Greetings!
The CommuniGator is a bi-monthly publication of the Gateway Parent Association (GPA) featuring the latest news and notes on Gateway High School's activities, learning resources, and volunteer opportunities for parents, guardians and students.
The Gateway Parent Association (GPA) uses this electronic newsletter as a way for our staff and board members to communicate with our large and far-flung Gateway family.
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April 22nd (Tue.) Board Meeting @ 5-7pm
April 30th (Wed.) Community Service & PE Hours Due
May 1st (Thu.) Evening of Action @ 6-8pm
May 3rd (Sat.) Senior Garage Sale & Car Wash
May 3rd (Sat.) SAT 8:30 - 1:30
May 6th - 7th STAR Testing (No tutoring both days)
May 7th (Wed.) Teacher Appreciation Day
May 7th (Wed.) AP Calculus Exam @ 8am-12:30pm
May 8th (Thu.) AP English Lit Exam @ 8am-12:30pm
May 9th (Fri.) AP US History Exam @ 8am-12:30pm
May 12th (Mon.) AP Biology Exam @ 8am-12:30pm
May 13th-14th Exit Exam Make-up
May 13th (Tue.) GPA Meeting @ 6-7pm
May 20th (Tue.) Board Meeting @ 5-7pm
May 21st (Wed.) AP Spanish Exam @ 8am - 12:30pm
May 26th (Mon.) No School (Memorial Day)
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*** GATEWAY ANNUAL FUND ***
Dear
Gateway Parent, Please
take a moment to contribute to Gateway's Annual Fund.
Parent
contributions are an essential part of the overall money raised each year that
enables Gateway to spend an additional $2,200 per child, for your child.
While
we are very grateful to have raised $100,000 from parents this year, we are
$50,000 short of goal. Last year, 82% of our parents contributed to the annual
fund. This year the participation rate is 52%.
The
school deserves 100% participation. Please give what you can today. You can
donate by sending cash or check to school and we accept VISA or Mastercard.
Just
send in your donation amount and card number with expiration date. You can also
make your donation online by going to www.gatewayhigh.org
and clicking the "donate now" button. We are happy to accept matching
gifts from your company to double your dollars and we can automatically deduct
from your checking account. Just email Tina McGovern for details. tmcgovern@gatewayhigh.org.
And a huge thanks to those parents who have already generously donated!
Annual Fund Donor List
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*** GET THOSE PE HOURS IN...PRONTO! ***
PE
and Community Service Hours
Parents
of Seniors! Heads-up!
PE Credits are due April 30th. Make sure your senior
turns in hours to Joe Killmaier or email them: Jkillmaier@gatewayhigh.org
Community
Service Hours are also due! Have your senior turn in their hours to Ms. McMinn
or email them to her: jmcminn@gatewayhigh.org
9-11th Grade Parents: After June of 2008 any PE hours not turned this year will not be
valid next year. Please make sure your student turns in their hours to Joe
Killmaier on or before April 30th.
Students
on the Baseball Team or Soccer team will get their hours after the season is
complete.
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Please
join us for an
*** EVENING OF ACTION ***
The
senior class of Gateway
High School has been
researching, writing about, and creating media pieces on injustices in our
nation and local community. With a
generous grant from Adobe students developed short films, slide shows, and
websites that showcase their understanding of some of the most critical social
injustices in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Come
to learn. Come to take action. Come to see almost 100 teenagers who are
thinking globally and acting locally.
Thursday, May 1st
6:00 - 8pm
Gateway High School Library
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*** STAR
TESTING - MAY 6 & 7th ***
Our
end-of-year testing will occur on May 6-7th for 9th-11th grade students.
These exams measure student achievement in
English Language Arts, and their current math, science and history levels.
Start
time for all students on both days is 8:30am. The test will begin at that time, therefore
students need to arrive by 8:15 to ensure prompt arrival to their testing room.
Locations
for exams will be posted at school and distributed through Advisory the week
before the exam.
Here is the test schedule Tuesday, May 6th
8:30-11:30am:
English Language Arts 1&2 (9th, 10, & 11th Grades)
12:30-2:30pm:
World History 1-2 (10th Grade)
US History (11th Grade)
2:35-3:30pm:
Science NCLB 1 (10th Grade)
Note: 9th graders will leave after lunch. Please arrange to pick up your student at
that time as there is no supervision for them.
11th
graders will be dismissed at 2:30.
Please arrange pickup at that time as there will be no supervision for
them. Students will be asked to leave
the grounds at that time. There will be
no tutoring or library use.
Wednesday, May 7th
8:30-11:30am:
Math (9th, 10th, & 11th Grade)
12:30-2:30pm:
Integrated Science (9th Grade)
Biology (10th Grade)
Science (11th Grade)
2:35-3:30pm:
Science NCLB 2 (10th Grade)
Note: 9th and 11th graders will be done with
testing at 2:30. Please arrange for
pickup as there will be no supervision for them. Students will be asked to leave the grounds
at that time. There will be no tutoring
or library use.
