Your math teachers are ecstatic to announce that there is a new academic support structure available to students!  Every Tuesday and Thursday, between 3:20 - 5:00, we have two volunteer teachers available to help students in math in any way they can.  Be it helping on homework, working on past year's content, or providing extensions of previous material - they can make it happen. 

Please encourage your kids to attend.  The math teachers and volunteers are working to make the time as effective as possible for your individual student.

Where did you grow up?  When did you last visit there?  What is the most interesting fact about your hometown?

What was your favorite high school class?

Who influenced you most as a child/teen?

What was your major in college?  Minor?  What would you major in now if you had the chance?

What was your most rewarding undergraduate experience?

What is your favorite song? Band and/or singer?

What is the single most important piece of advice you can offer Everest students?

EPO News

On Friday night spirits ran high as many Everest students took part in an a very enjoyable dance coordinated by the Everest Spirit Club with the support of a lot of very dedicated parents and teachers. 

Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make this event so much fun.  Special appreciation and kudos to Toni Trijuillo Vian for her amazing leadership - in the same week where she also spearheaded the coordination of the first Everest soccer teams!

March 16-18 Sophomore Study Trip to LA -- needs drivers! We need adults who are willing to drive and chaperone 90 students, which means we'll need about 27 parents willing to help out for the three days. To sign up to volunteer, please go to the Study Trip link on the EPO website, at:  http://sites.google.com/site/everestepo/Committees/student-events/driver-volunteers
You can also sign up at the front desk, or call Cendy Dionicio (650) 465-0569, to speak to a Spanish speaker.

In order to drive, you need to fill out the driver application form (see the file called 'DriverApplicationForm2010' posted on the Study Trip link). Forms are also available at the front desk.  You must also provide a copy of your 1) driver's license, 2) registration, and 3) Proof of Insurance card (showing policy #, expiration date, and policyholder.)  If possible, email a copy of these three documents with the driver application form to EverestFrontDesk@gmail.com. Otherwise, bring them to the front desk as soon as possible.  PLEASE TRY TO SUBMIT YOUR COPIES BEFORE THE END OF FEBRUARY.  This will save our driver organizers the stress of last-minute recruiting.   Even if you have driven for past Everest trips, our driving documents expire, and we need to have current information for all drivers for this trip.

Thanks! If you have any questions about driving, please contact one of our two parent volunteer coordinators: Joanna Sakowicz (meanlizard@gmail.com or 650- 520-7726) or Allison Davis (agoetzdavis@comcast.net or 510-579-4665). 

PARENT EDUCATION - Please save the date, February 16, for a follow-up to the drug awareness presentation in January at Summit.  Please plan to participate from 7 - 9 p.m. for this rich discussion.  We've engaged the PCRC to facilitate a community discussion about how we, as parents, can promote healthy decision-making among our students. We've communicated parents' top concerns to PCRC, and they are tailoring a presentation to meet our interests.  This parent education session is sponsored by the Summit Parent Ed program, and all Everest parents are welcome. 

Debate  The Everest-Summit Debate Club will meet at Summit every Monday and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.  All students are welcome.  Contact Summit parent Michelle Wachs at michelle.wachs@gmail.com .  Transportation is available from Everest:  Call Susan Stoddard-Phillips, 342-3642 or just meet Xan near the front door of Everest at 3:15 pm.
 

Speech  The Everest-Summit Speech Club will continue to meet at Everest in Room 3 at 3:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.   Questions? Contact Regina Eustachio, Everest parent and volunteer speech coach at rakaereg@gmail.com.

Baseball is here!  If your son (or daughter) wants to play and has not signed up, there is still time.  Contact Dek Ketchum at (650) 207-7385 and he will get the forms to you.

The Everest Baseball Team will start practice in about 2 weeks when the basketball season ends.  Practices will be at Garfield Park in Redwood City and games with other schools are being scheduled.  We have a volunteer coach, Austin Miller, who played four years of college baseball who is very enthusiastic and excited to be coaching our team.  Anthony Morello, who played college baseball with Coach Miller, will be the assistant coach.

We have approximately 14 boys who have signed up to play.  However, we cannot get our field times from Redwood City until we receive all of the athletic forms back from parents of prospective players.  We have about 8 families who have not yet dropped the forms off at reception.  Please get your forms in immediately at the reception desk at school and Dek Ketchum will pick them up.

The baseball team has scholarship and grant money.  Financial assistance is available to help families afford baseball equipment including practice pants, baseball shoes or a glove.  Please contact Dek if you are interested.

Lastly, we need a volunteer parent to assist in coordinating getting players to from Everest to practice and to games when the scheduling is completed.  Please contact Dek  if you can help.

On Tuesday, February 15th there will be an explanation of PSAT scores at Summit at 7pm.  This meeting is for interested 10th grade parents at Everest and 10th/11th grade parents at Summit.

Everest Director Jon Deane will distribute PSAT scores to Everest parents during this PSAT meeting at Summit.  For those who do not attend the Summit presentation, Everest mentors will be distributing PSAT results to students within the next 2-6 weeks.