Open House for Grade 6, Regency Park Elementary, 6:30 pm
 
Tuesday, March 23
Making Parenting a Pleasure, free skills workshop for parents with children of all ages, Garden Valley Elementary, Room 14, 8 to 10 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
 
Rio Linda High students perform at Music in Our Schools Concert, K Street Mall, Downtown Sacramento, noon to 1 pm
 
Open House, Rio Linda Junior High, 5:30 to 7 pm
 
Open House, Rio Tierra Junior High, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
 
Open House, HAAD/Highlands High School, 6 to 7 pm
 
Open House, NOVA Community Day School, 6 to 8 m
 
Open House, Vista Nueva Career and Technology High, 6 to 8 pm
 
Open House, Foothill Farms Junior High, 6 to 8 pm
 
Open House for Kindergarten, Regency Park Elementary, 6:30 pm
 
Wednesday, March 24
Grupo de Apoyo Latina (Latina Support Group), The Effort North Highlands Family Resource Center, 6015 Watt Avenue #2, North Highlands, 12 to 2 pm
 
Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6 years and younger, Oakdale Elementary, dinner at 5 pm, workshop 6 to 7:30 pm, call 916.566.1600 x 1553 to register
 
Open House for SH (severely handicapped), Rio Linda Elementary, 6 to 7 pm
 
Open House, Orchard Elementary, 6 to 8 pm
 
Spring Concert, Rio Linda High School, cafeteria, 7 pm
 
Thursday, March 25
Making Parenting a Pleasure, free skills workshop for parents with children of all ages, Fairbanks Elementary, Room 6, 8 to 10 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
 
Rio Linda Junior High students perform at Music in Our Schools Concert, Macy's Downtown, 414 K Street, Sacramento, 11 am

Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District Aqua Knights Swim Team fundraiser, Cold Stone Creamery, 4730 Natomas Boulevard, Sacramento, 3 to 9 pm, mention Aqua Knights when ordering
 
Lottery Drawing, Creative Connections Arts Academy, 4 pm
 
Open House, Village Elementary, 5 to 7 pm
 
Open House, Miles P. Richmond School, 5 to 7 pm, regular dismissal time
 
Open House, Joyce Elementary, 5:30 to 7 pm
 
Multicultural Festival, Castori Elementary, 5:30 to 7 pm, potluck and entertainment
 
Open House, Larchmont Elementary, 6 to 7:30 pm
 
Open House, Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy, 6 to 7:30 pm
 
Open House, Grant Union High School, 6 to 8 pm
 
Open House, Pacific Career and Technology High School, 6 to 8 pm
 
Open House, Rio Linda High School, 6 to 8 pm, Jazz Band, 'nightwind and Rio NYN performing
 
Free Fathers Child Support Workshop, Department of Child Support Services, 3701 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, 6 to 8 pm, call 916.568.3237 x 205
 
Open House, Hillsdale Elementary, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
 
Friday, March 26
Student Minimum Day/Last Day of School before Spring Recess
 
Friday - Saturday, March 26-27
Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Rosemont High School, 9594 Kiefer Boulevard, Sacramento, call 916.441.3150
 
Saturday, March 27
Rio Linda Little League Parade, M Street, Rio Linda, 9 am

Sacramento Educator Academy, The Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Rosemont High School, 9594 Kiefer Boulevard, Sacramento, 9 am to 2 pm, call 916.441.3150 to register

TRUSD Knowledge Bowl for grades 7-12, Foothill Junior High, 10 am to 2 pm, for details call Gewon Richards at 916.566.1600 x 1264
 
"A Survival Guide to Effective Classroom Management," training for teachers of grades 7-12, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan, 10 am to noon, to register call 916.640.1442 or email 
 
Night at the Museum to support the local charitable causes of Rotary Club of Foothill-Highlands, annual wine and food gala, Aerospace Museum of California, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, 7 to 11 pm, call 916.871.4025


Week of March 15, 2010
Welcome to the TRUSD eWAG.  We hope you find this electronic week at a glance helpful. 

