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 our 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

*** MEET OUR PARENTS ***
         Michael & Anna Johengen

Gateway parents give so generously of their time and funds to ensure Gateway continues to be a model of what quality public education can be.  We deeply appreciate all who made a gift to Gateway this year.

Q. Why did your family choose to attend Gateway?

A. We chose Gateway because of the strong leadership of the administration, dedication and enthusiasm of the teaching staff, small class size and individualized attention from the teachers, ethnic diversity of the student population, strong athletic teams and the fact that it is a free public education!  Gateway came with universal endorsement and high recommendations by parents of alumni students.

Q. Why do you make the choice to give to the Parent Annual Fund?

A. We are compelled to donate money to Gateway because we see the value in the amenities and programs that can be afforded.  We are so impressed by the enthusiastic and hard-working teachers and the continuing accolades that Gateway receives, that with our support even greater heights can be achieved.

Q. You have always "stepped up" to call other parents at our annual phonathon and you sign up to help with events.  You both work and have little time, how do you decide give Gateway hours of your time?

A. We volunteer for phonathons and are active in the GPA because we feel an obligation as parents to support our public school in times of diminishing state resources.  As active volunteers at Rooftop, where our 2 boys attended, we experienced firsthand the benefits of strong parent support.

Q. Tell us about your participation in the matching gift program for Gateway.

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:

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 Grades)

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

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

May 7th 
Civics

A final schedule of where to meet and when will be distributed in Advisory and their senior classes.

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.

Gateway has a fundraising event in the fall and for the centerpieces we use photos taken in the previous year.

Please send me any pictures that you have of sporting events, special events, project week, graduation photos, art projects.  We are looking for images that will give those coming to the event a sense of the school, our program and the student body.

Please put the photos on a CD and leave them in Tina McGovern's box in the office.  I will make up prints of the pictures and the prints will be yours after the event.