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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May 20th (Tue.) Board Meeting, 5:00-7:00pm
May 21st (Wed.) Freshman Placement Testing, 4-6pm
May 21st (Wed.) AP Spanish Exam, 8:00am-12:30pm
May 22nd (Thu.) Freshman Placement Testing, 4-6pm
May 24th (Sat.) PROM, 8pm-12am
May 26th (Mon.) No School (Memorial Day)
May 27th (Tue.) Freshman Placement Testing, 4-6pm
May 27th (Tue.) Freshman Family Orientation, 6-7:30pm
May 29th (Thu.) Freshman Placement Testing, 4-6pm
June 2nd-6th Senior Final Exams
June 3rd (Tue.) GPA Meeting, 6-7:30pm (Final Meeting of the Year)
June 4th (Wed.) Senior Clearance Day (All items due by 3pm)
June 5th (Thu.) Last Day for Tutor Program
June 9th-12th Final Exams
June 9th-12th Graduation Rehearsal, 12-4pm
June 10th (Tue.) 826 Valencia Release Party, 6-8pm (City Hall)
June 11th (Wed.) Muggy Awards (Tutor Appreciation Tea), 4-6pm
June 13th (Fri.) No School (Make-up Final Exams Only)
June 14th (Sat.) GRADUATION, 10:30am-12:30pm
June 17th (Tue.) Board Meeting, 5-7pm |
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*** GATEWAY ANNUAL FUND ***
We
thank our parents for a 70% participation rate and for being so generous with
our annual fund this year!
Gateway depends on you
to meet our budget each year and every contribution no matter the size is
important to us and very appreciated.
If
you would like to join us to help us plan next year's annual fund, please email
Tina McGovern, Director of Development tmcgovern@gatewayhigh.org or call
Tina at 415-749-3600 x 19.
Spanish/Mandarin
speakers especially welcome!
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*** SENIOR PARENTS ***
4 WEEKS UNTIL GRADUATION!
Recently you were sent a letter (May 9th) that outlined your student's graduation status. It answers the following questions:
Is your student on track to graduate on time?
Is your student in danger of failing a class or two which will put them in danger of not graduating? If yes, Contact Teachers ASAP!
Also, if there is an application for SFUSD summer school attached, please complete and return ASAP!
Any questions you can contact Ms. Grimes: agrimes@gatewayhigh.org
Does you student owe any fees? If yes, contact Mr. Barringer - tbarringer@gatewayhigh.org
Does your student owe documentation on PE and Community Service hours? *
If yes, you must contact Joe Killmaier for PE hours, jkillmaier@gatewayhigh.org
and Joyce McMinn for Community Service hours, jmcminn@gatewayhigh.org
The mailing also has a flyer with important dates and facts about the up and coming events revolving around graduation.
Please read carefully and act on anything that needs to be done in order to ensure graduation day is the best ever for you and your senior.
Thank you - The Administrative Staff
* Ms. Grimes does not handle these two areas. Therefore, to expedite submission of hours, it is essential that you contact Killmaier for PE hours and Ms. McMinn for Community Service hours directly. Students cannot graduate without completing these requirements.
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*** PROM! ***
The
Senior/Junior Prom is Saturday, May 24th, 2008 from 8:00pm - 12:00am at the
Carnelian Room on the 52nd Floor of the Bank of America Building.
Appetizers will be served buffet style and
there will be an open soda bar.
Tickets
are $85 each and will be sold during lunch outside of the SSO Office. Attending students and guests must sign a
behavior contract and turn it into the SSO by May 22nd.
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*** FINAL EXAMS ***
June 2-6 for Seniors
June 9-12 for 9th, 10th and 11th grade
Special Note to Parents - Students are required to be present for their finals. Please do not schedule doctors appointments or travel plans during these days:
June 9th
8:30-9:00am - Advisory
9:00am-12:00pm Exam: Science (Review Friday June 6th)
12:00-2:00pm Review: Math
June 10th
8:30-9:00am - Advisory
9:00am-12:00pm Exam: Math
12:00-2:00pm Review: Spanish
June 11th
No Advisory
8:30am-3:00pm - Humanities portfolios
June 12th
8:30-9:00 am - Advisory
9:00 -12:00 Exam: Spanish
Note: Humanities students will have portfolio appointments between June 9-12th. The bulk of those appointments will be on Wednesday, the 11th. |
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*** PORTFOLIO PANELISTS NEEDED ***
Come be a Humanities Portfolio panelist: June 9-13!
Learn what's really going on in Humanities!
Gateway's Humanities Department needs your help. Every year, students in Humanities complete and present a portfolio that reflects their learning and growth over the course of the year. Because we feel that it's crucial for students to present their work to members of the larger community-not just to their teacher-we are looking for volunteer panelists to support our Humanities 10 and 11 students.