We are actively soliciting information from our schools, departments and community organizations.  Please email or call our Communications Department at 916.566.1628.
Save the Dates
2010 Neighborhood Schools Celebrations - recognizing our outstanding staff, students, volunteers and community partners

Thursday, May 6, Highlands High School, 6 to 8 pm

Thursday, May 13, Rio Linda High School, 6 to 8 pm

Thursday, May 20, Grant Union High School, 6 to 8 pm

Wednesday, May 26, Foothill High School, 6 to 8 pm

This Weekend
Saturday, March 13
  • eWaste fundraiser to benefit swim team, Grant High School, parking lot, 9 am to 1 pm, call 916.806.0344 or email Teal LeBaron, will unload items from your automobile
  • H3:  It's All About Me, youth symposium, Samuel Jackman Middle School, 7925 Kentwall Drive, Sacramento, 9 am to 2:30 pm, call 916.955.0806
  • Car and Bike Show, Westside Elementary, 9 am to 3 pm, call 916.501.0869 or 916.992.0629, rain date 03.20.10
Maskmaking at Northwood Elementary













  • Car Show, Dry Creek Elementary, 10 am to 3 pm, call 916.566.1820 or 916.214.7384
  • CANCELLED:  "Solids, Liquids and Gases," free SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) workshop for grades K-3 educators, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, call 916.732.6738 or email
  • Second Saturday Art Exhibition and Phantom Galleries participation, VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) featuring art exhibition and entertainment by Grant High School students and artwork of elementary and junior high school students in the Grant neighborhood, 2100 Del Paso Boulevard, Suite  A, Sacramento, 6 to 9 pm
This Week
Monday, March 15
  • Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6 years and younger, Smythe Preschool, Parent Room, 8 to 9:30 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
  • TRERC (Twin Rivers Employee Relations Council), District Office, Bay A, Pine Room, 4:15 pm
Tuesday, March 16
  • CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), English language arts
Wednesday, March 17
  • CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), mathematics
  • Dare to Be You, free workshop for families of children 6 years and younger, Oakdale Elementary, dinner at 5 pm, workshop 6 to 7:30 pm, call 916.566.1600 x 1553 to register
  • Rio Linda Junior High Band

Thursday, March 18
  • Making Parenting a Pleasure, free skills workshop for parents with children of all ages, Fairbanks Elementary, Room 6, 8 to 10 am, call 916.566.1600 x 1553
  • DAC (District Advisory Committee), District Office, Bay A, 9:30 to 11 am
  • Baseball Game, Foothill High School vs Lincoln High School, Raley Field, 400 Ball Park Drive, West Sacramento, Junior Varsity at 3 pm, Varsity at 6:30 pm
Friday, March 19
  • Duke Ellington Concert, free preview for students, Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, 8 pm, call 916.788.7464
Next Weekend
Saturday - Sunday, March 20-21
Saturday, March 20
  • College:  Making It Happen, free for grade 6-9 students and families, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, 8 am to noon, email or call Doris Tormes 278.5610
  • "Worm Compost Bins and Seed Germinator Kits," training for teachers of grades K-8, RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching), 3136 Howard Street, McClellan, 10 am to noon, to register call 916.640.1442 or email 
Deadlines
Monday, March 15
Deadline to nominate an outstanding teacher for Education Foundation award and grant, sponsored by Prudential Northern California Realty

Thursday, March 18
Deadline to register for College: Making It Happen scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 8 am to noon, California State University, Sacramento, free event for grade 6 to 9 students and families, help preparing academically and financially for college, space is limited, must register online

Monday, March 22
Deadline to register for Sacramento Educator Academy, Saturday, March 27, Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Rosemont High School, 9594 Kiefer Boulevard, Sacramento, 9 am to 2 pm, call 916.441.3150 or email
 
Tuesday, March 23
Deadline for teams to enter Saturday, March 27 TRUSD Knowledge Bowl for junior and senior high students, Foothill Farms Junior High, 10 am, call 916.566.1691

Wednesday, March 31 at 3 pm
Deadline to submit entries for the 2010 Fight the Bite Design a Calendar Page contest for grades K-12, sponsored by Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District (SYMVCD), prizes awarded, call 1.800.429.1022 or email

Monday, April 5
Deadline to apply for SAFE Credit Union scholarships.  Ten will be awarded in the amount of $1,000 each to college-bound seniors from high schools in the greater Sacramento area.

Friday, April 16
Deadline to submit Good Neighbors Club of Del Paso Heights scholarship application, send to 3461 Taylor Street, Sacramento or call Kaven Umstead at 916.370.4333



Help Select TRUSD Teachers of the Year
Communication Department is seeking volunteers...
2009 Teachers of the Yearto serve on our District Teachers of the Year Selection Committee.  Parents, administrators, retirees and community members are encouraged to be involved in this exciting program that highlights educational innovation, student learning and the rewards of teaching.  Committee members will be asked to review essays and serve on an interview panel.  For more information, email or call Charlene VanAllen at 916.566.1765.