Make-up
Days
Students who miss any part of the
exam will be pulled from classes to make up the exam.
The
exams are required by State Law and the students must be administered the test.
Thursday, May 8th:
English Language Arts, World History, US History
Friday, May 9th:
Math, Science, NCLB
Seniors
Classes will be cancelled except for: Civics, English 12, AP Biology and AP
English
There
will be a special schedule for seniors on May 6-7.
May 6th
English 12, AP English and AP Biology
will be scheduled in the morning
and early afternoon.
May
7th
Civics will be meeting in the
morning and early afternoon.
A
final schedule of where to meet and when will be distributed in Advisory and their senior classes.
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*** TUTORING CANCELLED MAY 6TH & 7TH ***
Due
to STAR Testing there will be no tutoring on Tuesday, May 6th or Wednesday, May
7th.
We
will resume tutoring on Thursday, May 8th.
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*** AP TESTING ***
AP
testing will be held here at Gateway this year.
Here is the schedule (also see Calendar above):
May
7th - AP Calculus (seniors will miss Civic morning classes on this date)
May
8th - English AP
May
9 - US
History AP (Note: 11th grade students who
miss any of the math/science STAR tests will
have to make this up and loose their opportunity to take the AP test. Remember, the STAR
test is required by law, so to avoid any conflicts make sure they come to testing on the 6th -7th.)
May
12 - AP Biology
May
21 - AP Spanish (both Spanish IVH and Heritage 2) |
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*** ANNUAL GARGAGE SALE & CAR WASH ***
Calling all Families in the Gateway Community!!
Our Annual Senior Garage Sale:
Saturday, May 3rd 9:00-2:00
Clean out your Closets, Garages and donate your treasures to Gateway.
We need furniture, household items, clothes and items in good repair.
This year we are also adding another fundraising opportunity:
Senior Car Wash:
Saturday, May 3rd 10:00-4:00
All proceeds go to defer the costs for the Senior Prom and Senior Trip!!!
Please mark your calendars and sign up to volunteer.
We need volunteers for the following shifts:
Garage Sale:
a) Friday set up: 3:30-8:00
b) Saturday 8-11:00
c) 11-2:00
d) Clean up: 2-4:00
Car Wash:
e) 9:30-12 noon
f) 12:00-2:30
g) 2:30-4:30
Adult volunteers please e-mail Gary Goldsborough: garybg@gmail.com
Drop off your treasures in April, more details to follow. Please don't drop off before April. If you must drop off sooner or if you have questions about
donations: contact Jenny Hart: hartx4@hotmail.com
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*** SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE ***
Applications
to SFUSD have been filed.
Any student who still wishes to apply to SFUSD summer
schoool will need to pick up a form from the main office and return it ASAP.
Late applications do not guarantee enrollment. Summer school is from June 23 to
July 25 2008.
CCSF College for Teens is registering
now. Dates for classes begin June 16th and may go till the first of August.
Applications for College for Teens can be picked up from the Main Office. You
must fill out the application and deliver yourself at 88 Fourth Street, 2nd Floor.
Seniors
who need to take courses this summer to complete their graduation requirements
will be able to apply to SOTA mid-May. Applications will be available in the
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*** CRAZY KEVIN'S COMPUTER GIVEAWAY ***
Resident IT guru Kevin McCoy sends us an offer we can't refuse:
Due
to a recent large computer donation to GHS, we will be giving away our 30
oldest desktop computers to families without a dedicated computer for their
Gateway student(s).
The computers
available are Apple G3 iMacs from the years 2000 & 2001, (with 350, 400,
& 500MHz G3 processors). The
computers will NOT include keyboards or mice.
They will have a clean installation of an earlier version of Mac OS,
specifically, 10.2.8 Jaguar. Microsoft
Office applications are NOT included.
Those who would like to have one of these computers may come to the
school between 9:30am-3:30pm M, W, or F to pick up the computer, beginning AFTER
May 4th.
If you have access to email,
please send an email to: iwantamac@gatewayhigh.org to advise us of
when you'll be coming to get a computer, and we will reply to confirm (no calls
please). You may also send word to Mr.
McCoy or Mr. Lerma through your student.
Computers are first come, first serve, and there's a limit of 2 per
household. There are no warranties for
the computers. If the computer dies
within the first 30 days, you may return it to the school for disposal (no
repairs will be performed). If the
computer dies after 30 days, you are responsible for disposal (do not return
the computer to the school). All
computers will be in working order.
For
further info on the computers, please see this link
http://www.apple-history.com/ and look at the base models of iMacs under 2000
& 2001, specifically with 350, 400, & 500MHz processors) |
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*** THE AUCTION IS COMING!!! ***
October
2008 - Mark Your Calendar!
This dinner, auction and musical evening is sponsored by our Gateway
parents for our community to celebrate Gateway's 10th Anniversary! To sign on
to help just email tpore@sfspca.org. |
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