Volunteering as a portfolio panelist is a great opportunity to see the hard work and growth of Gateway's students and to be an active part of the school community. We ask that you commit to sitting on one full panel (5 students, 2 hours) during the week of June 9-13.
If you're interested in volunteering to be a portfolio panelist, please call Joanne Wells at (415) 749-3600 to sign up for a panel.
We will be contacting panelists with more details as we get closer to Finals Week. If you have questions about being a panelist, email Aaron Watson awatson@gatewayhigh.org.
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*** THANKS! ***
A
belated thank you and sincere appreciation to the Families who contributed to
the Teacher Potluck on Family Meeting night, Tuesday, April 16th. The
teachers and staff were astounded by the bounty.
Contributing
families include: Eve Goodman, Ginny Gjedsted, Susan Lai, Mike Johengen, Nancy
Christenson-Crow, Jenny Hart, Lynn Holenbeck, Lisa Elliott, Connie Tabas, Terri
Ahuruonye and the Beckmans.Some contributions were anonymous. We truly thank
you as well.
We
would also like to thank Daisy Hernandez for organizing
a wonderful lunch for Faculty and Staff to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day
at Gateway, May 16th.
A
special Thanks to all the parents who brought lunch. And a thanks to Starbucks as well! |
*** WELCOMING THE CLASS OF 2012! ***
Freshmen Family Orientation
Tuesday, May 27th, 6:00-7:30PM
We need your help!
This year, we are welcoming the class of 2012 with root beer floats!
We need parent volunteers to help us with a variety of tasks including:
Greeters, ice-cream scoopers, set-up, clean-up, etc. We also want your help chatting with new parents and making them feel at home. Please let us know if you are willing to help out and what position you might be interested in.
Iris Smith
ismith@gatewayhigh.org
415-749-3600 x 24
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*** FROM THE COACH ***
Athletic Director Joe Killmaier:
The Athletic
Department would like to thank everyone
for their help with the Sports Banquet and the wonderful food they brought. It was
a great time for all.
All
uniforms are now due in please return to your coach or the front office.
Fall
2008 Girls' Volleyball and Boys' Soccer starts Aug. 18th.
All
forms and Physical need to be in to before you Try-out for team.
Check
the website for updates.
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*** FINAL GPA MEETING OF THE YEAR ***
Important Business to Discuss!
The final GPA meeting for the 2007/2008 school year will be Tuesday, June 3, from 6:00-7:30pm, in the library at Gateway.
All are welcome to attend this very important meeting. We strongly encourage new families of incoming freshman to join us.
Officer Elections will be held for Gateway Parent Association President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer/Logo Wear. In addition, we are looking for volunteers to step forward to Chair or Co-Chair a variety of fun Committees, which support the students, faculty and staff of our school.
We are also asking all families to volunteer 25 hours each year to help support and maintain the quality of the academic programs at Gateway. There are many ways you can contribute, and your help is greatly appreciated. If you would like to nominate someone (even yourself) for a GPA Officer position or would like to sign up for one of the committees, please contact Tracy Pore at tpore@sfspca.org, prior to election day on Tuesday, June 3.
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*** HELP PLAN A COOKING CLASS ***
Lisa Pohl and Minou Le-Carlson are UCSF Pediatrics Residents who have been collaborating with Aaron Watson on the Gateway School Garden Project.
They would like to design and implement a series of student-parent cooking classes for the fall of 2008. To guide their planning, they would like to get input from students and parents at Gateway.
Please follow this link to fill out a brief survey for them and email it to Lisa (address included in survey):
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*** HELP PLAN OUR 10 YEAR CELEBRATION ***
The GPA (Gateway Parents Association) invites you to join us as we plan for our Ten Ten Party to celebrate Gateway's Tenth Anniversary.
Date: 10/10, Friday evening, October 10, 2008
Place: The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street,
San Francisco
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Dining, silent and live auctions and music. Come join the fun!
Please join us for an Auction Committee Meeting on Tuesday, May 20, at 5:30pm, at Gateway High School.
At this point, we have about a dozen volunteers on this committee, so no worries, that you'll be doing all work alone. We've got a great team.
You'll be able to meet fellow GPA'ers and nosh on refreshments.
Let us know if you can make it by calling 415-749-3600 x 19 or email Tracy Pore at tpore@sfspca.org.
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*** "SAVE THE DATE! " ***
Family Volunteer Days are on Saturday and Sunday, August 15th and 16th. Come see old friends and meet new ones while working together to beautify our school. Everyone is welcome and there will be jobs everyone can help with - painting, cleaning, organizing, hauling, etc. We need you, so please mark your calendars for that weekend. See you then, and thank you!
Contact Quenadyne Bucher:
415-749-4600 x 15
qbucher@gatewayhigh.org
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